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KNOCKING THEM OUT!
Is what we have been doing in the Shoe Business. We have Undoubtedly the
Best Shoes at the Lowest Prices in Georgia. The following are few of
the Celebrated Makes for which we are Sole Agents In Athens:
Burt & Packard Men’s Shoes.
Jas. A. Bannister & Co. Men’s Shoes.
Men’s liimdsfcwcd Willow Calf Shoes, calf lined, at $3.7'), worth $6.50.
Ladies’ genuine Dongola Button, all toes, at $1.25, worth $1.7.).
Misses genuine Dongola Button, brown or black, at 1.00. worth 1.50.
Cvery Shoe we sell is backed by the maker’s guarantee and our own personal warrant. Our motto is “RELIABLE SH0ES."*=3*sH
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SHOBS!
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The Semi-Weekly Echo
« lOBNESOAV, NOt I VI ItllC It, IS1I7.
MAYBE PROVIDENTIAL.
It is not a dillieult matter to find the
hand of Providence in any and every
circumstunco that confronts us. With
more than usual confidence should wc
look for il in the affairs of those who
till the soil, for it is upon Providence
are they dependent more directly than
are those engaged in almost any other
aeeupation.
We therefore feel no hesitancy in
claiming the hand of Providence in the
present depressed slate of the cotton
market, and predicting that we will
evcntually see that the unsatisfactory
prices now prevailing will prove to he
a blessing. Wc can safely base this
prediction upon past experiences.
Who of us is it that does not remem
her how depressed the farmers of the j
cotton belt were over the four and a
half to five cent cotton crops of 1802 •'!.
1 hey seemed calculated and it was free
ly predicted that they would bankrupt
tho entire cotton belt; yet they
did not. We all know how contrary
was the influence of those crops; how
they induced or rather forced our lar
mers into changing their methods of
farming so that they were enabled to
successfully meet conditions that arose
in the two or three succeeding years
that would have otherwise brought rui
.
nation indeed upon them; and how in
those years they were enabled to im
prove their financial conditions as they
had uot been improved iu a decade be
fore.
■
But the farmers of the South have
a strongly controlling characteristic
that impels them to return to and wor
Bhip at the shrine of King Cotton no I
matter how plainly it may be demon
strated to them that he is a grinding
despot or ho a much actual experience
may prove to them that to do less
obeisance to him will increase their
prosperity. Ibis characteristic was
not long iu exerting its influence and
we have about dropped back into the
rut out of which the low prices before
mentioned impelled us to partially ex
tricate ourselves, i his year s crop has
again pledged cur loyalty to the King
and we are again confronted with that
same condition in the markets that
spreads a pall over business pursuit
in the cotton belt.
.Judging from the d * hard
matter to see the hand of Providence
in this? Maybe we do uot look for
THE ECHO, LEXINGTOX, GA.: •WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER, 3, 1897.
\A/ POI1TTEKS:
College Ave., Athens, Georgia.
i like results from the like causes that
■ existed in 1892-93? Will our farmers
profit by their experiences of so recent
dates and prepare for what may he
confidently looked fot?
To be more explicit: There are
good reasons to believe that provisions
are going to be hiiih for the next few
years. They have already advanced
consideraly over what they were a few
, UO nths since, Wc know that so long
as the farmers of the South produce
such cotton crops as that of this year
t bey will be forced to'take unremuner
at j ve prices for it. What else then is
lefl them to do for the protection of
themselves and Hie enterprises and
commercial interests dependent upon
iheni than to prepare as thev did in
1S! , t0 meet the conditions’thatcon
f ron t them—conditions that Provi
dence seems determined to force them
and realize—and produce more
„f the high priced commodities and less
of the cheap?
WHY NOT BRKR POSSUM.
Why should Representative McCook
be made the object of the least ridi
cu | e> much less a goodly amount of it,
f or having introduced a bill iu the Leg
j 8 j a turc to protect Urer ’Possum from
extermination by prohibiting the
j of him during the breeding season
an( , before he ha8 , aitu , d 8ufflcient 8ize
alul reached that age of cunning that
wi u enable some of his tribe to elude
the ^ een U08e 0 f tlie cur am j tlle
genl hunt of the brothcr in black (or
white either as to that matter)?
Mr. McCook’s measure is one of vast
importance to Georgia iu particular
and several other Southern Slates iu
general. How much of the prestige
of the Empire State of the South would
be lost if in the conrse of time, 'pos
should .... have to . be placed ,
sum suppers on
* , "pSfif . .
lb Umes oHhe they
8h ould bo tiled away iu the book of re
membrance along side of bear steaks
aad jerked yenison. W'ould that there
had been a Mr. McCook in the ages
past to preserve for this aud succeed
, n g generations these last named, now
unobtainable, luxurious delicacies,
Kxultant should we be that a Mr. Me
y’ook has been given this age and time
wb p e the “'possum and 'later" sup
j H , r8 8 pii linger with us who will come
to the rescue of succeeding generations
and 8tay lhe extinction of so great a
privilege. All glory to him! And
may he wear the victorious crown of
laurels upon his brow and his name be
traced j n letters of gold upon the pages
0 f history,
But Mr. McCook should not stop
Krohn, Fechheimer & Co. Ladies’ Shoes.
Hill & Green Little Giant Childs.’ Shoes.
Men’s Calf handwelt Shoes at $2.50, worth $3.50.
Ladies’ Cincinnati made Shoes in latest lasts and colors, black, red, brown, green,
russet, in Bntton or Lace, at $2.25, worth $3.00.
I here. There are rabbits and coons
around which the strong protective
arm of the law should be thrown.
Generations to follow will look back
with watering mouths upon the epoch
when baked coon and rabbit pies were
prominent upon the bills of fare in our
homes. They will wonder why their
ancestors should have been so selfish
as to have eaten all of them, and so
unmindful as to not have inaugurated
some plan of preservation for these
rare luxuries.
Don’t let a little derision discourage
you, Mr. McCook. Your purposes are
commendable. You show your mag¬
nanimity in lookingjto the welfare of
those to come after us. Do not relent
until you have seen your measure (with
the additions we suggest) duly signed
and placed upon our statutes.
Seriously we favor Mr. McCook’s
bill. Why shouldn’t Brer ’Possum be
protected.
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The fallow that coined that saying
about an elephant on his bands must
have been in the same predicament as
is Georgia with her convicts.
Several of the States will hold State
elections this month. Then it will be
in order to say how the country will go
in the elections of next year,
’ U , >1 a8 u8ual ...... WC ‘ 0C k the ^° or after
^e aorse has been stolen , Ihe K brutal
g amC ® f f ®° lba11 shou ’ d have been
stopped , before poor Gammon was
killed.
J , .
Farmers in many of the cotton
growing State's are holding conven
lions and resolving to reduce the acre
age in cotton next year. Lookout for
another big cotton crop.
C ° urae he 18 e fP ectin K il and Th f
he „ ho hereby h extends its hearty good
wishes . , , for ... life ... illustrious . . that t
a as as
° f hU pa ‘° Ur » Ve ^ CleVeland ’ Jr " who
came to bless the home of h,s parents
f l 1 rmcetoo college Thursday morning
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A bill to abolish tax on money may
be introduced in the I.egistlature.
Such a law would not lessen the tas
collector's work a whit. Those who
would pay the tax haven’t the money
and those who have the money
don’t pay the tax.
It is already to be plainly seem that
the convict question will be a live one I
for some time to come. The peniten
tiaiy committee could not agree upon a
solution of the question, and the Leg
islature and committee are by no
means together on it. There is lots of
politics mixed up in this question. *
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FOR WOMEN.
Special Scliool
rjMirc I Public Schools of Oglethorpe the county
must open at some time from first Mon¬
day in .January to the first Monday in February-
189S, inclusive. The Legislature will determine
the length of the public term.
If there be any applications for new schools,
or to change the locality of any Hoard schools, such
applications which must be made to the the of Edu first
cation, meets in Lexington the on
Tuesday of in November next for special for pur¬
pose arranging ail school matters the year
I89S. By order of the Board of Education.
J. F. CHENEY,
School Com. Oglethorpe Co., Ga.
R. M. COBURN. H. S. BROWN
COBURN & BROWN,
Attorneys - at - Law,
LEXINGTON, CA.
YTLILL practice in all the Courts of the North
V v ern circuit.
M. A. FLEMING,
.A-ttomey - at - La-vcr,
LEXINCTON, CA.
TXT ILL practice in the Courts of the Northern
V V Circuit. Office in brick building next to
entrance to lioane House.
SAM’L H. SIBLEY,
A_ttcrne3r - at - Law,
UNION POINT and LEXINGTON.
/OFFICE DAYS at Lexington Thursday and
V 7 Friday iii of each week. Office with W. M.
Howard, Court house.
BENJAMIN GILHAM,
A.ttcrH6y -Lj3/W\ _
“ -
LEXINCTON, CA.
in brick building adjacent to Roane
uSi otv’rwatTsiuetiea for'au'connty’officer",
ISfansXndeinnUy. 0 assignees!’ recelvererinjnne at’ small
tion, trustees anil internal revenue a
1 m prompt,y *
M. J. NICHOLSON,
Practicing * Physician,
Obstetrician and Surgeon,
dollar® for his treatment of blood poison,
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J. L,. H. U .A. rv L) )
PHOTOGRAPHER
STEPHENS. GA.
niCTl REs of Schools. Family Groups. Uesi
I denees. Stores, Machinery, etc., a special tv.
Drop me a postal; 1 will do the rest.
sam x’qckex. WILL CARTES.
McQueen & carter,
B&TbOPS Slid Hclir DreSSeTS,
College Ave., Athens.
I J AVIN'ci again united our forces, we are bet
II ter prepared to serve our patrons. Shop at
McQueen’s old staud, under Commercial Hotel.
SHOBSI
OVE ^y^,o v ES!
Cooking Stoves, Heating Stoves, Stove Pipe and Castings
Coffee Pots, Open Buckets, Milk Cans, Wash Pans, Dish Pans. Wooden
Buckets, Woodenware, Oil Cans, Sprinklers and a thousand
and one other things used in the household.
Best Steel Ranges at the Lowest Prices.
The Finest Cast Ranges Ever in this Market.
SOLE AGENT FOR THE FAMOUS
The Good Times, Times, 1 COOKING STOVES
Southern Baker,
That have proved by years of faithful service in the
homes of our people their durable qualities.
Full lines of Granite Ironware, Japaned In Waiters, Coal Hods, Plain and
Fancy Grates on hand at lowest prices. good the business for several years
since 1872, I am enabled to offer yon and durable goods.
JAS. O’FARRELL
209 Broad St., (Jones’Old Stand) ATHENS, GA.
ANNOUNCEMENT!
Card to My Oglethorpe Friends.
I wish to call your attention to the fact that I am now lo¬
cated at 6ft Whitehall street, Atlanta, Ga., and am in a
much better position than ever to serve my friends and old
patrons. In addition to the line I carried in Athens we car¬
ry here the largest line latest of tine novelties Ilonsefurnishings, pertaining Builders’
Hardware and all the to Culinary
Outputs South of .Yew York. Everyone of yon are cordially
invited to call and see me when in Atlanta and at any time
you send mail orders I will give them my personal attention
and I will see that you get what you want and at the right
kind of prices. It will pay each of you to see our stock the
first opportunity and get prices. Very cordially,
T. S. METHVIN j
The Fitten-Methviri Co.,
69 Whitehall St., ATLANTA, GA.