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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA. GA- TUESDAY OCTOBER i8 188A. TWELVE PAGES.
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THE ISSUE OP 1U4.
In one week from next Wednesday???on the 4th
of November, the most Important campaign ever
HQ^cd on tht* continent will be decided.
Tim Weekly Constitution of the folio wring
week will contain all tbo news of the election in
every state.
FuLtcrihc at once and have the new* tent direct
to you. *
The cholera still continues to be beard
from In France. Tho great danger to the
American continent Is that it will he lulled
Into a sense of security by the immunity
which winter gives from disease, only to And
the plague here in all Its horrors. The sum*
mer tun feeds it Into life again.
Ex- Goverxoh Mom km, of Nouth Carolina,
who tvas once one of the most dashing of
men, Is now in Jail in Detroit for obtaining
money under fulse pretenses. Ho had just
been released for a similar crime in Chicago.
It is needless to say that Moses began his
villainy by nfllNation with the republican
p??ty* . t
Tiik North Carolina prohibitionists have
met in a backroom and nominated a ticket
With which they hope to draw away demo
cratic votes in the interest of republican suc
cess. If they meet with no better snooess
than attended the eflbrts of tho /'big four*
In Georgia in a similar movement, they will
never be heard from again.
Tiik South American revolutionists are be
coming more sensational in their motliods.
Muir, a Colombian rebel, captured a British
f ewe), and wit^i the aid so secured appropri
ated another more desirable vessel, and is
now upon the high seas ready to ply the
trade of patriot or pirate as necessity may
dictate.
TiiKoflldal footings of theyotoin Ohio show
that the republicans are in a minority of over
Olio thousand. Thisoxplalns why Mr. Ulaine
has been panic-stricken into a bloody-slitrt
cantpsign, in the vain hopo of winning "tho
old soldiers" back to tho rotten carcass of re
publicanism. Dut It is of no use, for tho
people have decided that a change is necessa
ry- 9
LAST WEEK OP THE CAMPAfON.
There is nothing to discourage tbo demo
crats as tho campaign draws to a does. In
deed the drift for tho past two weeks has
been decidedly In their favor.
The republicans have completely changed
front since the Ohio election. In tho begin
ning of thecami>aign they plnnod their faith
on a moral Issue. In the Ohio fight they re
lied on the tariff. Now they fall back on the
bloody shirt. Tho remnant of the Union
league that still supports Mr. Blaine started
this infamous cry. Mr. Blaine, desperate
after the truth from Ohio had been disclosed,
took it up with eagerness, and now It is the
ablbbolcth of republicanism from Maiuo to
California.
It will not win. Tbo business psoplo of
the north, brought to their senses at last
by the vast and persistent villainies of the
republican party, havo put on their think
ing caps. They are not misled by the
assertion that the solid south, with
New York aud I ml Una, will control this
government They know that in Ohio
BW\735 citizens havo Just voted the demo
cratic ticket, and that a majority of the
people o( Ohio voted against republicanism.
They know that a majority of the
people of California, of New Jersey, of Con
necticut have voted the democratic ticket
They know that a majority of the people
of Massachusetts and Iowa have voted
against the republican jarty, and that
heavy minorities in every other state in
the union protest at every electiou against
the villainies of the administration. They
know that in two national elections the
democrats have had clear majorities of the
whole vote of the country???or, omitting
the negro, a majority of a million aud a
half white votes. The issae is not sec
tional. It is as wide as the union. It is
honest government against dishonest gov
ernment.
Senator Coukling pat it accurately when
he said: "The only issue before tbe coun
try seems to be a defense of the repub
lican candidate." In Mr. Blaine the worst
elements of his party are epitomized. In
sustaining him, ail that is bod in his party
Is sustained. In his downfall one of the
most useful lessons wiiA be that the time
has passed when essential issues can be
obscured by an appeal to passion. It
Will be a happy day for this republic when
the futility and the infamy of setting
one section of this country on the other
Is demonstrated, and when the bloody
???hirt will not cover twenty yeora of cor
ruption. And that day will dawn, in our
opinion, just one week from next Wedoea-
*y.
THE NOVEMBER VERDICT.
Tho preliminary elections simply leave
each party where it stood at the beginning of
tbe year. Koch party holds its own, and tbe
field of the arithmetic roan and political seer
is as broad and open aa it ever has been. An
analysis of probabilities IK, therefore, admis-
???able, and we present below one prepared by
an expert of Massachusetts, because it is
manifestly fair, well-considered and novel:
Sl???AK.
Republican.
Colorado.... 3
Iowa 13
Maine ..... o
Minnesota 7
Nebraska 5
Pennsylvania ..30
Itbodo Island 4
Yetmont 4???72
Democratic.
Alabama 10
Arkansas 7
Delaware. 8
Georgia 12
Kentucky 13
Maryland H
Mississippi 9
Missouri.. 18
South Carolina.... 9
Tennessee 12
Texas 13-112
QUIT* HVUK.
' New Jersey. 9
.... 4
North Carolina....11??? 32
New Hampshire,... 4
Illinois 22
Wisconsin .11
Michigan Li???00
SOMEWHAT DOUBTfUL.
Virginia 12
West Virginia 0-18
182
New York 30-07
219
Look at this table a moment. If New
York and Indiana go democratic, tbe repub
licans must carry West Virginia and New
Jersey, or Virginia???a desperate chance.
If New York, Indlfliia and Connecti
cut go democratic, tho republicans
must carry Virginia, West Virginia and Now
Jersey-a ridiculous proposition. If New
York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Con
necticut go democratic, tbe republican* must
curry not only Indiana, but North Carolina
and the two Virginias.
There is no need of adding to the list of
combinations. New York is necessary to
democratic success, and when the vote of
that state is assured Governor Cleveland will
need no better passport to the whito house.
And why will not that {fteat state support
Us favorite sou? Mr. John Kelly has re
cently assured him that tho support of
Tammany is earnest and thorough. There
is no other known defection. The independ
ent republicans are numerous and well or
ganized. The Ht. John party is aggressive.
The stalwarts are lukewarm. All the chances
in that really democratic state are iu favor of
Cleveland, unci if she does not promote her
own governor in November then indeed will
she deserve to loso her great place in the
party???tier claim to leadership, and almost
the right of recognition in future councils.
New York will respond.
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THKCOMINQ STATE FAIR.
Tho state fair which ojKms in Macon on tho
27tli instant, promises to be the greatest suc
cess in tho history of tho agricultural so
ciety.
It is already settled that tho display will
be full. In line cattle and stock it will be
fuller than ever before. Kveryydatl has been
taken long ago and tnoro are now boing built.
In agricultural machinery tho outlook is
more than good, and in crops tho old state
will just show what an empiro she is. The
racing will be tine, the purses being large
enough to attract the best horses. The addi
tion of athletic s|*orts will draw thousands
of spectators and amuse all who are drawn
by ot her attract ions.
The peoplo will do well to patronize this
fsir. It is going to be one ot the wholesome
old-fashioned fairs, now unhuppily giving
way to expositions. It will give us a week
of fun and sight-seeing, and of hand-shaking
with friends and neighbors, and of talking
over Georgia's affairs with Georgians. It
will do everybody good to tako a day or two
off, and spend it in the lovely central city,
tat us mako the affair such a success this
year Hint it will becomo a permanent insti
tution, and grow with each year.
Talmagc???s sermon increases in
power and interest every week. By
special arrangement with the great
preacher The Constitution will print
these sermons the Monday after the
Sunday they arc delivered in Brook
lyn, through the entire year. Any
of them is worth the subscription
price of the paper.
HEW JERSEY AND CONNECTICUT.
The democracy of New Jersey were proba
bly never in better condition than they are
to-day. They have no defection of any kind
to contend with. The Irish democrats of the
tate arc supporting l levdaml with enthusi
asm; the workingmen are rallying to his
standard, and independent republicans are
found In every ward and precinct. In 1M0,
when the republicans had an unusually pop-
ularcandidate for governor; when General
Sewell, backed by the Pennsylvania railroad
company, was a candidate for United States
senator; when the party stood solidly up to
*rfield, and money was spout almost with-
ut limit???even in that desperate fight the
democrats came out victors, giving Uancock
plurality of 2,0U\ Last year Governor
Abbctt had 6,NX) majority. This year, when
the republican party is divided on Blaine,
hen the demand for a change has become
almost over* helming, it would not be at all
strange if the democratic majority ran up to
10,COO. Theae round figures are in fact tbo
latest estimate of men who know the state
and the cany*** thoroughly. The republicans
cannot buy the elate???that much Is assured,
end that is quite enough, for the state is,
when left to herself, always democratic.
Tbe republican* have with apparent confi
dence claimed Connecticut, but all the infor
mation from that state shows tbe claim Is
without foundation. It is freely admitted
that the Butler vote will offset the St. John
vote. KxSeuator Baton, iu a recent later-
view, says the Independent republican nts
of tht elate will not foil below l,3 W, mud
may run to 3,000. Garfield carried the slat>
in 1830 by a majority,of 2,0(13. This will
be overcome jjy tbe independent movement,
which is very strong in New Haven and
active throughout the state. It is spreading
everyday. In Waterbary 300 have signet
the roll, including some of tbe most influen
tial citizens of the town. There are over 100
in Winstid. In the Ilousatonic valley tbe
movement is very strong, and all the lesser
towns contain independent contingents.
Danbury will furnish 150. New Haven and
Hartford are well known as independent
centers, and in both of them nearly all tbe
republicans of culture and high standing
have come out for Cleveland and Hendrick:
With no known defection, and with popular
state and congressional tickets, there is no
reason to doubt that the votes of tbe inde
pendents will suffice to swing this close state
over to the party of reform and honest rule.
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THE FLORIDA CAMPAION.
There have been signs for some time past
, that the republican thieves have organized
still-hunt in Florida, but recently there have
been developments going to show that instead
of relying upon legitimate methods they pro
pose to repeat, in a somewhat different shape,
the Bill Chandler frauds of 187fl. As one of
the results of this, those who live near tbe
Georgia and Florida line have noticed during
the past few weeks a considerable movement
of negroes from this state in tbo direction of
the orange groves of Florida. How long this
movement has been going on it is impossible
to say, but the increasing numbers during
the post few weeks has attracted theattcnti<
of those who havo been on the watch for
symptoms of republican fraud.
It is a movement, too, that seems to be
widespread; that is to say, it Is not confined
to the negroes who live near the Florida line.
It reaches to Savannah, to Macon, and
to Atlanta. We have heat* recently of quite
a number of Atlanta negroes who, though
they had comfortable situations here, have
suddenly discovered that they hqve pressing
business in Florida.
We have no doubt that this Imports
tion of Georgia negroes to Florida is apart of
the programme of the republican desperadoes
to carry tho latter state by fraud. The same
tactics were .practiced in Ohio at the
recent election, and they were found to
work like a charm. Thousand of negroes
were sent across the river from Kentucky,
and tho democrats of Ohio, knowing the
facts, appeared to bo???powerless to prevent the
fraud. They lacked both nerve aud disci
pline, elements of success that are certainly
not lacking among Florida democrats.
Wo (Imply ??dtsire to put our Florida
friends on their guard. Thousands of negroes,
according to all accounts, are to be sent to
Florida, and it Is ouly necessary to inform
tbe democrats of that slate of the fact. They
liavo ample training and resources to meet
such contingencies.
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COMPENSATION OF THE DROUTH,
There has been a good deal of complaint
about the drouth. In tbe agricultural regions
it is said to have cut short the cotton crop.
Turnips have been killed out, and all garden
truck has disappeared from the face of the
earth???all, that is to say, except the blue-
stem collard, which is waiting for frost to
givo It the consistency ot marrow when
cooked, and an exquisite flavor all its own.
This fact In itself is somo compensation for
the drouth; come cold, come hot, come
drouth orcomo rain, happy is tho man who
can have boiled collards for dinner and fried
collard* for supper.
But there are other compensations. If
the cotton crop has been cut short by the
drouth, it cannot bo said that the price has
been interfered with. The Holds are whito
with tho snowy staple, and Its whiteness de
serves tho name. It i* glorious weather for
picking, and the cotton is so clean and of
such beautiful fibre, tlmt tho gentlemanly
(ampler, with his plug hat and gimlet cannot
by any possibility muster up an excuse for
applying his heart-rending technicalities.
The fair hands of tho season have happily
merged all grades into one. There is no
storm-cotton: there are no "stains;" and wo
pity the expert who has gall enough to stand
by a snowy white bile, mid, as it were, in the
very face of nature, speak of It ns "ordinary"
or use some other term of dcpreclatior ctl-
culutcd to over-balance tbe accuracy ot Fair-
bank's scales.
In tbe cities tho drouth has given us dust
in abundance, but there is compensation for
the discomforts of the dust in the cool days
and night* which Rive us something ot a
foretaste of the dreamy delights of Indian
summer. There is an unmistakable flavor of
autumn In the air. Tho chrome yellow of tho
hickory trees seems to be a reflection from
the sumach torches, and tho blue haze the
poets love to sing of, appears to lift the ho
rizon in the air ami carry it further away.
When the cold winds come, and tho never-
ending clouds whirl over the hills ia a slant
ing mist, wo w ill all agree that tho drouth
was not as bad as it mjglit have been.
The Last TM??| to Drop.
The crop* in certain sections are short and many
burners will thluk ot economizing for the corniug
year.
A good weekly paper ts the cheapest thing that
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1 A Fatal Explosion.
Bo* PC nr. October 25 ???While firing a salute dur
f a demerretic par*??!e last tight two cannon
ipTcdcd. William McGrath h id his leg bally
battered, William Rash his collar bone broken,
John Arnold the flashy part of hts arm torn ofl by
ua explosion, and Berber! Bcdncr daagcroo&ly
Injured ly tbe other explosion.
PIQUANT PARAGRAPHS,
INTERESTING ITEMS ON CURRENT
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
Rcrner???* Book-Why tlie South Is Solid
Against Republicanism???The Average
Duration of Life???Other Topics
Benner, the Indiana former, has written a little
book of considerable Interest. It contains tbe
following productions; 1881???Presidential year,
dull trade; Iron drooping; lower prices. 1885???A
little improvement: railroad stocks higher. 1886
Renewed depression; stocks lower. 1887???The
same. 18*8???Presidential year, hard times; busi
ness prostrated; banks foiling; stocks at lowest
point; upward turn of affairs this year. 1889???Now
fora boom! 1890???Great activity and prosperity.
1891???Speculation and a panic. 1892, 1893, 1891,
1895, 1896, 1897???Dull years and poor trade. 1898
and 1899???Good trade, aciive business; century
winds up in height of speculative era. Many
the shrewdest operators in Wall street admit that
Bennei???a facts and argument* have greatly ini'
prefeed them. The Idea I* gaining ground that
trade move* in circles and that hard times strike
us about once in ten years on an average.
It costs something to take a young lady to the
theater In New York. A newspaper reporter who
had a couple under bis eyes the other night noted
the following expenditures: Cab, <3; theater
tickets,<4 ;;bouquet, f.*?; oysters, 80cents Jpartridgo
<2; saltde, CO cents; fruit, <1; santerne, V; cham
pagne, <3; Ice,60 cents; total {20.50. The young
lady who cats supper after the theater is a very
cxpeniive acquaintance.
The Voice, of New York, prints the substance ot
an interview with Rev. Chas. F. Deems* In which
that gentleman is reported as saying, "Tho liquor
truffle must be destroyed, aud will be. If iu
other way, by troops of men, women and children
marching through the land and shooting tho
liquor sellers and burning down distilleries and
grog shops," Dr. Deems Is reported further as
saying that It Is to prevent such a state of things
that he favors prohibition. * It Is to be hoped that
distinguished divine was (misquoted. The
very way to provoke violent outbreaks and dceli
ot blood ts for mea of high standing to prodlct
their occurrence. Of coureo there Is no moro
danger of the temperance peoplo rushing around
like lunatics and assassinating the liquor dealers
than there Is of the free traders butchering the
protectionists, but stUl Dr. Deems make a mistake
in using such strong language.
Brother Blaine knifed tho stalwarts through
his cousin, Gail Hamilton,and It is not likely that
the stalwarts will hesitate to knife Blaluc.
It Is easy to sec why the south ts solid against
-publicanism. She had a brief but bitter expe
rience of republican rule and sho was almost beg
gared under It. A few figures from the official
record of North Carolina tell tho story,
1869 under republican rule
rato of taxation
eighty cents on tho flOO; in 1884 under democratic
rule It was notning. Jn 1868 the republican legis
lature cost 9430,953; in 1883 the democratic legisla
ture cost 157,178. In 1869 the republicans ^expend-
ed nothlngjor common school; In 1833 tho demo
crats expended *725.000. It was the same in nil tho
southern states. The republicans when In power
collected cx) orbltant taxes, expended eight times
much for the legislature as is now expended,
and between theft and profligacy left nothing
for the free schools. The democrats reversed all
th's. Under the circumstances, how can tho soutn
be anything else but solid for sclf-dcfenso aud self
preservation?
Old UhcIo Frnudy Hayes 1* said to bo the hottest
headed Blaine man In tho universe. Tho cool
weather seems to have infused now life Into Un
de Fraudy.
In this ago of prohibition peoplo who secretly
love their "tod" will bo gratified to learn that two
eminent French scientists have discovered that
the human system manufactures alcohol" Rccont
researches demonstrate the fact that alcohol often
preseut* itself in the animal economy without the
introduction 0! sugar or other fermentable sub
stance. It is horriblo to think that Mr. St. John,
with all bis hatred of alcohol. Is In reality only an
Involuntary, self-acting gin mill on a small scale.
the Frcuch scientists tell tho truth, prohibition
must coll in tbe aid of paralysis before it can pro
hibit.
Frovdk's recently published life of Thomas Car
lyle presents the views of the great philosopher on
the civil war In America. Carlyle regarded tho
war as merely the efflorescence of tho "nigger
emancipation agitation" which ho despised. In
his eyes the main difference between the two sec
tions was that the southern people hired their ser
vants for life, while the people of tho north hired
their servants by tho day, mouth or year,
could not see why tho north should proceed to
beat the south to a Jelly for such a matter.
Captain Cablo di Remo, of tho Seventh United
States cavalry, bad a blood curdling adventure
about thiity years ago. Be was one of
Onlnrs companions in tho attempt
assassinate # - the Emperor Louis
Napoleon, aud was not ouly sentenced to death
but actually stood on the scaffold and faced the
guillotine with his neck bared for tho cruel knlfo.
Do Rudio's escape from death was painfully nnr-
He stood on the scaffold under tho knife,
smoking n pipe, with his armj bound behind him,
and his neck and shoulders stripped Tho hand*
tbo clock pointed to just fivo minutes before
the fatal hour, when a stranger made hts way to
scaffold with a rcprlovo.
Radio was returned to his cell, and
was found that the Empress Eugenie had Inter
fered In bis behalf. Napoleon was very indignant,
the prisoner could not bo executed nnder
the Mine sentence,die went through another trial
and was again condemned to death, biit the sen
tence wss commuted to Imprisonment for life. He
escaped, and coming to America, served In the
???'edcralarmy during the late war. By the effort*
Horace Greeley, Moucure Conway au>l others,
DcRudlo was given a captaincy in the regular
army and has held it ever since.
The Philadelphia Pres* is amazed at the progres*
of Gcdrgfo as shown by recent statistic*. For the
decade ending ltfo Georgia outstripped the whole
south, her manufacturing Industries increasing
over 100 per cent. In the decade ending 1880 Geor
gia led all the southern states except Kentucky
and Virginia, Since 1380 her cotton milt capit 1!
ha* Increased fti.OOO.COO. To-day she lies 70 milts,
7,843 looms, 300,100 spindles, employing 10.000
bands, and consuming 100,000 bale* of cotton.
'i he product of the Georgia mills is nearly oue-haif
of thceutlre southern product.
There is no doubt that the average duration of
life has been increased several years daring the
last century. This will generally be regarded a* a
gain, hut some very intelligent people do net look
upon it as an unwlxed good. Nothing Is galue-1
by prolonging the lives of infants with diseased
constitution?. There, in no gain in lengthening
the years of old age *ud decay. It Is a
decided benefit to mankind to cut short the lives
of people as seen as they have outlived their use-
fulnos. This I?, of course, a hard-hearted view of
life, but it Is the only view that the economist can
take. Tbe scientists wao are endeavoring to pro
long human life will do the world no substantial
good unless they succeed In prolonging hunuu
energy. _
In many porta of the country people believe fn
The divining rod as a means ol discovering springs,
mineral veins, hidden treasures and oil deposit!.
Tbe rod U usually a forked branch of witch hazel.
The rod is held in the two haul*, each grasping
the extremity of a prong with the fingers closed
and tho'palm* upwards. Carried in thl* manner
over tfcr surface of the ground, tue rodUsafd to
turn or dip when near treasure, reins, spriugt, etc.
The divining red was u?ol In ancient time*, mala-
! r for the dl#eovt;y of guilt, the decision of Impor
tant questions, or the indication of future cvcuut
Its physical application seems to have been of Uter
origin. In lh* seventeenth century various treatise*
were written on the subject and the peculiar sc-
tlcn of the rod wt* attributed to s divine gift, evil
???piritsor natural aflluitv between tbe material of
the rod an<J the substance affecting it. In the
eighteenth century the electrical theory of the-rod
was advanced, but this was thoroughly refuted by
destroying the insulation of tbe operator without
bis knowledge, thus proving that such knowledge
was nu essential part of the so-called electrical ac
tion. It is now believed that the motion of the
rod Is due to minute, unconscious muscular move
ments caused by tbe imagluaton or intuitive or
unconscious decision or expectation of tbe opera
tor. This lingering remnant of a once powerful
superstition is now considered entitled to no more
respect than planchette and similar irauds.
In the southern state* the name.of Baron Brian-
ger has a familiar sound. The baron's immense
railway system ramifies the entire south, and it fs
well known that hi* wealth reaches a fabulous
figure. Erlanger, although hs has lived in Paria
all his life, it half a southerner, ne married Mis*
Slidell) the daughter ol Hon. John Slidell, of
Louisiana. The great capitalist is a
youthful looking man, and unlike
some money kings, ho is fond of society, liters-
Cure and art. He give* the best dinners in Paris.
Bis table supplies average <60 a day, and withont
keeping a yacht or indulging in any extravagan
ce* he spends <150,000 a year. His house is a
marvel of artistic beauty. Ills drawing room Is
a lovely bower of flowers, plants aud shrubbery
and bis gallery of paintings cost millions of
froncs. intellectually the barren Is a giant. He
runs a dozen banks, overlooks bis Investments
In half a dozcu countries, and yet has time for
the opera, for social enjoyment and for private
charity..4 Altogether this Parisian Midas Is a won
der.
A New Yobk World correspondent Is responsi
ble for the statement that the worst kind of slave
ry exists in Vermont, a state which has 'tween re
publican for the past twenty-eight yean,
township! wltcre there is no poor farm it Is the
custom to put up all the old, infirm and poor
people that copie on tho town for support and sell
them to the lowest bidder for one year. Theso
unfortunates are generally bid ofl* by formen.who
expect to get enough work out of them to
make the speculation profitable. These farmers
force their purchased paupers or slaves
to work in the fields as long as they can stand.
Old crippled soldiers have been sold into this
cruel bondage, and there have been cases where
the lash was used to make them do more work.
When election day arrives these white slaves are
forced by their master* to vote the republican
ticket. It must bo recollected that all this occurs
under a charitable system in a stato that is clam
oring against the penal systems of the south.
The New York Tribune Is printing in Its Sunday
edition a sensational serial called "Tho Story of
Mary." It purports to be tlxe story of "a beautiful
quadroon." of delicate person and sensibilities,
who is thrown Into tho Georgia penitentiary
She Is put Into one of tho lessees* comps, and is
chained in the bunk indiscriminately with male
ccnvlcts.Amoug these Is her lover," a high spirit
ed" youug person of color. Tho story is bloody aud
ghastly by turns, and describes horrors that are
calculated to mako tho blood run cold. Tho
story Is written in tho vein of "Uncle Tom 1
Cabin," and is intended to fire the northern
heart. Tho Tribune advertises wholesale rates at
which "Tho Story of Mary" will he supplied, and
it is likely that it will become a leading cam
paign document,
AN8WER8 TO CORRESPONDENTS.
J. F. Dallas, Ga: Was there a vlslblo church be
fore Chrfst?
The Jews had a national church, aud it was a
veiy "visible" affair.
8. W., Rome. Ga.: Whore can I find a copy of
Lord Macaulay's kltctto Jefferson on receipt of a
copy of the constitutlou of tbo new government?
It can't bo found, mainly for tho reason that
Macaulay never wrote???such a letter, Hedld, how
ever, write a famous letter about thirty five years
???go to a dlstlngulthcd American, whoso name es
capes us, In which he predicted tho breaking up
of our government.
Constant Reader, Marietta, Ga.: Plearo Inform
mo when the election ol the mayor ol New York
takes place, and the names of tho candidates.
Election November 4. Tammany ball candidate,
Hugh J. Grant; Irving hall and citizens ticket, W.
R. Groce, republican candidate, cx-Alderman
Phillips.
F. T. R., Dalton, Da.: Who !* the author of the
novel ending "My deed* like my body lie burled
in a strange place and I doubt the resurrection 0 !
either?" What Is the title of tho book?
rerhaps some novel reader will furnish tho de
sired information.
Subscriber, Llnevillo, Ala.: 1. Where can I got
the history of Jobu Wesley? 2. What will it
cost?
1. Order from any Atlanta bookstore. 2. About
<1.50.
maps of your big town.
Write to the city engineer of Atlanta.
Self Made, West Point, Ga.: Would It bo prac
ticable fora young man out In thecouutry to
conduct a correspondence with tho proper par
ties and in that way acqiibe a knowledge of tho
branches usually taught In colleges?
|_The Chsutacqua literary and scientific circle
has taUght perhaps a hundred thousand persons
by the corresjKmdeuco method during the past
rix years. Recently a "correspondence univer
sity" has bccu organized by professors in various
coll eg! s, from Harvard In tho cast to the Johns
Hopkins university In the louth and the Univer
sity of Wisconsin in the west. Tho purpose Is to
give instruction by mail to persons who cannot
well attend college. Somo of tho business col
leges arc following this course, and now both
bookkeeping, penmanship, commercial law and
ihort-bandjare taught by mall. The scheme is
uot In tliealr. It is iu practical operation, and Is
raid to ho a success.
Inquirer, Fayetteville, Ga.: I want to
stand bookkeeping, and must acquire tho
edge at home. \vhat work gives the best nracticzl
and theoretical instruction, and where can I
precure Hand at what price?
There are numerous works on bookkeeping, to
be laid at Horn oue dollar up to five. Any of them
will do if vou apply yourself. Write to an Atlanta
bookseller and tell him what kind of work you
waut. He will fill the bill.
W. L. O., Ilawkinsville, G*.: Why was ft that in
the late war m arly all the federal soldiers killed in
battle turned black or purple tn tbe face, while the
ol federate dead simply turned pale? Any oae
ho walked over a battlefield in Virgin la will tell
r.u tbst such was the case. Why was it?
11 was due to the difference in diet. Thejfcderal*
went Into battle well fed and fall of whisky, while
the confederates generally fought on hard.*Uck aud
cold water.
A. B.. AJkcn, 8. C.: What is the best speed ever
,&de on a bicycle?
Some years ego In England Mr. Falconer made
two miles In five a lnutes and thirty six seconds,
and recently the London World reported two
miles made in four seconds less by a man named
English, who also rode twenty miles in fifty-nine
mtnute* tlx and three-fitth* seconds. This record
has probably never been equaled.
Subscriber. Birmingham, Ala.: Who is the Sir
Meres Moutefiore whose 100th birthday is to'be
celel rated by the Jew* on the 21th Inst?
He was bora at Leghorn, October 24,1781, HL*
wife???s sister married Nathan Rothschild, that
forming* bond of union between the two families.
Menu fit re has become noted not only on account
his wealth end his great age, bat for hts public
spirit snd noble philanthropy. He visited
Syria during the plague of IS37 and expended vast
sums in charity. When he returned from this
trip Queen Victoria knighted him and he was
elected afccrilTof London and Mlddtessx. Three
year* later he went to the es-t and caused the per
secution of the Jews Iu Egypt ??od Turkey
stopped. For this the queen
grantrd him the right to l-car supporters to hi*
family arms, a high distinction. Through hU
loot life Sir Mooes Moutefiore has been honored by
??? nations for hts great abilities and virtue*, and
the celebration ol his one hundredth birthday
will be regarded by all aa a well deserved tribute
to one of the world's benefactors.
A. B.. Dalton, Ga.: 1, How did the word "tcet/u
talism' 5 originate? 2. When did The teetotal
movement first start in England?
1. One Dicky Turner was addressing a meeting
In Freston, England. In trying to pronounce tho
word, "total" ho stuttered, making it t-t-totaL
The leader of the meeting adopted the word tee
total u descriptive of the temperance movement
in which he was engaged. 2. August 26,1832.
B. W. A., Oxford, Ala.: Are there any En ff n.w
colonies in the southern states?
Yes, in Virginia, Tennessee and Florida. Tht
London Times recently said that the sooth offered
"the best field in the civilized world lor invest
ment."
O. E. H.. Perry, Ga.: Is there any probability ot
B. F. Butler obtain*??? *??? - ??? - ??? -
;busctts in the con
None whatever.
T. A., Dalton, Ga.: What will free a well from
carbonic acid gas?
Take an open umbrella and let it up and down
raj idly four or five times. This will remove tho
gas when other means foil.
Reader. Covington, Ga.: What was the confed
erate battle flag and who designed It?
General Joe Johnston says that after the b&ttlo
of Manassas be resolved to discard the stars and
bars and called for each regiment to procure its
state colors. This they were unable to do. New
designs were then asked for, and among those pre
sented, one by General Beauregard was chosen,
but was altered in making it square instead ol
oblong. It was a Greek cross of blue on a red
field w 1th white stars on blue bars. Colonel* Wal
ton, of Louisiana, was tbe designer.
twenty-fir??t anniversary of his birth, or tho day
Enbfcrlber, Thomson, Ga.: Can you furnish me
with Furman???s formula, and also tuat of the Geor
gia Chemical Works Co?
3 he follow ing Is Mr. Furman???s formula:
1??? SO bushels of stable manure.
2??? 200pounds acid phosphate.
2??? 100 pounds kainlt.
3??? 20 bushels cotton seed.
4??? 200 pounds acid phosphate.
4??? 200 pounds kainlt.
2,400 pounds.
The following is the formula of the Georgia
Chemical works company, given In 1879:
Stable manure .....750 lbs.
Cotton seed (green), 750 lbs.
Acid phosphate, or dissolved bone...........500 lbs.
Making a ton of.....??? - 2,000*
Etudent. Athens, Ga.: 1. What is the total cir
culation of the newspapers in tho United States?
2. Are there any, besides Germau. prlned In for
eign languages? 3. Are there as many paper*
printed and read on the Pacific slope as iu tho
south.
1. There are 971 daily papers printed in tho Uni
ted States with an average circulation of 3,971
each, and 8,633 weeklies with an average of 2,177
each. 2. Yes, a great many. California has sis
papers printed in Spanish, five In French, two in
Chinese, three in Italian and two iu Danish. Il
linois has two Polish newspapers. The Indian
territory has two published In Indian and only
one in English Texas has one Bohemian paper.
New York has four Welsh papers, one Italian, ten
French and one Portuguese. There are forty-two
French papers in the United States and quite*
number of other foreign papers beside the one*
noted above. 3. Yes. According to theceusns of
I860 California, with a smaller population than
Georgia, has fifty-eight dallies with a circulation
of 157,814, to Georgia???s sixteen daililes with a cir
culation of 27,830. Alabama has six daffies with
9,600 subscribers. South Carolina has four dailies
with 7,750 subscribers. North Carolina has thir
teen dallies and 7,950 circulation. Florida has
three dallies and 2.600 subscribers. Mississippi
has five dailies and 4,200 subscribers. Louisians
has thirteen dallies and 38,065 subscribers. Ken
tucky has eleven dallies and a circulation of 33.-
492 copies. The daily papers of California hsvo
over 25,000 more subscribers than tho dallios of
Georgia. Alabama, North Carolina, Mississippi,
South Carolina. Louisiana, Florida and Kentucky
combined. Vide census of 1880.
, in the union? ?? Whit
is the moat aparcely populated aud what is the.den-
lityof Georgia???s population?
No. Acco ding to the census of 1880, Massachu
setts had 221 people to the square mile, while
Rhode Island has 254 to tho square mile. The
District of Columbia, 2,960 people to square mile,
Rhode Island also has the largest average popula
tion in proportion to the number of dwellings, to*
wit; over six people to tbe house. Nearly all of
the territories havo less than one person to the
square mile, and Colorado and Oregon have two,
Florida less than five to the square mile. Georgia
has twenty-six people to the same area.
Madison, Ga.: Has Belva Lockwood any women
on the stump in her Interest?
None that wo know of. Tbe republicans have a
very effective speaker In Indiana in Mrs. Nellta
Holbrook. They imported her from California as
a novelty and find her quite a card. She Is said to
be highly gifted as an orator. She has tokan an
active part "on the stump" In California in Qvery
campaign since 1576. Sho mado the welcoming
speech to General Grant at San Francisco when ho
returned to America from his trip around tho
world.
Sympathizing With Poor Old Vanderbilt.
Rill Nye.
I learn with mucn sadness that Mr. William H.
Vanderbilt's once princely fortune has shriveled
down to <150,000,000. This piece of information
comes to me like a clap of thunder out of a cleat
sky. Once petted, fondled and caressed, William
11. Vanderbilt, shorn of bis wealth, and resting
upon no foundation but his sterling integrity,
must struggle along with the rest of us. * * *??
In conclmfon, 1 do not kuovr what to say, unless
it be to appeal to the newspaper men of tne coun
try in Mr. Vanderbilt???s behalf. While he was
wealthy he was proud and arrogant. Ho aaldi ???
"Let the newspapers be blankoty blanket to
blank," or words to that eff< ct, but we do not care
for that Let us forget all that and remember that
his sad fate may someday be our own. In our
affluence let us not lose sigut of the fact that Vau
Is suficricg. Let us secure a place for him oa
some pood paper. Hi* grammar and spelling are m
little bit rickety, but he could begin as janitor and
gradually work his way up. Parties having cloth
ing or funds which thcyicol like giving may for
ward the fame to meat Hudson, Win., postpaid,
snd if tbe clothes do not fit Van they may possibly
fit me.
Tbo Other Hide.
Ffcrntte New York Graphic.
f*What a magnificent sight that Is," observed
the editor as he looked out of the office window
upon the torchlight procession. "How tho mar
tial strains stir my soul! What is tho meaning of
this Imposing array?"
???It is the parade of the other side. They have 8
mawmectlng to-night," replied the elty editor.
A few minutes afterward tbe editor made an ed
itorial paragraph to tbe effect that "the riff-raff of
the city,the ofl scum, the rag-fogasd bob-tall were
out in force last night, making the streets htdtoas
with their yAls. If the police had understood their
duties the entire mob would have been arrested."
No Use for Ratlrowds.
From the Acworth, Ga., News.
A middle-aged white man and wife walked into
Acworth ebont 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon, and
leiturely proceeded to do a little trading witix
John Tanner and Newt Johnson. They stated that
they left Rome a little late the same morning, and
bad walked every ctep of th- way. They sold that
aftllr.tr wrs no account that couldn???t walk 73
mile* in a day. Tbe man carried a gun and the
women icvctsl articles. Tbejr departed with tbo
remark that they were going to spend the ntgbl
four or five miles further eouth. They ought to *
enter the walking match at the state lair.
Snowing iu tho Catskills.
PoroBKEirsiE. N. V??? October 2.V???The dis
patch to the Eagle from Cbickester, in the heart
of the CatrkiU mountains, rays It is snowing hard
there this s. tn.
row J elvu. N. Y., October 25.???There have
t??n frequent squalls of snow here this morning*
Yesterday tucrim.g the ground -was white at day-
Lreak. ran coming on the New York. Lake En??
and W. si;:n road from tbe west this momiag
Lave several inches of scow as them.