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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-17

The strange man found deadn the swamp
nra, ltl.i. GA, Is lnousuy 20 be an ALBANIA
man.
Cbicf Connolly is almost certain that he
holds the missing link necessary TO the
solution OF the mystery, ana teels confident
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SARGE PLUNKETT.
Il COUNTRY FUNERAL At IN OLD
TINE BURING GROUND.
Masonic Rites in the Baekwoods-A Good
Farmer and Neighbor Has Gone to
His Last and Peaceful Rest.
For The Constitution.

For The Constitution.
L cannot say that eulogies to the dead
are ever unworthily bestowed Or out OF
order but / do know that many worthy
man and woman is buried "unwept and I'M
sung by the busy world about u.s.
Our settlement has lost good man by
death in the person of Samuel AfSfoVe.
Right recently there has been fresh grave
mounds at each of the three or four grave
yards that near our home, and the
burals were so SIMPLE and 50 quiet that
many good friends ten miles away We're
ignorant of the fact till the story was Old
l have no grumble t. make against ehi9
simplicity this quiet, except far as 1t
may be out down as another disadvantage
of following rural pursuits. here WAS my
ne.gnuor Argrove, L knew him to pe a
most worthy citizen; hdd made trees 70
grow where they never gre" before W3s
greater than king, and yet not one ripple
would his ueath make upon the Sfedt sd
OF HE III the busy, rushing "ol4o' - N t,
do HIM good IL every paper III the rama
was teemlng with sneWS OIL MS death as
though he had been great general, 81
great statesman--a great anything. " hiie
THIS could him no good ana Would not
add one feathers weight TO ms neIllS IN
life, why should he not be noticed! nave
taken occasion to review TINS man NE
Always a steady farmer, | had to go INTO
his nelds to md the evidence OF MS NE )
work. 1t is there, plain on every hahd IN
the terraces winch have stopped the Washes
ana MADE the hillsldeS level III a way is
evidence OF much work ana thought WtllCh
should bless coming SenerdtlollS-tl pIcSa-
ing IN present results ana u blessing by
example. The fruit trees stand as his mon
ument IN Il nicely kept orchard ana the cat
tie are grazing in grasses S0ddeu py ms own
strong nana. The little branches run away
from Well-prGserVed springs ana GellSnl
the little valleys through which they VINO
in cooling breeze ana d murmulln9 sweet
ness over pebbly places. lie has been q
conqueror over waste places, nero III
Thought, and why should it not become
popular for such as he to receive thf
plaudits they much deserve and
added tfIanitV caIiiAS nOiiOf-
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and will then remember You all. / am sorry III
deed that cannot send them at once. as most of
you requested, and as | expected to do, but as
some, and probably ali, of you have suffered as |
have, you wild please be patient.
II am successful with my dahiiaS and other
flowers, can give some exchanges in those.
would also like rooted geraniums iorthem. can
send a nice little holly IN the selection to any one
wishing it.
viii some of the sisters tell me the cause of my
dahllaS rotting OFF at the top of the ground IN
summer? Iheydid last year during the drought.
If Mrs. Powell Shellman, Ga, Will send me q
Gala bulb, will rcturn the favor.
am very fond OF flowers, and often wonder
why people do not grow more. With me they are
the most inviting thing that can be kept about Il
house.
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that the identification viz DE made COM
plete as soon as the ev y ce turned over
to him yesterday reaches = ell
Among those who read ne article was
Mr. John Kinnear the w known Scotch
man. He had not read it calf through be-
fore it flashed across his mni that he knew
the man who had been found in the Shall
low grave. He telephon ed to police hea !
quarters for detective at once, and tad
a story which indicates that he was sight
in his first impression.
Mr. Kinnear believes that the dead Clan
was j. A. Alexander, who lived in At
lanta until a few months ago Alexander
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-17

Mrs. John staples, Dry Cove, Aa.--I have been
reading The Constitution for several years, and
like it well that could not do without II.
VIII some one please tell me how to raise celery?
When 10 plant, how to cultivate, etc. have never
raised any but would like Would like TO hear
from some Of you soon as possible.
| VIII write again ana send some good recipes.
Long live The Constitution, and much success
to WUman's Kingdom.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-17

Miss Ada Adams, Vineou, Cal wish to say. 10
the ladies who wrote me Tor chlya4nthrnjim,
that they were killed down lex the recent scv,re
cold, but thnk they viii sooh De growing again,
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- - 9iSs'N tt'''Ai AhSt RUN untN-f'GrnaPS
Ngurdrr Hos Been 9sone
Adcl Ga, April Especially ex-
element has been caused in this vicinity of
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Mrs. L. G. Hamilton's address is Lawson
vile Tex, not Caledonia, as stated in last
lnucr.
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Fifth Prize

A $100 TRIP TO THE CITY on
MLAlCO, travelling expenses to be borne
by The Constitution, including all railroad
transportation 70 the above amount Ihis
prize for the fifth nearest guesser.
IAE GOVT EEs.,g,
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great city like Atlanta, which makes pald
undertakers unknown and gives a sweet
rest in the thought that nelghborly leels
ing and brotherIy love remains in the old
land yet God bless all such, and bless the
dear old country preachers who rae Tor
miles to lay away these dead OF their mock
one OF these good preachers at this funeral,
and when he raised his voice ana sang
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-17

novels, papers. magazines ana shrubs TO
exchange Tor bulbs aud house plants. Write
first.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-17
THE PRIZES.

There wiz be $1,000 in prizes, to be
divided and distributed as follows:
First Prize.
$500 IN GOLD to the person making the
nearest estimate Of the official announce.
ment Of the size OF the crop.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-11-30

with q club on the street, he Is In
| flnitely more dangerous on the witness
stand. With some slight assistance
from the judge, with whom he has o
pull, he makes 1t appear perfectly
plain that the bruised and battered vic
tim was really the aggressor. 1t is gen
orally understood that when a man be
comes a member Of the New York pc.
lice force his conscience is removed
from his bosom, and long coil Of
flexible rubber tubing is substituted.
Before his becomes an officer of the law
he may be SO sensitive that he cannot
see railroad cut, or newspaper cut,
without feeling hurt himself, but he
soon becomes as tough as boarding
house steak after 1t iscooked.
Verify, the New York policeman is q
highly favored individual If the ordi-
nary citizen becomes at all boisterous
from overdoses of DIR. John Barley
corn's liquid lubricant for the parched
epiglottis he Is promptly hypnotized
with club; but the intoxicated police
man can walk ON both sides Of the
street with his hat on his ear, and
there is no one to modest or make him
afraid. On the contrary, he molests
other people and makes them afraid.
They are not even safe under their own
vine and fig tree, metaphorically speak
ing.
If private citizen caresses, on the
street, ladies to whom he has never
been introduced, the insulted female,
who has been fondled, may walk off
with the offenders eye dangling from
the end of her parasol, or some male
relative may shoot large apertures in
the anatomical structure of the Of
fender, or ''mutilate" him indiscrimi-
nately with bludgeon with warts on
it. On the other hand, policeman, in
escorting ladies across the street at
crowded crossing may hug them with
and pressure that would
cause the blush Of envy to mantle the
cheek of a hay press.
The policemen on duty in the various
parks differ from the rest of the force
in appearance. The park policemen,
or sparrow cops" wear gray uni
forms, suggestive Of the late confed-
eracy, while the others wear blue.
That's the only difference between
them. Being continually on duty
where they can hear the singing Of the
birds and view the beauties of nature,
subjected to the refining influence Of
parks are full Of nurse
girls one might suppose that the park
policeman would be of sympathetic
nature, but such is not the case. He is,
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-11-30
FAITHFUL TO HIS TRUST.

The Remarkable Story of an Indiana Hus-
bands Devotion to His Domestic Duty.
Into the city dispensary recently was
brought a man on stretcher. He was
battered and bruised and unconscious.
the ground below. He was strong,
rugged looking man. The doctors
laid him on the operating table to ex-
anime him. They felt his chest and his
ribs, his arms and legs, and carefully
went over his head, taking stock, as it
were, OF the broken bones. He was
seriously injured, and it was ques-
ton in the minds of the doctors as to
whether he could recover. When he
began to come to his senses he grasped
for breath and coughed in dry hard
way that made the doctors fear an in
ternal hemorrhage They would not
have been surprised to see him give up
the struggle.
Hes trying to say something" said
one of the physicians. They gathered
around him, propped him up slightly
and watched him, waiting. The ex-
preston on the wounded mans uface
was full of anxiety, and he seemed to
be trying hard to say something i'm
portant.
"Give him a stimulant," suggested
one of the doctors. A glass of whisky
was brought and placed to his lips
He drank it all with an evident effort,
and between the coughs he gasped out:
Il wish-you'd-tell-my-wife-that
-the-meat-for dinner's-in-my-
coat-pocket." Then he fell back on
the table and was carried in an un-
conscious state to his home.
Faithful to his wife's last commits
sion," was the doctors tender COM
ment. -Indianapolis News.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-11-30

idiotic leer of a clothing store dummy
ogling the women as they pass on the
sidewalk.
This kind of clubman is compare.
lively harmless, but the other kind,
the clubmen Of the police force, are
entirely different from the rich, but
effeminate, dudes who wear baggy
clothes and are afflicted with sup
posed-to-be cockney dialect that Is sug-
gestive of chronic nasal catarrh. New
York club dudes are the dudiest, to
coin a word, and most unspeakably
idiotic, in the world. In this respect
the New York article defies competi-
ton. The club window dummies of
Philadelphia and Chicago are but sick
ly limitations in comparison.
Physically, the New York policeman
is to be admired. He is usually above
six feet tall, and originally splendidly
proportional. As he grows older he
becomes portly and majestic, the
natural result of living on the fat Of the
land, and taking just enough exercise
to promote digestion. One would sup
pose that such favored son Of fortune
would be in perpetual good humor
with himself and the rest of mankind;
but such is not the experience Of those
who have been brought in contact with
our officers of the law. The New York
policeman, like the New York janitor,
is Enthusiastically sus gereras. The at
mosphere of Manhattan Island is in
despensable to his perfect development.
1t would require large volume to
enumerate all the Objectionable peculi-
arities of our guardians. They are as
full of discrepancies as shad is Of
bones. OF course, not all the New York
policemen are Objectionable. There
are some, no doubt, who are gentle
men, for there are exceptions to every
rule. AS Cervantes puts it: sit is not
improbable that there are some very
nice people even in Hades." In fact, the
entire police force of New York will
have to be reorganized in the interests
of law and order. 1t is a mistake, how
ever, to suppose that any particular par
tyis to blame for the decentralization of
the force, for some of the most objec-
tionable police captains are republic
ans, and some of them are practically
socialistic, when it comes to dividing
what belongs to other people.
Heretofore the New York policeman
has enjoyed what is commonly called
"a cinch." AS soon as he gets his blue
uniform on he begins to make it lively
for the general public. Hegoes around
raising large crops of cushion-shaped
wens on the heads of those whose style
does not suit him. He raises these
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-11-30
THE eRAsP1Ne POLICEMAN.

II possible, more ferocious than the
blue-coated policemen, who are liable
to be contaminated by the saloons and
those who frequent them.
At the same time, the New York POI
lice have great heads for business.
They are not slow in adopting the good
suggestion of Iago: ''Put money in thy
purse, good Roderigo." Every imagin-
able form of vice has to pay tribute,
and many legitimate lines of business
have to pay for protection to avoid
being prosecuted and harassed. They
are out for the Doodle. In the game Of
life the New York policeman is in no
danger of going out on three balls. On
the contrary, he makes even the pawn
brokers shell out or quit buying stolen
goods.
1t has been established by the most
convincing proof that police captains
act as agents for certain brands of
whisky and cigars, receiving a COM
mission from the manufacturers. The
saloonkeeper who refuses to buy his
liquor from "a certain firm is liable to
have his place raided, whenever he
keeps open after midnight, as all of
them do. The name of the brand of
cigars that finds favor with the police
is LA Reforma de Nueva York" This
is probably joke, bat the frozen fact
remains that New York liquor and
cigar manufacturers have found it
necessary to organize and take con-
certed action to prevent themselves
from being ruined in business by the
uniformed agents of rival firms.
And there is reason to believe that
only the surface of New York police
corruption has been scratched by the
Investigating committee. It is not
unlikely that the police departments Of
some other large cities are tarred with
the same brush as is that of Gotham,
but New York's claim for the cham.
pionship cannot be successfully dis
puted. ALEX E. SWEEP.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-11-30
A Chicago PoIiceman,s Task.

A conversation heard in State street.
do you see that policeman over
Thereof
"The one leaning against the cor
ner?'
Yes; well, he's called the cinder po-
liceman."
why SOP"
Because of his job. Every stranger
In town and about half the people who
live here stop at the corner every day
to gaze up at the top OF the Masonic
temple and count the stories. 1t takes
them some little time to do, and about
one person out of four, while he is
standing in that awkward attitude
looking straight upward, catches a
cinder in his eye. As soon as he, or,
especially, as soon as she, begins to
rub the eye and shows signs of distress
the policeman steps up and says: Here,
III take that out for yo.' He does it,
too, for he has had much practice and
is really expert Some of us around
the corner have watched him day by
day, and are thinking of sending in a
petition to have him promoted because
of his valuable services.-Chicago
Record.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-11-30

wens with impunity and locust club.
If the victim is not so badly used up
that he has to be sent to the hospital
for repairs, the cop" feeds him to a
duslxy cell, even as the hunger Of the
editorial waste basket is quenched by
the bountiful crop OF autumnal poems.
The question naturally arises: Are
there no evil consequences when the
victim becomes convalescent, and ap-
peals to the courts? There are fs:ch
consequences, and very disagreeable
ones they are, toto tho victim. Dan
gerous as is the rampant policeman
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-11-30
a SNAP SHOT.
How an Amateur Photographer Didn't
a Take Ruth's Picture.

How an Amateur Photographer Didn't
Take Ruth's Picture.
Among the visitors to Washington
last spring was kodalSer from the
west, who announced to his friends
his intention of securing snaps at the
White House children before he left
the city. One day he spent the morn
ing lettering about the rear groundsun-
til about two o'clock when.his patience
was rewarded by seeing the little ones
come down the south portico steps, ac-
companied by their nurse. The pho
tographer had, in the meantime,
scraped acquaintance with the police
man on guard, and having fiattered his
vanity by taking him in several atti-
titudes. he was prepared to wink at
the theft of the faces. The children
came nearer, probably on account of
that mysterious attraction which al
ways exists between nurses and guard
ians of the peace, and while the usual
firtations were being conducted Ruth
proceeded to peep between the gratings
at the stranger. Everything was pro-
pitious. The maids attention was dis
tracted, the child in a most bewitch
ing attitude, while in the carriage
near by slumbered the latest scion of
the house of Cleveland
Snap" went the button, and the
deed was done, and not till then did
the maid turn around and find the evil
that had been accomplished, for she had
been warned against that very thing,
"the amateur photographer" under
pain of dismissal. Grasping the baby
carriage by the handle and Selling
Ruth by the hand she started off to-
ward the house with great shaking
of her head at the naughty child, who |
hung back and wanted to see more of |
the man with "black box" Mean
while the much-delighted pilgrim had
walked off with his treasure with |
visions of the fame that should be his
among his far-off friends, and not until
he got back to his hotel did he realize
that the whole scheme had miscarried
owing to very reasonable cause-he
had forgotten to take the cap off when
he took the picture. Washington Post.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-11-30
In tb,s work-a-pay world

Men and women continually break down
through mental strain and physical effort.
The true repairer of vitality thus impaired,
perennial fountain of health and vigor is
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which restores
digestion, enriches the blood, and healthful-
ly stimulates the bowels, kidneys and liver
when they are indolent. This comprehen-
sive remedy also subdues malaria, rheuma-
tism and nervousness.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-11-30
70 AID employees.


F COs-Wuu FURNISH En0lr n0Ap WIFI M6u-
ical Attendance.
William L. Douglas, the president of the
world famed W. {. Douglas Shoe Co., has
always had a great personal interest In the
army of men and women who inhabit the
great factory at Montello during the work
ing hours Of the day, and who make the
greatly advertised s. shoe.
He is great believer In the idea that
manufacturers should have this personal
interest in the condition Of their employees,
and feels that If the idea is carried out to
the extent that is possible, that it will result
ultimately in the breaking down of the bar
riers which have been built up between en-
ployers and those whom they employ. He
believes that the breaking down OF these in
visible but strong barriers would be great
thing for everybody conce rned, as it would
convince the workingmen that their en-
ployers were not their enc mics, as some of
them seem to think now, but their friends,
with desire to do all for them that was in
their power.
Having strong feelings upon this point, it
is only natural that Mr.. Douglas should give
the matter some study and acquaint him
self with the result of the trials OF such
plans in other places. He is satisfied that
the scheme he has orig mated is q good one,
and he has now put it to practical test.
To-day he handed to every person in his
employ-and they form a small army--a
card, a fac-simile of which is here given:
This ticket
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-11-30
Room.
CONDITIONS.

The physician will not make visits outside
the city limits. This ticket Is not transferable
ana Goes d no. spps 20 5ne lamy OF 1ne
term of employment ceases. This privilege is
free gift of the company and Is no part of
the contract for wages. and may be made void
by the company, at its own option, without
notice.
This is practical illustration of Mr..
Douglas idea and will surely be appre-
ciated by the hundreds who receive the
He says that he believes there are hun
dreds of workingmen and workingwome
who find Doctors bill great burden after
a period of enforced idleness, and that if
this is lifted from them they must feel that
their employer is in terested in them in
some other way than simply to get all the
work he can for just as little money as he
can. He says also that there are men and
women who keep right at work when it
would be better for their health If they
would lay of day or two and have med
ical attendance. Then again they will now
feel free to consult the doctor when they
have slight troubles, which heretofore they
would not do because of the cost.
The plan goes into effect to-day. DIR. s. J.
Gruver has been engaged as the physician
and enters upon his duties tomorrow.
The plan is good one.
Speaking Of the w. L. Douglas Shoe Co.
1t may be said that their factory is the only
ohO IA oIo CiVy WHCr0 JIG pIlHClplc OF arDl-
tratipn is recognized and has full sway
MIR. Douglas is firm believer in the prin-
ciple and has been sin &c the establishment
of the state board of arbitration. He claims
that labor troubles would not be as fire.
quent as they are if manufacturers and
help would recognize this great principle,
and adoptit.
The firm obliges every man who is hired
to sign an agreement to submit any dis
agreement that may arise, and which can
not be settled by the interested parties, to
the state board of arbitration, the decision
of that board to be final and to be binding
on both sides. Pending settlement of any
disagreement the men agree to continue
at work. This agreement went in force
December 10, 1888, and has worked we'll 1t
is signed by the L. P. U. on behalf of the
prise.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-11-30

to full and free medical attendance while en-
ployed by the W. T.. Douglas Shoe Company.
A competent and skillful physician will be at
the private office Of the company at IL M.
daily, except Sundays and holidays.
If said employee should be detained at home
by sickness, the physician will give full and
free medical attendance there.
w. L. DOUGLAS SHOE Co..
by w L. Douglas,
President
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-11-30
GOTHAM'S GAY COPPERS.
They Are the Champion Boodlers
In the United States.
Al Clubmen They Are Also an Indisputa-
BILE Success-Uniformed Rufiians
Who Seem to Have Every
thing Their Own Way.
Especial New York letter.

New York is famous for its club
men, who may be divided into two
classes. They, however, do not re-
semble each other in the least Club
men of the frst class can be seen to
advantage in the windows of the
fashionable clnbrooms on Fifth avenue.
They sit there by the hour, with the
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-11-30

HB-"Don't you think there is consider
able danger in letting woman who cares
for you know that you love heri'' She
II think there is considerably more danger
In letting her know that you don't.n-
Brooklyn Life.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-11-30

This Is practical Illustration Of Mr.
Douglas idea, and will surely be appre-
ciated by the hundreds who receive the
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-11-30

Are you a well-digger?" asked the
man who wanted some work done.
's0i can't say that Oh am REPLIED
4ir. Dolan, leaning on mis- pick. "At
prisint OF have touch of the rheuma-
tisrn T--Washington Star.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-11-30

PEASANT Ito chemist) -"Got any codliver
oill" Chemist Certainly PeasanJ-"Is
it fresh?" Chemist--"Come, now, do you
suppose we are in the habit of killing a
buy two penn orth Of codliver oil2'-Meg-
gendorfers Batter.