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BAL DWIN St GO M BOOTS AND SHOES, HTHENS, GEORGIK. The Oglethorpe Echo' W. A. SHACKELFORD, Editor. ___ HATES OF SUBSCRIPTION: >NE YEAR....... .* 1.00 SIX MONTHS..... 150 THREE MONTHS 85 Terms.— Casii in advance. No paper sentuntii '%TcL papers aliped at expiration of tint, unless rates; but any one sending u. ten names and ten dollars will receive the paperone year free of charge. - HATES FOK ADVERTISING: Ttescular Unsineas Advcrtiamenta, 7!\e Inch first insertion. Each subsequent insertion, * "liberal 'discount on contracts for advertise tion. Ten words make a line. advertisement due after first insertion of ___ Bills arranged unloss otherwise Morey can be rem!tted"by postofllco risk. money or der or registered letter at onr ana Address all business communications make all remittances payable to w. A. Shackelford, Pub. and Pro. entered at the poetnfflee in Lexington, Georgia, at tecondciast mail matter. Official Organ of Oglethorpe County. LEXINGTON, GA., FEB’Y 27, 1891. Bi.aink, much trade; Cleveland, little silver. Guess their politics. The burning issue of the day is, shall monopoly continue to rule. GEORGIA senators seem now to be a thing unheard of in Congress. Georgia should and will come to the front at the proper time for showing herself off at Chicago next year. Cleveland’s mistake on the silver question may be pardoned by remem bering his grandeur ou the tariff. Wonder how our mother country regards the marriage of her offspring to that bride of tlie South—Brazil. It required two days and two cities to bury Sherman. lie didn’t practice that degree of detail about twenty-four years ago. If the Democratic party will proceed to choke off this gigantic system of pen sion robbery, wo of the South can res pirate easier. IIariuson 1ms decided to take a trip South. Guess he wants to learn the combination to the loadstone we used last November. Now that Quay made his argument last week iu his own defense, when shall wo expect the jury to bring in a verdict of guilty. The Western farmers are pleased to hear that we Georgians are still iu the exchange business—exchanging cottou for corn and meat. Some poor little monopolists are beg ging this government to protect them from the competition of Canadian ice. Their cheek is amazing. What is the reason Oglethorpe coun ty can’t send a car-load of her splendid granite to the World’s Exposition next year. She can and must. It is generally conceded that Ingalls was honest. Perhaps that accounts for the ltepublicans having sustained such a loss in his defeat for re-election. Some quotations from Abraham Lin coln show that had his spirit been pres ent during the vote ou the force bill it would have been with the Democrats. Wonder if Sherman wifi get a mon ument. If New York couldn’t raise one to the memory of Grant what can any other city hope to do for oue of his subjects, Mr. Blaine is possessed of some of the qualities that made up the states manship of Thomas Jefferson—reci procity, freedom of trade, freedom of growth from mother earth and free consumption by her people. Henry Grady was the journalist and leader of Georgia. Jay Gould is the financier aud leader of New York. Wonder what Georgia would have thought had the governor of New York refused to recognize Grady when he visited New York. — i— - ♦ ----— This seems to be an era of ineffec tive majorities. The majority of Dem ocrat* failed to elect a president two years ago. The Republican majority failed to pass the force bill. The Alli ance majority failed to defeat Gordon. So much for this age of caucusing. Avgusta is noted for her hospitality. Although her last exposition fell far short of making expenses, and her re cent carnival was a very expensive lux ury, she proposes to indulge in anoth er exposition this fall. Augusta is purely southern; she will entertain if she has to pay the hotel hills of her guests. There is a small company iu Atlan ta who are taking the cake in defeating the McKinley bill. That infamous measure increased very much the duty on cigars. The aforesaid company im ports the Havana tobacco leaf, togeth er with enongb Cuban to roil it into a cigar, and then we have the real Yana cigar made here in Georgia, OPEN THE BOOB WIDEB, j The above phrase of supplication i* addressed to the Aliiancemen of our country. While they are the class who delve the face of mother earth, from which we must all draw our sustenance for life, we feel sufficiently concerned to tender a word of advice, believing that people of good sense never feel that they have reached a degree of ptr feet knowledge; for it is really the w j ge man wbo g rowg more wise by msntal friction with others. We are i rsuade(J to tbe belic f that there too restrictions . are many upon the present membership of the Far mers’Alliance in Georgia. We have always J believed that the sole object J of the Alliance organizations . has been to benefit themselves together with a large si portion of the remaining citizens of the country. It is Ilot a seliisnor ganizalion. Its object is not to enrich a few to the detriment of the many, bu j £ 0 benefit the many by opposing the few oppressors. While these few op pressors are few in number, they are great in power, therefore there must be great numbers to overcome that power. The Farmers’ Alliance must make its membership to include mil lions of good and stable men. They are more likely to get too few than too many. They must overpower millions of gold with millions of ballots. That is the issue, and it can bo nothing else. The Alliance must dive into politics and swim ashore with the grand old ship of state. It is folly to pretend that politics is not its field. Outside of that it can be but folly to organize. They must demand at the ballot box state and national reforms—the latter principally. To do this they must have the power of votes. The human race is one great brother hood. A man will rush to the rescue of another man, may the latter be any nationality whatever, if necessary to protect him from an impending dan ger. This is brotherhood of mankind, yet men have subdivided into brotherhoods, one of which is the Far mers’ Alliance. There is always a cree of interest felt by ono for another of his own class, and too there is a ural pride in human nature to assist an organization of which lie may become a member. Therefore an Allianccman wifi do more for the cause of the Alli ance than will an outsider. Itishuman nature. Hence membership is what the Alliance needs, They not only need hundreds, but millions, The abler, more intelligent and more active this membership the better for the eauso and the country. Therefore, Aliiancemen, increase your numbers. Open the doors wider. Take in all who will be in sympathy with you, whether they be actively en gaged in farming or not. Now this last remark may seem exaggerated, but it is not. However, if all who are en gaged in farming are received the mem bership will be greatly strengthened. There are many men, now ineligible to membership under the present rules the Alliance, who would make first class Aliiancemen. Their interests are identical with those of the farmers^ and they are really in sympathy with the farmer, yet because they happen to long to some profession or to some branch of business, now excluded by the Alliance rules, they are forced to regard themselves as outsiders. And too, there are many merchants, law yers, doctors, ministers, etc., who are really large farmers—more interested as to investments, about the farm than with anything else, yet they feel they must consider themselves out siders. For example, our present wor thy judge of the Superior Court, a large planter, and Mr. J. M. Smith, the est planter of the State—are ineligible, the oue because he is a lawyer, aud the other because he is a merchant. Would it not be impossible for either of those gentlemeu named to cast a vote antag onistic to the farming interest of the country? Under recent rulings of high officials iu the Alliance, some of its best mem bers must be excluded because they live iu incorporated towns. As a mat ter of fact, small towns are almost com posed of a group of farmers, who build up together for their mutual conveni ence. The incorporated town is noth ing without the people therein. Then shall a farmer (be he preacher, doctor, merchant or lawyer) be disqualified be cause he lives close to another farmer or other business man? That is the only difference between a proacher in an incorporated town and one outside of it. The fact that the town is f norated does not change s the nature of its ; inmates. The btate , is , sense in in a corporated, and so is the United States j and ail governments. The fact that the constitution or by laws of tbe Alliance excludes these 1 classes, argues nothing. If it is a bad | j law it should be repealed. We understand that the Alliance has j for its purpose the relief of themselves i from the oppression of others—by j changing channels of commerce and by repealing and enacting certain They can have no grievance with those j who are not enemies to them, and whose interest is identical w ith the far mers. If a given course will benefit and merchant, ‘ it is ‘ not both the farmer necessary to ask the merchant to act with the"farmer. The merchant buys and sells; the farmer makes, sells and buys. The desire of the merchant is to sell; the desire of the farmer is to buy. The more the farmer can buy, the more the merchant can sell. The capacity of the merchant to sell depends upon the capacity of the farmer to buy. The more the farmer makes, the more he buys, and the more the merchant Therefore, the buying of the farmer and the selling of the merchant de pends upon the mafflng of the farmer, and hence their interests are identical, Thus it is to the interest of both, for the farmer t# make larger crops, for tbe price* of those crops to be advanc ed—and too, for goods desired by the farmer to be cheap—for upon these conditions depend the purchasing pow er of the farmer, and the selling power of the merchant. Therefore a mer chant, who would not make a good Al liaucemen, would be fit only for the lu natic asylum. And so the identity of interests be tween the farmer and the classes here tofore mentioned, can be traced. Iu case of a dearth of crops, can a minis ter collect his salary, a doctor his bills or a lawyer his fees? Should anyone say that poor crops breed litigation, our reply is that a large civil. docket is always evidence of thrift and prosperl <y And now, open your doors wide, Mr. Aliiancemen. You want millions of strong energetic men. There are thou sands of these ready to join you, and assist you in the great work of reform. You are more liable to content your selves with too few than to get too many. Should you get an inactive member, ho wifi do you no harm, and yet he might cast a ballot, the influence of which would be felt around the globe. The monopolist is your enemy— whether he monopolizes goods or mon ey. In the fields of free competition you wifi always be safe. We shall in a future issue attempt to direct attention to the monopolist, who is your only en my. WHAT OF THE DAY. Very much can be said of it. It is not even bordering on exaggeration to say that no period in any age of any nation has presented more climatical issues than are now being agitated iu these United States of America. The nation is divided into a number of classes; they arc all clamoring to be beard. The political pot never boiled more vigorously, to contain nothing therein nearing readiness for con sumption. No-national state elections are on hand, yet we are fast turning to pages of memory and encouraging our anticipations. In the national legisla tive halls the two great parties have been crossing swords for these past months. Each house has recently passed an extra momentous measure, (the force bill aud stiver bill) sent it to the other, and it at once put on the brakes to prevent its passage. The Senate defeated the force hill from the house, and in turn the house is defeat ing the silver bill from the Senate. Both these are national measures, the one the hobby of the republican party, and the other the theme of the demo crats. And thus our civil liberty aud prosperity have been and are in a fear ful balance. The one great party is saying, “I am iu in power and inteud to coutrol.” The other is replying, “you may do so now, but you can’t do it long,” seeming to have a glorious premonition that fate has something in store for it. National finances have been weighed and found wanting. The common unit of volume has been found deli cient in uumbers. One party is de claiming that we haven’t enough mon ey, while the other is saving we have plenty of money, but we don’t rightly appreciate what wc have—“more con fidence.” A strange 6tate of affairs. The tillers of the soil are making gcu eral complaint at the other classes, aud demand more encouraging nation al and state legislation fbr themselves. Iu pursuance of these demands they have taken posession of the state legis latures, seut many members to the na tional halls, and threaten to swamp the field with a third national party, They have been sorely oppressed, but are now fast demanding recognition. The hundreds of labor compacts and working unions are shaking the wheels of commerce with the undying “grip” they have upon the habit of all ,v stopping work , on the , same , hour of , the day, all complaining of the same grievance and demanding the same remedy, viz: more pay and less work, Aud what of the day? The day is fraught with glad tidings. Our nation al commerce is making wonderful bounds—“Reciprocity”—and our eagle ou the silver dollar is flapping his wings with joy at the bright prospects of less work and more eagles to do it. Enterprising millionaires are rushing pell rnell through the laud seeking , some depopulated region upon which i to spread their gold, and out of that to grow fields of milk and honey yield. That fateful bloody shirt has been washed and made clean, and now thousands are they, who beg a scrap of it with which to catch the tears of sympathy for the supposed foes of the past, but the re-united brothers of the future. A purer hiatus in creation has been discovered, who would like to pension those foes and “rebels.” We of this day and nation are the most ca the world has ever known. Rich, loyal and patriotic, accumulating mill ions and billions, paying millions to those who once fought for us (pen sions), millions to those who are prom isiug to fight for us in tbe future, (standing army) millions for polices on the rolling deep, (in the event we wish to flarlit some one off from home) aud millions untold, With interest, with sorrow, with gladness, we are thinking, what of the day? The average load of guano that goes out these days has a loud smell; so loud in fact that the farmer can run the back-trail nine months from now to the place he found it—ashe briDgsin that little bard earned bale of cotton for each load of guano. We would like to see one of those invitations sent out by the committee of leading citizens of Atlanta, whose object was to welcome the Inman Gould party to Atlanta Georgia and the South. It appears that our high official heard of only one guest—Gould. Sheriff’s Sale. ■\XTILE VV be sold before the court bouse door iu Lexington, La., between the legal hours of sale on first Tuesdry in March, 1801, six bales of cotton levied on as the distress property of J. B. in Rylee favor and sold by virtue ot a wnrrent of G. T. and F. R. Howard, landlords, vs. This J. Jan- B. Rylee, tenant, for rent. Terms cash. uary 20th, 1801. J. 1). WINN, Sheriff. f ’ i EOUGIA Oglethorpe County.— Applica X tion for Letters of Dismission.—Whereas, W. Jl. Hopper, administrator or. estate of Willis Collins, (colored) deceased, applies to me for let ters of Dismission from said estate: These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all persons in terested to show cause, if any they can, why Monday said letters should not be grunted oil the first in May, 1891. This 9th day of Feb. 189L J. J. BACON, Ordinary O. C. /A EOItGlA, Oglethorpe County— Applica VT tion (or Letters of Dismission.—Whereas, Wm. T. Howard, Sr., guardian of his children, applies to me letters of dismission: These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all persons in terested to show cause, if any they can, why said letters should not be granted to said Wm.T. Howard as guardian on the first Monday in April, 18B1. Given under my hand and official signature this 5lh day of .January, 1891. JOEL J. BACON, Ordinary O. C. YVEORG1A, Oglethorpe County.—A pplica vl tion for Letters of Dismission.—Whereas, Carter Holmes, administrator de bonis non with the will annexed on estate of Robert Harrison, deceased, applies to inefor Letters of Dismission from said estate: These are, therefore, to cito and admonish all persons interested to show cause, if any they can, why said letters should not ho granted on the first Monday ill March, 1891. This Xov. 25, 1899. J. J. BACON, Ordinary O. C. p vT EOUGTA, tion Letters Oglethorpe Dismission.—Whereas, county.— Applica for A L. J. Kd wards, Executor on estate of M. W. Ed wards, deceased, applies to me for letters of dis mission from said estate: These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all persons interested to show cause, if any they can, why said letters should not be granted to said L. >f. Edwards on the ilrst Monday in April, 1891, (liven under my hand and official signature this 23d day of De cember, 1890. J. J. BACON, Ordinary O. C. ( N EOUGIA, Oglethorpe County:— Ordina VX ry’s Office. The 1 appraisers appointed upon a plication ot Lucinda Gresham, twelve month’s colored,widow o Oliver Gresham, for a support for hcrsolf and live minor children, having filed their return, and I will pass upon the same at my office in Lexington interested on Saturday, hereby March cited 14th, 1891, and all persons they have, are before to show cause, if any ou or Unit day allowed. why s lid Given application under and hand return and should not be my off! • cial signature, this 11th davof February, 1S9L JOEL J. BACON, Ordinary, O.C. EOUGI A, Oglethorpe County.—I n Court vT of Ordinary. W. W. Tiller, administrator ou the estate of Sanford Tiller, late of said conn law ty, deceased, having petitioned with the heirs in terms law of the for a settleuicmt at of said and deceased ii before the Ordinary M. of said Tiller coun- and .James ty, S. 1 appearing ilier, heirs that at law Francis of said deceased, have been out of the State of Georgia for twelve years, aud have not been heard of since that time by petitioner: It is therefore ordered that said Francis M. Tiller and James S. Tiller be served with notice of this petition by publication in tbe Oglethorpe Echo twice a month for two months ami prior to (lie first Monday and .Tames in S. April, Til 1891, that said Francis M. ler be cited to appear at the regular April term of the court of Ordinary to be held on the first settlement Monday in should April, 1881, not be to made show cause prayed why for said by as petitioner. Given under my hand and official signature, this 2d day of February, 1891. JOEL J. BACON, Ordinary O. U. Notion «»r Application for Charter far tile Mnoon and Northeastern Railroad Company. is ■VT OTICE is hereby given that the undersigned have formed a comnanv under the name of the MACON AND NORTHEASTERN RAIL ROAD COMPANY, for the purpose of laying out, constructing, maintaining and operating a railroad from Macon, Ga, in Bibb county, to some point on the Georgia, Carolina aud North Georgia, ern railroad, in the county counties of Elbert, state of through the of Bibb, dopes, Wilkes, Baldwin, Putman, Elbert, Morgan, in said Greene, Oglethorpe, that and state. And thirty days after the publication of by this notice jn each of said counties, as required law, ap plication of will be for made certificate to the governor of incorporation aud sec retary under the state general a laws lor the incorporation ot railroad companies. JOHN M. ROBINSON, 1L C. HOFFMAN, W. B. SPARKS, G. \V. GUSTIX, W. W. COLLINS. February 14,1891. Horses, Muies. tacking the coming winter sod Spring: i will £?»Soh Lexington a f U n a U e cf ^feiVi-e^mmen^tomy choicetHorses and Muies customers, and shall endeavor by fair dealing and low prices to command the patronage of this entire section. I have now at my stables some excellent buggy ana saddle horses which I am offering at lon r figures. Ifl happen not to have just what yon want on hand I can get what will suit you on short notice. MAXWELL BROS, se t ,36 i Lexington, C«. DAVIS & HARRIS, Tonsoriai Artists, ITViceiv Bre»ustSt%Mr Len*oK>giefhorpV u^Siun^hem’when they want* clean shave or a stylish hair-cat. FOR THIS SEASON! We propose to slio w the most complete line of Fine Dress Goods and Trimmings To be found in Athens or Northeast Georgia. Our line embraces all the newest novelties, which have been selected in person to suit the trade of this section. We are confident that our stock will be found to be the prettiest in the city. We have greatly enlarged Northeast our Georgia. line of Carpets and Rugs and can show the' largest in assortment both in and In this line we defy competi tion goods prices. Every department of otti* four recently enlarged stoves is full to over flowing with choice goods, to which we invite tlie attention of the good people of Oglethorpe county. M. MYERS Sc CO., Colleg'e Avenue, AtHens, <3-a. TO MY CUSTOMERS. The Encouragement They Give. Encouraged by a continued increase of trade, I terre bought and am receiving the largest lot of spring gs>ods I have ever purchased, consequently am better prepared to continue to supply mv increasing trade with almost anything they may wish to purchase. So in the future, as you have in the past, continue to give me a chance when you want a good bargain. We can’t be beat on Shoes. In fact, everything is kept up with the times. When time or style changes we get new goods. We are counting on our customers. J. P. ARMISTEAD I y CRAWFORD, GA • % A FEW SPECIALTIES I am Offering until my Spring Stock Arrives. HeSr^The best Men’s and Ladies’ Shoes in this market for the money. H5air*Somethmg new in Shoe Polish. Call for it. Hfi 2 gr s ‘Large line Men’s, Boys’ and Children’s Hats from twenty-five cents to three dollars. HCsr^Full line of Hardware of all kinds. I will make it to your interest to trade with me. W. H. REYNOLDS, - LEXINGTON, GA. L.*D.*SLEDeE*&*< 90 .,. --DEALERS IN EVERYTHING IN THE DRUG LINE, CLAYTON STREET, ATHENS GA. When you visit Athens call on ns. We will sell you the Best goods at bottom prices. Err.:: I I 1 Repairing C. A large WATCHES, A. fine stock|of Watches SCUDDER, DIAMONDS. and goods Jeweliy. just received. JEWELRY, ATHENS,GA new ♦ T. G. H ADA WAY Clayton Street, Athens, Ga., Has just opened up in connection with his Harness Business a complete line of Fine BUGGIES AND CARRIAGES made by the Ohio Buggy Co., of Columbus, Ohio, who manufacture the best and finest Buggi es 111 the market. He is also agent for the Davis Buggy, a first-class cheap* best Buggy, Harness lladaway will put in with either grade of buggy or carriage his at cost. Call and see tbe Ohio Buggy, the leader over all other buggies. Call early and get a fine Buggy and Harness while the price is low down at T. G. HADAWAY’S, Athens, Ga. NEW * COMMERCIAL * HOTEL -A-TESEDtrS, GKA.. J- G - M - e dwards, - prop rietor. WITH uew management, new cooks, good Sable, good rooms, good attention Ihr New Com " mereial greet* the traveling public. Mr. J. G. M. Edwards, formerly of the CJ*>v‘r-i House, is now in charge of the Commercial with Mr. W. H. Davis, a gentleman oflarge hotel experience as manager. Give tbe New Commercial a trial. You will be treated all right. We intend daring oar management to have a clean record. Special attention aiesmen. J. G. M. EDW ARDS, Proprietor* ^