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THE CONSTITUTION,
Atlanta, Oa.
TH* WCKBT.
It Is doubtful whether u convention of the
-democratic party ever performed Its work awl
adjourned with more hoi>eful aseunsnees of
victory Hum that vrtiirh met In Chicago week
before last for tlio rpurpose of placing a ifrcsl-
identlal ticket in nomination. It was, *)t the
truest msuo of the word, a irfircaor.tativo
conventtesi. Republican editors who were on
the ground admit that a more intelligent con
venUonroronesnorethoroiighlyeaprereniaUva
of thejwople.'x ever amcinbledtn tills country.
Ita proceedings were marked by tbe grave
honest men, such as prudence, sagacity, Important fact. 1 t is a fact that every states-
courage and a strong purposo to lift tlie ad-; m , n must recogni ie whether It pleases him
ministration of public affairs from the j or no t. The bush ' -*■
of the whole country
depthsof corruption, where they have been j affected more or less by the fact of prtftec-
foned by irresponsible republican office- tion. Vast interes Is in every section of the
country are affeetc 1 by it. The majority of
our Industries are concerned with it. The
great bulk of our manufacturing interests
have lieen built up under it. Whatever the
arguments for or against protection, these
are facts that must be recognised and taken
note of.
That they are so recognized in tliedemo-
forred by irres|K>nsihle republican
holders, to the level of honesty and economy
—in all those qualities that have a definite
place in the understanding and approval of
men, no man can say that the democratic
nominee is lacking.
Like Air. Tilden, he is a reformer, and he
appeals to precisely the same element In all
sections ol tiro country that chose Mr. Tilden
president in 1870. Asgovcmorof New York,
he has followed his duty wherever it led him
Tammany is too old and experienced out to
know on which side ita bread is buttered.
Governor Ilenjamin B., of Massachusetts, is
also, os is made to appear in the current dis
patches, less inclined to flock by himself. It
NOW AND THEN.
cratic plat form must ht clear to every think
ing man. That they went intended to he so
Jfe has msde enemies among men in Ills own | recognized Is well known to those who had a
party by a strict adherence to what lie con-1 hand in sliaping the business of the Chicago
eolved to lie his duty, and in showing that lie convention. Taking Into corUhlOration the
felt himself to lie governor of the whole state, j condition of affairs, free trade arguments are
iio has offended rings and ctaquen; but, as foolfnli in the extreme. Every thinking man
we have already said, Ids record commends knows that free trade is Impracticable at this
him to the support of every honest man who time. The theorists would say that it is idle
has an interest in honest government.
Mr. Hendricks, who has been nominated
for tha second place, is on# of tlio purest cit
izens of the republic. He Is popular in the
for a traveler who desires to go cost to travel
westward; as a matter of fact tbe east
ia easily reached by traveling westward.
The democratic platform preaches prae-
daughter, tthd there was not a young man iu
the town he was willing for her to marry, for
they all drink on the sly and had no good
BILL ARP'S SOLILOQUIES ON THE | principles to back them. Then I heard a
PROOF of INVENTION. I voung man In another town say he did
. ! hot marry because he could not afford to, for
wus hinted tlmt lie would seize the anti- a cotto . ...... , nd now it work.-me 1 die best girls did nothing but dress and visit,
monopoly nomination in one hand and the s *wt”» » zmmiw, ana Bow it >u Finnic- | and he was afraid to marry one of them,
greenback nomination in the other and pro-1 C "V d? An As. ww.b c.u.c th. J )\ oil, that Is badsnd wd^alht'itf But majbe
east at be is In the west, as popular In the tical and practicable tariff reform-notli-
nortli as ho Is in the south. nomination |ng more, nothing less.
•the New York hankers have not fully rooov-
such an tm|Hirtant body: Thcdlsrtuwiotis
of tko various quratlims flint'ormw' lli the
convention were altogether ladlring in that
undignified tone that Is IreilueiV ly a feataire
of aucli gatlisriogs, It ■wtn'UOSiccablc, also,
that thcconv ration awiued to'realizo tlio dnot
tliat the.poopjearo lieell’Sf tha mere auTfaf.'
questions of. pnlltkis, 'fiemau ling the con
M'derutlon of tiie more wiibstcntlnl and vital
lanes trlilelt concent their reel warfare.
The'ticket nominated by thecunveiillmi
fs one svhlcii romstendn Itself to the' tissClv
aeppart of everydemoemtIn tlio land; mot
only'llils, It oomaociifis Itself to tlic fnvime
ble conali’lentfouot orsvyhtnost voter It: the
country wIk> understands (ho weln
tiotts vrhlcli riapuMioan mismanagsment
and corruptieu bear to the monill
tloti of the pmplii. The ticket will also
commend itaeU to tlio-sappoH of tho-ore-
pi hllci ms wit* are nut satisfied with the
record of the aandidatv'of their owe. i |»rty.
Jt may be stM—and truly said—that tlio, po
Ittical Teconl of Ah. lllalne is no worso than
■Uie records of any of tin men of that party
who have pushed uupohlhanisni to 'its pro
tical results. Tbhlsone fart that igivcs us
1 iu j k’ : for if the wavolt against Mr.' Illaliie,
wlihfii has tuwuinrd ooaaidemhle importance
in quarters whore really liuncat aud sincere
|<eople liave born titlin' habit of following
. after the iimrlilut—If tlie revolt aiarin*l Mr.
Blaine meant aaythistg, it meant a revolt
-against the method, noblcli made ttie nomi
nation of Mr. Otaiac possible. The organs
have suddenly foitiul out tliat Mr, George
\William Curtis and.the large cimUugcnt of
Jndeprndcnta and .reformer* tliat aympa
'thizea with him arc worse Ilian democrats,
.and they are sukjso’.ed to abuse that ia not
,likely to be forgii en.
In other words, then- Is no question as to
itlie purposes of tlieoepuhllcan independents
•and reformer*. They will support rtlevelaml
■and Hendricks, and before the lenipslgit
draws to a victorious 'dose we shallexpeet to
aee them ctuphaiioinj- their sup|iort with the
seal that it so lieooaiiug to conv erta. But the
democratic ticket vat not nominated for tlie
purpose of meetiag the views of any class or
contingent. It was put forth to Meet tlie
vietrs of the whole country, and wr believe
tbegvsult will allow the wisdom of the con
vention. It it a ticket which no honest man,
no conservative cititen can refuse to support.
It appeals not only to Che sentimental view*
ml the people,‘but to that strung desire for
redraw and reform which has been gathering
•volume since the occurrence* of Kit
Appeals 'to tlie sense of j unite, economy and
stately that Is strong in every intelligent
American's breast, and commends itself both
to the conservatism and patriotism of every
-citizen that understands the theory and
priiu iples.il which bit government is based.
Mr. (levwland, who heads the ikket, has
a record wlifeh cannot fail to win tbe appro
bation and indorsement of tlie honest utters
of Uwrouutry. Ilia political enemlea say lie
is not a ‘'brtlliaift" man. Tliia means simply
that Im is not ■ cheap rhetorician, nor one
who pose, before tbe public, “splurging.'' as
tbe saying ia, to as to win the applause of the
unthinking. Few brilliant men bateoreu-
pivd tbe white bouse; somehow or other, the
people, whoa* Instincts are active, whatever
their notions may be, liave seemed to avoid
‘brilliant'' men in cboodng their rulers.
It may ba true that Mr. Cleveland is not
brilliant, bat in alt those homely qualities
tliat commend themselves to the appro**) of
was a happy impulse. His name gives to the
ticket a savor of 1*70, and will remind honest
men In every part of the country that a great
wrong against the pcoplo Is still to be redress
ed. • Mr. Hendricks has. already opened the
campaign, and the vigor and fire of his utter
ances nt Indianapolis will give the cue to an
aggressive canvass by democrats everywhere.
The ticket tgill win. Success Is in the air.
BUSINESS AND THE BANKS.
The course of the New York hanks in con
tracting loans, wlicn deposits are increasing
&ml wlicn they have accumulated a reserve
tliat Is only a fraction less than one hundred
million dollars, is widely and severely criti
cised. These hanks now hold nearly twenty-
four millions in excess of legal reserve. They
hold ns much as they did In the blue summer
of 1878, and more than they held In any
summer before that time or in the years that
followed that dismal season down to this
present one. Nor is this all. The
New York hanks have gained In
deposits since J tine 21 about nineteen mil
lions; and yet loans have boon decreased in
tliat time about three millions—about
thirty-seven millions since tlio May l«mle,
ami about sixty millions since the lirst day
of March. Tire steady contraction of loans
goes on, and tlie volume of failures is cor
respondingly enlarged. Thcso failures cre-
atn anew distrust, and distrust breeds more
disasters. Aud yet the hank* of New ^ork
persist in reducing their accommodations
and in wcciiinulatiug a stilt larger surplus re
serve. To tlio average man it would seem Hint
the peOieybf tlie New York banks will. If much
longer maintained, result In the destruction
of their own customers, and an aggravation
of arituatlon tliat the hanks do not desire
beauise it leave* no room for profits. If there
is any good reason for such a rigid contrac
tion of loans, it lias not been nmde public.
They certainly do not need a larger reserve.
wred front the •carenfMsy. They are still
too much frightened to aee clearly the weeds
of theeuwntry and their dwty to their own
customer* and tlie Irani newt public.
OutaMo of the continuous squeezing liy the
New York hanks there is not a discouraging
feature in the cumwt of hntinesr, Tlie
money withdrawn ia May is returning to tha
clianticls of trade; fewer fslinrei among tlie
menfiianta have occurred than was generally
autbclpatrel; tlie exports of proilurejirc very
large, while imports are falling aff, anil tlie
crop outlook never was more promising.
TI4 winter wheat harvest is now being tested
by tlio tlirrslirra, and if the spring wheat
crap turn* out a* trail, a surplus of two bun
deed million bushels wlU lie on linnd. This
surplus may bring low prices, but
Hnru|>c 1 will need it all.
the prica of wlieat it lew, no ono need starve
ia tills country. a The corn and co ton crops
are equally promising. When these great
crops are safe, the volume of business will
Login to increase, and all will see that there
will soon be money eemugh for needful and
useful enterprises. The wlieat crop is uow
fairly out of harin'* way; the corn crop soon
will be, and if Elio cotton crop turns out well
tlie people of tbe south aud west need not
consult Wall street, for they will have pro
ducts iu hand that*will pay debts, buy sup
plies and restore prosperity. A hale of cot
ton or a carload of corn can squeeze money
out of even tlio New York banks.
THE TARIFF STEW.
Some of our esteemed democratic friends
threaten to engage ill a smalt controversy
among themselves as to the meaning of tlie
tariff paragraph in the Chicago platform.
Messrs. Him I and Buokwaltcr regard these
paragraphs as embodying free trade doctrine,
while other democrats look upon them as
favorable to protection. These symptoms of
controversy are not to lie Interpreted aa show
ing that the tariff plank of the democratic
platform it doubtful. They show, rattier,
tliat it has a sort of a Shakspearian vitality,
which, while it may trouble tlie doctrinaires,
it altogether satisfactory to the people. The
commentator* are not at all agreed as to the
meaning of certain phrases and passages in
gliakapearv, hut tlie commentators pass
away one by one. and Sliakspeare still livea.
The meaning of the tariff plank in tlie
democratic platform runs lietweci the do
sires of the doctrinaires, and strikes the pur
poses and desires of the people. The theory
of free trade Is a perfect theory, the argu
ments upon which it is based are unanswer
able. Protection, as a theory, is indefensible
and all the arguments are against it at a the
ory. But tlie doctrinaires should hear
in mind tliat itarth* in this country are com
pelled to deal witli protec tion as a tact. It is
an easy matter to dispoue of or to establish a
theory—a very few arguments will answer;
but something more than an argument is re
quired to dispose of a tact England is a free
trade country in a measure; but the I'nited
MR. BLAINE'S LETTER.
When the republican committee colled on
Mr. Blaine to inform him of his nomination
its spokesman doubtless asked him what he
had In his market-basket. We can easily
imagine the plumed knight sticking his
tongue in ills cheek and replying, “Lassoes
to catch meddlers." He doubtless used the
statement figuratively, having no purpose, <
that early stage of the game, to be more t' /■
half confidential.
The committee thereupon retired, r
Blaine, assisted by two editors an -nd JO
Jersey politician, proceeded to , r ‘ mtr
basket and ossorttlie contents. " -1
been telegraphed. It fills (> ^ r( "dht
Tiia CoKitTtTiTio* and is M ''“f"*”
letter of acceptance.^ This let' , ' j
Worth reading, forining „ lt ,• ^
humorous contrast to thc pIl kn|gbt . g
career. From the ., laine ,k>Ii, Aetf viewitis
very Insipid dr cumcnt T li , Walnc ltatos .
man lias s' .fidenly grown t*l in the mind,
lie ia fcravc and dull. T j, t ; is , U( j,lenly bo-
com'c serious and sober. j, no longer the
krrogant and oggresslv , (politician 'witii t a
policy distinctly Ann afgnm, but tlie meek
and lowly republican , « 0 scs feeling around
iu tlie bulrushes for a fiiaby innocent enough
to deceive and plcar t (Colonel Pharaoh Gould
and other dignitai ^ 0 f the gilded republi
can court.
Mr. Blaine go- a'largely into figures of tlie
“five and six ir jL'e twenty-seven” sort, show
ing concluslvi j|y by rules of his own Inven
tion and nj ypfiicatlon tlmt the republican
party is no i .only responsible for the pros
perity of u,c country—for tlie increase in
populutir , n(m ,i tlie increascof railroad mileage
—but re qssnslbie also for our glorious climate
and tlie, highly esteemed seasons which have
prove) j to fruitful to tlie sonsund daughters
of tol i. Air. lllalne plainly leaves it to be in-
fern td that if the thieves that are now engaged
in i.xibbimg tlio |ieople through the medium
of tlie republican party arc turned out of
p ower, there will be trouble and eonfusion iu
‘die land, mid it will lie found tlmt such men
,as Mr. Kvartsand Prlvnto Dalzell agree with
him.
Coming from Air. Blaine, the letter is
romurkablo document. It is lacking in all
tliosc characteristics tlmt commended Mr.
illalno to tlie peculiar dements that de
manded Ills nomination at Chicago, Tlie
"boom" is wanting. There is no echo of tlio
brass hand; thc llim-finm of thc kettle-drum
Is not heard. Indeed, after ail tlmt 1ms been
said, tlio letter falls flat. It is incompetent
to tlio occasion. It lacks mettle nnd vigor.
Nome one lias been smoothing Mr. Blaine'
mental activity with a jack-plane. Tlie letter
reads ns If it lmd passed through tlie dull
medium of a Philadelphia editor's brain,
Tlie lurtncss and originality tlmt ordinary
observers imagine they find in Air. Blaine'
style Imvc been rinsed and squeezed out, and
liis letter is just dry enough to emphasize
hutting campaign.
There is just one point in it calculated to
attract the attention of tlie people. Referring
to tlio fact tlmt immigration from China luu
been prohibited, Air. lllalne suggests, in
sympathetic way, that tlio time nmy come
wiien It will lie necessary for the republican
|Hir y to prohibit immigration from Europe.
This is Intended to be taken or an intimation
tliat Air. lllalne is ready to liead a crusade
against thc Irish and German immigrants
tlmt nre pouring into tliia country by way of
Castle Garden. This is rather a queer posi
tion for tlie republican candidate to take at a
time when hia organs are engaged In an at-
tempt to win at least a portion of tlie Irish
vote. This curious statement probably
escaped tlie attention of Uioee who revised
Air. Blaine's letter, for, however much they
may sympathize with such a proposition to
prevent Irish and German immigrants from
landing on these shores, they would 'hardly
indorse it publicly.
Altogether, tlie letter is weak, fiat and tin
interesting. Tlie “boy*" will sean-li it in
vain for ail opportunity to start a “hurrah.’
coed to take the country by storm, but he
seems to be more conservatively inclined
since he has had time to reflect over tlie
matter. We say “seems,” forit Is well known
that when the public has put its finger on the
gifted Butler, he is generally found to be any
where except under the public’a linger. But
the probability is tliat lie will fall to and su
port the democratic ticket, thus placing K r
self in a position toenjoy some of the frr J, "‘
a victory tlmt now appears to be only y®* r ’i
tion of lime. ,A(jues-
On the whole, the campaign is
in a very satisfactory mann gGUndbig up
weeks, unless tiie omens dr yr. In a few
sonal magnetism business yfeive us, the per-
party will have petere /ot tlie republican
crew will be engng A out, and the whole
apologizing for its' /A. in explaining and
THE r~ /Irrupt practices.
The interne yREELY RESCUE,
north pole 1 .donal attempt to surround tlie
disaster e with stations 1ms only resulted iu
establir' aid failure. Eleven stations were
inter aied by thc nations represented in tlie
hu- jationai polar conference held in Ham-
MVM* Philosopher to Meditate,
iiil! oictureis overdrawn, I hope so. Ono thing
i I know. Tbo hope ttf thc nation and its sal-
Ihs ' ,, i vation in those small)Unpretending towns aud
, ,«» Keen the eottOB jilSScr. Confidence , goo ,i f alm i n g country that supports theme
, /latit of rUAc gVmtiI remember that young folk" are not nfrind to inrrav there 1 .
, /» the fiewiMheri first -began to teli us llB d they do marry and go to work and live.
* .. ......li.j 1 . had 1 bnppilv and humble nnd do not strain to keep.
o«ttt a aew-GsS machine that Elms Howe uau r. (li v i Paahionahl.. h„,w£
invented t’ ia t would do as much work in a
day as 0 nundred women with their needles I
was : .ucredulous and I was indignant.
ROUNDING UP.
Those who suppoacd that the Hon. John
Kelly, who withdrew from the Chicago con
vention without telling anybody goodbye,
had retired to tlie metropolis for the purpose
of painting bin end of the town red, will he
most agreeably disappointed to know that the
Tammany chief ia neither very angry nor
very ohstropulous, as the Georgia phrase ia
The probability ia indeed, Of Tm: Oosstitc-
tiox took occasion to predict some time ago,
that he will proceed to ratify the nomination
ot Cleveland and llendricka whenever a lil
ting occasion offer*—if not enthusiastically,
at least reasonably—and that ia all that can
be expected or draired. There are some very
hot-headed individuals in the Tammany or
ganization, and it would be next to impossi
ble for Air. Kelly to lead these to bolt a
ticket which has such decided prospects of
success. The demoanta may, therefore,count
on the cooperation ot Kelly and Tammany
States are not England. The condition* here | with more certainty than in 1880, when the
are not to be compared to those in England. | gooes seemed to hang high.
They may be comparable after awhile, but ■ , In Brooklyn, Boas McLaughlin and hia
that remains to be seen. I fellow-worker* declare not only that
Meanwhile, what is to be done while we j they will support iTeveland most
are waiting to see whether the conditions in J heartily, but that he will ear
th's country will erer be similar to those in ry New York by a rousing
Great Britain? We can do but one thing, majority, and they langh at th* suggestion
and that Is to accept tact* aa w* find them, that be will be opposed by Tammany—the
Protection In this country is a fact and a very laughing meaning, we art let to suppose, that
zx$nla7!l. The United States agreed io
X/ihlisli one in 82 degrees north, and Lien
Wnant Grecly and twenty-four men started
In June, 1881, for Discovery harbor, which
‘he reached without difficulty. He staid
there in safely and comparative comfort
til, in obedience to his instructions, he w
romiiellcd to retreat southward.
Tlio responsibility rests not at ail upon
Lieutenant Grecly, who obeyed orders
throughout. Iu the first place the expedt
tion was sent ten degrees farther north than
were the other expeditions, and too higlt
for valuable metcrological observations. It
was folly, to use a mild word, to send twenty'
five men to such a locality. But the folly be
came something worse when thc government
tailed to relieve thc brave explorers in 1882
as had been agreed upon; and tlio great
wrong of 1882 was redoubled when thc expe
dition of 1883 was so befogged witli orders
tliat it left no adequate supply of provisions
for Qreely'a party when it retreated south
ward in accordance with instructions. The
brave men left their polar homo last August,
every member of thc party alive and w ell
and after a difficult journey on ice (toes and
by sledges, they were compelled to land
Cape .Sabine and prepare for winter. Tliclr
struggles at Cape Sabine to sustain life are
pitiful. Lieutenant Oreely was reading tbo
prayers for the dying when the relieving
party readied them. All were dead but eight;
and one poor fellow died after tlie rescue.
Scat where men should never be sent, left
in the land of perpetual ice without relief
until under their orders they sought a point
where a ship or food was to await them—
shall it bo said that no ono at Washington
lias blundered? Shall the administration be
held guiltless of the lives of these eighteen
brave men who simply obeyed orders? The
awful responsibility can easily be located, anil
until it ia, the en tire adminlstration-the pres
ident aud Ills entire cabinet—should bear the
odium and disgrace and shame. For Greely
and hia brave followers were absolutely free
of taulL
up with society, society! Fashionable, hypo
critical society. I know of no greater curio to.
any land or people. I wish evory young roan
when he marries had tlio courage to say to his
society friends, “Now,see here, we have start-
ed out n'ith small capital and wc cant follow
When you nre sick I will nurso you,.
did.ent believe that a machine could imitate
+ Jne nimble, delicate hands, and I felt like I
dident want it to do it nohow. My good wnen 3*on are sick i win nurse you-
mother bad been sewing for mo years and - ^ jj,, j ^||j j, e ip gig the grave and
years, and when she finished for her darling ^ , V()U( | )U t don't you try to toll my wife off*
■on, a nice pleated boiom shirt, I ivas proiul oT . y ulir extravagant notions aud your so-
her aud proud of tbe shirt too. Bu ‘ ‘ i n « cicty ,vays." Bin. Ar.r.
rolled on and thc Grover & Baker machine | • • -»
gotto circulating around, and I found out that THE JUNE cnOPS.
it was a good thing aud would save a power | —
of work, and so I bought ono for my wife.. Tlie Report ot tli& Commissioner of Agrl.
without any premonition. What a beautiful
seamstress she was.
liow nicely did she. manipulate the needle
and how dearly I loved to sit by and sec her
make stitch after stitch on the muslin or calico
or them other garments and things that
ECHOES OF THE PEOPLE.
n. M. M.,Oa., Is there any known cause for
sleep? it so. what Is It?
There are several natural causes. Among them
are fatigue, stillness, the absenco ot llgbt and mo
notonous low noises.
Count
remedy
We know ot no sure remedy. Rusty unit water
Is frequently used with good effect.
G. R. W„ Eufsula, Ale.; 1. lio you answer ques
tions written on postal cards? 2. Where are the
mines of Goleellda situated, aud (or what arc they
noted?
I. A’es. 2. In India, aud they are noted for their
diamonds.
T. J. 8., Greenville, 8. C.: Whst is thc recipe for
thc famous “sun cholera medicine?”
Tske equal parts tincture cayenne, tincture ot
opium, tincture of rhubarb, essence ot pepper
mint, and spirits ot esmphor. Mix well. Hose
fifteen to thirty drops In a wineglass of water, ar.
cording to age and the violence of thc attack.
Repeat every fifteen or twcntymlnutes until relief
Is obtained. This medicine tins stood the test of
forty years.
J. T. I*.. Thomson, Ga.: What was Tfblcn’s pop
ular majority 111 Is-Tti?''
Tlldcn's popular vote was 1 tV-H'J over tlmt of all
the other candidates.
L. 8., Washington, Ga.: Which Is the largest re.
Ilgious denomination In thc I'nited Htates?
The Alctbodlsts, according to actual count.
Old 8uhscribcr. Thoniaaton. Ga: When does the
■position liegln at New Orleans, and how long
111 It continue'
U will begin December 1st anil will continue six
month*.
W. U. M-, Jeflewonville. Where inn I *et
The Treasury of Thought, M by M*turln M. Bui
Ion?
Semi to any Atlnntu bookseller. If he hu not
the book on bund he will order it for you.
Thames Cooper, Toccoa, lie.: Uevlng seen e
notice In Tiik CojcsTiTfTiox e few deys since ask
ing where e copy of White's History of Ueorgia
could be obtained. I write to say that ! have a
cony and would sell It. The back and fly leaves
art* off but the matter is all intact.
Subscriber, West End, tJa.: When will the First
•rain regiment cxcurt to Charleston, and what
l ba tlie fere for members end friends of mem
bers?
On the 7th of August. The fare from Atlanta to
Charleston aud return will he **/.!*.
Anxious. Atlanta. Oa: A reader of your valua
ble paper desires to know why It h that every one.
and ucwsnaper men in particular, make all their
heroines little. I don't remember ever having
seen anything smart credited to a woman union
-** a pretty little woman,” or ”a brave lit-
n, or ”a lovely little woman.” Can 01
•annota big, bony, ugly woman do anything
clever?
CharlesUcade's heroines are all large, tall wo
men, on the Juno order. Some of Walter Scott's
heroines are "big, bony and ugly.” A woman'
site and appearance have nothing t
with her cleverness. Some of tl
ugliest woman In the world’s history were the
brightest and most Influential, for Instance Mad
amc de Steel. It Is not strange that newspaper
men should speak of "little women.” As a rule
women are of smaller suture than men.
A Prohibition Victory.
MrscATixr., la.. July 19.—The first trial under
new prohibition law in this county resulted in
. . Ictory for the prohibitionists. The defendant,
as. Weir, was fouud guilty on two connt* and
fined to the full extent of thc law.
tiovemor Waller for Ile-electlon.
BajPoxroKT. CL, July 19.—Lieutenant Governor
Sumner says that the national democratic com
mittee will advise the nomination of Governor
Thomas M. Waller for re-elevtion.
Logan Going West.
WasftivOTO*. July 19.—General Logan, accom
panied by delegates from the local branches of the
grand army of the republic, left this city to-night
to Minneapolis, Minn., to attend the national en
campment of that society.
women and children ami infants had to wear.
We have had infants at our house, various
infants, and it has been a world of work to
keep 'em agoing and stop 'em from squalling,
but still there has been pleasure in it. My
good wife took it all naturally and like a ma
ternal heroine as she is. I thought it was
right funny for a while, hut the fun wore oUT
and I settled down to business. We have rais
ed children by the pound and by the dozen
aud by the cord but wo have never had one
come to dur houie that woaent welcome, for
they alwavs come decently and in good order
and they nave grown up to be good boys and
better girls nnd gladden our hearts with their
presence. But i have got off the trnek of my
thoughts. I have seen thc cotton picker and I
want to toll you about it.
Now I dident believe that any machine
could take the place of human fingers in sew
ing und just so 1 have been incredulous about
tjifs cotton picking business. The truth is I
made sport of it and told our folks that it .wus
impossible, utterly impossible, for no machine
could sec, it dident have eyes nnd couldent
find tho bolls and some of tbe bolls were half
open and some two-thirds nnd some hung
down and some stood up and some opened east
and some opened west and soino ono way and
some another and so I had no faith, not a bit.
While here at Sumter I was invited to walk
out to Mr. Masons workshop and 1 went. Mr.
Mason is a bright intelligent man about thirty
years ojd. lie loves company and loves to
talk and will lay down his tools and tell you
everything he knows, I dont suppose he has
nny secrets from anybody, no doors locked, no
private room, no hiding place for his wonder
ful work. He shows you everything nnd tell
you what he thinks of doing that hu has not
done. He gave me one of the little revolving
tubes that picks tho cotton from tho bolls. It
is seven inches long and about 1 inches
dinmeter. This little thing is the invention
All t
motion. Four dozen of them will be working
on a cotton stock and if there is any
cotton open they will find it. There nre two
two upright cylinders three feet high that
straddle a cotton row liko a sulky plow strad
dles a row of corn and these little tubes re
volve horizontally in tho cylinders. They
turn round and round rapidly. The cylinders
revolvo on their axif niuf these tubes rovolve
on theirs as they follow tho cylinders round
and round. They nro sure to touch every boll
and if the cotton has opened and swells out
fraction of an inch tho little dclicato points .
the pickers get it aud roll it all out in an in
stnnt and by a reversed motion unload it ou t
platform aud from thore it is carried up and
‘ ut in a snek nml packed until it is full
orse )lower pulls the muchinc along the row,
The machine weighs throo hundred pounds.
Some of them are made for three feet cotton
and some for four and some for five.* I saw tho
little spindles set to work on cotton bolls half
opened and they left nothing, aud yet they
will revolve in your hand and not hurt you or
prick you. There uro 300 sharp points iu each
spindle. They are just under tho surface and
will catch the lint but not catch your ilesh or
the leaves or thc stems. The imperfect ma-
chiuo of last year picked 300 pounds an hour.
The perfect machine which ho has now Is
K cted to pick-600 pounds *nu hour. Mr.
•son has his own machinery, makes his own
lathe aud bis dies aud stamps and wheels and
everything. Ho is backed by capital unlimit
ed oud bus refused a million of dollars that
was offered him. He is making large machines
for Texas and Arkansas and smaller ones for
the castegp states. His plan is to charge i
“ivolty and let the machines bo made any
here. It is a thing of life and seuse aud
does just what you tell it to do. When tho cot
ton is well open for the first picking it goes
along and picks it and then you wait for the
next picking. It takes in no trash or dead
leaves, nothing but cotton. Now he 1ms a gin
that operates on the sameprinciplc. These lit
tle pickers have expanded into a cylinder ns
long as the shall and as large round ns n gin
saw and they catch the lint nnd an iron bar
keeps the seed from following the lint nnd
forces them back. The lint is not cut or torn.
He is using a Winship frame, taking out the
•aws aud putting his cylinder iu their place.
It gins twice ns fast os the saws aud there is
no danger to hands or arms, I put my
hand on the cylinder while it was mnkin
2,000 revolutions a minute. He dropped
a handful of shingle nails in the Opcuiug
and they were carried through in an instaut
and did no harm. Exports from northern fac
tories say the lint is worth ten per cent more
than lint cut by the old method.
I was ruminating over this new mode ot
picking cotton, and to my mind it is going to
work a revolution in our furmiug. In the first
place a poor man can't buy oue. In the next
S lace he cant afford to give fifty cents a huu-
red for picking when his nabor, who has got
machine can idek his for ten cents a hun
dred or less. Then*again the machine wont
work well on rough or hilly land, ami no that
kind of land willliave to be planted in some
thing else.
So I take it that poor folks and poor land
will have to quit cotton, aud that will be a
blessing. It may be, however, tlmt some in-
terprising fellers will buy a machine aud go
about in tbe settlement picking for the
farmer just like they go about now threshing
their wheat. What will become of the nigger
women and children in cotton tirue, I dont
know; maybe we can hire them to cook nnd
wash alter while when they cant get anything
else to do, I hope so.
Sumter is a good old town; the best shaded
town 1 know of; elms and water oaks every
where, and lovely cottage homes set bark in
spacious lots and surreuuded with shade and
beautiful flowers, and the sweetest girls sit
ting in tbe broad piazzas, and the prettiest
children playing in the grass, and the good
people are so hospitable ami homelike and
the preachers so gentle and kind and have
such good eating and our jolly landlord of the
Jervey house to merry aud entertaining.
There is no chance to be blue or homesick in
Sumter, I never passed two days more
pleasantly aud had rather make an annual
rimage here than anywhere I have beeu
best propsect for a coming crop that I have
seen, is here. Thc cotton is splendid and the
corn high and heavily eared all the way to
Manning, which is another lovely town,
though not so old or so large as Sumter. These
people go slow but they go sure and live hap-
n!y and content. Thev show content ami
eisure in their form and feature, iu their walk
and conversation. They are not in a hurrv.
They have time to talk to von. They love
their state and their towns and their people.
They stand up to their preachers and their
statesmen. Their boys are sober and diligent
and manly, and their girls are modest. I
wish tbe boys atd girls were so everv where,
but they are not. Iwas in a town not longago
and a good man told me he had but one
culture for tlie Month.
The June report of the commissioner ofagri-
culture embracing reports to July 1st is just
emerging from the press, nnd contains some
interesting crop news.
THK COBX CROP.
Of the corn crop the commissioner says that
since the last monthly report the crop has fal
len from 98 to U5 in the general average for the
state. Serious damage, and in some places al
most a total loss, of the crop, on the bottom
lands, has resulted from overflow. Uplands-
have sustained much iniury both to crop and
soil, from excessive washing rains. In south
ern Georgia, the crop being further advauccd.
when the rains commenced, the cultivation
was less interfered with and comparatively lit
tle injury has been sustained. In east Georgia
aud in some counties in each of Urn other sec
tions, thc condition of the crop is above an
average, and notwithstanding the unfavorable
weather of thc month and the consequent
grassy condition, the crop in the whole state
is only five per cent below an average, and is
two per cent better than at this time last
year.
Thc condition compared to an average in
north Georgia is 91; in middle Georgia, 92; in
southwest Georgia, 93; in east Georgia, 103; in
southeast Georgia, 98, and in the wholo state,
95.
THE OAT CROP.
The yield compared to an overage in north
Georgia is 68; iu middle Georgia, 64; in south
west Georgia, 68; in east Georgia, 67; in south
east Georgia, 86, and in the state, 76.
Much loss has resulted from falling and
tangling with the unharvested portion of the
crop alter tho rains set in. The damage from
this cause w as greater iu the northern and
middle portion of tho state, whero the crop
waslatcr in maturing and tho rqjns somewhat
heavier and more continuous.
THE WHEAT CROP. .
Thc yield compared to an average in north
Georgia is 97; in middle Georgia, 85; in south
west Georgia, 87; in east Georgia, 69. South
east Georgia makes no report of this crop. Tho
average lor the state, estimated from the two
sections, north ami middle Georgia, whero
most of the wheat is grown, is 91.
The grain is well developed, and the yield
per acre in north Georgia is two bushels moro
than last year; in southwest Georgia, ono
bushel more. In middle Georgia the yield per
acre is the same,' and in cast Georgia a little
less than that of last year.
The crop has suffered much injury in the
shock since harvest in every section of tho
state from the protracted wet weather.
THE COTTOX CROP.
The cotton crop has been scrioubly injured
by the excessive and continued wet weather
of the month of June. There is a general
complaint, os will be seen from tho corres
pondent's notes, of too muoh rain and gross*
and too little sunshino for the crop. Since the
last monthly rejiort, the prospective condition
has fallen ten per cent in north, middle
and east Georgia, six per cent in southwest,
and four jicr cent in southeast Georgia.
Tho condition compared to an average in
north Georgia is 82; in middle Georgia, 86; in
southwest Georgia, 93; in east Georgia, 88; in
southeast Georgia, 93, and in the whole state,
88.
MI8CEI.LANROUS CROPS.
Sugar cane—Middle Georgia, 88; southwest
Georgia, 83; east Georgia, 85, and southeast
Georgia, 92.
Rice.—North Georgia, 62{southwest Georgia,
90; east Georgia, 88, and southeast Georgia 98.
Middle Georgia makes no report of the crop.
Melons.—North Georgia,87; iniddlo Georgia,
; southwest Georgia, 80; cast Georgia, 75,
ami southeast Georgia, 87.
Sweet Potatoes.—North Georgia, 98; middle
Georgia, 93; southwest Georgia, 96; east Geor
gia, 101, aud southwest Georgia 193.
THE WRATHKR.
The month of Jiiue Is unprocondentod for
any years iu the number of its rainy days,
ami the amount of rainfall. North aud mid
dle Georgia had, during the month, from
eleven to nineteen rainy days, and southern
Georgia from nine to fourteen.
The total precipitation for the month varies
at different stations from about five to thirteen
inches. The largest amount reported is in
Atlanta aud ut Mossy Creek, the smallest in
Rome and Nashville.
THE CAPITOL COMMISSION.
the 24 th of
Tlie Hoard Adjourns to Sleet c
September Next.
Friday the capitol commission completed
its labors ami adjourned to meet on the
24th of September at 3 o’clock p. in.
After concluding their exoiuin t on of the
bids General Alexander offered the following
resolution;
Resolved, That the hoard rejeet all the bid*
received for furnishing material aiyl the con
struction of the state capitol.
Resolved secondly, Tnat the commission re
advertise for further bids for furnishing ma
terial and construction for thc state capitol to
be received until four o'clock p. m., Septem
ber 24, 1884. , 1
The commissioners then went to work and
•greed on thc new form of advertisement.
The plans, etc., can be had on application
to the commission or at the office of Edbrooke
A* Burnham, the architects at Chicago. No
bids will be considered unless thev are made
out on the schedule "blanks furnished by the
commission. In making bids in the competi
tion just closed a number of bids were thrown
out because they were not on the schedule
blanks, the bidders not appearing to fully
understand the requirements of the commis
sion. Bond and security from the bidders will
be required in all cases.
The commission passed an order for the ad
vertisement to be inserted once a week lor the
two months in The Atlaxta Cox«titi*tiox,
Macon Telegraph and Messenger, Columbus
hnquirer-8un, Savannah Morning News, Au
gusta Chronicle and Constitutionalist, also in
a New York builders’ paper, the Baltimore
Sun, the Inland Architect, of Chicago; the 8t.
Louis Republican, Cincinnati Enquirer, and
Louisville Courier-Journal.
After auditing some accounts, tbe commis
sion adjourned to meet on the 24th of Septem
ber.
MR. CDBtOOKR’a ONSIOX.
A Coxstitl’Tiox man asked Mr. Edbrooke
what he thought of the action of the commis
sion. He said:
‘I think the commission has taken a very
wise course. I am confident—I know that
the readvertisement will result in bids that
the commission will be able to accept Yon
may depend on it, money will be saved, and
the capitol will be built*
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