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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-05-22


Mrs. NJ. J. Phillips, Dalton Ga: carp in
Memphis attracted MY attention this morning as
! picked up the CONSTITUTION. Anything
about Memphis claims my eager notice, and was
happy to hear such good things about the city
where my own dear Maud works in the Western
Union telegraph office. Day after day until the
roses have left her cheeks (Which | head by acct
dent she taking pains never to let me know how
she looks feels and can scarcely lie persuaded to
come home to spend the hot summer months for
fear the loved ones at home might be denied some
comfort that her help could provide. OH you
young mothers, who have your little ones around
you, be loving, kind and gentle to them for the
each one for away. and as you open the letter and
draw out the bank note, the gift of selEdenial love
and gratitude, the hot burning tears will stream
down your face and feeling Of something like re-
gret viii swell your bosom. She heard Bill Arp
lecture ana wrote me all about it, how spicy. md
how funny, and how they laughed. l wish he
would lecture in Dalton; would love to dwell be-
meath the sound of the voice of one whose letters
have enjoyed for the last ten years, and | think
good laugh would be more beneficial than medi-
cine. Brownies poem won my close attention also
which brought to mind piece | read short time
ago in 1.-THE Ladies Home Journal which think
was written by woman. She was advising girls
what kind of Ten not to marry, and the last
sentence read follows: Don't fool with that
class of animals that wear a slO hat on ten cent
brain for ii you do, you win get left as bad as the
conlederacy did at pTomattox." Virginia is my
dear native land, there during the whole of the
war, and if that writer knew as well as 90 how we
were left surely she would not be so exultant We
were left without trees or fences, without hogs
cows or horses; without plows, or wagons; our
houses were ransacked from garret to cellar, and
even the family portraits Of our beloved dead were
demolished, and some of US left without change of
clothing; and now we must take insult upon injury
an he IL. hor n
to suppress spiteiul feelings when they hur insults
at us and stir up memories Of the past, that we
would fan have to sagnate in the pool of oblivion
Perhaps if were with you in the land Of flowers
might be more amiablc. know the sisters of the
Kingdom especially those to whom ! have sent
cuttings will sympathize with Inc, when they learn
that lost nearly oil my plants in the winter. Such
il "A migratory life
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WomArS KINGDOM.
es and Clippings for the Fair Readers of The
Constitution.
A TAP AT THE DOOR.

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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-05-22

Susie Merritt, Fort Clark, Texas: I have never
seen letter In your paper from an army girl. 1
don't know as shall sec this but thought would
write you from this iaraway frontier military
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Lime Warner, Gabbettyille, GA VIII you be SO
KIND as to allow me to say word to the cousins?
I'VE III the country three miles from the railroad I
am farmers daughter and go to school. will
give the cousins an example. Add all the figures
from one to nine don't put each one but once so "a
to make one hundred
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Lula Adams, Red Hi, Ca: am 50 glad that tho
spring the year has come again. think Il IL 30
nice % live In the country, where we can walk out
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Ida F. Townsend, Red Banks N c.: have a
goVerness; her name is Miss E. II. McIver; she is a
NICE LADY, like her very much. have six studies
nesldes art and music my favorite song Is where
the Little Feet are Waiting on the Golden Stair"
MY flowers are very pretty; send you a bouquet.
ihahks for the suggestion in your last letter. send
pest wishes to you and the cousins, Age 10.
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Write Burgess, Oeeola, Texas: Aunt Susie, win
you permit another stranger in your crcle2 l. am
going TO school and like my teacher; am studying
fourth reader, spelling and arithmetic. | helD
mama do the house work. IL is very muddy here
now. our peach trees are full Of peaches. | wrote
this all myself think your picture is beautiful
am o years old
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Minnie t. Davis Pope Ga: Aunt Susie, papa
has six hundred acres Of land; we have one hun.
dred and fifty Of in pasture; most Of papas
land IN bermuda grass. | live near the Ocmulge9
river We need rain very much here. any
making quilt by the name of goose foot. have
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Jessaimine Whitley, Cold Water, Miss: wish to
say to those cousins who wrote to me, that / re-
ccivcd their very nice letters There were ever SO
many (G7). OF course I could not answer one
third Of them. Aunt Susie, you ought 10 have seen
one Of our old hens get after Sister Lizzie said
she wished she could have seen the hen after me- as
am rather large. fed from the hen Out she did
not Gy from me- but could not get away from her
1t was forlorn "Jessamine" that made her appear
ance at the house few minutes later. ought not
to have told on myself. Adieu.
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feel encouraged 10 come again, II only to acknoWl-
edge my appreciation of your kindness in making
our corner so interesting. l am native of Georgia
and like THE CONSTITUTION better than any paper
read. How 1 do enjoy reading Bill Apps letters
my sister was acquainted with him years ago. My
husband says if he could express his thoughts like
Arp he would write essay lacking down q
carpet and would quote some of the orders that
Mrs. - gave him while performing that duty. l
have read great many good things in Woman's
Kingdom lately, a few of which ! will mention:
Cooking a Husband" was good, although ! think
there is great deal in the way they are served
after they are cooked. think Mrs. Younghusband's
cure would prove successful in many eases. But 1
think the best selected piece edress has given
for some time is Fastening the Thread;' read it
again sisters and just think how much trouble and
anxiety we could avoid by always fastening the
thread by shutting the gate before the cows eat
corn by watching for little sins and errors and
checking them before they get to be big ones
Sisters, your letters all good, although each has
a different subject and manner of expression; one is
full of wit and WISDOM another gives some useful
advice recipe or plans for decorating our homes
then others are laden with sorrow and trouble and
come seeking sympathy. Some object to the be-
reaved relating their sorrows, but why not since
there is a cord of sympathy to bind US together
We all dislike 10 hear others complain of their lot
in life and think there is a great deal too much
murmuring about little cares, poverty, etc. Yet we
often find by reading Of the troubles of others that
ours are light compared with theirs thus we are
helping bear each others burdens But lie: try to
be cheerful and hopeful trusting that "all things
work together for good" viii some of you please
tell me if you know where Rev. j, w. Pullen or his
daughter, Alice, is. Three years ago they lived at
Cave Springs, Ga, but cannot hear from them al
though l have addressed them at that place. Any
information regarding them will he thankfully re-
ceiyed.
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s.alion. want to tell you about mountain neaH
rort DAVIS saw il last winter while on visit to
my SISTER, who married young cavalry officer, and
is stationed there This mountain I sneak Of 10
caiied the Haunted mountain. Every Monday night
ilR''t Is seen in certain place If any one tries
10 so up TO It, 1t suddenly goes out 1t is known
mat am old Mexican woman makes the light. She
n"u son murdered there many years ago, so sha
'n'h"s ehls IRE Will light his soul wherever he is.
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This is corner set aside for the lit
velopment in the art of letter-writing.
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Mary +. willis, Lamont, Ga: will try and
Write to you and the cousins ans afflicted girl
that never have been to school walked step in
my NE out can read aud write, and enjoy Aunt
susie and the cousins letters. We live In the
country mile and half from the Baptist church,
anu go there often; am q member l have five
SISTERS and two brothers, but am the only girl at
nome | do not get lonely, l work all the time; I
KNIT lace and sew. l have a pct kitten and some
white rats. l wrote this all by myself 1 wish
some of the cousins would write TO me
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seen and known, and conversed with
Messrs. McManima, King, Mcclure,
Kleiher and others for the past four
years. 1t has become a matter of
interest with me, because these gentle
men have become my friends, and their
cause has been familiarly placed
before me. l believe that they
are honest, and that they speak
for many thousands of anxious people
who are trying to open the desert and
make it blossom with the flowers of in
dustry and thrift. l believe that the
reservation should be opened, and,
therefore, the bill went through my
committee and was advocated by me on
the floor of the house. Iregarded it
AS A GOOD MEASURE"
"HOw about submitting the question
to the IndianS"
"That clause was inserted in the bill
by those who believed that we were
under obligations to do so by the pro-
visions of the treaty of 1868. 1t is un-
derstood that there are members of con-
gress and senators who might object to
the passage of any bill which would
omit that clause. AS | was saying: |
been here from year to year
bill, of any sort of bill, opening the
reservation. They have failed again
and again; and yet they have come
back and tried again. In this fact, there
is suggestion of encouragement to the
commission. Their efforts at Standing
Rock have been failures thus far; but
that need not stamp the entire work as
failure. They will continue their efforts,
and believe they will succeed vet"
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like BALKY HORSES.
Having Refused to Sign They
Will Stick to 1t Stub
bornly.
The Omaha Congressman Is
Unable to Suggest a
New Method.
Congressman Peel, of the In
dian Committee, Still
Has Confidence.
Clifford Is Satisfied With the
Bills Passed, But Abuses
the Democrats.
Special to the Globe.

Special TO the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Aug. III consider
the organization of the commission as
being the fatal error" said Hon. John
r. McShane, of Omaha, this evening.
81 do not believe that commission is in
fiuential with the Indians. and did not
so regard it from the first"
"What is the trouble with the COM
mission?"
There is nothing wrong with it, ex-
cept that there is nothing right about it.
l am not disposed to find fault with any
member of the trio. 1t is not competent
for me to criticise the Sagacity of the
secretary of the interior, nor of the
president. They have done their best.
Under similar circumstances l might
have made the same or like selections
Tor appointment. But on the outside
we see, or think we see, things in a
clearer light"
Are not the commissioners good men
and cOmpetent?"
"Yes. For integrity and competency
they could not be bettered. But, as
said at first, they are
NOT INFLUENTIAL ENOUGH.
By that mean influential with tine
Indians. Those redskins are acquainted
with nothing which influences their
minds so much as authority, power,
force. The commissioners are men of
ability, sagacity, energy and many other
commendable qualities. But with Gen.
Miles, Gen. Crook or Buffalo Bill at the
head of the commission the result would
have been necessarily different. These
men are known to the Indians. Sitting
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lacking to compel the respect of the
WAS MILITARY RANK.


Capt. Pratt is no doubt valiant man,
but his occupation at the Carlisle school
takes away even the little glamour that
attaches to captain in the Indians
eye, and the noble red man looks
at the chairman of the commission and
grunts, ugh! he's no fighting man
he's school teacher" Judge Wright
is not well known. His fatal mistake
was his bluff when he told
the Indians they must sign one
paper or the other, and in
suited their intelligence by hand
ing out two colors, red and black, as if
an Indian did not know which is ''yes"
and which is ''no." And ParsOn Cleve-
land-well, he is good man and true.
and earnestly jealous in the cause, but
he is cold and auStere. and does not even
attract white men. So it will be seen
the commission was handicapped at the
outset by its personnel, and it went
away from Standing Rock, its object
defeated by lot of the
WORST VILLAINS UNHUNG.
Some signatures will be obtained;
Crane creek Indians and those at Lower
Brule and some at Pine Ridge, and may
be some at Rosebud; but the object of
the commission is defeated, and the res
ervation will remain intact till congress
passes bill declaring iVNeen.
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inscribed the motto of Bacchus-"Come
and Take Something' and it is said
they agreed to sleep together until the
'.lamb'' Edwards was brought to the
slaughter. There was no cyclone pro-
duced by the reaction of those elements
merely a little whirligig which takes
up little dust and loose papers and ends
in a calm. Justice always demands a
victim. In this case there are several
fine specimens ready to be burned upon
THE DEMOCRATIC ALTAR.
There is Edwards, fat, fair and saucy,
for the council, recommended by DR..
Capehart as healthy meat; then l. w.
Fisher and Peter S. Peterson for the as
sembly-a little lean but fresh; and A.
II. Burke, now in the state of Maine
with a sick child, complimented by an
unanimous vote for treasurer; and A.
II. Lowry, lightweight from Buffalo,
for sheriff; and j. FL. Hansen, the ever
lasting for register of deeds; and Au-
gustus Roberts, with a life lease, for
probate judge; and William Mitchell,
whom the schoolma'am love, for super
intendent of schools; and Norway's in-
tellectual son, 0. j. Olson, for auditor,
and so on and SO forth-all good meat
for the Democratic party.
AT this convention delegates were to
be chosen to the congressional conven-
tion, and Gen. Allen was complimented
by resolution authorizing him to name
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at least seventy-six votes and a possible
eighty-enough to carry the convention
their way. The majority were conse-
quently little arbitrary, and choked
down the convention resolution to sup
port the nominees at any cost of con-
science OF muscle. To this some of the
more fastidious kickers objected and
LEFT THE CONVENTION
in disgust. One of them expressed
himself thus: what! l, an American
citizen, husband of wife and supposed
father of family, can l be thus
thrOttled by mass of ignoramuses
under the beck and call of Edwards?
No! | will turn my yoke, unharness
myself, and go out dancing to the tune
of the moral responsibility under
which am under to my constituents,
not one of whom knows 1 am here, but
may find it out" These men, true to
the convictions which pervaded their
mental and physical system, got up
meeting during the evening and
Notwithstanding the proprietors of the
Headquarters hotel had been fined for
violating the local option law, held it
under the German banner, on which is
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A FUSION PROBABLE
That Will Garry the District, and
Is Causing Republicans Dis

That Will Carry the District, and
Is Causing Republicans Dis
may.
Special to the Globe.
SIOUX FALLS, Dak., Aug. 1.-THE
Democratic county convention is called
for Sept. 1, the same date upon which
the joint convention of the Farmers al
lance and labor unions of the county is
held. The idea in placing the two con-
ventions on the same day is an open
secret, the plan being, if possible,
TO WORK A FUSION
between Democrats, Farmers alliance
and labor unions. to the overthrow Of
the Republican ticket this fall. The
leaders of the last two organizations are
not anxious for fusion, but the Demo-
Gratis are wooing them by sweet prom
ises, and the probable result is hybrid
ticket, which will be elected. Republic
cans are frightened and are doing
everything possible to head off a combi-
nation which would be disastrous to
their hopes. A caucus of the alliance
and labor unions will be held Saturday
night, at which decision as to the
course to be adopted Sept. will proba-
bly, be reached.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-18
IT, K .HO BARD

down on everything that was not for
Edwards and let the other fellows in
of course. J. G. Gill, chairman of this
committee, has all the symptoms of a
Democrat, but has got into bad company
just now and is trying hard to be Re-
publican, just to help his friends, be-
cause Edwards is in the team and both
are interested in breaking up the same
piece of prairie. n. K. Hubbard, the
Goose River banker wanted to kick up
row, but some way the wind
was against him and his efforts
to get up fight were unavailing under
the pressure of the harmony produced
by the $40 pounds of Edwards, which
was present in person. There were in
attendance 13S delegates, good and true
Republicans, ready to fight for the
American banner-for good pay and an
Office. OF this number it was evident
from the vote for Truthful James for
chairman, that the ''simon pures" had
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-18
NO FLIES ON HARDEN.
Getting Ready For Warm and
Steady Work In the Fall
Campaign.
A Point For The Old Soldiers
Presented By Their Com
rade.
He Is a Practical Farmer, and
The Proxy Work Is Cam
paign Fudge.
A Fusion Of the Elements That
Will Put the G.. o. p. Out
In the Cold.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
SIOUX FALLS. Aug. 17.-Maj. John W.
Harden has spent most of the week
here, in conference with the territorial
committee. making out the coming cam
vass, which, ON the part of the DEM
Ocrats, will be the most vigorous ever
carried on i'll Dakota. Harden is maks
ing great point of his position as a
farmer, and is talking to the farmers in
way which is sure to make him votes.
In his speeches here he showed to the
farmer that it was impossible to protect
a surplus, and that the nominal protec-
tion afforded the farmers by the present
TARIFF ON WHEAT AND CORN
was worth nothing as long as the United
States continued to export these arti-
cles. He is making point, too, with
the old soldiers, for whom he demands
indemnity for the difference between
their S13 month in greenbacks and S1d
a month in gold, claiming that if the
government meant gold dollars in it's
contract with the bondholders, it must
with the soldiers. Harden, as is now
well known, was a soldier for four
years, and his speeches touching on!
this theme will undoubtedly attract
Of the independent soldier vote.
The major is not an orator in the ac-
cepted sense OF the term, but he is a
master on the stump, being loaded to
the eye with facts. He has very plain
and blunt way of putting things-like
old Othello. He calls fig a fig and a
spade spade. He is not man Of
magnetism, and will make votes by the
sheer force of what he says rather than
by the enthusiasm resulting from the
way in which he says it.
1t may be in order to deny. on the
authority of Mr.. Harden himself, the
story which, started by Yankton paper,
has gained a considerable circulation, to
the effect that Harden is not farmer.
He says himself that he is
A FAMER NOT BY PROXY,
either, but an actual, bona fide, horny
fisted granger of the hard-headed inde-
pendent type, who knows when he has
got his stomach full of misrule, and
knows how to go to work to secure re-
dress.
Maj. Harden will begin his cam
paign about the 1St of September.
From then Oh he will devote his whole
time to the prosecution of the CAM
paign, the territorial committee ,and the
local Democracy are very much pleased
with Harden, and the feeling is spread
ing that he is the winning man, especi-
ally if his opponent is to be a negative
quantity like Mr.. Clifford, of Canton.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-18

other agencies that "None but coward
Indian will sign" The Chiefs Red
Cloud and the rest will be ''brave,"
as Sitting Bull, and they will also defy
the commission. They
ARE LIKE BALKY HORSES.
They have settled back upon their
launches and neither blows nor prom
iseS will move them. 1t matters not
whether they are right OF wrong. They
have decided not to sign, and they will
not"
''What can now be done to open the
Sioux reSeryation?"
That is question which is beyond
my ken. L have no idea what move
ment will be the next one on the board.
The people of Nebraska are interested
in the problem; as interested as the Da-
kotians themselves. 1t is of vital i'm
pOrtance to the entire Northwest
country. Some plan will be developed,
probably, for opening the reservation to
progress and civilization: but l am not
prepared to offer any plan just now. I
agree with Senator Dawes, however; if
the Indians do not sell their lands, there
is danger of their being robbed of them"
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"DON'T GIVE ME AWAY"
Begged the Hasty and Blushing
Bride Captured by the Cow

Begged the Hasty and Blushing
Bride Captured by the Cow
boy.
Special to the Globe.
KIMBALI., OAK, Aug. ia couple
of weeks since member of company
of cowboys who are encamped here
went to Sioux City to look up stock mat
ters. He whiled away few days in
business and fun and telegraphed back
to the boys that he was married, and
would bring back a lovely, blushing and
bewitching bride. OF course no belief
was given to the story, but one evening,
sure enough, along came the stockman
with his hearts idol
CLINGING LIKE THE TENDER VINE
she was to his sturdy form. Three days
was there JOY and sunshine in his
bosom, and the tender piece of calico
made the money fly, and of course made
many friends among the susceptible
male and female hearts. At length
there came upon the scene the Sioux
CITY commercial man, Joe Wood, known
the length and breadth of South Da-
kota. No sooner did his eyes meet hers
than responsive twitter burst forth
or started TO burSt-from each. But
there were spectators present, and to
confess old acquaintance would never
do for either one. After supper they
met by chance on the piazza, apparently
alone and ''by chance"
''For Gods sake, Joe, don't give me
away.'' was the first exclamation of this
s'blushing BRIDE" and mutual eXplana-
tions followed. What that explanation
was will never be known-for Joe isn't
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-18

with petitions and memorials for their
favorite sons. but they are writing
to congressman from the various
states, asking their "1ooence."
Meantime, Gov. Church is known to
be looking over the field, as requested
to do by the attorney general, and when
he makes a recommendation the man
who has found favor in his sight will be
appointed. These be the words of wis
dom. The seekers of influence outside
of the territory, and outside of the gov
ernor, will have their labor for their
pains. That man does not live in Da-
kota who can get an appointment to
federal office without the recommends
ton of the governor. These are words
of policy. Forget them not; forget
them not.