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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1884.—TWELVE PAGES.
THE CONSTITUTION.
Entered at the Atlanta r»»t-Offl« an wrond-clnsK
null matter. November 11, 1878.
Weekly Constitution, *!.*« Per Annum
(lulu of five, II.DO web: eluha of ten. 11.00 each
ami a ropy to gUMcr-up •>( Club.
ATLANTA. HA., JUNK :i. USL
It was a somewhat ludicrous freak of the
printer, which represented I)r. Talningt*,
speaking of his uncle, Kev. Hamuel K. Tnl*
mafic in last Tuesday's ( VjxsTtTLTtos, a* the
•'wildint" mail he ever knew, when it should
have Isen "mildest." The esteem in which
the memory of the once president of Ogle-
thor|>e university is held in the south, ren
ders a correctlotuunnecessary.
A NEW ERA FOR THE CONSTITUTION.
The new dress in which Tint I'osktiti tion
ap|ienrs tills morning is the first step in a sys
tem of improvements that will taunt lie com
pleted and will mark a new era and u new
growth for this paper.
A new press that will print The Co.nstiti:-
tiox in inurh better style and In better shape,
and deliver it more promptly and certainly, Is
now on route for Atlanta. The floors arc now
being laid In our new building, In which we
will have more room, a huger force and belter
appliances to meet the requirements of our
rapidly growing business. When we are at
Edmunds are^morcdisposed to befriend Ar
thur than Illaine.
There is very little sincerity in the Arthur
vote, anil what little there is will not lie able
to successfully overcome the statement that
Arthur can under no circumstances carry
Ohio, which is an October state; the Arthur
was such as to give to his firm a monopoly of
highly profitable government contracts In liay
claimed
selves, to whom the conception of a theory is
quite os imjMirtunt as its confirmation.
Tills brings us, ns we say in Oeorgin, to the
“|icth" of the matter, and the peth appears to
lie very pethy. It is said that at the astro
nomical observatory of llerlln a discovery has
been made which will give new Importance to
jieoplc declare in return that Illaine cannot ( the earth's satellite. I'rofcssor lllcndmann
carry New York,'anil both arc undoubtedly j most suggestive name!—has found tliat the
correct in their statements. If the oonven-1 moon is not only not dead, but is the cenctr
lion becomes satisfied that Arthur cannot I of a vitality as energetic os that which man-
carry Ohio and that Illaine cannot carry New ifests Itself on the earth.
York, neither will lie npt to secure 111 votes, I The statement to which we allude, and
the necessary number, and this is probably which may lie a huge joke, says that liy acci-
nbout the shape and form of the contest. It dent Hlendmnnn found that the observations
should not take many ballots to determine all I of the moon gave but very unsatisfactory re
fills, and the belief in all circles is that three suits, owing to the intensity of the light
•or four ballots will suffice to show whether I power of the moon's atmosphere, which is
either of ;the leading contestants can be nom-1 tliat strong that it affects the correctness of
inatod. I the observations In a very high degree. lie
Hut here comes in a very interesting ques-1 then conceived the idea to make tho object
tion, namely: will the Arthur forces or the I glass of the refractor less sensitive to the rays
Illaine contingent go to pieces first'.' or wil n I of light, and for that purpose he darkened it
cyclonic name be sprung at a time when I with the smoke of camphor. It took months
from both of the great camps men will |smr I of experimenting la-fore he succeeded in find-
out in equal hut Impetuous streams to ride | ing Ids right degree of obscurity of the glass,
thcjjiew current? There is plenty of I and when finally found lie then, with the re-
uncertainty in the contest, and plenty of I froctor, took a very accurate photo of the
opportunity, for the entire array of dark! moon’s surface. This lie placed in a sun
horses. Hayes Imd no better opportunity in I microscope, whlchgavc the picture a diarne-
I8r# or Garfield in 1880, than-Sherman, or I ter of fifty-five and a half feet.
Gresham, or Lincoln, or Hawley, or possibly I The revelation, the nccount goes on to say, I deservedly stand very high,
Edmunds has now. I was most startling. It [terfectly overturned I These notes, as I understand It, are given for
Hut speculation iauselcsa when l.y waiting all hitherto entertained ideas ot the moon's olhcr W-* I - " » r «“W
, , ,, / , , I , P1 i,i, , , , , , I inentof grain, etc., purehnsed to fill the govern-
n limited number of hours we con have facts, surface. Those level plains which formerly ment CTUtrncts . p n ,| er tho circumstances, my
I No doubt the fear tliat Mr. Tilden will be the I wore held to lie oceans of water proved to lie I general, you will see that It is of tho most
work iti our new building w 1th our new press, I democratic uomfncc, will induce the conven* I verdant fields, and what formerly woagron-1 vital Importance, to mo particularly, that the
we shall have an equipment that, In beauty, I tion to net more dclilmratety tlmn it other-1 sidered niotiniaifis turned out as deserts oj I credit of the firm shall always lw untarnished and
finish and efficiency is not equalled by any I wise would. They dread the man of 187#; I »ind and oceans of water. Towns and habi-1 unimpaired, twill be happy to meet you at '
and the story of the great crime against pop-1 tntlons of all kinds were plainly discernible, 11" 0 ** un)r tilH “ 5 ’" u “ lny n “ mc t0 ta k ,llose “
tcry. Both have been cleared up by the give four of the candidates for electors to the ’ as the law takes no notice of parts of days he Is
publication of the correspondence be- greenhaekers, three to the repuhlleans. It Is en-
tween General Grant and Fish, and Hrely possible, tf not exactly probable, that those
the impartial mind must admit that the ‘bfro vetm wtfidetermine the result, giving the
, . .... republican* the victory by one majority.”
complicity of the one , as criminal .* that of The ]on „ f W( . 6t vll tf nla or oW virgi.tia or
the other. There can bo noracape from such o( Mmo 1IortIlem 8tat0 that is con .. idcrc< ,
a conclusion. It should be home in m ad ^ cmocratil . comi , t a time when a state
tlwt for two yearn or more the swindling t . * » ... ...
.. , * » x. unexpectedly cants its voteagainst the republi-
ojh.*rati oil.s of the firm were based on the as-
, • .. ..I , .a , ,, , can candidate, would he apt to throw the
sumption that the influence of General Grant . .
* . - . . : election into the house. Butler s candidacy
may bring about just such a result.
Only once in the history of the country has
and oats. When the collapse came, it was , ,, . J . . . 9
, , . the house been called upon to elect a presi-
in behalf of the Grant* that they . . , . . , ,
dent—-in 1824. when Andrew Jackson received
tloa or swindle which had the alleged con
tracts for its basis.
The arrest of Kish has cleared the atmos
phere, so to sj>cak, and it is made jicrfectly
clear that General Grant did kuow of the
flie house was routined to the three highesG-
Jackson, Crawford and Adams. Clay's
friends voted for Adams, and the candidate
who stood at the top of the poll in the.popu-
. . 4l „ , . • lar election, appealed to the i>eople four years
that wax mode of the firm a pretenmons - |a(cr a „j , K . fore he dicd lm( , cl ht
concerning government eontra.-ta Driven to | jn |he pre8 , dentla , oflw . Mr . Tildcn
the wall, Fiahritowa that he did not enter ha3 eV e n a stronger claim to the great office
than General Jackaon had in 1828, and the
into Intimate relationa with the firm of
Grant A Word without making proper inqui-
rlea. Tlic.se iiiquirica were addressed to
Grant himself. Fish wrote to Grant in July,
1882: j
It i» necessary that the credit ol G. A W. should
people evidently intend to treat him very
much ns they did "Old Hickory” ever fifty
years ago.
WALKING
newapaper establishment south of H.iUdel-1 «nn the itory of the great crime against pop-1 tntlons of all kinds were plainly |,cover
nr I■hlrago. '!'“ r /to* Tlicy dread the conflict, and as well as signs of industry and traffic. The , t will 1k! obwrved , ra Ils Grant's
■ 1 K .1 this dread may induce them to rej«*et on the I learned firofcssor s study and observations of |. .. . j n # i.„
We do not core to develop our plans for the I one j mm j a ma|| w j 1Q | iaso nvnr i| tlrnt needs I «»ld buna will be repeated every full moon I p jj c j t manncr As a member of the firm
Improvement of. Tilk Conmtitltiox, further | stout defenders, and on the other a man j when the sky is clear, and we venture to pro-1 j n t rr c*tcd in its success, Grant could
than to record them us they are made. But
the public may rest assured that the improvi
went noted this morning is but a suggestion
of what Is to follow—that in the future flic
whose nomination would renew factional an-1 diet that the time is not far off when we shall
imositie
readers of The CoxsTiTtmow will get a better I would fon’o millions of dollars of
jaiiier, more for their money, with more I northern capital Into southern Investment.
„„ , . , ... 11 i a a» * a. a. i have no doubt of the methods employed
8. I he dark home ycrtalnly doc. know more about tho mnn in the moon than ralM mon Ktou wa8 nn in doraer of Hie
hug the |rale. “» '"'i'-K went in Kngliab imlitira. kor notcH the t , Jtont of , 2 00, 0 00, hence,
WHY CAPITAL MUST COME SOUTH. °" r ''f'' COntCnt * H lcnV0 ‘ 1,l « «™ V "
Wc have predicted that the panic in Wall | auxntlott withi thcMtronomoi*
GEORGIA'S RAILROAD LAW,
Ids letter, firant’s reply Is dated July
1882. He wrote:
On my arrival !u the city this n. m., I find your
We have already alluded to tho fget that I letter of yesterday with a letter from Thomus
nromnt and regular deliverv, and that wc I The argument on which our prediction was |tl»ose who are opposed to tho railroad com-1 -to 1 ™** piwMent of the hlncolii national bank,
Ima been for year*, a plethora of capital in »>'*«'■« H operatea arc quietly preparing for a 0rant £ w „„, llre tho wimo lul m | ne . u ,.„ u
the eastern states. This excess of capital, I campaign in behalf of wlmt they conceive to I dcsiro it I am entirely willing that the advertise-
staking Investment, bus forces I 4 per cent d*eir interests. It is not to be an aggros-1 meat of the firm shall be so changed as to express
bonds up to 118, and .1 jkt cents to pur. A | *ive campaign. There will be no efiort made | this. Not having been In tho city for more than
nitipn Tub ConitiTCTiox holds in Americt
journalism.
TILDEN AND THE
No sane man can longer doubt tlmt Hamuel m-*lcmtc fortuho invested in such securities, |<> atmlbh tho commission, or t., repeat the , 2«a"rmh tnmnm^m mretro
. , , , ,, . | or even In a six per cent bond would not Maw, or to amend that part of the constitution I .1,, . „
J. Tilden will be nominated by acclamation I * . . . I u j1 * I that 1 may not be able to get down to wee jou to-
. , , tI * . «, . I yield an Inconio Millident for even a moder-"»‘«»»'«kes legislation imperative; an d ttr . p„tlf J ran I w»l go before :i o'clock,
by the coming dcmm rntlc convention if I ato living, {'oiiseqiicntly men and women I ©irort, ami a very strong one, will be made to I Very truly yours,
Is alive and will ac<*ept the nomination. I «f nunlenitc fortune were forced Into s|htu- I render the law ino|»crutivc as it stands by I
Never In the history of this country has I latlon, whore they stand at least a chance I htkhig away some of the necessary powers of I There is not a word here almut the grain
there hern such n movement made for any H ,K " or ”'' i " 1 r, 1 1 " 1 0,, " ,ol , r ™ onc J f * m "‘ contracts, nor anything to show that Grant
I income on which they could live. I 1 radically, the campaign 1ms already I was surprised at the mention of contracts that
one man. It is universal, spontaneous, o\cr* I rp| 10 j„ w a || street bus shaken these I Only the other day the Macon Tele-1 had no existence, save in the imagination of
whelm ing. State ufter state has declared for I amateur N|>eculatorH out and scarcsl off others I Ifwph, alluding to the rcinurknblc cheapness I tho firm. Tho mil answer to Fish’s letter,
him, and those states tlmt have not Instructed I who would hnvo been tempted to try their I H ,fl materials necessary to railroad I however, was sent from the oflice of the firm
their delegates are known to favor his nom-1 fortunes there. ^ And now the question !», I buildiiiff, remarked: “Despite the low price I the same day, end was as follows:
I where shall the man or wonmn^of nitMlcrate I niHwny materials, however,''it is not prolm-1 My Dear Mr. Kish:—In relation to tli
t ami nonest con-1 fortiinoInt , ionort|| ^ of )|or nlom . y M>le tlmt we shall witness the building of many I discount Wmllymsile by you for a^unt of a«nt
vlctlon that there will not Ik- a vote I where It wUl give them nn adequate income? I »<Mltlonnl mile# of railronda (In GcoipOfor nk JlTSSd
agalnxt liim, II bln name is put before tho I They can got no higher interest than they «>»»> years to conic." Our contemporary I , Ior | VO '^|, nt pmfii lie ntu (or the firm that the
national convention. In all the length and I luivo been getting, tin the contrary, the in-1 Kfiv*' two rensons for this; first, the -recent I 0 fmy namesml influence racy bring.
„„ | terest rate Is lower than ever, for money here-1 P«ni>', nnd, second, the “obstinnto difficulty" I Yours very truly,
I toforc ustsl in speculation Is now seeking bor-1 known as the railroad commission, ami “the I r. fi. Chant.
candidate, rove Hutlcr and McDonald, whoso I H{R Tlicy can hopa for little from real I hoitllc attltudo which the state luu assumed I This letter lets In a Hood of light on tho
claims are not cheerfully subordinated to the investment—for valuivt inereaso slowly towards existing mads." This “hostility" ns I swindle, and shows that If there was any in-
clninls of Mr. Tilden, and whose campaign I in New Knglaud towns nnd farms ami elites. I ° ,lr feailers know, consists In tliefact'1MKthe I nocenco ynywhere in the neighborhood of
is not Im-cd on the possibility that lie may I A mail might invest ill a town in New York 18t«t« bus [Kissed a law .which ns|iiires tlmt I the grout Imnko firm, it resided in I- Ish, who
I ana find ten years hence thut It hnd not I raltnmd iiiuiiagcim-nt slmll look somewhat to I has heretofore been paraded in the public
I gained one-fourth ill value. | Ihe interesls and tlic rights id the public. I prints ns tho real villain in the
I Shut out of speculation—with tho rate of I Tl "' state Is just ns hostile to its own people as I I’tece. Wo have seen, however, that Fisli pro-
besldo Tildcn in tho Tilden niovcnu-At. I interest cut down—with scanty margin for I il Ih ,0 the cor|iorations, for it lias formulated I coeded in a business-like way. Ho made all
There Is ono other thing. There Is victor^. I proflt in real cstato Investment—much of tho 1 11 bulky code tho purport of which is tliat ono I proper Inquiries, He called Grants ntten-
ir .I,™ I. ■nvtblna else wo know liollilne I surplus money in tho east must seek new I dtiaon shall hnvo n due regard for the rights I tion, in the most explicit manner, to tlic fuel
1 y ». " tlol.lx whore Interest rates nro high, and I nm * interests of other eltixcns. The Sparta I Hint tho linn was raising enormous sums of
H, nnd we believe Tin: fuKsTiximos was the I wh( , n , vu]u( , s , lav(> m|l | laB j e|wd> Ko , >otu . r lsliiimclUe, one of the most intelligent of the mo»«y on government grain contracts, and
first paper to renew the discussion over Mr. I | 1( ,| d f()r w(( , tnd , >ru atulil 0 Investment can I Ocotgla weeklies, puts tho whole case very I i>e could do no more than this. The letters
TlldM’s name after it bad been withdrawn I lie found tliun the south. The legal rate of I 'toingl.v. I of General Gmnt were not only a tacit ad
mi authority of the Now York Hun. Wo Interest here Is 8 per cent, and higher rates "-l«cntly, soys theUhmaelltc, mission of the existence of these c,
y . . are often charged and collected. Ileal estate b ~ u * ht ‘°, our aUo,ltl0 " ,ho »*«teme"t but they went further nnd assured FI
have no second ebolco. AfUr ,lr. Til * I va | llea .louMc rat>t<lly In our growing towns ,lmt ,hc ! ,n! ' n«sumcd a hostile ntti- Ward was authorised to derive for tlie firm
there are a half-doscu men between wliom wc I |(d (d jj n Atlanta, Birmingham, Annls-1 * ownr <>s existing railroads. Much an as-1 what profit he might from the free use of
liave no sort of preforenee. ton, Clmttanoogn and scores of similar towns wr ' 1 " 11 ** K™‘uttous. The eas granteil Grant's name and influence. Wlmt could be
Wc belleva Mr. Tilden will bo nominated and cities rpil rotate has doubletl In tho Itwt | »<> many valuable (ran- more explicit and satisfactory tlmn this? It
, .„Um.tl,m We believe be will accent '*'» »' twelve years. Farm and tlmlK-r lands onl - v h >' •f'WWiment of does not follow tlmt Fish is nn honest roan,
by , „ ‘ I 1 nil ' have Im reused .[Ulte ns rapidly. Money Is In ,he " ,mm |"" lo n "'•trabied "cm from on- for he must have known later that the grain
tho nomination. If he does lie will Is- over-1 d( , nmnd w iu |d | ncw B|)d g row j n| , I eroachment ti|sm the rights of others. In no I contracts were [mrt and parcetof an immense
whelmlngly elected. That Is utl there Is In I ,| (m8 It will command its own terms. I respeet has it liecit hostile. In no grant of I swindling scheme; but is ho any less honest
not accept the nomination,
it Iuts IM-cn charged tlmt there Is something I
who discourages It by all the means in bis I UisiiMbim'i lt.-e.inl of ituhlmore I ’*’* 10 reason why more are uot being I lie must conclude that General Grant was
power. prinu a list of enterprls MaLsI it '« «» •>"* «•» to existing fully aware of tl.oJwlndio.
The most of the (iwirgta counties meet on I south with northern money in the past four I " ut *" twn , **’ 11 ret there 1st little neecs-1 elections bv the house.
next Tuesday to elect delegates to the stale | months. The lUt foot, up 85S.OflO.noo. | I I* «• ~w settled that there are to be three
ciRivfiition. Wo believe tho ileinoerutH of
Till* is but a hint of what Is to
come. The fu " odl " •‘•conslitiitUmtolendJIsIndorscmeut , )IV ,idential candidates. General Butler, bear-
driven into lo enterprises In the future. Hut , , hc in ,i, irK . m ,-„ts of the greenback and
surplus money of New York was driven into I ~ “7, *»«re«s >■> ■*•>• ■■•lure, nui i inB , ho nidarsementi of the give
Georgia are overwhelmingly for I.ldfln, and I WJ , fo r the lack of profitable employ-1 "oterUbalsusdln* both of these facta, If I labor . re r orm organlxatlona I. the third candi-
tlry should send delegate* to Atlanta who I mint elsewlura. Driven out of Wall street, I ! ,,ulki ' 1110 lni1 , ' p '» mvn ' u " ]{v * m l ,Wft .v »»ave I llat e in popular estimation, and the tlrat
will see that Tilden delegate* ore elected to I and lying Idle now, it will noon seek the I J 0 * 11 u ' 1,1 * M * 1,111,0 ‘are Mtig laid since I nc tunlly in the field. It does not matter, of
rhlcogo. Tltoso who claim that the Tilden *’««'• whrre '""'"'y * h *' ro " Zme .lma‘ I whe,her tl,m ‘ " n ,lme or twcn,y '
„ , , . I therefore cqmmitnd* a ileeent premium. I ,, , 1 , u same length of time. I 0 Amtiilatc-si, if two get all the electoral
movement U not really for Tilden, cannot ole ♦ q > "»» lu *""-y ha. been mode from voK ,. but lf tlli . llliri , man , for example, re
ject to having the delegates el,vtod aquarely ™ N ^ THE MOON. railway Investments Hum ever before. More-1 wives some votes, ami neither of the two haul,
as Tildcn delegat.-s. That is Just what we '• i- » curious fact that astronomers who over, with water enough in some of them to fandldat „ n^ives 201 electoral votes the
•houhl like to see. If this Is done, we should | kmwr all ataml comets mtd re'iucta talU know | «W»troya;,y mher specie, of property except |^ tioll pK . 8 W „ lt . house of represent.-
be [terfectly willing to see them
other man for Bce.md choice,
den first and last, beoanse Tilden
era tic victory,
to tum out in
and elect men to’Atlanta who will faithfully I tronomy, like
tmrry out the views of their constituents. I is u very arrogant
-a- I ix)rm . rt u „ d you then dLseov
lilt the country who make ...
Maine ran againsttlrant in 18.fi, and Hayes I i>| ( | a ,| m [han-ss as much real knowledge of I uiiinnoinsi [siwers. • i . , ... , ,,» ,
was nominated. HUine ran against Grant in 1.1.,. .| dcn .| hi-avens as the men with the I I ,l,e democratic nominee ol that numtxvof
188#, and Garfield was nominated. Illaine t ,.[„ V |M-s. Tl.yv may never Is- aide to see ™ 0RANT » AND ™*' R BUNK0 0PERA - voU *- «r»'numerous. We give the latrotone
will this we.-k be pitted against Arthur, and I Mara or the rit.es of Saturn . T,0NS ; t I ns presente.1 by the l hieago Intcr-Oeean in
the prediction Ls freelv mode that Gradiam or . , , . , . Thclx> '* no l" u 8*r any doubt or mystery in ,pcaking of the vote of West Virginia:
.Inim O s .erZ ITl u ^"* " K no "™' V ' ^ «-• U>« «>pc«Uoo. by which Ward and 1
. It will be well for the i-coplc'l IU,lu " f tho n,,>,,l, • » ho, W 1 ' >» r '’ l > ,I . v >" «»•“' I there Is a dltlcrence natural and necessary be--1 hou8e ' , hc democrats are secure
, fore-e at the Tnroday meeting. J*. 1 * “!' J 1 ™ 1 *' ,,m h ;'° ,,m '" I' 0 '"'" Wf •» »•>'« Hut’will there Is- an election by
, Will fsi.hfollv ,U,r ‘ k : lw ,n ,, " K ' r * r"”"- A *- "T on .n" J i, '; lul ' ,lA, ' n "f ,Uft ‘ rai| - U is not in.po«lble. Butler's fri
« t-""" 1 ™«»y >>"*cc reiemjes, I mad commission has In-en always honest, j lha , , u . Michi -an
nt affair until you get it in a I conscientious and just. It is one of the rn.x-t I J,, tt8 ,, hc d ‘ a ,; tho n ^ lul
the house?
friends claim
and Mossaeltu-
. . , , . a-,ui. •> us ■«, .... .. publican candidate
er tliat the l*°lJ* I Important branches of the state government I , or plm , ilK . llt .brolutcly cannot secure 201
- a ol.s k of the | and should be sustained by the people with cIcctora , volei . T |„. M -hcmes for depriving
legally of age on any hour of that day. He begins
hit twenty-second year November 5.
R. M. O., Atlanta. <ia.: What Is the best drink
for a i*“destrian while on the track in a walking
match?
Lemonade, milk or oat meal and water, ftome
pedestrians have used Ice water freely, but this U
not to be recommended.
J. N. If., CnrterNvllle, Ga:: Of what college Is tho
novelist, W. D. Howells, a graduate?
Ilowcll* graduated in his father's printing office.
He attended school very little, but in his leisure
hours, when lie was not sotting type, hc read every
thing he could lay his hands on, taught himself
Latin, obtained a smattering of Greek, and became
fairly proticleut In several modern languages.
8. V. A., Ocala. Fla.: Is there a national silk cul
ture association, and if so who is the president?
Please give me a few facts concerning this industry
in the United States.
Your question has a wide range. There Is a
Women's £flk Culture association of the United
States." Mrs. John Lucas, of Philadelphia, is
president. Milk culture is a simple und renuncra-
tive industry, nnd does well in the southern and
western slate*, in fact In any section where mul
berry trees grow. California is in advance of any
state in this matter. The legislature has appro
priated §10,000 fpr this year to cucourage the devel
opment of the silk industry. Here in Georgia, and
other southern states, the ladies should take hold
of silk culture in earnestt It opens to them tho
road to practical Independence. A contemporary
says that a girl of twelve years can support herself
wholly by raising silk worms, if her father will
provide her with some mulberry trees in Ills fence
comers, or about her dwelling.
T. .T. 11., Gainesville, Ga: Is there any danger of
the gulf stream being diverted by the Puuurna
canal?
Probably not. Some years ago, however, tho
theory was advanced that on the completion of
the canal the gulf stream might make a bolt
through it, nnd in that event there would be a
general smash. Our entire climate would bo
hanged as one result, nnd there is no telling what
other evils would, follow. But it Is not believed
that the canal will disturb the forces of nature to
ay appreciable extent.
W. C. G. t Monroe, fin.: Will thc'prohibitiouists
take a hand in the national cnmpnigu?
A national prohibition convention will be held
at Pittsburg, Pa., July 23, to take action in the mat
ter of nominating candidates for president and
Ice-president.
II. W. IL. Ga.: What was the final decision In
lie case of the Bunks county kuklux?
They were convicted nnd sent to tho AllNiny, N.
Y.. penitentiary for a term of years.
your city, and would it enable him to get better
wages in a large wholesale store? 2. Would such a
rouse be of advantage to him if ho remained on
the farm? 3. What could nu experienced young
, man get per mouth in a wholesale store in At-
| lllllt i?
1. Yes, if he has average ability and leaves the
college with a good business education. 2. Yes.
EDITORIAL CALVES AND
MATCHES.
The Macon Telegraph returns to the sub
ject of the proposed pedestrian contest be
tween the two cities, but it does not apologize
for its hasty and unwarranted statement to
the effect that the legs of the young men of
MacAii are llahhy. On tho contrary, our
amiable contemporary leaves the public to
infer that, so far as Macon is concerned, the
contest is to lie a one-sided affair, with all the
chaises, nil the opport uni ties, nnd all the
certainties in favor of Atlanta. This is u
gloomy view, to say the least, but we do not
believe it is warranted by the facts. The re
sult will show that Macon’s legs arc no
flabbier than those of Atlanta, and if the
cracker city walks away with the honors, our
opinion is that the representatives will
acknowledge it to be the toughest contest they
liave ever engaged in.
The Telegraph says its understanding of
the programme is this; “As between the two
cities the programme is, heads, Atlanta wins;
tails, Macon loses.” And it asks: “What
will it profit Macon if the library gain a hun
dred dollars and the city lose live hundred?’
In the first place, it is not a matter of heads I 3 * Wages would be very low at first, merely noml-
and tails, but of legs and endurance. In the I uul *
Mixvind nlnro the citv 1.,-in.r I **• T - Maryville. Tenn.: How do tho various
second place, me ettj , instead of losing five J states stand on the liquor question?
hundred dollars, will probably gather ini A report made to the Presbyterian general o*scni-
twice that sum from the excursionists that [ bly at Saratoga shows thut prohibition Is the law in
will witness the contest. Arrangements are [ the states of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont
to be mode with nil the roads for excursion I ondronstitutlona 1 prohibition In Kauswi and Iowa,
rates so that people from nil section* of (he most of the .tate, it Is uulawfulto sell to a ml-
. . , ,,, .... I nor. a student, n drunkard, a person already under
state may be able to witness the contest. But the influence ofliquor.or to sell on the Sabbath ;and
if there are no excursionists present, except I the penalties in most coses are by fines and lmprLs-
tho.se that arc carried from Atlanta, we do I onment, such as no denier could afford to incur
not see how the city of Mncon is to lose live I There arc also special provisions of a prohibitory
hundred dollars, or even ten dollars. If we I n,Itl,r,! ln mnn >' of tl,e For instance, prohibi-
are to understand the Telegraph a* meaning s'* IT*''o
. .. . \ * a* t I the laws of the state of Rhode Island; Connecticut
tlmt the gay gamboliers, who are in the habit tho election, w out of 107 town, voted n.
of putting up their wealth against any and I iieen,e): .Maryland (two-thirds ot the counties),
every chance Hint come* along, are in danger I West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
of losing five hundred dollars where tho I Florida (the alternative I» high license under sc-
library will only make ono hundred, our I nre rratr| ction»); Georgia (ln which ft) counties
r«l. Hut Ilnur amiable ronl.mimniiy will I OB ^., Ml—.url (,n iwunttc,, cl»,.
look a little after the interests of the Macon I Saline, Clinton, etc., and high llccnso in • the
library in the matter, ;and put ’ a little more I other*); Minnesota (by townships by which a tout
faith In the pluck and endurance of Macon’s I one-twcntlcth Is now underlocal option), and high
young men, we have no doubt the gay I license In Illinois and Nebraska, and the Peott
holier* will take care of their own .pcclal in-1 h " u ‘* 1 " llkc by ,ho frle “ <1,, and ,oc * of lcm P cr -
tcrc*t». Tlic betting will no doubt lie lively,
but those who engage in this business do so
on their own account, nnd it cannot he said
tlmt tl.ey represent either Macon or Atlanta. I th „^:,i bus'lne*
The Telegraph should understand distinctly I uetttHl him a large fortune. The street car venture,,
tliat the contest is not to bo made in the in-1 however, did not pan out, as the people of Loudon
terest of those who choose to l»et cm the result. I were not ready for such an Innovation.
Our amiable contemporary defends the «<1-1 o( v'otra In'theKSSuroife^ 7*““ ^ ‘ hC nurabcr
mitted fiabhiucAs of its own legs, by saying I The whole number is-tot, umtuotarenceessary
tlmt beads and not legs rule in the editorial I to the election of the president, ot these yote*
sanctum. In a measure this is true, but it is I IMS are from the northern states lind IM front the
well known that where the calf of the leg is I southern states.
given over to flabbiness, the whole calf is 1 ph’dulri'butl'^.ut’oL'in MtaSta* U, ” lCd
fecteci from head to foot. )N e regret that this I ye*, but it Is not open at present. Tho agent
should bo so, but, since the world begun, no-1 will tie stationed here next fall with a full supply
turo has had her reprisals. Meanwhile, if I ot fish for tree distribution, but In order to insure
the Telegraph will leave the gtimlioliers to I his otlcntlon applhsation for fish should now bo
look after themselves, and turn a warm side I JJ** " llh Flitted States commissioner at
the Macon library, continuing to cultivate "^whle. Tenn.: How many more walk-
its head instead of its legs, on the theory tliut I tag matches will take place hi Atlanta this season?
the farmer pays the most attention to his I About seventy-five, more or less. It Is Imposst-
weakest soil, tho public, in witnessing a very I ble '° ,cl1 J 11 "* how Io "K ‘ h,! P“ b '>« will continue
pretty ns well as profitable contest between J'"?.™ 1 “'■•xeltfatjport.
the two cities, will forget all about the I nuwt ably ihIIuhI republican, democratic ami Indc*
shrunken nnd flabby condition of our con-1 JJJJijumoreui'parwr? 1 3 le \vf° rlll? ~ "* ial ^
temporary’s editorial calves. | have the largest circulation ?
Your quoitionx hang on penonsl opinion. Th»
New York Tribune Is perhaps the ablest republican
| nnee In Ohio.
I don?
Yes. Train was not a crank In those days, hut a
and his various enterprises
ECHOES FROM THE PEOPLE.
II. C. W.. Valley Store, Ua.:—Please Inform me I paper a* tor os it* editorial* go, the New York
who run on the presidential ticket with General I World is the most prominent democratic paper
WinfieldI Bi'ott » I and the New York 8nn certainly tho ablest inde
lion W lltam A. Graham, of North Carolina, ^,, j. “Pack," the Illustrated New
oreuphsl thesecond plaroon the ticket. Y »rk i»iper. a. Of tho weekly paper. Banner-i
T. B. T„ Macon, Ga.—How much money hwi I ‘a#
Rowell made out of hi* walking matches? I Ledger ha* the largest circulation. Of the Influ-
The newspapers say that' bis legs have paid him | f tlaM ’ th ° N ’° W Vork
to date someth lug like eighty thousand do!- ~
lar*.
Huu and the Boston Herald.
8. R. A., Trenton, Ga.: Are the new books “Coun-
tem of Monte Cristo,” "The 8on of Monte Crlsto,”
* “by Alexandra
Subscriber, Atlanta, Ga.: Who; is the origin of | .nd "The Wife of 'Monte Crlsto. ...
alleged prtvilegeot the laities during leap I Dumas, the author of the original "Monte Crlsto?
, , , . . ... I No: they are the work of Inferior pens.
The following is regantesFas the history ot the „ T T „ Thomasvlllo, Ga.: Will there bo a .tale
begtnntng of this peculiar custom: I walking match this season?
By an undent act of the Scottish parliament, I SllP h a match Is talked of, but no arrangement*
pu>M*d alxiut the year 1228, it wo* "onlaint that I ...»
during ve reign of her mo* blew it nmjc*tie, Mur-1 ^ or ba\e been made a* >et.
garet.lika maiden ladee. of baith high and low I 8. P. R.. Douglasville, Ga.: Who put Blalne'a
eMtait, shall hae libertie, to apeak ye man she like*. I name in nomination at the last republican con-
Gif he reftmes to take hlr to be hi* wyf, he shall be I ventlon?
mulct In the sum of one hundrldty pundls or leas, I Robert G. Ingersoll. In an eloquent speech,
as hi* estait may bee, except and alwap, gif he cun I .. H . nnnt ^»
make it appoure that he is betrothit to another I "hich L* quoted e\en to this day. It was Ingersoll
woman, then he *chal be free." I who spoke of Blaine as "the plumed knight.”
B. T., Birminfiham, Ala.—What ls the status of I J. B. G., Greenville, 8. C.: Is it possible to report
.... tiu mine recently discovered at King's I a long speech without the aid of snort band?
Mountain, N. C.? I Henry J. Raymond was an expert and successful
No effort Is being made to develop it at present. I reporter of speeches, and yet he did not write short
The mine beloug* to a party who is able to hold It, I hand. He wrote a condensed long hand, and
and It may be sometime before active work be* I eujoyod the advantage o£having a very tenacious
Rhj**. ... w._. . I memory*
The New Dress.
From the Eearly County News:
The Cosstitutiox L* a whale, and its every Im
provement is looked upon with pleasure by !t»
friends.
From the Henry County Weekly:
Th* Atlanta Constitution appeared last Tims-
Ilian he could tuusu-s i„ 1876 oT.tSTnd S' * ‘Imnwter which ion- SSreta P S,.‘nC “•“STS ^t^' tj' -
that if he is not nominat.sl he wiR ,x,me ro t'T"* 1 “ U> n<vL ' «» '” n «» »>« »>>«•»» «» »"*■ who .„.t while unwilling to go over to the republican b l* ked ; " f" 1 ” ,he ■»»*?•
<<h»e ton control of tlie convention tl .1 1 I “ l * ,e nebular bypotlwsa, the moon must he might be •up|<oactl to be his enemies, with the I party, give thetr support to a third party. In ISM f I-',,* fl!?,*" „ I The Atla.nta CoxntTCTIOX eamc out in a new
will be aide to nominate a nresi.le .lb, . A “ yoUn * " ,he '*"' 1 ™ m P oml " f *•»- national name and fame, and it was the cue the WtM Virginia house of representative, passed lh i',Uy brii" m^raenirfintt' blS^y^m t S ■"» Tueatay. and is now a> handrome aa It!»
will Ik- able to nominate a prvsnt,’„t m | ,a„d,-1 nar v , l ., 1K , ut ^ Mortvver, there is no room in Lf ,[ lc new*[«.|H'ra of all ehustwand portiee U> ajotatromhnlon«« •nbrnltma vote .1 the lose e„,i,"i” T me? k J * I good. The CoxsTmtios I* a live, pregmnive
. uf 7» a m . ln . V ttl T n Uke 1,11,4 Aliy theory of the universe or in the unhcrac I exon* rate him from all comniicitv with the I apn>hibit.»r> amendment, the senate defeating Certainly. It Is a common error that a person I* paper, and l* doing a great work for Georgia. In
turn it U thought that John riherman may I iwcl( for „„ meh ^ vila ]|,y U u attrib-1 Viah and Ward swindl.s. thouuh «u'ch exonere The agtu«.m .tlrrol up a whL.m In the d.- not of age until the day ot his birth comes. The | fan it isa little too progrortve. for when it 1
. . f fair nttv ■Ill'll liii'L* tif i-ititlilv nw ttKrih. I tv i . < »»* _ • . *, • . ■ »u»nB«»iioit *•*•■*-* *•»* — •“ •“* **' uuiui uuui iuc «i nix uinu romo. inuKicwTr, »ui much ii ipra
be his legmtsw. Blaine. Fherntan and Uvan 1 uli ,t, ' lf tjl-.i-.kln • y “ l1 “ I nd .'' arJ though ouch exooere j BonvJ wh | 0 h make, the sute fighting ground presidential election Wls thUyraronNovembrrt. I as for as it can in one direction, rather than stand
are aaid to apeak as they pat* by, while Ur*> », . l "', J * 1 1 ° M ^ ^ j *^ on heightened the doubt nnd deepened the J for iSM, and upon the plan of coalition the chan* \ young man born twenty-one yean ago on No-1 ‘till it will start out on an opposite tack and go aa
ham and Lfcicoln and Hawley nnd nerlrnt* 7 cmrx * u mAMer * we ‘ ,u * borrow I mystery. | oes are in favor of the fu»ionisu. The *Ute baa vember 5 will be entitled to vote on November 4.1 far the other way. It will never die from ra«t-fw
1 the oracular pleasantry of the scientists them- But there is no longer either doubt or my*- seven electoral college votes. It b propon’d to He complete* histwen ty*Cnt year on that day, and ! only danger lies in a hot box.