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THE WBEKLV CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA. GA., TUESDAY JANUARY 25
STORIES OF THE WAR.
Written forTnE Constitution'.
D, B. Aldrich, of Jefferson, North Carolina,
Writes to The Constitution that he would
like to hear of Colonel Gardner of tho Ninth
Georgia. Mr. Aid rich was a federal soldier,
and after tho first battle of Bull Bun, was
walking over the field helping tho wouuded
egardlessof the uniforms they wore. He
came upon Lieutenant-Colonel Gardner, who
had been wounded in the ankle. Mr. Aldrich
was advised to stay inhide the confederate 1 iues,
and did so. That night he slept between two
wounded confederates. A rain came up, aud
about midnight he awoke, quite hungry, and
reached for the knapsack of one of the
wounded soldiers. He got hold of some
hardtack which was moist from
rain, as he thought. They tasted mighty
good, for he was very hungry. Nest morning
he dbcovered tbat the hard tacks had been
moistened with blood, and that both tho men
with whom he had slept were dead. Mr. Al
drich has lived in North Carolina for ten
years, has married a sonthern woman and says
this is a great section and the southern people
“are whales. 0
General Lee's Hen.
In Long’s life of Leo an interesting story of a
hen is told. A few chickens were once pre
sented to the general. Iu tho lot was a laying
hen whose life was spared. The hen nccont-
E nied the army to Gettysburg, ridiug in the
ggaae wagon, and after that battle was with
the confederates for nearly a year. At last the
hen grew fat and lazy and one day tho steward
finding his supplies very low nnd knowing that
the general expected a distinguished guest at
dinner killed the ben.and she was served up
on the altar of hospitality. General Lee was
surprised to see so fine a fowl set before him,
but he little dreamed that his pet hen had
been slanghtered. When the hen was missed,
however, the steward bad to confess that he
had been placed in a position like unto tbat of
the boy who had to capture tho ground hog.
There was company for dinner and no meat.
Site Has Ileen Found.
Several weeks ago The Constitution pub
lished an article from a man in Nashville
whose life was saved by a young lady just after
tho fall of Atlanta. 8ho and her mother cliattced
to he passengers on a freight train loaded with
wonnded soldiers. One of the soldiers had been
wounded in tho thigh, and when his wound
began to bleed the young lady tied her baud-
kerchief around tho thigh, drew it tight with
her parasol and stopped tho flow of blood. Tho
old soldier in his recent letter to Tin: Consti
tution wanted to learn her name. After
twenty odd years he is informed that tho young
lady who saved his life is now Mrs. Sidney
Homersflehl, of Kimeo, Wash county, Ks. She
writes to The Constitution that sho is now
43 years old and is tho mothor of three lovely
boys. Her maiden name was Lucy V. Vincent.
All this shows how large The Constitution
frunlly is.
General Lee's Demijohn*
A short time after tho battle of Fredericks
burg the soldiors obsorved a servaut carrying a
big demijohn into General Leo’s tout. Visions
Of toddy flitted before the eyes of the general'
staif.
At twelve o’clock General Lee walked
out and with a twinklo in his eyes remarked
“Porhaps you gentlemen would like a glas
of something ?”
Tho verdict was unanimous.
Everything was arranged; tho gentlemen
•drew near; the cork was drawn, and tho stow
ard poured out—buttermilk l
How a General Builds Bridges.
When Sherman was near Besaca, he encoun*
tered a stream which he wanted to cross quick
ly, bnt tho confederates had burned tho bridge.
General Sherman asked the superintendent of
his construction train how long it would tako
to replaco tho bridge.
“About four days,” was tho roply.
“Sir,” said the general, “I will give you
forty-eight hoars ur a position in the front
xanas before the enemy!”
The bridge was finished in tho two days al
lowed.
A Friend of Old Taller*
Mr. Moses Williams of Thomtsvllle, Ga.,
says that old “Yaller," or “Yaller Jacket,” the
soldier who was shot for desertion, lived near
him before the • war. Mr. Williams says of
“Old Yaller.” “Ho was a good man, but was
poor. He fought right on for the confederacy
snd was a good soldior,too. There were twelve
men to shoot him. I hope he Is at rest.
Bill Anderson.
“Did you overhear of Bill Anderson, of Mls
eouri?”
This was the question of sn ex-confederate major
general, with whom J was not long ago discussing
4bo story that an attempt was made during the wa
to brilje Moaby.
Ho continued:
"Moaby was never half such a terror iu Virginia
as Dill Anderson was in Missouri.
"When the war began, Anderson, like about half
the people of the state, was for the union. I have
no doubt he would haregono Into the union army,
but for an event which changed the whole current
of his life and transformed tho nature of the man
completely. Ho lived in acounty which was about
equally divided between tho union and the con
federacy. In an adjoining county, which was
strong for the union, resided his two sisters.
Their sympathies were entirely with
koutb, snd they gavo very open aud
Injudicious expression to them. Party feeling ran
■0 high in the neighborhood that these two wo
men were taken from home by some union men
and locked Up in a house to themselves on the pre
text tbat they might give information to the con
federates. While they were thus imprisoned tho
bouse fell, killing ons of them snd crippling the
Other for life. It Is said that the pillars on which
the house stood were tawed In two by some cow
ardly creature, who did uot scruple at the murder
Of a woman.
"When Anderson heard of this outrage he almost
went mad. As soon aa the first burst of ibis fury
tras o\ er he determined to avenge the death of one
alsterand the crippling of the other. lie organ
ised a band of eighty men aud began hi* work of
blood and destruction, He did not enlist in the
confederate service, because be wanted to be free
from all orders and in his own way to
work out his burning desire for revenge.
Be was about thirty yean old, but nearly
every one of his men were younger than he. Most
of them were boys from eighteen to twenty years
of age, ttnrdy boys from the farms, who could ride
like Indians and shoot with deadly precision.
They bad superb horses which they soon trained
to wonderful control. Their only weapons were
fdx-ihootcn. Not a man in Anderson’s command,
from first to last, was ever seen with any other
vreapon. Every one of them carried four revoiven.
two in his belt nnd two et his saddle. They were
expert pistol thou at the start, |but they soon be
came so skilled tbat they could shoot a man’s eye
cut at twenty paces, and could kill a man flity
yard* away as they rode at frill gallop.
"Their first act waa to kill a dozen men who were
Supposed to be implicated in the outrage on Ander-
don’s sister*. They then began scouring the coun
try, bunting and plundering the house- of union
men and spreading terror over half a dozen coun
ties. Band after band wasorganlzed to meet them,
but they all shared the same fate, death and rout.
Andersen and all hia boys knew every foot of the
Country perfectly, and when they were too hard
|>resced by superior numbers they would di-band.
Each man would take care of himself, and next
day they would meet at some appointed rendez
vous to begin their deadly work anew.
"When they went into battle each man would
take the reins of his perfectly trained hone in his
teeth. He could guide the animal wherever he
Chose simply by the motion of his body. Then,
yrithaslxebooterin each hand, they would dash
tight into the enemy's ranks, firing right and left
«nd making every ballet tell. They could shoot
.With the left hand aa well as with tha right, and In
many an engagement they killed more than their
bomber.
"Anderson was a swarthy little fellow w ho did
tot weigh more than 120 pounds. He wore his
raven hair down ou his shoulders, and in battle his
little black eyes glowed like fire. lie fought
more like a demon than a man. His one
thought waa to kill. He never took
any prisoners and not one of hi* men
was ever captured alive. They had raised the
black flag, nnd it had !>een raised against them,
and they fought with the furious courage of des
peration. .
"Anderson never wore a uniform of any kind,
lie was usually attired in a dingy suit of Jeans and
wore a broad-brimmed, black wool hat with a
long white leather In it. His men were attired in
black velvet coats, gorgeously embroidered, jeans
breeches, which were forever stuffed in their big
boots, and big felt hats. They all had long hair,
and as they scoured the couutry were the very pic
ture of a gang of highwaymen.
"There is no telling how many men they killed.
I should say|a thousand was a small estimate.
Once, after they had been terrifying a couuty for
several days Captain Johnson, of the federal state
militia, started alter them with a* force of two
hundred and fifty men. Johnson met a farmer and
asked him if he knew where Andersou was. He
replied:
"‘Yes. He is In a ravine about four miles from
here, but you had better let him a!oue.'
"‘How many men has he?'
'"About eighty, I guess, but you had better not
fool with Mm.'
"Johnson pushed on, confident that he would
soon annihilate Anderson’s band with his superior
force. Before he knew it he was in an ambush
and within two hours from the time he met the
farmer he was killed, and over two hundred of
his men lay dead al>out him. Only about forty of
tho two hundred and fifty escaped the merciless
fire from the revolvers oi Anderson’s men, An
derson lost only about ten men whose places were
soon supplied.
"The two hundred union soldiers thus slain were
buried on the spot, and congress has erected a
monument above their graves.’
"General Guitar, who had command of the fed
eral troops In that part of the state, Issued an order
that no quarter should be given to Anderson or
any oi bis men. A few days later Anderson cap
tured a train on which there were twenty-three
rcciuits for the union army. lie filed them out on
the side of the track, shot them dead, and on the
breast of each corpse pinned a piece of paper with
these words written on it:
"•Done by order of General Guitar.’
"On tho same train was Congressman Rollins, of
Missouri, who was going to Washington Ander
son went up to him and said:
"I recon wo had better take you too. I suppose
yon are a union man?’
Rollins, who was a meek looking fellow, replied:
1 ‘No; I am a minister of the Gospel. I have taken
no part in tho war at all.’ Anderson said he
wasn't killing preachers, aud the congressman
escaped, though It is certain that if any man lathe
bloodthirsty crowd had recognized him he would
have uecn shot instantly.’
'Once Anderson and bis men dashed Into Fayette
and surprised two hundred federal troops who
were encamped there. They drove the ledcrals out
the trenches which they had built
around tho courthouse, aud finally
forced them into tho courthouse.
They then rode at full tilt around the square four
or five times, firing into the windows of the court
house. Marks of their bullets are still visible on
the walls nnd window sills of the building.
"Andcnon never left Missouri during tho war.
Only onto or twico did he fight with the regular
confederate army, and then it was by accident.
He refuted to obey orders from anybody, and fol
lowed bis own wild and bloody career in
bis own fearful way. At last he
met his death after a hundred almost miraculous
etfnpc*. His lost battle was fought after Lee had
funeudered and the news had reached Missouri,
Anderson knew that ho would not bo allowed to
surrender and that he would be hung if he was tak
en alive. His plan was to escape with his men
into Texas and then make his way to Mexico.
When he was trying to get out of Missouri be was
one night surrounded by several hundred federal
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UNDER THE WATER.
Niagara Falls, Out, January 23.—A sew
er a quarter of n milo in length, running un
der this town, forma part of the bed of Muddy
Bun creek, which, during thaws in winter, is
swollen into a rushing river of large volume,
which empties , itself into Niagara
river over the precipice near the
whirl pool rapids. This river wits running
fifteen miles an hour loat evening, when Ber
tha Farrell, aged four years, who
was seated in a hand sled, slid Into it.
iter Blanche, aged ten, ju
her, snd both were swept into
rush was made for the other end of the sower,
snd men set-nred by ropes, jumped into the
water and waited for the children to appear.
Bertha came first, under tho water, and
Blanche followed on ton. When taken out
both were apparently lifeless, hut after much
difficulty both were resuscitated. The children
were in the water ten minutes, most of the
timo submerged.
Annapolis, Md. f .January 23.—John Clog,
gett, white, and Commodore Wells and Ed
ward Peterson, colored, were drowned last
night while attempting to cross Boutli river on
the lee, three miles from this place. Cloggett
broke through, nnd the two colored men Tost
their lives in attempting to rescue him.
Philadelphia; January 23.—Howard D.
Weirs, aged twelve, nnd Henry Gatier, thir
teen years old, were drowned yesterday while
skating on the Schuylkill canal. Their bodies
were recovered thia morning tasked iu cuch
others arms.
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SAM JONES IN BOSTON.
Boston, January 18.—Sam Jones spoko to
two great audiences here Sunday, and no man’s
words over stung Boston complacency into
greater perturbation. There has been much
curiosity and doubt among those who have
brought the Georgia evangelist to Boston over
the success or failure of the two weeks’ crusade
which he has now begun. The popular fervor
which his fiery attacks upon the sins and vices
of the day aroused In the south and west by no
meant argued for him any welcome from Bos
ton. In no town lu the country are his meth
ods so likely to fall. Even the auspices under
which Sam .Tones has come are unfortunate.
Denominational jealousy aa much ns anything
else limited the invitation, which was finally
sent by the Methodists instead of by all the
evangelical ministers. The Congrcgatiocclfst*
who brought Moody here for the groat revival
ten years ago. are too much disturbed by the
doctrinal dispute at Andover to enter very
hc&TtUy into an aggressive campaign. The
Baptist clergy stand aloof osteusfbly because
they cannot indorse some of tho eloquont
Georgian’s methods. Even tho Methodists
hoped Jones would tono down tho rough vigor
of ids attacks, in deference to Boston notions of
‘Iigions propriety.
In the hope probably that ho would he re
st rained by cultured surroundings, they select
ed for his first appearance tho Tremont street
rhnrch, the house of tho richest and most fash-
onable Methodist society in town. Bnt noth-
ng curbed the tonguo of the revivalist. His
words were as relentless and scathing as any
ho ever spoke. He had beforo him a typical
Boston audience. Not since the heightjofthe
excitement of the Moody revival, has such a
Sunday morning congregation assembled hero.
The church seats about 1,000 people. Two
thousand peoplo filled tho news snd every foot
of standing room before tho services opened.
Two thousand more vainly tried to get within
sound of the preaohor’s vpice.
The evangelist was handicapped by several
popular impressions prejudicial to him. Most
of his hearers expected to see a man more or
less uncouth, uneducated and unrefined. They
expected to be shocked and amused by rather
broad jokes, droll incidents and very pointed
Ktories at the expense of tho popular follies of
the day. It was plain by the faces and de
meanor of the audience that they were first
surprised, then puzzled and then completely
won by tnc manner of man who stood before
them. His appearance, manner and words as
he first addressed them wero as polished and
refined as those of any one who has spoken in
the same pulpit/ He was graceful, even digni
fied, in his first sentences. His text was
“In Christ Jesns.”and thread of discourse
there was none after the first fivo minutes. He
ssid in part:
I suppose tbero are more candid, thoughtful
minds today asking these Three questions than,
perhaps, there are engaged upon any three ques
tions on earth: Who is Christ? What is Christ?
Where Is Christ? After all, I beliove the wisest
answers to them are—to tho first one, who is
Christ?—the personal living embodiment of wisdom
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1THE POULTRY SHOW.
The great National Poultry aud Bench show
opened its doors last Tuesday with a bang.
Peoplo began pouring in early on Tuesday
morning, aud kept on in a steady stream all
day until a bigger figuro was r^achod iu point
of attendance than that achieved on the groat
opening day of the St. Louis show or tho In
dianapolis exposition. The ladies were out in
force snd gavo every evidence of enjoyment
and appreciation.
Tho meeting at tho chamber of commorce
Tuesday inoruing, in which the officers of tho
association nnd tho exhibitors wero mot and
formally welcomed by the merchants and citi
zens of Atlanta, was called to order by lion. It.
J. Lowry, president of the chamber, at 10
o'clock.
Prayer was offered by Rev. J. B. Hawthorne,
after which President Lowry extended n cor
dial welcome to the strangers on behalf of At
lanta and her business men.
Mr. H. W. Grady, president of the National
Poultry nnd Bench association, was tho next
speaker. Ho discerned a deep philoso
phy iu this exhibition. It was
the equation of progress and
presi>erity. No undesirable end, ho said, it
was to keep at homo in the south the proccods
of tho enormous cotton crop, the vaJuo of
which was estimatod nt four hundred millions
of dollars. The diversification of our industries
was necessary to this end nnd to meet this
necessity was tho mission of tho association.
Before the war the poulfty industry of tho
south was worse than nothing; it had started
lo invited all people to come and see what
strides had been made in the south and in At
lanta in that timo, as exemplified by tho expo
sition, snd at the samo time to behold
Mr. Grady then introduced Hon.T. E. School,
of Bollvillc, III., who responded to tho address
of President Lowry, ou behalf of the associa
tion, with mnch point and neatness.
Mr- B. D. Loeke, of Mucon, responded to the
speech of Mayor Cooper.
Think of a bronze turkey that wolghs forty-
two pounds, of light Brahma chickens that
weigh sixteen and seventeen pounds each, of a
long line of dogs not ono of which could bo
bought for less than a hundred dollars, rang
ing through tho entire canine gamut from
the hugo English mastiff to tho lkindlo Din-
mont terrier! Think of tang rows of pigeous,
pheasants, rabbits, parrots, poultry and pot
stock of every description, and you havo an
idea of some of tho curious and interesting
things to l>o seen at tho National Poultry
Jrcn of God lovely.
Where is Christ? Brethren, the world looks to the
church to answer that question.
the graces that make the <
•much to answer that question.
What la Christ? Ah, brethren, my hopes, ydur
rapes lor time and eternity depend on that ques-
There is no salvation this side of that i>olut
where I can look up In tho face or God and out on
the face of man and say He dwclleth In my aoul
richly in nil wisdom. What a privilege to have
such a guest in my honse. Iam ashamed of tho
house lhave to offer him. I am ashamed or every
thing I ret before him as my guest, but bo is my
guest, thank God.
The preacher discussed tho tendency of de
nominations to consider too much the unimpor
tant sins snd doings. Attacking each denomi
nation in turn, he exclaimed:
Here is a Baptist preacher ringing the ehauges
ou water, much water, and perhaps a large pro
portion of his people are fast going where they
-on’t get a drop to cool their
Tho evening servico was
church, which is more central, ana muy 7,aw
people endeavored to attend. About half that
number succeeded in getting insido tho doors.
The evangelist spoke for more than an hour.
There wero 100,000 people In twenty states, he
said, praying that he might succeed in
Boston to a sense of her moral and
deg
said, praying that he might succeed in arousing
* * spiritual
relieveTn prayer and In the God that answers
druggist for tho gem
by Dr. J* B. 0, Bieg«
legert k Sons.
yourselves the Hub. .
you the hub from which
light over all America.
Among the terse sayings which tho great
audience did not hesitato to applaud were
these:
A man who has more religion than sense I have
found to he a fool, and a man who has more sense
than religion a rascal.
There have been scores of millionaires on both
continents who have died unrepentant, and w ho
now cannot muster enough money among them
to buy a drop of water to cool their parched
tongues.
'1 lu re are some people who expect a continual
revival In church. Now, they might as well put
their preacher In ah ice Itox and then cane him
because he didn’t sweat as to expect him to keep
up a revival without help f rom the pews.
You think too much of tho heaven that is to
come. Let us work here and stand on the ten com-
roondmentsand the sermon on the mount, and
heaven will come to us hero and now, so that Bos
ton will he but a suburb of glory.
You sing too much of the aweetbyand by. Let
us have more singing of the sweet now and now.
I would rather take my chances with a generous
sinner than with a stingy Methodist.
At the close of his address Mr. Jones xskod
those who would co-onerete with him in his
work hero to rlie, aud fully one-half the peo
ple stood on their feet. Services will be held
every afternoon and evening,
A Hearty Welcome.
From the Boston Herald.
Bev. 8am P. Jones received a royal welcome
as he rose to speak. He raid he felt honored in be
ing able to address t be Methodist Social Union, and
that he began to feel that after all he was some
body. | Laughter.] As he looked out over the 2,000,-
0C0 Methodists of America, he knew that hebelong-
cd to a big family, and was proud to be of the
Methodist household. If he was to select a text,
ftwouklbe: "if any man will serve me, him will
my fotlier honor." Ho referred to Ids conversion
some fourteen years ago, and said I that all ho had
and ali he was he owed to Jesus. Fourteen years
ago he was accepted by the North Georgia confer
ence as a preacher. He left one little home and A
few friends who loved him well, but in the length
and breadth of the land he bad found thousand
homes aud tea thousand friends IIo hail
felt greater trepidation in coining to Boston,
a city to which he had looked from a
distance of 1,000 miles, .thinking of it as a cold
city of critics. Yet his reception liad convinced
him that Boston had not only brains, but had
hearts, warms ones, too. [Applause.] ‘‘Stagnation
(s the last station this side of damnation. (Laugh
ter. ] I.ct u» agitate,agitate, and press forward toward
victory. If you think the devil USgoing to give up
Boston without u fight, you don’t know that old
gentleman. [Laughter.] I didn’t come lo Boston
to look at it good ride. Yon have looker! at that
able so long that you know all about it. [Laughter.]
Letu* take this city for Christ, and bombard the
devil out of it. Now all take hold and help. Don’t
stana offender! tic-fee. I will say nothing in Bos
ton without a purpose. There it no use for me to
do just as the others do. Let every man pitch in
and do hfe part, and four weeks from today we may
rejoice in a grand victory tor Christ. God blew you
evermore* In this union and in this work."
The audience sung "Blessed be the lie that
binds," and then adjourned to the church to at
tend the evening revival service.
show,
itn
public to ask, like Widow Mulnuttc, whst dV«
*11 till. l)fin|[. Tlioy tun cosily bo onawonxl.
It brings more food. Tho object L, to Incrusss
the solid pound* of flesh In tho yield of *
fanner's barnyard, or tho number of
delicious egg* upon bio table, or for hi, protit
wlisn bo drives to nisrlcot with hi* produce.
Tho improvement In otock of all
kind* 1* growing with tho development
of tho country, andthero will be, pcrh»p«, no
eetub fowl* eventually. Why ihould they bo
fed and tended whon tho tame food and atten
tion would produce aovoral pounds more
tlc.li nnd soveral moro dozens of egg, for the
tablo if only devoted to tbo right kind of
chickens? From thooo hint* It may bo
gathered Hint this exhibition la ono of vital,
material moment to an agricultural dlrtrlct like
Georgia. People are aurcly waking up to tbo
volue of an improvement of their atock lu
other section., aa can bo demonstrated by
figure..
i.a roe nitorrm.
Mr. A. C, Uawkiua, of Lancaster, Hass.,
mails last year a not profit of tin,000 from bis
poultry form. There la a breeder In Indiana
whose avenge tale, for tho season ju.t ended
were 11,000 per month, and perhaps evou ovor
that figure. J. It. Folch, of Natick, Maas., who
breeds aomc very fine varieties, while attend lug
tbo Indiana exposition, lost winter, made this
statement to Mr. Klslior:
"I hare,” ssid ho, -just drawn up a state
ment for my own eatlsfoction, Illustrating the
prosperity of my holiness. 1 support a large
family In Natick, and support them u well aa
any foinlly are supported In the place. Vet, I
managed to deposit, clear of all expenses, six
hundred dollars in bank last month; and that
la s fair avenge of my monthly profits the year
round on chickens.” Thus It will lie neon that
(lieu fowl fanciers are driving a largo
and useful business
The poultry and bench show held In Atlanta
the post week by the National Poultry and
Bench association closed its doors last night,
after entartalnin, " ' *
fi ve days aa they hi
In tbat time It has passed through it* door, at
a rough calculation, in tho neighborhood of
five or six thousand poople, abovo a thousand a
Ira tbo but
time that Atlantia ns shall have an opportunity
of contributing to tho growth of this important
industry which has just received so valuable an
in.pctuf in tho south through her support.
The design of tho National association is to give
another nnd a bigger exhibition horo next
winter. Tho northern exhibitors are mid to bo
delighted with their treatment while here and
they promise to be on hand when tho next
show opens, bringing with them a still lari
and finer dlspl
cnee to induce
ers in tbelr sections. Atlanta has made many
friends among the people drain) here from a
distance, some of them for the first time, by the
show. Secretary Fisher is jubilant over the
prospecta, and assureaTifx Constitution that
the next time he comes the number of Hue ex
hibits shall be doubled. He pronounces tho
exhibition just concluded a financial success
ua well at a large and excellent display of
breeding firm products, Tho exhibitors, he
soys, have been especially gratified at the hos
pitality extended to them by the business men
of the city and the high appreciation of tbo
public as evidenced by tho crowds of people
who have visited tho hall. He thinks tbo
bench department will next year be brought
up to a standard which will entitle it to a more
prominent place than it has occupied in this
year’s exhibition. He has promises of
many entries of fine dogs not en
tered lost week and expresses himself
os feeling confident from the number
of dog fanciers who have communicated with
him on the subject, tbat he can produce five
hundred of these interesting uni mala, of vari
ous breeds, when the next animal show begins.
He nays the north and west will contribute
much more largely, after having watched the
late turceasfal effort of the association, aud
that the local brcederswill be in to a man.
The tales made in the course of the week, at
good prices, have been very satisfactory
to the owners of exhibits, chickens, eggs
turkeys, geese, ducks, pigeons and dogs have
been largely bought and ordered, and the
reputation of their breeders largely extended.
Many who came here during the da vs just pre
vious to the opening of the exhibit wltu a
large number of coops return to their bonus
tedar with very light incumberancet, having
lea behind their fins stock in appreciative
Georgia hands. Of the big exhibit of bronze
turkeys which attracted so much attention
during the week, only one pair which the own*
state unpnrrhased. With such encouragement
it is not surprising that exhibitors should havo
declared themselves delighted with thoir ex
perience of Atlanta, and ready all to come
spalu next year nnd bring aloug their finest.
The officers for 1887 are;
President—Hon. Henry W. Grady—vice-I’re, 1-
denis—Itobert J. I/)wry and 1 lowed K. Cobb, of
Georgia; 8. M. Hauby and V. It. Fisltel, of Ala-
bums: r. F. Fell, of IrauishuiH; tV. O. Dakin and
J. M. Tartar, of Ohio; 1>. W. Thomiwm, of North
Carolina W. ft. Cosby, of Kentucky; K. Tmott
and 11.11. Matlock, or Tennessee: James Craig,
of Virginia: U. it. Raymond, of Texas; Walter
ElUott and U. O. Bates of Indiana;
F. K. Bchicl, of Illinois; C. C. Cush
ing. of Missouri; T. ft. Uaekbam and
K. II. Itonney, of New Jersey: 1*. H. Khudder, of
New York: Phllsuder William*, of Massachusetts;
F. \V. Hitchcock, of Kansas; J. M. Hoggs, of Iowa;
s. W. Guthrie, of Pennsylvania; J. b. llayncs of
Michigan.
Secretary—R. J. Fisher.
Treasurer—W. B. Henderson,
superintendent—Dr. A. If. Undley.
Executive commlttco—Willie Wilson, .T. W.
Erwin, G. H. Haulciter, John (). Strange, J, L. liar-
deman, Clark, Grier aud D. Morrison.
Bo Yon TYaut a Sewing Machine Free? Mr,
E. c, Dewey, of Kuond Knob, N. C., sent in his sub
scriptlon to Tm Constitution and got a fiuo inn-
got n nne maenura as a unruimns present, you
have opportunity to do tho same thing by sending
(n your subscriptions and clubs during January,
and gotting into our New Year's box, in which
there are several machines as New Year’s presents,
AIR. IIAYES AND HIS HENS.
A Picturesque Description of the Man Who
Now* Rnles Sixty Yellow-Legged Fowls*
From (he New York Star,
Cleveland, O., January 12.—Rutherford B.
llnyes leads a sort of nomadic life Just south of
Frecmont, O. He has sixty chickens and innum
erable gontH. Ho occupies iu northorn Ohio a pod-
Hon similar to that which Norval held ou tho
Grampian hills. His chickens come from cucry
clime and are black Hpnufeb, Leghorns, Coeh-
lugs, white Brahmas, Shanghai*, and ban-
lams Lucy milks tho goatr, which pasture
In a neighboring granite quarry and go about
chewing the rocks. Once in n while they loiter
Into Fremont and cat tho thoatcr advertisements
off the bill boards. Rutherford nnd Lucy live
much on goat’s milk, and the chocse and tho but
ter that are made from It. Last fall, whon nuts
were ripe, Ruthcribrd thought from tho flavor of
tho butter that tho goats had been feeding on
matt. A short investigation showed him that they
had been browsing on tho advertisements of a no-
gro minstrel company, aud so bad been living on
tho chestnuts of the temporary stsgo.
Rutherford is quite gray, and Is n plain, simple
man who laughs and talks with hia nofghbors. Ho
hss forty acres, bis goats, and his chlckons, and
lives as happily os an Arab iu his tent. Every year
ho invites tho "upper clam" of Fremont, by which
Is meant tho local slrapkeopors, minors, usurers
snd hog packers, out to h(s farm, and these havo a
picnic under the trees sml drink gonts’ milk aud
unfcrmcnlod sweet wine. It Is a great occa
sion for the village small fry, who gather to tho
nuroticr of WO or 000 to shfcke hands with a fellow
who hss bqen president, Tho villagers exchange
Awkward compliments under the trees and fall
over the ftitnlture and hare a good timo.
Ruthcribrd has a coachman with a blue coat and
brass buttons and a high hat caujtht up tho sulo.
TbJxroscbmai) Js a sansculotte Jn respect to hJs
uniform, for, whllo his coat, and vest, and bnt go
togethor, ho wears Ruthcrford'a cast-off trousers.
Ills coat is a concession to flunkylsm and Ruther
ford's trousers are a couccxslou to doraocracy.
Rutherford has a fish-horn, by blowing a blast on
which lie calls the coachman. Whenever Ruth
erford wants the coachman to hitch up the borso
he goes to the second-story window or the house,
pops nut his head, and blows the horn, which Is
about three feet long. The cyclonos which do*
vastate Ohio are popularly attributed to this fish-
horn.
Lucy Is getting fat. She used to ho n Ouckoyo
belle, with cheeks like red apples and eyes like
sloe-trarrles. hire went from the farmhouio to tho
white house, and drank catnip tea all the way.
Sho Is a chantahlo and kindly woman, and, as a
shining cxamploln tho prohibition movoment, is
considered to he worth a hundred Francis Mur
phys. Rutherford himself was onco a lively swain
at tho country nusklng-fiocs and apple-parings,
where lie first root Lucy, but care on account of lii|
chickens has turned his hair white. Both Ruther
ford and Lucy are liked by all tliclr neighbors do-
esure they esmo back from the white bouse and
fed their chickens and walked on tho common
ground, and breathed the common air, and did not
go around stubbing their toes against tho stars.
Wheu the sun is rising over Fremont and tho
dew Is on tho gram in Ohio, Rutherford may often
be seen with a little pan of grain feeding his chick
ens. In (ho gray dawn tho chickens gather undor
bis window aud wait for the ox-preildent to rise,
as the courtiers of Louis XIV. gathered at tho
royal chamber. Tholchlekens follow Rutlreriord
around wheu ho walks through his Adds and in
spect his farm with him. ne rates them to poultry
shows, and what with two or three coops of
chickens and three or four pumpkins tho
Hayes exhibit makes a Urge part of many
couutry fain. Often tho chickens come back to
tho little Hayes farm gay with ribbons snd crow
ing with victory. And tho pumpkins, they como
back wearing blue ribbon*, but all their gladness
is swiftly changed Into pics. Homo of the chickens
“soldier" on tho ex-prerident, but most of them
lay with commendable Industry and rcgultrllty, so
that Rutherford gets on an average hilly forty eggs
a day. As there is no such thing os unfermonted
eggnog, eggnog never cremes the Hayes’ threshold,
and Rutherford may not use all life eggs. Ho ho
sells euough to keep tbo chickens in bone dust and
gravel.
Rutherford has a little list of fttnny anecdotes, a
little golden treasury* oi puns, a regular sinking
frtnd of humor, and a light armory of wit that has
never nistcd for lack of use. To people not famll-
far with the older almanacs his lighter conversa
tion Is entertaining and pleasing. Rutherford de
lights to tell funny stories to nfe neighbors, and
often pauses 1 aside his chicken-coop to relate somo
"chestnut" that lie read by a pine knot In a bitters
almanac iu JHI7. Of course, tho joke
seems crisp, for every body efec who sur
vived the fir>i edition of tho almanac fe (lend. And
co it happens that Rutherford's reputation os a
humorist equuMHs rcgptntion os a poulterer, snd
many of bfertistle admirers regret that ho ever
w ent Into politics, and wonderinglv believe that If
he bad not been elected president lie would bo a
h °Tbiii pialeMlie declining days of tire nineteenth
president. He once ruled W,000,000 people; he now
iules sixty chickens. Loved by hi* chickens, his
gouts, and life neighbori, Hayes flourishes, rather
than loiter toward hi* tomb, in the fat land of
ohlc—the greatest statesman poulterer, the only
Buckeye Csnci i inutus! _• L- It. Ter ran.
An Important Arrest.
The arrest of a suspicions character npon hts
general appearance, movements or compan
ionship. without waiting until he has robbed
a traveler* fired a boose, or murdered a follow-
man, is an important function of I shrewd de
tective. Even more Important is tho arrest of
a disease which, if cheesed, will blight and de*
■troy a human life. The frequent cough* loee
of appetite* general languor or debility, pallid
skin and bodily aches and pains, announce the
approach of pnlmonary consumption, which la
promptly arrested ana permanently cured by
Dr. Pierce’s “Golden Medical Discovery.” Sold
by druggists. _
OCR CHRISTMAS BOX.
How U Was Opened and Who Got Presente*
On Saturday morning, January 1st, four
agents of The Constitution, Mr. E. P. Bruce, of
Townville, 8. C., Mr. W. F. WoodUff, of Brown’s
Bridge, Mr. J. A. Poe, of Talladega, Ala., and Mr.
J. F. Blackman, ofHumllton, Ua., mot in Tiro
Constitution office to open Tiro Constitution’!
Christmas box and distribute Its Christmas presents.
A tag for each subscription sent in In the month of
December had been put In a box as fast as received
during the month. This box was turned over and
over, and shaken up and down vigorously, and one
of the agents, putting hfe hand into the box, drew
out a ticket. The name on this ticket was D, K,
Camp, of Coviugtou, Ga., and lie was entitled to
the hundred-dolltr present. Another agent put
his hand in and drew out a tag ou which was E. 8.
Willingham, O’Neill’s Mills, who was entitled te
the flfty-dollsr present. A third agent drew out a
tag with the untne of M. J. Dean. Tyler,Texaa, who
wife entitled to twenty-five dollars. In tills way
tags were taken from tho box until the forty-eight
presents were exhausted. The following Is a list
of the fortunato subscriber*, with their postoffleea
and with the prcscuts awarded to them. In each
case Hie present was sent off on the night of tho
first of January, and iu our uext Issue we will havo
replies from the fortunate subscribers:
No. 1. B. F. Camp, Covington, Ga., 9100.
No. 2 K. B. Willingham. O’Neal’s Mills, Ga., 999.
No. 8. M. J. Dean, Tyler, Texas, 925.
No. 4. W. A. Monroe*, ThomnsvHle, Ga., 919.
No, 6. J. J. III11. Georgians, Ala.. tflO.
No. 6. J. H. Winn. Whins, Ga., 95.
No. 7. J. 8. Wheatley, Btroud, Ala., 95.
No. 8. J. L. B. Fowler, Woodbcrnr. Ga., 95.
No. 0. Rev. O. Parrott, Ramsey, Ga.. 95.
No. 10. W. B. Ifazcr, Auburn, Ala., 95.
No. li. J. W. Elkins, Toons Hration, Tcnn., high
arm sewing machine.
No. 12. K. C. Dewey, Round Knob, N. 0., low
utfon gun.
No. 14. D. A. McDonald, Kully Chaha, I. T.,
W aterbury watch.
No. 10. B. F. Johnson, Mt. Pleasant, Texas,
Waterhnry watch.
No.* 10. J. F. McCloskcy, Dellvlllo, Ark., Water-
!iury wr“*-
No.11
watch.
No. 18. 8. M. Thomas, Jackson, Go., Watcrbur
bury watch.
No. 24. It. C. Moss. Hoi 11 ns worth, Go., one year's
subscription to the Weekly Constitution.
No. 20. Mrs. Colonel Hmflh, Wakovlllc. N. O., one
year’s subscription to tho Weekly Constitution.
No. 26. C. H. Kirkpatrick, Varnell Station. Go*,
one year's subscription to tho Weekly tionstltu-
ion.
No. 07. H. J. Moore, Forsyth. Go., ono year’sjnih-
Bcrlption to the Weekly Constitution.
No. 2A A. JL Neal, (ireeubitsb, Os., ono year’s
subscription to the Weekly Constitution.
•No. 20. J. T. Dsvfe. orlffln, Go., one year’s pub-
scrlptlon to the Weexlv Constitution.
one year’s sab-
JexsttJer/raiewef/o. n., Vo., one
year’s subscription to the Weekly Constitution.
No, 33. c. w. Oaks. Aerial, Os., one year's sub
scription to tho Weekly Constitution.
No. 31. n. J. Dctgs, Ktrykcr, Tex., one year’s sub
scription to the Weskly Constitution.
No. 35. D. L. Morgan, Norwalk. Fla, one year’s
subscription to tho Woekly Constitution.
No. le. Mrs. C. P. Robinson, Chattanooga. Tcnn.,
one year’s subscription to the Weekly Constitution.
No. STaR. A. Giles. Kccdsrilie, Ga., ono year’s
sul«cription to the Weekly Constitution.
No. 88. J. P. Marshall. Ifeldcnhclmer, Toxas, ono
year's subscription to the Weekly Constitution.
No. ;k>. j. F. Anderson, Reeks. Go., ono year’s sub
scription to the Weekly Constithtion.
No. 40. G. D. Beckman. Concord, Ga., one year’s
suliscriptlon to the Weekly Constitution.
No. 41. W. R. Maxwell. Kempvllle, Ala., oaeyear’s
subscription to the Weekly Constitution. .
No. 42. S. Walker, Rials. Miss., one year’s sub
scription to the Weekly Constitution.
No. 43. J. T. Lucjrio. .Handy, Ga., one year's sub
scription to the Weekly Constitution.
No. 41. Davhl Moore, Eatonton. Ua., one year’s
rubscriptlon to the Weekly Constitution.
No. 45. Warren Jackson. Linden, Ala., one year’s
sulAcrlptlon to tho Weekly Constitution.
No. 40. J. T. Taylor, bln ton. Os.,/one year's sub
scription to the Weekly Constitution.
No. 47. W. A. Korr. Weatherford, Texas, one
year’s subscription to the Weekly Constitution.
No. 4*. a F. Paltnour, Kcatchres, lm., one year’s
subscription to the Weekly Constitution.
The opening of the box was perfectly fair and
satisfactory. The agenta who superintended It*
were guests of Tn coxsmuTtox on their trip and
during their stay in the city, and the matter was
put entirely in their hands. We wish that every
subscriber lo Tn* Cojcstituttok could havo received
one of tbo presents iu addition to getting the best
family newspaper In America at the very lowest
price. In order to give them another opportunity
we have filled up a New Year's box which will bo
opened on February 1st and lupresents distributed
among crery man, woman and child who sends us
a subscription during the month of January, fret
everybody go to work now and be represented la
Tint CoxsTmrnox’s New Year’s box.
Carter's Little L(vsr Pills have no equal i
a prompt and positive cur
Billonsneee. Constipation,
Liver Troubles. Trythei
A Boston correspondent of tbo ProvMeno*
Journsl tells snamuring story of tho unlqoe re
venge of a Boston merchant upon a bank of this
city which declined to accept his check in pay
ment of a draft. All subsequent drafts whtok
came through tho offending bank wero i*ld In sil
ver do llsrs, one draft paid In this way awounttoc
to 915,000. When at length the subtreasurer re
futed to supply him with tho dollars he appealed
to Bccrelary Manning, whoordered the delivery ta
him of all the dollars which he desired to pur
chase. This unique style of warfare was continued
until the merchant himself, became tired, but it Is
safe to say that the bank people became weary
long before hfe own patience was exhausted.
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