The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-10-02
CONSTITUTIONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Alexander Dumas is the richest writer in
the world.
The Texas steer which made lunge at
circus elephant in Texarkana never knew who
came out ahead. He get whack from a trunk
line which knocked him stiffand cold.
A woman in Philadelphia made purchases
ofiity eight different clerks and proved fftythree
OF them prevaIicators. The goods they warranted
all wool had cotton mixed in.
An old preacher was once criticised fer quot
ing passage from Matthew and attributing 1t to
Job, He said: Brother, the mind sometimes
goes Off on an excursion On It's own hook"
Anarchist Most has circulated proclama-
ton calling upon his associates to celebrate The 18th
of November, the anniversary Of the hanging of the
anarchists at Chicago. Taa W Il be good time to
bag and hang Most Of the anarchists left.
Every day wagon loads of cotton are brought
TO Americas wrapped in osnabuTgs, checked home
spun and 'anti trust baggiug. II seems that the
armers are determined TO whip the eight out at any
cost
A cat market has been started in Paris
which has led some TO proplesy n unique
market report, running thus: Tabbies, dull; TOMS
buoyant kittens, lively; Angoras, depressed;
brindled, very brisk; Persians in great demand:
toroiseshells, heavy
The Griffin Sun says: A Mr.. Harrell, a
large planter of Webster county, came up to Griffin
yesterday and bought 5000 yards of cotton goods
their cotton in. They have resolved not TO be
robbed by the bageing trust thieves, and will pack
heir cotton in Georgia Gods made oat of Cotton
Lightning rods were fertile of very animated
argument. Professor Lodge, the holder ofa lecture
ship atmospheric electricity founded some years
ago in South Africa was very doubtful that a
lightning OF had any use at all. The prevailing
opinion, however, was that they had, but over a
limited area only. The safest building would be
one of sheet iron able to carry Off any lightning
stroke that c. u strike It anywhere.
Mules for SIS head.--Mr f. T. Block says that
Mr.. Radciif, OF Meriweher county, who has lately
returned from Texas, says that Texas raised
OIL the prairies may be bought and delivered in
Georgia in carloads at s15 10 Sl9 hcai, and colts
from these mares may be raised Oh bermuda grass
ct no more expense than the raising ola COW that
sells for SO.
Mr. T. d. B,adys cash book shows that over
sl,000,000 worth Of mules and horses sold
through his stable last winter ana he estimates
that y, 600 900 worth OF mules sold in Atlanta.
Forty per cent of these mules went 10 Georgia far
mers, and with the mules shipped direct to other
points. S9oOo0o te slOo3oeo went out of Georgia last
| gear for mules.
Tic Prodtctil6pess Of Pine Land-Mr. NJ. =. Amor
Gus says that the Amoskeag Lumber company has
| two and haifacses Of pine land Amoskeag
which produced Is acres Of corn TO The acre, and
which produced co bushels 70 lie acre. The land is
in the pine belt and lertilized with homemade
! compost. Ths nd was bought by the Amoskeag
Lumber oompJny twelve years ago for fifty cents
an acre, and there is plenty more Of it that can be
had almost for song.
! Tie Mayor nat AU0tood 10 C1me 10 To,n.-MayoT j..
B. Brown, of Gainesville, Florida, reached Atlanta
| Friday morning, after having been imprisoned
ten days at Worthington sptjngs twenty miles from
Gainesville. The board Oh health Of Gainesville
| bounced at half past nine O'Clock on Sunday night
| the 10Th, that three of the Gainesville guards who
| had returned from Fernandina, were sick with the
| yellow fever. That night said Mr. Blown, 1900
| people left town, most Of them walking. / passed
| them walking on tie road Monday morning" When
| Mr. Brown got ~ Worthington springs where
| stream divided Alachua county from Bradford
he was met ana stopped by tle Bradford authorities
| and guard was set 70 keep him from going fur
ther The board Of health OF Gainesville refused To
| let him return there because Surgeon General Ham
iton hsd instructed them not 70 let the people come
| back until the epidemic was oyer. he was de-
taine1 there under guard for ten days and then a
health ceFtiGoRte was sent him aud Le came on "a
| Atlanta. lie says that ne viii sue the Bradford
| health Officers for unlawful Imprisonment Mr.
Brown says 1t ioosslike the people fools about
! the fever everywhere bus ia Atlanta.
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