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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA. GA., TUESDAY JUNE 9 1885.
WEEKLY CONSTITUTION.
Entered at the, Atlanta r ost-Offlcc aa sooond-clus
nau matter, ".govember U, IKS.
Weekly constitution, *l.*5 per annum.
tr.nl* r,i five, 11.00 eaolii data ol ten, 11.00 eaolt
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ATLANTA* GA., JUNE 9,10SS.
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year, ne family should be without one.
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watches. They are being worn everywhere. We
harebnteno watched returned, and that waa
broken and promptly replaced. We hare nerer
had a complaint.
The price ol the watch Is It. For 13.50 wo will
send the watch In a neat taUnllned case, postaio
peld, and Tin Wkxxlv Ooirerrrimow one roar
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as Ihs best watch- lor SA50 Is sclltug both by tha
hundreds. Theae who are already taking tho pa
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to tbs list from time to time.
It la not likely that Alaska will bt thickly
settled for many geuerallons to ooms. But
ft Is by no means the arctic territory that it
has bean represented. I.teutciunt Sohwatka,
tbs wall known explorer,rays that tho south
ern aids of Alaska has tha temperature of
Washington end Baltimore. It Isa big oonn-
try. Its tret Is as great as that of the United
Stales west of the Mississippi, and its si-
trams western point is further west of Sen
Frtncfioo than Maine is east Along tbs
southern coast there are heavy forests of yel
low cedar; the trees being of enormous sire.
The codfish and salmon fisheries are praotl-
cally inexhaustible. The hidden Inland
wealth of the country has yet to be explored.
In Use distant future, when California and
Oregon are thickly rattled, Alaska will be
the Norway of the new world.
Maiea J. o. pixunoax, the min who gets
up tha famous red botka of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, waa once a Naw York
Journalist. Us drifted to Kansas City with-
oat a dims la his pocket, and offered to wait
on the hotel table for his board. This menial
work, however, was aot required of him, and
obtained a petition oa the Times, a paper
which then bad seventeen dally and 25?
Weekly subscribers. I'.ngborn tailed Into
the corrupt legislature with inch daring as to
cause his inmmery expulsion from the esp-
itol about thro* limes a week. This policy
rtn his paper op to a dslly circulation of
».Mft His forts was the eoadetmtiou of
Bf *t anil (■ tala I
BULLOCK AND THE B00U3 BONDS.
Wo- printed in yesterday's Coxstuctiox
a card from ex Governor Bullock, in which
be undertakes to explain his connection with
Clews in the effort now making by that
worthy to prevent the ravings bonks of New
York stale from investing fn Georgia bonds,
end to Injure tbe credit of the state gener
ally. In tbe course of bis card the ex-
governor mildly alludes to tbe fraudulent
bonds isaned during bis administration as
“disallowed" or“outlawed” bonds,and every
thing be says Is In tbe natnre of a special
pita In their behalf. It Is strange, but never
theless true, that with the exception of the
attorneys who are working purely for a con
ditional fee, no one in all this broad land but
Bollock and Clews can be found to defend
these bogus bonds.
In 1872, tbe legislature of Oeorgla—and
not a “political body,” as ex Governor Bul
lock rays—investigated the fronds connected
with the Isaac of tbeee bogus bonds. It was
there, In that body, that his ofllolal action
was attacked. Why was he not ready then
to respond? For five yean following he and
Clews could have had a hearing, bat they
made no movement and no effort. Their
action during this time was not such as
would govern good business men who hud
issued end sold honest obligations. On the
contrary, their attitude and their conduct
were precisely whet one would expect from
parties to a fraudulent transection. Whon
this bogus bond matter was fresh In tbs
minds of tbe people, end when on every side
could be found evidences of rascality and
fraud, ex-Oovernor Bullock was not somnoh
Interested la the “honor" of bis state as he
seems to be at this moment. Wby did be
not then respond and prove wbat be claims
be can now prove? Hlmply because he kuew
It to be impossible.
Alter waiting fire years to bear from Bnl-
iock and Clews In regard to these bonds—
after giving them ample opportunity to
come forward with any facts or proof of
feels that might be in tbelr possession—tbe
people o( this slate, in convention assembled
(for tbe purpose of framing an organic law
for tbe commonwealth) reviewed all the evi
dence In respect to tbe fraudulent issue and
sole of tbess bogus bonds, and, by special or
dinance, very wisely put It beyond tbe power
of anybody to hear or determine any ques
tion relative to these bends.
Time bas proven tbe wisdom of this dis
position of tbe matter, for it Is observed that
tbe slightest allusion to or gossip aboat the
transsetion that was proven fraudalent and
so branded fifteen years ago, the chief actors
come to the boat es swift defenders of Geor
gia's honor; and, under tbe pretenoe of pos
sessing strong testimony, which they are still
careful to conceal, they openly, but In an In
direct manner, attempt to perpetrate a wrong
on the state by injuring its credit. This
attempt la In tbe nature of a punishment,
because, forsooth, tbe peoplo of Georgia did
not lamely submit to the rascalities that
forged, in two years’ time, the state's good
name to nearly ton million dollars of so-
called bonds, a transsetion from which Geor
gia never his received and never will receive
tho iligbteat benefit. And when Tut Cox-
nmiTioM comments on theae facts In plain
language, exGoveinor Bullok throws up
his hands and cries, “1’rove 111"
Wo have no doubt that If tbe beneficiaries
of tbe Yexoo frauds were olive to-day they
could make out a very clear can of fair deal-
log—equally as strong ts the oaso that Glows
ar.d Ilullcck say they con make ont In regard
to these fraudulent bonds. But tbe htstorl
cal Y«oo crime, dork aa It la In the memory
of the people of ibis state, would take on a
still blacker bue If Its beneficiaries were to
attempt to rmbarnus tbe state's credit to an
compllsh tbelr purpose.
We snipeot good people, whenever end
wherever we etc them trying to do wrong
tbet good may result; but what must be the
opinion of bnnest men when, after Georgia
lies recovered from tbe Injury to her credit,
Inflicted under a republican admlnUtration,
and can float e three million and a half loin
at a premium, they behold the pertlee to the
very fraudalent traniectlon that hnrt the
etaie, reedy and anxloua to atilt further In
jure the eredit of the etete In order that their
Illegal aola may be pronounced pure and
I roper? Nowhere outside the dominions ol
Bolen would such e vindication be of service,
evru If it ware possible.
Tbe people of Georgia have ranch to be
thankful for. Tbelr genial climate, their
mineral mourcee, tbelr prosperity, theetate’a
goed credit, m good ea any In the union, ere
all Ihe tubjtcls of continual congratulation;
but, above ell, we are thankful that it la not
necessary to have Georgia'! ban-la ''lilted” In
order that they may, In mercantile parlance,
be reedy (or "good delivery." The only
governor of Georgia that tbonght It was nee-
citery to have them ‘Tilted’’ hae lived to eee
tbet an evil delivery wee made of them, end
be baa likewise lived to tee bit nemo con-
nccttdwlih fraudulent tranaactlone In such
a manner that be feela that aome vindication
ol bla conduct Is nrccssary fifteen years after
the matter has been finally end fairly adju
dicated.
It Is a well known fact tbet there era bat
tew criminals iu the penitentiaries of the
world wbo do not believe tbey would be ac
quitted if they could get another trial. Tola
famous belief grows out of the fact that tbey
do not regard the crimes they have com
mitted from Ihe standpoint of society. It
would be a force to let these criminals be
tried before tribunals o( thstr own selection,
hr they woo'd be satisfied with no result
tbet proved them guilty.
Georgia'# record on these fraudulent bonds
Is made up. Tbs subject has been thor
oughly investigated, judgment bss been ren
dered, and the caa* to res adjudicate. There
can be no body of men, political, legislative
or judicial, stumbled in Georgia but will
say that the judgment ts correct end proper
■cd ought to stand. Clews may be able, in
the future, to force the state to pay him far
hie forged bonds, but ft will only be when
fraud and forgery oorae to be regarded as
bontst. An ail-wise Power his made It pos-
slble for good people to protect themselves
against robbery. We bare faith in this pro-
fiction. We are Intrenched behind it, and
lhere is little worth living for when coerup
tion and rascality prevail against It.
G»kal Baixiixaovr, of Ohio, makes a
vary creditable report for tbe laeane asylum
in Tnscaiooe. Ala. He dcc'.irci It to be
abreast with all such institutions In the north,
and, In many respee s, In advance. He re-
I ports sentiment In at! the southern state-,
except Georgia, si being strong against the
work ihcwi for Itself.
I convict ftaies) stem.
NOT A PAIR PICTURE.
In a eerles of letters from Bileigb, N. C„
to tbe Boston Poet, Mr. Walter H. Page gives
an exposition of “the southern problem"
from bis point of view. In common with
too many young southern writers Mr. Page
sreroe to think ft necessary In addressing a
northern constituency to accept and reassert
tbe old and exploded tradition that the poo
pie of this section are opposed to everything
new simply because It Is new, and here to be
adroitly wheedled Into progressive proces
sion.
Tbe southern people era conservative, bat
they ebow no unreasonable hostility to gen
nine progress. In this country onr states
men were the first to map ont a public school
system. Our lewyera were the first to intro
duce tbe simplified aystom of pleading now
used In nearly ell tbe states. We were first
In establishing a college for the education of
women. We were among the first to take
hold of railroads, steamboats and tbe tele
graph. Mr. Page, however, finds that “the
old fogies are in the majority.” They have
to be consulted before anything osn be done,
and tbe mighty Influence of thefr names
most be secured before tbe success of any
new project can be assured. Not only does
this catch tbe “colonels,” but it has its effect
upon tbe messes. A meritorious enterprise
engineered by a few progressive men receives
no support, Mr. Page assures us, uuless the
outsiders eee connected pith itthe name of
some colonel familiar to them ever since the
set of secession. Mr. Page tells how he and
a few others orginizrd the state exposition In
Italelgb. He says;
"A committee wu appointed, therefore, to nom
inate vice-presidents and directors. I was s mem
ber ol that committee, and tbe pretty end petty
farce we played was simply Ibis: We selected a few
men whom we knew would do toe work. Tben
we deliberately selected a dozen or two more be
cause tbey were dignified citizens. Some of them
never accepted the compliment; same of them
never made an effort to carry out tbe plan. But
nobody expected tbey would. Tbelr names
were published as vice-presidents and directors;
tbey were pleased; tbe people saw how 'dlxnlficd'
an organization it waa; tbeobsoleacent old fellows
now and then langnldly remarked that they wero
doing tho whole fiuilneu; tbelr newspapers were
quietly allowed tho eredit of tbe whole project,
and tbe cipotllion was a success!"
Now, this is rough on Italelgh. And It la
rough on Mr. Page to publish the part he
ployed In the “petty farce.” Of this he seems
to be sensible, for ho says;
'This Is humorous, but It Is also dishonest. It
Is a confession, too, that the commnnlty Is tradi
tion-ridden, dignity-ridden, and when you come
to religions matters, priest-ridden. Tho dignita
ries themselves could be cully disposed of If ft
were not for the effect that reapect to them and to
their methods and to a bombutfe way of doing
things hu on the people. The mlsfortuno Is that
the massea of tko people have, by reason of the
traditions of tbe old limes, become accustomed to
these methods.''
We do not pretend to bo thoroughly con
versant with tbe methods of pushing pnbltc
enterprlsea In Italelgb, but we know that the
method! described by Mr. Page are not typi
cal of the new soatb. All of tbe exposi
tions and greet publio enterprises of the past
few years, with which we era familiar, were
planned and made inccetsfnl by the indom
itable pluck end energy of tbelr projectors
and advocates. Wo know that Mr. Page’s
picture of a "dignity ridden” community
would be farcically absurd If labeled with
tbe name of any one ol a score of progress
ive cities end towns within easy resoh of
Atlanta, and we cannot beltevo that It is e
fair picture of Italelgh. It tbe correspond
ent of tbe Poet will take the trouble to
compare the eonth of the present day with
tbe south of 1805 tbe contrast will open his
eyet, end a little reflection will convince him
tbet Ihe progreu made by our people during
those years, under unfavorable conditions,
rollptts any tiring recorded In the world's
history. This is the opinion of some of the
•reetiet not them minds, end there la noth
ing In It that cannot be accepted with bonest
pride by every eoutberner.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM-ITS FI
NANCES.
The report of tbe etete school commission
er, to which we have a’ready alluded Is an
improvement upon preceding reports in its
financial statement. There is a complete ex
hibit in this respect for every county of tbe
state. Toe amount received by each county
and the eonrees whence derived, the amount
paid ont, to whom and for wbst, are dletluct-
ly given; and the balance 18 struck. Every
ciiizen may know at a glance how bis county
stands financially.
There was raised for school purposes In
1884, *890,3-2.10. Of this *225,-183.18 went
Into the bands of the school authorities in
counties and cities nnder local laws. Bibb,
Chatham, Glynn ond Bichmond are the
counties under local laws, while Americus,
Atlanta, Columbus, Sandersrille and West
Point are the cilleB. The portion of the state
school fond received by these counties and
cities was *13,585.88. The balance of the
$225,483.18 which went lqto the hands
tbelr school authorities, viz: $181,917.30,
they raised by taxing themselves.
The total emoant of school fand
going Into tbe hands of tho school
officers of all tbs other counties was $184,-
888.92. Add to this tbe portion of the state
school fnnd that went into the hands of the
retool enthoritles In counties nnder local
lawr, viz *13 5C5.88, anil we have $508,454
as the total state school fand of lest year.
The amount raised by the connties and cities
under local laws by laxiog themselves was
ever one-third of the entire state fund, or
be accurate, it woe a little over 35 per cent of
that fnnd.
Tbe enm that went into tbe bands of tbe
autborlties In counties and cities under local
laws would pay per capita on school popale
tlon, $439; on enrollment, $9 27, and on aver
age attendance,$12 73, TOIscolcnletlonmekea
no allowance for expense).
In the counties not nnder local laws, com
prising the greater portion of the state, there
la no local taxation. Tho eole reliance for
thsso counties la the state land. Tnelr part
of this fund, *101,838 92, would pay per cap
lto on school population, $1.01; on enroll
ment, $1.74, end on average attendance, $2.02,
This calculation, like tbe foregoing, makes no
allowance for expenses.
The entire expenee of running the eyetem
In theconntles jaetnamedls$25510.13. Toil
le a little lees tben 5)4 per cent of the $161,
888,02 expended in theeo counties; a very
smell expense, considering the foot tbet the
county school commis,loners, tbe only offi
cer! who get pay, are the custodian! of the
land end give bond for Its safe keeping and
do a large amount of official labor.
ONE PHASE OF OITV LIFE.
A growing cell in the large northeru cities
la tbe freedom allowed youug girls. In Bit
ten, New York and Philadelphia tt le not
uncommon, especially on Sunday nights, to
ere thousands of girls and young woruon
without escorts promenading tbe principal
alraets. Tho following paragraph from a
long arllole In tbe Philadelphia Times will
give the reader an Idea of the street eosnee
by gee light In our large cities;
Chestnut street, ftom eighth to Broad, and
Broad street, from Chestnut to Pine, known at
the flirting ground, wu crowded agalu lut night
with young girl flirts and young meo mashers,
wbo were tho acton lu many disgraceful scenes
There were some nollecaniot liangca from a week
ago. Tbe younger girls avoided chestnut street
and promenaded up and dowu Smith Broad street,
on the east aide, from Chestnut to Pine, hut tha
big gtria were boldee and were aa thick u ever on
Chestnut street. The promenading began at dusk
and waa kept up until rain-drops fell at a llttls
alter ten o'clock and frightened the filrta away.
Two little girls, with shingled hangs and wearing
black and white platd suits ot a largo check
pattern, walked up and down Cncatunt street a
dozcu times during tha evening. They stopped to
talk to a number of young men at different times
aleng the street tnd the comer-loungers com
mented upon them more then upon any other
girls.
Onrcontemporarlei describe these gtrls as
being as a rule of respectable parentage. In
many Inttancea tbey ere enjoying their dsn-
geroua promenede without the knowledge of
their parents who bellsvt that their children
■re at church or visiting their neighbors.
Evidently Dr. Talmsge kntw what he was
about when he sold, “Flirtation le damna
tion." He was thlukingof just such evils
aa the ont nnder discucslon.
Wbat bee become of the puritanical no
Hone and the rigid parental control once to
characteristic ot the northern people? Why
le It list New England la no longer known
all over the country as the “land of steady
bahlu?’’ The explanation le to ba found tn
the so-called liberal Ideas which prevail to
snch an extent in the north Atlantic statea.
Wherever tha people drift away from ortho
dox religion tbey retrograde morally, social
ly and politically. Tbs sonth hu btsn
laughed at for her conservatism, bat Ihs tes
timony of every northern traveler, from
Dr. Talmsge to Governor St John, Is to tbs
efleet that onr people are man temperate,
moral and law-abiding than thou of any
other section of the country. It cotuerva*
tlim, old-fogy Ism, and old-ihthloned notions
of religion have had anything to do in
bringing abont this stats ot affairs In tha
si nth is is'non# In'eest to hold ah>.>t from
tbs Ithsralii d rtllg u s> popular iu other
t\e allude 'o ibe»» thirgtlnno repress v
ful spirit. When we tee nor neighbors going
stun fut a care we feel dispuzd to tarow
eot a word of warning. Audio the light of
recent events it ts plain that the word can
not be too emphalio or too often repeated.
SAVINGS BANKS.
Tbe Boston Herald says: “Postal savings
bonks may work well In England, a small
country, with one financial center. It is a
different matter in a country as large u oars.
The ravings ol a community should be main
ly used In that community. I n Massachusetts
lbs deposits in tbe savings banks makes
great capital of more than two hundred mil
lions, In many states there Is no inch thing
as a savings bank. Postal savings banks
would tend to draw money away from where
it is earned end most needed, instead ot using
it for local development. The southern and
western states need to encourage local Insti
tutions of savings, not only for tbs benefit of
the depositors, but to sscure the capital re
quired for home use."
If onr Boston contemporary bad written
columns on this subject Instead of a para
graph, it could not have presented the situa
tion more comprehensively end truthfully,
Lest of ell thlnge do we In the south seed a
eyetem that would carry the earnings of the
people to Washington, or more likely to the
money maelstrom of the country, Now York.
We sorely need, however, a well gnardod
general savings banks law, modeled, of
connr, on the laws of tha states that have
been benefited by tuoh laws well on to s cen
tury. When savings banks fail tn Naw York
or Massachusetts, then, Indeed, nothing In
tbe financial world can bs trusted—bat they
do not fail; and there is to-day more money
deposited tn the savings banks of the coun
try than there la In all tbe national banks,
although in half of the country savings hanks
are unknown. The half of the coaotry with
out savings bsnks, be it e pert of the sonth
or tbe we-rt, Is the less prosperous, and
wealthy, and independent section of tbe
uuicn.
Tbe next legislature should enable any
Georgia town to provide a safe place for tho
earnings of the people, no matter how smalt
they may be. There ts no general legisla
tion in sight that wonld In tbe courss of a
few years prove more valuable and wealth
retaining than a general law on this subject.
There Is not to-day a real savings bank in the
state, and there should be at least on* hun
dred. finch banka prevent extravagance and
lead to an accumulation of home cspltal for
home pnrpoeea that it limply marvelous,
AN INTERESTING QUESTION.
A correspondent, who prefers to hide his
Identity, hu written us two letters on wbat
teems to him to be every interesting subject.
We paid no attention to bis first lettsr, for
the reason that he related to reveal himself,
but he returns to the charge, convincing us
by his earnestness that he really needs sym
pathy and advice.
We do not propose to print hli letter. It
Is lull ol explanations that wonld not inter
est tbe public. He preaenlt hta oat* at' some
length, but is all covered by the question,
“How iball a young man who hubeen jilted
conduct bimtelt 7“ Tua Constitution It not,
we freely confess, tn authority on anch a
matter. Leutot all la It an expert. Tax
Constitution hu never bun j Uted. How It
it to be expected, therefore, that wa can give
onr correspondent aven sneh small comfort
u he really deserves? It would have better,
in oar opinion, lor him to have laid his caw
before the editor of the New York Joarnalof
Commerce, who make* a specialty of answer
ing difficult qneetions—or he might, with
tqnal propriety, have forwarded his small,
but important, social problem to the distin
guished editor of tbs New Yora San, who, fn
his hoar of ease, It not averse to charting in
a friendly and familiar eray with bis readers.
There can be no doabt that tha situation
which suggests tbs Inquiry propounded by
onr correspondent butts serious end per
plexing sides, especially in tbe comtnaoUlea
where everything la limited except the op-
p->rtuoltl»t and resources of small go-sin. In
tbs cess of onr oemspondrnt, we snspec*.
tbet hit troubles have been u.teolafled by the
Junior sympathy of hta Mends, and the
eondolreee of hta acquaintances If he lsst
all sensitise, he le a great taiTerer, and an-
necersarUy oa
The tecret ot hta troablei, no doabt, is that
he bss been a trifle too persistent lab's woo
ing—too devoted. There Is snch a tbini
too much gallantry—too much devotion
Any bright girl will tell you that she likes
her chocolate caramels sweet, but not too
sweet to destroy the flavor; and the bright
girl’s papa will add to fhie information the
certified statement that a young men who
bangs around the hones three or fonr times
daring tbe week, and half of every Sunday,
ts an nnmixed nuisance.
This, of course, Is no answer to onr corres
pondent’s question. It Is merely a bint u to
wbst his conduct ahould be when hli brnlssd
heart recovers from its present wounds. Oar
advice to him is to moke the best of an un-
pleaeant situation. We have never seen
tbem, bat we are told that agreatmany men
have been jilted firstandlost. Someof them,
no doubt, have been in the position of oar
correspondent—and It to a very troublesome
situation for a msn who is both sensitive and
vain. There are few men in this world as
important u they think tbey are, and if the
significance of this tact conld be properly
appreciated, there wonld be a great deal less
mental suffering than there is now.
The only way to give our correspondent
genuine comfort Is to prick the babble of his
vanity. There can be no doabt that he hu
magnified bis own Importance in this matter.
No aensible person among hta acquaintances
bss given a moment's thought to the fact
that he hae been jilted—unless, indeed, he
hu been posing as a martyr. We would ad
vise him to msrry the yonug lady who has
jilted him, and thns wreak vengeance on all
concerned, himself included. We suppose
it is not a difficult matter for a msn to be
jilted, but we have onr own private onlnloa
of one who will deliberately stay jilted.
PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOLS AND COL
LEGES IN OEORGIA,
In tbe state school commissioner's report,
tbe table of prlvste high schools for 1881 to
unusually full. It contains reports from 154
schools of this kind, two of which are colored.
The enrollment Is u follows: White, 11,501;
colored, 888. Total, 12,397.
A comparison of this table, with another
document now before us, makes some strik
ing revelations. Toe document referred to
Is an educational report made to the legisla
ture In I860 by tbe Hon. D. W. Lewis, tben
of the county of Hancock. This report shows
that there were 90 county academies in oper
ation in 1860. In I860,' it will bo remem
bered, tbe state wu in the fall tide of pros
perity, tbe taxable property returned that
year amounting to $672,000,000. Ths white
population of Georgia wu 501,550 In 1880. In
1880 It was 816,000. A calculation on the
buis of these figures will show an Increase in
the twenty years, from 1800 to 1880, of 38 per
cent. Supposing the rate of lnoreau to have
been tbe same daring the four years between
1880 and tha end of 1884, the entire tncreue
since I860 wonld be within a small fraction
of 40 per cent. Now, u hu been stated, the
number of academies reported by Mr. Lewis
n I860, wu 0a These wore all white schools.
The number of similar white schools reported
by the state school commissioner for fut year
is 152 This gives an Increase in tbe number
of white schools of this class since 1860 of a
little over 50 per cent. In other words, the
Increase In the white population sines 1800
hu bran only -10 per cent, while the Inoraase
in the nnmberof white high aohoota hu been
56 per cent. It hu been repeated a thousand
times, In the last few years, that onr publio
echools have broken up very largely onr
academies and high schools. Ths foregoing
comparison does not seem to confirm thij
statement.
The report of colleges and universities Is
also unusually complete. It comprises 34
Institutions so classed. Among these are
three college* for negroes, fonr medical col
leges, and one business college. There are
330 students of medicine, 11 lswstndente and
281 students panning a business course. In
the academic course there are, white males,
,428; whits females, 2,497. Total white,
3,025. Colored males. 392; colored females,
2U4. Total colored, 850. Tho tablo shows
6.247 as the grand total of students of all
lutes.
REPORT OF THE STATE SCHOOL COM.
MISSIONER.
At the opening of the union ot the legis
lature In November last, onr state school
commissioner submitted an incomplete re
port. It wu necessary that tha report should
cover tbe educational operation! of ths years
1883 and 1884, The schools of 1884 wero lu
operation in many of the counties at thst
time, and conld not bis reported. Tbe com
plete report, covering the operations ol both
they ears, fiat been ent a lew weeks, and it
now before ns. We do not propose a com
plete review at this time. It Is better to
touch briefly on tbe salient points, as space
and opportnnlty permit, and this we propose
to do.
The first page of the report contains a
table which gives the enrollment by races
and tbe avenge attendance from year to
year since tbe inauguration of our eystem In
1871, Tbts table reveals some important
facts. Tbe enrollment In 1871 was 49,578.
In 1884 it wu 291,505. There hu been an
increase every year from the beginning. The
greateet increase wu In 1874, when It was
51,861. The following figures mark tbe In-
creue for uveral years: 20,808,23,011,30,979,
34,(90. Tbe smallest increase wu in 1881,
when it wu only 4,001. *
Tbe enrollment of the races in 1881 wu:
White, 181,355; colored, 110,150. The nnm-
her ot white children of school age Is 265,548,
while tbe number of colored le 243,174. A
simple calculation shows that a little over 68
per cent of the white children were fn school
fait year, and only a fraction over 45 per
cent of the colored.
We ah all all ads to other Interesting fea
tures of the report hereafter.
CONDITION OF BUSINESS.
“Distrust universal, enterprise everywhere
dead, and yet capital so abundant si to be
able to earn a nominal interest” These ore
the words of the New York Financial Chron
icle In describing the state of the money
marketed the world. Tbia country la not
exceptionally hard up. Tbe world is hard
up, and no ono anticipates on immediate
change for the better.
Iu this country trade is emphatically dull,
and no appreciable change Is expected antil
after tbe outcomo of the crops is known.
While all ore hoping for a return of confi
dence end prosperity, there ere tome wbo
believe they see signs of the betterment so
long deferred and so much desired. A pa
tient striving for and waiting for confidence
le very apt to bring It back, and the return
ing tide may be nearer than we think.
Tlte only advene newa of the put week
relates to the growing wheat. The winter
wheat undoubtedly looks unpromising, and
a very rerioni shortage in the entire crop of
tbe country la predicted, amounting to
nearly 125,000,000 bushels. Lut year's crop
wu 464,000,000 busbels.and some say ths grow
ing crop will be leu than the ahortcrop of
1881, when the total production was 330,000,-
000. If the crop should be leu than 350,000,-
000 bushels, we may next wiuter be poshed
to find enough products for export to main
tain a favorable balance of trade in the
world’s market. Bat the coane of wheat of
late does not Indicate a general belief in sach
an Immense shortage. The oatlook of the
crop may be changed by good weather, and
If the crop le by favorable weather increased
to 400,000,800, u i» very possible and perhaps
probable, we will, on account of ths sarplas
of lest year's crop, be able to Bell as much as
Europe will take. As a role, ths crop to the
wheat-growing countries of Europe is prom
ising. Unless the weather la very refractory
we may, therefore, confidently expec‘, u •
nation, to have wheat to aall, tho atstistlca
end prophecies of onr northwestern friends
to the contrary notwithetanding,
Tbe other great crop! are all promising.
Tbe com crop la in tbe ground under favor
able circumstances; tbe acreage and condi
tion of cotton are encouraging, and tbe fruit
trees of various kinds are loaded down.
With the exception of wheat, the orop pros
pect la fall of promise. If we waltfor the out
turn of the soil and for other promotlve
events, and keep a slit! upper Up, we maybe
happy yet.
THE NEGRO IN POLITICS.
“Le t ns be manly and consistent," siyaths
New York Freenfln, which.is editod by a
negro. “We have no right to expect benefits
where we have rendered no eervice. If wa
are anxions to share the advantages of demo
cratic victories, we most help the demoarets
to win them."
It is probable that tbe negroes of the north
have greater expectations of sharing in tha
fruits of a democratic victory than those ot
the soatb, and it fa very natural that they
should. Many of the northern negroes are
democrats from principle, and several of
their number have already been appointed to
office by the president. There are alas demo
cratic negroes at tbs south, bat circumstances
have been sach that they have been unable
to make their Influence felt on their race.
Tbe majority of those of tho southern negroes
that may be fairly said to be representative
have united their fortunes, not with ths re
publican party of ths north, bnt with a few
adventurers who assume to represent the re
publican party. Tbe great majority of the
negro voters core nothing whatever for poll-
tics or parties, bnt they remember that they
have been ordered by the oarpet bigger* to
vote for tbe republicans, and when they vote
at all, they vote In remembrance of thlacom-
mend.
During tha first years after freedom they
went to the polls with a rush, In full expect
ation that this new pruo-eding would pro
duce great results, but as tbe years have
parsed with no result* except such nathey
have worked ont for themselves, the negroes
have come to regard voting os a job that may
be safely left to those who feel inoliuedta
vote.
Tbe editor of tbe Freeman seems to bes
very sensible man, but hta advioe will not
reach those for whom It ta Intended.- Ths
negroes will not trouble tbemselvts to any
greatixtent in politics until a new genera
tion arises to properly appreciate tbe privi
leges of cltizeniblp. so faros we knots, no
southern negroes expert office. They are
very well satisfied with the situation and ap
pear to be far more comfortable and cheerful
than when they were engaged, nnder the
lead of ditrepntable white republican office
holders, In n futile effort to convict the coun
try that there Is a republican party at the
sonth.
THE PENSION LIST.
It Is announced that the pension officer hat
reached a point where the number of appli
cations for pensions ta lets than tha number
of certificate* tor pensions Issued. Up to the
time when this change had occurred, the
btirten bod not been able to keep np with
the applications. This, however, ta by no
msecs the end of applications, and this gen-
ereticn wilt not ate an tnd to the payment of
pec,icna.
Ins table of estimates, which lacladts
both federal and confederate soldiers, we find
sens interesting cs’eolation*. A warning
that there were 2,912,000 • ildier* In 4865, It ta
eefiatstrd tl.*t tto third, of them will have
sted away In 189$, om-balf to 1901, and
that to 1933 only 1 233 will be left, the oldest
of whose will be green rtf toother words,
the first million would die In thirty year*
tbe second In fifteen years, and the third
twenty years.
THE SILVER QUESTION
It ft not necessary to give np bl-metalltim
In order to get the silver dollars Into circu
lation. It the silver dollar la too large and
heavy tor general tue, let It stay in ths treas
ury vaults and be represented among the peo
ple by one and two dollar certificates. Every
inch certificate would be based on Oliver dol
lars In tbe treasury, and unless tbe eastern
folks discredit the certificate*, tbey wonld of
coarse speedily become a part of the clroata-
tlon ol the people. Tbey probably wonld, la
spite of all efforts and intrigues to tha oro-
trery.
Still another plan la possible. There are
now In circulation greenbacks of a lots de
nomination than $5, to ths amoant of $55,-
000,000. If the one and two-dollar green
backs were retired aa fast aa tbey are present
ed, the illver dollars would go ont, or if they
ore too heavy for every day use, certificates
based upon them wonld ba actively circu
lated.
Tbe retirement of the lesser greenbacks
ahould not be postponed, and when that ta
accomplished It will not be difficult to ascer
tain whether the people want the a liver dol
lars or certificates based upon them. Thera
need be very little difficulty In getting tha
silver dollars Into circulation If congressman
will consult the people and act np ti thtlr
view* on the subject Just now the enemies
of tbe doable standard are doing all tha
talking, bnt the chances ore than will be,
after awhile, an Inning for the other aide.
It it a remarkable fact that men wbo In
early lift were placed where they bad to In
hale the tomes ol whisky all the time have
never been able to drink any of tbe (toff. It
It a mistake to nppoe* that all liquor deal-
era drink. Many of them an total abstinence
men, not aa a matter ol principle, bnt simply
became their ttomsebs revolt whenever they -
taste a drop*i spirits.