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About The Weekly banner-watchman. (Athens, Ga.) 1886-1889 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 18, 1888)
E. I. SMTH & CO ! KEEP ALL Styles of Shoes, OFTME Wm m Best Make ^ IMi U.tltS I>0 SOT STOP THE ( ,n l!SK or TRUE ROVE. l> r n>|M > r»u* Farmer Weds one of Oconee’s ( j i r njinchtpre-lterB. . K. Pickens, of i I.ri.ilan Church Performs the Cer- •-W a.it to go to a wedding?” said Geo. ,to a couple of the ItaN JEH-WiTCH- s - reporters. , rt uuly,” w0 both answered in a i . quick, said George, “as every , r , »i!y; the license bought, the waiting and tbo bridegroom s, .11 we were asked into the parlor of , u„oth, on Hancock avenue, where ,tt a crowd had gathered to see Miss Harris, of Watkinsville, united to , |.\ \ ' amp, formerly of Gainesville, .w c,rinnig in Oconee. \\, .ail not long to wait before the ;.t,! groom marched into the parlor , t, the ceremony was performed by ; It. K. Pickens, of tbo Christian : -h. The Rev. l’ickens in his cere- Tl v .nnl that when woman was made, , , was not taken out of man’s foot n iglit trample on her husband, ■ ,r»ssit taken from the head that . ... . hi rule iiiin, but that it was taken t , : (be -iilc* so that they might, be m.il assist each other in the tri Is .;.mip s of thislife. The ceremony ... •!,. it. as the contracting parties had i st.'.l that it be performed as quick lie, wedding smacks a little of the nr,pc Miss Harris was living with r no’her and her brothers, in Wat- .,i 1 . an.l they objected to the mar ! hi«, however, did not frighten - Harris nor Mr. Camp, and a week :.•••. ago ahe came to Athens, osten- • purpose of in* ■ iler trunks v ■ to Mr. Georg, ntendetl that si..' lie w< tiding was hut somehow . >i an iratti mo 1 wart brothers. teg a visit ?rt packed tooth's ant! wrsrcada kept a pro- . got out .her-in law •insod the CROP REPORT. Commissioner Henderson has issued his report for September. It is a valu- ble and interesting document. In it he •ays: “The conditions during the month were rather unfavorable than otherwise for the crops not already matured. The variable -weather conditions thst prevail ed during the greater part of July, and which were brought to a close by gener al nine during the last weok of the month, were again resumed early in Au gust, and prevailed as before until the laat week in the latter month. Ko wide spread disaster of storm of flood has oc curred, yet the seasons were not such as to cause any material and general im provement in tho prospects of either of the leading crops. The effect of the hetvy rains daring tbe first pert of this month remain, to be seen. COTTOR. Tho general average condition and prospect of this crop has fallen from 89 on the first of August to 85 on the first of September, a loss of four points. 1 n North Georgia the redaction was from 92 to 87; Middle Georgia, 87 to 86; Southwest Georgia, 93 to 83; Kast Geor gia, 80 to 79, and in Southeast Georgia Horn 92 to 91. This shows thst the con dition of the crop in Southwest Georgia has declined more than the aggregate reduction of the other four sections. This was due to the more general pre valence of rust, and at the same tiin'the depredations of caterpillars. Drouth and rust are pretty generally assigned as the causo of injury throughout the State, though too much rain is noted in a few counties. On the whole, the crop in the State at large was three points better than at the same date last yea*, when it was 82 on the first of September. [The very heavy rains that have fallen throughout tho State since the date (September 1) to which these estimates refer, will doubicss very seriously im pair the qurlity of the cotton, and some what reduce the final yield of tho crop.] CORN. The prospective yield of this crop is two points lower than tho prospect one month ago. The dry weather severoly injured tho late corn in Xortii Georgia, and to a limited extent in Middle Geor- • in.' iff several lours. earli- deil. the congr. iccially ih li<i.ii parly ulatiens of Barm'.r- iioon oit join A u notice in v nioial” front th refering to us IIIO’N.'V (OIMlNI't rested. ir issue of the 9th a Jefferson errespond- is running for coroner ini vxpressi 1 g r-gret that we did not n.ii-ih our candidacy in the newspapers i. ii our fiiends^niglit know we w, re n ni.ig, and have an opportunity to vote We n*e glad that the Jefferson corres- mnlent look such an interest in our 1.1;- in this sido of the county—but must say that we are very much sup- 1, i, ssed at his accuracy in stating inraie- initi ly how many votes each of us re nin i. when four of us only received one vote a piece and the other one five, mid omitting to state that Col. It. L. J. South received 113 for coroner in this ui'tii t besides what he received in the oil., r districts of the country. We make this correction because some nf those who voted for the Colonel are indignant at the correspondent from ,!i;i i,,in for cot giving honor to whom honor is due. We did not vote for our- siivi's as the correspondent intimated, hut have offered to treat the ones that did vote for us, if they will let thera- evlves he known. W. W. Stark, Wm. II. Snti'Kiss, W. K. Woon, \V. B. Barnett. \,Y regret that our Jefferson corres pondent left out the name of one of the candidates, but we can assure the above Mined gentleman that it must have been an n\t might. The office of coroner ■mist be very profitable or so many young and enterprising lawyers w nil rot have been in the field. Two years hence there may be a chance. To Whom and Whom It Want Lately. 3 It was Tuesday, August 7, 1888 al ways Tuesday, tite 219th Grand Month ly Drawing of 1 be Louisiana State Lot tery occurred under the sole raantgem- ont (as usualjof Gen’ls G. T. Beauregard of La., and J ubal A. Early of Va. The prizes ranged from fl(o to $300,000 and were distributed from Maine to Tex as and California to Alaska. You want to know to whom and where. No. 3,894 drew the First Capital Prize of $300,000. It was sold in fractions of twentieths st $1 each, sent to M. A. Dauphin, New Orleans, I.a.tone was held by Mrs.Mary L. Callender, New York city; one by Chas. Wiess, Altoona. Pa.; one by a de positor, through Wells. Fargo ft Co., San Francisco, Cal.; one by Joseph Fish- bougb, 129 First St., Klizabeth.N. J.;one by Aniu Marsh, Bell Sh, Orange, N. J • one by Peter Klein, 99 E. Kinsey St’’ Chicago, 111.: one by Vasillio GrissafB. Front St.,near Jackson St. Ferry,Gretna, La ; one by Ellis Richardson,Fort Worth, Tex.; one by F. L. Dant. Rowland, Ky., through Citizen’s Nat’l Bank of Louisvi lle,; one by J. Rivard, Brownsville,Dak.; one by Ang. Hartdegen, Columbus, O.t the rest went elsewhere. Ticket No. 13,- 809 drew Second Prize of $100000 also sold in fractional parts: one went to a party at Oxford, Miss., collected through Bickham & Moore, 218 Gravicr St., New Orleans, La.; one to S. Goldfarb, 192 Division St., New York city; one to Alonzo Edwards, Ithac3, N. Y.; one to Stewart & Bradway, Bridgeport, Ind ; one to a depositor, through Wells, Fargo & Co., San Francisco, Cal.; one toJ. Spiro, Michigan City. Ind.-, one to J. M. Wooldridge, Gilliam, Mo ; one to O. G. Trepagnier, St. John the Baptist. Lay. Bonne Carre P. ().; the other port- ions'werc hold by parties whose names are withheld. Ticket No, 53,283 drew Third Prize of $50,000—it was sold also in twentieths: two each weut to Nat’l Bank of Commerce, Kansas City, Mo., andJ. Keltramini, New York city; one to Henry Hildenbrand. New York city: one to Hugh Lediiy, New York city: ono to a depositor, through Louisiana Nat’l Bank, New Orleans, La.; one to Merchants Bank of Atlanta Ga. Tick et No. 8-1,769 drew Fouith Prize of $25,- 000, one half of it went to U. McManus _ < imaha; Neb., etc., etc*, Any inlonua- gia. The other sections shew no change j l ! oa *^ os ' re ^ can ' )e 0I [ !LI1 applica other tnan may be charged to a slight Bon to M. A. Dauphin, New Orleans, r"duction cf estimates after the fodder jS - ’Tho whole affair will go over on was pulled. The average for the State—93, is still high r than the estimate of July 1, when it was thought that tho crop promised to yield enough for all “home demands.” STOCK I1UGS. reports indicates failing off in the >vr of stock hogs as compared with -car, and their condition compared i n average at this season. The : vs of Georgi t made less pork last year than the Jear before, and the pro bable supply the coining winter will be still less. This means that the quantity of home-raised perk produced this year in Georgia will be less than sixty per cent, of what will be necessary next year.” PARAGRAPHIC POPULARITY. STRAY NEWSPAPER ITEMS. Tuesday, Got., Uth, 1888. date. Tin ! last farm CARLTON ATPLAUDEH ON THE TRACK. tti-mpt to Week the XL * C. .lulls® .Hu ll Came Near Taklns a Hand. i Mime time there had been obstruc- put on tiie track of the M. & C. road By the Farmer* In Ocon e forhls Advccacy of Their Itlght.. Elder, Oconee Cor s ty, Sept. 7. Editor Banner-Watchman:—Please give place to this letter addressed tc Dr. Carlton and oblige the signers: Hon. H. H. Carlton, Dear Sir:—As a portion of your constituency, we [adept this means of giving public expression if our thanks for the manly and patriotric utterances contained in your recent let ters to the Banner-Watchman. Mono polies and trusts are now the chief curses that oppress and humiliate the tillers of the soil, and unless those in authority seek to afford relief, there is no telling when or where the oppression will ter minate. It is, therefore, refreshing to know, ns we have ever knowlh, - that in' you the farmers have a bold, fearless and able advocate, who will “cry aloud and spare not” when their interests are as sailed or endangered. Please accept assurances of our lasting gratitude and support. With highest regard, your fellow- citizens A- Pathetic Tale from Austral»v The other day a leaning Fyunesr c:sJ ! ?* - tor received instructions from London to hunt up a young man \v)k» had quitted Jjondon ten yeare previously, and a draft for £300 was inclosed to pay his passage home. After a courae of advertising a member of a charitable society called in and directed the solicitor to a certain hovel in lower Alexandria, f^yduey. Tho solicitor, knowing tl»o “lay” of the country, judiciously sent his clerk down to catch the fever instead of doing it in person. That well dressed young man explored the barbarous region, dodging through back lanes and over mud pies and among broken fences that hung wearily and lopsidcdly amid abysses of mud, and at last he arrived at a hut which boasted a box mid a pile of rags and straw for its solo furniture. A weary woman, who had once been handsome, and who under happier auspices would be handsome again, bogged that they should not lie turned out of their dismal abode until her husband was better, and a hollow eyed invalid stretched on a pile of rags in tho corner echoed the retition. And these two were the heirs to a fortune of £30,000.—Sydney (Australia) Bulletin. What the Pencil Driven Say About Men Whom tbe World Knows. John Bright is so weak that even hath Cliftlr AThnnnht him. Lord Isoniidaie is sending home oopkxxs diary notes from North America tor pub lication. A son of President -Tyler has been chosen president of William and Mary college, at Williamsburg, Pa. The two sons of Joe Chandler Harris, Julian and Lucian, are now called “Brer” Fox and “Brer” Rabbit by their friends. Jay Gould Is poorer than some people suppose. Instead of being worth nearly $200,000,000 he is worth only $79,000,* 000. Applicants for charity should let him a*one. Mr. Carlo Pellegrini, the celebrated caricsxrurist, will not be interviewed nor photographed. He adopted his well known signature “Ape,” he says, be cause tv hen caricaturing he “apes” the peculiarities of bis subject. President Carnot, of France, has been placed in a curious dilemma, lie was taught tho handicraft of a carpenter in his youth, and the striking carpenters of Paris have written to him, complain ing tliat. lie has not attended their meet ings nor subscribed to their fund. Russell Sage Is at least fifteen years older than Jay Gould, but he lias not a wrinkle in his face, and is as well pre served ns a man of 50. Ho attributes his continued good health, after-twenty- five years in Wall street, to the fact that ho never permits himself to worry about business outside of business hours. Tho mikado of Japan has almost fin ished his new palace, which has taken six years for its construction. There are 400 rooms in the building, and the din ing hall will seat 127 guests. The fur niture of tho state department came from Germany. Not the least interest ing object in tho paiaco is an American piano. Before Edward M. Munch, of Buffalo, died he directed that his body bo cre mated in tho Freeh Pond crematorium, and his ashes scattered over one of the flower beds on the lawn in front of tho retort house. Mrs. Munch faithfully carried out tho directions of her husband, and for weeks afterward his light gray ashes were plainly visiblo on the , flowers and plants where they liad fallen. The correspondent of The Independance Beige at Rome writes that the state of Leo XIIPs health is far from satisfac tory. but that his real condition is care fully kept from tho public. Ho is in a pp.infuL'y nervous state, and is constantly pursued by a morbid f/ar of death, tho slightest ailment assuming in his ex cited imagination tho form of a serious disorder. Dwjght L. Moody, the evangelist, is very much opposed to having his photo graph taken. He sat to a photographer only once, and that was just before ho left England, becauso ho wanted to leave his portrait with a few friends; but ho broke the negative with his own hands, so that no more impressions could be taken. Mr. Moody makes his homo at Northfield, Mass., where his mother, now 83, stiU lives, and where ho has his co- w or kef, Ira D. Sankey, for a near neigh bor. J P Elder, Geo W Cook, S D Hardigree, J F Osborn, I* W Durham, H M Saxon, A L Barge, George B Smith, C D Willoughby, B M Veal, R L Durham, IV II Hester, W V Phillips, And Others. N, unty by negroes who were at the road for some little cause, ly every train that c«;ne through on- coumered some kind of obstruction that put on fur no other purpose than to vr.ck the train. The road sunn-muted ’.he trouble by Ijinng a smart negro and sent him up into (iconee with special instructions tc "uss* and abuse the road for not paying »im his money. I he negro came and it was not long before he got in with the gang and by his «buse soon gained their confidence and Rgreed with the gang to help them put the obstructions on the track. They nude all the arrangements and soon had two large logs and a tree top in such a position that it would send the train and all on board to kingdom come. The negro detective had secured the services of the district bailin'and he with a posse was in waiting and as soon as all the logs lut'. h en placed they pounced down on I “J, 1 . the whole crowd, and captured the two j of our c ”_ uut T' ring bailers. A man was sent down the track to li.tg the approaching train which bad on board 32 hands who were en route to work or. this road. These hands were very much enraged and a large number of them wanted to' swing the perpetrators to the nearest limb. The cooler ones of the crowd prevented and the head men of the wreckers were brought to Watkinsville and lodged in jail. The pcaplc are very much outraged and if it happens again there will be tome necks broken in Oconee. Grlflfetli and Overby Decline. To the Citizens of Oconee County:—In retiring from the race for the House of Representatives from Oconee county, we desire to express our sincere thanks for tho hearty support tendered us, and while wo would have been proud to re present such a constituency, and would have duly appreciated the high honor, yet, at the same time, in the interest of peace and hramony, and to prevent an exciting and bitter campaign, we have, after consultation with mutual friends, agreed to retire from the race, and we hereby bind ourselves that under no circumstances and in no event, will wo permit our names tob2 used in this con ncction, if Mr. Frazer continues in the rac*, and we further agree and bind our solves that if elected to the office with out o.ir consent, we will most positively decline to serve. We have entered into this obligation in good faith, and hope the good people of the county will appreciate our motives Men Servants the Rase. Men servants are now tl»e rage among rich people. Families that formerly em ployed girls are discarding them now in favor of neat, handy, good looking men. These are kept in swallowtails all the time, and they answer the door, wait on table, clean the knives raid forks, brush boots and clothes and go out with the carriage as footmen. The result of this lias been that there are twice the num ber of women out of employment hero now than ever before. The intelligence offices are overcrowded with them.— New York Star. Lord Tennyson has passed upon his 80th year with a light heart. Heated House Has been the cause of much bronchia troubles. Coming out into the open air a slight cold, followed by a severe cough is contracted. Take in time Taylor’s Chero kee Remedy of Sweet Gutn and Mullein THE C1COPS. Much speculation is indulged in as to the probable effect of the recent rains on the cotton crop. That tho damage is considerable there is no doubt, but it is hoped that the advanced price will com pensate, in a great degree, this shortage iu yield. Until the weather clears an 1 some cotton is picked, ginned and sold it is impossible to esiitnste the loss. The cotton that was thoroughly open, before the rains began, is ruined', most of it having been knocked out and beaten into the ground. Bolls that were cracked have, to a very large extent, rotted and few will mature. Bolls not open be fore the storm are allrigbt and will pro- „ .. bably be large and yield well. Altogether and use every effort in tbeir power to the condition of the crop is not nearly harmonize the discordant elements in our politics. In a word, let us bury tho tomahawk and smoke the calumet of peace, that good feeling and harmony may prevail between the different sections Sept. 8, 18S8. F. P. Griffith, B. E. O VJCBBY. For the Ladle., Tho Secretary of the Northeast Georgia Fair has just finished sending out premi- so bid as many think and it is hoped that the final results will be even belter than anticipated by the most hopeful. Bottom crops of all kinds are seriously damaged by the fluids an J will be a total loss in many instances. ANOTHER MAD STONE. East Point, Ga., September 10.—Ms jor Marco Phinizy, of Athens, who is now stopping s Kast Point, ht* s genu ine madstone, the virtues of which have been tested and proved to be-efficacious. The stone is about the size of a pigeon egg and has s bend or raised edge around it. The color is dark brown end its •weight very heavy for ita size. The Ma jor secured the atone from a gentleman in Arkansas twenty-two years ago. Be prizes it very b’gbly, but is willing for anybody to use it who will not take it away. C«>w DImmc. Mr. Doc 6orsey informs us that there is a disease among the cows of this place and at Crawford. Mr. Dorsey had just been up to see a fine Jersey of Mr. Sem Hunter’s, end says that he thinks she will get weU. The disease is some- thing like the fever, and if not attended to in time proves fatal. Getting WeU. v Mr, It. E. Branch, of Oconee, was in the cjlv.yesterday and aaya that his father,'who was reported as being bit by s mad-dog, is getting along very well lie was badly blttep by a dog, but the dog had been bitten fay s snake s few days before, and he thtnka4fte dog only hed a fit at the time of his attack on Mr Branch. A Had Smash-Up News reached the city thst quite s serious accident occurred on the C. and M. railroad a few miles above Madison. The track gave way and tbe train ran •ground, badly sh&ing up the pas gets. CoL Harris had s very narrow smamL ?, urn lists to all the ladies in this part of the State. To make the fair a success the lauics must take a hand in it. Send in your pickles, preserves, jellies, butter, crazy quilts, home made socks, shirts, bisquits, corn light bread, rolls, and anything possible to make a display, and get a premium, and we know the fair will be a success. The Banner-Watchman has employed a special reporter who will write op each display in a happy style, end let the people know what our ladies can do. Go to work now and get year exhibit ready and don’t lay yon never knew it Mo Time to Boothe Her Own Bohr. Norse (to fashionable mother).— The baby ie very restless, ma’am. I can’t do anything with her. F. M.—She’s teething, I suppose. N.—Yes’m. I think if yon was to take her in your arms a little while it might soothe her. F. M,—1? Impossible. • I haven’t time to spars. I am just making ready to at tend a meeting of the Society for the Pre vention of Cruelty to Animals. Give baby some of Dr. Digger’s Huckleberry Cordial. Will Give. The Banner-Watchman will give aev- eral premiums to the isdies malting dis. plays in the different departments of th a Northeast Georgia Fair. Let the mer chants do likewise. A l a hy*ician from Iowa Dr. H. Munk, Nevada, Iowa, states: Have been practicing medicine fifteen years, and of all the medicines I have ever seen for the bowels, Dr. Digger s Huckleberry Cordial is by far tbe best. rentier In the cimYination, prop trtiou. and preparation of its ingredients, Hood'S* Sarsapsrilia accomplishes cures where other preparations entirely faiL Peculiar in iu good name at home, which is a “tower of strength abroad,” peculiar in the phenomenal sales it has attained, Hood’s Sarsaparilla is the most success ful medicine for purifying the blood, gving strength, and creating an appetite. There are many -forms of nervous debility in men, that yield to the use of- Carter’s Iron Pills, thosewho are troub led with nervous weaknt etc., should try them. Six Men Hung. Therb is a dispute among those who guarded the prison at Anderson- ville during the latter part of the war whether there were six men hung in the stockade by the Yankees'. A book has been published showing that six men were hung at one time while others who were there claim that only four were launched into eternity at the same time. The men that were hung were a terror to those inside the stockade and would. not hesitate to rob everyone supposed to have money. Complaints were made to Gen Winder, the commandant of the prison, and he ordered a court martial to consist of prisones in the stockade. The court martial was well coducted and the counsel f6r the defense done his full duty. The award of the court was that so many should be hung and the others lie placed in chains for thirty days. There is a difference of opinion as to whether there were six or four hung at one time or not Some one who was at Andersonville at the time could settle the question. Men who have more than ono occupa tion frequently uso different forms of their name for each one. Mr. Stedman, for example, as the banker prefers to be known ns E. C. Stedman, and in litera ture as Edmund Clarence Stedman. In business circles Mr. Francis Hopkinson Smith is known ns F. H. Smith, or Fran cis IL Smith, whilo iu art circles he has a wide reputation as F. Hopkinson Smith, and so business and art have tlieir nice distinctions even when exemplified in the samu person. Yi'hen Signor Verdi arrived at Honto- catini, where he is spending lfis vacation thi3 year, he found a fine grand piano installed in the sitting room which had been taken for him. It was o;)en and, as a delicate compliment to his illustrious guest, the proprietor of the hotel had placed the score of ’’Trovatore” on the stand over the key board. Tho composer removed the book, closed the instrument, locked it, put the key in his pocket, started for a walk and flung the key over the edge of a deep ravine. _ There is a ktery going tho rounds about ihe late J. C. Engel, director of Kroll's Opera house, Berlin. He asked two of his stars, Nachbaur and Reichmann, into his sanctum, and invited them to men- tion their conditions fer a new engage- ment “WeU," said Nachbaur, "you know my terms. Half the gross re ceipts.” ‘‘I also,” said Reiclunann; “1 cannot tako less than half the gross.” “Gentlemen,” gravely replied J. C. Engel, “supposing I accept, will you, oc casionally, let me have a free ticket 1 I should liko to be able to enter my owu theatre,” ' Referring to the emperor of Austria a recent writer says: “Ho has no taste for court gayety and leads rather a solitary life, retiring early and rising with tho dawn. When, however, liis presence is necessary at official ceremonies or festive gatherings he is one of the most punctual of men. His only passion is grouso shooting, and in the season he frequently slqis away from Vienna to the Alpine forests to indulge in his favorite sport. He is very charitaLle, and, having a largo fortune of liis own. distributes bis bounties freely though discreetly. Fran cis Joseph is never ifi, and owes his ex cellent iiealth to his constant occupation and proverbial sobriety. ” A tall, dark man, with raven black hair, high cheek bones, sunken cheeks and tlie garb and manner of a gentleman of the old school, a physician whose name at one time hung upou the lips of tho entire country, visited New York last week. lie was Dr. Taft, of Washington, who was sitting inti iio:» seat at Ford’s theatre when President Lincoln was as sassinated, and who, on a call being made for a physician, entered the box where tho wounded man had fallen to the floor and look charge of the case. Ho jumped over the footlights and was passed into the box at the front by the assb-tixicc of three actors. Dr. Taft caused the president to be carried across tbe street to the house where he after ward died. Mr. Lincoln was so tall in stature that no bed in -the house would receive liis prostrate form, andJ he was laid upon mattresses on the floor. It is announced that there will be an other “Pai-'ion Play" at Ober-Auimergau is. 1990. Of the 8,000,000 francs worth of chins made last year at Limoges, one half came to America. Engines of 20,000 horse power have been ordered for the new cruiser Blake, az a cast of £140,000. It is said that barely half a dozen wa tering place hotels thus far have met tbeir expenses. The reports of extravagance and show at our watering places are not so loud nor so numerous as usual. The daily opening of the churches is being advocated heartily by Lord Car narvon and the bishop of Cambridge. Parisian swells steadily give way to English fashions. They now wear the regular short white tie for evening dress, instead of their former black butter flies. A newspaper In Constantinople says that 213 Christians and Jews have be come Mohammedan during the past year, a larger number than those who have abandoned Mohammedanism for other religions. A Michigan peddler who sold goods on the cars, first singing a comic song to attract attention and pleaso his cus tomers, dropped dea;! in a train a few days ago.' He is believed to have left a fortune of $200,000, accumulated in this manner. Germany is doing considerable foreign missionary work nowadays. It has eighteen societies and supports 622 mis sionaries, who look after their 210,000 converts. Last year the total receipts in money were over $700,000. Three Chinese pheasants attacked a 14- year-old boy near Vinegar Springs, Ore., a short time ago, and fought him so hard that he dropped a sack of wheat he was carrying and fled for safety. When the neighbors went to tho spot the wheat and birds had both vanished. An Australian football club has ar- ranped with an accident insurance com pany to pay any of its members who nre disabled while playing tho game 80s. per wook as long as th»y remain on tho siok list, and£3(H> to the rgjfitires if tiie injuries received ht tbo" football Ceitl should terminate fatally. Tho great white marble palace which Wilbur F. Storey, of Chicago, built, and which is one of tho features of that city, Is again offered for sale. Although still unfinished, more than $600,000 has been spent on it, while it is doubtful if one- quarter of that amount will be offered by a purchaser. Bolivia, which has an area of 600,000 square miles and n j-opulation of 2,000,- 000, is without a single Protestant mis sionary. Two American teachers, en couraged by Bolivian gentlemen and recommended by the Presbyterian board of missions, expect soon to establish a school in La Paz, the capital. An Englishman who was playing bil liards in a public bouse in Bromley made a bet that he could get ono of the ivory balls into his mouth. He did get it in, and there it stuck, in spite of all his efforts to dislodge it. Tiie surgeon who was coiled in extracted the lump of ivory, but only after taking out several of tho “experimentalist’s” front teeth. At Spezzia, Italy, the whole Italian fleet is to assemble for a two mont'is' ex ercise. One of the items of tho pro gramme is to show the facility with which a large force can bo disembarked, fully equipped for attack, and English alarmists predict that it will show how easily England could bo invaded l-e.’ore a defensive' foico could bo gathered at any point. A monument to the memory of (v.n- peror William will be erected by tho in habitants of the upper Fichtel mount ains oil a peak rising nearly 4.000 feet above the level of tho sea. The spot affords on ono side n view of the Saxon lowlands, on the other that of tha Bo hemian forest, with the Keiberg close by and the spires of Carlsbad ill the dis tance. A Bridgeport paper says that a eat was caught by a locomotive the ether day and cut in two by a wheel, which passed over tho body back of the shoul ders. “After tho locomotive liad passed, 1 ' says the pa per, “the forward parts of t he cat’s body dragged themselves to tho homo yard, two or three rods distant, and there tho little life remaining flick ered out in a few seconds.” Nn—cels of News From Resident Corres pondent! nt .Various Volute Rear Our City. JEFFERSON. Jks-ferson, Sept 12.—To attempt to rrect the errors in my notes on yester- ay would be entirely too much for me, and so I most let it gr, and comfort my self witn the old adage that “the best laid plans of men ind mice come to naught,” I regret to report the critical Illness of Mrs. Welborn Webb. She has been very low and our best physicians have pronounced her case a dangerous one but on cousulution she has been pro nounced out of danger and this gave us hope that she would be with ua some time yet. Among the attendants at school I am glad to report are Mr. Sam Daniel and Mr. Rice, of Madison. Messrs Sikes and Sheets, of Oconee, the Messrs Sheppard of Dinks, and a number of scholars from the counties adjoining us. The musical department of the Institute will upon to day, showing that Miss Keltic Olay will be with us, and the school will still run. HARMONY GROVE. Harmony Grove,Sept. 12.—A great many people are in town this morning trading. Messrs Elbert Askew and Newt Twit- ty, two prominent citzeus of Jefferson were in llio Grove yesterday. The “explainers” are now most per fectly and supremely happy since they have accomplished their chief aim in life, to-wit: newspsper notoriety. Messrs C. W. Hood & Son’s new cotton warehouse is rapidly’ nearing completion. Major and soon after promoted to Lieu- The tinners are now at work on the roof tenant-Colonel of artillery, and was en A Sketch of Hie Life and Other Fact Concerning Him. The following sketch ot Gen. Stephen D. Lee, is taken from the “Land we Love,” and was written, we believe, by Gen. D. H. Hill, in 1867. Gen. Lee was born in Charleston, 8. C, September 22J 1832. He was edu cated at West Foint, entering that insti tution in 1850, graduating in 1844, seven teenth in a class of forty-six. As a cadet he was especially distin guished f or horsemanship. Upon gradu ation he was assigned to duty in the United States army as 2d Lieutenant of the 4th Artillery. In 1856 he wis pro moted to 1st Lieutenant in the sime reg iment and shortly afterwards made quar termaster, and filled other staff positions. In 1876-8, he was A. A. General of the department of Florida, under Gen. Loom is, serving later in Texas, Kansas and Nebraska. In February 186L, when he found war was inevitable between the North and South, with lofty devotion to his native State, he resigned his commission in th6 United States Army and went immedi ately to Charleston. Here he was ap- poined Captain in the Confederate army and assigned to dnty on the staff of Gen. Beauregard. He was one of the two officers sent by Beauregard to demand the surrender of Fort Sumter and carried the order to fire upon it, when Major Anderson refused the de mand. Soon after this event he took cuminand of a battery in Hampton’s Legion. For months he was engaged on the l’otomac, and was in the retreat from Manassas to Yorktown, and thence to Richmond. In the winter of 1861 ho was made which they will complete in a short time and then the warehouse will be ready for the reception of the fleecy staple. DANIELSVILLE. Daniki.8yiu.e, Sept. 11. — Mis3 Alice, the daughter of Mr. Haley Mann, is very sick with fever. Miss Birdie Johnson, of Savannah, is visiting tiie family of L, G. Johnson. Miss l-iffio Montgomery, of Harmony Grove, is at Mr. G. T. Johnson’s. Miss Addie Powder, of Newtown, has quite a largo music class here. In the combination, proportion, and preparation cf its ingredients, Hood’s Sarsipavilla accomplishes cures where ether* preparations entirely fail. Pecu liar in it.- good name at home, which is a “tower of strength abroad,” peculiar tho phenomenal sales it has attained. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is the most success ful medicine for purifying the blood, giv ing strength, and creating an appetite. It is stated tha* Anthony Corn- stock has caused the arrest of a cigar- maker who placed in his shop win dow a placard hearing the inscrip tion: “Wanted—Six girls to strip.”— orristown Herald. A Safe Investment. Is one which is guaranteed to bring ou satisfactory results, or iu case of failure a return of purchase price On this safe plan yon can buy from our ad vestised Druggist a bottle of Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption. It is guaranteed to bring relief in every cose, when used for any affection of Throat, Lungs or Chest, such as Consumption, Inflammation of Lunes, Bronchitis, As thma, Whooping Cough, Croup, etc.. It pleasant and agreeable to taste, perfect ly, and can always be depended upon. Trial bottle free at John Crawford & Co’s Drug Store. llio r.Ittlo Seal CrUcl. A seal about two months old wn* seen yesterday on the deck of tho schoouei ArLzntm, which was moored-at the Com mercial wharf. He is the skipper's pet and a great favorite with the crew. T he captain k:\uI: **1 hove h.vd tiie little fel low about six weeks, having caught him nt Stable Island, lie wn.i asleep when I came si]ion him, and before he.knew it l had him in my arms. In three day* from ttyit time he was as tamo as u do; and will now follow me all over tho ves sel. In tho morning at ubout 8 o’clock the seal takes his position over tho hatch, and there lie will cry until some one of the crew goes on deck and feeds I When we are outside I throw him o board and let him swim until he is tired, and then lie is only too glad Jto be taken on board again.” The little fellow seemed to enjur him self on the vessel's deck, and was very fond of lira caresses of the crew. When he saw one of the men approaching him he would hobble toward him and toa.se fck a mouthful of fish that was generally forthcoming.—Portland Press. Automatic Machiue for Perfumery. One of the latest projects for catching the j jennies of the public is an automatic machine for perfumery, a number of which have been set up in the approaches of ferries and other public places. Jly dropping a penny into a slot, in the same manner in which nickels are dropped into the patent weighing macliines, an automatic fountain is made to send out a spray of perfume for the handkerchief. The crowds of ]>eople who go down to the sea from Thirty-fourth 6treet ferry take up so much of this perfume thatthe odor has become disseminated through tho cars of the Long Island railrc ud, and in some measure acted us a public bene fit in offsetting tbe horrible smells of Hunter’s Point.—New York Tribune. An Intelligent Dog. The Bakoteb-Watchmah has a large Newfoundland thst will go to the depot and bring any size package that she can carry in her mouth. A New War. Some of the candidates for county of fices have been supplying the colored churches with lamps. This iS s >•* mode of electioneering. For any case of nervonsness,sleeplcss- ness, weak stomach, indigestion, dys- . uuuu, pepsin, try Carter’s Little Nerve Pills t sweats Belief is sure. The only ni jcine for the price in market. med- THE GEORGIA RAILROAD And th« Floods—Immense Dtmaje Alon* the Line. The Georgia railroad has sustained heavy losses by the floods. Tbe Macon and Washington branches are badly torn np and no trains are pausing. There were several bad washouts on the main line, bat no very serioue damage. It has been put in passoble order and trains are running through, making but one trip a day. On the Washington branch the em bankment on which one end of the bridge over Little river rests, was wtshod away and only a hand car can pass over the temporary repairs. An embinkment over a culvert through which a small creek passes, a few miles below Bar nett, was wsshod away. It has stood for thirty years. Passengers from Washington are brought on a handetr to Sharon, thence to Barnett on a flat car. Through the'en- terprise of Mr. B. 0. Barksdale, the de pot agent at Washington, mails go regn* larly, only one day’s mail having been delayed. Hands are at work on the branch, and trains will be passing by to-morrow. The Mae§n branch seems in worse fix stilt. The bridge over the Ogeechee is unsafe and the trestle over Folsom creek is gone. There is no eon- ncction of any kind between Camak and Macon, and the people of Sparta and ■long the branch are completely cut off from the world. Mr. Beese, of Sparta, travelled twenty-six niilee in a'buggy yesterday to get to'the main line to go to Atlanta. It is reported that few, if any, liznds are at work retiring the road Tbe Excellent QunUtle. Of the delightful liquid fruit remedy Syrup of Figs, commend to all who suf fer from Habitual Constipation, Indiges tion, Piles, etc. Being in liquid form and pleasing to the taste, harmless in its ns- tare, strengthening as well as cleansing in its properties, it is easily taken by old and yonng.andjs truly beneficial • i its ef fects, and therefore, the favorite family remedy, especially with the ladies and children, who require a gentle, yet effec tive laxative. For sale by Wade & Sledge, Athens. Ga. and much indignation is 1 Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. Tbe best Salve in the world for Cot*, Bruises. Sores,Ulcere, Salt Rbeuir,Fe ver Soregj Tetter. Chapped Hands,Chil k >liiiis Corns, and all Skin Eruptions- ind positively cores Files, or no pay re quired. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price a cents per box. For sale by John Crawford ft Wholesale and Retail Druggist. Merit Wins, We desire to say to our citizens, tha for years we have been selling Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption, Dr. King’s New Life Pills, Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters, sod have nev er bandied remedies that sell as weU, 01 thst have given such universal satisfac tion. We do not hesitate to guarantee them every time, and we stand ready to refund the purchase price, If satisfactory results do not follow their use. These remedies have won their great populiri- ty purely on their merits, John Craw- ord ft Co’s Druggist*. ATHENS' ROOM. Co. Clow Observer Talks About th© Progress of this Classic City—We ar© Healthful uml Progressive—Let Us Doom, Long years ago Cere was a beautiful wooded spot that attracted a few settlers, who were in search of a pretty, hetltliy and fertile locality, far removed from busy li.'e. Athens, with its high, natu rally drained hills, caught the eye, and tho nucleus of the present prosperous and rapidly growing city was formed. A germ was planted destined to bring forth city that would,[in some future day,be come the pride of the South, and the delight of her people. The spot selected possessed so many attractions that, though these early settlers were trying run away from the world, they found that rapidly the settlement was spread ing out, aud adjoining plantations were being settled. Some seeking this spot account of the beauty of its location, but the vast wijority for its pronouuced healthiness. It is obliged to be healthy, can’t be anything else, its very topo graphy makes it so, for it is governed the physical laws of health. Gov. John Miiledge recognizing this fact, do nated to the State a Urge tract of land to be used as the sito of tbe Stata Univer sity, Health was the primary reason for seating tho University here, and well was tho spot selected. The Lucy Cobb Institute, which has been iu operation now since 1858, a period of thirty years, has never had a single death among its pupils. In fact, there has never been a serious case of illness in the Institute buil-ling in all these thirty rears. '1 liis we can but acknowledge, speaks well for the heaitb of our city. It is said of Athens that if one of her daughters marries a non resident he had well locate at once here, for iiis wife til let him sec no peace or happiness util he returns, i’ersi ns never visit Athens bm that they “ooiuo and coine again that they may call it up when far away.” ’Twas said of her for many years, that if one left Athens and re turned after a lapse of a few years they found not a singlo stone had been turned over, so slowly did she grow, this cannot be said of her now. There is little doubt but that Athens has grown more rapidly within tho last ten years, than any one city South. Persons coming here today, after four or five years absence, are as tounded at the many changes, Athens,resource§ fur becoming a large and wealthy city are almost unlimited, She has in and about her, water power sufficient to run mills and factories with- out end. She is rapidly becoming one of the largest cotton markets in the South. She is the center of the educational in- tere it of Georgia, therefore the center of Southern culture and refinement. She has some of Georgia’s most enterprising business men. She has men with Urge capital in her midst, men who under stand tbe needs or a city,and her young tuen are enterprising and progressive. Wbat then is to prevent Athens from becoming a large and populous city? Nothing, this is sure to be, ts the sun is to rise. There’s no false bottom to her lsing prosperity, there’s no unnatural boom, gradual but steady, subatatial growth. The fortune of Athens Is bright, false and exagerated reports of sickness here cannot and will not permanently injure her. Railroads are whst she needs, rail roads ire whst she is bound to. and must have, railroads are whst are coming here as fast as dirt can he dug and nila laid, 7. Let Athena 'then open wide her gates and invite men with capital into her midst, let her Invite more skilled labor ers here, there are not enough to con duct her various industries. ’ In short let every man, woman and child become gaged in tbe battles of Seven Pines, Savage Station and Malvern Hill. His ability had attracted the attention of Gen. R. E. Lee, who placed him in command of a battalion of artillery with the rank of Colonel. As such, in the joed battle of Manassas he became one of the heroes of that eventful day. At this battle where he aprang at once into national fame, and became a historic character. He occupied the command- in; ridge between the corps of Jackson and Longstreet, and for his conduct on that day Gen. Robert E. Lee thanked him in person, and President Davis said of him that “he turned the tide of battle and consummated victory.” Upon the retreat from Maryland Gen. R. E. Lee was directed by Mr. Davis to select .one of bis best officers to be sent to Vicksburg. Stephen D. Lee was se lected, promoted to Brigadier General and sent to that point in November 1862. Until the fall of Vicksburg he distin guished himself by a brilliant career, and was captured there with the enemy’s trenches but twenty feet from his lines. He was immediately exchanged and as signed to the command of all the cavalry under Gen. Joseph E Johnston, with rank of Major General. After tho battle of Tishomnigo Creek he was made Lieutenant General, the highest rank in the army but one, at the age of 32. Relieved of the department of the West, he joined Hood at Jonesboro, and participated in the bloody campaign to Nashville. There he was wounded, and two months later, with Joseph E. John ston, confronted Sherman in North Car olina, and was paroled with Johnston in April 1865. With a clear intellect, a robust and well disciplined mind, s keen judgement, firm and self-reliant, Ge i. Lee’s charac ter must always excite admiration. Modest and courteous, his bearing is al- ways that of a refined gentleman. In 1865 he was married to a daughter of James T. Harrison, a distinguished lawyer of Columbus, Miss., and now re sides near that place, engaged in agricul tural pursuits. His experienco, hi" pa triotism, his personal worth, his abilities will yet be brought into use when his country needs his services. A PERFECT COMBINATION •IL" Pains’s Celery Compound is THIS PERFECT COMBINATION. Read ths proofs I » «t have mOerad terribly dram ncrrou’ncis and kidney medicine. Sir I know what it did tor m».” w .~» Ontario Centre. H Y. kta«- J. J- Wanon. PAINE’S CELERY COMPOUND mend U. tori know li to be x rood medicine.” Cum. L. STXAXM, Letter Ounxr, Station B, Brooklyx, N. T. CURES ALL NERVOUS DISEASES, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Paralysis, Biliousn«ss,Dysnspsia,Coiti*s«s»tiPilss, 1-AsrCoss* plaint. Kidney Trouble, Female Complaints, and aildCaUs sristogfram Impure Blood. KCS&SSK 1 I For the Nervous,) The Debilitated, | The Aged. -FOB- SPECIAL BARGAIN! -in- DRY GOODS, AND TBE TEIeEPH ONE AF©« Hints That Will be nf Great Boned to Doth tn© Operator and Subscriber. Wonderful progress has been made in the manner of transmitting messages from one part of the city to another, and even from city to city in the past ten years, and it is very difficult to imagine what will be the advancement in the next ton years. If twenty years ago you had said to your neighbor that you would be able to sit in your room and talk with him fifty miles in another city he would have unhesitatingly called yon an idiot or a fit subject for the lunatic ylurn. Y et one qf the largest enter prises of the present day is the operation of thetclephane system, and by the way, ono of the most perplexing of tho whole cotegory of professions. For instance.the many calls, ladies not excepted, demands and threats of being reported to the general manager, when, in reality, it is oftener than otherwise not the fault of the office operator, but the person wish ing to use the telephone, not being posted as to how to make his calls. Yot they hello away, and, if they can't both hear and see the answer, a volume of threats and a cloud of thunder is hurled at tha operator, which works him up to such a pitch that his nerves are all unstrung, so all hands get out of sorts. By following these instructions much time and annoy ance can be avoided: Wher. you go to the telephone you will simply say 28 on 572; the bell rings. Yon then say send mo six bottles Dr. Woolley’s Invigorine, which relieves weak.nerves, kidney com plaints, dyspepsia, constipation, as well as the many troubles incident to the change of life, which is a great blessing to woman. Delays are dangerous and every ono should bo careful to look well into the matter. A Non Scbscbibkb. The GO TO AX JOSEPH Gilt Edge Palace 11 Store. 221 and 223 E. Broad Street, ATHENS, - - G. The Mexican Land and Development Company’ Capitol_Stock $l,000,000, Shares $5.00 Bach. Full Paid and Non-Assessable. FORTY THOUSAND SHARES with a bonus of FIVE ACRES °f land to each share are offered to imme diate subscribers at par cf fire dollars per share, for the benefit of the Treasury. This Company have acquired an exclnxlve grant of several million l..™ Government of Mexieoin the state of Taiuaulipaa, bordered by tbe stele of Texas Mexico. It comprises rich ajalcultural, grazing and mineral lands> immense forests i timber, and opporl unities for vast public enterprises In the development and settle me ritory almost as large as the state of Pennsylvania, with a good population, a health cilnute and ample rain fall. The land offered with the stock and tor which negotiable' will l>e issued, will prove a choice Investment of Itself while each share participates, to 1 enterprise. Based on the lowest price of Government land in the United States the si have a value many times greater than the price at which these forty thousand are < carry out the objects of the Company. Subscriptions will be accepted as follows : 25 cash, balance in equal payments at Thirty, Sixty and Ninety days. Bemlt by Draft, C press or Registered Letter, direct or through any banker or broker. Prospectus aod motion on application. F. K. MORELAND, Financial Agent, No. 87 Broadway, New York. A CHOICE INVZSTREST. The Mexican Land and Development Company, of No. 57 Broadway, New York, have acquired a grant of public land in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico, covering several million acres. It covers the* most fertile section of land on the Continent, with a soil so rich and a climate so perfect that three crops of oereals are produced in one year. Its forests are almost impassible with the growth of rare and valuable woods. The standing timbers alone more than war rant! the captilization of the company cOntroling the grant, yet in value it rep resents but a fraction of the worth of millions of acres inexhanstable in fertili ty and productiveness. A limited amount of the company'a stock is offered for sale at $5 per share. With each share is given a certificate which entitles the holder to five acres of land free. See advertisement elsewhere. TOOUK HEADERS- Malaria or A«aa Surely Cured I In this broad assertion, we speak not falsely, bat state positively, that these and all miasmatic poisons, can be rsdi- caly driven from the system, and a per- mneat euro guaranteed. Tbourands of chronic eases, whose testimonials bear evidence, have been cored by our infal lible remedy, which contains neither qui nine, arsenic, or . anything injurious. Full treatment free by old physician of highest standing, also trial remedy sent on receipt of address, to AS A HEL MED ICAL BUREAU, 291 Broadway, N. Y may31dlv. NORTH EAST GEORGIA FAIR:-: ASSOCIATION ATHENS, GA. NOVEMBER 6TH-10TH. $250 offered for the best county display. $100 for the Second. $50 for the Third. Liberal premiums for exhibits of all kinds. For particulars address • SYLVIUS MORRIS. Secretary, * i Athens, G, == Syrup at Six. aliyetotbeinteresu, let them feel an I, Nature’s own true laxative. It is Sik"lri.'S!SS2f£rft ^«»*r“ r v **» -* ■— •‘>r be far off when our fondest hopes will q ve . reme Ar Cleanee the be realised, Athenian, | System when Hiltons or Costive; to ] dispel Headaches, Colds, and Fevers, Advice to Hotaers. I to Cur# Habitual Conetipation, Indi- Mas. Wasnow’s Soorarae Svatrr f i *! 0n, r ^ i -l ea ’ e . te - M^^tured only should always be used for children teeth- j ™ - fonU A\ Ig S y ru P Company; ing. It soothes the child, softens the Francisco, CaL gums, allays all pain, cures wind colio 1 For sale by W.ule & Sledge, and is the best remedy for diarrhoea. Wholcsalo -and Retail Druggists, twenty-five -tents a bottle, Athens, Ga. JAS. A. GRANT, , INSURANCE AGENT*" Represents Following Reliable, Prompt Paying Companies: Ult ol Comnxntex. I * et Bcrplaa. German American of New York.. " |6 ls&'-PJli Phoenix of Brooklyn...... TA.......... ... .V ■***■* Royal ol Liverpool...... 4 °* Liverpool v l^.’oee 960.821 .... — 1.976.093 Western of Toronto Queen of England Phoenix of London . .. , i unt i.r, Continental of NewYork ffiSg Macon of Macon Ga*. ••••••.......... 109 000 Also Manhattan Life Insurant Company (Assets over), 567. 2.329.6 fJt 740.9 638.0 1.374.8 TTo6tf.fi* any responsible company. ones, corner Clayton and Thomas mnroh27dIy. •t»i Op main, at*
