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LICENSE TAX. Ro, .m.<0£ TO BE ACT- ~I»PAT AFTERNOON. •v A Valter In which every Cltlaen in Athene I. vitally CeneerncX, Enrr them te a* Swkjeete* te a IIcmm Tax. the VarrhaninMU with I Bale* and the Tender af Erie, a! i Hare toaay far the Mrelete ai weta.wiHatae—~ Auctioneer! $ CO 00 Agents hot special'y li rated 15 00 Agents for the «»te of pstent rights tad agriculture) im- plsmsnta loceteil id the store of sth«rs or is 15 p0 mlsaps p 10 b 60 00 BsVi or bonkers ***h Brokors, street, pew» or L wuethor located to sag of fice or io tbs street Blacksmith shops each forgo Bottleing works for soda or mia erst waters or* her. drinks Tmj.00 Barbtr shops on each chair set -V- op and used *60 Bakeries - 5 00 Boerdiog Houses takibg tran sient boarders - Cotton com prose, each Contractors taking contracts .of .15000 or orer Contact,.re i.kingconttidsofer 5500 and less than gaOUO Cotrscora taking eontracia font 1230 and leas than 10 00 80 00 85 00 10 00 6 00 8 50 20,00 80,000 king Contracts under |250 Cotton dealers, either buyer! or sellers (ronematra within tba dtp, and producers an- copied) for th uiselras or otb ra. each par peer of more than 1(M and Iras than 1,000 bales Of more then LOOOtnd leu thus 8,000. Of mort than 2,000 and lea* than 4.U0U. Of more than 4,000 and less than 7,000 Of mere than 7,000 and left than 10,000 Of mart than 10,000 and lata than 80,000 Of 20,00o bslas or more Cabinet shops repairing furni ture Coal or coke Tarda, agencies or draltrs ■l Carriage.shops i**. repairing . wood work Carrier- shin- r 0 . grp.lrinc and earring* and wagen reposito ries Circ ti u c rens shows, • r street parades each exhihiiioiror perform-tice per day Circus a de si.ow«, <>r perform ance or eshibitios of like character per dap West and cotton fictoriea, cor ering all legitimate business of such factor! a. ] Drape or dslirrrp wagons, wbethrr hauling for oelf or others, wher* a charge it made for hauling: when drawn bp one hors* 5 00 When drawn by,two borer* 15 00 Drug; is'a who sell liquors snd wine, in sddition to mer chants tsi Dancing masters Distillers of spirituous liquors Dps bosses Esprers companies Fortune tellers or astrologers Foundries anil maebins shops. Fsetorirs, sash, blind or plan ing mill Ou fitting shopa or plombora Gunsmith shops, not run bp Klansod blacksmith, Harness shops Harncu shops for rcpslr onlp Hotels Hack—ou boras “ twu “ Omnibus—tr a horse t ■* four or more be. ms Ousuo dealers or agents, slous or in connection with other - prison peddling v. in the dtp am. I> a. aurh as egfV reget. bl a, butter, fruit* a d the like, (pro- ducer eaorpted) Piano tuning and repairing Paintnhops * Printing offlet, including nows- GffuSi* *** Pubiio weighers Restaurants without lodging whan a charge of 85 at*, or Ira* par meal te msdt Restaurants without lodging whom s charge of more than 25 ctw for meals Restaurant* with lodging Photographers * . . _ ResUstdl. agent. Soo Skstteg risks per srssoe 10™ Shooting galleries 16 Sod* fonnteins conectsd with 11 other business or net, par season 6 00 Standi nutters 6 00 Sawing machines, etch comps. up or datlar 20 00 Ttkgrapb offices 100 00 Tdapbona exchange or office 60 00 Teilor shops 6 oo Terra cotta and drain pipe 1 work* 10 00 Warthousea 25 00 WatehauksiS, repair work only 6 00 Opera houses or other halls where public exhibitions tragieen Wagon yards Undertakers or coffin ware houMS P til ling end Loan Associations Gas wurks^ __ Tanneries Ifarbi* yards and sgenetes . TAXATION- Designs 80 00 80 00 20 00 25 00 15 00 10 00 C. A. SCUDDER, V • ' Silversmith. ) MUST CLG iSE OUT! Haring decided to lanvs Athens, 11 ptat close out my stock of JEWELRY & S3 IVERWARE At one*, and for th* naxt TEN D. wT 8 fiaW will offer th* aama at PRICES BELOW ACTUA1 k NEW YORK COST. A. E^ iTANS, marlOdtf. A ( Long and. Taylor's Drug Store. 800 00 10 00 500 00 6 00 100 00 10 00 50 00 80 00 15 00 5 00 10 00 8 50 16 00 80 00 In Sunday's Banner-Watchman ap pear* s piece eighed "Potter of Terse.'’ de starts out bp saying: "If th* rate of tssstinn In sverp other dtp in Georgia was 2 per contend in Athene only on*, half of oneprreentand an effort should bo mad*, on account of the growth of our city, todoubl* our tax, a howl would be raised that conld be heard from Dan te Kcnheba.” Let us, dtisona of Athena aak "Potter of Tessa,'' wbat right baa h* to impugn anch motiroa, or arraign our citisrnx in snob broad language. On laelTasuday ovtnisgsttR, Mxowy city fathers had oaltaii a meeting express ly ior tha consideration of the apodal tag ordinance; end inrited the opinion of the citizen! on tho same. After th* bill was road by the city Attorney, Meoral of our most prominent citixens, Messrs R. I/. Moss, J. \V. Brumby G. H. Yancey, A. L. Hull, Dr. Lyndo nd other gentleman expressed their .pinion freely and fully, against the mtin fpatures of the ordinance, n-t againit th* spirit and duties of our city Father* but i gain it th* plan whioh they wera about w adopt of apeciflo taxation. Thaa* gentleman (citizens) opposed the lew be cause it uxod, heavily, a few of onr poor and honest industries; and lesres until- ed three fourths or seven eight* of th e property of our city which look not ono dollar of the burden by special taxation. Tht citizens simper contended that the erty of Athens will increase in rslue lust in proportion to ite growth. And te it possible that onr dtp assesot* will forget sit this sed not assess property it, ite rain*? And if pro|» ty te aaatsaed at it* value, and ; hat rain* te ono two or three hundred thousand dollars mor* than . heretofore, w 11 not that glr# ua mor* 0 00 money from taxation? Than let ns pat on th* ons fourth per cent tax, try it; put on a good healthy atraat tax, try it, to gether with only such special tax, A* X hare specified, try that. Indie people te coma fa, your city, encourage all msn- e.arturss of terry class, keep off all th* b rden from your regular business mi n that you can, so Ihey may terit* business to Athens successfully, And my word for it, yon will find yonr dtp treasury arith sufficient funds for til municipal purposes. Then let us all adopt th* best court* possible, null together lor Athens, acting wisely and cautiously. 8. C. Dobbs, Professional Ellqwett* prevents some doctors from adver tising their skill but we are bound by no such conventional rule* and tiiink that if we make a discovery that te of benefit to our fellows, we ought to spread the fact to the fJ l SMlfti«RBdm il MI the fact tnnt Dr. R. V. Fierce’*” Golden Medical Discovery”'is the best known remedy for consump tion (scrofula of the lungs) and kindred diseases. Send to cents in stamps for Dr. Pierce’s complete treatise on consumption, with un surpassed means of self-trestment. Address, World's Dispensary Med- iral Association,' 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y. . Do not desps<r of curing j our sick ■headache when you can so easily obtain t. Carter's Little Liver Pills. They will ; effect a prompt snd permanent eurt. , Their action is mild snd natural. let factories . .. Ice houses, sgenetes or (Mats lee cream saloons, oonnected with other business or not lea craam oarta Insurance, seek company, fire, life, accident *r co-opera tive, doing business in th* city, directly cr through Lunch counters, snd small sat ing houses wher* no un cooked produce or mar- chandiat it told, Luerr stables Lire stock dealers Lire stock dealccs per month Lumber merchants or lumber yards Merchants, traders, factors, com mission mercbtntotr share engaged in selling foods, burden of texalionjshould be felt alike by ell property owners, snd that class l-git- laUois it wrong, thst laws whether muni cipal or state should hare a general oper ation, that th* burdens under th* apocial tax, as published would dries from our city the men of small mesne, and prarant their engaging In business pursuits in a small way, bast suited to their capital and business culture. Further these cit terns contended that Athens had not ax hausted her resources lor raising monsy. Only on* and one tenth of 1 per cent bad btan laeied by our city gorarament. <0 00 Th* kw^allow* them to levy aa high a* 1 6 00 on* fourth per cant upon tba taxable pro 15 00 petty of th* city. Citlaene ask that the conncil go so fir as tha law allows, and demands a sptciAe tax on ell shows, cir- cuscs theaters, pedlars snd itinerant tra dera, who do not pcrmenently settle down in our city; slso demand, soon as yon can burs enactment of tew to do a<\ n tax either . poll or atraat, to be applied specially for stradts and sidewalk tnproremenfs. Let th* people know thst their money te to be spent in this way snd thsy will pey it willingly. In fact eitissn* wtn In favor of texttion to raise mar* money,enabling us toks*|) abrekst with th# prarpectir* imnn>r*mtnte of ear growing eily, butto be’careful and not adopt a law suited for t city of fo- ty or fifty thousand, when ite operation is only orer a city of nin# or ten thonasnd. Lst os held out every inducement to peo ple to coma to Athens. Thsyarill rant th* property of onr w. slthiest citizens, and create s demand for building mor* stcr* snd dwelling houses. Tax them upon the tdrnlorem system, and you will find your papulation increasing jssr by yssr. But "Potter of Texes’’ says "petitions tra circulated speeches full of son** and lit- ebandis* whose average stock te lest than *500 so** avenge steak te from *300 io 11.000 Whose average stock te Bout 11 000 to (2000 - m average stock it Bum 82.000 to 85.000 o*e average stock te from *5000 to (10.000 WhoM iTtnie stock fs from *10,000 to *15,000 WhoM stock is mor* than *15,- ff@sfcabis? htuaand for eachaddi- l thousand, rang* stock is mor* 6 00 T 50 10 00 U 60 *0 00 20,00 1600 600 6 00 600 15 00 g| lb 00 1000 lit tleness are'heard Intimidating onr city fathers.” Wall t hare a batter opinion ef our city father* then that. I believe they ere ell gentlemen, and bar* th* ci ty’s interest it heart; but God forbid to* time should corns, when the citixens cannot appear before their city fathers, sad men especially when invited to giro their opinion!. In a multitude of coun cils then te often safety. When nor to 00 legislators of th* State introduce s bill of ' they osnstly publish It fur khi - ’* la Nature’s own true laxative, the most easily taken and most offec tive remedy knowo to Clesnes the System when Billiousor Costive; to dispel Headaches, Colds, and Fevers, to Care Habitual Constipation, Indi gestion, Piles, etc. Manufactured only by tha California Fig Syrup Company; San Francisco, Cal. For sale by Wade & Sledge, Wholesale and Betail Druggist, Athena, Ga. No one knows better than those who hart used Carter's Lilt!: Liver Pills what relief they hare given when taken for dyspepsia, dizziness, pain in the sidr f cttttiialun, and disordered somache. ‘ PERSONAL NOTES to Lyndon’s for Ufa Preserver. N4w te th* Urn* to take Smith’s Wcnu Oil. ^ Mr. W. D. Kelly is back from a trip to r* will he a reunion of the Smith aoon. ’.Ned Cohen te in Adnata being x for bis eyas. isays “ad rebrem" means to I a man has. beer has gotten to ba t favorite drink in Athens. Mr* C. P. Wilcox has been quite siek for e#*ral days. • Prof woodfln is reeorsriag from t s* rare Spell of sickness. Mr. Cobb Lsmpkin has morsd into his nsw bouse in Cobbham. We kra sorry to lean of th* siskins* of Mhte Mattie Hunoicutt Mr* Dr. A. W. Calhoun, #f Atlanta, te expected in th* city to-day. Jawelnr below cost, at A. Brans', Long It Taylors’ Drug Store. Dr. eon Donhoff returned yesterday from h short visit to Atlanta. DEALERS IN BOOTS ahd SHOE . Athens,Georgia, e u Y = - Mr. Ik* Dillard * son of Mr. Jim Dil lard of Walton county died vary sudden ly Sunday. He was going bom* from Bahbsth school in his buggy and was taken with n violent case af neningotii and diad in 6 ’ hours. H* was a vary so ber and industrious young man. Their gentle action and effect on the system really make them * perfect little pill. They please those who us* them. Carter's Little Liver Till may wall be termed "Perfection." they at— , several days before taking action, end 1 era told they pay very great attention te snggestteas. mad* through th* prats, all orar: th* State snd then amend, tekt from, ursdd to to* bill as weutd seem to th* beat Interest of people af- f *KtMr/“PSt£» of Taxi*” aay* "a Hind _an can sat that Athena te growing, and bids fair tn he a large elty In th* future.” citizens til acknowledge that,.sad has tby. Latest styias In —. Pmmishingtood. "PottcrcfTeiM" forgotten that th# prop- bp f«M#st la Consnmptlen Incurable? Retd th* following: Mr. C. H. Mor- rte, Newark, Ark., says. "Was down with Abscess in Longs, snd friend* and. physician* pronounced me an Incurable Consumptive, began taking Dr. King's Nsw Discortrv fir Consumption, am now on my third bottle, and able to ovar ies th* work on my farm. It te th* II nest mrdicin* ever nude.” Jesse Mlddlewsrt, Deesinr. Ohio, says: “Had it not boon for Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption f would hue* died of Lung Trouble*. Was given op by doctor*. Am now in hast of health." Far sals Ira John Crawford A Co, Wholesale snd Retail Druggists. A Bed Death. On Sunday afternoon at 6 o’clock, it her home In Blalrarille, Mr*. Martha Blair widow of tha late Was. Blair branth «id bar last. Shotted for several yrars beau a sufferer of dyapapa.*, andrhanma- tteo, which Anally caused her death. She was a da voted Christian, a clever lady and was lond by ill who knew bar.. Th* bartered family has onr deapeit ajmpe- ntlamen’s ay always m 1 Pioneer No. 6, in ell probability will visit / nderson, S. C., in June. Mr. Charley Nicholt, of th* Dixie Finn- te visiting hit family near Athens. Smith’s Live Tonic cunt tick head ache and constipation. msrl2-tf Rogers Bros extra trippls pitted silver- war* below New York soot, A Brass. Mr. E. C. Arnold, of Athens, spent yesterday in Atlanta on argent business. A three room bout* with good well of water to rant Apply to W. M. Pit- *n. Mr*. Robert Smith, of Memphis,Tsnu, is visiting hsr sister, Mrs. Snead, te sur city. Mr. T. B. Fleming t popular merchaat from Point Pater, wti in th* city yes terday. Mr. Bunny McCurdy hod th* misfor tune of cutting his hand vary badly, on Sunday test Hasallon A Dozier an jnst ordering out noma Bn* nsw instrnmante for tbu Athana brass band. Mr. J. E. Ash, car prominent ooUcn buyer, ms returned from a abort trip iu th* Gate City. Lucas, Dtaring A Co. have th* hand- soiatit line of spring sod summer suit ings evtr shown in Athana. Miss Lnslit Hams has returned horn* after spending several months with friends snd nlativst in Augusta. Unfortunately tbs police did notcatek the negro who alole the penis from Gett- ktimer A Buchwtld on Saturday. Mrs. Turner and daughter, from Cow- els, are in the eily spending soma Urn* with tbs family of Dr. J. A. Hnanicutt l Mils Ethel Dunn, on* of Tom peon's attractive daughters, is visiting th* family of Dr. Jas. Camak, on Mtigs street Mr. Wu>. Reaves has accepted th* pe tition ts book-keeper for Messrs Csritou A Reaves, on their Greene county farm. If you want fat,’ sleek horses, ua* th* Arabian Stock Fowdan, ter sal* by Dr. Smith Lyndon. marlA-tf Tha many friends te our eity of Mr. Ed Trainer, of MilladgstiUa, will be glad to team that ha te racovoriog Bum hi* re cant tenra sickness. Gentlemen desiring spring clothing would do well to oxamin* oar stock. All worit-guarinteed to giro entire satisfac tion. Lucas, Deanna A Co. Mr. Leonard Fbiutey, a prominent law yer of tht Augusta bar, wax in Athana, Sunday. Mr. Phieiiy uferm* us that th* Augusta Exposition te fairly booming Lucas, Drsring A Co. tra now redv- ing sn elegant line of Gentlemen'* Fur nishing goods, which ihs public (re in vited to exsaine. Wacted on* thousand hands at 11.26 per day to work on tho M. A C. railroad. Pownu, A Davis roar. mtrStf Mr. D. R. Motlsv hi* cpsnsd * hotel in Daniilsvillt, and if you want a good mod this is-the place to go. Mr. Mosley ts tn old hotel keeper sad knows exactly hew to treat hi* customers. Unlike other cathartics, Dr Pierice's “Pellet*” do not render the bowels coative sfter operation, but, on the Contrary, establish a permanently heaU’iy action.Bcing entirely veg etable, no particular caru^is required * u A FLEMING PLOW ! It is ono of the best, the price is low and the points and other repairs are cheap. FOR. SALE AT FLEMING’S HARDWARE STORE. RACKET STORE! te 1 In presenting our business to the Citizena of Athens end vicinity we nre pleased’to announce that it is the a • 'X ye DOLLARS RIDE OF MERCHANDISE. IS. v.t With our bnyers always in the market baying from Credit Stricken Dealers. .* <*;.j . • . From men bard up, buying where dollars count the victories gtined ere legions end the RACKET STORE V • Will never loose the power end force of one of them by piling on UNDUE PROFITS; We prepose to do a live cath budness, and to induce just at many people to get out of the 0T CREDIT SYSTEM ' AS POSSIBLE There can be but littlq encouragement to the consumer wh buy his goods through • system of merchandiseing which h it taking his money to support the man t"’ value of tha Rackets are due to 1 intelligence, of e