The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22
WALKS AND TALKS,

'"There have been good seasons down In
the neighborhood of Dawson" said Colonel
o. B. Stevens of that town yesterday, leah
ing on the register at the kimball. 1.-The
farmers will be in better shape this year
than ever before l am inclined to believe.
think prosperity on the farm. after all, has
more to do with politics than any other in
fluence and If things keep up this way we
will have peace and plenty and precious lit
tie politics in ours down around Dawson
this fall and winter"
"Thfs Is the kind of weather for cotton,
and 1 want to say to you that 1t is booming
on to q glorious harvest too" remarked
Hon A. S. Clay, Of Marietta as he pushed
back his rolling pompadour yesterday and
leaned on the cigar stand at the Kmbal. Il
don't think | have ever seen crops pushing
forward so glorously they doing now.
This warm, close weather IS the very thing
for the cotton that got behind in the early
summer 1t makes 1t grow right lively. and
what peases the farmers most is to see the
cotton taking on such good fruitage.'
.aThere Is no section OF the world that can
come up to the Piedmont section of the
SOUTH" said Judge John 1. Hall, on his way
back to Washington from Griffin. 1--WE have
everything here mortal could reasonably
wish to have Why, just look at these grapes,
grown around the town OF Griffin. The
L
right here that it is only question of
very few years before the entire country be
tween Atlanta and Macon will be netted with
grape vines. 1t is already Il continuous vine
yard along the railroad track from Atlanta
to Griffin. and the business is spreading every
year. We have the finest climate, the finest
water. the finest crops and the finest of
everything to be found in this fine country
today"
81 wrote 4 letter to my friend. Congressman
Tate, recently about the financial situa-
ton" said Colonel j. w. Robertson the gal
liant democratic spokesman Of the ninth dis
trct and than whom no man in Georgia did
valiant service for the democracy in the
last campaign. II don't mind telling you," said
he. "what | said in that letter. l simply
reviewed the situation here, told him how
the people felt, and concluded by saying that
II congress settled the financial question sub
ject to the demands of the goldbugs and by
ignoring the demand and promise of the free
coinage Of silver as Wei as
gold. the inside enemies of IRE ccmo-
cratic party would smell hell in Georgia next
year And you know" concluded the colonel,
Il am man who rarely ever uses eXple-
tiyes.'
Hon. Allen Fort, well known as one of
Georgia's able railroad commissioners, and
one Of the strongest and most influential
public men of the state, is quoted by The
Americas Times-Recorder as follows:
THE message is the realization of the
worst fears of the people as regards relief.
| am greatly disappointed in it. He fagors
the repeal of the Sherman law for the al
legged reason that the purchase of as much
silver as 100000 ounces per month mas
brought on all this trouble, while the truth
is, the trouble has resulted from the failure
to have free and unlimited coinage. l favor
the latter at ratio of Is to l. but would
be willing to compromise on 20 to l ratio.
1t IS very unfortunate that MIR. Cleveland
has closed the only avenue of relief by the
declaration in his message against free coin
age"
Il don't know what has ever become of old
Jim Howard the Lincoln county hermit,
said Major Henry Mose!ey, of that good
county, to a group of Interested listeners
Wednesday, 1.-The story of the poor old fellows
life is a very sad one. and it never iailS to
awaken much profound sympathy IN me
Howard must be nigh to about sixty years
of age. His hair is as white ~ any SNOW
could make It, and he is stopped beneath the
touch Of tine and many sorrows 1t is told
in Il sort Of ira ditiona way that in the days
gone by Howard was a very fine looking fel-
low ana that he was one Of the most thrifty
Young men in that region of the state, beng
Il wide-awaSc planter who was making money
hand over fist. He fCli in love with some
pretty girl. daughter of Il prosperous plan
ter. ana before they We're married one night
while Young Howard was going home along
a mountain path he assaulted 10y some
wild negroes and left for dead. He has ever
since that time been weak OF int lect and
wandered out TO the Lincoln county moun-
tain. where be has made his hermit home ever
since. He lives upon the wild grapes and
p)umS and blackberrieS and whatever game
he can Kill and corn he can find i'll the fields
around in the summer, and i'll The winter the
good heaven only knows how he lives. lie
comes to the village every now and then,
bringing some wild fruits to exchange fer
meat and bread. but lately his visits have
been few and it is the opinion Of some that
he has died out in his unknown cave of
home"
An interesting letter received from Rev.
Walker Lewis. of Trinity church now at