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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA. GA, TUESDAY DECEMBER 30 '884. TWELVE PAGES.
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WEEKLY CONSTITUTION.
micro) it the Atlanta YottOffloe u aocond-daao
Ml mutter, Hovember 11, 1878.
Weekly Constitution, 11.18 Per Annnra.
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THE CONSTITUTION.
Notottila—If yon are in Atlanta or hare a
friend here who qon take the book, at our of
fice, we will tak.
OO GENT'S ICA.CJT
For tbo hooka, aa wa aave tba poatxga, which
la lOcenta. Wlion ordered by mail our charge
la 70 renta.
ATLANTA OA„ DKCB81BKU «). 1004.
Mi. Tu.i>nr will attend the inauguration
eenmonlea of l’r«tldent-eleot Oloraland.
Mra. 1 Iajca' buoband won’t b« there.
We h.Tc received many Inqulrleo abont our
new atory, "By Inheritance," which will bectn
In next week'a CoMvm'rioit. The atory will
brain certainly next week, ft will rim abont
elfbl werka. It la an Intenaely Inlemtlng atory,
audlhoaenho mlaa the tint cbapterawlll rnirct
It. It la written exelualrely for Tua Coxititu-
non. Look out for It next week!
Tux erllrof lynch law era to bo seen in the
tragedy ot l’nrvlo otatlon on Friday night.
While under deep excitement oter n flemtUh
train-wrecking the mob arreated two iu.pl-
cloua negroes, and by torture forced a con
fusion out of one of them, when tho two
Tlctlnia wen taken out and bnuged.
OVERTURES HALES TO THE ACRE.
In annlber column wa print k letter from
Mr. I). W. Perdue, In which heglrca hi. ex
act motboda of cultivating the aon on which
he made 1,343 pound, of lint ootton.
Tho procem ia a almple one. Tho outlay
was rn nll. Tlio net prollto on tho aon, aboro
tbo ooat of .red, onltiratlng aad picking, wu
If Iter than $100. It U hard to on why overy
Georgia farmer may not approximate tho re
fill!. Then ii certainly no reaaon why they
may not dimlnlih tho margin between a third
of a bale to tbo ten {the Georgia average) and
three bain to the acn which measures Mr.
Perdua'a achlcvemrnia.
It lx probable that Mr. Perdue he* been
good lo lila land for aerml yean, or It would
not hare responded so abundantly to lit.
treatment. Put every farmer ahould bo good
to hi. land. Ilia land la bla bank. Every dol
lar hoputalntoU, will comeback to him with
Inter.at. Tho lemon wo mu.t loom la to cul
tivate .mailer an., aid cultivate them bet
ter. Tbo man who can make on ono aon
what bla neighbor m.kee on three acre, will
bo oble to buy bl. neighbor's farm whanover
hi. neighbor wento to Mil It—which will not
to long! _
oun W ATE ft BURY WATCH.
The Wotrrbnry watch wooObr loom reader. U
a miracle of cheapntm and excellence.
Tba lownt price at which the w.toh can bo
bought anywhere, la H OU. for 8160 we will Bead
tbo watch, postpaid, and Tea Weekly Co Xante-
Ttox one year. For HU wo will aend tbo watch
In o eolln-llnod caao-a brlfht. atrong nlckel-
fdated pretty rhala and Tux Weekly one year,
Nach yrar’a experteneo only atranglhen. onr
' conviction aa to tba value at the WaUtbnrywateb.
Though It la chaap enough to ho brought within
the reach of every one. It la aabattutlally end
accurately made, befog as rellahle a time keeper
aa aon expenatn welches, and to Un overage man
who baa any work to do, a aafer watch lo cany
ahoMwtlhhlaL
No Ban who oarvtaaa Waterbary watch haver
killed and robbed lor IL II It h teat It can bo re
placed at tittle coat. If It la broken It ern be re-
relied for little or nothing. H Unfit an easily
damaged aa are otbera At the gin tt la worth all
othera; In the boon, In (he field, anywhere, the
Walerbury la the bat time-piece to nso.
■G. V. WUeoo, Loyd P. 0., Rapides parish, La.,
write*: -Tbo watch came promptly lo had; It
■tailed limit and haa been running welt ever atuee,
lam plemcd with tt aad think tt Juat u good u
thoeo that coat to."
r. A Early, Poatmaiter, Nana, N. <X, wittm:
"Watch came la hand aaMy aad In good oeder. tt
krvpa perfect ttaarannlngexaetly with a very
fine dock of mine Aa a timekeeper It la Juit m
good at a iBfi watch. It la all that I could ask.
Remember that for U U nro will wnd you the
wants and chain and- Txa Wuxly OoxanTtmox
lor one year. That yen get tba watch and chain
Ior then, flera la an ladoctmenl euch aa na other
papev bm over offered, grad your orders la
JJJJUgL w^bhoxtraordfaary offer Is only mode
THE ADMISSION OP SMALL STATES.
Thero ere five states In the union tint
have not enough population to make two
full oorgrenlnna^illatrloU:
Rhone faund .476,1511
Colorado .161,327
Nevada —... „ _ 62,224
Oregon „ .171,764
Delaware ,114,6(8
Four of these (tales are republican, find
they will, of ter March 4, be represented in
the senate by seven republicans and ono
democrat—the democrat being Mr. Fair, of
Nevada—a man wff b a long puns. Delaware
la the one email democratic state which Is
below tbe ratio of a representative. Would
It bo Juat, politically spooking, to give the
republicans two more lonofore on tbo popu
lation of a single representative? It not,
then southern Dakota ahould be told to go
on as 1 part of tbo territory anllt she lies
population .enough to entitle her to two rep-
rcicntotlves. It may never reach that point,
for the south half of the territory can not
raise wheat or anything aim in considerable
qnanlPIeo, nnlesa It be cattle. Aa o cattle
range It may prod oca great wealth, but it
will never support a large population. Tho
bill lo rush the lower batf of the territory In
aa a stale baa a rotUn-boroogb aspect, and
the country expects tbe beam to save it from
anch a danger. If there ia one thing the
older and larger states demand In all Jostles,
It la a veto of all further rotten-borough
schemer. In the family of stales n rotten
borough is a fixture that cannot bo absorbed
or In nny other manner undone, but mu.t
limply be endured to tbe end of tbe repub
lic. To admit a slate of small population,
without an unusually promising future, Is
In fact an open and direct reduction of the
political power of the larger, wealthier and
more productive states, and it can not be do
fended on moral or eqnltablo grounds.
A CHRISTMAS OREBTINO.
'onedln. It returns sometimes aa sadden
and lllogically as it Hies from us. When the
balance of trade Is In onr favor, when the
stockholders are filled with surplus crops,
when money ia a' drug at tbe great centers
of trade, when the wealth per capita In tbe
country Is simply immense, why should
there not be an Immediate return of confi
dence, business activity snd good profits?
finch a revival cannot bo very far off when
all the conditions Invite It.
QKOROIA REPUBLICANISM, 1
Tba New York Tribune la still troubled in
$hc neighborhood of its editor's mind about
the queer condition of ailklrs In Georgia, and
It relieves Itself of n good deal of indignation
and astonishment as follows:
Xotlosg ago tbe legislature of Georgia ptned a
sew act ol apportionment, for which great credit
was claimed In debate by democratic member.,
ft wss worthy of high pntwe, they claimed, that In
alxoulof the ten districts tbey bad given a clear
t-mrjoiily to tbe republicans. Boms democrats
bitterly opposed the measure. Instating that the
■]• titan of republican congressmen In these six
districts conld be prevented only by mexinraa
which would bring odium upon the party. They
pointed out tbat the population In those tlx dis
tricts tv nr divided aa lollowa:
•JU441
87,444
nvws
87,.190
89,195
92,6ft
Je corgretfman, according to tbe returns.
Tbe men who objected to tho apportionment
were behind thesge. They did not realise how
car r It was lor 12 000 democratic male adults to
out-vote 14,WO republican male adolta. Their
fear lent the lrat r*> tton rbonbl he odious wax ev-
IdcEtly Ill-founded. They did not know tbat
SIveara, Cnrtla and Beecher, and other persons
who had onco believed In human rights, would
appear before tbe public as champions of "Otero-
laud and reform," ami would rejolclogly justify
the election of a prtrfdcnt and congressmen by
Georgia methods.
Now, there la not a sensible negro In Geor
gia but will laugh at the implied charge
which Ore Tribune make, of fraud andlntlm-
idation in Georgia elections The editor
Tbe Coimmi tiox this morning send. 0 f tho Tribune, no doubt, laughs himself
Christmas greeting to all Its reader, and the
re.t of mankind, to the old boysand girls, a.
well ee lo tbe young boys and girls. Thera
Is no doubt that tbo children who are to
grow up will make merry and enjoy thorn-
when be think* about It, for we believe there
Is a bumorons spot under bis velvet west-
coat. Hut the republican editors jvbo en
joyed tbe extreme felicity of feel
ing for Brother Blaine have somewhat gath-
selvss to tho iilinoit, and there Is no raa- ered lb* Idea (bat that misreprejentation la
ton why tbe grown up children ahould not
follow tbelr example, at least, to a moderate
extent. Though sge Is grey with wisdom
and experience there Js many a beautiful
leuon it may learn from the little onea—li
tons of lore and of faith. We, tbegrown np
(he most available weapon * true Blalntnc
ran use, and they use It with a lavishness
tbat ia very suggestive.
For fnalonce, the editor of the New York
Tribune knows, aa every other well Informed
person must know, that there la no republi-
children, may at least enjoy the Occasion by I wu organization in Georgia. Heretofore,
proxy, and so mans go to retain n hold on the
lender and generoua aide of life. Wo can en
joy the enjoyment < f the children who nre to
grow up and aselst them In their small plan.,
snd comfort them In their llttlo troubles.
Nay, more, we can ehow them that sgo I. not
when the occasion seemed to demand it, the
white federal olllce-holdera Iravo stirred
around and made a great pretence at organi
zation, but this wax for Ibo purpose of im
pressing Ihe administration with their im
portance, For at least ten years or more,
' u I j'kxa issasi-vs *t/8 «kv iinat icu jraiD w mure,
all weariness and that oxpAlenco ^does not | thowhito office-holders have been unable
to control the negro volere. Indeed, eome
of the more Intelligent negroes hare pnblloly
protested against the assumption of leader
ship on the part of. tho wblto republicans,
and in a convention held in this city two or
three years ago, Ihe whiles were compelled
to take heck led Is.
Thjji may not seem, at first glance, to have
ony bearing on the Intimations of the Tri
bune, but It does bavo a very Important
bearing. The federal olllce-holdera havo
found It Impossible to conlrol tho negroes,
and ns * n result, tho con-
greialonal elections, so far os tho re
publicans are concerned, ore allowed to
go by default. Usually the republicans make
no nominations, but even where nominations
are made.the white republicans find It Im
possible lo overcome the apathy of the
nrgrois. The truth is, some one ahould send
the etlsemtd editor of the Tribune a copy of
tbe address Issued a few months ago by the
whig-republican parly of Georgia. The ad
ders#, we believe, wni from the pen of Mr.
Jonathan Noictote, ono of the most earnest
and fearless republicans to be found in the
country, Air. Norcrosa accounted far tho
always chew a bitter and. Wo can show them
tbat old hrarts are still full of sweetness and
light of a lore forever young; and we can
make plain to them tbat all that Is worthy In
this life leads ns back steadily—though tbe
wsy[msy be long and torturous—to the beau
tiful simplicity of childhood,
We—the grown-up children—may be sure
that the children who are to grow up will not
thrust us aside on suoh a day aa this. We
may still be spectators ol their Innocent on
joyment, and wo shall only add to the gen
eral hilarity If wo bocomo participants. Onr
capersmny lien trlllo awkward and olutn.y
first, but these symptoms will pass away.
At the very least, we may sit by tho fire and,
whllo the children are playing and dancing
tbe hall, dream fair dreams of Christmases
that have eome end gone, hike eome fatut
echo, we teem to hear the songs of children
sung long ego. They troop by, a vogue, pate
procession, etch child carrying a wreath of
white rows, and the faces of all lit up by a
radianconot of this world. Ah! how well
know each ontl How eagerly we watoh
Sorrow, smiling gently at us through a
mist of teen, marshals the llttlo ones out of
nature. Tho reader of this volume will also
discover—for the first time perhaps—that
Major Smith bos a gift of painting character
that would make some of the writers of our
festive literature famous. After all, the eye
and hand of humor are trner than tbe meth
ods of photography. With a few graphic
strokes, a few gentle hints our William's
work is done, and, whether it is John Bran-
sen, or Cobe, or tome creature of the Imagi
nation, tbe man stands before ydb, tbe out
liers of hfa character filled oat by n subtle
eeirnre of what is most graphic.
In short, onr William's book is a book to
be enjoyed by all classes, by those who seek,
merely to be amused, as well as by those
who look beneath the manifestations of hu
mor for instruction. It is a book to be read
aloud in the fsmily circles, for It appeals
most strongly to those who understand and
appreciate the lies that bind a family to
gether. As wo have said before, Major
fitnflh Is the Cbarlea Limb of Georgia, and
his refreshing hnmor should be dispensed nt
every fireside. We heartily commend bis
book to our readers.
RUNNING DOWN A STORM.
About two years ago the signal aerviee
bureau at Washington, notified Tax Cosin-
Tenon that a cyclone—or certainly a very
heavy wind storm—might be expected to
pars through Georgia within twenty-four
hours after the notification, on Its way from
the gulf to tbe Atlantic. The cyclone did
not come wlibin the time prescribed. Upon
inquiry, the burean folks slated that they
had lost the cyclone somewhere in Ihe gulf,
but they expected it to turn up later,
did turn up tbe next day and it turned up'a
pretty big slice of Georgia.
Thatwa9 about the first definite attempt in
this section to foretell a storm. It is now a
common thing for ihe bureau to notify us
that in forty-eight hours a cold wave or a
storm will reach our city. The storm signal
tiloai over the customhouse is held to be
about -aa reliable a. the clock over the tvay
on the capitol. The business of the weather
Is rapidly becoming one of the greet silences.
For example, the observer at Portland, Or
egon, reports the barometer very mnch de
pressed at his station. There Is tbe nnclen.
of a storm. Instantly the points around
Portland are tested snd the area and location
of the storm thus accurately outlined. An
hour later tbe same points are questioned
again. Of course tbe storm has shifted Us
position, for storms never stand still. A line
drawn from the Initial point of the storm to
Its eeeond point shows tbe direction In which
it is traveling. A comparison of the time of
Ihe observations shows the speed at which It
la going. These two points settled, the peo
ple along its path are notified that It Is com
ing and when they may expect it.
This fore-knowledge can be carried much
further. As a matter of course, there are
certain conditions that precede a storm.
These nre carefully recorded. By looking
back over a long series of cyclonos, for ex'
ample, and noticing the exact changes of
atmosphere that .precede each one,
a general principle of nnto-cyclonlo
action can be established. This once done,
whenever these conditions nro observed, it
mny be safely predicted that they will breed
E cyclone. The signal service bureau Is al
ready of vaatpractlcal benefit. In predict
ing even fern day or two n storm, Its warn
Inga will save thousands of dollars to tbe
people. When it reaches tbo point where it
can accurately predict the coming of a cy
clone In time for the people teescapeltsfury,
it will have done a work tbat will command
unlvertal respect.
OUR KNOWLEDGE BOX.
Answers to tbe curious and the Inqvtr-
. log.
[In this department wo glvebrlef and pertinent
sr awera to aucb uueitloDa n> our renders mny di-
the to uk—prorlded the questions are of specinl
or general futereit. Answers may delayed for a
sight Thrice lisppy those Into whoso lives I | Ina u republican vote in Georgia by the
sorrow has brought ft* gentle influence.
But Ibis Christmas will pan away as other
Christmases have pasted away. Let It be tbe
efioft of the grown-up children to ao faihlon
Da enjoyment tbat the children who ere to
grew up will bold It as a precious remem
brance. Let us likewise mix a wholesome
flavor ol charity with our enjoyment, for
there ire children in this town to whom
Santa clause never come*.
BUSINESS AT THE CLOSE OP THE YEAR
No ono expects a boom in buatneis next
year; certainly no approach to the activity
of 1881; bat still the bustnesi nun have not
lost heart, and thsre are not wanting signs
statement that the negro voters could be
bought at filly cents .apiece. That a great
many can be bought is undoubtedly.truo,
but it has never yet been necessary to buy
them in n congressional election.
Bnt suppose that everything the Tribnne
Intimates is tiur, where will the esteemsd
editor find a remedy 7 In the soggeation of
Mr. KtbHs tbat the negro voters be dlsfrafi
chlscd. Tbe subject is a very Interesting
‘one,
OUR WILLIAM’S NEW HOOK,
Tbe other day Tub Coxstitutiox, looking
•round for its Christmas presents, found on
Its table a neatly wrapped package. It was
ol some prosperity even next year. It Is I a very timely package, for it contained a
unreasonable to expect a period of deprei- | copy of a beautifully printed volume baar-
A Klndnraa That Corn Not Mug.
Do you waul lo do jour Brighton or sequels-
net a Madam. that coat JOB nothlogf
Threat. 4 eaais Sanaa oa apoauloard, with
thexaWcasf tach,'aadw* wiU aeod lo each
«*«*• a Marines copy of Tea Unamuno*, ft
"a^r***- • t 1 " ~ Ua * ,r ~
**“.“*■«* qr, ° ttor •UufhUr. at other
Kiativfe sc»4 their mumi oa a »o*>
J card aad wa will mad lb. . ^
je-awaotto put Tax Weekly Coarmenoaia
J "wedi N r»d people evenrvheet. «Mtoth*
•Ion as long as the one that followe-l the
panio of 1873, simply becauM tbe conditions
and circumstances are wholly unlike. In
1873 the panic came when "the bloom was on
the boom," when prices were at the top
notch; It feme in 1884 at the heel* of a de
cline that bed been In operation fully two
yetra. We are certainly two yean nearer
bed-rock than we were when a panic over
tock us In 1873. Then again, the wealth of
Ihe country Is Immeasurably greater than It
wu In 1873; and there Is no difference be
tween taper and specie to contend with, as
there was at tbat time.
It la not of course easy to say when (he
bottom will be reached, and the work o’f
recuperation and activity set In. Wa are
going along rapidly to a good foundation be
yond a doubt. The waakoonewros are being
weeded out through the process of bank-
rupfry, production I* being curtailed by
etrikee, lock-outa and voluntary reductions,
small stocks are the rule both among jobbers
and retailers, fewer debts are outstanding,
and froth the bottom up retrenchment and
econonly prevail. Tba consumer owes lets
than he did one year ago and Is living within
his Income, and the chances are that he will
next year be better able to supply bix wants
then he has been during the present year.
Nearly all the crops of the country were
abundant, and there Is a surplus in the
bands of the farmers The oonsumer is very
nearly on bed-roek, owing lo the enforced
economy of the year.
\Ve shall be all right ai soon as the liquida
tion culminate*among dealers end the bad
ness world In general. Just when this will
occur no on* can foresee, bnt it ought not to
be far off when stocks are unusually light,
and consumers forehanded and in want of
supplier. Activity in business wait*, how-
on confidence, and a return of
confidence is always slow after a ;
panic. There ia no reason why then should
not be a restoretioa of oonfidenoo at ones,
built Is, alar, a matter tbat cannot be rex- I
tng the title of "Bill Arp's Scrap Book," It
la true Tnx Cowititctiox did not get the vol
ume in Its stocking, but it was caught In
TiiiCoxvtitvtiob's net, for the name of BUI
Arp la as familiar to onr readers aa tbat of
The CoxsTttl'Ttox Itself. We, therefore, give
it* new title, and in there columns it strati
be known as Our William's Book.
It does not add to the merit of the volume
to ray that It la wholly a Georgia production,
but tha fact stimulates onr local pride. It is
printed and published by Messrs. James P.
llsrrison A Co., and Illustrated by James II.
Meter. It fs beautifully bound and printed,
and in tbe illustrations Moser bat his best,
drsling capitally with the characters tint
figure tn Our William’s genial pages
The fact that tbe readers of Tits Coxstito-
tioxare familar with some of.the chapters
ol tbe book wUl increase, rather then lessen
their desire to possess it,dor there ia a flavor
about Major Smith's writings that grows
mellower with lime, end commend them to
the appreciative reader forjthe hundredth
time, tn truth, the volume Tub Coxerm'-
Tiox found on its table has created more gen
uine amusement in a little family circle,
somewhat related lo Tnx Coxstiti-tio*, theft
any of tbe letter* that have appeared tn
tbfM column! from Monday tq Sunday.
This la dna partly to the fact tbat the indi
viduality of Major Smith's hnmor makes It
self adequately felt only when his letter* are
reed ccnecculivtly. In the very nature of
thlnge tbe edict of tbat which appears in
tbe columns of a newspaper must be carnal.
Bnt the rcadgr of Major Smith's book will
fled nothing casual In the strong but gentle
Individuality, tbe quaint humor, end the
homely simplicity which make themselves
felt In every line end in every page.
The volume is a Georgia classic; and its
humor will be as fresh n hundred yean from <
Dow as it is to-day—it will be fresh because ii
ii gltmenltl, and because it depends
for its edicts almost wholly oa
a thorough knowledge of hftmm
A Voice from lotm.
Mr. W. O. Tice, of Uonroe, Iowa, aemlt Tiib
Wkikly Coxstitutiox a club of subscribers, with
the following comment:
. "If you have any premium fora rod hot repub*
llran for rcUIdk up a club, yon enn send it on to
me. I showed my copy of Tin Coxtrmmox to
about ncopic.crthe most rascally pollrfrlani in
calatcncc, and I haro abont made up my mind
that (ho fotmor U. the most likely. Send on too
papers promptly, as we are anxious to hear from
you.”
Mr. Tice represents a Isrfce class 6f the people of
tho north, who have been deceived about tho
(cutb. Tna Constitution will carry them the
truth. We give them a map of the south, Iti
small and lls great concerns. Those who study It
closely will un learn many things that have been
taught them.
A Quarter Saved u a Dollar Made.
Tfcouiands of our singlo* subscribers paid
$1.25 for their Coxstitutiox this year. Dy
getting four neighbors to join you you will gat
it at $1.00 each, or $5.00 for fiva names one
yesr. A quarter saved Is a dollar made.
A Safa Sinn to Let Alona.
From Washington Letter In Brooklyn Eiglo.
Hen Butler sat at a table In tho supremo court
on Tuesday morning, with his head resting on his
right hand and bis eyes closed. One of tho judges
wss mumbling something In which no one* ap
peared to InterrmUd, and the general atmosphere
of (he court room was even more chilly and de>
riming than usual. Chief Justice Waite was nib
bilng the end of his quill pen aud Ur. Matthews
sat with hit arms folded gaoibg vacantly at the
itcor. "Builtr is a»leep, M stid one of tbe specta
tor*, as he poin/cd to tbe MamohmetH *nt«-
teen, whose head was now nodding. "Let him
alone” was the reply; "ho la not a good man to
wake up-snd he will perhaps wake up too a >ou aa
it Is, to be exactly pleasant to the other side/'
She Gut tbo Ear,
From tba Chicago Kewt.
Lend me yocr ear a minute,” remarked Mrs.
Brown to her husband tba other evening.
"Will you give tt back to me?” hn Inquired,
etudeut, Rome, Ga: Can you giro me from an
suthoritativc source the statistics of the growth pf
tfccJcadirg religious denorninatlonsiathiscoan*
try for tbe post two decades?
One of the subjects that occupied the attention
of the plenary council In Baltimore is the growth
of the various religious denominations in the
Pnitcdstates. Expert statisticians were employ
ed to compile figures. Their table, which shows
both the absolute and relative growth, is interest*
ing. By the census of 18C0 the population of the
L’nlted States was 31,415,080. The present popula*
tlon is now estimated at 55,000,000. The gain la
.twenty-five years it, therefore, 23,500,000. or at tba
rate ol 75 per cent. In 1&G0 there were 8,500,090
Methodists in this country. Since 1800 the total
Itss grown to 1f00,010, w hich is an locrcuo ol 75
percent, keeping place exactly with the In cram
In population. The number of aflilinti of
tbe various Baptist churches in 1800 was 8,000,00).
To-day it Is 12,000,000. Tne Increase iu twenty-
five years Is, therefore, 60 per cent., a gain la ab
solute ratio, but a falling offwhen considered rel
atively. The Presbyterians in 1300 numbered
3,000,(00; now they number 6,500.000—an Increase
in twenty-/]re years ol 00 per cent. The Luther
ans, who have been materially bonefitted by can*
stant and increasing emigration from Germany,
Sweden, Holland, and Norway, have grown from
l,2. r 0,CC0 in 1800 to 2,000,000 in 1881, or at the rate
of CO percent. The Congregationalism havo de
clined relatively very much. In twenty-five years
they have advanced but 27 per cent.—that is, from
1 ‘llJ.OCO in i860 to 1,800,000 at preseut. On the
other hand, tho vnriouj reformed churches—
Butch, German, and Evangelical, show au in
crease of nearly 60 per cent—from 810,005 In 1800 to
1,2C0,C00 to day. Tbo Episcopalians show a fair
increase in numbers, yet are relatively below tho
average. Their per centnge of gain is 33>^ per
cent. In twenty five years, bringing up the total
from OCO.OCO to 1,200,000. The Hebrews have Iu-
crctfcd from 300,COO in 1800 to 700,000 in 1831,
full 100 per. cent of gain. The Friends or Quakers,
show nn absolute as well aa relative decline. They
have fallen 60 per. cent—from 220,000 in 1800 to
160,000 in 1884. The denomination ol Christians,
who are numerous in Kentucky.touthcrn Indiana
southern Illinois and Missouri, number 800,003.
against COO'OOO in 1860, an absolute gain of 03 per,
cent, yet a falling off relatively of 15. Bat the most
surprising feature of the calculations Just’complct-
cd Js tho growth of tbe Catholics, in I8G0 they num
beredin the Uuitcd States 3,175,000. Now thero are
0,6(0,00. This is a gain of 200 per cent, in twenty*
five ycAis. Should tbo satso ratio of increoto con*
tiuuo to be preserved, they would numocr fifteen
yesrs hence 25.000,000,
Reader, Grinin, Ga.: What is tho moaning of
snider'
According to one of our contemporaries, tho
word "snide,"which has comeia Co general use, like
many slang words, means mo e than tho nearest
English words in its meaning. There is the word
shod,” from the provincial English, which means
sly, cunning, and is derived from the word
'snood,” used in fishing tacklo and In tbe way
artful young misses tie up their hair so os to tie
tho young man's heart within. Tho word
ichhldo,” from Pennsylvania Dutch, means the
cutasspplicd to a tailor, who is cal led 'Schneider,'
and probably cuts tbe cloth too short. "Snide” Is
now applied to almotfciovery thing manufactured
which Is under quality- A "snide” buggy is one
loosely constructed and painted up to look well,
but out of which tho spokes will fly drlvingaround
tlio sharp turns. A "snide” piano Is ono which
has a well varnished caio and brass fixings, bu
with a harp like tbat iu Tara’s halls, and wbioh
will soon be mute.
R. M. C., Gainesville, Ga.: How much sleep docs
a Iran require?,
2 hat depends. Goctbo, In his most actlvo and
productive period, required nine hours. Kant
needed seven. Napoleon said that four or five
hours would do. Tho average man requires about
eight hours sleep.
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.
hair without injury to tho
1. Ho attends tbe Presbytcrlau church, but is
not a . member. 2. Episcopalian. 3. Wo do not
know.
Subscriber, Cobutta Station, Ga.:
svo vveatbei; In Georgia cold eL__,
troicne oil. 2. Was tho thermometer 11 below
xcro on the third day of January 1877?
1. Yes, It sometimes freezes what is sold for ker*
orene oil. 2. No. unless it was on tho top of somo
mountain ridge.
H. c„ Asburr, Ga : Is rontrJlo.jnlsm natural or
can it be taught?
It Is more of a« humbug than auythlng else.
There Is no truth in tbo marvelous stories told
of ventriloquists and their powers.
D. 8. 8., Augusts. Gs.: What Is tho presea
ststus or relationship ol Hungary and Austria?
Is Hungary placed upon sin independent footing
or one of equality with Austria?
After Kossuth's failure to obtain Independence
for Hungary a strong party rallied around Deak.
This statcsmin finally succeeded In having
Austria order the assembling of a Hungarian diet)
This diet wss dissolved and aft*
come years another convened
in which Beak was the controlling spirit as In tho
first one. Austria was still uuprepared to accode
to Hungary's demands, but after her defeat In tho
war with Italy she yielded, and the result was tho
formation in 1867 of the Austro-Hungarian cm*
plre. Under this arrangement Hungary hasher
local parliament and a fair representation in the
Imperial parliament. She is well satisfied with
her atatut, at it give* her all the freedom that
conld be obtained short o! au independent repub
lic.
. Subscriber. Dalton, Ga,: What Is a good remedy
for frost bitten feet?
Bathe the part affected with oil ol pepperment
snd keep away from the fire until the oil has
drawn cut the frost.
- 3.1*. B-, Athena. Oa: Can a good article of pa
per be made from saw dust?
Yes, it is to stated In the newspaper*. The aaw
dust paper Is said to be of excellent quality and
good color. It is soft and cheap.
Ekxstob Mahokk has not been in his seat thid
cent on. *
Jay Gould will go to New Orleans in hid
yr.cbt Ataljnta in February,
Edward Laxgtry, the husband of the Jer
sey Lily, Is achieving fame on his own account by
writing Cirristmas stories for the Irish press.
As exuberant democratic Indiana farmer
bis fired a salute every day since the election. He
has also paiLtcd his house and barns red.
TiiEYSjy thst one quart of glucose will make
feur barrels of "genuine” New Orleans syrup*
Glucose syrup made according to this plan Is very
white and very watery.
Tbe Detroit Free Press calls attention to tho
fact that Mr. Logan, Mr. Blaine and President Ar
thur have sons who give them t-oubio after the
manor r of EJI and David of old.
Db- Mary Walker aa d a :cw days ago to a
Wish ngton interviewer that she would wear pan
taloons or nothing. This is dangerous. The doc
tor must be let alone. We cannot bear the alter
native.
Bad drinking water given to a few cowa
owned by a tingle farmer In Ayrshire, England*
earned an outbreak of typhoid fever in three hos
pitals, and the lllueu of 101 patients. Tbe germ»
of the diteoee were transmitted bv milk.
Within four years past, in Tazewell, Rus-
fc-11 and Washington counties, Virginia, 1,500 men
•nd 3,COO hones havo been engaged In the walnut
lumbar trade, bringing Into these counties $1,500,-
C00. One walnut tice realized 6000.
Thi principal of one of New York's many
"finishing” schools where young ladies are pre-
fumed to get the final touches of polish to fit them
rquisitely for society, Includes in her course of
e tures one of the art of slumbering preseutably.
The Philadelphia Times states tbat Theopb-
Jlus Harrington, once a supreme court justice la
Vermont,is to have a public monumfent atCUren-
ton, In that state. It was ho who first refused to
return fugitive slaves to their masters, replying to
s Have hunter who, asked him what proof of
ownership he would require: "I want a bill of sale
from Gcd Almighty.”
Mr. Wivaks, the rich Baltimorean, rents 13
ihootincN in 8<»tland, covering about 2)0,000
seres, and pay* $25,000 a year for the; biggest one,
the highest price paid for a forest In 8o^tlaud.
Ilia tarty has killed about 150 stags this season. It
Is a big thiuK to bo English, even if one ha* to (ba
rtend to the level of a butcher to accomplish it.
It is stated, on tho authority of a Massachu
setts friend of General Butler, that he his signed
A contract with a New York publishing firm to
write for them his political reminiscence*. The
work is to be in two volume*, and General Cutler
is receive $60,000 and a small royalty.
Urox Cleveland's arrival in Washington,
President Arthur will give him a dinner in'tho
white houie, to which will be invited members of '
tbe diplomatic corps and representatives of all the
executive departments, the JudlciAry und tho
army and navy.
Jennie McClintock, was recently arrested
in Gallup, N. M., for selling liquor to Navajo In
dians, is described as a languishing beauty "whose
dark purple ejea would melt the heart of a Jack
rsbbftt aud causo a dead coyote to bound with
oy.”
It costs about 45 cents per gallon to make
the best quality of whiskey. Those who arc ac
customed to pay ten or fifteen cents for "two fin
gers” of tbe fluid can make their own estimate or
the profit that somebody mokes off their unfortu
nate appetite.
A stock company for tho manufacture of
liquid cheese is preparing to seek Incorporation
here backed by German capital. Tho product
will look like maple syrup and havo all the pun
gency aud other good qualities of American cheeso
It is promised, too, tbat once underway tbe com
pany will furnish liquid duplicates of all tho for
eign cheese products.
The colonists in Moore county, N. C, are some
what dissatisfied, and aro turning their eyes long
ingly to Georgia In the hope of securing a better ’
location. As they propose to engage in silk cult
ure, thev conld not find a state better adapted to
tbat Industry thau Georgia.
Young Budokr, the aon of the Mormon Bish
op ClawroK, now in the penitentiary for polygamy,
was an attentive listener to a41ttlo domestic dra
ma the other day. His first wife and wlfo number
2. who gave tbe evidence that convicted him ac
cidently mot in tho penitentiary on visits to tho
distinguished convict, aud the two women almost
came to blow*.JC*rtain exultant gentiles oat thero
greatly enjoyed their reuconter, but it is too ser
ious a matter for tho thousands of deluded and
ignorant women of Utah to be the subject of ribald
J»t.
Tiie substitution of gjass flooring for boarda
continues to increaie In Paris, this being especial
ly the case in those business structures In which
the cellars arc used for offices. At the hcadquar-
ten of the Credit Lyounait, an the Boulevard dea
Itsllen*, the whole of the around floor fs paved
with largo »quarys of roughened glass embedded
in a atrong iron frame, and In the cellars beneath
Renew your subscription promptly, so as not to
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She Had the Ammontn.
From the Boston Courier.
•Mamma." said a little girl, "I think I'vo got
ammonia-" #
You mustn't, say ammonia, dear; you mint
say poctnroTtfa”
5 "But it nn't new, tor I think I bad ft ye*tttday.“j
The Wise Kltler Sister.
Oh. sister, all tbe week yon’vft worn
Your stockings creamy white;
Why do veu deck yoorlimbs ibis morn
In hosiery *> bright?
It sterns a shame that yon should wear
Tbe ones you have on bow;
They arc so breotifuL my dear.
And thiy'll be spoilt, I vow.
Wkj dorr’* yon wear an older pale
Tio elder staler war* a glance
wad score fully** M:
"Aft idea never seems to danro,
.My darling, through year bea t,
Wkcu days are bright I'll wear the whlU,
But when the day is wet
2’Ji weer the pair Out’s new and bright,
no'U«ertm. i «youg£ Ttatt
«i!b med u * .rate?
There li no rerulu reqnlraBenb It U a matter
entire!. In Ure diicretlon ol congrcee.
T. \v. R„ Hamilton, Oa.: Flaare dcflnr “prohlbt-
tlon." I fear that one advocate, of the meaoiro
fall lo undentand lie meaaing, u thev preach It
In the day tune and get dranX at nluht, anatom.
; drink all Ihe time, but atilt preach ft,
■"Prohibition" b nndentood to barucharc-
"Mralnt of Ihe liquor traffic u will mak. it unlaw*
Ini to manubetura or tell liquor except for raeJI-
ciuil end mechanical purporee la a manner pre
scribed br law. The "prohibition" men you hpuk
'of are uot lair rrprceenuUrea of the oaure they
advocate.
„6nWcriber. Htwasnc, Ga: 1. Doe.theitrtiof
hew York allow negro children to b. .drooled
with whit, children? 2. Did Governor Cleveland
.advocate the bill? „
1. Ye*. 2. The law went Into effect long brim
CitTeUnd wae made governon
B.F.C., Rome, On: In yonr Imut ol the-mh
invi.. In answer to * comepondent from Cohuttah
Station, you aay that tho thermometer sever went
a. low C> laurtrea hetow rero la Utonrfa, unices
It oar on tbe top of come hbh munntaln. Oath,
morn Inn ol Urn ut. end end :!rd ol January, 1877,
iha thermometer raaiod Irem eighteen to twenty
degree, below lero.t Unsold. Cntnaaa county,
•nd enrione ether piece. In that locality.
nil paper may br whs $<mu a tpecmrx ropy.
V •*> read it Judy it on iu meritt and wi-
•triUfarit. It cult*1.25ayrer la riagb awL
rerOrra-II-OO each in dote of fkt, or *10for 11
W*rt- It it tie lor,at, hat, cieapat papa
printed. Get op a da* or loir it tfoorxif.
— 1 gas. Tho largo
central hall at the offices of tho Comptoir <!'£*•
compte has also been provided with this kind of
flooring, and it la said that, although Us prim*
cost is considerably greater than that of boards,
g sss is, In the long run, far oheaper, owing to ite
almost unlimited durabljlty.
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