The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-09-12
Some Graphic Georgia Personals.

The Savannah NsDs does up few of the
notable editors of that State IN the follow
ing graphic style:
Col. Clisby. of the Macon TELEGRAPH. has
an enduring reputation "a an agriculturst.
n well "a AN editor. and he Is now engaged
IN picking the worms of his third crop of
cabbages. lie i also the inventor of sub
sou rake OF great power and utility. His
Pet project l. to connect Georgia with the
West by means of series Of non-explOs-
we ~aterworks and narrow-gauge canal
locks, lie l. still hale and vigorous. Di-
vested OF hustle and baldric. his lighting
weight Is two hundred and ten pounds,
and he wears a number ten gaiter
Col. y. w. Avery, of the Atlanta Consti-
tuition. Is the inventor OF the spiral spring
self-adlusting garter. lie was at one time
lawyer, but by application and hard
study. finally rose TO the position of edi-
tor. This tact conveys a moral to young
lawyers. IL shows what may be accom-
plished by energy and pluck. Col. Avery
wear, a rose at his buttonhole. and i fas-
tidious in his dress. We see il stated In
Godey's Lady's Book that the Colonel was
among the first TO introduce the grasshop-
per bend.
Randall, ofthe Augusta Co,sstit,ttionalisf.
Notwithstanding hi. fondness for poetry,
Is rather good-looking. He has recently
been engaged in the insurance business,
and the other day when Burke county
man stepped in To renew his subscription
10 the COnstttutio,ldlist, il was a. much as
the police could do 10 keep Randall from
nJuring the unfortunate man on the spot.
He Is fond of champagne. j. lively raco7s-
tear. and chews navy tobacco.
Pat Walsh. of the Augusta Chronicle,
was once very promising member of the
profession. but somehow or other he man
aged to get into the legislature and thus
blighted the buds of hope lie i hard
worker. however. During the session of
the assembly, he works with coat and sus-
penders off. and il is said he can eat pea
nuts with the best of them. He is apromi-
nent member OF the Young Mems Chris
tan Association and is an alderman. In
politics he i a Fenian.
Col. III. Whistlecraft Grady. of the At
lanta Herald. j. one of the few. the very
few. who do not write poetry and vet man
age TO get around all heavy editorial work.
The only leading editorial that Col. Grady
ever wrote was an article about Gov. Smith,
and he had to apologize for that. When
he chooses, however. none can WELD
racier pen. He rece-tly visited the Dismal
swamp in Virgin, Ter the sole purpose of
quoting Tom Mvorc's nonsense about
They made her grave too cold and
damp For heart so warm and true. And
all night long by a FREELY lamp in the
muddy lake of the Dismal Swamp. She
paddles her own canoe" The Colonel is
agood takcr. a ready drinkerand Is known
10 be open TO invitations To attend free
lunch. Owing To peculiarly in the man
ner of wearing his hat. the Colonel has a
decidedly rakiSh appearance. and j. the
darling of the fair sex.
Major A. IL. Calhoun. of the Columbus
Enquirer. was once model Christian and
patriot. but in an evil hour he came South
with mission" mixed freely with the
native barbarians. and SO became corrupted
and contaminated. He now swears in
three languages. wears a Slung-shot even
on Sundays and employs his leisure mo-
ments in singing Sally. Come Up and
in swabbing out a favorite horse-pistol
Gregg Wright. of the Augusta Cironi-
Gle. plays the s;iffest hand of draw-poker
of any man in the profession. His predi-
lections for this amusement were INTENSE
fled by association with the members ot
the legislature at the session before the
last. He has frequently faced such adopts
a Tom Har,lcman and Nutting of Macon,
but he never vet allowed defeat to stain
the fair escutcheon of the fraternity. He
i a hard worker with pen and scissors,
and has habit Of recreating in Habersham
county merely for the pleasure Of scratch
ing for red bugs. Ii is a pet theory of his
that corn whisky. n raw n ii can be man
ufactured. i none too good for an over
worked journalist.
Col. John III. Martin. of the Columbus
Sun. started ont i'm life n Wing. and he
i Wing to this day. lie is conservative
in everything. and Is so careful of every
thing he says. that he not only weighs his
editorials on pair of hand scales. but
counts the words afterwards. He l. Il
great believer in Benhillism. and some
people call him an old fogy: but he Is
progressive enough to see the necessity for
the construction of the guilt coast water
way. He chews fine-cut and uses red
silk handkerchief.
Col II. a. Aston. Of the Atlanta Herald,
Is so full of conversation that he talks in
his sleep. Bob Toonbs and Tom Howard
are the only two men in the United States
who can hold him a light IN this particu-
lar. and they have TO pull off their coats To
do il. We have often thought il would be
ai experiment worth trying to shut these
men up in room together for twenty-four
hours with nothing TO interrupt them but
a corksccw and basket Of wine. There
il no spirit of scientific research in Geor-
gia. however. and the experiment will
never be tried. Col Aston j. a member
of the church and of the Patrons of IIus-
bandry. and believes in close communion.
Maj. Reese. of the Macon Telegraph. Is
thought TO he the handsomest editor in the
State. lie is very fastidous in his make
up and gentle in his disposition. He wears
a blazing diamond pin and an umbrella tn
match. His slceye-buttons are four-pound-
ers. A habit of waxing his moustachc
with crude petroleum gives fiery tone to
his editorials. but his temper i sunny and
genial. When fully aroused. however.
nothing short ofa rubber of square-toed
euchrc with Broker Boykin or some of the
other boys will satisfy him.
Alexander st. Clair-Abrams. of the At
lanta Herald. ia very small man appar-
entity. but 1t has recently been discovered