The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-21
MEN OF THE Pillow.
Meeting Of the AgriCulturists at
WayCroSS.


ton royal welcome.
The scmi-annual address by President
Northcn was then delivered, which is regarded
as one OF the abest and most timely efforts
ever delivered to the farmers of Georgia. The
convention was oaptivated by it, and it should
be placed in the hands of every farmer in
Georgia. Captain W. II. Newman, of Can
ton, Ga, next addressed the convention upon
the subject of the Georgia Cracker as a
Citizen and Farmer" which was well received
by the convention. Captain Newman's address
is as follows:
MIR. NEwMAN's ADDRESS.
Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Georgia State
Agricultural Society: come from the mountains Of
north Georgia TO greet you; come from the hend-
Rock Tolona and the Amicoloah.
come north Georgia cracker to greet you in
their name, to fraternze with you, and togiye you
some of their habits and customs AS citizens and
farmers. While | no farmer, am "A citizen.
About all the farming do is ike friend OF mine
who lives up In that country. rode up 10 his house
sultry hot day in June. l discovered his
wife near by looking tired and GarewoIn,
plowing the irrepTessible north Georgia bull. Ny
friend was lying under the shade OF majestic oak.
] says: Hello Bob see you are farming" Bob
looked Mt me. as cool MS cucumber, aud replied:
well, not exactly. am having i done1kinder
overseeing myself" md Bob's wife was the only
other person IN that ten-acrc coruheld The question
has been often asked Dld Joe Brown actually
plow bull2 Ican put that question forever at rest
by saying that if Joe Brown ever lived al Gadds-
town, and plowed at al, nc piowcd bull ana the
bulls name was George Washington, Thomas JEFF
ferson. John G. Calhoun, or Andrew Jackson. They
are now called Bob Lee StOnewall Jack on, John
j. Gordon or Joe Brown with n few BIZ ATps and
Evan r. Howells coming in. one OF the Ieculiarl-
ties of north Georgia cracker IL, he never abbre
ates the name of his pow animal. IT IS true there
plenty Of horses there, but genuine north
Georgia cracker scornflly dsdains 10 use his swap
ping horse which he shows oil on Mt camp
meetings, crossroads. sale days and court weeks by
roakIng n beast Of burden out of him Horses are
owned aud kept for the purpose of barter and trade,
10 swap; this spirit of horse swapping pcryHdes the
whole country, and even enters the pulpit Some
ne fl,oh t1,H pfh CY ire | * told
of an old friend of mine, while he was preaching
undera bush arbor one day, near by were some
the preacher his teeth; 1t excited him 50 that
he dropped the thread Of his discourse, and, to the
astonishnCnt of his congregation, said "Brothers
and sisters, that horse VII be nine years old at his
Corn they think should be raised for the sole pur-
pose of making into corn whisky, and after
true some Of 1t is cooked and eaten, they think
4 IS waste Of the raw material aud against nature.
While il is true the missionaries and internal rev
enue officers have made them use a little moro
water for drinking purI oses than ihey formerly did,
still they plant their corn with the view To the mum
Der Of gallons Of whisky IT will make You as,
farmer how much corn he Will make and he viii
tell YOU many gallons, counting two and Il half
gallons to the bushc just like you farmers tell your
nelghbors about your sorghum and sugar cane
The men are independent and have no scrupcs
in telling you i you don't like their ways }ol eau
as warm hearsas ever beat under rough exteriors
but "a man is a man for that aud That
don't know how TO do Justice to the women, God
hlcss thcm | will say am here to defend their
virtue. Asa people none on earth are puIer and
more yirtuous. May the curses of heaven fall upon
those who would beuay Their sweet limo
cence They are as pure as the air they breathe.
outside of Eden's bower While It's true they do
not dohle their sweet mouths with to-lu, balsaln,
swcegum, when they chew Ut all, 1t is tobacco. the
real, genuine stuM which they raise themselves /
have seen some of those sweet mountain daisies
spit ambie at chip from ten 10 fifteen feet and hit
1t every pop While ihey do not multiply words
much, one Of them asked me for a chew of tobacco
in about this way mister, please give mo chaw,
of your chawng tobacco, If you ehnw, do you
chnw2' she daisy and wore bangs natural
ones too. saw one of them working in field one
day. Erode up and addressed her as follows; "a
nice pretty girl like YOU who will work ont in the
ield TO help support The family, WI surely get
not you viii certainly DO "paTlor ornament In
heaven, Ride on, dod drotyCu, or IN set on louser
can't use much "taty,' or Coquettc with thom
NO Grecinn chiscl ever traced
lovclicr form or pretter face"
While they are unsophisticacd and unotte.ed,
they generally have good IDEAS of things.
II was north Georgia cracker who, atrer drink
ing the soda water, asked The vendor hat it was
made ou Of When informed II was made of acids,
syrups, sugar, ETC. replied: II am glad you told
was-a north Georgia cracker who, while very sick,
would first pray awhile and then curse awhile.
when demonstrated with and told that her conduct
was very Inconsistent said She thought it good
stroke of policy, Tor II she died she did not know
In whose hands She was going 10 fall. 1t was n
north Georgia cracker who cano 10 consult me
about a law suit and after stating his clsc and
info med he had good suit II he could prove
the facts as stated asked him To please tell me
exactly what lac could prove 'Wel. that is what
come 10 You for You tell me what you
want proved ard l will prove IT," pid
you farmers ever think right seriously about
the number OF yards of goods it takes to dress
moderately fashionable woman nowadays Ifnot
go nome ana count up and youll ind it takes
nucty-hYe to one hundred aud twenty five yards
You must count everything She weais: now can't
name the garments ~ would not If could and
cold not i'll would aud | have been married
twenty wears Now that amount would do a whole
IN n north ~ IN cal h.etla
there would be lots to spare tos the children.
Now, the dihe;ence between mshionably
the former you don't know where 20 locate her in
her dress yon can't tcl where he Is at which Is the
dress and iiNins ard which The flesh aAa hluoi.Wh
The Ia ter You can tell exactly Where sac il at S1c
stands square on her pasture joints unG muscles,
has backbone and ribs, and only Wcgr- about ten
yards of goods, AL told when fully dressed Girls
" there are made Of homo and not iu a millinery
Ehop am not telling You ihs gs IN em'antl
scheme, hut purest facts: The obtarcn have ear
mcnt With button It TIE tor VIII cA comes down
neuly 70 the ground, all round. and 10 distinguish
the girls from the TOYS ne garments the latter
usually put on n clean one every Sunday morning,
aud know from experience they sleep in them
Such thing MS night gown Tor children, ifcycr
made OF worn In that country, is one OF the "lost
arts" RIGHT here let me say do not know low
the grown up children llcp ] was only speaking
ofthc littlc ones, The ones slept with.
They have never mad many advantages Of nm ed
three months IN the year, and generally by men not
very well qualified 70 teach young ideas how %
shoot" IN one Of the counties up there, an npplt
cant TO teach lhe puzzle schoo. was beinE examined
10y the hoaUl OF education, ana was asked the uueS-
ton whether the world tura,d around tie sun. or
the sun turned around the world answered by say
inG, al have given that subject muca study aud
thought, and an hlly and tholcushly pre-
larod TO teach u both ways. Iay your money aud
take your choice Ihese teachers generally make
their lils spell tobacco and pronounce Is Hacker
pronounce it ta,or tolna. % aud pronounce il 10
mouo.es SIN they raise Judges, generals, and rev.
ernors W there whose judgments are c,ol. Tae
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