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THE BANNER, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 18, 1907.
THE ATHENS BANNER
Published Dally, Sunday and Waakly.
H. J. ROWE.
Editor and Proprietor
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THE NEW COMPRESS.
Athens already occupies the posi
tion of the sixth inland cotton mar
hot in the country. This Is a position
of which any city may well be proud
and it means much to Athens to have
*.Q enormous a cotton trade. Yet this
trade can he increased in a very mark
ed degree by the providing of better
compress facilities.
It is quite liktly that within the
next few weeks the plans for the
new compress will be decided upon
and that before another cotton season
opens the new compress will be ready
for use. This will give Athens com
press facilities far in excess of the
present facilities and will mean an in
crease of cotton receipts at this point
next season of net less than thirty
to forty thousand bales.
This will put Athens far beyond ail
other CS« orgia points, stve Augusta
M.d will give the cotton trade in this
-ity a boost that ''ill bring rich re-
nils. The cotton trade* in Athens
is a big trade, has dom* much toward
building up the city in the past and
verythinu that lnlps increase this
'ro b- ln lps carry Athens forward. We
I'.i J«> S* e the Ue'V «*‘>mpr< SS COtU-
• !• t»-] and in operation before the
.;.* 11i11*g of the next season.
Senator .1» !Tri* > I>
the senate and has >
try. with bis "imagi:
If the farmer
occasion tor
factured puni
A few in r
have trie \ t.
th,* country,
proved a fall
The Ail.eu.
commercial i
without sqm*
city in tiie s.
deposit Ills 1
th re will b»
fr* in the HI
liteiests in tin:
•zing any m>.
ate can say as
It would be a le
tire Senator (day
ITiited Stales
believe the people
any such intentim
Little Tomnii •
pressman Kdwa-b
for some <»f ihe n
hill to repeal the i
teenth anieiidnn :i
tlon.
With tie* ti
spreading over :!i<
tlon has not only
money has .
statements n\e
posits.
Senator (’lay. o
only one of the b :
but when it
for his st:«i
vocate it a
land whale;
• s ;o J.eorgai ■<
from the ntlic«
te, and we do
agtiilic*
• unify
imp*
THE SOUTH’S CONTRIBUTION.
All s ctions of tlie country contri
ite in the sum total of the commer-
1 growth of the ITiited States as
ell iS ! ': tile growth of tll»* tuition
long other lines. Sometimes* we
link that the South does not get its
is! shat\* of the praise that is lav-
lie, i by ho people of America for
condition in which
a**ra!ly finds thfngs.
irs the cotton exjHirt
nth has reached such
s a.- to-make it prao
le f«*r tie* balance ol
\er to h,. against the United
again. The balance of trade
.’.**. is the guide to a nation’*
ity. and ev**rv year witm*sse?
easing hal nice in favot of tin
Slat* s. This hal.nice is mud
bsol utel v guaranteed by the
er«»p ■ I tin* South. Without
•ounJiy would feel keenly the
hhci of foreign couiifrit s.
■< :• a of rile fad tiiat tin* cotton
].-» tin- guarantif of tin* balanc-*
:«de in favor of ibis country, i:
-• like c ngr ss would throw in
■vay of ihe <• 11<»n pi.niter abso
no oh stack 1 and that every po—
eflnit would be undo by the rov.
‘-•:t to better the condition of
ioiit.beru farmer. In- jead of t :is,
1 i• r 1 • - attention is pabl by tin*
■innetif to the S' tihern fanner
s in-:ii erop. and when it c 111♦ -<
•ro-:
on.;-.
4- THIS DATE IN HISTORY. 4
4- December 18. 4
4-44444 4 444444^44
4- 1709-—Emprcss Elizabeth of 4
Russie born near Moscow. 4
Died January 5, 1762. 4
1780—United States congress ap- 4
pointed Francis Dana minis- -4
ter to Russia. 4
1795—Henry Deitwiley, the “fa- -4
ther of homeopathy in Amcri- 4
ca,” born in Switzerland. 4
4- Died at Easton, Pa., April 21. -4
4- 1887. -4
•4 1812—Bonaparte arrived at Paris 4
4 from his Russian campaign. 4
4 1845—Rattle of Moodkec. 4
4 1865—Thirteenth amendment to 4
4 the constitution proclaimed. 4
4 I ns* l—Violent earthquake in Sici- 4
4 ly. 4
1899--House of Representatives 4
passed the currency bill. 4
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THIS IS MY 65TH BIRTHDAY.”
Nathan B. Scott.
Nathan Ray Scott. United Slat
nitor from West Virginia, is a na
ve of Ohio, in which stat»* in* was
born. Decemle r is, |xl2. His educa
tlon was sindi : ,s was afforded by tin*
district schools a f that time. Aftoi
finisbing his M’hooling lie went to
work as a cletk in a store where he
ailed until the outbreak of the
civil war. He unlisted in the Union
rmy and st rv« d from 1862 to 1S65.
kftcr the wir le* 1.waled in Wheeling
\'. Va.. where he ♦ ugauetl in husi-
iess. He was successful and in th"
course of time accumulated an ini
i* fortune principally in the glass
industry. His first-public office was
that cf president of the city conttci!
•f Wheeling, to which he was elected
in 1*80. From 18X2 to 1890 he was a
slat** senator and from 1897 to 1S9:>
was commissioner of internal revenue,
in tin* latter year ho was elected by
a republican legislature to the United
States semite. Senator Scott has bet n
a member of the National Republican
UommittM* since 1x80. and is regarded
as a leader of tie republican party it
West Virginia.
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4 STATE AFFAIRS. 4
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Macon News.
It might be well for those demo
crats who have set their hearts on the
nomination of Mr. Bryan to first in
vestigate if he can be elected. It will
take more than all the democratic
voters in the doubtful states to secure
any of their electron 1 votes.
Savannah News.
Some of the newspapers arc want
ing to knots' what Mr. Watson meant
when he said Mr. Bryan was “one big
laugh.” In politics Mr. Bryan has
never given Mr. Watson much to
laugh aobut .
Rome Tribune.
Hoke Smith has dined with the
president. Now if the president’
doesn’t know all about it. the onlv
thing left for him to do is to send
for Ralph Smith.
cotton i
r- millioi
h<- Iasi
yoml leg j
i [Kiri
; tsie.’
dollar
which
limit ■*
to g. t
is the
The surveyors for th.*
lftna Electric Railw v
pushing tin* work very
corps commenced work
near Wintervilh* and >
rapidly. Th
t’ais morning
•ill move to
wards Augusta
Washington.
It has been a long time since w.
have heard of the Hon Seale r .
Wright, of Romo, mention, >1 as a can
dltlalo for tin* ofliec of fniicil Slates
senate, not even tile Rome Tribiin
has had courage enough to remind lit
people of Georgia, of hi s candidacy.
With the new year, our people mils'
commence planning improvements
for Athens. While the hotel and cflie ■
building has been secured, still there
are many other improvements to be,
organized and carried through during
190S. The road front Savannah to
Chattanooga itiust he secured. Oil.*
citizens should show their Interest
in the movement by coming forward
and subscribing a sufficient amount
to insure -bringing the line via Ath
ens.
Wljlle the president is in the mcod
of inviting prominent Georgians to
visit him and discuss the situation
in the south ou the stringency of the
times, would it not be wellfor him to
call In such men as Editors. Pendle
ton, of the Telegraph and Howell, of
toe Constitution, Tom Loyless, of the
Chronicle, men of that type, who rep
resent toe organized democracy of the
south.
VVriY A N UNDERTAKER.
.k •!.«* < 'i* t•r:'u!n# ss niiich usu;i!l
.: i.*s ; I <• <l:i • x press at fifty a i
i »:r h -tt.-r t • ■ 111.• <J tin this putici 1 -
'•iti to irfi.-n on.* • ld**rly. neat
:n»ou.«-1 tit n sitting with Mr. Bolt-
fnighi ecu itiftor off duty, and .•
o?h*-r rigiilar travcb*i> in tin*
til.- f tin* car, sav s tin* New York
»es Mr Harvey, the Times’ com
« r. remarked this in hnovahs of
iti- over the troublous m jus of tin
. suiti 1 at length Mr Bolting calm-
mpropri »t«*. 1 tin* newspaper.
F« rgit about it,’ s til the railroad-
You've uni !<, enme up and me,*i
ft ief.,1 -
h t, .i.-ive-l Mr. Tlarviv.
V* ■' C f 10. You l.tiow who ho is.
’’ •' Y\ ’. ; . he the under-
r I i .‘. e.-t m tin* country. By
fial ;m;tn_. !;•• tit does till the com-
y’s work along ..1 is division.’
b,- the next thirty mil s the under
taker outdid his prior efforts with
wholesome and amusing stories of life
>n sea ami land, until Mr. Harvey,
with a furtive glance toward the big
gage car. whence fleattd u faint odor
of tuberoses through the opened ves
tibules. observed, sot to voice, to Tis
companion:
“How does it happen tiiat such *1
lively old man as this should ever
melancholy
His kindly
grave with
have fallen Into such ;
calling?’
The undertaker heard,
face s; ftened and becan:
tender memories.
“Well, you see,” he said, “from my
earliest childhood, sir—yes. from my
very earliest recollection—I have al
ways be c n very fond of carriage rid
ing*
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Ely’s Cream Balm
is quickly absorbed.
Gives Relief at Once,
ft cleanses, soothes,
xcals and protects
he diseased mem*
»rane resulting from Catarrh and drives
iway a Cold in the Head quickly. Restore*
he Bonnes of Taste and Smell. Full
*0 cts. at Druggists or by maQ. Liquid
>enm Balm for use in atomizers 75 cts.
I •Ty Brothers, 6$ Warren Street. Kew Yoriu I
Ming
QUAKER TALK.
iff (ViM<*rsk*<*ve of Nassau
. New York, who rec* ntly seiz-
;n (Vdarburst a lot of roulette
> with electrical cheating
saitl the other d;iy. according
« x.’hatige, of this tine feat:
tu glad. I admit, tiiat l succeed
proving this cheat. The gain
rro< k i< 1 more difficult problen
than In* looks. It seems easy to show
him up. but try it once and s«v he*
b ird it i** tis hard as talking Qu
ker."
The sheriff laughed.
“Visiting Philadelphia.' In* said,
cousin ot mine Ur tight that, for
joke. h»* would do h little Quaker fal
“Well, on a enquiry walk one da
he saw. sitting on a fence ne
Unvwd. on obi man who was. he fe
-«ir- a Quaker, for this oM m *n wot
.:m**-*»r:»y ga:ments and a d >ve-gr:
-tovc-nlne hat.
' Til a 11111-•«* him am] myself wi:
my skill at this talk.’ thought u
c usin. and he began:
” Cooil <lay. How do thee I mean
how dost thee -do? Ait—er is thou
well?’’
From his s* at on the fence the old
man frowned at my cousin.
Hey V* hi* said.
And my cousin smiled, resolv
this time to utter a swift, glib. gra<
ful flow i»f Ottak.i*r.
4 These fertile fields—they is thy’.-
—that is. tine's oh, hang it all, 1
mean, theu’s? These fields
thou’s?’
’ The old farmer with feeble haste
got down from the fence. He took r,
plug j ftobaceo from his pocket, hi
off a piece and hurried away. II
turned his head as he hastened, and
snarled at my cousin:
“ ’Go to Bedlam! I’m a farmer, but
thank goodness. I’m not a locnatlc.*
Times Recorder.
Senator Clay is defending two
postmistrsses from 1»* itig ousted from
office. It is plain tint tin* hungry
politicians hav«* little of tin* Southern
hivalry. However. Senator (’lay and
his colleague. Senator Bacon, an*
hampioning the cause of the weaker
sex.
Jacksonville Times Union.
(Sow Hoke Smith says the tailroadn
will not take any hand in (corgia
politics while* In- is governor. oh.
the vanity of some men!
Times-Recorder.
ov. Smith is s-iid to b«* arranging
i compromise with th. riilr<*ails <t
Georgia. A h.gislatui** is an tinner
sary luxury with such a stalwart
our governor at the helm.
Savannah New*:.
The return from the iwo-e*-nt far.
on the Pennsylvania Railroad is no
coming up to expectations. It wa
lie idea that the lower rate would in
duee a large increase in travel, whir
would more than make up any Ins
that might he expected from the low
er rate. The figures of the mmpativ
show that both the gross and n*
earnings of the road have been d<
reused, the latter by more tint
561.000 iii the month of October.
Agreeably Surprised.
Many sufferers from rheumatism
have been agreeably surprised at the
prompt relief afforded by applying
Chamberlain’s Pain Ba|m. It makes
sleep and rest possible. For sale by
H. R. Palmer & Bone, W- J- Smith &
Pro., L. P. Canning, B. C. McBvoy
ait Drug Co.. Athens, Ga.
Cough Caution
ftupelylng poison. It’s strange bow porno thing
finally coroe about. For twenty years Ur. Shoo]
has constantly warned people not to take cough
mixtures or prescriptions containing Opium,
Chloroform, or similar poisons. And now—a Uttla
lata though—Congress says “Put it on the label.
If poisons aas in your Cough Mixture.” Good!
Very good 11 Hereafter for thiiverj reasonmothen,
and others, should Insist on having Dr. 8 hoop’s
Couch Cure. Mo poison marks on Dr. Shoop’s
labels—and non# in the medicine, else it must by
law be on the label. And it’s not only safe, but IS
Is said to be by thoee that know It best, a truly re*
markable cough remedy. Take no chance then,
r lcularlrwlth yoor children. Insist on having
Bhoop’s Cough Cure. Compare carefully the
Dr. 8hoop package with others and note the
difference. No poison marks there! You can
always ha on the sale side by demanding
Dr. Shoop’s
Cough Cure
Macon New*;.
Tom Watson hiving lunrht’d with
he president, would soom to contin
In* report that lie h;is “brok* n with
Iryun." It would h»* ratlur stran
o sf*» a condition between the Pop
Indcpeiul
;nd tin* president liK«
•nee League c' tnpact
but republicans
retain power
ew York
ill do most anythin
Columbus Ledner.
link** Smith’s .st tt-m* nt that th
e has come for tie- democrats
'he south to do their thinking
ninds us that they have ione a g<
leal more of it aft* r ef* ctions than
K'fore nrnduntions for tin* last ten
years, says the Louisville Courier
fouinal. .Tn<l vet it has been under
>too«t that Editor Wuttcrson had
..•id d to support Mr. Bryan.
Columbus Ledger.
A few persons who never havt
wanted to support Mr. Bryan rind who
dont’ want to do so now are having
cod deal to say about his demoy
racy. They have constituted them
elves authority qs to what dcmocrac
is. and they say that Mr. Bryan’s isn
the real thing. But, la. Mr. Bryan
sn't worrying about those fellow
iVe doubt If he knows they are IIv
ing.
Savannah News.
So far as the Information goes, the
Railroad Commission hasn’t yet take:
up the matter of the length of shoe
m the sleeping cars. If we remember
correctly, the law provides that thej
shall be long enough to fully cover
the occupant of the berth and fold
over two feet at the head-end, to pro
tect the sleeper against possibl
germs in the blankets. That ought to
make the sheet about eight feet loxg
for the protection of six-footers. Doe
the commission know whether the
sheets are eight feet long, or only
five feet-four? The law neglects to
mention how thick the sleeping oar
pillows should be. but doubtless the
commission could find a way to pro
vide that they shall at least be large
enough not to fall into one’s ear. Th
sheets, however, have come Into the
purview of the law and they should
be locked after.
H. A PALMER ft SONS.
Here's Good Advice.
O. S. Woolever, one of the best
known merchants of Le Raysville, N
Y„ says: “If you are ever troubled
with piles, apply Bucklen’s Arnica
Salve. It cured me of them for good
20 years ago." Cures every sore,
yoond, burn or abrasion. 25 at W,
j Spilth £ Bro., If. R. Palmer & Sons
’ drug siorsa.
The Kind iTt»i Kayo Always llought, and which has been
in use l’or over CO years, hr,s b-.tma the signature cf
-—- nr.n hr.:: l*.ec.:i ramie under his per-
T? f h *. w lls
# 2*,>C2 otouocciYo Y-P t:\ * nit*
All C;<:nitcriV:ts, I: i aval *• Cta;t-as-guyd'* are hue
Experimcnfs t:i::h. i\ ;!i r *:i eudanrer the health oi’
Infants aval Cluliv i- K . against Expcrimout.
TORIA
Castoria is ,r L
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contains iioiiTu:
substance, iIs
and allays J'cv
Colic. It relict
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Stomach and i
Tito Children’s
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■ - ihe ( oo.l, regulates the
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HY should you bum
a hod of coal and make the
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whole house uncomfortably \ / V|(|p'
warm just to heat a Hat iron?
Try the ELECTRIC METHOD
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ATHENS ELEC1 Hlli RAHWAY CO.
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4 M. Stern, Pree. M. G. Michael, Vice Pre*. G. A. Mell, Cashitr..
J B. Y. Harris, Assistant Cashier.
•
[ The Athens Savings Bank
? Does a Regular Commercial Business.
9
♦ Has a Savirgs Department and Pays 4 Per Cent Interest on
Sa zings Accounts,
♦ -MUE TOR*.
M .Stern, M. G. Michael,
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4 w. T. Bryan, 4. A. Hunnlcutt,
( Q. A. Melt. T. «. Met!.
J C. H. Phiniry L. P. E4*-r4e.
♦ Daupree Hunmn.it
♦ Capital and Undivided Profits, $160,000
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John L. Arnold
Headquarters for Wall paper, glass and pure Paints
He gives his special attention to contracting for house
and sign painting, paper hanging and picture framing.
At same old stand.
Corner Clayton and Jackson Streets.