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About The Weekly banner-watchman. (Athens, Ga.) 1886-1889 | View Entire Issue (April 9, 1889)
/ BINNER - WATCHMAN ESTABIjIHRED 1834. *_ j Daily, Sunday and Weekly. The Daily Banner-Watchman is delivered by carriers in the city or mailed postage free at 10c. a week. 50c. per month, $1.25 for three month or $5.00 a year. Tir'c Sunday ok Weekly Bannkr-Watch- Xts is delivered in the city or mailed postage tree tor si.oo a year Contributions of News solicited from all kpousible sources Address, MAKK COOPER POPE, PROPRIETOR, Athens, Ga. E BANNER-WATCHMAN, ATHENS, GEORGIA, AVPGL 9, 1889 NEWSPAPERS- “I magnify mine office.” - It is said that the German King has an undisguised hatred of news papers, and does not hesitate to say so. Besides, an effort has heen recent ly made with his full sympathy, to abridge the liberty of the press. We have seen nothing, in this new monarch which has placed him in such a ridiculous and contemptible light. The press has spoken, very plainly, of his physical maladies, which, under their constitution, almost or quite debar him from ruling: of his -rude treatment of his mother, and of his hatred of everything English. Hence these tears! Jefferson says: Where the people can read and the press is free, all is safe, and that if he had to choose be— teen a government without papers, and papers with' *. a government, he would prefer th - itter. If the Germans lose the freedom of the press, they will, at the same time, lose their liberties. The newspaper as an educator is not properly appreciated. No one either is intelligent or can ever be considered so, who does not habitually read newspapers, and think on their contents. The ideal newspaper, published in some great commercial centre; with abundant facilities for getting news, foreign and domestic, is a history of the world, for the twenty-four hours preceding its publication; and the habitual reader of such a paper, will find abundant intellectual nourish ment, and material for illustrating and adorning any profession. A beautiful habit of some heads of families, is to converse at the table, and around the fireside daily, upon such topics as are suggested by the perusal of the last batch of papers. . £hip &44s to tfce variety and spice of life; and families thas furnished food for thought, will hevef he ifa that state of vacuity, in which they can he tempted of the Evil One to eat up their neighbors. There are other cannibals than those of the South Sea Islands, and mote cruel ones too, for there is a kind of humanity in killing and de vouring speedily. These Christian savages, however, will employ a long life in making their horrid repast. If the mind is not fed it will first consume itself and then the communi ty. The most accessible and the most wholesome nourishment is to he ob tained from the newspapers, and one is not very companionable—whether man or woman—who does not read them. It has been seriously asked whether the next generation will read hooks. It has been answered: that they will rather read magazines. If we were to venture an opinion, we would predict, that the coming generations of men will read both books and magizines less, and news papers more. Everything that has heen known and is known, wi 1 be put by cunning scribes, into graceful and luminous paragraphs,and be printed in papers,at a price within the reach of all. The age demands more and more this sententious brevity, and even now v will scarcely tolerate anything else. fine and imprisonment,and disfranchise ment, all who offer and take a bribe. The remedy is not too radical. It is very thorough,(and complete, and would meet the emergency. Anything less than this would be a half-measure; and would furnish abundant opportunities for the evasion of the law. A patient sometimes is in such a crit ical condition, that a capital operation in surgery, which may end in death, under the. knife, is the only basis of hope for life. Our Republic is in tbatcondition now. No government can long survive such wide-spread debauchery. When the mice resolved that a hell should he put on the cat,great consterna tion was produced at the interrogatory; but who will put the bell on the cat? It would be a notable thing, if a lot of demagogues and politicians were to re solve that the country should he pi rg ed, but who would take the drastic cathartic? One dose would remove to privacy, obscurity and Bilence marly all the men, now in public life, who in pretend ing to serve their country are serving only themselves. A new race of men, unknown to the ephemeral fame of this present time, would fulfil the supreme expectatioLS of those who demand immediate and thor ougb reform. England has just buried a quiet qua- ker, John Bright, whose political life was a model of dignity, purity and ability, and public men, to the remotest genet a*ions, and on both continents, would find it profitable to study and adopt his methods; JEFFERSONIAN. The following are some notable and pertinent maxiums of wisdom, glean ed from the waitings of Thomas Jef ferson, who is regarded as the father of Democracy. In these corrupt times, it is wise to consider well what thd mighty men of old left on record for the guidance of posterity. There is a fallacy in Logic, called an appeal to venerated authority;when it is proposed to establish a proposi tion, not on its merits, hut by an ap peal to the aforesaid authority. We have,. -therefore, too much re gard for the mental habitudes of our readers to expect them to subscribe to ^anything, merely because it is endorsed by a long array of distin guished names. Hence, what we quote from Jeffer son, we commend to careful perusal, not so much because be said it; hut because ^jt was well said, and is appo site to our titheSi I laid it dotfh as a law of conduct ter myself, never to give an appoint ment to a relative—Jefferson 1810. The only security of all is a free press—Jefferson 1823. Where the press is free, and every man able to read, all is safe—Jeffer son 1816. I have never removed a man mere ly because he was a Federalist. I have never wished them to give a vote at an ejection, but according to their own wishes—Jefferson 1807. The Press, by arraigning public functionaries, at the tribunal of pub lic opinion,produces reform peaceably, which must otherwise he done by rev olution—Jefferson 1823. lady of the house is ill from gas. So, she is to try the sea air a sea bathing, at Fortress Monroe. The President has been driven from his chosen church, by gaping crowds, which had to be held in check by the police, and is worshipping in obscurer places, unheralded and unrecognized. The Japanese Ambassador in his sympathy, seeing his dilemma, has highly recommended the religion of his country, much of which is per formed by a machine, with a clock work arragement, which after having been wound up, runs itself, and re quires no more concern. There are obviously many advan tages to be derived, said the Oriental, from this system. Particularly is it economical. The machine is inex pensive and noiseless, and answers every purpose. Thus one is saved gen uflections, and the din of hortatory ap peal. Whether there will be a serious at tempt to proselyte the entire nation is not now apparent. As, however, this is an age of start ing new thoughts in science and re ligion, and as there is said to be an "analogy of religions” these noisless Oriental Machines may eventually take a strong hold on the popular mind. theirs. Besides, 0-1 NEW YORK GOSSIP. his | sewer 1 inferior to • d ntarck has sent instructions to Ambassador here to give him an ex haustive list of our war vessels—as well as the number and character of those now building. Alas, for us, we have no accom plished diplomatists. We send, rath er to the foreign courts, politicians and demagogues, as a reward for services rendered in a heated cam paign. Mrs. Stonewall Jackson has been offered the position of Postmaster at Lexington, Va., where she ’ong resid ed, and where her husband is buried, but she declined. There is a rumor, that she wil be offered the P. O. at Richmond, Va., where the Republicau factions ca not be reconciled. We will see. The ap pointment would be a sentiment al o:.e. Miss Lizzie Van Lew—a strong unionist, held the same office for eight years, during Grant's Administration. Mrs.Jackson is now living in North Carolina, with her father; who is very old, and whose hea th is precarious. Mr. Marti 11 who owned the C og iact Distilleries in France, has just died- aged 46. It in not stated that he died from too deep, and too frequent potations of his own celebrated bran dy. As, however, he lived in a coun try where no one driuks water, and where it is thought that the fates mako all things difficult to the sober, we imagine that he lived as hilarsous- iy ft 8 »j°Hy friar. Every one remembers the kindness of President Cleveland, in keeping Fred Douglass in office, as Recorder of Deeds in the District of Columbia, until his time expired, and how be subsequently requited this kindness, by the most wicked unscrupulous abuse. The present Recorder is Mr. Trotter, also a negro. Now this sa-te Douglass is clamoring f »r his old place, and wishes Trotter re moved. If the President once varies from his avowed purpose of reining all effi cient men, until the expiration of their terms of office, the Deluge will be upon us, and there will not be at hand any ark of refuge, iota which we may es cape. The Tory Premier of England—Lord Salisbury is said to be well pleased with the appointent of Robt. Lincoln. This is the first kindly word, and semblance of a smile from the grim old mother country, since our late unpleas antness with Lionel Sackville "West. It is not stated, why Lord Salisbury is inclined to be so gracious. Probably because he knows nothing about Mr. Lincoln. "Still Living in the Dark Ages’* People who, through ignorance, dose themselves with the violent cathartics that injure the digestive organs, afford hut partial or temporary relief, and leave the bowels more costivo than before. The refinements of medical science have overcome all these evils, in tuc form of Dr. Pierce’s Pellets, which are "gentl persuaders,’’sure in action,and aid Dame Nature to reassert her authori’y. When he is aided, not opposed, all is well. THE KING OF HOLLAND The Stewart Will Case grossing: Attention. En- bESTRUCTlVE F| Re CAPITALISTS BUILDING A PLAT HOUSE OF THEIR OWN It will Require Slake Good the of Desolation and Crisp — Horrible Helpless Persons. »°n*. I Loss—Leota U , . \ Distress—Q a Death “an* t , of PURIFY THE BALLOT. We have uttered our anathema against Quay and Dudley, and the rest of those who offer and take a bribe; and we have looked with unconcealed, contemptuous -scorn at the mad mob of hungry, expec tant, disappointed Republicans, who have besieged the unhappy' President; but there is a serious side to this come dy, which if not' heeded in time, may end in a tragedy. The wi§est of those who love their country, and wish her well, regard with dismay the almost universal corruption of this country, both in municipal and national affairs. It is thought that the case requires immediate and heroic treatment, else Ilia Republic will share the fate of all those which have proceeded it. It has heen suggested, to punish with S/LMAGUNDI. Deacon Smith, Mr. Ha'stead's Part ner, says that the Repub.icau Sena tors who voted against confirmation did so, because a fellow feeling makes, us wondrous kind.* Neither Plumb, Ingalls, nor Teller is without the suspicion of bribery. Everts is not charged with corrup tion; but he did tbe bidding of the party in tbe Ha'stead case, just as he always does. His habitudes of thought are, of course,those of an accomplished lawyer; and he regards himself as the attorney of the Repub'ican party, and is ever ready to respond to its de mands! Blaine is not at all reconciled. The Senate haring adjourned, he is urg ing the President to appoint Halstead to serve until Congress meets again. No man, however, who respects him self, would be willing to accept a for eign mission humiliated, and handi capped thus. - John Sherman requests Blaine to fi 1 the vacancy with Foraker. He however is not willing to go, because Sherman wishes, for political considerations, to seud him into banishment. Behold how sweet and pleasant it is, to dwell together in unity! It was proposed in the Senate to pass resolutions in favor of England’s Quaker statesman, John Bright. It is we'l known that the Quakers,, in a’ their generations, have entertained anti-slavery views. Hoar, iff Massachusetts, favored the resolutidhb, ’because, Bright, during the late war, haij openly expressed his sympathy, for the anti slavery North. Whereupon Senator Reagan, of Texas, had the resolution referred to the committee on foreign rela tions, where it was very properly killed. Thus again, unexpectedly, has this Hydra-s averv—thrust its hideous head into full view, making It impos sible for us to keep the peace. By the way, vice-President Morton made a blunder in putting Reagan’s motion, by deciding that the motion was carried affirmatively, before the negative vote was taken. Robert Lincoln’s law practice is said to he lucrative, and as he has an invalid wife, and an invalid son, he has obtained his consent very reluc tant to go to England. He is not expected to sail until the New English Ambassador arrives; so his time of departure is uncertain. He will he requested to negociate a new extradition treaty; after which there will he no refuge for the rogues but suicide. It' is believed, that a good treaty wi 1 have a tendency to check dis honestly in both countries. Certainty of detection, and impossi bility of escape, will not encourage wicked speculation with funds belong ing to estates, Bankers and corpora tions. The occupants of the White House, being mortal like the rest of us, and having a nervous system, are sick of dress parade as a business, and the vessels at Apia were found to be quite As knowledge and wisdom are far from being one, and are rarely found in the same person, and as wisdom has reference to conduct, we need at the German court a discreet and complished diplomatist. The Samoan difficulties are to be adjusted. The Germans are speaking in contemptu ous terms of our navy, both as to numbers and as to build. Our war In a Moribund Condition—History of His Family and Reign. The Hague, April 6.—King William is sinking. The court physicians say he cannot survive but a few hours. William III was born in 1817. Hp married Sophia, a daughter of the king 9t 'Wurtemberg, in 1839, and succeeded his father, Wil liam II, jn 1849. In 1877 Queen Sophia died, and ii) 1^79 the king Married Emma, a daughter of the priijje of Wal- dick. The king is a descendant also of Catherine the Great, as well as the Prince of Or ange. Having as- wiluam in op Holland cended to the throne in 1849, he ruled 40 years. His reign has been remarkable for noting ex cept a long series of scandals. The best thing that any friend of the king can say of him conscientiously is that he was good natured to his Dutch people, as well as to Paris actresses; didn’t try to gel more money out of them than was fair, and even allowed his civil list to be re duced by 120,000 francs a year, when re quested to do so by the people’s repre sentatives. The heir to the throne, Princess Wil- helmine, is the only child of the king’s second marriage. The king had children by his first wife, but they all died. After the death of the Prince of Orange, the last of these chil dren by the former marriage, there was a grand assembling of the senators and representatives at “The Hague” to con firm the little princess as heir apparent and to nominate heir mother as regent in case of the king’s death before the child should attain her majority. All arrange ments were then perfected and the suc cession thus provided for. For many years there has been to Ik of the union of the kingdoms of Holland and Belgium. It is said that of late the prom inent men of both kingdoms do not op pose such a-union, and it is quite proba ble that it will be brought about by the marriage of the heir apparent of the Bel- S in throne, Prince Baudouin, and the incess Wilhelmine of Holland. Tlie Body of a Youth Recovered. Helena, Ark., April 6.—The body of Anderson Williams, a youth of 19 years, who has been missing for several days, and whose relatives and friends have been advertising and searching for him, was found Friday in Cassiday’s Lake, three miles belpw the city. It is not known whether it is an accidental •drown* ing or suicide. Deafness Can’t be Cured by local applications, as they can’t reach the diseased portion of tbe ear. There is oily one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deaf ness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucus lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect bearing, and when it is entirely closed, Deafness is the result, and unless the infiamatiou can be taken out and this tube restored to its % normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever y nine ac ~ cases out of ten aro caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condi tion of the mucus surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness, (caused by catarrh.) that we cannot cure by taking Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free, fira .v i " Pathetic Scenes About Town—Four Little Infants are Brought to Fotter's Field by .Tearful Relatives—The Events at the Metropolis — Bennett’s ' London Scoop. New York, Aprils.—The Stewart will case seems to have the call this week. Those who were present when the wit-, nesses testified on Thursday possess a pretty good idea of the eccentric wife of the late millionaire. Gen. James G. Wil son described her thus: “She was very intelligent, but was hard of hearing and partially nearsighted. She was not a great conversationalist, and I never knew her to engage in much reading. She never discussed books.” To illustrate Mrs. Stewart’s lack of practicality, Mrs. Helen Brown told how she once or dered from a corset peddler and paid for in advance six pairs cf corsets, although she had just brought home from Paris ten brand new pairs. Mrs. Brown also said that Mrs. Stewart could not understand the difference be tween principal and interest. Dr. Haight related how he urged Mrs. Stewart to convert an idle building into an office building. “And what are office build ings, pray?” .asked Mrs. Stewart. Dr. Haight, explained to her, and she said: “Oh!” Another witness detailed at length Mrs. Stewart’s opinion of the late Alexander T. “Mrs. Stewart thought as her hus band did on all subjects. If Mr. Stewart thought any one an angel, Mrs. Stewart entertained the same opinion. If Mr. Stewart regarded a person as having ability, Mrs. Stewart participated in the same opinion. If Mr. Stewart disliked a g erson the aversion extended to Mrs. tewart; and if any person disagreed with Mr. Stewart, she was offended. She was influenced entirely by her husband in all matters.” Some people now cease to wouder why the suit was brought. * * * Plans for Dockstader’s theatre, which is to be located on Broadway, between Daly’s theatre and the Metropolitan opera house, were approved in the early part of the week, ana work on the structure will be begun immediately. The new home of the famous minstrel organiza tion, of which Dockstader. is the chief, will possess many agreeable changes from the conventional style of theatrical architecture. It will be as perfect in its acoustics as it will be possible to make it. Silk tufted padded walls will be one of the novelties of the decorations. The chairs will be novel in make and finish, guff will have as an. attachment the new. opera hpx. Ail the patron of the house will have to w»U be,to drop a nickel in a slit at the side of his chair and he will find ready for his use a pair of Opera glasses. The syndicate that furnishes the funds for the enterprise is composed pf *yell known moneyed men, who l figye that a minstrel theatre will pro om of the city’s best theatrical invest ments. * * # The Musical Union here has been grum bling for a year or more about the con stantly increasing importation of German bands. The members of th£ union com plain that every incoming German steam ship in the spring, lands a couple of dozen of these itinerant musicians, who return home in the fall with the money they have earned during the summer. The matter was brought to a crisis by the ar rival of 400 German musicians with their horns, harps and drums in the steerage o£ thfi W&Jsnyi&pd* Representative^ gf the Musical Union swore hard Hfore the Castle Garden officials that the 400 came over under contract with a grand mana ger who had agreed to pay them fixed salaries, and would reap the profit of letting them loose on the country. The officials axe investigating the complaints. * • » Four dead babies were brought to the morgue one morning this week in bas kets for burial in the potter’s field. Both parents of the first child brought were discharged from the shoe factory where they worked about two months ago, and since th^fc time have been struggling with poverty. As they handed the wicker basket containing the remains of their child to Morguekeeper Fogarty the tears rolled down their cheeks. "It's no use, Joe, I can’t bury de kid,” said a dissipated-looking young man who brought his child to be buried in the pot ter’s field. “I’ve tried all de boys, and dey won’t give up de dust, so here she is,” and he carelessly tossed the basket on a chair and departed. The third basket, containing the body of a 4-months-old baby, was brought to the morgue by an errand boy. There was a death certificate tied to the basket. The fourth basket was brought by a respectable-looking working mam, He lost his position as driver on one of the street car lines on account of the recent strike. He could not afford the expense of a funeral and he requested, that if possible, his child should not be given up to the dissecting table. F NOTES. The resignation of Ward McAllister as secretary of the entertainment commit tee of the centennial celebration is re garded as eminently proper in view of the circumstances. Ward is all right, you know. Sam Small, the Pluckiest man in Amer ica, is at the Fifth Avenue hotel. Such a man is wanted in congress to put life into the crowd there assembled, and Sam should be given the chanca. That was a great “beat” the New York Herald’s London edition secured on the Stanley letter. Boodle melted the scru ples of the printer, and the proof was stolen. Great journalism that. The Chicago-all-America baseball teams who have been a-playin«- all around the world, returned yesterday. Spring is here, and strawberries are reduced to only $1 a box. I suspect they are a little sour besides. ' • ' ■ ; m WmM&M&r c. g. Yankton, Dak., April particulars of the great fire J*.- several days has swept the state 1 f* in its arid path death and desoia^S arriving every hour. Many 0 f a!** ports sent out were fabrications * i telegraph wires were down and n ^ roads in the vicinity. 0 ^ Since the memorablo blizzard of - than a year ago there has not been ** a calamity. The loss of life is not *** so far as is known, but the loss burning of live stock, buildings and ** sonal property will aggregate millj! dollars. The fire started six miles * east of Clifton, from sparks from« and swept Sully and McPherson The villages of Leola, Volin "(L Packawanc, Waconda and Monntv von were practically totally destrn ’ not more * than two or three strJjiS remaining at each place. Great (W 1 was done to the farming commuriB? 1 the vicinity of Aberdeen, - 1 : I Kt a °d D|! Millbank, Yankton, Mitchell Smet. The flames were swept 71 waftt by a gale of wind blowLJl less than 60 miles an hour, and ccnth» I ing all .day. Houses, barns, granarul fences, grain and everything comw I ble were swept away. The ground!:I dry, and where there was no fire pi I dust was whirled into the air until itSI scured the sun and compelled the liXI ing of lamps as early as 4 o’clock p T’l At Leola, the county seat of jfcp son county, 26 out of 30 business ho™, were burned, and only 12 out of 40^1 dences remain. Two persons were bu * to death. • Near Blunt the loss is $200,000. _ houses were wrecked, and a larg^ burned near Vermillion. Farmers near Millbank are left d« tute, and the village of Marvin is t ened with destruction. Seven buildings at Yankton were i molished, and at Volin only three boil mgs remain. The destruction of 01^ in Hutchinson county, is almost toh Packawana and Mount Vernon, flourishing villages, are no more. Around Janesville the loss is estimated! at $100,000. Telegraph lines aredovJ and it is difficult to get detailed reporpl from interior points. Your correspond! ent estimates the total property lossy] not less than $3,000,000. The ordinal precaution against prarie fires were il vain, owing to the great velocity m] continued force of the wind. Flamai several instances were carried over 15 feet of ploughed ground, and building a long ways distant from the sur fires were ignited by the intense I and fire brands that were caught up y whirled through the air. Near Fredericks great destruetioefl property is reported. Abraham Rate! choff, a farmer living mar there,n] roasted to death. Several other penal are missing. j The farm of Louis Cline was burail over, and all the property thereon «i| destroyed. Mrs, Cline was an invjU I and unable to leave the house. Oth | members <5? the family endmoretol save oulside property until St wri late to reach the house and Mis. "' was burned to a crisp. firS near HighnSSFe. Fully farmers lost everything, including 1 ings; hay and stock. Annie Sweeny,! aged 23, was driven from her house kjj the flames into the burning prairie,! where she was suffocated by smoked! burned to a crisp. She had been lefil alone that day by her father, forwtail she wasliousekelper, and the fire cun I during his absence in Highmore, whffl I he was notified of her death and of lb j loss of all the buildings on his farm, lb I news brought by Thomas F. Corey, I came for a doctor to attend Mrs. Thonal W. Tibbs, who was seriously burned, hsj little son being burned to a cinder. tt 8*w iMicira fob rai rarexor 1 fi To tntrodoae cm mm «■& ftajriUnt omU* -Bin, tot 80 A farmer name Schultz shot a tramp F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0. Mich ” md wiU * , _ - inywbew. Uinj r jour hit on . .into*, mirror, or »o j ■ - .urf» MriatitTToncUvb H . _ loot*. OstStfiOo. P.aXMjjlrydnLD mwE 1 Ca,lg.S»M 3 g TO ADVERTISERS. A list of 1000newspapers dividedIntoSTAn AND SECTIONS wfil be sent on £ free. 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