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BY MRS. WILLIAM KING.
[All Letters to this Department and The Young Folks’ Column Must be Addressed to
Mrs. Win. King. 480 Courtland avenue, Atlanta, Gt*.|
“And You'll llrnienibrr Me.”
One evening as the sun went down
Among the golden hills.
And silent shadows, soft and brown,
Crept over vales and rills,
I watched the dusky bats a-wing
Dip down the dusky lea;
Harkening, heard a maiden sing,
“And you'll remember me.”
“When other lips and other hearts,”
Came drifting through the trees;
“In language whose excess imparts,”
Was borne upon the breeze.
Ahi love is sweet and hope is strong,
And life’s a summer sea,
A woman's s)oul is in her song:
“And you’ll remember me.”
Still rippling from the throbbing throat,
With joy akin to pain.
There seemed a tear in every note,
A sob in every strain;
Soft as the twilight shadows creep
Across the listless ha.
The singer sang her love to sleep
With, “You’ll r< member me.”
—Cy Warman in New York Sun.
Employment for Women.
We so often hear it asserti d licit there
are very few uvet open i'i r women to i
make a living, and yet in !<•.< --■ ct .< s it is
wonderful how many opening.- there are.
The truth is there are a great many ways
in which women could make a living, but
there are lew women competent to take
situations offered. Take our -i.uthern girls
for instance. I havt hundreds of niters
asking me to assist tie writers in yell ng
work; they say they mum. have eorit; it is
absolutely necessary; but th ■> si.tie they
won’t rake a servant's pin ■■<•, it: ■., won t |
nurse, won’t cook, won't, tie chamb rmaid, I
and yet they could not b ■ :i stenographer er ;
cashier, or bookkeeper, or anything of that i
sort, for they are not lilt, d for it. Tin y I
would like to go in i. i>:il1 1 • ■ ■ t-'s e: rablish- ‘
meat, but they have no i\p r'. it- and
so it is w ith the manteal: maker's i>u.»in< : ■.
Now all this shows how necessary it is for
women to tit themselves to occupy art po
sition in life. Those who ar? uniibl ■ to •
an education so as to take high po
sitions, could certainly learn enough to
accept the humbler oms. 1 have secured
good homes for several young gills, who
lost them simply because they could do
nothing they were employ 1 to do. If I I
went out to work as kitchen maid I I
would at least know how to icb an pots and '
ovens, but for i gi'l to go .rut as nurse |
and 'ham'■ ■•rni:i'?ui.'l no; know how to ,
wash, dress or take cure of a child, or to j
sweep ami dust and arrange a room is. in
excusable. If worn -ii would be mor- care- .
ful to prepare thmnselves for work and tit
then:- Iv.-s for ail ?■ ris •>!’ work they would
soon find .ipimmgs ■ aoti '.ii.
If one doubts that assertion th<v have
only to look over the columns of some d ily
paper publisind in a lars city. I w:i
amusing ntys< ,f in th!. way and reading
the want column in Th. N- .v York V. 11,
and Was soon mviiicej that ther wre
many kinds of wuk ! ->r worn, >i 1 aid new
heard of before. From kitehen maid io
prof s. jonalsi ther.- wag work lor all.
Among some that 1 Itail nev -r thought or
before wer- ma. sag< tre-tmeut, ’.hose v.'ho
excel in cravat making, lace spangle
and bead work, on > 'iii Iren -■ oat;- and
- trimmers, de-
i“d di
to lab- i bottles, good on strand sewing,
awning operators, mailing circulars,
stamping and hundreds of similar ones.
Then me the. e of a higher order ste
nographers, telegraphers, secret:: Ties, ar
tists and d< corn tors in upholstery in fur
nishing hmisi s. cashiers, bookb?? ;i<-; s,
copyists; then came teach* is. companions v>
tr: tel. designers for dress goods, solici
tors- offered p "rrnni'ent position.-, and so
on through a long list.
Thanks to our industrial schools, our
young women nr., now being edit- lied tip
to work they would never have . t-u. tiled
otherwise, .-■.•••{ I believe a brighter day is
coming, and by fl 1 ..' time our wane n are
Pt t. I for work th • will be w ■ >rk < nough
for all.
Senrina’ Yv.siy VI rinU<-<.
There was a woman’s me. ting not eng
since where the art of keeping off Wrink
les w . dis, sod Several ■ ■ ids em
ployed by those who had b n sui <■-ssl .d i
were told of. There was a y.’indmotiier
who claimed that the ivory- state of her ’
ee’iipb xion was due to the sc q>b- role ‘
th she never washe 1 in told water.
Tli. : e was ,t society woman who iaimed I
one only had to keep ones self calm and i
wrinki • would m v-r come. Thon th< re I
was . business woman who claimed that i
systematic rest was what was needed. She I
said that site made it a rule once a day, 1
usually just before retiring, to sit five min- I
utes in a dark room, ,e ,• eyes closed, her
hands fold. d in her lap. her Let resting
in-on a stool and her mind resolutely kept
from every v.stige of I < .light. When -he
liad the opportunity she indulg'd in this
resting process olt tier. Now this matter
<•: ... rnikles : "tic that interests all women;
th y a s awful ugly, and it th. y can be
kept off there is no lii.'in in doing so. t
have my doubts, for just as sure as old
age ■■• !>:< -. so will wrinkles, i.’U, s' l.- . ■■■
S'.ns who are not old nave wrinkles, when
there is no necessity for it. I think any
one Kould tty t’ne warm water and the
>. ting pro lltey both . • c. i veiy seas-
Ite!..
THH KINGDOM'S < 'OK H lis.G \DE N't "12.
A Gossipy Ixchitnge of Views Among;
die Lillies for Themselves.
Mrs. S. E. Taylor, Harley. N. I have been a ■
sihmt admirer ot Aunt Susie and her K mgdoni I
lor tpiae awhile, lama reader ol The < onstil u
tnm. 1 111 " it very much, especially W oman's ■
1 will say to th • sisters 1 have pure white and ;
crimson haciielor’s button; tiiev are known as
everlasting tlowi is. 1 will send seed Inalltuat
will send i stamped self -addressed envelope.
Sisters, did you an know to scaiil i .inna seed
they will come up better? I’m the seed in a cup,
and pore boiling wan t over them, tlieu pore it oil
very ipucklv, .uni bv so doing you can a idiiiei- .
ent colors. *
——
Mrs. Julian Mntlu sonjllifnliejni, For the !
boiivtit *»i Mi. S. ?4. t .mH, Laione. 1,i.. i >< nd
ret ip« lor > | i<-;
2 < up>
tablc>p<»oii> Hoiu . <up sweet nnlk I tea>poon-
ful MMia, flavoi with ingi •.
L<-ghoin .»nt| chicken?* liy nearly a I tin*
year. Plymouth ro. hn are best, lor quit k growth.
Mrs Mary Ann Hall, Albany, G.i., wants to find
til” addies oi > >ine •no thai wis in tin w.n ol
that knew her husband. Wil-on Hail, lie I
went ii'i’in su■ w..; t couniy, Co ni’; i ..ami \\,.s m I
tlie!i”iilu! k’onnokv, <. a. \\ , t nt> in lor niallun t> i
assist Her in getting a pcn>ion.
.Miss A«la Adams, \ in>on, <;a.-—I wish to say to j
the hifln s Who Wiotr n,. |., chi \ nt hvnoi m > !
lint titvv w» i * kilh ld<• y, n 1. v 11i ci ci : t\, it
colii, but think tin •
Awarded Highest Honors— .w<»d's i-asr,
G®
The only Pure Cream of Tartar Powder.—No Ammonia; No Alum.
Used in Millions of Homes —40 Years the Standard,
x’±iE WEEKLY UUINbITTUTL* AILAJNTAz GA-. TUESDAY, Ariillj 17,
! ami will then hnneinlier yon all. I am sorry m
| d < d, that 1 cannot send t hem at once, as most of
j you r<’(pu sled, and as I expected to <lo. but as
some, and probably alf, ot you have suffered as I
have, you \vnl please be patient.
11 I :im si;cc • -1 u! with my dahlias and other
flow. i . I can give some excli.mges in those. 1
would also hke rooted geraniums tor them. 1 can
iieml a nice little holly m the selection to any one
wishing it.
Winsome of the sisters tell me the cause of my
dahlias rotting oil at the top of the ground in
sunnn' T? 'l lieydid last year during the drought.
If Mrs. t‘ow< .), Shellman. < fa., will stud me a
calla hull). J will return thelavoi.
lam Vi ry loud of flowers, and often wonder
vby people do m>i gi »w more. With me tie y aie
t Im nio-t inviting-thing that can be kept about a
house.
Mrs. John ' tapirs. Dry ( ove, Ala. I have been
reading i h. 1 ( on.-titutioii tor several yr irs, am.l
like it well that, i could pot do without ir.
Will -cmc one please tell me how to raise celery?
When io plant, how to cultivate, etc i have never
raised any but would like to. W ould like to hear
from some of you as soon as possible.
I will write again : nd semi some good recipes.
Long live'i’be ( onstitutioii, and much success
to Woman’s Kingdom.
Airs. X. J. Mfd’lnrkin. Silver Run. Ala. - If Miss
C. \aiita-sei wiil sone me her postollicc address, 1
can • • nd her t <• .’low« is.
Any • •!’ liie ?d-ters that wish any fly poison weed
s rd. or choice water melon, inu*k melon, preserve
I and neii o;ehm ■•<•< d, can get them i-v . ending
i:i< .t .:•!! .< .dr —ed -iiiiiipnl envi 1 »pe. Also
pnii-iiL in s. ed. 1 still have I ruit ’s prolific cotton
>ecd ’<» - p. e to them that wish them and will send
postage
Suco • * to The Constitution.
Mrs. F. (J. i ayce. J niton, Miss.- jf ary of the
sisti’i-s should !.e >o uulortunate as to let their
le w is tn t . I-, tln j <an restore them with fresh
w.itor from the \\ -ih Fill a tub amt hold the jar
i while \ >i su ; t ■ entire plant in the tub
, about two or tlm ‘iu:niit.e<. 1 hen place them in
. i’.i " pi or wai in room. Keep a Kettle of warm wa-
• ter. t<» add to tln ;uh of water, occa-tonally.
-1 -a’'d ; 1 out 1w i ld > - f«, e plants last w< ek. Told
who ’ bontit. and
ti: w ,c >ade very happy over liie di-coverv.
J i.> ", la'l to ! h.’ is er's let! er who in juyFd
til Japonii aso much, h'l-rv one who has a pit
should k- cp a caiumnlia -iconics. They nr? more
bi-autiiul than . rose, an t blo<»m from Dcoeuib u
tri Ms ? ch. t have one in a tui) about lit teen years
old.
W<’ hav • double white and singl.- blue violets,
.and i ’.-ihy ol lit r plants t<» e\”lnuge for ( hrysan
i inn is- ! kiii’i . ni.». la v .iu!. magdolia,
"I i’ding in art, cigar ]>laiit ami pc. r. ot the gar
j tlvu I.
Aunt, .''its:’?, vtitir v.ork is doing us ail good. God
bless you.
TA <' - !A<• T ! Is ”,
'.l: Nil'k"lls. G.imbetta. Va., has
and shrubs to
■iT" tor bulbs mi l house plants. Write
M: . 1. ■ i 11. EliisWii, I. ik-i.utd. Fla.,
“■ i 'M t:, igo a let in ilaines City, Fla.,
i : a ii .-i-oiass - a.tar, or trie same lot and
■ .. n■ ' .1' Ooy 111 ilk vow,
'I; ■ 'la:. ' ikifiy, Ro k Spring, Ga., has
i oii.r-.li a or l'"i;in dir k eggs to exchange
Mrs. J. 11. Crow, Harmony Grove, Ga.,
ho ' silvor watch and a trained
ttone y ar old. to exchange for good
ineui ator or best offer.
Mi . Julian on, • 1 Henheimt S. C.,
wish < i" owhango r ar lina! double zephyr
lor light blue split phyr, also many ilow
i.ts. Write for particulars.
M'tlri Grriviic, N<’on villa. Ala,,
• ; . ■; ■ for
lii.-i- I." S. (' brown i.egnorns or black
I’ly'nouth eggs.
Ni.'i"’y-diX, S-C.. Wil! uiriko the
< : i ■!'-■ of nu’-i" lessons to two or three
> hol.irs for board in the mountains.
M. 1,. S' Iman. Hissop, Ala., will ex
", : ■ :"i"i'r 1. , < i.ilT"': ’ls and other llow
■■ 'r i"' pin ■, spider and calla lily, spol-
Mrs. L. <Hamilton's address is Lawson
i '!’• -x., not <'ad.'Honia, as stated in last
paper.
H. V, . Grndy's ,
Dvv lie io t':o large doin.ind for the speech
es '-i the late Henry W. <lrady, I have
i .’os,pil d them in pomphloi form and will
• .-'''"l ti- a 'o :..ny put of the country for
A... Cindy's sp.-o. hes have an inter
;'i i-i-'ti r> ni.ti'iion. Th. ;. i xaotly what.
| th" school b >y wants for the Coming com
i in •ai'-a: . y-r.-i . ■. Sol d (stamps
I taki ii), and I will s.m.r thorn to v.m at once.
I T. J. KELLY, Atlanta, Ga.
!>:: V•» IN . >VV AMP.
A ‘'t'.sli'i'V from l.eri-,» a t ountv I’crhaps
M lir.b r ties I-,.-.',, 10,,,,..
Adri, Ga., April 10. -('Special.)—Some ex
cit i .ent has be. a caused in this vicinity of
Jiviiieii oount.v t»y ti.e ,
discovery of the body
oi a man supposed to ft.-" ifijsiti’ y
have been murdeieil. g/ 3
v. ho Im vis no mm »
I bee;, ah e to say.
From the lot of t< ols, Da J
br , „ ! ’’a"'h. ll ml tmar
flic body il is judged i,"
that he‘was a lepair
er ■ f uniliieHasaml tin gT'-.i
van. Ta re uas noth- hA'F'
;•'.■ .r,
ihe was from. A sb rt WHO IS SHE?
bore this: “.I. A. Ab v ” The name may
; have liven Alexander.
A Constitution dated December 22, 18!i3,
v..i ■ found witii the tools, and it Is presuni
.l tiict il V.VS about that date that the man
eally was mu dered. I le
had li'-vii buried in a shallow grave in a
Jmise swamp, ami it is the general impres
sion tli.it In- was murdered and carried into
; the swamp.
A int.ii. • I'm- the n.uriler is hard to im
agine, as the man probably did not have
i any money.
He was a small man, had sandy hair,
turi in : is W. .1. Hand’ i on and sever-
al Other ci’irons w ent mil to the spot where
tie body was found and tried to discover
the man's identity. A t’li-lype of a small
girl wa: t nt in his clothes. This picturo
, . in io Tim i oust nut ion w ith the hope
t,. i r; a i reprodu i ion in the grea t
y.mthei a daily may l. id to the discovery of
tli. man' i'hntity. The picture has been
cmi d. mrably defaced by exposure to the
j weather.
a« From Altmil >.
The strange man found deadin the swamp
i tn :, ; a , is imm.-,!’'- be an Atlanta
I man.
I'Umf Connolly is almost certain that fie
I h ( le','. the um-siiig ‘ink tii'cersary to the
-■elution of the mystery, anil feels conlideni
that tlm identification ' " oe made com
plete as soon as the ev . •<: turned over
to him yesterday reaehe el.
Among those who read ie article was
Mr. John Kinnear, the w . known Scotch
man. He had not read il . If through Im
fore it flashed across his in.a I that Im knew
tlm man who had been found in the shal
low grave. He telephon ai ti; police hea. I
quarters for a detective . t once, and t Id
a story which indicates that he was i’ight
in his first impression.
.Mr. Kinnear believes that the dead
was J. A. Alexander, who lived in At
lanta until a few months ago. Alexander
J. A. A LEX AND’ t.
was a Scotchman and a clo; ’ lend of Mr.
Kinnear. He was an umbn repairer by
trade and was located on \ lilehall street
for a long while.
Wlmii last in Atlanta Ale ' ter stopped
at Mr. Kinnear’s residence • all t mov
ing the city start’ d out on a ■ ■ . ’"pairing
umbrellas. Mr. Kinnear had . goo<l plm’ >-
graph ot Mr. Alexander and of a lady
who was engaged to be married to him.
These photographs he turn' d over to De
tective Bedford, who carried them to Chief
Connolly.
Mr. Kinnear said that wli n Alexander
was at his home he had in his pocket a
tintype of the young lady to whom li was
engaged, taken when she was seven years
old. Just, such a picture was found in the
dead man’s pocket and was reproduced nt
vesterilav's Constitution.
Detective Redford got an accurate de
scription of Alexander from Mr. Kinnear.
This, with the two pictures, were turned
oyer to t'hii f Cminollv. The latt T wrot ■
to the marshal of Ad-l stating th" facts that
he had learned and enclosing the picture.
He believes that the dead man at Adel is
the J. A. Alexander of whom Mr. Kin
near sneaks. Z.ll tlm eircurnst nees in Hie
case seem to justify this conclusion.
IJ I*. Vi.lh< <* ’•* f ct u■ < .
The picture of a pretty litt'm girl found
in the pocket of the man murdered near
Adel was that of a now beautiful young
lady of New York, who was engaged to
the murdered man, if its identification by
two gentleman who have frequently seen
it is worth anything.
Mr. Charles Vittur, the Whitehall street
cutlery man, told Chief Connolly and a
Constitution reporter the story of the dead
man’s lite.
Alexander was hardworking and ambi
tious. lie saved his money ai 1 it was his
ultiinate intention to a tie situi-
cieut capital to start him in a good bu-i
--ness. He Jel l Atlanta just b. for la d. Christ
mas on a tour of the stale tueiidmg um
brellas.
One of the strongest elements n the story
of Alexander's til.- is his be. story. Ml
of his friends in Atlanta knew that lie was
engaged to be married to a young lady in
New York ami was merely w; i.mg im.il
the time should come when h mis tinan
eially able to open a. business.
Mr. Vittur says limt Alexau r regulu.’ly
received letters from this you: iady .u l
in his eoniidential tiilks with i s Hi, nils
e'mlidc-d his hopes about the dur' . io
v.::s strongly devot'd to his lit. mil <''-
was carried a tintype of her
site vvas between seven and : 't
old.
“I have often seen that pictm a
\' ill ur ■ a t.ions i la; mi i’»
duy afternoon, “and I am ul I ■■
mil the I'.mure published im dm -
Constitution is the same. ’1 h.-i'-e ■ it" dotiot
in my mind but that the i man
Alexander.” . ' ’
Putting together all V
i-eailV Alexanuei . \-i. . . »‘
found a. shirt marked "J. A. . , , - Near
the grave were found just sit a tools :>s
-\lexander carried ami tie einnants "I
some old umbrellas. In his pocket was
found a. picture that Mr. Vittur is practi
cally eertain is the same one he lias olten
seen Alexander yiiiliil. .Ylexauder was
supposed to be somewhere in south Geor
"ia „!• Alabama mending umbrellas, the
pmiits of rcseiul’lanee : cm complele.
Chief Connolly- Ims ii ard ii 'tl.e.;’. liom
his communication to th'' marshal ol Am. 1,
in which he enclosed a picture ul 4vl< xundi r.
t;«•!’*(aiSu. t. ti
The thitype was sent to Th' ( 'onstitution
from A'lel'. where th" dead body; w ’ < found,
in.l bv Tli ■ Constitution was tiii'neil over
n, chief Connolly to aid in the identitica
ing Chief Connolly had Mr. Vittur to look
at the picture ami that yenth man state,,
that it was the same tintype In- li.id "in n
seen Alex inner Have. 'Ill" nmype is . .d
ami almost obscured by maiAS, but tin
face remains tolerably clear, am. tne sluipe
~i ip,, tin is such as to render reeogmtmn
easy from one who has seen it uetoie.
..
The story of his death at the hands of
midnight ghouls causes a shiver ol horror.
<ll mill"", the exact circumstances ot Ins
tr.ig.e ending wli never !>■ fully known
but so complete and thorough lias been
the iiiv e.-.t iga t ion ol Mm-Ini! Green mil oil.
W. J. Henderson "f Ad. I. Iha t every possi
ble fact that could be brought to light has
been iliscovert'd. The result ol the imesti
gmion and every known fact connected
with the tragedy- was yesterday transmitted
to Chief Connolly.
Alexander was a young man ot not over
tw"inv-six yem-s of age. Although he h.id
emisiiierable' money he worked hard at his
trad,' of mending umbrellas- lie went m
the best eircles, however. \ picture ol him
which is in Chit f Connolly's possession
shows him to be quite a handsome mid
manly looking fellow, anti at the time tin
|ii<’iui*<’ \v;is mkeii he was dressed in the
conventional dress suit.
While Ijere he was Well liked by all the
Scotchmen in the city. Hi was a particu
lar friend of Mr. John Kinnear, who was
moved to tears yesterday when the late of
liis friend, with all the horrible details
concerning it, was made known to him.
For about two years Al' -'mider occupied
a portion of Mr. Charles Vittur s store on
Whitehall street. He was very prosperous
here, but l i t to go to New j ork. De vvas
induced to go to New York by sentimental
r.-asons. He was engaged to marry a young
lady of that city, whose latlu r is reported
to be very wealthy. , , , .
.Alexander left New York mid went to
Rielimond. Va., after which he came back
to Atlanta. He remained here several
months. W hen lie left her- he started on
a tour of Hl" state repairing umbrellas.
He carried his money with mm, and in
addition to it lie had a very line gold waten.
Probably no metucine m'tore the pulilie
gives sue'h universal satisluciion as Hoods
Karsapai'illa. Druggists say their ciistoim rs
invariably speak well of it- Be sure to get
Hood’s.
THE DEATH ROLL.
Camden, S. April IT (Special.)—Gen
eral J. 1.1. Kershaw, a distinguished citizen
of South Carolina, died last night al lus
hunt*' in Camden, lie was born in January,
ISJ2. lie was a grandson "I General James
Kershaw, ol revidulioiiary fame, in wim.se
honor this county was n.lined. At me
age of twi nty-fotir lie sei vi .l as liemenmit
m Hie Mexican war. lie was admitted to
the bar in Ixlo and suce.-’st all) practiced law
until Hie opening ol the civil war. He
entered as ealoiiel of the Sevolid South Car
olina volunteers, distinguished himsell in
Hie great battles of tlm war and rose to
the rank ol major gen tral. He served m
tiie general assembly of South Carolina as
a legislator mid senator 1" Fore ami after
the civil war. He was elected judge ot Hie
fifth judicial circuit in June, 1872, but re
signed th.' judgeship in June, IBFI, mi ac
count of ill health. A imv months ago ha
was appoitited postmaster at this pia,'-',
which oltiee he held at Hi" time of hia
death. Hi was ippointed by Governor Till
man anil the Carmitm. legislature in IS!H to
prepare a history of the commands that
served in the confederate army from tills
state.
Columbia, S. April 13.—(Special.)—The
courthouse here was draped in mourning in
honor of ex-Judge Kershaw. A message
of emidolenee was teleg—tphed to his family
by chief Justice Mclver. A special train
will leave here tomorrow morning to convey
the Survivors’ Associaiieti and the state
oilicials to t'aniden to attend the funeral.
Geiietml lx<-rsh:m Itiirical.
Camden, S. <’., April 11.—(Special.)—Gen
eral Kershaw's funeral took place this
afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at Grace Episco
pal church, Camden. Rev. J. M. Stoney
officiated. It vvas the largest funeral ever
seen in Camden. Governor 'l'. 11 man and
state officers attended with many prominent
citizens from various parts of the state.
SARGE PLUNKETT.
A COUXTKY FUNERAL AT AN OLD-
T1 HE BURINIi GROUND.
Masonic Riles in tlio Itaekwoods—A Good
Farmer ami Neighbor Has Gone to
His Last and Peaceful Rest.
For The Constitution.
1 cannot say that eulogies to the dead
are ever unworthily bestowed or out of
order, but 1 do know that many a worthy
man and woman is buried “unwept and un
sung” by tiie busy world about us.
Our settlement has lost a good man by
death in the person of Samuel Argrove.
Right recently there has been fresh grave
mounds a.t each of the three or four grave
yards that are near our home, and the
burials were so s.mple and : o quiet that
many good friends ten miles away were
ignorant of tiie fact till Hie story was old.
1 have no grumble ta make against this
siinplieitj, this quiet, except so far as it
may be put down as "aniiui' f ilisadvantage
of lOltowing rural pursuits. Here was my
neignuur, -Argrove, 1 knew him to oe a
most wormy citizen; liuu “nmaie trees t.i
grow where tliey never grew uefore, was
greater than a king, and yet not one ripple
would Ins tieain maKe upon me great vca
of lite in the busy, rushing world, it could
do Inin no good it every paper in tne land
was teeming with »m'ws of n'is death as
though lie liad been a great genei.il, a
great statesman—a great atiything, While
tn.a 'could do bini no good and would not
add one feather’s weignl to his merits m
life, why should lie nut be noticed? I have
taken occasion to review mis man's lite.
Always a steady farmer, 1 bad to go into
his holds to mid the evidence of h.s life's
work, ft id. there, plain on every Hand, in
the terraces vyti.eli Have stopped me washes
and mane tiie hillsides level in away is
evidence of much work and thought winch
should bless coming generations a bless
ing in present results ami a blessing by
example. The fruit trees stand us Ins mon
ument m a i.iccly kept orctiaril and the cat
tle are grazing in glasses sodded Dy ins own
strong iianil. The little braticlies run away
from well-preserved springs ami delight
the little valleys through which they wind
in cooling' breeze and a murmuring sweet
ness over pebbly places, lie has been a
Conqueror over waste places, a hero in
thought, and why should it not become
popular for such us he to receive the
plaudits l hey so much deserve and
thus uitded dignity to tiie calling lie Honor
ed through life? Worthy ambition should be
encouruged in every eaHing' 1 'l' ■■' ■ . but
the ambitious country boy lias han but
little stimulation in this way, and it throws
a damper upon iiis a spiral ions. A nian
of any of the professions wliu stood among
ills ciass as I'Ta'iid Yrgroxe stood among
the farmers would be lauded to Hie sky
throughoin the land, . nil ryght it is that
it should be so, and 1 irmers sli iald jo.n
together and follow their example. Methods
should be adopted I" this end. tint Wat it
benefits the 'lead, but 1> envoi'.' life the
living. Il is a multitude 1 small things
put together which inspires the o.p.nion
that there is so much “disadvantage” in
rural life. “Blow jour own horn,” and
manage to h tve ns nmy ■ in rs blow it
for you as possible, is what Brown alvises,
anil I think lie is right.
The burial of Friend Argrovc was a typical
country funeral, ex.eept i Hal li was lurieii
with Masonic honors. The settl ment peo
ple all his ne.gb' ors -men, women and
children, and the baljiis. gatbei'c'l at the
house of the deceased, and from there fol
lowed in a long lino to the gray- yard.
Along witi'ling. narrow roads and wooded
wavs the procession moved, till away “no
where”—among the trees and lonely, we
halted, and I knew from the unhitching of
teams that we were there. Not a. church
A.i- to be seen, but th" graves so lotii'ly
impressed me that there should be one;
but ,t bad been moved away in years agone
to meet the requirements of "progress.”
This is one of the cruelties of “progress:” -
! )v ing the old churches hut, anyhow, the
. offin was soon surrounded by members of
" Decatur lodge of who had
ed aii'i donneil their i'"g'ilia. and, with
.... nn touch, !■’.' : ■ ■ '
;I, . and borne to an open plac in I
woods, over a. hundred country people
found s ts upon the pine straw a.nd grass
surrouii'l i i'e the coffin, and soon the
preacher i . .>.'■ hymn, and the whole
U . 1 ’ i Hi -■ '
’ ‘'.ring forth ill' i?.t?i '
And crown lint Lord ot ail.
After tiie sermon, the Masons took charge
of tiie burial and carried it opt in tlieir
own solemn, weird way I guess it seem. ■..
so weird because of file lonely place and
the sighing o£ the pines. The crowd dis
persed some taking one way and some
another. At every little road in the woods
some would turn off from the mam column,
till me and Brown were left all alone
witii our thoughts, and with our sorrow.
As a crowd like this drops off at tin' l.ttle
ways along tie- load, il puts, old foiks like
us to studying, for it is 111111 11 his’’ lite
,m,. bv oil" our eomp.Hi'ons pass away and
leave'us on lit" road, a reminder that our
time must lie soon--perhaps next.
1 deal but little In pemram.nl matters, bat
tne ir, sh graves at tiie graveyards in our
settlement has caused me to observ- a
class "t persons wm> are belli factors m ex
ample, the life of a e nmnunity. loving as
neighbors, it is the men, and women, too,
who are ever ready to lend their aid in
occasions like this. When tb.- sick on
to be tended, they are there, sleepless and
untiring: when th" grave is to be made
i'. ul, thee .'ire there alm. I have not'd th"Sc
good men and wot ten of my settlement - ;
they are tit to go \u,ht along in the column :
with no'ii! p op ■’ t i other callings of life i
who haw- page, ot praise printed of th.dr ;
actions. They are simple, they organize no i
great charities nor head the procession at
any great eulogist'' dentonstrat ion. but: at i
these graves, with their ' ..its off and '
sleeves rolled up. they can be seen when ;
the hard labor is to be performed; in tiie
sick room when the tender nurse is needed, I
bv she sorrowing wh n comforting s s." j
sweet. Such as these keep anve the old
country customs, even in contact with a
F REMEMBER there arc hundreds of brands
k of White Lead (so called) on the market that are not White
Lead, composed largely of Barytes and other matciials'
Bat the number of brands of genuine
Strictly Pure White Lead
is limited. The following brands arc standard “Old Dutt h” process,
and just as good as they were when you or your father were boys:
“ANCHOR” (Cincinnati). “RED SEAL” (St. T.oiiK).
“ECKSTEIN” (Cincinnati). “KENTUCKY” (Loui-vill ).
“SOUTHERN” (St. Louis .md Chicago). “ATLANTIC” (New York).
“COLLIER” (St. Louis). “JEWETT” (New York).
It von want colored paint, tint any of the above strictly pure leads with N eional F.ead C" A
Pure White i.vi l Tinting Colors, a pound of color to -j pounds ot lend, the he ’. ir. i.i: t->
sell them, the best painters use them.
A good many thousand dollars have been saved propertv-owners by having our bonk on
painting and color-card. Send us a postal card and get both five.
Seo-nth NATIONAL LEAD CO., NeW York.
Mont lon The Constitution.
for and Children.
ts Castoriaisßo well adapted to children that p Castoria cures Colic, Cnnstipatiori,
I recommend it in.; superior t muy pre .criptioii | Sour ;'tomach, Piarrhfi'a, r.ruefation,
known to me.” 11. A. Aiicin:::, ?l. I)., | Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes dfr
111 So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y. S gest ion,
| Without injurious medication.
“The uso of ‘Castoria is so universal and “For several year:; 1 have recommended
its merits so well known that it seems a-work your ‘(’asteria, l anti shall alway ; continue to
of supererogation t»> endorse it. Few are the do so as it has invariably produced beuelicial
intelligent faini’ies who do not keep Castoria results. 11
Within easy reach.” Edwil ’ Auidek, 31. D.,
CAELOB Martyx-, T>. T>„ 126th street u.. .11 th A. ?., New York City.
New York City.
■ Toe Ci.xTAvn Company, 77 Murbay Street, N.:w York City.
I great city like Atlanta, which makes paid
undertakers unknown and gives a sweet
rest in the thought that a neighborly teeb
ing and brotherly love remains in the old
land yet. God bless all such, and bless the
dear old country preachers who ride tor
miles to lay away these dead of their flock
i without money and without price. We had
one ol these good preachers at this funeral,
and when lie raised his vo.ee and sang
“There is a land of pure delight
Where saints immortal reign”—
: we all felt that “but a. narrow strip divides
I that heavenly land from ours.”
What I have written has been not so
nineii tor tm- dead m, for the living. There
are few to mention in public print, the
good who die or the worthy living who re
side in the rural districts. It does not
matter, for tiie world knows and God knows
jh.it some oi the sweetest and most worthy
women are those never lieyrrl of through
print, and this applies to town and coun
try, and to men as well; but there is so
much talk of "rural di; advantages.” that
me and Brown are on the watch for every
opportunity to wipe out the excuse. I
hope to see the day when mail facilities
will be such that The <'onstitution may
vis.t the “backwood” districts two and
three times a week, if not daily, and that
sueh notice will be taken of persons ano
matters as to satisfy .the most ambitious
country young man, and leave him content
in his call.ng.
Brown is grinning from ear to ear, the
birds ire spry and jubilant, vegetation is
recovering fast from the “bite.” and we all
should be happy and . opeftil.
SARG E 1 ’LUNKETT.
A n t ■ 1 rid ••
St. Augustine, Fla. -Dear Woman’s King
dom: It has been a long time since I en
tered your columns for a clmt witii the
southern sisters, but 1 have not forgotten
one of them. 'lnrough the dear old (.'onsti
tution I have many triends atul correspond
ents whom 1 have never seen, face to face,
but as one of them has said. “We have
seen each ether’s hearts, and many go
through life side by side aii-l never do
that. I want them to know that I am in
the south once more and expect to visit
Atlanta before or after -xpril t'lith, at which
time I may attend the conf"dertite reunion
at Birmingham. I hope to be able to lin
ger in tile stiites between Florida and
Washington city, as 1 could not do when
here before, because my husband was with
me and was obliged to return home within
a stated time.
Another season in this delightful climate
hrs beiielited me so much that my enthu
siasm is exeusanle. i have a right to love
Florida. I spent some time in the live »city
of Jacksonville, and was privile e-l to spend
Easter week in old St. A ugiisti.ie. Am still
sojourning here at “The Lorillarii villa,”
the property of a countess now .'iving in
Paris, who was the widow of th- million
aire Loriliard, of New York. Our par:,.' at
tended Hie Memorial 1T sbyt ■ -ian church
.i. rn. o iring the services a. liz
ard was seen skipping along on He wo<■■'• -n
tiling near the floor, and us. it is needless
to say that it attracted more alter, tion
than any other member of the congregation.
As soon as the people began to !• ave .. -.-
tieman quickly captured it and made b
exit. After hearing a good sermon by the
pastor we walk".l througii the ehurclp a iid
a.i" •■ed th" decoratioi'is. The front of the
pulpit formed a sinning tablet of white
jasmines, roses, violets, nasturtiums and
on each side ail ved tall palms and
graceful >'' '"'ii" of tmnevsuckb's un i ever
greens. Below sat vases of rare flowers,
tint of which, a kal i- ".letus, the sexton
kindly gave us. The wails and carving ait:
of pure white, built in the shape of a Mal
tese cross. Th" chandeliers also are ero;.-'-
shaped, but of olive color. Mr. Flagler built
i s "biiri h and he has generously assisted
all the rest.
j That i\eiiing we attended vespers nt the
I Caholie cathedral, which was not elabo
i rately decorated. Mv husband and 1 vis
it'd tills old church b"l"i'" it w.is ' ur::' l.
I and I shall always feel glad that I saw the
j picture of the first mass said on Anieriei'ii
■ soil, ami other thinv.s that were not saved,
i The walls and old chime bells escap' d ’le
st rt action, and th" building was r-storej
■ as nearly like the original as possible.
Have. 1 seen the Bonce de Leon.’ Oh, yes;
: nit of ft. from til" pr'tty vine-covered .'ourt
at the entrance to tiie top of tiie builiUng.
It would b • difficult to name th’ part "C it
that we admired most- the drawing rooms.
i whose furniture, paintings and frescoed
ceilings baffle description. Think of one
i mantelpiece of onyx costing .<■ tb"
i dining room, a study in itself; Hie liand-
■ some paintings in the corridors or the en-
■ ihantiiig >i. w of the city, AniistnAia is
i land and the ocean, from the dome. VVe
j attended several concerts theie al night,
♦“e i. t
i ing out upon a never to lie forgotten s> -. nf. :
j Electric lights issued from tiie me itbs of
, brass dragon heads, and culore.l lights
peeped from eve:.' nook and <"tni'i the
■ shrubbery. They looked like many t’hrist
: mas trees, and there was a table and two
• large arm chairs formed of living vines,
and illuminated
I To lovers of antiquities like myself, old
I Fort. Marion and other plaec t at e very
I fascinating. I could write you a volume
I about them if time and space were mine.
I AVe spent a ttu rning on top of the I'urt. or
I !'■ .nd around it; s-.-ari ‘ly a mom.mt of the
■ time in ti"- newlj •
| though. Besides these- and (he Indian
■ boys’ footprints in the sand there was noth
i ing more to be seen than when we visitd
: It eight years ago. Geronimo's band of
| warriors were prisoners there ' ti: n, in
■ charge of Lieut’ mint Richards ami S- r
ge; nt Brown. 1 hav.' been li ■>'■ tv .. we. k
I yet have not had time to visit. Anastasia
| island aud other interesting pluees, wh. ro
I ."real events took place in the early life of
i America, not reworded in our liistories. I
: wonder if the history of our beautiful
: soutl land will ever be written! It saddens
I me to think of th'- indifei'"ice of i"ir peo
' pie to this important matter, and that we
I have no casket in which to pr .o ri our
I treasures. Even our traditions ai" "I -.!.
I now, and the few old patriarchs who knew
! anything will soon be gone, taking with
i them records in their hearts that we will
I wish to know sonic time.
There are cradles of great men and
: graves of knights of honor found in other
■ states - aN have much to be proud of. but
: there is only one Florida. It is so much
I like ,i fair’’ dreamland that it v.as no woti
| Her old Ponce de Leoti tei'i diled some of the
i stories he hen d about it.
ALICE TRI'EHEART BUCK.
SI,OOOO
eIs»eWILL BE «—«—•
Given Awau
mSS
In a Series of Prizes Based
On the Best Estimates of
This year’s Cottm Crop
This SI,OOO will be in addition to our
I numerous other premiums aud prizes, and
■ every new subscriber, or every renewal, has
tile privilege of contending for every prize
; in this or atty other of the several ptizr
contests instituted for our subscribers.
TIIE PLAN.
The prospective size of this year’s supply
is the determining factor of this year's
| prices, lienee, everybody is interested tn
tile probable size ul the cotton crop of
: 1893-04 —tne crop which is already harvest-
■ ed and which is now being marketed. The
I official announcement of the size of this
crop will be made about September 1, 1894,
i and the figures accepted in determining this
| contest will i>e those 01. the Aew Orleans
i cotton exchange.
; ; The prizes will be awarded ami
. THEy sl.boo DiiViDEi)
j among the .successful guess ts just as soon
as lie 1 'lliei.il .. 111. call of Nels
j Or! uns cotton exchange is made.
•
There will be SI,OOO in prizes, to be
divided and distributed as follows:
First Prize.
SIOO L\ GOLD to the person making the
HcNircst < . liimitv ol tin? ollieiiii uiiiioiiucc*
; ment of tlio size of the crop.
Second Prize.
S2OO IN GOLD' to the next closest
1 guess.
' Third Prize
A S2OO SCHOLARSHIP and board in a
j if the winner desires, and available f t.’
| ma!? or female. This prize for the. third
.icarest guess.
■ .1'- Ill'-. K ,
! ?. SIOO TRIP TO HAVANA, Cuba, and
return, this aineimt inemditig railroad
and steamship fare from tli" home of the
winner to Havana and n turn, an .
enough tor expenses for a delightful week
' or ten days trip for the fourth, nearc;
i guesscr.
Fifth Prize.
A SIOO TRIP TO TIIE CITY OL?
; MEXICO, traveling expenses to be borne
! by The Constitution, including all railroad
I transporta I ion to the above amount. I’h.s
, prize for the fifth nearest guesser.
THE CON f'ES'L.
Tiie conditi'ins yoverning this contest ara
: very Simple, indeed. Every person who
i sends his own mime or any other name,
I or a renewal, for one y< ar’s subscription to
! The Weekly Constitution will be entitled
. to make an estimate in this contest.
! He can make a guess for every sub
i scriber seut. and the names so sent wiil
i also be entitled to a subsc-riber's guess.
; Titus, if a person sends us the names of
six subscribers, he can make six guesses,
: and each of fir? names be sends Will be
entitled to a guess. He can send a guess
with every additional subscriber.
Ail clubbing subscriptions are entitled to
participate in this contest.
Every guesscr is required to write his
) name and address on a separate piece of
paper, on which should be v I'itten hij
guess ill legible figures.
No guess will be entered that is not
accompanied by i ash for the subscriptions
sent.
Other Crop.--.
lu order that the guessers may have a
fair insight into the statistics concerning
past cotton crops, we present herewith the
total crops from the year 1877 to 1891,
inclusive, as follows:
Year Bales ffales
1877 . . , e -I , - ' : * ' ■ ' ■ ' -■
IS7S .. . .1 -t.s! 1.'..,, . ~ - -I "'"■-‘••-I
. . '. . ~,1 I ... -I !>"'••
' - '-1
ISM> .. . .| , - ()j - ■■
iMSi I--:' .' J 'l'-
1882 .. . -I •' . IMIO .. . .1 7.31.'1.72t;
I'.'x:: . . . .: <’> -"t MS
1881 ! 5,714,052 | | 1892 | 6,700,305
. - . •
A special elerk has been assigned to the
work of compiling the thousauds of guesses
that ’will be received in this contest be
tween now and next September. Speeiai
books have been prepared, by which careful
record will be kept for every guess, so that
there will be no possible confusion in the
award of the one thousand dollars which
The Constitution offers, and which will bo
distributed in settlement of this contest.
Lite contest is now open, and every new
subscriber or renewal of a subscription is
entitled to a guess in accordance with the
conditions above stated. It is not every
day that a paper gives away one thousand
dollars in one contest; but The Constitution
uoes this to interest its readers. This is
but one of several contests that The Con
stitution will run during the coming year.
The contest above announced is the most
interesting that The Constitution has offer
ed in a long time, and it is a splendid op
portunity for its subscribers to make a test
of their guessing ability.
BE SURE TO PUT YOUR GUESS ON
A SEPE.RATE PIECE OF PAPER AND
SIGN FULL nt»ME AND POSTOFFICE
ADDRESS.
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