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About The Weekly banner-watchman. (Athens, Ga.) 1886-1889 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1889)
’ 'V-V rpanrapnHl S;,« ATHENS, l N ER . WATCHMAN EST1 Bl.lS»e D ISM- Sunday and Weekly. Reok W P^ t,>n0 " th ’ 51/25 ° r UU 66 mt>nth i<W » year- WeeKLY BaX>'ER-WATCH- fe deiivcrt .i i« tl.e city or mailed postage i'' r *' t?r?vsor NEWS solicited Irom aU [ WA UK COOPER ru! Athens. Ga. that degree, but the deduction, logi cally to he drawii from his premises, that republics have failed because women have not exercised the right of suffrage is fallacious. The reason for the destruction of republics in the past is that men were not' suffi ciently developed, mentally and mor ally, for self government. Civiliza tion has, however, made rapid strides during the past few centuries and INGERSOLL’S ELOQUENCE. ol Robert Ingersoll, who has Je an unenviable reputation for [self as an agnostic, if not an in- is an orator of wonderful pow- , m l pathos. The beautiful eulogy Lvered over the dead body’of [ Mary II. Fiske, published in [erday’s Banner-W atchman, Lhes" with human love and svm- L. jt is strange that a man L e soul utters such pure senti- [t and true devotion for human 1 should, in another breath, de- and mock the Author of Love, Father of the race, n tears the eloquent speaker con ed the body of his dead friend to grave in these beautiful, if irrev- t words. r\Ve pray thee, Mother Nature, to |e this woman to thy breast and [1 her there as tender- „ ,]jy arms as she held that abau- ed babe. We ask no more.” . ! Ie thus deifies Nature and attrib- to her super-human powers. The it of his lifeless friend had flown, lit hut a cold form of clay lined, yet his vivid imagination l God in the man, sees that clay usformed and immortalized by er in Nature. But one step and soul would burst in eloquent ad lion of Nature’s God. He pro es to believe only in things visi such as his intellect can grasp, human wisdom understand, but eery words appeal to an unseen rutible power which be does not mrehond and yet invokes. >ut for a pride of intellect, an in (position to recognise an infinite superior Being, Ingersoll would in reverence and acknowledgi God he mocks. Ilis beautiful tearful tribute to tlie memory s. Fiske does credit to his heart ;1 it is hoped that the eloqufent, hut liming orator may yet see God Nature, and feel ihat from t God springs "7 the sym- itliy of human love, 'the irn- •tality of the soul of which he ams. Hon. Allan D the movement looking to the pardon ' Democrat and was bought by Repub- of persons charged with violation of lican Senators in as flagitious and through the most oppressive tyranny I ti)e internal revenue laws - Collec- i corrupt a maurier as any Indiana ... , , tyranny c „ . ... i voter was ever bought by Dudley’s of kings, and the general progress of fcor Crenshaw and Senator Colquitt j « workers » Then he became a states- the race, men have been taught t 0 a *e aiding in this endeavor to induce man . Mosby, the daring guerilla, control themselves and direct govern- P re8i dential clemency in behalf of an carried his black flag almost into the ments. This power of a neoole to ur ' fortuuate 8efc of oor fellew citizens, city of Washington, and was called a ,, people to , v, , t> . ■ murderer, an assassin and an outlaw, govern themselves, rather than be p ‘ * j He became a republican and was driven iutoj subjection by a tyrant’s Cleveland will endear himselt to the . gj ven a f at office and is a welcome lash lias been gloriously illustrated on pe0pl * ° f tl,e mountaius of North j visitor to Mr. tlarrison. Gen.Chal- the free soil of America—our repub- Georgia V S rantin S a general par | mers used to go to Congress as a He has tried and solved the problem *•*» “ them were merely employees at stills j ing prlsoneK ^ „ ar _ kieked out and were working to make a hard liv- I G f Congress for obtaining liis election ing. Severity has failed to break up the stills in the mountains, let Presi dent Cleveland use a little mercy and clemency. PIPIIP 19, 1S89. - —4.- - • • 2 - " — appropriation which would have re- Says the Nashville Republican: veal el this bidden treasure and The really great men of the South, . , x . . . , , according to the trst Republican turned it over to-its rightful owner. opinion f n the North, are Bill Ma- By all means let us have a geological i, on e, Jim Chalmers and John Mosly. re all rebels and all were and mineralogioal gia. survey of Geor- . They ‘ made especial objects of Republican -- j vituperation until they became Re- YES, PARDON THEM-' | publicans. Mabone was a dishonest ~ . . v demagogue and repudiator of honest Candler is leading j deb £ U e went to the Senate as a of freedom for the nations of the earth. That evils exist in our country there is no doubt, but excesses are followed by retribution, and the en- ightened minds of the people of America is sufficient guarantee of the perpetuation of our free institutions and the permanent abiding of local self-government pn our soil. That the women of our country -have done much, and are to-day doing much for the perpetuation of our freedom is be yond doubt, but their influence is and should be exerted, not at the ballot box, but in the home circle—to act as the great conservators of the na tion. After all they nurture and rear the nation, and il is the silent, but all—powerful influence of tlie mothers ot the nation that acts as the great balance wheel of freedom and right. It is the training, the instill ing-of noble impulses, th it a mother imparts to her son that preserves him, and, in tlio aggregate, the . nation in its integrity and purity. Hers is the highest duty, the most sacred priv ilegc*. To rob her of this place, and put into her hand the ballot, would be to take the governor from the engine, the rudder from the ship.' Let her retain her position as queen of the fire side, and the nation-is safe. A SOUTHERN EXPOSITION IN NEW YORK Efforts are being made to hold an exposition of southern products a id resources in one or more of the north ern cities. This is the sort of an ex position that will pay. A magnifi cent exhibit of southern resources by murder and fraud. He became a Republican and i9 held up as a model of virtue and patriotism, and the Re publicans of the House will very prob ably strain a point to puc him iu Congress that they may enjoy his pleasant society. These little facts should be remembered while tlie Re publican organs are talking so much about frauds and violence in the South. Northern Republicans are ready to charge any villainy against i a man who is a Southern Democrat; ! they will condone any crime when the | criminal becomes a Republican. If John M. Clayton murderer of could he made in New .York, and it j were known, and he should develop would be viewed by hundreds of j into a Republican politician and be thousands of people, and would he a j gin to abuse the South, there is not a perfect revelation to such as know Radical organ' in the Union which little about the South. An exposi tion of this kind would be followed by an unprecedented influx of capital and immigration from the North. Let’s hold a southern exposition in New York, and -show the world what the New South is. Safe-breaking is the latest fad would not land were the most the country.” him as though he unsullied patriot in THE WOOLFOLK CASE. [Tom W oolfolk has been granted a |\v trial. Under the circumstances Supreme Court couldohardly have dined a new hearing for the perpe- itor of, perhaps, tlie foulest deed tlie annals of crime. That ther’e Mihl have been an uproar in the irt room during the trial is most Ifortunate, and unquestionably en- lles \\ oolfolk to a new hearing, and |t nobody doubts liis guilt. 11 he very enormity of his crime is Ipalling, and the State stands quies- |nt to see the finale iu the case of this arful human butcher. We are glad Jat Woolfolk has been given a new IU) t from any sympathy for him, ft lor our respect for law and order the court room. It should he en d place, and no such shouts as Ming him,” should he used to try and |rce a judgement, even against the >t abject villain. This effort to rce justice defeats its object always in this instance. Let the public fcveafter leave the courts to decide lestions of law and justice. As flow being w’e deplore Woolfolk’s ii'ilde crime and his impending j>°ni, hut the mournful cry of a mnr- r 1 e< ^ sister, the crushed skull of ther and the bleeding wound of a Mhor, though all now covered by |e sod, still impel the demand for Element by the murderer’s life, f le an< I uncompromising justice can fl} be satisfied by the hangman’: fose around Woolfolk’s neck until is dead. We would hesitate tite this before his trial, hut the Jrt’s decision has been rendered and lives only on a technicality. ANOTHER PRIZE DRAWING* We have decided tb have another grand prize drawing the 10th day of July. At that time we will give away a fine phaeton, an elegant cook stove, symphonia, the latest and most melodious musical instrument, a beautiful $10 family hihle and a fine $15 Singer sewing machine. The sewing machine will be a special prize to our lady subscribers. Every subscriber paying a year in advance will have a chance at these^ elegant prize*. We have adopted this method of extending our circulation, and it is working admirably. The Banner? Watchman is finding its place at the fireside of every household in North east Georgia. And why? Because. It stands squarlly for Democratic principles and the rights of the people. Because. It is always brim full of the choicest and latest news and in teresting matter of all kinds. Because. It is a clean paper both in print and sentiment. Because. It divides profits with its subscribers, by giving away hun dreds of dollars in costly prizes every year. the stage. Professional burglars ap pear on tlie scene and crack open a burglar-proof safe like it was a toy. Philadelphia was highly de ighted with the ski 1 of the vault-breakers, and the West has gone wild over them. It is to he hoped that the puh'ic exhibi- The .Colorado Legislature lias a hill on its Calendar which provides for thepunisment and disbarment of any lawyer found guilty of advertising his readiness and ability to procure di- ( vorces. The object is to reach that ou j class of alleged lawyers who fatten 0gJraQ% hW0 immm Endorsed by the beads of the Great TTnlversltiea Purest and most JlealthfmT Dr. Prico's Cream mo or Alum. Dr. Price's Del!dons Flavoring Bx- i etc., do not contain Poisonous Oils or Chemicals. PRICE BAKING POWDER CO., New York. Chicago, 6t. Louie. WEBB & CRAWFORD, -DEALERS IN- Flour, Bran, Hay, Oats, Corn, And STOCK FEED. Our LoHis Flour is the finest in the World. If you have not tried it buy one sack and you will use no other. upon divorce cases, which many times would be settled without a re sort to the Courts were it not fo- the alluring promises of secrecy in the process of severing the marriage ties. It is argued that such a law would decrease the number of divorces. The North German Gazette says a tions of their methods will lead to some j gratifying change for the better has equally expert device to thwart their midnight devilment. FEMALE SUFFRAGE. Senator Blair, in his report in favor f. lema * e suffrage, says: “Enfran- nse woman, or this republic will dually Advance to the same destruc- >n, the same ignoble and tragic astrophe, which has engulfed all s male republics of history.” H Senator Blair is prompted by lantryin his championship of fe- r° 8Q ff* a ge he is to be commended to It is said that the freight receipts of the Georgia road at Lithonia, the shipping point for most of the gran ite from Stone Mountain, is about o le hundred thousand dollars a year. The granite business has assumed immense proportions. Representative O’Farrell has nounced his candidacy for guberna torial honors in Virginia. He says the issue is local. lately occurred in the condition of Mr. Pendleton, justifying the hope that he will soon personally assume the direction of affairs at the American legation. Air. Pendleton retured to Berlin new year’s day, and the-offi cial American overtures regarding Samoa, which were made at the for eign office on January 7th, are at tributed to his initiation. Guano for 1889. Dobbs’ Ammoniated Cotton Fertilizer, and . Dobbs’ Chemicals for Composting; The above well known brands of Fertilizers are now ready for the trade. I shall sell my fertilizers as low as any dealer can or will sell a Standard goods of liKe quality. It pays to buy the best, and all who have used my Guanos know them to be of the very highest grade, as the analysis will show. !S. O. lOolblbs. The growing enormity of our pen sion list is thus strikingly exhibited by the New York World: The cost of pensions in this coun try for the current year will he over $87,000,000. This is $21,000,000 more than the entire net ordinary expenses of the Government in the year before thd war. It is $60,000,000 more than the cost of pensions thirteen years after the close of the war, when, under operation of natural laws, the list would have begun • to decline. The increase in pensions since the close of the war is within $14,000,000 The sheriff of Berks county, Pa., on Saturday, sold ten fine farms in that county, aggregating nearly one an- thousand acres. During the present winter season the sheriff has sold some twenty other large farms, be sides the farm stock of twenty other farmers, all of whom had failed. This condition of things is taken as an in dication that farming no longer pays as formerly, and a similar state of affairs exists in other counties in that section of the state. . of the yearly diminution in the inter- Because. It is a newspaper, mag- est upon t R e public debt , within that azine, a story paper and an agricul- time; so that, as a charge upon tax- tural journal all in one. Subscribe payers, the enormous war debt has for the most part merely changed its for the Bannek-Watchman. OUR MINERAL WEALTH The mineral wealth of North Geor gia should he developed. Thousands of hidden wealth lie buried in the mountains and valleys of this section of Georgia, which need only the hand of an expert to develop and make their possessors rich, A partial geological and mmeralog- ical survey of the State was made some years ago, hut for lack of suffi cient appropriation the work was abandoned before half completed. The result is that foreigners have come form. As bonded, it. would all he paid in 1907. As represented by pensions, it will run on indefinite ly. The pension list for the United States costs th ; s year within $3,000,- 000 as much as the annual cost of the standing army of Great Brittain and within $18,000,000 as much as the enormous standing army of Germany. And there will be no halt in piling it on so long as the surplus holds out and pension agents can make fortunes and demagogues gain votes by the in discriminate voting away of thepeo pies’ money. The cotton receipts up to date, are set down by the National Agricultu ral bureau, at Washington, as 5,752, 489 hales. This, says the statistician of the department, is 84.3 of the total crop, according to careful in quiry. If these figures are correct, and the estimate is carefully made up to February 1st., the crop of 1888-9 cannot go over 6,825,000 bales. My little son, three years of age, was terribly afflicted with scrofula. His head was entirely covered with scrofulous sor es, and his body showed many marks of the disease. A few bottles of Ayer’s Sar- sapaiilla cured him.”—W. J. Beckett, Hymera, lnd. It Leads I Others Follow THE LIGHT-RUNNING tt DOMESTIC.” C 10PYIVG it in form and style as nearly as ) possible, hereby tacitly acknowledging it tlie standard of excellence in sewing machines. So matter what dealers may say of their machines; see the “DOMESTIC” before purchasing; ex amine its simple, yet splendid mechanism, ob serve its wonderfully simple set of attachments and notice the wide range of work, from tlie simples 1 and most practical kind executed, to the finest embroidery, as no other machine can do it. • Agents wanted in unoccupied territory, Address. Domestic Sewing Machine Company, RICHMOND, VA. aug28-6m mmm .•illill \ Jgyigrl \\ y.'--.:' illHgisr-v ? 8 t?«^8sasSMsa ■ THEO. MARKWALTERS STEAM Marbl# and Granite Works. BROAD STREET, Near Lower Market, AUGUSTA, GA. Garble Work, Domestic and Imported, at tew Prices Georgia & South Carolina Granite Monuments made a Specialty. A large selection of Marble and Granite Work always on hand, ready ter lettering and deliver Parties Desiring Monuments or Work Apply to ANDREW ROSS At Athens Cemetery. BALDWINFEBTILIZER CO A California man borrowed a dog and went gunning. The dog frisked into our State and appropriated many I a bout hither and thither, hut didn’t of the rich mineral deposits' which find game, and didn’t seem to want to. are to he found in almost every coun- 4* quite tired out, the sports- , , , , , man sat on a log and reviled the dog, ty. Before strangers and speculators ^ flee care but contin- get possession of our peoples’ heri- ue( j to f r i 8 k and play. Presently he tage we should have a geological sur- began digging in the ground in a vey, and develop our wonderful mine-1 very enthusiastic way, and^finally un- r*l resources. The marble fields of North Georgia, now owned and being most profitably worked by North ern capital, stand a monument to the short-sighted policy of cutting off an earthed a dork object. The gunner who had been watching him in sheer disgust, sauntered over to see what the fool had found. It was an old leathern purse, and it was $300 in gold and $1 in silver. FACTORY-PORT ROYAL, S. C. Kalnit. OFFICE-SAVANNAH, GA- Georgia State Grange Fe ttllzer. Bone and Potasli. Are Old, Reliable and Standard A new excellent formula for com- The best preventive of rust or fir- brands for Cotton, Corn and Grain, posting with home made Manure or ing. Cotton Seed Meal, ° Shackelford & Hattaway, Agents. ATHENS, GEORGIA. : T11Iflllll
