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TJIE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY AUGUST 12 1884. TWELVE PAGES.
BETSY HAMILTON.
Ectejr F*y?? the Thander and LUhtntn*. Bsdbuf*
and Mosq'itto*. Crying ChlMr. n and t.u
Qu* ruling Old Woman Uul* m??cp
6c. rot at Old Mitt Kaiucrow**.
Twix the thunder am! lightniu*, win l anil
rail, bedbugs and mosquitoes, try in' *chil-
m lun, and the quarrelin??? old ???owan, tlnr w:nrit
much slecpin??? done that night nt oi l Mia*
Kaincrow???s.
I got ??o tickled over the old 'omans slappin???
Cal for May Liza, and Cal's smartm-.;.* in git-
tin??? shet of the apaamy chile, tlmt 1 got wide
awake and couldentgo to sleep no rn-??re to save
my life,tnid I know in ronton the boy* in tbo
abed room waa awake too knze I could hotr
'em whitperin??? and gigglin???. Tha old ???ornan
Vnowed the chile didn't have no npaam, hut
phe never tuapieioned Caf. Hhe tnck him in
ted longer her and blowed out the taller ean-
dlc and grumbled about her old man not git-
tin home 'fore that time o???night, ???And I lay
ef he do have the enthoranee to fetch hia-sef
home drunk, I lay I aober him; and of you
young 'uut dont ahet up your mouth**a yelliu'
here thie time o???night, 1 lay I aober tome o
you bins too. They anuhbed a while ond drapt
off to sleep. A tier while the old mTri eonio
a.-.fflkin??? in and crawled under her bed (ono of
thcae cojikd bedsteads) ond ri* it up in the
middle with hit back to try to akecr her, hat
ahe was at good at her word, ahe lit out on the
floor in her bear foot, jerked down tbo hicko
ry and h t in on hint, ???kerratchet, korrntchot,
kerretehrt."
???Ouch! ouch! ouch! I>on???t, Milly; don't
for Massy's sake don???t. It???a me, it's mo, Milly.
J tell you it'a me,??? aereamed tiro old man
???under the Ud.
???No it aiut you,??? any* old Min Ilaincrnw;
???oh, no it pint you,??? hitting him harder every
lick.
???L< 1 im out. Murder! mur-der! mur???Jer,???
??? looted tic old man loud nt he.could aereitn.
Ti e dogt nil let in to harkin??? an I the efiil-
lun tot up n yell???May Liza, Robert K. Lae,
William llu.ry Forney, Charles M. Shelley,
and little John T. Morgan nil, wb'-n tho old
limn lit ?? ut and scampered off somoVs, and
we newr Mid him no more.
It wot mighty nigh day, and the old 'oman
mode ep a lire in the fireplace to git break-
TILDEN AND CLEVELAND.
He ITcnrtlly I-:u<loriea the Nomination
Tire Lust Conference,
N* w Vo me, August 8.???Since Governor Cleve-
iend'p visit to Orr.pttme, where he confnrre*
u ith Mr. Tildcn, much discussion ban taken
piece ss to what part the latter would play in
the <?? nductof the campaign.
It cr n be stated with absolute authority tliat
Mr. Tilden???a interest in Governor Cleveland 1
micc?????s it end bus been earnest and outspoken.
Mr. Tibb n's letter of declination was made
pnbKe after an assuranco from the governor
heartv and entire sympathy
vitli
Ihe July
???/"It ????.e
I he wry, hm
ing finally gi
i ??.lv v Hit* d U
erwhelining
that Mr. Tilden should
???mi nation. That letter, by
epared many week* before bj-
n to the public. Mr. Tihlm
n proper opportunity to make
icjsion Known. Ho left hi* intimate
is in no doubt that under no circurnitau-
ruld he feel himself able to undertake
i ronsibilities of the campaign and tin
f,m nt ???achievement of reform in the ad-
nutrfdhn of the federal government.??????for
imt, aiiu we'titi* all riz. Shu filled tho hath
j lum 11.11 of sweet tatern, baked sonu earn
il< dgeis in Ihe skilh-t, brib'd soma meat on tho
coals and made some coffee nut???ti patch meal.
The little white beaded, dirty faced chaps
f elted ami eiied all tho time, and tho old
'oiiimi iredded.
Aunt Nriu-y and maw aot and smoked thor
I djes. Aunt Nancy she lowed to old Miss
(atticrow:
???Hit???s monstrous hard on a body Li take keor
of so many chiilun and keep'em in viltius and
clothes,"
???Not ro mighty.??? says she. ???I hniut got
ualry one to sjuir; I???d work tho oonds of my
fingers oil for uiry one of 'em, bad sa they is???
keep nit???n the fire, Hnl; you???d git right in it
if 1 didn???t jerk you out. Bet down thar, May
Liza, you aiut made out'ii glass. Nobody
rant ice thu' you. Put down Unit dog, Jo Her
ne n Pavia, and fetch the baby here to me. Bet
down thor. William Henry Korney, and shot
yoiirtmuth. Your tongue is allera n gwinc.
Didn't 1 tell you to fetch me tho baby, JoIlT
I???ll floor you with this hero Ugtit???ood knot fust
thing ycu know, and atomp you into tho bar-
pa n; fi tch it hero to ma this minute, Bless hits
little heart of it, inur-thcr wouldn't toko a dol
lar for hit. IIit???* worth tho whole gang put
toother. Harden, honey, don't cry; intir-
tlid'll give it n sweet Inter quick us it**
rcrkid???don???t ery. Tell tho Indies y??i
ip me; it'* most too big a nauio for hit???* fit
t?? tigue to wriqi around. He named him attor
Ji l.n T. Morgan, kase bo waa hi his roof-rasut
in the war. Dnr-dao, honey, don???t ery.??? and
lhe lot Hill ell the floor and shoved the yaller
| up at him to play with, hut John T. Morgan
udibit:'t l.csh.
???Hemmed all the boys nnd 1 named the
gnls. 'I he boys is nil imtiied utter big, am trt
nu n that I ih.n???tknow nothin' aboutuml never
hove ipw. ???Alnbamy-Tctcli-me-Not??? t!????r is
named ter her two gran-maw.*??? Alnhamy for
my m: w, and Misaoury fur hls'ii; hut utter I
fell out longer ohMtoory, (that's h ; s mammy)
1 cnlld! h??r *Alalminy-Toteh-iu vNot,??? kaso
???he is to tetchy. Bbc???ll cry if you ji<*t lo??k
hard at her. Muv Lim is naino Mary for her
Aunt Polly, and Liza for her Aunt June. May
Lira is a'twin to Hnl. Hnl is jbt tram ? I Mil
for short. Hhe goes by the name of Big His
nu itly, r.t.d her cousins nil call* her Cousin
??1::. Come here Sal and lotnnio fasten yo.ir
cent. ,7/mftgrowed everthing mIk*'* g ??t.
CJ???out viii.d. r,* Henry Forney, uu i
tell .Infie Curry to fetch n.???J boro to me.
Jabo he isn twin to Hubert K. L.'\ ,'MV nro
next to JclVersoii Pavia???shot up your inwn>;,
Char lie M. Hhelley; nobody emit hear they*
???elves talk for your everlastin' whinin???. I
raut give you the later tel it's cooked. Hero
take this*??? here piece of bread, and hush,
khelley ho is jist n year older'n John T. M ir-
tni., pi d John T. has mighty nigh eoteli up t ??
him iu eix??-???shet up your mouth, William
lieiity Forney. How many moro times do
ycu want me to tell you about your tongue?
flu ?? nt li ar this minute and tell .lube Curry ef
he deli'l fitch hia-srf hero to me and inn
John T. M' rgnn mid stop him from yellin???,
I???ll make his pup beat him into n frazzle."
But William llonrv Forney instead of tell-
in??? him to tome to his mammy, went out thar
and sot up n fuss longer Jnbo Curry about n
sited tuter.
???Mur-thrr, uiur-ther, make Jubegiiumo my
tat??'r. It???s my tn-terj 1 had it fun."
???Hit's tot none of his???n no sieh a thing,
Mur-thcr. Mm-thor, make William llenry
gimme my string. He t??Hik mil lo*k my
string l.ntc I iuatoned my sweetatcr waTnlm,
ai d it's rone of his???n. it???* my tater???it???s my
Very Istn,"
llwn she let in on Juho with tin* Hiekry
ple'd been u pimuisiu' hini,uud Loved *???1*11 gin
vou fightin* hImhiIaswh* t tnter???,i sited later j
Now piiit n later a big thing to fight about?
Live the later to your little bit hly, and tb it
r,mck ??????.?? ie 1 beat j??u tel you won t know who
you was named otter. Take yourself in tlx it
house bi ??1 i??yst your buddy, Johu T. Morgan,
*fi re 1 ??t?? inp thu life out???n yon. 1 lay 1 m nt
killi i?? n.t i.i y?? u yoting'uns about tUuin Liters
wit. 'Hum's the lust awoottalerst'ut'i
ifeubts that hi* election would bo
tain if he survived until tho close of the carn-
i pi/; n. But when his decision became generally
Utvn r.t Washington he was irnportmnvl
V'geiMiely and eonstantly by many leaders ot
ti ??? | ally to r?? wwdder it. He st-'a-ifsatly re-
ituptid his |??Ufta*pe???hi* first intention being
to rijdifM the fi tter to tho state democratic
convention. Circuiiwtanfies???and after tho
p; mii ni.ee of Governor Cleveland reforrod to
ld him to address the defter to Chairuivn
Mfi rtiiig at tho time it was issued, and G.??v-
11 i i r????? t???h'YPhnil'* couiroi of Iho statu delegj-
t:en was thereafter os.'iirod.
Hint???and even heforo???tho nomination
Mr. TiJdeu???* expressions of eatgem f>r G ??v-
??? M,or ch vclaad and appreciation of hiv hi ;\i
rnwt'td mill able administration, which so
eh i ely la* followed the line* of Mr. Ti file.Vs
cm n admiiiistraticn of the sumo office, liavo
bon unr.tintcd. Governor.Cleveland's friends
ft 11 that bi* candidacy represent* in tho largest
iu?? m lire,and more contpiciiou dy,perhaps,than
wctibl have been the cane with any other ran-
di??!i:te, that ???achievement of reform in tin?
id ministration of the feJeral government,???
which the jrrty bad ns its chief isitie when
Mr. Ti!dtn was its enudidnle. And as the
chi ice of the party, when Mr. Tilden could
not le j hicrd lit the head ????f the ticket???os tha
fiirt ??l< meetntic governor of New York after
Mi. 'iilden???he ol??o mny he considered to
it l net nt the irsuo of that ???be.ri hotnigo
of tier mill???the pledge of our devotion
to the principles an tin? cause uow ju
te) up hie in Ihe history of this republic from
the Ipbi.r* and the nnmeof Hnmuel J. Tilden."
Mr. Tilden'* formal indorsement of the
ticket was cxprciscdin bis letter to the Albany
Phalanx c.u tho occ.abm of the ratification
BILL ARP.
THE PHILOSOPHER TAT.KS
EVERY DAY SUBJECTS.
Ltcjr Firarn and Thrifty Farmers Ind-p-adoot
???td fivIf-Etllsut Families-Somethin* Abaut
Women's XUchta-A Cbiesao * Bio*
Agent Tackles tbt Philosopher.
The crop* are laid by, but there is no rest
for tho thrifty former, and it is a blesaud thing
that the thrifty farmer don't want any. A
change of work is all the rest be wants. Bomb
folk* aro constitutionally lazy And work only
when they are obliged, and they are actually
glad of any excuse to stop. They like to go
to mill and they like to go to town, but they
don't like to work. I know a farmer who i?? a
grod, clever man and behaves himself decent
ly, hut he loves to talk so well be can't work.
He will talk about the weather for half an hour
without stopping. He came to my house the
other day to borrow a spade and said he was
in n powerful hurry to get back. Without
thinking of Ihe consequences I just asked him
if (he storm damaged his corn any, and that
Halted him. He told about stornu and hur
ricanes froni away back to his boyhood, and
Low a man bung to a sapling and never got
uaiy bruise, but the wind blew his breath
nwiiy and didei.t give him time to draw an-
???ither, oi.d io he died for want of breath, just
1:1 dies when she loses her cud. He
s gave her a dime and a blessing,and the
1 intimated that if bIic would depart
and
colonel I .
t he to crests she might find more congenial
victims.
What n comfort it is that we hav<
cot got such women down south, nor sue*!
preachers to marry cm. When I told her
that we did not ne$d such laws in Georgia,
that our wives were all happy and contentedt
and when they did not have laws enough that
made them at home, and when my wife
wanted anything *be simply said. ???Be it
like ???
trident work bis bt-Howct in such a wind.
And he told how another storm blew an old
bead foremost against u pip!
iO rum. >
acted and' it was enacted straightway
forthwith. T1j woman looked astonished
r.nd said; ???It is not that way where
1 ccme frtm." Maybe it aint.
At .???he seemed reluctant to go the beneficent
colonel took an idea that she was tired and
sick, and needed refreshment, and so he rung
a little bell and ordered it punch for the phi
lanthropic lady; but she respectfully declined
by trying that she waa by no means old
enough to need n stimulant. She wa<* smart,
that woman was???and as reasonably good
leaking a* a Chicago woman can be. Hhe
would make a good wife for Johu Jenkins, who
said, ???I want a wife old enough to have sense,
and ugly enough to stay at home.??? But a
Chicago woman wont stay at home. Sh^is
going to take the war path anyhow.
Bill Aar.
A BADLY MANAGED OFFICE.
tree
stuck Mil
deep . they
her cut by the toil, ami hod to
oft ond leave 'em in tbo tree,
And bo he kept
But
K:???,
her horns
couident pull
her horns
d they ore
[ on until I
hurry too,
talking.
!?? ? !>y
of liis nomination. Mr. Tilden wrote:
??????Although I cannot be prusont in person
with my ojd friend* in Albany on that intcr-
oting occasion, i cordially co-operate with
them iu fuppert of the excellent nominations
by ihe democratic national convention, und
f< cl ftftfeurrd that in its success at tho election,
of which there is every promise, the country
will achieve a substantial victory for the
cause of good government."
JlM.f.lHJ/.INft TIIF. CLERK*.
Neatly Worded Circular* Demanding Tint
They Ante for lilstlne and Logan.
Wamiinctox, August 0.???There is groat dis-
nilirfnetion in the department* over tho bull-
doing tactic* of the finnneo committee organ
ized J*>r the pnrpoao of collecting campaign
funds. H doc* not lessen the irritation that
the circular i* neatly worded, and that it is
??tated iu jiositivo language that all con
tributions tire .expected to bo volun
tary. it ia n fair presumption
that the clerk* would receive thc*o circular*
in n more rcmphiccnt mood if they contained
U peremptory demand for two per cent of their
mil ri< h. Thi* stimd-and-delivor policy would
nt hast give them tho satisfaction ofiteeling
tl at they had been mulcted in a fair an 1 hoa-
s jaLJc way, w hi mas the course of the present
is plenty to do betw??'
the eiop and gathering time. August
hot month to cut the winter's wood. It will
freer, and even the red oak, that *oma-
burns block ond goes out, will burn
will if cut down in August and seasoned
a while.. I've got the boys cutting my
winter???s wood now and will haul it up and
rtr.ck it. Two of the firo place* want wood
I no end n half foot long and tho others will
only chamber two foot stick*. Ho I have tho
wild cut four feet and live feet, and then wa
c ut it in tjroas we need it. Fifty cords will
tun u* through a winter. Then therj is tho
stove wood to get up, and that is a careful job
for 1 never let my wife or tho girls have any
enuse of complaint about wood or wat.*r in tho
kitchen. The wood must bo dry and split up
tine und net too long. J saw up hickory und
ash with the cross cut and after splitting it
up | iit It away under shelter, and I haul
Oip tho chin* from the woods to sprinkle in. It
ia net muon trouble to preparo a frugal meal
if everything is handy. The boys catch tho
chicken* and fix them all ready. I won???t lot
my wemen folk* do that. It is not a sightly
job,And nobody ought to havo it to do but
niggers nohow, confound'em. But I believe
iu independence. I like to seo a family in
dependent and self-reliant. I know families
who are always alarmed for fear their cook
will quit,and they don???t know whero they
will get another. And the young married
folk* nowaday* aro in ill* same fix
nhout nurse* for their babiei; well, nursing is
hard work, 1 know???nursing a fretful child is
the hardest work 1 know of. I've had a hand
in Hint business for thirty year* and I would-
c r.t go through it again for a house full of gold.
Many a night havo I walked tho floor iu my
long, white garment with a baby in uij arms
li.tnUtfc. iu its endeavors to avoid collision
with Ihe civil service rules, i* ctasive and
ccwnrdly, thbugh equally mandatory in
efleet. The plain Knglisji ot tho
infills r is that every man who refine*
o walk up to thu captain's oflice and Mettle
will be marked, and if a piMsihle pretext can
be fi ui.d for dismissing him in the event or
rniri.liccn ??urces?? it will he pat to iuo. Thare
is l lit i no opinion regarding this system of
rxtiutiui. it is regarded os infamous, and tho
(lira) point went is the more keen h??entt??s thi
Hoiks bed deluded themselves into tfi.' briief
that they would be protected by tho civil
n i vice mbs.
'ihe democrats in tho departments,and they
ate more numerous than is genera 1 ly supplied,
dfclnre that they wil[ not contribute a p.uiuy.
In tlu?? majority of cases tlicd ??? objeition j*
fourth d i n the belief that GJevehind and Hea
dricks will I h? elected, while other* lake high
im sal ciotimi in tho matter, and go quietly
at cut ttieir business, satisfied that???tho future
all take rare of itselt.
hug ??i.t n (lie patch, and th.<y a v in or a mot
It.wu d ??t??, ouil over ???em. f know in r.uma
tlcj tie hungry for later*, hit they jist
???bet.I figlt over ???em. I???ll gin V:n sonjlliiug
l??n, \V?? l
fightiu???
ret*.* in and eat i
.im got much, but
it
ni* of hutmioilk. Squire
I htv pel. end ho lowed ho would. Then sh??
tunic*! to ??*?? tl; ???G*ub ofl???n that churn, JeflVr-
h u I a\i>, ai d | iH?r the stranger out a cup of
I uttcrmilk???and for Massy???s sake g??out yau
i hulger quit ???
i bar km???
J. si. that, M*y Ltsa, and quit a gazin??? pine
l*!z: kl.tr you never have saw noVulv afore
??tl??
: tli ti
her* ???fi*re I kn
??? s oil of the fry ; it???s all clean;
n, stranger*. Didn't 11???H you to
, May Liza; you Chilian's enough
r diotrscUd. Fan tho tlics, Hal;
w.th your mouth kanghi* "fid*
??>u didn't have stiff grata of
??????tie of them latin*. Mi??* il i:n'l-
he finani
hav
ink
eofler th'?? ut sugar. Thar's ???owe sorgattiu
lasses; Wr'uus hsint got uo short sureetniu'.
Hu;sr is i. r.: -tickle t haiut never made no an
of yit. lit re, William Henry Forney, take
this hrte svu-it Uter and skin it, a*wl gtv*
jMtce ??? t it to tl.arlie Hhelley, ??n i tether pxrt
toy*t i lilt'????? buddy,John T. Morgan; and if
j*u ui n?? it in his moult hot and burn him 1
sr.y 1 rtf mp you into the face of th" yeth.**
Bzrav IUuiltox.
THE VIROIN1A APPOR riONMEN T
7 lie Hupi c
('inirt Uerasoi to Give a I'.trtl.
nun Derision.
WYTiixvit.t r, V,'-. August 7.???Tho court of
up) * als lo-day decided the of Wise vi,
Briggs, et nl. It involved the vnlidity Ci???
tcci'i.t act of the legislature to apportion t!i *
representative* qf tun statu in congress, and
has excited great interest. Mr. Wise it the
pnsei.t representative nt large iu congress, und
applied for ?? writ of mandamus to eomm iud
thu i?? speiid<nt, who is tlio keeper of the rolls,
to strike the art from the roll on the ground
that it bail not been passod over
thi' covcrnoi???* veto by Uio requisite
majority in the *enate. The bill
was n turned by the governor with hi* oh-
je??tions to the aetinte, where it ori^ini'. *1,
and the senate journal shows that of th * s'ua-
t?? m voting, two-thirds voted to pass the hill
ovir the veto. The eoustitution of tho state
j'levide*, in such eases, that if two-thirds of
tl;< re pr< sent shall vote in the nflirniMtivo the
hill chilli be sunt to tho other hauls fir its
acth n. Th*. petition alleges that when th?
\?? te wa* taken in the senate, Senator Wick-
bum ui d two olhera were present, who r*-
trained from voting, uud thus that bill was
net pnrssil over the governor???s veto by the
Votes of two-thirds of the senator* pr's?n'-.
Til* fact the |n titnmers oilers to eitaa'ish by
pand proof, in nn elaborate opint ??;i by Jui^i
Funterloy, that the senate journal was ejn-
elusive u|*on the subject, and refused to h*ir
ixiflci ee to imjtexeh. The writ wa* accord
ingly drilled.
niiiiu giiiiiiiuir *t i*u u uuuy in in j nniia
singing a little monotonous song, while I was
to sleepy I could hardly walk straight. Mr*.
Arp tiftu done her share over and over and
when she had tried and tried to quiet tho lit
tle thing, and worried over it, ami pattod
It, und nursed it on both prides, and
nt last, in o fit of ricsiicration, straightened up
and ??uid, ???Here, William, ???take Your child."
J always understood her, and took her odvieo
promptly; she always said ???your child??? on
Mieh occasions, but whenever I vontured to
punish one of cm she looked iudiguaut and
said ???my child.??? She will let me own era
sometime*. 1 am sorry for these young folk*
who have about two on hand ond are just bo-
The Short Comings of the New Orleana
Pofttottlce Laid Dare.
???Washington, August 7.???The special com
mission which has been investigating the
dition and management of tho New jOrleans
pcstcfliee, submitted its report to the poit-
iiififcter-gcneial to-day. The commissioner:
Mcrfri*. llnrt, Dice and Abies, say in the rc
port that he found the facilities of the oflic?
amjle, but ihe force employed iueflHent
thuugh lack of proper training. O/gauiza
lion or discipline, they say, d<*cs not exist ir
ti c office, nor dors any system of promotion
1 ared en individual merit, and they add thay
h ui.d everything arranged apparently m?ro
fer the peizonal convenience of the clerk*
than fi r the necessities of the business.
They ray that the postmaster possoMos but
a limited knowledge of the actual work of the
c&.ccj and that he makes little or uo effort
iufum Limsclf of the necessities of t!ie aorvi
rarely visiting the working floor, and sell
moulting with his subordinates. Also, that
wlile too much ought not to bo expects I of
the amttont postmaster, in view of nis coni-
I aratively recent appointment, yet that
ihiy feei constrained to say his Selection for
the place was unwise, because of his ???inferior
judgment, lack of discretion and inability to
maintain discipline.??? They say, further, that
they found the mailing division without or
ganization or discipline, the mail matter, o*-
pcclally newspaper*, being badly handled and
delayed; that they found that no account has
bein kept of tho mail sacks, which
latter in many case*, were being unlawfully
used by persons other than the employes.
They, the commissioners, having found IU of
them in the junk whops, and other* used ai
cotton packages or rnado into hammock*.
They express the opinion that the want of en
ergy oil tho port of the chief of this division i*
in part owing to the failure of his superior* to
support him. They say, also, that tho office
of tiu? collection clerk, with a salary of $909,
has been held for sometime past by George W.
Merchant, n eon of the postmaster, who has
of conmihiol bliss. I saw one tho other night
Hying to quiet a little two yoar-old
and after long and patient efforts, ho ex
claimed in mortal agony: ???Oh pleuso, Rosa,
do please atop crying tor tho Lord???s sake.??? I
was sorry for him, 1 was, but I couldeut kocp
ft cm laughing to save my life, and I wanted
to exclaim: ???Stand up to tho rack, my boy,
tedder or no fodder* for its your child." There
eutions nnu invention*, but nur*ing
hildroi and raising them has to be done in
inim* old way. und happy nro they who
hftosop* *
can go through it with a philosophic sin lie. It
is tiu* great business of life and can???t bo
om forts
any,
great
ledged, and it hns its
its rewards???rewards that nr
and juur und richer than
they ei nu* to n man when hods old und' need*
tin in. till'd children who honor and lovo
their | urents ore treasures Unit gold cannot
Iny, and tiny innko sweet ami pleasant the
v.i y that had* n* to tho grave. Tiler*? is no
j ictticr *ight iu nil nature than nn aged couplo
\i ho live in harmony uud have their children
d grandchildren around them to give them
THE OKLAHOMA SQUATTER3.
ll:e Measure* Taken by the Governrao?it
to DU|??*n??t) Them.
Wazoimiton, August 7.???The intruders in
tie Indian territory are said, sit thu war -I *-
j artnu-nl, to be iu tho*.* p??rti m* of th?? terri-
t?? ry knowu a* the Oklahoma land, the Chsro-
k??e strip and pun handle. Beeeral companies
of tiix p?? are expected loonier the territory
to d*y ur to-mom-w. AH |*er??ona found in the
rtioii* of the territory, ettitinted at
will he removed. The men will
cr to the tTnlUd Stale* maruhsl
whine disiriel the iu'.ruder'are foun t. Tho
men end children will Ik* taken t???? lvatmi
Arkoi sss and allowed to go. All improve-
The ho i**??. oil-
fence* are to be rased to th??
???attle, her**'* and fitrmin ??? im-
* lwi turned over to the intori *r
d to I*,' dispoitvf of a* that d<
above I* r
alt tit
l o tui
UiMibg
gteutid.
??to l*e dent
d.,*rn
et il.c
r decide. !t u owrt**i that *
mint. lUtru*never wrote a tondoror ver*o
thru
???Now iv?? tniLi tetter down, John-
Put hand in hand w??/??? r'o. %
Amt sleep together at the
John AiuUrson, my Joe.
Wt man???s right* und man???s rights havo
Ing to do with such partners. In i.ict,ull human
bws ure dead letters to the good. They do
m t iu*id tiu in. Laws are made for-the lud,
ami the frail, aud tho envious, and tho joalout.
1 was thinking about thi* the other day iu
your town when I paid a friendly visit to a
good man???a courteous gentleman???away up
m the third story where he kept hi* iusiirano
I ren dene by the cashier, and they add thal
thin office is entirely unnecessary, and should
be abolished. They report having found an
employe??? carried on the rolls
ns portcr ? detailed who rendered
no afrvice himself, but had Hired an old color
ed man at eight dollars per month to do a little
???weeping, that being the servica which called
for by the employment of tlft) porter, and thoy
recommend this, cs well as that of chief portar
be obolished. They also recommend that tho
title of the official now known as the secretary
*??r.d auditor, be chaugcd to official secretary,
and tho salary of tho office bo reduced from
J}l,fC0 to $1,200 per annum. Thoy recommend
iiierinsos in the, salaries of certain clerks,
aggregating $11,000 per annum, and reduc
tions aggregating $2,450. They also roport
having made inquiries relative to tho depre
dation on tho moils at thi* office, and tho
failure of the postmaster to report them, and
iay with respect to thi* branch of their jnres-
tigaticn, that it was Mud that just bcfjro
their visit, fifteen letters addressed. to M.
A. Dunpliiu had been abstracted
lictn the muil* in tho office; that circumstances
printed almost conclusively to the son of the
pcstmartcr as the person who stolo them; tint
when the facts were reported to the postmaster
he- obtained possession of aud burned certain
fragments of tho miv*ing letters, thereby
destroying important evidence against tho
UNCLE REMUS.
Tfcc Vrsmcss of Christmas Causes D*4dy Jsok to
Feel Good, sod no Tells ??? Talo Abaut tho
Turkey Suzeard???Voole Btmus Tolls
a Tale About Mr. Bawk, Etc.
One night the little hoy r
mu&???s cabin singing:
i into Uncle Re-
UneJe Remus, Daddy Jack, Aunt Tcmpy,
and Tildy were all sitting around the fire, for
the Christmas weather was beginning to make
itself rather severely felt. As they made
room for the child, Daddy Jack flung his heal
back, and took up the song, beating time with
hia foot:
, ???T-u Tnrky, t-u Tl,
T-u Turky-Buzzsrd y-eye!
T-u Turley, t-u Ting,
T-u Turky-Buzzud wing!???
???Deyer mighty kuse creeturi," said Tildy,
who was sitting r&ther nearer to Daddy Jack
than had been her custom,???a fact to which
Aunt Teropy had already called the attention
of Uncle Remus by a motion of her head,
causing the old man to smile a smile as broad
as it was wise. ???Deyer mighty kuse, au??? I'm
fear???d un urn,??? Tildy went on. ???Doy look so
lonefome hit makes me have de creep* fer ter
look nt um." 1
???Dey no bu't-n you," said Daddy Jack,
soothingly. ???You fiut you' ban' toze u??u dey
fly w ry funi dey-dey."
I dunno 'bout dst," said _Tildy. ???Deyer
lul???-hcndcd, an??? dot w???at make m3 'spize
Daddy Jock rubbed the bald place on his
head with such a comical air that even Tildy
laughed. The old Afncau retained im good
humor.
You watch dein Buzzttd," ho said after a-
whilc, addressing himself particularly to the
little bov. ??? ???ll llv high, 'c fly low, 'c fly way
???rcun'. 'l???ain come,'e fltip???e tviugt, 'o light
'pon died pine. I???uin fult, ???u hug 'so???f wit ???e
wing, V scrooge '???? neck up. Ruin come, win*
blow, da Iiuzzud bin-a look ragged. Da ifu^-
zud bin-a wink V y-eye, 'e soy:
??? ???Vun da win??? fer stop blow un da yain fer
stop drip, me go nick me one house. Mo mak
um tight fer keen da rain out; mo pit top on
strong fer keep <la win??? out/
IS IT PERPETUAL MOTION ?
A Gainesville Man Gomes to the Fro
With a Peculiar Invention.
???If you ore at leisure I think I can give y
an interesting item of news."
The Constitution man turned aside fro
his w???ork for a moment and glanced at ti
speaker. The visitor was a tall man of mid i
age, with black hair and raustack
and a dark face strong
marked with the lines of care and thought.
???1 am from Gainesville,??? continaek tl
stranger. ???My name is Benson Simmons,
have invented what I call a self-propeller, b
iu will find that it is a perpetual motion m
chine/
Do you menu to say that you have actual!
solved the problem of perpetual motion???? a??i
cd the scribe.
???No, I won???t say that," replied Mr. Sin
tnons, with a smile, ???I onlv lay claim to tl
invention of a self propel Jer. If I called
perpetual motion, people wouldn???t listen
.. ??? ??? it j g# *
Dun da rdiu dry up un da win??? stop. Da
Bnzztid. ???e stan??? ???pon top da dead pine. Wun
da sun bin-a shine, 'o no mek um no home
II. '?? say 'pon da dead pine; 'e 'treteh
wide open; 'e bin dry liisae???findasuu.
tuck uo kouso sonce 'o bin born. *K
bud."
???En yit.??? said Uncle Remus, with a grave,
judicial air, ???I year tell cr one time w*en ole
' 3rcr Buzzard wont so migk???y fur outer do way
wid he notions."
Meyent yeddy tahlk 'boutdis,??? Daddy
Jack explained.
???I speck not," responded Undo Remus.
Hit teem Iak dst doy wuz one time w'ea Mr.
Hnwk come sailin??? ???roun' huntin' fer sump???n
i/cr t???cat, cn ho seo Brer Buzzard settiu??? on a
dead liin???, lookin' mighty lazy en lonesome.
Mr. Hawk, sezee, 'IIow you come on, Bror
Buzzard?'
"Brer Buzzard, sezee, ???I'm mighty po???Jy,
Brer Ilnwk; po???ly cn hongry.'
???Mr. Hawk, ???W???at you waitin??? yer fer efyou
hongry, Brer Buzzard????
???Brer Buzzard, sezee, ???I???m a waitin' on do
Lord/
???Mr. Hawk, sezee, ???Better run en git yo*
brekkus, Brer Buzzard, on dcu come bock en
wait/
???Brer Buzzard; sezee, ???No, Brer Hawk, I???ll
go^bidout my brekkus druther den be biggity
???Mr. Hawk, ho 'low, sezee, ???Well, don, Bror
Buzzard, you got yo??? way en I got mine. You
see dom ar chick???ns down dur in Mr. Man
hoes-lot? I???m a gwino down dnr cn git one
in um, en den rll come back yer en wait
long wid you/
???Widdut, Mr. Ilawk tuck'n sail ofT, cn
guilty* person, but tliat he after wards ji
to (xcludo his son permanently li
the
COLORED FOLK COUKTHIIU*.
t and time for work.
But he can???t dodge the caller* ond importun-
ntra even there. 1 never visit him hut what
ninelody comes aud wants something, for
tk??y know that he i?* generous and be i* kind,
???liter?? was a strong minded woman there who
hml come nil the way from Chicago with a
pt tit ion for woman???s right*. Hhe talked pa-
llittically about woman???s insiguitiaaut condi
tion before the law. Hhe declared that woman
was a nonentity, a creature without a aoul, an
itc??rpo*c??l thing, a slave, a serf, a nothing,
i.i.d she hod prepared a bill for the legislature
tu j a*s for womun???s relief ami protection. She
talked about uouentity so much that the
ctd??>nel stopped fcrr lor a moment and said,
with tmotion: ???My gix>d woman, that may
nil bv so up in Chicago, but it i* not ao tit my
In um???Iy no nivsn*. My wife is an entity???i
vtritehU* living, moving creature, 8ho ha* all
th??* right* she want*, and I havo all I want,
a mutual protection society. It is my
right and happy privilege to kceptny wife
money, and it i* her* to keep me in a atate of
-t'humility and devotion. Really, madam,
do m t netd your law, aud you must ex*
The strong minded woman didn't aub-
side nor wilt, but nrocecded with her
philanthropy with more vigor thau ever,
and h??r black eyes flashed as
the expatiated upon her own unfortunate alli
ance with a preacher who imposed upon her
and had ber nut into the lunatic asylum. Fi-
libliy the gallant colonel hinted that his tint*
* piccii u?? aud said he would tak> h*??r ntm-
id.*. Th
mut difltrrntly, and aar that n ?? ou?? ii
??i tit???o! to settle in cither oj th .* threoditp tte I
Inttetl hud and a number of th** in m are
ft joiud h?? have li\isl in tlio Oklah**;nt Ian l
wd I???enhend!e for several years, and te have
extensive improvement,*. The orler
them, j???? well a* those who have
tirertiy settled therein U* lic*. The military
f. iota wi*l not be ordered te thaw portioat i??f
tin* territory more thickly inhabited by In
dians, a* it is said the Indians have b.*.*u able
to ketp off the intruder*.
i refer it to Ui* lawyer, and tf his
lawyer said sign it he would sign it. Then ahe
tni tied h*r attention to me and asked me t >
*i^t?? it nnd Irani 1 was nway from home an I
dnlcnt live iu the county and uev??dr sig.ic 1
such jir.pcrs until I got ???Mrs. Arp** consult
aid so 1 t**ik a pniiiphlet u??
b*k nt. when she opened h**r- gripsack
d pulli^mttwo tex*ks on wrontan???s eight
and ?
???H them at $1.50 apiece, but
we resjKctiully dccUned. I did*nt want ti
1?? I uymg Chicego books from a Chicago wo
man without consulting Mrs. Arp ahxot it, for
???Chicago is a bad place for such literature te
come fn*n??, and i was afraid tha* tha hook
i:.*&Lt stri up a dirorea iu my family. Lt??t-
Iv, she a:kcd us for a dime for the pamphlet*,
A filngulnr CimrnctcrNtlc of the Negro
Race.
From the Albany, Gn??? News.
???Did you see those two colored mon that left
tho store as you came in???? asked Mr. Mitch
ell, of Welch A Agar???s book store, of n New#
and Advertiser scribe, who wa* on a stroll la
search of items yesterday. Beiugausworcd in
the ntlirmative, Mr. Mitchell continued: ???l
don???t supjHwe that yon could guess, after a
minder of trials, whnt their purcliato wa*.
Tlu-y' clubbed together ami bought a pack
of courting cards, and appeared
perfectly happy us they pocketed
tlieir investment. * It would surprise you te
know the number of courtship card*, lovo
httcr cards, letter writers, books containing
hints mi courtship mid marriage, and other
*o the hnshlul in declaring the tender
i cndon tbci v-e tell to the colored people
during the busy seiSuch literature i* a*
rti udurd ns wheat, aud we v.;n hr.rdly supply
the demand.???
???Why should the colored race show such a
fondness for that clues of work*???? asked tho
scribe.
???Why they should so greedily buy up hooks
of that description," raid Mr. M., ???wos always
a in\??terv to me until a few year* ago while
cii tiu- plantation of Mr. II. L. Dunn he put
ire to tliinkiiig about it. While speakiug of
rente of the peculiarities of the ne^ro race,
Mr. Dunn remarked that he had noticed with
surprise the extreme bashfuluYMS or timidity
of tho most hardened cases om?ng the
young men when on the eve of pro-
)K>??ing marriage. No matter haw
intimately they have lived together upon tho
plantation, when they decided to vary the
monoteny of their live* by a marriage, 1
appear to proceed \
unvarying form must bo gone through with in
ntking the important query. Not dariuz to
commence with a verbal declaration,??? tho
twneri or managers of the plantation*
cic generally asked te write the notes
and conduct the correspondence. Since
then I have watched the colored
young men who come in and c ill for h??ve
cards, letter books, etc., and havo frequently
(lucsticned them closely about their love at-
fairs. Finding the printed form convenient
and tilled with long words expressive of un-
dving aihetiou, thev resort to them invariXbly
wlten any courting has to be carried ou. Fol
lowing the directions carefully a* te the man
ner of conducting themedve* undvT the
circumstances, aud copying verbatim th*
flowery love Utters with which the bk>ks aw
tilled,???they tecl that their courtship is carried
on in the proper style."
Brer Buzzard drop ho wing* down on do Um 1
cn look mighty loueaomo. He sot dar en look
mighty lonesome, he did, but ho keep one eye
on Mr. Hawk.
???Mr. Hawk, ho sail 'roun' en 'roun', en ho
lock mighty purty. Ho sail 'roun' on 'roun'
'bove de hoss-lot???'roun' en 'roun??????en bime-
by he dart down nt cltick'ns. Ho shot up ho
wings rn dart down, ho did, dessatno ef ho 'u*
fired out???n o gun."
???Watch out, pullots!??? excluiraod Tildy, in a
tone of warning.
???He dart down, bo did," continued Undo
Ihmus, rubbing his hand thoughtfully acrois
the top of his head, ???but stidder ho hittiu* do
chick???ll*, ho tuck???n hit ???pon do sharp con' un a
fence-rail, llo hit dar, ho did, cn dar ho
stuck.???
???Ab-yi-cc!??? exclaimed Daddy Jack.
???Dar he stuck. Brer Buzzard sot en watch
'Im. Mr. Hawk aint move. Bror Buzzard
sot cn watch 'im some ino???. Mr. ???Hawk aiut
n.ovc, lie done stone dead. Do mo??? Brer Blu*
zaid watch 'im do mo??? hougrier ho git, on
timely he geddor up ho wings, on sorter cioau
cut he year wid he claw, on ???low, sezoo:
??? ???1 know???d do Lord 'uz gwiueter pervide."'
???Tmfi? tool??? exclaimed Aunt Ternpy.
??? ???Taint bin in my luiu??? dut Buzzard got souio
Ink lint!???
???Bar???s whar you missed it,8isTompy," *aid
Uncle litmus, gravely. ???Brer Buzzard, ho
tuck???n drop down fum do dead lim???, on ho lit
on Mr. Hawk, eu had ???im fer brekkus. Hit???*
?? mighty 'min??? about way fer tor git chickiu
me, but all the same that is jual
???How long have you been at work on yo:
machine?'
???I have been studying aud working on
eighteen years."
???Don't you know, Mr. Simmons, tbit th
E roblem of {lerjietual motion haa to turned th
cads of many inventors that it has ruine
many of them and run them crazy?"
???Oh, yes; I know all that. In fact, osopl
have said that my invention would mi???ko m
crazy???crazy if I failed, aud crazy if I auc
cceded."
???A gloomy prospect?"
???No, sir. If you will look ot these p???
graphs ond drawings of, my machine, poi
haps a few' words of explanation will cnabl
ycu to see the merits of the thing, although
om bound to admit that a good many <b n<
understand it after it has beeu explained."
The inventor then exhibited his photograph
end diagrams, and in a calm aud confidon!
tone? explained the mysterious workings of hi
propeller. It is impossible, in a limited spaed
to describe the machine, w'hioh, to the caaual
observer, seems to bo a complicated arrange!
merit of wheels ond springs. rhe*e spring-*!-.,
by the way, arc so constituted as to keep till ???
propeller perpetually in motion. There ar[.
forty-eight of these springs, and when a carp*
tain number of them are in a state of tensior:
ithus remain ut rest. But au explauatio:
nnot be attempted here.
???Where is your model?" asked tho new* r
paper man after he had taken iu th'
salient points of tho drawing^
i???I had one," said Mr. Simmons, ???but mil
foitunately it was destroyed by a cyclone." '
???Perpetual motion can't buck against f.
Georgia cyclone, then?"
???Well, it didn't that time, but I think it wa
because it was caught in a tight place. It tu
upbtairs at the time and was smashed in thi'
wreck of tho house."
???Well, wbnt are your plans, Mr. Simmons????^
???1 hardly know, us yet. | fool that I hav t
n mission to execute iu bringing out this in
vention, hut I havi/t the moans with which
to build a machine on the proper scale. I
pane man would let me havo about $3^500 fo.,
that purpose 1 would let him have.
third interest, that is, for tho Uuited State-
only. The invention is worth hundrods o
thousands of dollars."
???Y'ou any tho motion of your machine i??
perpetual?"
???Yes, sir." ' i
???Suppose you started one, would it run say
six thousand years?"
???Yes, if it didnU wear out.
I tell you, air, that I
am willing to stake my life upon the success
ful working of this jiropellor. I will agreo tc
make o public trial and stand on a scaffold
with a rope around iny neck, with a ,
trigger sot so that I can be hurled
into eternity by a touch from any
mon in the crowd if my experiment
turns out a failure."
It was evident from Mr. Simmons???s lo^k
and tone that ho was in dead carneit.
???I wish," said the discoverer of tho perpH- J
uni motion secret, ???that! could find u nv???ial,
with money to tako on interest iu this thlugffi.y
If I was able, I would give him five dollar* au???
hour to let me talk to him about it."
??? If you scrapetap the money you will fin!
several capitalist* around hero who will lHton
to you on tno&e terms." ???
???Yes, I suppose so, but I can't make su
an offer just now. Good day." /
Tho inventor was gone, but all that day tho
busy scribe saw before him tho thoughful, but
not discouraged faco of tho
man who hod given eighteen
veins of hi* life to the patient study of a pro-
tlcin which hns been- declared beyond tho
S ower of man to solve. Such phenomenal in-
ustry and application deserve to reap thoir
reward; but will they?
THE B1KLON TARIFF.
Dnlii Fnct* About It From a Promtuont
Sinn.
A prominent gentleman said to a Constitu
tion innti yesterday:
???I ojn glad to see you working to secure a
reduction on the rates for Georgia melons for
the west. Truck raising ha* developed into a
ry important industry in thi* state and if
given fair encouragement will become very
much more important. Tho melon grower*
can???t, however, stand tho advanco
about twenty-five dollars
pic, yit hit???* lots better dan uo way.
???1 speck Hawk do tasks like chicken," ro-
marknl Tildy.
???Dey mo*' slio???ly does,??? said Undo Hnnus,
wiih emphasis.
Next week, ???Mb. Saws and Brother Radbit."
I'Op) tight, 1880.
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
1 lie Yellow Fever on the Mexican Frontier
*??? ???Tlio Importation of Rags.
Wxkbixqtok, August 8.???Tho department of
state 1ms revived a communication from th..*
acting governor of Arizona, saying that there
ere no sanitary law*, no board of health, uo.*
any contingent fund at tho disposal of tha ex
ecutive to use in establishing aud maintaining
quarantine on tbo Mexican Frontier.. He *ay>
teat yclUw fever i* epidemic in Guaymav
A Very Significant Straw.
Wrsilimj, West Va., August 7.???A pers onal
canvass of two ward* of tbi* city, tUe sixth
and eighth, the latter a republican strong???.!rid,
has developed the ??? fl
tejubHcsi
. __ fact that 150
have imStf-tl Blaine and laten l t ?
for Clcvelan.l in November. This n im-
her ccnslitutes fed per cent of the Gerintn
re| ublican population, and il is believe l tha
ptt'pcrtion wifl hold throughout the state.
To i f M*t thi* Blaine will not gel 10 p.*r e *:it of
ihe Irish democratic vote, leaving a net !<***
large encugh to insure the state???s eleet-ir.il
ule ter Cleveland by 10,000 majority, what
ever may hapjten in October.
he fear* its introduction into Arizona by the
railway trains coming from Sonora.
The communication was referred
o the treasury deparmmt
and in* reply it was stated that inspector* ha 1
Ittn Kj'joii'U-d for the purpue iadicatsl at
Vcgahs and Sosnbiu, and train inspector* on
the Mexican railroads.
The turgeou general of the marine hoipita!
service has directed the establishment of a
temporary quarantine hospital at tho Dela
ware breakwater.
Acting upon the information that a cargo ot
rag* bed recently been passed by the state
i.nsrontine uflicer* at the port of'New York,
the secretary of the treasury has instructed
the collector of customs of that port to allo w
to rags to be imported unless positive proof Is
produced that tnev come from non-mfacted
ports, and are in themsovea entirely tree from
infections. The fact that a vessel hat a char
bill of health, and has been given a permit t >
pats by tLe local quarantine o.li?J
i* r.ot to be cousidereii a* conclusive pro ??f of
the uou-infected condition of her cargo. T.i3??e
instructions arc based ??>u the clause iu the
Mii dry civil bill authorizing the presideat to
expend a sum not exceeding $100,939 te main
tain a quarantine Qt ports of d.??ng??r, and tv
aid the state and hval lioards in preventing
ut:d tupprecsing the zpread of threatened or
actual epidemic.
The ttirgi-on general of the marine h rspltat
service has advised that the importation >f
rags tc totally prohibited, from th* preseut at
lead, because, r.s he **ys, they are comp in-
ions of filth and disease^ no matter from wh*t
quarter of the world they conic, aad ss auc* al
ways liable to convey disease.
n car lonil which tho railroads havo put cm
thin? for this season. They could have m??de
money this year at tho rates of last year, aud
Guy planted a larger acreage, fooling asjured
that the lute* would not bo utlvauced uud
hoping tliut they would be lowered* After the
planting this tremendous advance wa* unde
cud tho consequence is that many of tho grow
er* have lest money and the industry hits ro-
oeived a very serious chock."
???But the railroad* claim that they wero
forced by tlio western road* to make this ad
vance/'
???That is absurd. I have no doubt that tho
western railroads havo detuauded the advance,
nud it may he true and doubtless is that tho
Georgia loads protest against tho mlvnuce, but
if the western road* can force the Georgia
reads to advance tho rates o:i melons, wiry
cun???t the Georgia road* force the western roa li
to advance the rates on meat 'and grain.
Hen? we have outtpads hauling meat that
cemes in competition with homo
raised meat and grain that come*
iu competition with our milliog
interests hauled in from the weit at rates that
practically } aralyze those two local industries
and yet wbcu we talk of shipping melon* to
the west the western road* charge us in>re
than double what our road* charge them. Iu
clLer words, the Georgia roads cousent to
bring in western grain and meat at half tha
late that the western roads agree to carry out
?? ur melons. Now if the western roads forco
this high rate on melons why can???t the Geor
gia roads force the high rate ^>n grain and
im at? Y???ou see the thing is reciprocal anl
yet it don't work that way????
???You believe, then, that the Georgia roil*
ccnld control the matter if they determine to
do ??l??????
???I om sure of it. The railroid commlsiion
of course has no right to interfere w.th any
rates beyond the state lino; but if every ml
in Georgia was to insist that it w mld d?maa I
higher rates on grain *nd m*at unless tn>
western roads consented te give lower rate* ou
melons, they would very aioa fin l thstth*y
ecu Id modify the situation. If they oull d>
nothing che they might refuse t > haul tbs
western grain and meat and it wsuli b> a*
blessing for the state of Georgia. If yon we
to build a Ivhinese wall around us ai l firbi I
the importation of western grab! and prod iu
it wcufd be better forth3 state aud I confess
1 don???t understand how our roads cau letth-s
western roads dictate the rate* for melons ail
at the same time dictate the rat?* oUgrain and
meet, that is to say what they shall charge for
taking our freight'aud what we shall charge
for taking their freight.???
J
Bread, biscuit, cakes, etc., raised with son))
pure baking powder (like Dr. Price's Creinx
Baking Powder,) will do a* much te generate
force in rhr veins and revitalize the tnteUeob
as any other article of diet the phiaet affords
use Uonsckeep^rstiave learned ifc*exe?? I**4
effect*cf Dr. Price's Cream Baking Poirier by
experiments in the oven.
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