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IT THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA, GA« TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 23 1884. TWELVE PAGES. WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. Intend at the Atlanta PostOffice aa second-daw Ball natter, November 11,1878. Weekly Constitution, Sl.tff Per Annnm* Globe of are, fl.00 each: clubs of ten, 91.00 each tnd a copy to getter up of Club. ATLANTA, OA., SEPTEMBER 21,I8S4. TEAGUE. POTEET. In two weeks from this lame of THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION we will begin tfe publication “TEAGUE PO EET,” A Story of Love and Adventure Among Mountains of North Georgia. BY JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS. This Is the most graphic story ever written this curious people, and ercry lino Is full beauty and Interest. No person wno is able to buy a copy of Tits Cow* STiTinoH should fail to road ercry word of this thrilling story. Remember. It will begin with OCTOBER T1IE UTIL Be sure to subscribe before that day-Octo ber 8th—and make all your friend* subscribe. Bend their names in at once for specimens. Address THE CONSTITUTION, Atlanta. FOR THE CAMPAIGN Weekly Constitution For the next year will be the Beet, Biggest and Cheapen Paper In America. CLEVELAND OR BLAINE? In the next two months tho most momentous campaign since tho election of Llncolu will fought. Every Intelligent American Is Interested In the result. Tin Constitution will furnish The Fullest, Earliest and Brightest New* on political affair*. Its correspondents In Now York, Ohio, Indiana and other pivotal states are trained writers and observers, and Its correspond ence, always a feature, will bo stronger than ever. IT IS WORTH A DOLLAR to have the news of the election before your neighbors. Thk Constitution will, as usual, carry the news first. Its telegraphic service Is unequaled by any southern newspaper. OUR SOUTHERN HUMORISTS. Resides tho political news, Tim Constitution baa Its three special humorists—"Bill Arp," "Botsy Hamilton" and "Uncle llotnus," who will write for It during tho ensuing year. Either of there letters alone Is worth the subscription price. No other paper haa them. OUR DEPARTMENTS FOR THE HOME. Besides these we have our "Woman's Kingdom, for the ladles; our "Farms and Farmers," for tlio farmers; our "Young Folks Department," for tho children; "Tales and Adventures;" "Pictures of Strange Lands," and all tho othor departments that have made The Constitution. THE BB8T PAPER IN AMERICA All through the year It will be twelve pagea full of tba best rsadlug matter. DO YOU TAKE IT ? —1* WM-ifc. hat ter. If you taka It hy younolt It only take* 11.25. II you lot four n«l|hM>n to Join you II only t.kc. ,1.00 tack. If you tot ton lutaorlben .1 $1.(10 ouch you lot your own paper frro. Get up a club At ones. Now U tho tlm.l Tho csrapalgn I. open, xud tho crepe wo comini In, Gel up * club. Bond for *11 tho ipoolmon copies you w*nt. Tiie cotton crop i> reported u being tin UMtalljr rhort Tux rnn.nia can.) company has signed a contract with a Now York dredging compa ny for the cutting of the last section of tho canal. This contract provides that tho work el.oil be flulshed In 18X7, I’sorxssoa Heims, ol Massachusetts, the prohibition candidate for governor, lie will be remembered as a tidal wave eongi man, who got Into the bouse upon ho|>ea which were never fulfilled. Tiik Macon Telegraph and Messenger of Httndsy says: “There was no Intcutlon to connect Tilt I'oxstitctiox with tho sjmclsl dispatch to I/utl-vlllc, nor with the sslo of the Mate rusd, In commenting upon tho dls l atch to which reference has bsen made." A TBXA.i nv warrant was yesterdsy Issued for $160,008 In favor of the directors of the New Orleans cotton exposition, being the second Installment under the act of congress loaning the exposition one million. The first payment was H-ytt. Tux nomination of Colonel W. A. Tlgnor, of Jonesboro, for the state senate from this district will meet with general approval. Colonel Tlgner is a gentleman of unquestioned ability, Is au earnest worker, and has many friends throughout the slate. He will make a faithful senator, and In his hands the at- fairs of the district are perfectly safe. Noam Csrouxa will make a display at the New Orleans exposition of which the w hole south will be proud, Mho has entered actively In the work and promises a display Which would do credit to any state in the un ion. Georgia has done nothing and if she does not make an exhibit, will be the only routhrrn state which will not be represented. Can she afford It? THB DEMOCRATIC CANVASS. The criticisms of the democratic executive committee, which have emanated from some of our esteemed democratic w-la borers and contemporaries, is apparently base.) on a belief that the most effective method of carrying the country is by means of brass bands, tin trumpets and kettle drums; Such a belief would be well enough but for the fact that the democratic |»rty has had a long and disheartening experience with these campaign Instruments. First and last It has tried them all, and invariably with indif ferent success. It has discovered that the fuss and tumult of a campaign means nothing and amounts to nothing. The voters of the' country arc not Ititluenced l.y them. Tho democratic party U not the only party that has mistaken noise for enthusiasm, and if the experience of its leader, has-not made them Wise In this reaped It u not the fault of events. Ho far, therefore, the eon.plaints In regard to the inactivity of tbe democratic commit tee means simply that the leaders of the or ganisation are not investing to any great lent in these superfluities of a politic*; contest n I W,pap " mn b J rth * r general title of unbounded enthusiasm.” back toU combined, and last yew tha aggro- This of Itself it a sign that there has been a change In the tactics of tbe committee, that Jets attention Is to be given to mere appear- ances and more to Important facts. There is good reason to believe that the apparent in activity Of the democratic committee covers tbe very widest activity, and we are of the opinion that this fact will be made clear to some of our esteemed democratic contempo raries at the proper time. Indeed, there is no reason to doubt that there has been a most thorough and radical change of pro gramme, and a change, too, for tlie better. There is no literary buroan, with ttsslipa of balderdash, calculated to rex and weary tbe soul of the country editor; no labored ap peals to people who need no appeals. In short, every element of success has been and is to be utilised,'and if the campaign is quiet it Is none the less vigorons. This, at least, Is our understanding, and it is confirmed by the information that reaches us from states where there is a doubt as to the result. In Ohio, for instance, the demo crats have been far from idle. Tho canvass that has been made in the stale lias not been blazoned in the newspapers, and tbe dem ocratic workers have not taken the trouble to announce their programme by means of four-shcet posters; but the work they have accomplished lias been none the less effective on that account. If the party fails to carry Ohio, It trill be because such a result Is im possible tinder the circumstances, and not because tbe democratic committee has failed to do its whole duty, tint tho canvass has been of such a character—quiet, vigorous and deep-reaching—that wre shall be disap pointed if the democrats fail to carry the stato next month os well os In November. This, at least, is tlio outlook now, and it is almost Impossible to conceive of any con tingency likely to give tbe republicans tbe advantage of the democrats. Huch a canvass as has been made in Ohio lias also been made In Wisconsin oml.to some extent In Illinois. The basis of it all is the defection In the German republican vote. This defection has been nursed to the fullest extent, so that now it ie next to Impossible for tho republican canvassers to ebangs it or to mako any headway against the movement. On the whole, tbe democratic campaign seems to us to have been conducted wisely thus tor. THB BUSINESS SITUATION. Tho com crop to now safe from frost, and the estimated yield to 1800 million bushels, or about 290 million more than last year. It to the largest crop of corn In tbe history of the country. This means an immense sup ply of beef and pork for home use and for export. Together with tho wheat crop it means cheap food for the people of this country. The surplus of both wheat and com will be so large that the chief problem in tbe northwest relates now to a market for It. Food products uro however always sale able at some price, and great crops are very opt in some way to bring to the pcoplo con tentment, if not prosperity. A crop of over 900 million bushels of wheat and another of 1800 million bushels of corn are bound to tell in tho trade of the toll and winter. Tho Lon don agent of the agricultural dopartmont says Europe will need IBP million bushels of Who* «run foreign sources; ana It the farmers of the northwest nro wise, thoy will not higgle over the price In tilling the order. \\ e have just about that amount to spare. The other great export crop, cotton,to com ing on fairly well. Tho agricultural depart ment looks for a crop of 6,250,UUO bales, as against 9,714,0911 last year. This estimate to bawd on report! received on the Drat of the month. Wliatovcr the crop may prove to be, there will be a market for all of It at fair prices; for the consumption of tho World to fully keeping paco with produc tion, Tho rest of the world is growing less cntlon, and tbe Increased supply is drawn front this country. Statistics show that tho production of manufactured cotton goods is doubled every twenty years. Tho population of the world Is not Increasing at that rate, but tbe world’s pcoplo ere consuming each yosr more cotton goods jier capita, and tho result '. there to very little danger of growing more cotton than the world wants at some price. Great llrltain alone takes nearly 4,000,0000 bales, or one-lialf more than sho -did two years ago. There to nothing In tho situation to dis courage our people. They will be able to bay meats and Hour and corn at unprecedentedly low rates, and there to no reason to believe their cotton will go a-begging. Now that conlldrnce is supposed to tic restored and the psttlc handed over to history, there to no rea son why money should be tight. Hoyt the New York lferald of last Sunday: “Up to the present time tho demand from the interior fur currency boa been exceedingly small, and can hardly be svid to hare aflccted the hold ing! of the city bonks. It may be looking somewhat ahead, but we believe that a glut of rapital seeing Investment wilt be a marked feature during the coming year." Money should not be allowed to lie idle in New York when the south needs it, and a now niovemcut may set in with tbe fatl trade that will brighten faces that have been too elongated tor comfort throe many months. At any rate the fall and winter trade promises well, end when the cotton crop has been turned into money, tliat money will of course go IntocirculaUon. The Idle currency of New York will then till the pockets of southern farmers and| business men. THB OCTOBER STATRS. Georgia to the ttrst of the three Octobe r states, but as Georgia doea not in October elect congressmen, and to not] a contested state, very little interest will be taken throughout lhe.country;in;tho election. The republicans know she to democratic to the core, and they do not propose to put their money and strength where there wontd no return. On the 14th of October West Virginia and Ohio vole, and each to the ecene in active and exceedingly warm campaign. It the two states should go one way, tbe defeated party would rentaiu the defeated party after the Novem ber election; but It West Virginiagoe» dem ocratic and Ohio republican, thf situation would stand unchanged, and each would prepare for the dual conflict with no abate ment of enthusiasm or vigor. Tbe republicans carried West Virginia in I8GI, 1808 and 18*2, but in IB7U Tildon's Jun iority was 12,711, ami Hancock razrifl the state by a majority of 2,CMC In 1882 the democratic candidate for supreme judge had 3,221 majority over the republican and green gate congressional vote showed a democratic plurality of 3,811. The rongresrionat dele gation consists of three democrats and one republican. The majorities we have given arc not large, but as the vote of the state to less then 100,000, tbe majority Is a reasona bly safe one. The alleged confidence of tbe republicans to based in part on the combina tion formed with tbe green backers, and In part on the presence in the state of Stephen I). Elkina, who Is supposed to be dickering w ith the iron and coal and railroad operators of tbe state, and to be loaded up with two-dol- lar bills for general circulation. Clear-head ed men who know tbe state say, however, the prospects of the democrats were never brighter. Senator Kenna says the democratic majority will be 6,000, on account of tbe Interest taken in the election and the size of the vote that will be polled. When we turn to Ohio, we turn to a state that has become one of tbe most uncertain In the country. In presidential years it has heretofore gone republican, by majoritlee anglng from 2,747 to nearly 60,000. The vote of tbe state is so large that a change of two per cent would have defeated Garfield end overwhelmed Hayes. The latter's ma jority was only 2,747. The vote of 1882 for secretary of stato resulted as follows; Itepub- lican, 207,790; democratic, 310,874; green back, 5,345; prohibition, 12,202. Governor lloadly, in a vote ol 718,268, had last year a plurality of 12,629, and a majority of 1,318. The canvass in the state has become exceed ingly warm, and it will go on in an Increas ing degree until the day ol election; and until that day has come and tho balloto ere cost and counted, there will not be a man who can say how so volatile a state stands. If the democrats can get tlielr entire vote to the polls and can retain their German friends of lost year, together with independents that can be induced to vote in October, we see no reason why the democratic plurality will not be Jeven larger than Governor Hoadly’s. But whether It Is larger or smaller, or to even reversed, it Is certain Cleveland can be elected without Ohio, while Maine cannot be with out It, either iq October or November. THB GORDON EXPEDITION. General Wolsclcy has decided to go to Ktr fount by tbe river route. He has stubbornly favored this route against the advico of ex perts, Including Sir Samuel Baker, General Stcphenoon and the native Nile travelere. It to not cosy to sea how he com do this out of nowlcdge. If pie depends upon Stanley, he to trusting an explorer tliat has explored nearly all ports of Africa except the Nile valley. But whether for good or ill, thohero of Tcl-cl-Kcbcr, and the man of luck and cosily-won honors, will start from Assouam with his Canadian boatmen and immense trains, lo ^overcome the obstaclo nature has placed In the way. lie proposes to go up the river to Debboli, and if tbe cataracts are there Insurmountable, be will strike screes the Nubian desert to Ambukol, a ter rible march In the heat and heavy sand, ol fully two hundred miles. At Ambukol ho expects to receive the aid of General Gor don’s steamers, which are supposed to be patrolling tho rlyer. This plan of General Wolsclcy’s to fall of hardships, If not of dangers. The rente from Debbeb to Ambukol lies far west of Giv liter, In a dis trict of few wells, and the water In each case to limited and brackish. To carry water even one hundred mile, to a.very serious matter, especially when tho expedition may dally expect Hank attacks from the forces of the mslidl, whose headquarters at Kordofan uro not very distant, when the cate with which the Bedouins move about Is consid ered. No matter if the attacks aro repelled, the dangers of thirst arc Increased by every day end hour of delny. Altogether General Wolieloy goes this time on no Tcl-el-Kober trip. If, however, he finds General Gordon rate and sound, and Is able to make Khar toum tbe key of tlie Soudan, and to opon the Nilo end tho route from Berber to Suaklm, bis numerous enemies will bo forced to admit tliat ho saw farther and clearer than thoy did, and that his skill nnd gcnltu are equal lo almost anything to be found in the deserts of tbe Nilo. THB DEMOCRATIC STATE ADDRESS. Ex-Senator l’olhlll has done democracy a service in tlie admirable address which, es chairman of the committee ippointed for that purpose, ho has Issued In behalf of tho party In Georgia. Mr. l’olhill makes an able, statesmanlike review of the basic differences tliat divide Ibc two great partle* of the country, and skows that tho elements of constitutional liberty nnd of national prosperity rests in tho principles of the democratic party. He shows that even judged by Jto financial rec ord, on which It lays most stress, the repub lican party boa been neither wise nor effect- ive, but that it has been unable to fend olT front tlie presidential campaign tho most causeless artificial depression known to American trade and Industry. In its discus sion of national Issues, the address to clear, forcible and persptclous. In Its appeal to Georgia democrats, it strikes thq keynote of an important duty. Georgia to an October state, end Its vote In October will have weight in the general battle of November. J( the vote to small and tlie majority lees than usual, tbe result will be attributable tonpethy or to something worse. If the vote comes up to the usual figures ami Georgia speaks in her grand old way, tbe result will be beneficial all the way through. Senator 1’olhlU makes a ringing call. It will rally and Inspire the democracy of the state. I.et them come up in eolld phalanx, register their old time majority as an earnest of what they will do In November. EVERY. OTHER SOUTHERN STATE THERE. Tlie following telegram, which was re ceived yesterday, explains itself: Ssw Oauuxs, La., September IV—D. C. Eicon. Piste ODtnmlmfoiier, Atlanta, Ga.: Will reserve 6.000 feet of space tor Georgia at exposition. Hope sincerely Georgia wilt not tall to be represented. Every other southern state will be here. E. A. Umax, Director. The issue is clearly stated in this dispatch. Ihrpite the fact that the date for formally accepting the space allotted to Georgia had passed without the state being heard from, the director-general still holds the place open for the empire state when she ehoosee lo occupy it. As a matter of course he cannot hold the place open for any length of time. I’nlesn Georgia appears to claim It, it must be divided among the other statoa or given to other claimants. The dispatch states odictoUy that ovary other southern state will be repreeeuted at the exiKMtttoB. K Georgia is abftrftlht will be the only eoulhern date missing. It Is for the peopfe of Georgia to decide—-and to de cide quickly—whether, in this grtat world’s exposition, where every southern state is in 'epitome, with her resources displayed and their best points put forward, she can afford to be absent. Our opinion on this matter has been too often and loo earnestly expressed to need repetition here. We believe Georgia will mbs tbe opportunity of the decade if she misses this chance. She literally cannot af ford to miss it. We learn that Cobb county has started already toward raising the money she was assessed, and has made good progress. If every other county would move promptly there would be-not the slightest trouble. MR. BAYARD AT BROOKLYN. The speech of Senator Bayard in Brooklyn was gn admirable one, and the national ex ecutive committee would expend money wisely if they printed it for general distribu tion. Tbe speech was characteristic of the man. It was courageous, manly and sound. In no part of it did he appeal to prejudice or passion; in every part of it is seen the honest and fearless man who is respected from one end of the land to the other. ile began at Brooklyn with a warning against those who would set class against class or section against section. Onr government is meant for all. The mis use of the powers of the government was then discussed; passing from this important por tion of tbe speech, he referred to the outrages committed on tlie south by lifting into offices of influence adventurers and home-bred ras cals. He finally took up Mr. Blaine, and when his relation to the commandant against theft had been explained, he paid this tribute to Governor Cleveland: This I* the Icadihg Influence in tbe character of Grover Cleveland as I discern it; not love of money, not to sehlevo success nor arouse noi«y admiration, but chiefly to perform hi* duty in that station of life to which it may please God to eslHiim. He ha* done this alike In offices comparatively humble, tut well as in those of great distinction and power, for he haa covernod the empire stato and live and a half millions of people honorably, honestly and well for the past two year*. An a Mm and brother ho haa done hi* duty. A* a citizen ho haa done hia duty. An a sheriff he has done hia duty. Aa mayor of Buffalo he has done hia duty. As governor of tho state of New York he has done hia duty. And. God willing, m president of tho United States he will do his duty. The speech should however be read as a whole, for our outlino gives no idea of its clear and persuasive power. MR. BLAINE'S LATEST LETTER. Brother Blaine’s letter to his “dear Mr. Phelps”—all his correspondents seem to be more or less dear—shows, if it shows anything, that the libel suit brought against the Indian apolis paper was hasty, ill-advised, and cal culated to domago him. In other words, his letter shows that theSuit is simply a part and parcel of the big game of bluff which the republican candidate is playing, and which we took occasion to allude to yesterday. Aa a democratic journal, The Constitution has had little shore in circulating tho charges against Mr. Blaine’s private character. As a -matter of course, these charges could not be Ignored by a journal professing to give ita renders tbe current news of the day, but we protested against the employment of such methods by democrats, and repudiated them In. behalf of the party. Tint since the charges have been made, and since the republican candidate has given them an importance' they would not other wise have had by making 'them, first, the basis of q libel suit, and, second, by ^making them tlie subject of a highly emotional epistlo, no excuse is needed for roferring to them in a casual way. We have said that tho libel suit brought by the republican can didato against-the Indianapolis paper is a part and parcel of tho game of bluff he has set out to play. His letter to his dear Mr. Phelps is in itself a confession that tho charges, improper and indelicate as tlioy were and are, had and still have a reasonable basis in the mystery which Brother Blaino sought to throw around his marriage. As his letter is essentially a political docu- ment, both it and tbe chnrges as they stand must be considered and discussed from a campaign point of view. Mr. Blaine has himself deliberately given them this direc tion, and all criticism *of his letter must follow this channel. It is evident that the document has the unction of the republican leaders, and tliat it has been written because they believe the charges have been made the basis of a libel suit. As a matter of fact, it Is a very foolish document, and the impartial mind must regard it as of a piece with the libel suit, both factuous and untimely. For if ibe letter is true, what reason was there for bringing a libel suit? The charges against Mr. Blaine have been in circulation for years, and they were printed many times before they made their appearance in the Indian* apolis paper. Why should they be libelous in Indiana, and not in other latitudes? But why lias Mr. Blaine's letter of expla nation been delayed until this late day? It is a trilie too romantic to suit American ideas of what is reasonable, but there is nothing crimiual about a secret marriage, however senseless it may be. Wby should Mr. Blaine,-of all persons, seek to make it a romantic mystery ? If tho statements in the letter are true to-day, they were true when the libel suit was brought. How much better for Mr. Blaine and for all concerned if, instead of fatuously parading himcelf as tbe innocent and much-wronged plaintiff in a libel suit, he had made a simple explanation of the whole business! If this much was not due to his paity friends, it was certainly due to his family. A direct and manly statement, properly substantiated, would have placed .Mr. Blaine in a much more enviable position thau his long-dclaved letter to Mr. Phelps will place him; for the delay in making an explanation that is highly sensational at best, and altogether opposed to American ideas of simplicity, cannot be sat isfactorily explained to the impartial mind. We do not desire to he understood as dis cussing tbe truth or the falsity of the charges on which Mr. Blaine luis brought his libel suit and which have called forth his highly emotional letter of explanation. We are merely discussing Mr. Blaine's method of meeting them. In this method there is abun dant matter for amazement, and it !* suffi ciently Biaiuesque in its nature to suit the moot fastidious friend of the plumed and capering knight. Whatever reason Mr. Blaine may have had for contracting a secret mar riage and for concealing the fact at the time, there could surely be no reason for delaying the explanation when foul charges are made against him. There is one other statement in the Phelpe letter to which ire detire to call attention. Mr. Blaine allude*, with tome degree of . warmth, to the desecration of hie child’s tomb, and the plain insinuation is that it was done by those who were interested in giving an air of plausibility to the charges that had been made in the Indianapolis paper. This insinuation is no less amazing than Mr. Blaine's attitude. The charges were that the republican candidate was hastily married in March, 1851, and that the child was born in June, 1851. The desecration of the tomb consists in the fact that the figures “1851" have been erased. As a matter of fact, those who desired to establish the charges made against Mr. Blaine were inter ested in verifying the date, and certainly this could not be accomplished by destroying the most iraportan t piece ol evidence. To believe that those who brought the charges would deliberately proceed to destroy the only piece of tangible and trustworthy evidence within their reach, is to suppose that they are as fat uous as the republican candidate seems to be. These are some of the suggestions prompted by a careful reading of Mr. Blaine’s letter, but each reader of The Constitution must interpret tliat wonderful document to suit himself, ECHOES FROM THE PEOPLE. So much Is said about I would like to Fanner, Hampton. Ga.: So mu >e evils of overproduction, that now how It will affect farmers. the know Don’t be afraid of overproduction in your line. Diversify your crops, get flue stock and flue poultry and produce all you possibly can on your farm. That sort of overproduction is needed in this section. Value of Grasshoppers# B. E., Birmingham, Ala.: Are'grassboppers worth anything? There is no market for them in this country, but tbe Mexican government pays three-quarters of a cent ft pound for dead grasshoppers. About Dancing. J. B., Nownan, Ga.: I. Should dancing, whero they keep nice behavior, be called demoralizing? 2. If so called, why? a. If not so called, what should it he called? You are bringing up a big question, bnt it must be decided by every individual for himself. It is the general opinion that the ordinary dancing of society circles is a pleasant and harmless am mo ment. Baseball Lingo. Constant Reader. Carnesvllle. Ga.: What do tho letters "R," "BH, "1*0," "A*’ and "K" mean when used to give the score of a game of base ball? They stand for "Runs," "Base Hits," "Pat Outs," "At*ist*"and "Errors." Scientific American? Stone Mountain:" Please iuform me fn your valuable paper where the Scientific American is published. It is published In New York by Munn A Co. Ventriloquism, Etc. R. M. M., Itasca, Texas: 1. Who was tho first ventriloquist? 2. Is ventriloquism natural with some people, or is it acquired? 8. Where can I purchase a good telescope, aud at what price? 1. It Is not known. 2. It is more of a natural gift than anything else, but its marvelous effects mainly depend upon the imagination of the hear- 3. Address ono of our book stores. Inc Except nnd Excepting*. _ , Atlanta: Which Is correct, "cxeep s of necessity," or "except in cases of ccnlty?’ 1 The latter phrase quoted is preferable. “Ex cept" is said’by Webster to bo "more pointed," 'more marked," than “excepting." Telegraphy. Subscriber. LaGrango, Ga.: Is thcro any place in Atlanta where a lady cau learn telegrapny ? Yea; there are several. Quarts nnd Diamond Book. t If. W., Cnrtcnvlllc, Ga.: Is there a firm fn At lanta or New York that will buy quarts or dia mond rock of fine quality? £ Bomo reader will probably give tho desired fa- formation. An Old Saying. S. C., Seneca, 8. C.: Please givo mo the origin and mcauing of the expression, "Seo Naples and die." It Is an old Italian proverb. The obvious mean ing is that after seeing the beauties and splendors of Naples thcro was nothing else In the world worth lingering to sec. But during tho cholera visitation the expression has a literal meaning. Political Questions. Subscriber, Atlanta, Ga.: 1. What was Jeffer- * religious Itelief? 2. What is the political arm of the P*-"-’ ~ " * the election occur? I. lie was a free thinker. 2. Independent. It supports Cleveland. 3. November 4th, Schuyler Colfax. R. R. 8., West Point, Ga.: What has become of Schuyler Colfax? He is liripg a retired life, and never ooracs before the public except to lecture. Financially ho Is very well off. Tlio 1V!doiv Duller, J. B. 8.. Greenville, 8. C.: Why is General But ler called the "Widow Butler?" Because he once made a speech at Worcester, Mass., in which he compared himself to a widow. Three Quest Ions, Subscriber, Haxclton, Ga.: 1. Whero can I bay a history of Scotland? 2. What about the pros pects of the new city of Sheffield In Alabama? 3. was the "Chance of a Life Tlmo" advertised in The Constitution last winter by tho Golden Ar gosy publishing company a swindle or not? I. At any Atlanta book store. 2. Very good re ports of Sheffield's prospects are published In the Alabama papers. 3. No complaints have been made in this quarter. Justices of tho Pence. J. M. V., Weaverrille, N. C.: 1. Are there any egro magistrates in Georgia? If so, how many ml in what counties? 2. Which giTcs more satis faction. to have justices of the peace appoluted by the legislature or elected by the popular vote? 1. None. 2. In Georgia one Justice in each mi litia district is elected by the people and one is appointed by the judge of the superior court upon the recommendation of the grand Jury and cont ra Ubioced by the governor. This system works well aud gives satisfaction. Talmnge'a Sermons. . Ed ward* v ilk*, Ga.: Where can I get Dr. Ta Image's tenuous iu hook form, aud at what price? Bend to an Atlanta book store. A cheap edition was issued a few years ago, bound in paper, price twenty-five cents. The Banting System# C. H. W., Anniston, Ala.: Pleare state briefly the main points in tbe Banting system. The system consists in the avoidance of food containing starch and sugar. Lean meat predom inates. Vegetables are almost excluded Butter, milk and malt liquors are prohibited. Active ex ercise is advised. Markets for Mira. W.8. B., Monroe, Ca.: 1. Where can I sell mica? In what form is it required to be for sale? 1. Write to the Scientific American, New York city. 2. In sheets not smaller than two by four inches. Wild or Cheap Land. M., Ionia, Mich.: 1. Have yon any wild or .> land In north Georgia? 2. Direct me to seme one who can give me information. Plenty of it. Write to the state commissioner of agriculture, or the comptroller general, Atlanta, or any real estate agent advertising in The Coxmrr- An Old Time Convention. CatKot'N, Ga., September: IMh, DSL—Editors Constitution: The notice In The Coxrrrrmox of last Saturday, taken from the Jonesboro New*, ■tying that Governor Brown and Governor Mc Daniel are the only men who have ever bees nominated for governor by acclamation is a mis* take. Governor Towns was nominated for re-electloa on the llth of July, 1M9, in the old capitol at Milledgevillc, and the scene was so forcibly impressed on my mind that I well remember It* It was the first governor’s convention that I had ever been at, and as I was only nineteen years ol age, it was a thing of great interest to me. After the permanent organization was complet ed, Colonel Baldwin Prior, a lawyer from La- Grange (I think), and a noted charapteMor hto. vehemence, sprung to bis feet about the center of tho hall of representatives, and in a clear loud voice raid: "Mr. Chairman. 1 move you that tho Hon. George Washington .Bonaparte Towns, pres ent governor of Georgia, be nominated by accla mation as the democratic candidate for governor of Georgia." The motion waiCsuddenly seconded, nnd put—and not one voice of dissent, The* cheers that went up in* the old boll were'almost loud enough to knock the roof off of JL . "wa* the first vision o£my childhood, and it will.descend with me to the grave." The sceue was a happy ono for oil democrats. General Henrv a Jnckion It one ol the only tnylyon that I not, cell ti> mind, end It wm my good fortune to be * room. mete of tits at the Henson hotel then kept la MilledgevlUe. „ ... . Would that our conventions could bo worked l.y the same peace and prosperity si they were I make this fact known as few of your readers are aware of how things were then carried on, and to show how far behind we are in our organisa tions for unity. I then lived in Hancock county- Respectfully, Wm. H. Bonner. Georgia Statistics. _ Georgia f Address Hon. J. T. Henderson,statecommUsflJher of agriculture, Atlanta, Ga. New York Polities. J. K., Macon, Ga.: Please give ma the vote of New York for Hancock for 'president, and for Cleveland for governor. Hancock, 634,511; Cleveland, 635,318, Correspondence and Complexions. Tolly, Atlanta, Ga.: 1. What harm is there to S rls and hoys corresponding if there are no evil tentions? 2. What ls good for the complexion aud at the same time harmless? 1, None. 2. Rainwater, cold cream, buttermilk* A Question Answered* E. F. A., Atlanta, Ga.: In order to keep water- melonff get a box or barrel and put in dry sand four or six Inches deep. Put the watermelon near the center and cover with as much more dry sand* leaving tbe vine long enough to extend abere the sand. Watermelons packed this way will keep until spring. j A New Pronoun. Reynolds, Ga., September 18.—Editors Constitu tion: I notice in the last issueof the "Weekly’* the missing link in the personal pronoun, if not found, has been suggested—"Be, thou, hlsen," etc. I have been thinking for several years that I would bravo the sharp criticism of the "scholars" and offer a pronoun of my get up, bat through modesty and Indifference have failed to present my new 1 word to the public. I have, however, submitted it privately to some of tho ripest scholars of th* state who gave a flattering criticism with a full in dorsement of its adoption. This word I coined nbont ten yean ago, and while 1 know I have no pose my precious self, but "for tho good of my country’ f I’ll risk it, so hero goes for ray- new word: Nom"so"pass, "sis," object "sim" corresponding In sound, ns you observe, with be, his, him; and may it not be entitled some credit in signification when we remember that "se" is a Latin pronoun meaning himself, herself, etc? us have some word to meet this demand; for every lady and gentleman finds himself troub led just here when he attempts to speak or write for the public. By the adoption o£ this, or some other suitnblo word, he could avoid tho cumbrous circum locution which necessarily accompanies the pres ent usage. Take an example or two: "I^t every brother or sister so deport himself or herself that ho or she may bring no reproach upon the cause represented by him or her." Now, with tbe new word: "Let every brother and sister id deport simself that se may bring no reproach upon Jens w. Dozier. or their, them. The Hornets Nesting High, "You bet, I’m glad to see the hornets building high this fall," said Car-Driver Holmes on tho Peachtree line. "If [they hadn’t a-built high," he continued, “I wouldn’t a-bccn here now. I’d a-bocn at homo getting ready for a cold winter. Whenever the' hornets build on the underside of rails, and hang their nests low in the briar patches, you may look out for a dead cold winter. When they build high, the winter is going to bo mild, and a fellow can stand driving a street car." Why Irishmen are Democrats. From the Boston Tilot. The Pilot is loyal to the democratic party be cause the democratic party has been loyal to ite traditions and to tho people. The great principle of decentralization is enough to bind us to the party. It Involves tho lifo of American freedom. It means the lessening of danger from oligarchi cal, class or personal ambition; and it also means the constant growth of power in the hands of the jKople. Irish-Amcrleans have been democrats not by chance but by good judgment. Tried in tho fires of forctsn tyranny, their instluct as well os tlielr historic knowledge of Jeffersonian democracy led them to the American party that expressed and supported the true principles of republican gov ernment. Experience has shown them that their selection was good. Every assault on their rights aa citizens In this country haa come from the re publican party and its predecessors In opposition, and in all these assaults the democracy has been their shield and vindication. Economy Tliat Does Not Economise* From the Augusta Evening News. Owing mainly to the niggardly provisions of her constitution and the demagogism of her legisla tors, Georgia is making no progress in raising funds for the New Orleanr exposition. From present appearances, we very much fear the empire state of tbe south will make tbe very poorest show- in investments. 3 many million* He Was Cultured* "Sukey," said Fitzgoober firmly, "you must stop that young dndc, Girlmasher, from com ing here." "Wby, rapaf * "UccauM* when a yonng man aspires to the honor of being your escort, he must be Intelligent and highly cultured. Now, that Girlmasher !» perfectly illiterate." "Oh, no, pa, he is a perfect master of the foreign languages." "Which foreign language?" "The german; you should have seen how beau tifully he even dances it; and I know that anyone who can go through it gracefully with their feet, can talk the bead off of a cigar store Indian with it." Dr. nawthorne In Alabama* Montgomery, September 1C.—[.Special.)—Rev. Dr. Hawthorne, tho distinguished minister of the Atlanta Baptist church, passed through cn route for Eclma, thence to Snow Hill, Wilson county* ^abama, where the Pine Barren association meets. Returning he will remain a few day* among his many old friends and worshipper*, and occupy his old pulpit before returning to Atlanta. A Young Lady's Suicide* Chattanooga, Tenn., September 10.- -A distres sing suicide occurred to day at Bhieldstown, a small village in Knox county. A beautiful young lady, MUs Maggie Day, aged fifteen, while in a de sponding mood, took a large dose of landnnm. Everything possible was done to save her life, but she died fn a few hours. The cause of the terrible deed is not known. They Go Too Far Back* From the Washington Post "They are all a dodging." Jut aa Mr. Blsio* dodged prohibition, so do his organ* dodge every lire bane presented. Their great card thus far, is the militia in the Creek war?