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■ MV PRICES!
Harder the Times, Bigger and Brighter the Bargains!
We luiYc made reductions, real reductions, radical reductions in every class of goods—reductions that preclude the possibility of competition; reductions for a reason —
reductions for a purpose imperative. We do not consider the loss it will entail on us. We have but one object in view—to sell.
Dress Goods find Silks.
Black China Silks 24 inches
regular 75c. grade, at 50c. j»er yd.
75 pieces China Silks in Dainty
,Stripes and Cheeks manufactured
specially for Ladies Shirt. M aists,
actual value 85e., at 05c. actual a yard: value
Figured China Silks,
57c., at 371c. per inch yard. Wool Henri¬
1,000 actual yards value 38 371c., at 24c.
ettas, per
yard. pieces Moria Silks at 75c. per
35
yard, actual value 1.00.
40 inch Silk Lansdowne at 1.00
per yard, actual value 1.25.
25 Imported Novelty Dress PaU
terns, actual value 8.On to Db00, at
5.75 a pattern.
White Goods.
White India Lawn sold at 10c.,
now 7c. per yard. Lawn sold
White India 15c., now
10c. yer stripe yard. India Lawn former
Lace
price 20c. now 12]c. a yard.
Check Nainsook worth loc. now
6c. a yard.
MICHAEI BROS • * ATHENS, GrA.
JUlNLoJ TAMFC AM U1N TUT lrlL KIFTRA lNLUixU, *
The Famous Evangelist Paints
the Brother in Black.
Superstition in His Nature--The Dar¬
key's Opinion of “Dat Man You
Call God”--Good Stories.
1 propose to devote a little space to
the Brother in Black. In the line of
“character sketches” there is no more
faithful a subject than he.
Born, bred and buttered among the
colored brethren, 1 know them as they
are, and no man can know the negro
unless ho has been acquainted with
them front his infancy up.
1 learned much about the negro in
my childhood days from my old black
mammy nml (he little negro children
that played with us day after day.
Superstition is horn with the negro,
hence he is a very religious character,
1 don't say that many of them are
pious, for U man can be very religious
and not much pious, and very pious
without much religion.
The negro has a conscience. It does .
not hurt him so much when he does a
wrong, but it lashes and pains doing, him
when lie gels caught in wrong
T o illustrate.
A good old negro preacher one Sun
day morning wns preaching on the
eternal punishment, of the wicked and
* in the midst of his fervent and fervid
sermon ho said:
“Brethren, no longer and than last night,
some negro come stole the last two
chickens me aud my old woman had.
1 believe that negro is in this house
this minute, and I hereby and hereon
consign him to everlasting forth.” punishment,
and the decree has gone
Early next morning, one of his pa
rishioners came to his front door with
two chickens in his hand and said:
“Parson here is your chickens.”
“Dem ain’t ray J chickens, child,” said
the tiarson
“I knows they ain’t,” said the pa
'• :z loIT IU {%£■,: r ~ cI'cV win s t' torth S a ai f lasVni■ »h t
me so i couldn t sleep a wink until I
^outwo Tlerc 0 ! “Sta tLe
nastur take these chickens and
iako that Vroe back ”
Of course he left the parson with a
cmiscienrii void of ntl'enae
orol,,; I ... l ,re,.'l,( DS M1W
°a nn h “lifking C “d
room kindl y fears. Hein- negro
preacher, well along in Ben”
trodueed himself as “Uncle ' a
Methodist preacher, aud said:
“Brother Jones, a friend told me to
come and give you my Ku Klux expo
rieuce. and said you J would be interest
ed in that.”
“Let us have it, Brother Ben,” 1
said to him iie
“Well,” said, “it was shortly af
ter the war, just about the time I went
to preaching. this I was pastor of a circuit four
ehurches. in county, preaching to church
1 was at Oak Grove
when the ku klux notified me to desist
from word preaching that the gospel. of 1 sent the
them the message
and Lord 1 was did upon keep me and 1 must preach, They
a me‘wold vi... «w ‘again . on .... preaching. ‘to'desist', ..v but" A..V, 1
sent
fuleslkffid ot Tserinon'm TtU^d il tract
cd meeting and there was a whole heap
mgmi
andVhen’they Inelfto the middle ulem^h?v and their
took them up in
heels and head both hung down. They
was dead, and about that time somebo
/ore dy at the door halloed ‘ku klux!’
God, every mourner raise their
Check Nainsook worth 15c.
10c.
Check and Stripe Demi ties real
value 20c., at 1 Ic. yer yard.
Plaid Lawns worth 15c. at 9c. a
yard, 1 lotted Swiss sold at 25c., at 15c.
Dotted Swiss sold at 30c. now 22c.
Dotted Swiss sold at 45c. now
32c.
50 inch White French Nainsook
worth 75c at 50c. Orrnlndie per yard.
W hjto French * worth
50c at 40c avard
Colored .Mulls and Lawns in
Light Blue, Pink and Cream at cut
Ladies Shirt Waists.
BRICES SLASHED REGARD¬
LESS OK VALLE.
Ladies Percale Shirt Waists sold
at 65c., now 42c.
Ladies Shirt Waists former price
85c., now 69c.
Ladies Shirt Waists former price
1.00, now 82c. Embroidered Shirt
Ladies White
Waists at notable reductions.
pelf and they all run out of the church
mid the ku klux stood in the door and
bowed at them as they run out. Them
ku klux had horns, and when all the
people was out of the church de ku
klux took me down into de woods and
beat me mighty ni’ to death. 1 told
them they just as well llnish the old
man, but they’lowed if 1 preached any
more they would finish me.
“Ho den I went up to Sister Rrown’s
and just as I come in the house, while
the moon was shining, Sister Rrown’s
gal seed me coming. She was one of
the dead mourners, and she lowed:
it l Ma, ma, nia, yon comes Uncle
Ben!’
“Old Sister Brown she jumped danced. out
in yard and just halloed and
Ben, if you was a servant of the Lord
and Miallalujah! 1 knowed, Uncle,
you would be a Daniel in the lion’s
lien, and they couldn’t hurt you.’
“I said 1 ‘they did though. They
beat me might ni to death.’
“And I tell you, Brother Jones,
from dat day to dis I is never had any
confidence in dead mourners—never
*' J Lm* 'j * , . ? »
a( 1 1 1
A lrioud in \ , an Buren, Ark., gave
ine 0,1 incident characteristic of the
«larkoy s superstition and j hilosophy
C °?Tover in theVaUey of the Arkansas,
where the fearf ul cyclones do . then ..
ruinous work so often two negros
were plowing in their cniton, when k
cyclone, with its fearful force passed
al'iiost twisting their shirts
o| l fheir hacks and frightening them
t() death. When it passed mules on, the and two led
darkeys took out their
them on towards the house, each too
much tTightened to Bay a word to the
other. Du the way to the house, they
passed their cornfield, which was in
the immediate tract of the cyclone, and
as they looked over the wreck and ruin
°f their corn, 1 stranded and torn to
P“T e8 »d destroyed, they both stop
pod and looked. Still fughtened, they
looked at each other and looked at the
great Held of corn which the cyclone
*' iU * riddled. Then one speaking to
the other said: Jim, dcs look at that
corn, or rather look at that place where
the corn once was. ' Jim, you take that
aud down the other and He does nearly
nuringThMate consolation ?old to the .d!T& disconsolate.
biting winds and killing frost, devasta
ting fruit fields, and berries and gar
Jois the old boss knew that havoc
had been played with ail the fruit aud
TgnrM. K> report, a,,cl UK, b»»
“How is it, Uncle Tony?”
“A clean sweep, a clean sweep,
boss.”
The old boss hung his head in silent
despair, and with a deep groan he
thought over the ruin of his prospects,
The old darkey, in the deepest sympa
thy with him said:
“Boss, l's got dis consolation to of
for vou.”
“\Vhat consolation have you to give
me. Uncle Ton,?”
“I think it’s gineral, philosopher boss. in the
The negro is a
management of the mule. The negro
and the mule work better together
than any forces 1 know. God made
the negro and man invented the mule,
: God’s creation and man’s invention in
i j“Thegood this ....» case v-v. go . olTcoiored"man hand in hand. ______
was driv
Ishausted all his resources in whip
ping, in trying to lead him, in trying
Hiiasl
llie’b.ll I'f'ihUol.l’.lark.y', bull'y
over the fire until it was burned up ail
except the irons. To have killed the
mule then would have been a clear
I case of justifiable mulicide.
The negro is a weather prophet.
Ladies Muslin Fndenvcar.
Ladies Corset Covers 18c.
Ladies Chemise 24c.
Ladies Night Gowns worth 75c.,
at 58c.
Ladies Drawers 24c., real value
Bfc.
Ladies 1 ndershirts 34c.
Ladies Swiss ribbed Lndervests
at.10c., now fije.
Ladies Lisle r rnish Gauze l ndcr
vests former price 15c., now 9c. worth
Ladies Ribbed Undervests
at 15c.
Table Linens.
Turkey Red Table Damask at 25c.
per yard, actual Bed 'fable value Damask 40c. 50c.
yard, Turkey actual value a
75c.
Bleached Table Damask 50c. a
yard, actual value 75c.
Bleached Table Damask 72c.,
worth 1.00.
Napkins, Doyles and Towels at
cut prices.
Lace Bed Setts, actual value 10.00,
at 7.50 per Sett.
When he sees the sun drawing water
he knows it’s “guine to rain.” When
his corns hurt him he knows there is
going to be a change in the weather.
When he see the hogs toting straw and
leaves, be knows It’s “guine to turn
cold.” When his joints ache he knows
that we are going to have a spell of
weather.
These latter day extreme blizzards
we liave he lays to the weather bureau.
lie says we never did have these aw
ful times out of season like we have
had since thev started those bureaus.
When the ice factory was started in
my town a few years ago, we had a
late spring and the darkies said:
“Lessen dey stop that ice factory. and
there won't be no more seed time
harvest in this country. Our Raters is
gwine to be frost bitten in July, and
corn, bv reason of the cold season,
won’t git knee high, and if dem white
folks with their inventions of weather
bereaus and ice factories eare gwine to
fix dis country so no negro can live in
’
it,”
But, all in all, the negro is a good
citizens, a kindly neighbor, a lorbear
iug, forgiving friend fellow. the other day if I
A ask me
didn’t believe all negros would steal.
1 said:
“No, I don't believe all the white
folks will steal that would steal, and I do
sometimes think that if the negro owned
the property as we white folks do, and
the negroes were to hire us at the
same wages we now pay, we would
have stolen all the negro had long
ago.” gentleman, from Yankee Doodle,
A
asked me the other day if 1 didn't think
there was a great difference between
the instincts of a negro and a white
man. 1 said:
“No, the negro differs from the
white man more in his out-stincks,
perhaps, than in any other way.”
All in all, the negro is growing citizenship. in in¬
telligence, frugality, .—Sam and Joins in
I wish him well /'.
Augusta Chronicle. •
Concerns all the Smiths.
A suggestion of the first magnitude
that has the attention of the Atlauta
Journal, Journal, the the lion. Hon. Hoke Hoke Smith’s Smith’s news- news
i** <•
House at Atlanta and the formation oi
all the members of the Smith family
wherever they may reside, into odo
stupendous club. ('apt. Jack smith is
the originator of the scheme, and pro
poses to donate a $10,000 building site
loathe bill.
^ ^ ^
gather concerning the scheme of the
dub, it is to be founded on the solid
rock of pure democracy, lhe club is
to be of the Smiths. Smiths, for the
Smiths and by the Smiths, lhe ma
jonty is to govern in all things, and
the only qualification and all necessary privileges to
membership will the be the 0 of f
the institution name
Smith and a fee of 81. The Smythes.
and Schmids, and Schmitts and all
others the spelling of whose Smith va
nes from the recognized standard be
cause of the requirements of the lan
guage of taeir nationality, wnl be ad
milted to the^ fraternal union. J he
Johns, and Jameses, and \\ uliani3
may be classified into various sub-di
visions in future, but the present pur
poseisto pose is to amalgamate amalgamate, those those who who are are
Smiths by blood or affinity for social
home all the advantages of a club and
all the conveniences or the hotel. It
SiSpIi rssa«ti 5 Ss;
stones from e.ei, section of the earth.
contributed bv the Smiths. The rock
upon which Capt. John Smith’s head
was placed at the lime 1 ocahontas
seized the opportunity and made her
self famous, may be secured as the
House Furnishings.
1.000 yards Curtain Scrim 42
inches wide at 5c. per yard, actual
value 8c. „
200 pairs Lace Curtains, actual
value 2.00, Straw at 1.25 per pair. in rich de
China Mattings
signs and at 5.00, for 0..>0, roll of 7.00, yards. 8.o0, 9.00 \\
11.50 40 e
lav Matting free of charge
Chenile Portieres m handsome
colorings and designs at 4.00, 5.00,
(i.55 and 8.50 per pair. Cherry,
Curtain Poles in Oak,
^."aLmfvahm 35c. C0ID1 ^
25 different styles of Window
shades at 3U, 50, 05, 85c. and 1.00.
Our Specials.
Ladies Black and Colored Silk
Mitts at 25, 35 and 50c. a pair.
Misses Black and Colored Silk
Mitts at 25 and 35c. a pair. guaranteed
Ladies Black Hose,
Stainless, no Seams, Spliced Heel
and Toe, actual value 35c., at 24c. a
pair. Boys Spring Suits at 1.00,
200
cornerstone, and special given positions in
the architecture are to be to ma
terials from Smith county, SmithviHe,
Smith’s Cross Roads, and places with
kindred names. For it is to be a kin
dred establishment from the ground
up. difficulty about the plan
One great
however, is the suggested location of
the headquarters. The great and hou
orable Smith family is more and extensive is
than the English wider language, diffused than very the
likely also Smiths
Christian religion. There are
wherever the sun shines, and it is ex
tremely probable that they are to be
found wherever language is spoken.
Obviously, then, Atlanta would not be
a convenient spot for the majority club should of
the Smiths; and unless the
be planted in the place convenient for
them all, the club would fail of its
highest aim. The only way to strike
it just right for the Smiths would be to
find the center of population of the
earth and build the club house there.—
Savannah News.
TO BOOM THE SOUTH.
A Southern Industrial Congress to Be
Held in Augusta.
A Southern industrial congress will
assemble in Augusta, Ga, on May 30th.
It will be composed of delegates ap¬
pointed by their executives, to which
also will be invited by the governor of
Georgia the governors from all the
Southern states. Reduced hotel and
railroad rates have been arranged for
all delegates. The governors will be
the guests of the city, and their cars
will be transported from their respec¬
tive state capitols. assemble to dis
The congress will
cuss methods for the material advance¬
ment of the Southern States. Ad¬
dresses of welcome will be made by
United States Senator Walsh, Govern¬
or Northen and Mayor Alexander, of
Augusta. A special car will bring a
number of distinguished will be gentlemen invited
from Washington, who of the
to Augusta as the guests cou
gress. Among the papers to be read,
aud the writers are:
“The importance of diversified in
s.
fl uence on Southern industries, aud its
treatment,” by Dr J. 8 Billings:
“The importance of a better under
standing ot the South s climatology,
Southern, cLnhern*’bv by Protestor' l lotessor Ot utis s T jl. Ma. j.ua
KUh
Secretary Morton assistant secretary
Gardner tluooara, oi Boston, ^ win oe in
vited to address the cong^ss upon any
Hoke Smith. andl others ,h ers w will in join i c in the jne
1 • -■ ’ vi«hWk ishback, of of Arkansas, Vrkansas
ed to Governor , I
who called together the Richmond
conference of Southern governors to
in * | P“P® r ° I !IX-mHoo* rn'llo^ M
• ‘ ’
- Uon
, • m
to’ “r vf ‘?“ik
< ■’ pr r '"united onSrmth- States
-P * ’obstacles to
•- ' * to South
r ™v? .inf’.h! , f
North t aio. na ou the revival r ot the
agncuUura^ interests of the Sou.h The
property of Southern
!liS=«s who
Governor Mone. of Missoun,
utawea bj b.s iwsouaies i:ne
Senatorial duties pertnilung, lion.
Utnck " a.sh will chaperone the
Washington contingent to this con
gress.
McClbee s wine COFCARDUlf of_caroui torw^errea.
1.50, 1.75 and 2.00 per suit.
500 pair Boys Knee Pants at 39c,
qg, 00 and 85c. a pair, Kid
Ladies Black and Colored
Gloves every pair guaranteed at 1.00
a pair, actual vtilue 1.50.
Ladies Silk and Brilliantine Un
,j C r Skirts Black and Colored.
Laces and Embroideries, we show
everything that is new in Laces and
Embroideries. Special low prices this
week.
Gents Silk Scarfs, Tecks and
Four-in-Hand, the largest ‘ assort
ment in the city.
Gents Fast Black Socks, actual
value 25c., at 15c. a pair.
Ladies Embroidered Ilandker
chiefs, actual value 20e., at 10c.
Ladies Percale Wrappers 98c., ac¬
tual value 1.50.
Low Cut Shoes.
Ladies, Gentlemen and Childrens
Low' Cut Shoes, Ladies Oxford Ties
1.00, 1.50, 1.75 and 2.00.
Ladies Russtt Oxfords 1.50, ac¬
tual value 2.00.
Childrens Tan Sandals 1.10 and
1.25.
^TRUE MERIT WILL WINIL*
That is why all who examine my stock of
SPRING AND SUMMER CLOTHING
declare it the best Assortment in Athens.
I took special pains in selecting my stock of goods for this
season and am gratified at the verdict of those who have
examined and passed judgment upon it.
I point with special pride to my lines of Neckwear, Neglige
and Dress Shirts and Gents’ Underwear. I assume to say
they are ahead of anything to be found in this market.
I have a line of $10 Suits that will goods. surprise you as to quality.
You have paid $15 for no hotter See them.
J. J. C. McMAHAN,
Cl_7TYTOISt STREET. HTHENS, G7T.
GEORGIA RAILROAD SCHEDULES.
OFFICE GENERAL MANAGER,
Augusta, Ga., March 18,1894.
Commencing March 18th, 1894, the # following schedules will without be operated. All trains run
by 90th meridian time. The scedules are subject to change notice to the public.
READ DOWN. READ UP.
TRAIN NIGHT DAY TRAIN ! STATIONS. TRAIN DAY NIGIIT TRAIN
NO. 11 EX PR. MAIL no. 27.; NO. 28. MAIL. EX PR. NO. 12.
Oi lap 11 00 d 11 58a 8 00a Lv .Augusta........Ai 9 25p! 1 20p 5 15a 7 45a
or 45 p 11 20p 12 27p ... Beiuir..... ..... 12 58p 4 50a 7 10a
Or 58p 11 38p 12 89p 8 32a 1 Grovetown.. 8 53p 12 4:1 p 4 38a 0 59a
CSCiC 12p 11 50p 12 51 p . .Berzelia.... ......12 31 p 4 20a 0 lOa
2 Ip 11 59p 1 OOp 8 49a j . .Harlem .... 8 84p 12 24p 4 10a 0 37a
30p 12 07a 1 27p! 09 p 8 56a; .. Deal ing ... 8 08p 25p 12 lap 59« 4 07a 0 0 28a 12a
c: 47p 12 26« 1 9 11a . Thomson... 8 11 3 49a
O 58p 12 39a 1 39p...... . ..Mesena.... ......Ill 48rt 3 36a 0 Ola
-7 00 [) 12 48a 1 47p 9 27a .. .Camak.... 7 43p aOpjtt 40« 3 28a 5 54 48a a
-1 14p 12 56a 1 55 pj !) 34 a ..Norwood... 7 11 .33o 3 20a 5
—t 29p 1 11a to lip 940a ...Barnett..... 7 29plll 19« 3 02a 5 34a.
-1 40 1 20a <o 25p‘ 9 58a . Crawfordville. 7 7 OOpjlO 18pjtl 43a 00« 2 48a 5 5 00a 22a
<X 00 1 52a l « 17a .. .Union Point.. 2 22a
...I 2 06a cc hi .. .Greenesboro . C 31 p 10 30a 2 00a
2 34a la ....Buckheud... 6 07p 10 04« 140a
...
2 51a 11 06a ... .Madison .... 5 52p 9 49aj 1 23a
... 30aI
3 11a Rutledge... 5 34p 9 1 03a
... ....
... 3 27a ...Social Circle.. 5 20p 9 15a 12 48a
.. 3 50a ... .Covington... 4 59p 40p 8 52a i 12 23a
.......Conyers.... 4 8 30a 12 OOn
or .......Lithonia... 4 29p 8 17a 11 47p
i Or 47pjl2 .. .Stone Mountain 4 13p 7 58a 12 28p
4 or 50p .., ......Clarkston... 4 04p 7 48a 11 17p
Or Cf 57pjl2 58p ... .......Decatur.... 3 50p 7 38a: 11 07p
Or Ci 15pj 1 15p|Ar .......Atlanta. Lv[ 3 40p 7 20a: 10 45p
JO imrimm .. .JLv Camak....... i 11 38a 12 40a
fO JO •p .. W arrenton ... „ 11 29a 12 30a
to JO ...Mayfield..... 11 08a 12 04a
05 <0 ..Culverton..... 10 54a 11 45p
05 <0 .Sparta....... 10 43a 11 28a
..
4- 05 . .Devereux..... 10 29a 11 04p
4- 05 12p .Carrs....... 10 20a 10 50p
...
Or 55 .Milledgeville ... 10 00a 10 lOp
Or 05 Q. .Browns...... 9 37a 9 55p
.. 9 24a 38p
J- Z* ..Haddocks.. «
..
4- C- ___.James....... 9 10a «e 20p
5r Q. ..... : Ar.........Macon....... Lv| 8 32a qd
..... 7 30p It 25a 2 15p Lv ... .Barnett........Ar; — 9 9 30aj 15a 6 0 40p 55p;.
7 42p 11 37a 2 27p... Sharon ... 1 Cl I :.
.. .... 9 04a 6 29pj.
. J 7 55p 11 50a, 2 40p... ....Hillman... ■ Cl 8 35a I 0 OOp
] ,. 8 25p 12 20p 3 lOp Ar . Washington.. > u. .
mmm U Union Point. -j . .10 Oaa| 6 40pj 8 OOp
.. 9 54o 6 29p 7 43p
. 8:J3p .7 .. .Waodville. .. 950 «23p ?85p *
8 40p 77 .Bairdstown, ...... a; ;
. 9 38«- 0 lOp 7 17p
• . 8 50p Z;l> . ...Maxeys.. ........... 9 31a! 6 02p 7 05p
. 8 57p 1C ... .Crawford.. Stephens. ...... 9 18a 5 47p 0 40p
s . 9 0t*p li-h .. .Dunlap.. ......... 9 ( I2a 5 29p! 0 lip
. 9 28p: ... ....Winters... . ........ 8 55a 5 24pj 6 04p
. 9 33p wi ...Athens. ........... .Lv 8 40a 5 10p 5 40p
.; 9 45p 4-, Ar . . .....
...... ...... lad..........::i^v.v.v jKv . .. .Union ..Silofim.......... Point......Ar l. 1 . — .. . L 1 ‘its
All shore trains daily, eyeeptlt and If. which do tint ran on Sander. Sleeping
Cars beteen Atlanta and Charleston, Augusta and Atlanta. Augusta and Macon, on
N, g ht Express,
THOS. K. SCOTT. JOE W. WHITE, A. G. JACKSON,
General Manager. Traveling Passenger Agent. Gen. Freight and Pass. Agt,
Wash Dress Fabrics.
Crinkle Zephyrs pretty shades at
10c. per French yard. organdies 40c.
50
Imported French Crepons yard. regu¬
lar 50c. grade at 33c. per
Belfast Lawns 10c. Percales yard. worth
40 inch French
15c. at 124c. per lovely yard. designs, 10c.
Tissue Cloths,
^bllme } 1
all 1 rimmed ,
Big drop in prices, Hats and Bonnets
and Untrmimed
reduced 25 per cent,
Childrens Lace Gaps 10c., woi i
15c. worth
Childrens Lace Caps 19c.,
35c.
Parasols and Umbrellas.
Prices no consideration. We are
overstocked and must sell.
Black Silk Parasols 95c., 1.00,
1.25 and 1.50.
Colored Silk Parasols 1.25, 1.75
and 2.00.
Fancy Novelty Parasols, Big Bar¬
gains.