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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTIONS ATLANTA- GA. TUESDAY DECEMBER 9 1884. TWELVE PAGES.
WEEKLY CONSTITUTION.
Bnttred tt Ue Atlanta FmLOBO, M ???econd-tUn
lull Bitter, NoTcmbcr 11,1I7L .
Wnkl 1 CwaUturion, SI .its Per Annum.
Glut. ot arc, r .00 each; ciola ot ten, ??1.00 each
tsd i copj to getter-np ot Club.
OUR AGENTS??? PRIZES.
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offered in another column. Wc begin with tro In
gold to be gired aa prlaea lor the Unseat Hat o'
anbacrlbcra amt in bjr June lit, IMS. The drat
Jirlte la MO. There are prlaea alao for the preaent
month, arbloh nlll he Ultra bj very email c???.uhi
Bend In jronr namea aa competitor! for one
Ibeao prlaea, and rend In eubacribere. Von can
get a prize If yon trill.
The Constitution Library
m We bare made up a library of ten choice
standard books for the benefit of our reader*.
We have bought from the publisher* direct
12,000 COPIES OF THESE BOOKS,
Which wc offer at leas than half their utual
price. The library comprise*
Robinson Crusoe, , Iranboe,
FUfrim???a Progress, Last of the Mohicans,
Arabian Nights, Oliver Twist,
Children of the Abbey, Scottish Chiefs,
Swiss Family Robin son.
2*,000 League* Under the Bee.
These broke are puro, choice and interest
ing. Koch book is famous tbo world over.
The list embraces such authors as
DICKENS, SCOTT, DEFOE,
COOPER, PORTER, BUN/AN.
A man who has theso books has all the
library his family will ever need. They will
educate his children, interest bla wife, charm
himself and his neighbors. Kach book Is
strongly bound in cloth and gold, has large
print and illustrations.
We offer them, sent post-paid, for 7* cent#
each. They retail iu bo??*kitoroe at $1.00
$1.25, boaldcf postage. Wo mail any ono
them
For 70 Cents, Post-Paid.
Kvcry render of Tins Cojcstitutio*'ought to
have oue or more ol theno books. They will
be a constant revelation of delight to you and
your family.
HOW BEST TO QET TA l VI
If you have $7 to spare send and get the 10
hooka. If you have not. send 70 cents and
get one. You can rdd the other* at your leis
ure. Get up a club ol 6 or 10 among your
neighbors and each ona of you order a differ
ent book and lend to each other.
THE COLD WINTER DATS ARE COMO
And these books will be perpetual cheer fin
yeur bouse. We want to put thorn in the
Bomes of 10,000 persona beforo Christinas.
If you can only buy one brok wo recoma _ .
Robinson Crusoe, if you buy two, add Pil-
f ???im???s Progress. Ifthrco, add Children of the
bbey. If four, add Scottish Chiefs. If five,
add Swiss Family Robinson, or Last of the
Mohieans.
Order at erne. u our edition I* limited .ad
the demand will b. great. Addroo*
THE CONSTITUTION.
Kola lhl?????If you era In Atlanta or baa. a
friend her. who can take tb. book, at our of.
See, w. will Uko
OO CUNTS BACK
For tha book*, a. wo tare tbo poitajo, which
!??? 10 centa. wlrau ordered by mail our charge
it 10 canto.
lTLANTAroir, Dg( KMB*B 0,1101.
START YOU A LIBRARY,
Nothing la 10 d.llf hllul In a home u a library
Nothing ??o much bc.pe.ka refinement nnnd Uriel
ligciKW.. Hood book a hare ??arc<! aa many lioya
from rlcloua waya aa nrhooli have out done.
Kerry lather and every mother ahould provide
Ihetrbomowltha library.
Wo Oder at heap and good way Into which to
brglno library. Tbifbooka adored In Tttr. Oonamc
Trim library for co ccntr each over our counlcr, or
tVeenlip??tpald,oro ataudordaud cjamle hooka.
The leu hooka coating pi over our cannier or 07 by
prat, will motet library ol ncrorondlag plotmtro
and rnlertalnment lluy ono ot Ibcio hooka and
atari you a library. You will never ragret Hi
Tttr good itenra ia now given that tha terrt'
ble plague by which the mountain oountlea
of Virginia have been devaaUtol, la on tha
decrcMe,' In one county 300 death! mulled.
A vaavci.ta from the wild amt hai created
a atniallou In Uurmy county by tha dlooJV
cry ot rich mines of geld, which giro art'
deacoof haring been worked by ItoSolo and
biaman.
Tnr dtclalon of tb. Knglloh Jmlgea, yealsr*
day, In bolding the Mlgnone cannibal, aa
guilty of murdar, la Urnoly In 1U nature, tl
the principle wai one. admitted Ural can
nlhalliitt wouldbaeondoned In the presence
of pnl mr.rg.ney, tb. eating of hnmio
llcth would Mon bMom. oonrmon among
brutal ml lore. ^ _
. brxiioa Loren declares truly that tb.
???OoUi doe. not regard tha election of Mr.
L1.vil.nd aa a aecllonal triumph, but morely
aa tb. triumph of principle, of goreromont
under which her people can one. more fowl
at home In the union. II. augg??U that tb.
lar lit .rtformrra and protectloutata may y??t
find U adrlaabla to meet on middle ground.
Jfntn. your tuUciyittuM pnimftt), so ru not to
wiee ?? copy.
Our Christmas Presents.
W.oBhr the follow CHRISTMAS PRESENTS lo
oar teaderv and 10 thoae who wl.h to bevomo
aubaertheri:
lot.-TIIK CONSTITUTION itself. No belter
<???hrtitu>aa Promt ran be given then a receipt lor
TUB CONSTITUTION ler one yur II wUI go
every week ol tbe year and b?? a couauat re
minder ol Urn giver.
M -TUI BOOKS IN OP* CONSTITUTION
LIBRARY. Kltktr of there will make a aplendld
intent. Kach owe own TO emu. amt pwtpoM
lo any addwtre, Kordered by eubecribert. We it 111
rend TM CONSTITUTION one year HI. J5) AND
XITDU ONE lOFTBm BOOKS (h)curia) FOR
???I'BO
Sd-OIT. WATF.RBIT.Y WATCH. We will
oeud there Walebn with TON < ONSTITCTtOB
???? year lor W3.no. To persona who are already
aabocifbare are will ocod the Watch lor w*.tw.
Tbia muka a anperb prarent. Koch Welch la
perked In ataUodlnet boa urlib lull direction..
It la a perfect time-keeper.
THUS PRESENTS ARE ALL OOOD.
Tbe peper. the hooka, the watch are all |Mt aa
nooiamttided. THEY ARK THE BEaT. jiiritt.
nee b coming! There ore tbe !*-t > brfitraa*
Present, Uut can h. bought lor double the
money.
flit jra/vr may Warn! pm Ui . eptrimm copy.
lj to, read it. Judgr it oo iu Mrr.lt .tod si.tr
*rr it for it. It emtit fl.2S?? ytor to ri??yl< ltd-
ecriWra???11.00 tack ora ticks r/jiet, or HO/tr 11
jrtfrrt- It It Ot Urjnt, lot, ckteptd poftr
printed. Get vp a tliA or tab U ywnet/.
THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
'I he last annual meamge of President Ar
11. nr, and happily, tb. list message which
will t var be reed liefore congress from a re
publican president, will be found In full in
Tiik L'orcuiTt Tio.' of to-day.
7he rnr stnge opens by referring to the fact
that lire people hare just parsed through the
exciting work of electing a now president,
and commends the good disposition mini-
haled during Ike few days of au??psno??-lo
which they were eubjected by
the attempt of. Mr. lllalne to find
a technicality u|>on which to
rene the will of tbe people. He renewi hli
prcvloineppeele for such legislation nr. will
wipe out tbe heavy surplus of mohoya galh
ered by tbe lax collector, while lsbor end
tbe capital Invested ahould still ha sufficient
ly protected. Tbe Mormon question is
touched upon, oh also tbe necessity for lie
creased armaments, an improved navy, a re
juvenated merchant marine and a general,
building np of tbe country, all of which will
be provided for at the proper time by the
men whom the people, have elected for tho
express work of repairing tbe ravages brought
upon the country by republicanism.
As this la the last message of Mr, Arthur,
it it but proper lo slate that It la dignified
in tone, conservative In suggestion, and a
creditable document when viewed as a bus
iness paper. Mr. Arthur avoids all appear
ance of partisanship, and this appears to
great advantage beside hi: republican prode
crsiora In ofilce.
THB EPIDEMIC IN THE WEST.
It turns out that tbe ghastly accounts
which have been printed In the papers from
the jilnguc stricken districts of eastern Ken
tucky and western Virginia are nut the In
ventions of the Hon. Joseph Mnlbatton. The
Courler-Jonrnal Iras tent one of its stair cor-
respondents, Mr. George W. Ilurrouglrs, to
tho stricken'neighborhoods, and he sends
back a horrible atory of elckneas, siillering
and dralli. The Infected aecilon la not reach
ed by telegraph lines, rind this fact accounbr
for the disconnected hints and rumors tbit
have been received In regard to tbe condi
tion of things.
The Infected section embraces portions ot
several counties in western Virginia aiid
eastern Kentucky, sud tbe Information gath
ered by the Courier-Journal???s correspondent
la very Interesting. The disease, which Is an
aggravated and very fatal form of fiux, began
about six weaks ago, In I .etcher county, Jo,
eph Day, a brother ot tha county judge, bo-
lug the lint victim. He lives on I???oor Fork
about fifteen miles from YYhllesburg, and
was taken 111 when a short distance from
home. Jfe was first sslzed with griping
pains, and In a flw moments was paralysed
to completely that be bad to be carried to
tbe bouse. The griping was followed by a
bloody and weakening diarrhea, and In a
few hours ha was a dead man. From this
point tbo disease spread with great rapidity,
and It now extends over a territory embrac
ing about one-half, of the north portion of
Wise county, Virginia, the northeastern por
tion of lee county, Virginia, the entire
county of I.etcher, In Kentucky, the upper
edge of Harlan county, the southwestern
part of.Knntt, tbe aouthwestern part of Dike
and Iba southwestern portion of Leslie. This
embraces a territory about sevonty miles
wide by eighty miles In longtlr.
The disease rum Its course in about two
days, and It generally provra fatal. I n many
Instances those attacked have died in a lew
hours. The symptoms are griping palna in
the stomach, violent flnx and hemorrhage ot
the bowels, oftentimes total or partial paral
ysis and an Interne;thirst. It la thought
that mineral poisoning Is the real cause ot
the epidemic. It is a well-known fact that
Ure streams along which tha disease prevails
find their btglunlng In the monntalnwamong
rocks containing alkali, anenlles, and other
poisonous minerals. Until recently no rain
had fkllon for many wreeka, and Uie streams
hsd nearly dried up. The water remaining,
and which these jreople are forced to use,was,
therefore, powerfully charged with thi
poisons, and continued use of It resulted In
tbe epidemic.' One peculiar feature of It is
that It Is contagions, for when it once enters
s family It lets none escape, and the Courier-
Journal???s lorreepon,lent has been told of In
stances where those who hare visited alllict-
ed persons and have not tbemsalvea used the
water, have contracted the disease.
A disease similar (o this made lie appear
ance In lire same section In 1MI, and as
many of the symptoms dewribed are chole
raic, to would be well for western communi
ties to employ that wisest of all precautions
???sanitation. The cholera hat been sup
pressed in l???atlt, and almost driven out of
France by sanitary measures, and what has
been done In Far Is can bo dona In any Amer
ican city, provided prompt measures are ta
ken.
The wont feature of the Commercial Ga
zette???s course Is the lack of room or excuse
for II. Illras not even the lanie justification
of campaign excitement or exigency. The
campaign Is over. Tbe result It announced.
It is settled beyond dispute, and good men In
all sections have accepted It frankly, flat
Mr. Halstead mult contlnuo to Howl. His
personal disappointment and chagrin Is un
conlrolable. With no excuse but his own
impotent rage, be prints slandsr after slander
against tbe people of a section, who, no met
ier wbat comes, are part of the common coun
try and will remain ao.
Tbe Ion of the 1st consulship that, It Ur,
lllalne bad been elected, might have checked
Iho decline of this once chipper Journallet,
and provided him the competency he seems
to be fast losing tha ability to command In
bia profession, has brought on the south a
volume of abuse that tbe campaign did not
Inspire in its most critical moment. If Mr.
Hulatead can stand it???U Ur, Klchard Smith
'will eland It???and If tbe merchants of Cin
cinnati want to stand it; and they doubtless
do not, we will try to worry along ourselves.
CINCINNATI AMD ITS INCENDIARY PA*
PER.
The Merchant Traveller, a paper printed in
Cincinnati, hai in Its lost isaue letters Irom
severe! Cincinnati drummers who complain
that they cannot sell goods In (he aouth, be
cause of the elaudcrt printed In the i higta-
unit Commercial Gazette on the aouthern
people.
We are not surprised at this. We exunot
wonder that when tha Ciucinnati drummer
enters a southern store In which be finds the
editorials from the Cincinnati Gazette posted
on the desk, he finds the merchant disin
clined to send an order to the city In which
that peperit printed and supported. In an
swer to tha complaints ot the business men
ot Cincinnati who find their commercial in
terests injured by his vlfilgnt and,autragaous
conduct, Mr. Murat Halstead says he has tbe
right to have his opinions, ami to print
them. That ia true. Unless Mr. tliehard
fndlb, touched through the pocket nerve,
interfens sad restrain* his fat-witted and
fusions partner, than is no law lo prevent
bis printing slanders on the south.
But, on the other band, than la no law to
force people to buy goods of the men who
???upport Mr. Halstead???s paper. Taey have
the right to select tbe people with whom they
will trad*. And they certainly will not bs
quick to accept tha Invitation extended them
through tbe columns of a paper that wan
tonly and slanderensly {denounces them av
Mrasrini and thieves.
OUR WATERBURY WATCH.
TlieWtUrbury wntch wo offer to out readers Is
a miracle ol cheapness and excellence.
Tbe lowest price at which tire watch can be
bought anywhere, la ft 00. For 13 SO we will send
Iho watch, peat-paid, and Tire Wrtsr.v Cosairru-
TIOX one year. For .M M wc will send tho watch
In a ssllu-llocd caso-a bright, strong nickel-
plated pretty chela and Tns IVcsxr.v one year.
Each year???s experience only strengthens our
conviction aa to the value ol the Watcrbury watch.
Though it la cheap enough to bo brought wltbln
the reach of every one. It 1* aubataatUlly and
accurately made, being os reliable a ttme-kcepcr
as more expensive watches, and lo thoaveragemaa
who has tny work to do, a safer watch to carry
about with him.
No man who carries a Watcrbury watch Is ever
killed and robbed for it. If It Is lost It can be re
placed at little cost If It Is brokcu It er a be re
paired for llttlo or nothing. It Isbot so cosily
damaged as ora others. At tho gin It Is worth all
others; In tho bouse. In the field, anywhere, tho
Watcrbury la the best time-piece to use,
G. V. Wilson, Loyd P. O., Rapid???-: parish, La.,
writes: ???Tbo watch cama promptly to hsd; It
started Itself and has been running well crcralnco,
I am pleased with It and thluk It Just aa good aa
tbooo that cost fa."
P. 8. Early, Postmaster, Mtna, X. G??? writes:
Watch came to hand aaloly and In good order. It
keeps perfect time, running exactly with a very
Due clock of mine. As a thnokoeper It Is Just as
good aa a ISO watch. It la all that I could atk.???
Remember that for 13 M we will fond yon the
wetch and chain and Tna Wxaxr.v Conemurtox
for one year. Thus you get tho watch and chain
for 13.40. Here fa an Inducement auch as no otbor
paper bee ever ofl???ered. Bond your orders In
promptly, aa this extraordinary offer Is only mode
lor a abort time.
TROUBLES OF THB BLAINIAC8.
There la great trouble In tb* uilnd* of the
Blaine editor* over tbe result of the election,
and the; are still worrying themselves over
the condition of thing* in the south. Well,
tt li a pit; (boat tbe south, bat the loath
proposes to telco care of itself now as it has
heretofore, and it proposes-also to toko an
energetic bond In taking core of the root of
tbe country. Tbe south forms a very largo
chunk of Uie union???It I* a solid chunk, and
a nice chunk, and it la a very actlvo chunk.
There ares great many things In this section
that are not satisfactory to tbe Blalae editor.*,
but really wo don???t know what they are going
to do about 1L If we beg them to bava a
little patience they howl; If wecrack a joke
at thrm they howl; and If we say nothing
they bowb We appreciate the Coot that their
feelings are hurt, but It Is Impossible to see
bow they can heal tho hurt by howling.
Not that their bowling displeases tie. On
tho contrary, quite tho reverse. It ts music
In onr hungry ears. We have been waiting
for tho Joylul round for twenty yean, and If
wo could add to the walling*, no opportunity
Would bo lost- Tho coutolelion is that tbe
howling will go on no matter what we say,
and Ilia knowledge of this tact gives us an
excuse for jogging along In the old, good hu
mored way. Tba latest difllculty with the
Blaine organs we find chronicled In Editor
Charles Emory i-'ralth???s Philadelphia l???resx
It Is as follows;
Another colored exodus Irom South Carolina la
underway. Largo numbers ol tha blacks haro
started already tor California and Iho autes west
of tha Mississippi, and an immigration ou a large
scale appears to be Imminent, The southern Jem
acrallc editors wrlto glibly ol the contentment
and prosperity ol the colored race, and democrat
ic papers Print columns ol Interviews with south,
era statesmen predicting that tho negro will soon
discover that the democrats, and not tho republi
cans, arc bla best friends. But somehow, the col
ored man Isn???t convinced. The little loile he has
doesn't prove to hint that tbo sauo men who once
held him In alavery, and qply relinquished their
bold upou him at the point of the bayonet, and
hero since shot and counted him out ol bis politi
cal rights, hare his interests much at heart.
Now, no doubt tbo Prose looks on this a* a
very end ifato of things, and Its editor would
probably hove no hesitation In taking (be
aland and iwcarlng with tho usual violence
of a Itlalnlac that it la the result of the elec
tion of a democratic president. In regard to
this we ahell not argue. Wo know nothing
ol the alleged exodus from Sorih Carol In*,
and core a great deed less than wo know; but
wo are willing logo ur'er aa the editor ol
tbe Prea In recognising facts. We have
written iperhaps??????glibly") of the content
ment and comparative prosperity of the ne
groes of the south, end tve bare gone???out of
our way somewhat to assure them that th-y
have nothing more to fear from e JemorratL-
tban from a republican administration.
But recent developments In Atlanta show
that there Isa class of ni^ro nulconlanla who
are ready lo bulldb.-.a and maltreat those of
their own race who desire lo cultivate friend
ly and peaceable relation* between tbe races.
It !??? probably this clssa that U preparing to
(migrate from South Carolina,and we should
he glad to chronicle tbe fact that the urns
class was preparing to emigrate from Geor
gia, and especially front Atlanta. We
urge emigration upon these mol con-
tents. It la tho best thing they con do, for if
they stay where they are and continue to ex
hibit a lawless spirit they will get themselves
Into very serious trouble, Thera la no doubt
about that.
A democratic president has been oleetoJ,
and bis administration will bt democratic.
When bla term Is out anothec democratic
president will bo elected. Tba country ii
sefrly democratic, and will l>?? eo for a quar
ter of a century, poesibly longer. The ne
wel! as the Blelniacs, will have to
make the most of tbrae things. Asa rale the
negroes who betray a desire to emigrate are
tho very ones that o ught to emigrate. Evan
alter the exodue tbe country will be safe.
LADY CLERKS FOR THE HOUSE.
Tnesaygcstloa of tbs Hon. H. V. Colvin on yes
terday Ibat Clerk of the Boose Bardin employ fe
male clerks in bis cngroolng rooms, swept the
home Uke a utoini. It lea novel departure, but
one In tbo right direction. It furnishes a pleasant
and profltablecmployment for women, and ibis
every man will rejoli???c to sec. The fortunes of.
war left thousands of onr women widows or
orphans, poor and helpless. Many of the*o were
railed In luxury and were therefore unable to
ftruyglc successfully with the new order of tilled*.
There Is no philanthropy broader and wiser lbau
that which furnishes these brave and desolate
women with honorable employment, and lift*
them from privation, or wbat la worse lo proud
women, dependence on tbe cold world.
DON???T STOP YOUR PAPER.
The crops In certain soctlons are short and many
fanners wUlthlnk of economizing for toe coming
year.
A good weekly paper la tbe cheapest thing that
kora Into a fanner???s home, finch a paper as Tna
CoasTircTiox at tl (theclnb rate) Is tiro cheapest
newspaper in the world. It Is a luxury, * comfort,
osccatdlf. Its weekly visit carries tbo news ol
the busy world to tho farmer???* family. It smtura
and ti.-tract* the children. It cheers and entertains
tho wile and mother, It (Ires tho farmer his
keta, tire progress of the world, politics and hnxl
nan. The day Ural It arrives Is a bright day In
the week.
It coats lets than two cent* a week. Every time
a hen clucks, the egg sho has laid will pay for the
paper for tho week. A postage stamp will pay lor
1L It Is the cheapest tiling you can buy.
In cutting down expense* for tho year, don???t cut
ofirTuECosmncnow. It will be more than ever
necessary to you during tbo long winter evenings.
It wilt pay for itself ten times over overy i
So urn*- up your mind that Tua Cossnirn
ono o' tbo necessities, as well as a luxury, uud
send Iu your renewal.
ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENTS.
E.T. A., Hendersonville, N. c.: Is there any
protaMIrt* that Mr. Conkling trill be elected sen
ator hr m New York by a combination of de-no-
cratsrnd republican-.. Will Mr. Itlalne bo return
ed lo tho renato?
It Is doubtful. Tbe democrat* appear to be
willing, but fourteen bolting republican senator*
winbencidoiUoclcctConklloB. As Mr. Evarti,
Mr. Mo,ton, Mr. Pepcw, Governor Cornell ntul
President Arthur are nil candidate* for the sous
torehip there will not perhaps ho fourteen repub
lican-v. bo will remain out of the patty caucus.
There Is gcucrnl desire In New Y'ork, however, t
seo Mr. t'onkling'a ability onco more omployed in
publn life, and tho prise may fall to bla handi,
2. It Is understood that Mr. Blaine can bo elected
without opposition to either the home or senate
two years from now if be wishes it.
Flton. Fort Gaines, Gt.: What Is Samuel J.
Randall's age? How long has ha been In congress^
Can be lie gerrymandered out Ol his dstrlct?
L Iinfty slx years. 2. Twenty-two yean. 3
No. Tho republican legislature has frequently
tried this, and will try again In January; but the
???Tlints," of Philadelphia, discussing tho attempt,
says; Mr. Esndsll would bo elected in a district
with .'..0C0 republican majority. Ho cannot bo
faeatcri.??????
J. B. 8., Birmingham, Ala.: How many times
has Thomas A.llcudricki been elected governor of
Indiana)
Once. Ho waa defeated In 1M0 by neory S.Lnne,
and In loot by Conrad Baker, ???.but waa elected In
U12.
gtrhM-riher, Greenville, 8. G.:???Ia it against tho
tawlooan a person on a postal card through tho
Y??s. It Is a misdemeanor,punishable by fins and
Imprisonment.
Inquirer, Anniston, Ala.; Who was tho lint
negro minstrel?
An actor named nerbert waa the flint to sing
near* songs on tho stage. Ho painted his facowlth
blctk paint, burnt cork being then unknown.
K. W.C., Tine Log, Georgia: Flease answer tho
following questions: 1. From what temperance
association or at wbat other place can ono gat
ataiiallra on tho liquor tragic.??? 2. Has uhlsky any
heating qtulltln. or does It Jnst bcunorba person?
How many states have carried tho prohibition
law? 4. Hu this law reduced crime In thoao
ttalea and oountlea that have adopted It?
I. National Temperance society, New York. 2.
Insmalldoeealtheatatbehlood. In large quanti
ties H benumbs and renders a person more liable
to free re. 1. Maine, Vermont, Kansas, Iowa, and
local option prevail* in many other state*. 4.
Yea, according to the statistics fnralihcd try tho
tcmpcrence people.
L. A. T., Columbus, Oa.: Who la entitled lo an
Interest In tho surplus ol tbe fiomhern Mutual
company ^ordered to bo divided by the court?
1. Everybody who p*hl lor a policy between
July 1, larot.and May I, ISSL 2. Tho amount to be
divided la 1342,000 minus tho lawyers??? fees of MO,-
???V0. This leaves tlhl.r-OO. It la said * careful rati-
urala Show! that tbia will yield 3>i cant* ou; each
dollar paid In.
heard It wu not based on a rye field,
Y???our Information Is correct. - Tbe rtrer Rye In
Ayabire Is very shallow and abotly, a ??? d at certain
seasons of the year the Scotch lassies ford It, Rob
bio Baras and bla young friends used to hide on
the hanks and when they saw * pretty maiden
nadiil the river they would charge her. Having
bolh hands full, holding her skirt* out of the
water, the wu at Iho merry of the young gallant*.
Thun It bappensd that many a girl wa* klncd
???Cornin??? Thro??? the Rye."
Bofseman. Palatka, Fla.: What la???the blghrat
jjrlcejmtafora horso In America, and for what
Robert Bonner paid 110,COO lor' Maad 8, though
Mr- Vanderbilt I* sold to have hcc* ofl???ered 3100,000
lor her. This ts tho highest price paid in this
aurally. Mr. Itonncr paid 840.W0 tor Focahontu,
and two New Yorker* paid HO.OOO lor the tamoa*
racing stallion, Kentucky. There are several
horeet that thin amount would not buy.
B. L. D.. Fair P. 0., Ala.; !< a Georgia??? runted-
into veteran who I* a clUsen ol Ala0v.ua, on-
lied. If matmed In the war, to draw any .money
Irom the state treunry ol Georgia?
No, the tact that ho hu lost bis cUtxcuihtp In
Georgia excludes him from the bcuefi t ol on; law.
X Y , Athens. On.: 1. What It Blaine???s out-
rial majority In llllnola and Iowa? 2. Will But-
U-r'a popular Tote rscral fit. John'*? 3. Please
live me the ofllclst Tula ol all too states.
L In Illinois o'-.IAI over Cleveland, In lows 19,-
tCJ- a fit. Jobn???a popular toio wu about lts,ajd
Butler???a. ??. We bar* already publishet the
tahlo.
R. II.. Flowery Branch, Go.; It the Georgia Pa
nne railroad running from Birmingham, Ala
bama. lo Columbus Miialsalppl?
NIL there Is still * gap of about forty mile*.
Inquirer, Opelika, Ala.: It Jenny Mad dea-lt
Madame Jenny Llud Goldschmidt la still living
to England.
HI? tl. Dalton. Go.; Is there anyway t* pro*
since rain try artificial methods?
Big fires and heavy expiations will do it some
times. Among tho lut Inventions reportel from
Australia i* a rutcMne for producing rain atom*.
It ft to tended to force onto supply from theclouds
during a period ol drouth. 1 he apparatus!* lathe
form of a balloon, It to bo sent Into thoclou to, and
when tkcre the dynamite ia to he find ty a wire
connecting It with the earth. A trial ol this novel
cootrlransw I* to be liven upon tho dry dbtrn-ti
d New South Wain.
arrfvr (me of TBK COXSTITUHOV Mnrry
l.Ut. Oufy T* cento, Srv nafsw (toreAcre.
DRESS IN OTHER DAYS!
I s XL T.,Gtiffin. Ho* .lid our poiU! *ytUm
crglojjc.
2n tbe jear lfct? an set ??-&?? paved by tbe VIr*
gtoi* ufcmbiy, Kiting forth ?? royal p*unt grant-
cUtoTbcauui N<ale, to publish a p??t in fie
A tec*lean colonic* for tbe iranipotiiioa oi letter*
ci:d j-at let* at ????cb ntc* ta tbe planter* ahonLl
???gne lo giro. Tbac< t author!;*! rate* of patlage.
ard tbo ??i tablhbterrt of apo*toft???. ** la every town
la Ike colony. Other uolonict pa<*c??l similar act*,
???>*! a colonial pcatoUo* ??yu??B, very limited and
la perfect,*aa catahUabad uodmfik'fpaicnt. Thi*
was the beginning of the postal cyatem In this
ewaftr.
The Fancies of Fashion* and the FolUea of
ISrnre Slen -nnd Fair Women.
From tbo Chicago Times.
Far back a?? the day* of Cawcer small waist* were
considered graceful, end in the fourteenth ccn-
tury the Emperor Joseph of Austria isiued an
edict aguIcH stays for ladies. Allcorsets in nnn-
neika and cstnblkbmenU where* girl* were c<!u??
rated were forbidden, and tbe church was also
required to picach against the u*c of stays or cor-
ictr. The emperor was so opposed to tight lacJog
that proclamations and orations were lamed
against the custom. But what i< an emperor
???gaintt a woman who determines that she
will bare a tiny wafst at nuy cost Catherine do
Medlds disliked a large waist, and it may amu??e
some lady reader to know her stnudarJ of beauty.
It waa thirteen inebef, and If the waist exceeded
that measurement It was considered fatally defec
tive. Catherine dc Medici*, therefore, invented a
atcel conct to confine rebellious, waists within
those limits. Tho fancies of fashion have been
almost unlimited, The subject is an endless one,
lor the re Is no poniblc absurdity ladies???aye, and
the pother sex???will not adopt If they fancy It
Is the fksqion. Think of the Italian kills*
with their red r.nd gold dust powder in the
hair. They may be seen iu tbo picture* of the
old Italian masters, and Cibber tells us iu one of
bis comedies of a footman of the period ???unloop-
fngbia hat to nave his powdered wig from the
rain." We romplain sometimes of the extrava*
Bailee of costume, but what is It compared to the
bravery of the pa??t iu tbo matter of silk, sitiu,
velvet, lacc and rlbbou, for in such brilliant gear
(lid our forefatbcrH mingle iu tliu gay assemblies
of tbe time. We laugh at tha cubs nnd collars of
our youthful ???mashers." Kut there were mashers
in other days, and very great swell* they were. The
author, in his description* of the freaks of
fashion tells tts hundreds of amusing anecdotes of
the influence of costume and tho manner in
which some of tbe greatest statesmen, authors,
poet*, and others were effected by it. Ferliaps at
period was ilrithh costume so ugly and un
graceful es at the period oi the regency, ami the
reason was that the continent was closed to Fig-
1 fob-ladies formany years, owing to the great
of Napoleon. Some of tho advertisements of
fashionable milliners of that day display perfect
ly hideous Ideas ou tho subject of drets. I'rctty
women must have been sadly puzzled lu those
days, for the drestes were ugly enough to counter
act tho utmost beauty of nature.
Wo have an excellent description in Sir Walter
Scott???a ??????Ivanlioc" of the kind of appearance the
Saxon serf* presented. Feminine costume was at
that time extremely simple. A long aklrt, with a
Sorter loose robe over it au<l a veil or cloth wrap
per round the head, completed the costumoofa
lady. The gentlemen of the Norman period were
certainly tbo smartest. In the daya of Ueury the
First more latitude on the subject of dress was ad
mitted; bat the rigid clerical censor* oi costume
began to bo very bitter respecting the simple de
corations the ladles wore, and tho adop
tion of rings for tho can was
thought by tho clergy profane;
w hile the custom of allowing the hair to grow in
flowing elusion over the shouldcn wa* set down
as a temptation of the devil. In tho reign of the
Third Ueury we find more graco and invention iu
tbe costumes, and at tbe same time greater
qvalnlncts. Hat* flopped over the back, boots were
pointed, mantels began to be cut in fantastic pat
terns, and the poorer clases began to adopt a form
of ganufint which at a latter time developed into
the smock frock still to be fcocn in rural districts.
In tbo days of Richard tbo Second wc
pereelvcgreai changes in the fashion*. Tho fall
dress of the period must have made a lady resem
ble some extraordinary bird, for tbo sleeves were
exaggerated until they resembled enormous
wings, and thoso sleeves or wings had strange
tashc?? of colored cloth not altogether wanting in
picturesque effect, while the boot* were pointed
to such an extent that they had to bo fastened to
the knee, Anne of Bohemia was responsible for
tbe Introduction of some of these eccentric gar
ments. In the reign of Henry the tilxth
came the lofty lioadgcar for ladies, which
looks so strange In tbo pictures of tho
time. Tbo faahiouable Indy of those days
hsd something Uke a burden ou her head, what
with the high built up cap and long veil dangling
from It nearly to her feet. The dresses ot Ueury
the Fourth's time arc not without a certain grace
of design, but tho hcaddrc5.se* o( the ladies were
more lofty than ever. Wc can fancy tho troublo
tbdr wearers must have had in a high wind. As
wo como to a later period the costume* appea
more familiar, tbo??o of Ueury the Eighth, tor lu
stance. Then came the days of mighty hoops, and
ladles of fashion resembled barrel* rather than
anything human, Simplicity returned with James
the First, and the costumo of tbo fair sex
became quite demure and quakcrisb, breaking
out at tho R-storatiou iifto a lsviih display ot col
or and much greator fr?? cdoin In shape. When we
come to the Georgian era, ugliness is supreme, for
nothing could bo more momtrou* than the ap
pearance of Mrs. Pritchard, the famous actrcis in
the comedy of "The 8a*|4?? iou* Hiidund." The
skirts must have been extended nearly flvo feet.
Tho original picture by llaymau may be sconnt
the Garrick club. Tho Maccaroulos, so often
quizzed by the wits oi tho day, arc ot tbe timo of
George tho Third, and droll enough tlioy are: but,
for downright want of grace, wo mutt look to the
fashions of the Rcgcucy-
Concerning Faith Cures,
In this age of clectri 2 girls and living skeletons,
few people will be sstonfebed at auy freak of na
ture. Remarkable occurrence*, entirely outside of
tbe common run of events, are reported every day
from various section* of the country, and In many
instances they stand the test of Investigation.
Among the strange occurrences may be men
tioned tlie "ialth cures" which havi* been pub
lished within tbe pa>t ftw mouths. Within cer
tain limit* these faiUi cures are worthy of cre
dence. The mind 1* a great power. Its exerts at
times u rein (.dial force beyoud anything that con
be hod in the shape ot a physician's prescription
Persons who posse** strong will and who firmly
telieve that they will recover arc much more like
ly to pull through a spell of ilekneas than tho
weak, novelets creatures who glvo up indo-
f pair at the approach of di*ca>e. This will power
txeru Itself with almost superhuman effect
when the patient believes that
bts prayer for relief has been an-wered. In >uch
casts cure*, take place which appear miraculous.
Without dfocu???-Iug faith cure- irom a religion*
(tandpolnt, it is >udleicntly encouraging to <*y
that tboy demonstrate in a wonderful degree the
power of the human will. They teach
iw the importance of preserving a
i Pitiful, confident frame of mind. Such a men
tal stetc cannot be railed upon to effect a cure
when a chronic disease becomes Jcgg|y seated
cr when the vital organ> have been fffehed but
it m*y act ??s a preventive. It will not always ac
complish wonders, but it will do much tonro-
Ung life and ward of! sickncs??. This mental con
dition stands back of a!! ike alleged faith cure*,
and it fa a condition worth cultivating by all.
TEMPERANCE IN SOUTH CAROLINA,
Tho Prohibitionist# Renewing Their War
Agnlnat the Liquor Truffle,
Columbia, S. C., December 3.???[Special.]???The
prohibitionist* in this city have begun a warfare
???galust tbe liquor trafllcwhlcb they will prosecute
relentlessly ontii the evil Is abated or suppreated.
Their initiatory movo was to submit to the alder
men of tbe city a petition, containing nearly three
buudred names, praying tbe eoancll to order an
election to determine whether or not liquor li
censes should be granted. Tho law on the subject
imj-oHs a iraudatory obligation on tbo city coun
cil, compelling them to order an election upou tbe
written request of one-fifth of the voters of sti?h
municipality. Tho statute provides that such
diction shall bo held about Desember 1st. A
tho last meeting ot tba city coun
cil a petition, in due form, way presented.
The council failed to comply.wlth tho requested
several prominent tcmpcranco workers appoared
before the supreme court to sue out a mandamus
compelling the a'.dcrmanie board toordcr the elec
tion. The court came to tbo rcscua, and an elec
tion based on the issue of ,l llconso"or "110 li
cense" will occur for tho first timo in thi* city
some time during this mouth. Colombia is em
phatically a "wet" city. It will bo abont tbe lost
place in the stete to go "dry." Bat tbo hopeful
prohibltionfots, despite this disconragiug
condition of affair*, are not dismayed, and
they will continue their fight' until they sue rood
iu ( suiting out the liquor traffic. The temperance
movement is making some progress in SontU'Caro-
lint and eventually It may Uinmph.
$165 IN GOLD
PRIZES TO OUR AGENTS.
Wc hereby offer the following prizes to agunti at
work for the Weekly Cohstitutiok.
1st. ISO Iu Gold for tho largest number of *u!??-
fcrlbersicntln to the Weekly Conimrnriox by
thoHtoi June, ISM.
I'd. &:>] In gold for the second largest
number sent In l??y Juno 1st, 1S&3.
2d. 11 o in gold for tho third largest number sout
in hyJunel.st, 1SS5.
ith. $10 in gold for tho fourth largest number
scut in by June 1st, 1883.
Any man or woman living anywhere, can enter
forthc.sc prizes by simply dropping us a postal,
and giving name ant address and statin? that
they wfoh to compete for the prizes. Every name
lent In, will be credited to the partysendfugit???
and on June lit, the prizes will be awarded to
those having the largest lists.
SPECIAL PRIZES
OUT OF GEORGIA AGENTS.
We ufoo offer the following prizes for agents who
nro living outside of tho state of Georgia???consid
ering it probable that Georgia clubs may be larger
than these irom any other state.
1st. $23 in gold for tho largest number of sub*
tctifccrs teut In by Jane 1st, I8S5.
I'd. $!.*??? in gold for tho hugest number of sub-
st ribers sent in by Jana 1st, 1883. '
:'d. 510 in gold for the largest list sent in by June
1st, 1883.
Agents who compete for these prizes will also V
permitted to compete for tho prizes open to all
agent*.
Our Special December Prizes,
IVo also offer tbo followfaf prlaea for tho month
of December.
1*L 87.50 f n (old (or the largest number ol sub
scribers sent In daring tbe month ot December.
2d. 83 In gold far tbe next Mrgest llat, sent In
during December.
12.50 to gold for tbo third largest uumWor
subscribers sent In during December. 1
Names of subscribers for tbo December prises
mast be tent to ao as to reach this ofilce b, the
last day of December. Forties who eont.-st for
the December prise, can a!ao contest for the gen
eral prises, all aubscriben sent will fie credited on
the general list.
SPECIAL NOTICElb COMPETITORS.
1st, Vour name will not bo entered for
tlia prizes unless yon write on to do ao.
*<1, Knniw can Vis sent In nt any time nnd
In any ftumber nnd will be added Co your
list.
8d, Yon ran compete for tho monthly
prize*, nnd also for thn general prize*. Wo
ehnll offer prize* for each month. Write ???I
want to try for the December prixao (or
whatever month It may be) and for the gen
eral prizes. It yon llvo out of the atate add,
???nnd also for the oat of Uwargla price."
4tb. Our travelling agents will not be al
lowed to compete for auy prize. They will all
be left entirely to oar local agents,
nth. The prizes will be paid immediately
at tlio close of each mouth, and the general
prizes on Jnne let 1888,
Oth. Keep n list of tho names yon send na
so that If thero is any mistake In your
nmonnt it can he made plain. It w ill bo
well also to pat opposite each name the data
it woe sent,
NOW WON???T YOU TAKE HOLD?
You ought to get one of these prizes!
They will l??c offered monthly, and small li*t??
frequently net them. We have so manya;cnu
that cone can send In very large list*. Your
chances arc as good az anybody's.
We fnrnfoh you a paper that it is a pleauire to
work for. It is the cheapest, largest and belt paper ???
in America. Every snbaerlb* r yon induce to uke
it will thank you for do log so.
Wc distributed several hundred dollars in gold
last year, and to the satisfaction of all concerned.
Wc will do the *ame next year.
Come 1n and get one of three prizes. Send for
our sgent???s circnlars. Send lor specimen copies.
It l- pleasant, light work for men or women. Send
in your names. Address Tna Covsmvrtoy.
Women on Klortcbick.
Frcm Be Ro*??fg*>'?? Handbook.
A woman should -it on a horse thu??: The head
straight, tcry turning upon the -boulder* fa any
direction without involving it movement cf the
tody. Tbe ey*s fixed straight to the front, look-
Its i-??t srri a the hone's ear*, and always tho tilreo-
ti* n in which he is going. TUc upper part of tnc
ml; ????y. flexible and itnifbt.
Tbelower part of tho body firm, without stiff
i cia. The fhculd.-n well lock cud ou tbe same
lice. Ti e art*.- falling naturally. The forcara
The wrist* on a level with the elbows. The
reir* herd In toeb band. The finger* firmly
cN ?td, la* in? each other, with tbe thumbs exten
ded on the *nds of the lines. The right foot Ml-
Ira naturally on tbe pommel of the saddle, tha
left f(* t in the atlirup without Iranir.j on It.'The
tan??/the rishttar between the kite and the
hip Pint thr.aM be turned on its outer
???* richt aide, and should prera thronghont it*
Ungtn on tbezaddla. The koto should, m Ueir
refractive position*, be eonUausily *n contact
withe nt an axeeptfen. The lower or ooribW
K tof the bg plan open the hamcrab'.e at the
???joint, tha ad* exception being whan the
rt^rrkc. to ihotrot, at which time tha upper
lartoi the leg leave* the scddie.
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