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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA, CA., TUESDAY NOVEMBER 3 1885.
THE GEORGIA SYNOD.
PR. WOODROW SP8AK3 FOR HIM*
SELF.
jn FxcStta Pit's Dibits in tag Oeorga Fnibrti*
run Synod, on ths Trsstmutof Dr. Woodnw
by the Stminary Truttsw-Ths Indio*,
tlons in Jr*ror of Dr. Woodrow.
LaGbinge. October 80.-[Special.!-After the
reading of the minutes Dr. Strickland arose and
moved the adoption of the majority report,
aeon as he took hia seat Dr. CUiby morel the
adoption of the minority report, disapproving the
action of the board in removing Dr. Woodrow.
The issue was squarely before the house, and
was evident that war was on band. There was
gome moving about, and aa soon as things quieted
down Dr. Woodrow arose, and began In a pleauut
manner to show wherein he had been ejected
from his chair without any authority of church
law. He said «l the charge againit him be true,
that be had been teaching the pernicious theory
of evolution, that the board of directors had no
power to eject him from his chair, but he denied
ever having taught evolution In the theological
seminary. He said that all that was done
Marietta, was prospective of something that he
had said in an address of his to the Alumni. The
doctor did not discuss bis theory; satd that all the
body had to decide upon was (the actloa of the
board in ejecting him from his chair, whether
wet constitutional or not, and to this question
alone be directed all nis remarks, and right well
did he defend himself in support of the error
tbeboard.He read their church constitution, which
guarantees to every member a fair hearing aud
a fair trial. When the doctor closed his argument
there seemed to be no doubt that the board had
done wrong, “and now," says the doctor,
ask is that I may be brought, face to face with my
accusers, and be allowed to prove the UUUy of
the charges against me. Brethren, I know I am
right, and I call upon God to be my witness that I
am. I don't ask yon to declaro my innocence,
ask that I may be tried by the law of this church.
I have heard of the star chamber aud the puulsh
xnent of this court, hut never did I know of a man
being found guilty of an ofTenso without being
precent'ln the court himsc If, and bang allowed
the privilege of a defense."
After the doctor closed, Dr. Stacy, one of tho
members of the board, took the lead in support of
the setion of tho board. The doctor shoaed muah
excitement all through hia speech. He took the
position that made tho constitution they had
tight to eject Dr Woodrow, inasmuch as the
constitution bad been changed, giving the boird
the same power that the synod formerly had He
said in defense of the board that they had so soon
astbe synod gave them directions to stop Dr.
Woodrow from teaching the theory of evo.utton,
cited the doctor to give information to the board
as to what he had been teaching, and In response
the doctor sent them tho address
delivered to fie alumni at
seminary, and after reading that the board took
such action aa they thought would carry out the
instructions of the synods. He caid he was the
author of the resolution to eject Dr. Woodrow,
aod honestly thought this the only way to atop
him from teaching evolution. He made the
charge on Pr. Woodrow that he had been teaching
the theory of evolution in the seminary, and was
publishing it to the world; was teaching It today
to churches, to synods; was teaching it to the
people here today, and when we, continued the
speaker, moved Dr. Woodrow we did It constltu*
tlonally, for in case of suspension, he would then
in that event have been entitled to a trial, bat in
the esse of a removal there is to be no trUL In
this case there was a removal, and .whatithoa the
umarity of a trial?
Dr. 81b)cy, in a short argument, defended his
acllon as one of the members of the board.
Next in support of the minority r<*part wai D:,
Cllsby, who made tho fluest argument* male.
He spike ss one of authorty, saying that h-j wai
one of three that remodeled the constitution, and
knew what that Instrument meant, that It did
not mean to give the board tho power toejeota
professor from tho theologlcil seminary. His
whole fpccch was listened to with greatsst atten
tion. He appealed most earnestly fora trial for
the Dr. Ho raid that thousands were look-
irg on end asking the question
tho church was afraid to put
doctor on trial for fear that religion would not
stsnd the scrutiny. What have we to be afraid of?
Onr religion will bear the most scrutinizing ex
■miration from all. and now to Ireo the church
from all such let ua glvo our brother a lair trial.
Hon. Milton A. Candler followed in a tailing
argument, tayiug tho clauses In the constitution
defining the powers of tbp board were
Jo great obscurity, but took tboposition that the
noard was right in ejecting Dr. Woodrow from
his chair, and in doing so, said tho speaker, the
board acted only as tho agent of the synods, which
had Instructed them to stop the doctor from
teaching evolution. He laid the board had a right
to say what should be ttughtand what should
tot, and had the power to atop
the teaching of anythtng they desired, aid
this is all they did, and now why call for a vin
dication of Dr. Woodrowf
A few words from Hr. Milner and the debate
closed. Mr. Milner is in sympathy with the move
to give the doctor a trial de novo.
Here the meeting adjourned, and after ths
evening sermon the diicuuion was taken up
ft sin Several short speeches were made by various
members. However, there was no conclusion
reached up to this hoar, 10:3o The body tikes
the same question up In the morning. It is very
likely that the synod la going tosmtaln tho actloa
of the beard in removing Dr. Woodrow.
Bon. Clifford Anderson arrived this afternoon,
and will take part in tho debate tomorrow in
favor ot Woodrow.
LaGbabgb, Ga„ October 31.—iSpeciaU]—The
first thing under tbe discussion of the Wood-
row matter was an explanation by tho
doctor hfm self of the charge made against him
in regard to teaching secretly his own views with
out letting the church know of lb "Such a
charge I deem as false," said the doctor. After
the doctor made this explanation, one ot the
members asked him If ft was necessary toeject
him from bis chair in order to prevent tbe teach
ing of evolution, to which question the doctor
gave a lull and direct answer, saying it wonld be
utiitcteiaty aiho would have retired from the
college or would have stopped teaching tbe theo
ry of evolution,
Dr. Barnett said, "My position la well known
by all on this eubject. I differ with Dr. Woodrow
aa to the cxcgles. It is said that there was not a
scientific men who doe* not believe this theory,
but in five years from now it may be that not a
man will believe it. I tell yon, brethren, that
this shifting about to explain tbe passages of the
Bible to suit scientific principles will not do for a
God-fearing people."
Colonel Clifford Anderson said: "I regret to be
vnd er tbe painful necessity of giving an expla
nation of my presence here. It has been under
stood that I waa summoned hero by telegrams for
as express purpose, and I hope my presence is
not painful to every brother, as to the subject
before us. It is no one's business what
my views are on this subject,
if I am a lawyer ealewhere God forbid that I
come here as one. I have made tap my mind on
this subject from honest convictions and I stand
here at the advocate of no man, but I am here to
advocate the hermony of the cburcb. It is a
source of pain to me that this question has dit
to bed tbe peace of this Presbyterian cburch.
Were I to follow my inclination I would not
make an argument on this subject but wo aid
make an appeal to yon for peace. Our Savior said
peace, I have given unto yon. Consistency is a
beautiful thing but this should not be obscured
if It denfes justice, aud I make this observation
beanie it has been thought by some that the ac
tlon of D e board should be sustained.
Kow the question is shall we saatatn tie board
became they acted as they thought was their
dory. I think not, hot that we should act as we
think It is right. If it should be found that the
aywod hoe erred, then ft beeomeus mum, to tse
rvetour errors. If this boftrt acting on tu di
rection oi the synod has dono wrong, then let us
disapprove of their act* How can it disgrace the
board as some have said ft would? Icmasuu-
willing to do this an any one here. Is it a dis
grace to sty man to make an honest mistake and
for some friend to show that he has? And again
it has been urged that there is no maohinery by
which to try Tr. Woodrow. Let ua see if there
it cot some provision made for a
trial. (Here he gave the method in plain and un
mistakable terms.) First the synod was an will-
ing that evolution should be taught aud it gave
to tbe board power to take the neoessary steps (to
prevent the teaching of evolution. Now has the
bestd gone farther tnan was necessary to prevent
11 was right and proper that
tie board ibould have notified Dr. Woodrow of
the action of the synod. They ahonld have asked
oltUo board doing
this they asked Dr. Woodrow to show esuse why
he should not be removed. Now our constitution
» way by which to eject a professor aud
it asserts that there most be a trial briar* the
beard can eject. Now hat he had a trial?
DOCTOR BTRTCKLZR
went into an explanation of the powers of the
board and denied that the board was a court.
Since it was not a court It could not exerclsejudl-
clal powers, etc. But even suppose the synods
did constitute it a court, it is void, became the
synod cannot make a court or give power to a
body to act as a court Now the question Is, what
is this board? It is Just what it
*»!■ K ,a * O nceth ® power to try a profcsior
tfce Hrood. Afterwards it was confer
red to the assembly, and while this body had the
power to try that, the constitution was changed.
Now, the other aide seek to show that it Is court
by the langnage lonnd in our constitution, “a
trial. ’ Suffice it to be a court, then what Dr.
Woodrow was guilty of waa not under their juris
diction, and It he ia to be tried let him be tried
where be committed tho offeutc. Dr.
Woodrow did not teach evolution, but was
goieg to teach it, and to prevent this they had to
eject him . Since they could not try him, as they
had not the power to do so, they resorted to a re
moval as the only way. Have we any precedent!
to sustain tho board f The caso of Dr. Flnmber is
one. and fully sustains tbe action of the board.
Dr. strict let's speech closed the debate.
The next thing In order was the vote on the mi
nority report to disapprove of the action of the
board, which was Jon by a vote of 4 > to 23. On
taking tbe vote Dr Woodrow asked that he ha
excused »rom voting, which rcqnett was grants.
Also one of tbe members of the board, and but
ote made the same request, but was refused.
At the night session the body took up Dr. W ood
A PRAIRIE HERO.
HOW A TBXAS COWB3Y MBT HIS
FATS.
A Osmblsr, Bigasalat and Murderer, Bat a Haro
ami-a Oraphio Bkateh of tt*aa. Btvallins
Brat Barth's Moat Bomaatio Yaros-
The Bad of a Wild Daaparado.
cero from tbe Augnit* presbytery. Tue
conclusion reached in thle meeting was to give
Dr. Woodrow a secord hearing, that the preaoy-
tcry might examine more thoroughly the charges
ol heresy against him.
A NOBI HERN MAN'S OPINION.
Ivon, lows, October 28—To the Editor of the
CoEsliiution: Dear Sit—The issue oi the Witxicr.Y
Constitution dated October 20th, 1885, is before
I have been reading tho weekly for nearly a
year. I subscribed for it snortly alter the last
presidential election in order to get a fair idea of
the drift of southern sentiment upon political
issues from a reliable sjuroe. Your
paper was represented to me as ably edited and
coEieivative in spirit. In many respects I have
not been disappointed. The tone ot the paper Is
excellent, and I have enjoyed its visits, bat there
arc some things upon which I can scarcely think
without alarm. Those principles stand out prom
inently in your comments upon the Ohio election.
I write you, simply because I thine you
will value a representation of the northern view
of politics from cno who although a republican is
not a politician, but, I hope, a real lover of the
counDy and its government
I think, Mr. Editor, that the better thinking
dais of voters in the north sympathise with
tbo soutn in tbe very difficult problem
which the pnaence of the negro forces
upon them, That yon should object to
being governed by a race of men recent
ly slaves, isrot stiauge; uorcan we blame yoa
that in your own section you have assumed con
trol. The negro is undoubt cdly unfit to dominate
tbe more intelligent whito portion of your conn*
. His Mcendtncy at any time since tho war
_ . st havo been vbastions. Ibctso facts ore too
p]*)n to be contrudicied.
Nor can It be doubted that you should be per
mitted to >ctUo there questions between the
Tts, among yourselves, und in your owu way.
_.j:th*ra iiterierenro between southerners and
tbe negro ran doubtless never Ml to produce
any thing but trouble. I may further say that in
many respects the conduct of the south has won
the sincere respect of the good people of the
north. No other people oi the spirit aud
resources of the south ever bora with
such patience, courage, and manhood, the
bitter results of defeat. 11 r.y this not closing my
eye s to great wrongs which have been occasionally
perpetrated. The moderation with wnlch the
All these facts, Mr. Editor, havo weight
From tbe Galveston News.
He left a pirate's name to other timet,
Linked with one virtue and a thousand crimes.
—Byron.
He was only a Texas cowboy. He herded
cattle on the range year in and year out,
gambled, branded mavericks, quaffed deep
and daily potations or rank and fiery whisky
wore a widebrimmed hat with a anakeskin
band, was flanked on either side by a navy
revolver, and rode a. magnificent pony.
Tho pony, saddle and pistol, with ft few
other simple trinkets of daily necessity, con-
atituted this man's wealth. Bat no miser ever
guarded his possessions with more jealous care
than did this cowboy his few worldly goods.
He would defend them with his life, and even
joy in the wild carnival of blood. Bold, de
fiant and reckless was this peculiar type ot
western civilisation. Bold, wild, audacious,
immoral. Reared upon that which might
be termed the western horizon of so
ciety, he had never been touched by the gen
tle hand of culture and he gloried in the
fact. He had killed one brother desperado at
Laredo, and another out near
El Peso. With a party of five others
he bad ridden into a small settlement in tlo
Panhandle district of Texas, and in tho par
lance of the plains "painted the town red."
.The "red paint" waa symbolized by the life
blood of two saloon Keepers, and two widows
a.u*t tv* r differ so long aa those taluks exist.
It idm« unnecessary tossy that wo cau never
respect Mr. Davit, and man of his kind. Wo
consider lhat there is a > ad leal difference between
him and such xneu as General Lee
and othcra, albeit their opinions as to the cm-
itiuctionol the constitution may have harmoa-
iz o. Men of tho Davit type can never hope for
any thing like respret from the north. They repre
sent too radically and tenaciously principles which
the best men among ua deem to he fatal to the la
tere ate of the country. Aside from the truculence
ef politic* there ia to sentiment in tho north
•yitinit any but that type of men*
1 he moat, and perhaps the only cause ot trouble
between tho sections, is now the ballot. You
have repeatedly and vigorously Coaled the sup-
niesslou of the negro vote. Mr. Editor, I sin
cerely regret tossy rirat your denial will not bo
btlhvcd. The question is not m to whether thy
negro is permited to vote, Doubtless he is, Tho
amnion is, is his voto couuted lately? A very
large majority in tbe north
do not believe that tbo negro
vote is fairly conDtcd, and, Mr. Editor, you must
pi unit mo to ray that I have seen nothing in jrotir
i* per that would lead me to think differently. If
you will turn to sour i»uc of Sunday, August 10,
iri-5 you w ill find In a certain oolumn these words:
"Ten young men who had followed Lee to the end
In Virginia c*mpatgos, bound themselves together
and determined to bring on the crisis
at once. Fifteen hundred negroes .wore
as* (tabled to receive tho speaker?, when suddenly
a volley waa let in upon them by the ten vut-
latter, and a second and a third. Quo negro fell
dead instantly, anolbor waa mortally woandsd,
" a largo I
~ counti
It, M.U .V.V.,1 ,u»
living, a spirit toward the
mgio which no amount of talk cau cover up
ifftciually. Again, I say a large majority iu the
north believe that tho negro vute is systematically
mpprcsicd; that is, that while he la pcr aiited to
eo through the form of voting, hts voto Is quietly
ccuutedout. And it Is believed that owing to
tuch fraudulent manipulation of tho ballot Glove
land Is now president. Now, if the south were t >
confine twb methods to southern affairs siona,
doubt cis the north might be content to leave you
to settee it yourselves, but sir, believe me, toe
north will never submit to be governed oy a
lraudulent ballot. . ' .....
It la to the interests of the south. If (ano int
there ebargd*. ustshr make proof of turluun
ttnee. Ibis e.nuot he none by simple denial, nr
newspaper arguments. It in tut be done by curiM
invtiugsilon In aneb ways aa an entfgoteuei, ia-
'^When^n^ioimfSmnonstratea tbo purity of her
ballot tbe sectional Issue i« ended forever.
Editor, your section la rep'ited
.. s a gcnics lor government. Yoor liutt-
tutlcna have teuded to foster such a uteat.
fciavtry placed power in tha bauds of a few. Yo-ir
reemt snuggle baa unified, your people, I j»m>
times Uarbas vstlousllxid von. Y«ur political
organisation la compute. You prereut an un
broken front These facta give you tretaendoui
power. But tbe powerot trutn is michtler. Your
wild phalanx conld not aave slavery, because It
wai wrong. Your solid front cannot rale this
country tl It is bared upon a false ballot I wad
yr.nr article on tbe re-ult of the Ohio election
with a heavy heart, Ood forbid ( that the •vlia
ycu prophesy should fall upon thla fair land. Tho
Perth tss, without a thounbtof opposition, sub-
miiud to the it suite of the lasteleoii jn.aad will so
continue until the ptsetfal operations of reuvn
enr* conscience bring about the desired end, a pure
ballot But. sir, the pure ballot moat coma If
tbe routb chocsca to call this batted, and flyin*
the Moody ahirt, so be it bat the enUghiaaed
coticicnce of tbe north will support the repaid
can i arty in ft« • ffort- to itrat end, aa the eleeil>u
Ohio too plainly shows
the ktjr to ih»a d faculty. Mr. Eiitpr, lies In
these words, the north will submttto a democratic
rational government, out not to inch a govern
ZLft-t upon u dhb nut ballot
li e i utile mind of the north la more open ti
ronvirticn tran that of the aouth. The mate-
tint s in pubih? opinion in the last twenty yesw
•how* ills dearly. (DoubtLaa your suffcnogs
have letced to tbta ImuioMlity) aojjft Mduin*
is t>f* more tvldenijtban tea
for the enutb Yon can destroy this sympathy if
jon writ or you can Intensify it >m
Tba trouble, however, wlu never bt settled Ull
1 ^bMt dowHrearied four patience sufficiently, W,
Ir deed, you have read »• this point Tas oalyto-
ter (it this very baity letter can bavefor you Up m-
sfelr toglnyoa some fed (ration ofbowlhoaaoqt
of ine warfare of politic* think. With sincere re
spect I remain very truly yoors, ^ & 8KWCur ,
uiviu vi iwv loivuu JfcccfictP, uuu inu nixuno
and a group of ftnall, sobbing childreq at
tended the obsequies on the following sab
bath. The cowboy and his escort were milos
away at that time, and it were as well tor the
African tiger hunter to descend from his
trained elephant and enter the iungle afoot
ater bis game, aa fora iherifl’a posse to pur
sue tbe cowboy.
It w aa whhpered around tbe camp-fire of
mesquite boughs that the cowboy had one
wiiem Brownsville and another in Laredo.
But no one ever thought oflntemowing him
concerning this rumor. Thore was no
thought of putting him on the stand and
cross-examining him. Consequently, in de
fault of positive proof, there was considerable
charity for tho cowboy.
Now, let us recapitulate—sum up the cir
cumstantial evidence against this particular
cowboy. What Is the testimony? He is a
reveler, gambler, bigamist and murderer.
Anything else?
Yes.
A Mexican borso dealer, who had made a
few thousand dollare in Texas, found his
thoughts each day turning to his young wife
in Monterey, who, nursing their first born
child, patiently awaited his return. Twice,
only, in long months, had she heard from her
husband, but the last message, brought by a
roving native, conveyed the glad intell’gence
that ho had done well among the Americanos,
that he would soon return, and the youag
wile's hoart was light, and she sang joy songs
to her babe and dandled it high in the
air. One night on his
lonely trail the expectant Mexican
trader camped by a shallow stroam, cooked
tho f imp'cat of simple mcels lor his sapper,
instinctively tightened hit monoy bdt and
Rlrttffctri bimselfcu tho ground, liow long
he slumbered it matters not, tut hn dreatne t
oi home, ot wile at,n babe, end smiled in h'e
Bleep. He waa i udfly and violently awaken •
*d. Something cold was pressing hard against
his temple, and somebody was b»adiag over
him with a heavy ki-eo on bis ohest Ifo at
tempted to struggle, but & harsh voice balo
him be quiet under pain of imoio Jia’e death,
and a rudo hsnd unbuckled his money bolt.
Home, and wifo and baby!
He saw by tho moonlight a man taking his
all—all but bis homo, hia wifo and his child.
Thtao would be left tohim.
But—borror! The man uncoils his lsriat,
ho slif s it down over tbo Mexican's head, he
tightens the noose, and then fold after fold he
I ciuclly binds over and un-ior thearmi, and
around tbe limbs end r.crora the ankle?, tight-
eciog each crease until fait-and firm. Mo-
tionleee end agonized, the Mexican lioe on tho
broad plain, under tbo soft, shimmering
moon.
Tomorrow i!s pltco will be taken by it bias
irg, southern sun Hashing iu blinding light
into hiiejef.
And the next day the same. Aud the noxt.
Then all will ho ever.
This wts the work of tho cowboy.
And tbe pretty jlttlo wif* ut Monterey
watched and waited and prayed to tho virgin
etd counted tbe beads on her rosary. And
the weary days laded into long, dark, tearful
nights, and weeks and months and a year
wt nt by, but tbe littfc wile taw him no moro.
At an annual cattle round-up the ojwb >/.
with some companions, go near the plaso, and
ibty find a whitened skeleton beneath loose
coils ot rotting rope. Only the hand of death
had loosened them. Tba oowboy dismouute
and kick* tbe bleaching bone* until they rat
tle. Was it music to his ears?
♦ •*•••
A wild stampede of thousands and tent of
thiwsnds of Texas steers, a vntt aud wrinkled
•ea ol heaving fifth and wine horns crossed
and locked together, so closely are ths cattle
moving in their wild ungovernable flight.
Vein the efforts of roan on foot before such an
advancing, cruihfog fores. What does ft
mean to b« overtaken ? Not tnorely death, but
annihilation—obliteration from the face of the
earth. It means to be wipod
cut aa completely and thorougaly
ia a pencil mark from ft Softool
boy's slato by a sponge. Nothing animate
remains in the wake of sneh a stamp ado. The
unfortunate beset that trips and fails is seen
to mere when that ravage, relentless wave
bee passed. Before them the plain iv green
and velvety with the verdure of epring. Be
hind them the ground is a barren waste, cut
with tbe countless hoofs oithe herd, and bald
■s needy betch. Tbo wrath of «*oyclone
could leave no more visible traces of furious
power than the impetuoue duh of this herd.
On, on they advance like the rush of a storm
and a duet cloud moves like sptll above them.
With a muffled roar theydssh blindly onward,
as d the ground trembles as though shaken by
sn earthquake. Hovering on tho flanks of
that mad, furious mass of cattle, and equally
mad end fbrious, are horsemen, cruelly lancing
the aides rf .heir steeds and mfoging their
ibril), barbaric cries with tbo low roar of tho
rattle. Will tbe herd ever pause? Ye$,froTi
rxfcsuctioD; no human agoocr can now chock
them. What U the fate of the waikerones?
Exterrninatlci}. The mass now swerves from
tbe course in which tbe yelling horsemen are
trying to guide it, and approaehet danger-
curly near a solitary ranch. Tha owner stands
vU wirg the grandly animated scene with ca
rious eyes. Instinctively his wife eltngeto
his arm for protection aa though m tha pros-
etee of an approaching storm. Their
thoughts ere upon the rapidly
cn-ruibing herd. Tho column coatiauas t>
curve inward toward the ranch, as though lad
by fate. Suddenly the ranchero ned hra wife
hear ft wilder, thriller cry from the horsemen,
and as suddenly they awaken as from ft dream.
Nhst dee* it tnasn?
Great God t Far out on the plaio, right ia
thecoerM of this Demon of Flight, is thtir
little girl who has wandered away wbilo her
partite were wrapped in the sublime terror
oi tbe scene. Tbe wife fella ftiaUng to the
grcuLd. Tbe frantic husband baars bar ft way
—they, too, must fly far back from that
tfcrfatnirg curve—aod feave tfcefr ohlM,
to what? To tbe death which laavte tba
stricken parents not even the comforting mor
sel of a last kits on tbe poor, dead lips of the
little one, tot a curl from her glorioev go Me a
heir, Lot a parting losk at the cold, dead fare,
not a tear on tbe smooth, whit* bro v. Noth
irg butene last agonisfag look at the form In
life, end then—a memory.
Look to the south at that distant objeet over
fke backs of tbe surging tea. It is one of the
horsemen, and be ia neck and neck with the
tint reek of the herd. He, too, has seen tho
child, and bo spurs forward and ahead of
tbe cattle, A few rods ahead of them, and be
wheels inward directly across their path. If
his bone stumbles he is lapped up like a
crumb by an angry wave. It ho hat not
timed hia movements aright the earth will
know him no more. He cannot atop for the
child. 6uch is not hit intention. A veil of
encouragement goes up from the notrso
throats of his companions as he skims over
the sward. A rabbit hole In the path of his
hone would turn tbe fate ot the day. Nearer
end nearer he draws to the little girl. Now
he leans over the side of hia horse and sweeps
along with hia hand to measure the distance
downward.
If he misses the child the first time hie
efforts are in vain. He cannot turn back. He
nears her, reining his horse a* true as the
wheel* man bolds hia ship to the compass. In
•gonised breathlessness the father looka help-
hstly on the seene, which, thanks to a kind,
equalising nature, the poor mother is spared,
and is lost in a welcome swoon. Thetupreme
moment has arrived. Now—or never. The
horseman throws himself lar down by
his muilesg'e side, he sweeps the
grass tops with his nervous
muscular fingers, be is opposite the child, he
icites it, raites it up to tho saddle pommel,
swerves sharply to the light, and horse, rider
and rescued child are flying across the first
platoon of that terrible host of death, almost
right on the tips of those cruel, IftnctUke
herns, acrors to the inner flank and out of tbe
path of tho host. Rider and child and horse
aresaved.
This was the work of the cowboy.
Never before was Euch wild, yet skillful,
riding seen on tbe plains of Texas. Never
before was a braver deed performed on eta or
tend.
e * • • •
It was a desperate encounter, in whioh
knives and pistols were freely used; a fair
yet disorderly figbt iu a low saloon. The
quarrel arcro out oi a game of cards, was
leught to tbe bitter end, and when tho end
was reached tho cowboy lay senseless,
bathed in blood, and his wild, unequal Ufa
ebbed away on the spot where ha waa etrickea
down.
Only a eowboy killed iu a dranken brawl,
yet while his friends and relatives had long
since deserted him, or he them, while all his
possrasions were his horse, his saddlo and hia
pistols, the coffin of that man waa rich aud
cully; camellias and holly dteked his bier;
tbe finest hearse in the oity drew him to a
lovely spot in a handsome cemetery, and the
luncral cortege consisted ofono handsome car
riage, containing the sorrowing cattle owner
of tie prairie ranob, bis wife and the little
girl with tho glorious golden hair.
"8o do tbe data In soul expire.
Or live like scorpion girt by fire;
Ho writhes tbe mind temorso hath riven,
Unfit lor earth, undooatd tor hesron,
Darke cm above, dfsnair beneath.
Around it flame, within it death."
THB CONSUMPTION VINM.
lingular Yrgetfttlon Found In the Centos
of the Dead,
Bloomington, III., October 20.—The follow
ing letter, written to a near rclativo in 1848,
recently fell into my hands. The writer, an
octogenarian, is still livfng, and l am induced
to make it public, together with some other
matters pertaining to this subject, hoping it
may stimulate inquiry into so curious a topic.
The letter related to the removal of a number
ot relatives from an old burying ground iu
one of the cities of New England, and aub«
stantialiy read as follows:
Tbechlntcrmonlwai done under my personal
ropmhlon. as carefully and rcatoclfully as such
!fcte£R should bo. iho first of (be graves opened
contained tbe remains of yonr grand mother, but,
b(iHR too decayed for removal, she waa pltoedla
tiwcoH-. Your grandfather's coffin, nowever,
*u mtire, and waa taken tto without In tbe lam
dlMtirblng tbe contents: only the fastening*
ol tbe lid were rone, aud the sdmlmbto
preservation ot tbe coffin induced me to coa-
u mpluu lor tbe first and lost time tbe scrablanco
of mj r« r i ictid ancestor, who bad departed tbls
”fe t urly sixty years before. Tbe skeloton was
fire, and grotUDgover it. inaido tbo roffln. six
fee t unfits tbe ctonnrt, in a dry gravel soil, wo* a
little vine, which Ind year after year epreod it*
mtebf* ilfcc a web over the outiro corpse, aud
Sicmeddo bo still alive and growl'ig. tt was
st-owy e.hlt* and cow a* fco, a fit inhabitant of
the cmk snd sllcot grave.
Id tbe cffllr-* of your mother and brother tho
uttc litre vine waa fonrd growing If you re
member, consumption has for nmnyyean main
sad havoc in our tnmily, and tbcao three are said
to have rtlid of thin OJm use.
Now, there Isa tradition among the Germans
tint if a Utfcendaut pluck from ttiecorpie of toe
if it victim ot vousnmpilOA this ifttie vino it wlU
eradicate tit* CisittH from tbo family. If there be
anything in U, which I hardly believe, corsamp*
tim hss baa destroyed from cure, for I had tbe
Urntrity to tear it away from the remains of your
brother, the nought cr which makes me shudder
evin row, dfroloftlog.aa it did, tho ghastly skel
eton which tbls growth Had kindly endeavored to
correal.
ID another grave i found sprouts growing from
the hrnd. tho hair of which was well preferred,
though buried well nigb tnicc-tcore years. Tbls
vine, cr at iont, was s-oo white, but sparkled like
an icoPlant, aod on close *xeiolr stioti it proved
to belong to the r-omtron sorrel family, whose
tenacity of life enabled it to grow four or more
let t under ground.
Many years ago in Stnithfleld, R. I., ft fam
ily wero fast becoming extinct from coo-
sumption. Through tho adviet of frisads ths
Jstt victim of this disease was disinterred, and
on r peniug the coffin this vampire or con
sumption vine was found growing from the
breast of the dead. The body was afterward
burned, tbo friends hoping in this
way to exterminate this droadiul
malady. in sn old abbey
in Dumferralne, FJfcshire, fleotlaud, work mo a
while excavating for laying tbo foundation of
anew building, came upon well-preserved
steps sarropbsgi, tightly covered with slabs of
stone*. On removing the cover aaamlngly
this rams curious vine or fungus was found
growirg over tbs ikeleton* In another of
three none receptacles for the dead, which
were evidr Lily many hundred yea re old, ths
body of somsgreat dignitary was found in
perfect preservation. Crowds came from near
and far to view these remains, sad thero was
soms controversy at ths lima as to ths unusual
gre wth in tbs coffin tod tbs identity of tbs
unknown celebrity. Tbs removal ot my In-
formant soon after the event prevented farther
particulars.
In coLvrrsaffon with an old cemetery su
perintendent he admitted sometime* finding a
network of rootlets in the coffins of thoselong
dead, and nothing more; suggesting ths dis
covery of wbat was supposed to bo tho grave
ol Roger WUlitros, "in wbiob, when opened,
no r einainsof the skeleton goonidevsn befound,
for the roots of an apple tree pleated above
had embraced tbe eknll, trank end limbs, end
preserved Ibeir sbepe." Nature, tbe won-
cerful alchemist, bating completely trans
formed and utilized the poisonous elements,
thus adding another proof ot tbo countless
resources ot tbe Creator, who can turn to
purpose oven the refuse end decay ot the
grave. Many are the tales told
and read of wonderful growths
of hair found in tbe coffins of the dead years
after burial, which cover the unsightly re
mains •• with a garment, dearly showing
that nature is its most repulsive forms is en
dowed with an artistic sente, which would
fain hide what is hideous and change ngllnsM
into beauty and use.
Short Talks with Our Readers, Which jf
Will Fay Everybody to Bead,
WE CANN07 SUPPLY back numbers of
The Constitution* The only way to keep up is to
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DON'T GET IMPA.TIEN1 if your paper
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scribers are pouring in so fast that it takes a day
or two to get your name printed.
THE EYES OF OUR READERS are pre
cious to us—for blind people don’t read. In or
dering our new dress, (due before Christmas) we
have selected larger and broader type.
Oar Prises to Agents.
Every agent out to try to get one of Th*
Constitution prize*, which are announced in
another column. Every prize will certainly
go to somebody. One of them might fts well
go to yon aa to anybody. It only takes a
little extra work to get one of them. Yonr
commlBalone pay you for yonr trouble. The
prize will be extra. Go for the $50 to gold.
We will keep you supplied with specimens.
These prizes are the first of a series wo shall
ofler.
Our Bewing machine.
Thb Constitution hat done many good
tblcgu. The best thing it ever did Is giving
its subscribers • $45 sewing maohlno at $18
with the paper thrown in.
Onr reputation Is more than everything
else. - We Investigated these maohlno* before
we contented to handle them. We had them
put to the ssvmit tests and compared with
the $45 Singer, whioh is ooneldered tbe beat.
When satisfied that they were equal to any
machine sold for $45, in quality and work
manship, we offered them to our readers.
Remember, we sell every sawing machine
with onr distinct guabantkk that if It is not
fonnd to be, after five day's trial, as good as
any $45 msobine—yes, bettsr—that we will
refund the money promptly. This shows
onr confidence in the msobine. .We have
sold hundreds and have had only one ma
chine returned.
If yon want to save $30 buy onr machine
at $18 and get the paper, If yon have mon
ey to waste, be fooled into paying $45 for •
msobine not as good as ours. Other papers
offer ohesp machines, imitations of oars.
Don't be fooled by them. Bay the old relia
ble ’Constitution machine whioh yon can
try five days and get yonr money bask if
yon don't like it. Here is a letter from a good
citizen; known to his neighbors aa a good man.
Read it.
Mix E. R. VInron-Tho mschiao roooived and
we are wtfl pleased, An agent left a $50 dollar
machine at rnyhouso about aix months on trial
end this machine of your* does aa good it not
better work and does it amoother, and we can
safely recommend Ths Constitution machine.
The Constitution Premium List will be out in
ten day. Don't buy from any other premium
list until you see The Constitution’s, Wait for
the old reliable and it will be money in your
pine.
OUR KNOWLBDOB.BOX.
Cm this department wo give brio! and pelUunt
•nsirera to euch question* as our readers may de
sire to ask—provided the questions are of special
or general interest. Answers may bo delayed for
a week.
The Bteoiri ctloa Morale*.
From the Boston Record.
The household was recently Increased by the
advent, unwelcome to all but the youngest num
ber, of seven kittens. Their down, of oonrse, was
unquestioned; to, also, was the manner of tbefr
taking off, which, according to tbe cotton of ell
civilised people, is drowning l« e wash tab, fol
lowed t y bnrtsl at ths root of Urasrap* vine. The
si orifice was rottpoced until inch time as the
vtunsir member aforesaid waa absent one vlttt
of a day, when tbe deed was done. Arrived home,
the flrat Inquiry after breakfast waa:
' Where are ibokStttna?" __ .
Diplomacy waa htttuart. The whole of the
avlnl truth conld tot he communicated
a it Loot/sneer. .. ^
7l ev died yesterdsy," he w*e told.
"Wbst did yon do with 'em?" punned the in-
qulrltor
ll.pl.o.olba.1.1 n lulte.ua, «u4 wHu .
fare <x|>!(ikf&K thoa,bUol Mmafntln. th.
lif.nl lnvc.tiK.tor leit th. roam. Nottt-
tn, «u .nimlMrl of bl, parjnw until.
In tb, n nnt ol lb. loft Bonn, b* ul. bl. .ope.r-
•to. »t tb. lib.try door, imf*rM >rlia .HI but
wftb » glow of trlnrrt Uut benevolence on bl.
t, twm. beulB* la bb UBinfx molit .nil muil.ljr
lBBli.0llBr.bleb were B,.lnK uni .boring
tnj onrnl.t.k.M. .Iro ot MttMMh Ilia
“I't. ,ot ’em .11 botoB.," ho proudly rrort.
cd.H b* .BBtl.il hU burdem on lb. rug. ■■ic.B't
Ss4 Ur, ua I'm ’tnld ict't loct."
Onr Aiwt'i Prig,,.
Is order to .how our appreciation ot oar
.grot, to offer them th. following cult
prlw.j
lit. For tb, lut»t number ol .atMortbor. Mat
lc by on. atont between now and Jtnnary 1,1.,
oso.no in Hold.
2d. For tb. neond larteet Bomber ot mibierlb-
on nut In by on. went between now and January
].t, lMO .ttlo.oo m Oold.
8d. For tbe third large.t number ol inburlboni
tent In by one aient between now and January
lit., 1KM, •ls.ot in Oold,
4tb. For tbo fourth larg.it number ol luMetth*
,n nnt In by on. .gent between nowand January
Jut, 1 tin .„sio oo in Oold.
Dtb, For the filth l.rgct Hit ot tnbKrilwn .cut
In by on,,gent between now and January let,
lUt „Oa. gawlog Machine,
etb. For tbo ilrtb largest Hat rent In by
one agent between now and January lit,
1M0........................... Tb. Oon.tttatlon Library,
71b. to 12tb. For tbo nut Ore largeet 1UU Mat
In by one .gent between now ogd January Ut,
ISM ...* Waterbary Watch Kwh,
Til, competition I. open to all our agouti.
Vie will keep account of every .abtcrlbtr
lent tn by every agent and will awatd tha
prim on January let to thota who have
lent tbe largtit ll.ti. Only monty tent alter
Ootober lit. will bo orcdltod on the priao
Halt.
/gents will do wall to kaap in their hand'
kooks tka list ol samst gent iu go that than
cn be so mtitako.
Go to work at once now lor tbea. prfata.
They are offend freely by Tut Oomrmmoa
lo appreciation of Ite agents. It will ba easy
tor guy active man or woman to got one of
•beta prizes.
Nam.a need not bs arnt In all at ones, nor
for from one cfilo.. AllnaniMisnt by soy
opt egant, from any point, batwean now and
January lit, mo, will ba credited to hts lltt.
lb. roretUailan Waterbary.
A watch mad. by band, wonld take a man
a lifetime and would coat as mnobiaabouM.
Bo p*>fcct Is tba machinery for w.toh-mak
ing tbst we ore »n.bled lo offer a perfect
lime-keeper—our Waterbary—forfSAO with
Tna ConwmcTio* for one year, thrown In.
Tha Waterbary, ora wound up by machin
ery In tbe factory. A thoatind watched
are made there every day, and every watch
wound up and tMted for ■ week. It takas
two mlnulea to wind each witch by band.
Bo there la machinery Into which a hundred
watches ore pi seed at one* and whirred round
like a top and tha faundrad ora wound up In
lees than two seoonda.
Thounnda of farmers are wearing our
Wattiburys—end yet ws have thousands
left for thoea who want them. It li the mi
racle of tbie century In ohoopneu end accu
racy. Bend end got yon ona-43 EO pootpald
with ths paper one year, or $2.50 postpaid
Without tha paper.
Two P.p.r. riM.
AllneasraoDoariubectlptloa by November l.t
will r«telve»»e. oe« eopy each of "flood Cheer”
end "Our Couatry Home.” two Interestingpepere
that Ibk CowKmcvtow propose, to club with.
Brines,her tbit one copy ol .Mb ol tnoM paper,
will b. ae.tFre.ro Kw.ry jr.m.thwt U on
Onrgbb.alptlonUatbyNoT.mh.Tlet Send
la jcur n.rceateno*, eo that It will b. on the list
Iu Urn. to |et Ihue bsndeom. Mutated papal
bee. TJw y will not bo lent to any namcaanurad
•Her Nev.mb.r lit, .a cur lUlawM be for-
wardid at that dele to tho tublbheno! ‘'flood
Chr er” and "Our Country Dome,” and only those
thin on tt. Hit will receive them. Bo anUcrlbe
WtOBC.1
H’e Irani 1,000 ruutubicriler, ih’u week. Sup
port you malt ont of them- That wilt only
Uart 222.
Gi: m L Who is the author of
* n £ *&•*• emu Iget it? 2.
Who Invented tho Erst ohnrat
1. William Allen Bailer, Try I hookatore. 2.
Nobody knows.
Inquirer. Jusne. Ala:
iverbeen love,Ugwted .
<»n J get • book on the tubject?
Bnndreda ol TOlumea, many ol them by eml-
1 out loloultti, have been written on tho .object.
You should write to a bookreller lor a lilt ol tho
works and take yoorcholce.
£ubfcrIber,8outh Mills, N.C.: Tolmage, inbla
•emonontho isth Inat, ipcakaof Ncveolnk.
Thero la a town In New York ol that name, and
also a rlverfrmplying Into the Delaware at Fort
JetTle, where tho tbreo eutee ol Now York, New
Jeney sad Fcnneyivanla come together. Tho
naao woe formerly written Naveelnk.
Entsrulter, Marietta, fla.: What It meant by
■umpluaiy lawer
Any law paired to chick extravagance in oit-
It g, dtlnklrg, drera and private expenditure la a
tumptuory law. Eachlewiwero enforced ia an
cient Ort.fo.bd Borne They were in great favor
In Kngland from tha tlma ot Xdw.nl 111, down to
the reformation. Daws ol this kind bare long
been considered opposed to tho ptlnolplei ol po
litical economy. It will be remembered that ope
ol tbo plauka ol the lest national democratic
platform wu against .nmptuuy leghlailon.
Subscriber, Ehc ffield, Ala.: Whst la tho strength
of. the Catholics and 1'iotcrt.nts In this country,
and ol tho epliltualliu, atheist, and Infldota?
A recent climate It: Bemad Cathollca, 0gS2,-
004; Protestant., 10,187,7M, ol whom .1,338,063 arc
Baptists; 3,313,878 Methodtita; (81,(00 Kptieops-
liana; £87,610CoBiKgatlonslfste; 0(0,137 Presby
terian,; 01,7(0 AdvenUele; 808,087 Lutheran.;
283 828 Dutch Btformed; Jews, 73,286; Pagans,
278,OW; 110,88) Mormons; 08,0(0 Quakers; 278,000
Unlveriallst*; 860(0 Unitarians; 80,000 Vonnon.
Ilea; 0,028 Moravians; 8,(00,New JornealemltM;
7CO Echwen/eldiana; 7(0,(CO Spiritualists; 10,000
Shakers; 600,000 Atheists end 8,000,000 lnftdele.
Header, Dahlonega, aa; What la tho origin ol
"the bloody ihlnr 7
It datee back to Scotland, throe ccnturlee ago.
After a massacre in Olenfruln, not eo savage av
has stained onr aonale, 220 widows rode on
while rallreya lo Sterling tower, bating each os
a .pear her husband', bloody shirt. Tho appeal
waked Scotland's slumbtriog sword, and outlawry
and the block mado tho name ot fllonfrnln terri
ble to victorious Clan Alpine, oven to tho third
and fourth generation,
Besdcr, Murphy, N.C.: What troea attract light"
nlng?
It wse declared In 1787 (hat the elm, chestnut,
oak and pine, wore tho trcri most etruck tu Amtr„
lea; and In 18(0 Mr. O. J. Simons stated that tho
elm, oak, ash and poplar wore tho most frequent
ly iltock In England. A Madgeburg record, cor
ding ten years, reporta io]nrles to 208 troea. 18)
being oake, 88 Scotch Are, 22 p(nu,and22 beeches.
It hts been tufgnted that tho frequency with
which oake aro struck la dne to tbe preeoncaol
Iron In the wood.
Eubicrlber, Covington, fla: Please publish tho
addrire ol ibe Pan BlecMo company.
Tiy Memphis.
colter* picker?
Try Sumterelllo. S, C.
Eubicrllwr, Op*
greatest amount o
London. Tho saloons ol that city plaood side
by tldo wonld make a row soronty-elght miles
long.
on Ibe night ol lho31itol October?
AU-ballowecn lathe night preceding aU-ealntt’
day. Thoieal festival olalleatuta was flrat regu
larly Instituted by Gregory IV,In 838 aud appoint-
td lobe celebrated on the 1st ol November. It
was aeoltlrd Into England about 170. Thcoholco
ol thtday WMdonbtleta determined by tbe loot
that tbo eve preceding tbo ltt ol Norombre wai
one ol tho lenr great lovtlvateol tho t\oatheani.
Hone. In England AU-ballowran le a great 03-
cation with tho children. They glr* thomeolreg
nplogamt. andlntlTtli and havo as merry a
lima as the children ol this country dost Christ-
mi, time.
Ettry writ a sermon by Talmaye or Sant
Jrmu—a ItUtr by SiU Arp—a ttory—mil 12
poyu of nan youip—all for $1.00. That', tho
Oontiilutton.
TUB tJMIVEBSirr TKUSXEB9.
A Bleating Btooday am Horae Important
AotlonTakon-Oov. Fmllh Btalgne.
Monday tho board of trust seed tho suto uni
versity met at tho Kimball home. Tho following
numbers wire present: President, J. J. flreiham,
of Matron; A. T. McIntyre, of Thomaiylllo; O, l,
McCord, of Augusts; D, W. Lewie, of Dahlonega;
A. B, Irwin, ol Athena; JI. V. M.
Miller, ol Atlanta; John W. Beckwith, of Atlanta!
J. U, Fannin, ol haOrange; D. B, Hamilton, ot
Borne; J, E. Hamilton, ot Athena; A. L. Hall, of
Athene; A. B. Lawton, ol Savannah; Lamar Co7b,
of Atkina; N.J. Hammond, of AUanU; James
Jackson, ol Atlanta: Hcnsy D, McDaniel, ol At
lanta.
Tha teselon nl tba hoard wu opened with prayer
by Blebop Btckwltb, FnaiOcnt flreaham pro-
Tho board appropriated (8(0 lor tbo Insurance ot
the bnilolngs at Athens, and appropriated It,200
to ibe‘branch colleges at TbomMvUlo andJMt-
"lion. James M, Smith tent hta resignation to
tho beard, and Bon. N. J. Hammond, ol tho
slnmnl truetera, wu elected tn tha vacancy. Tnl;
leavtaa vacantly In tba a)umnl.triutecs,tha eccond
thstwfll have to be tilted attlio next July meet
ing. Colonel Hammond la elected lor llte Oov-
etnnr tmlth rcalgnx on account ol tha preaure of
On motion ol Jndgs Jackson the Interest on tho
Ollmer land was appropriated lo Dahlonega lor
thla year.
On motion ol General lawton. $1,000 wu ap-
S led to cuihbert, provided tbe preildont ol
rd and tho credentials commutes) can bo
I Ibatwlih that appropriation tbeoolloga
ran ht carried on snooaaslrtliy lor tho present echo.
ImHo year,
Judge Jfckion introduced ft resolution that it
irss t£e nDie of tbo board tbst tbe school of tech-
nolcfijr ibcuitl go to Athens, and providing tor the
supoluttucnt of s committee to oo operate with
the citizens of Atbeng In makings tender to the
commlMiiontrs, whenever thejsie sppolu"
Tbeifsojution wss pttfcd. Governor
aua agneauaro
Ion of tbs board in
bix months pub*
rating wssftpiesB-
the; chair of natural hUtory ___
•bcuJd t o filled at the July session, o
B i6 end that tbesccreurv give six
hed cotiro thereof. Tbs meeting wes s pU
set and harmonious one.
A BAD STORY,
AMftftWYio Was for Two Years Chief Tem
pter of Georgia Qets In Deep Troo bio.
Tburidsy In tbo city court, H. E. Evorctt,
ft practicing Iswver or Savannah, and tor two
years grand worthy chief templar of Georgia,
wss arraigned on a charge of Jarcony. IIo
btd stolen somo eerponters tool* aud told them
to buy liquor. When tho ca*o was called
Evsreit arose and announced that
bo wtuld plead guilty. He said ho had aoon
better days and but for whfoky he would never
hnvob'tn in the ailimtifu h'/waa then in. IIo
begged for mercy, not on hit own sooonot, but
on account of his wile and five children.
When be mentioned his wifo and children he
brokodown and wept bitterly. Jadgs Clarke
sentenced bim to pays fine of$25 or serve
five months on the county chlsa gang. IIo
wss taken to jail. An effort will bo made to
raise tho money to pay the fioo. the officers ot
tho court agreeing to give him the cost.