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Athens, Ga., September 20, )88l.
FRENCH 11AIR STORE!
Thos e desiring anything i„ l la ir
work should «end their orders to
FTTHRER,
or. Whitehall St., Atlanta, Ga,
rp 10 Wi(»s, Bangs,
Toupees, Braids, Curls Frizzes, etc!
u u ?r mV,l " g8 and res
stores F„ded Braid* Satisfaction
}.'Uaranleed.
■“ GW. MOTES & CO.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Saddles, Harness, Collars (Sc..
33E.. W. T. PARK
*Ooc opposite Kimball House, Deoatur St’,)
^ktloua-ta, GSa.
T ^wJl/SS? in *° oce t** fal treatment of all
Chronic Disease* in either sex. and various
complicated old standing cases upon which
h ra£{* U *2- C V e * Syphilis^in .11 its
s ages, Blood, Skin ana Lung disease*. Catarrh
tL*iVo ! 0n fh Kid ?®y ™d alTaifections of
\i ^rJ D f r ^ Womb Dineases, cto., etc.
"I* *'‘ <i Mor Ph!ne Habit. All with
^„v £v '"‘ ant ro S edll '»- * nd without Mer-
cur> loisonoun or Nauseous doses. Mail to
i»un a full history and statement of your afflic
tion whatever it may be, with postage stamp for
T, Ho " 0T °° uye 10 Atlanta aud
toi hult him in ponton.
AND DEALERS IN
Saddlery, Hardware, Etc.
96 Whi.tsh.all Street, . awawta, n a
We ai>k your attention to
manufactured with Great Care.
of this trade, and in STYLE and FINISH of 8A
GENUINE RUST PROOF
Seed. "Wheat!
1 HAVE to H' lirc a few bushels of Choice
hust Proof Seed Wheat which will yield
thru, any Known variety, will
more per acre
noi mat and i
Jn r hurdlcl.
scp6-wtf
cry heavy (Train. Price ♦*.<*>
ll. S. HUGHES,
Athene, Ga.
The New York Enamel paint com
pany, ol New York, guarantee the
mixed paint not to crack, peel or
chalk, and will repaint any house a:
their own expense, that is painted
with this paint, that does. B II
Bronmhead it Co., Atlanta, Ga, are
general agents and carry a large stock.
Write them lor sample caid.
For doors, sash and blinds, mould
ings, stair work, or brackets, corress
pond with B. II. Broomhead «fc Co.,
30 Decatur Street Atlanta, Ga. They
are successors to Longlev and Robin
son.
Rupture Cured !—Stricture
Cured.—Without tho use of the
knite or painful means. Lost man
hood restored, and diseases of men
successfully treated by J. W. Gur«
t.EY, M. D„ C7 Whitehall Street, L' »
lanla, Ga. Ma0-6w. y§
Uon’t use whitewash to cleanse
walls rooms, hut if your ceilings or
your are soiled, write to B. H. Brooms
head «fc Co., Atlanta, Ga., for prices
nnd sample card of Johnson's dry-
sized kalsoniine.
•lock of SADDI.EBY, HARNESS, COLLARS, Ac. Oar Goods are
Ur?™ our" long experience in this line, we think we know the wssln
.« o. * no-and FINISH of 8ADDLES, HARNESS, Ac., we cannot and will not be
7 • »»PP'y everything wanted for the horse. Our stock is complete in all such goods as are'
u ‘ u * U r kept in a first-class Saddlery house. Our prices are low and In keeping with the times.
pineaS^ C. W. MOTES, SG Whitehall Street, Atlanta, Ga.
J. !'. MONTGOMERY,
Broad Street, Between Col. S. C. Dobbs and McGinty’s Furniture Store,
WILL SOON KEEP IN STORE
BUGGIES, CARRIAGES,
Wagons, &c., Made to Order.
THE OLIVER CHILL PLOW,
ANDT1IE
Old Hickory Wagon,
Jttst x jsri
A SEW LINE OF MAGNIFICENT NOVEL SCENERY AND ACCESSORIES
DESIGNED® PARTICULARLY FOE OUK
Artistic and Royal Panel Portraits 1
MO’RE&SLY 10E OUR
Granoj ExTimit
at
tt
THE WORLD S COTTON EXPOSITION J”
DAVIS’ PREMIUM GALLERY !
Frames For Artistic and Superior Photographs.
AWAY AHEAD !
Old Pictures Ooi>±©<aL 'and Enlarged.
OUR JEFFERSON LETTER.
Jefferson, Ga., Sept. 19
Dear Banner :—It has rained ale
THE FARQUIlAlt ENGINE, Noted for Durability anil
Power.
THE FARQUHAR SEPARATOR Nothing better nor
Cheaper in market.
THE BOOKWALTER VERTICAL ENGINE, 6J Horse J
Power, for $355.
throw their votes away on Duggar as
the republicans did on Archer in 1877.
Painters in want of supplies such
as while lead, oil, tcrpiiitine, varnish
es, colors of any kind, either dry or in
oil, or paint brushes, would do well to
write to li
Inula Ga.
Also Cotton Presses, Saw Mills, Sorgum Mills. Evaperaters, Ac. We will add lo our list Tools, Im-
1»1« jnents and other Machinery an circumstances mar justify.
Several brands of first class FEK1ILIZEES Also 100U bushels of Montgomery’s pure Rust Proof
OAT.S, rained from pure renovated seed
Beth Thomas, Clocks, Rogers &
Sons cutlery, McBride’s spoons, forks
castors, champion ice-cream lreezers,
library lamps, Dixon’s stove polish,
Maiblock it Sous’ splendid English
white granite ware, all tried and prov
en to be as good if not the best in the
world furnished to the trade strictly
at manufecturers prices by McBride
A Co., Atlanta, Ga. oct!9w.
ANDT1IE
have told Mr. Duggar, of Fannin, that
if he will take the field against me,
that they will support him. Dugga^
is an avowed republican. These men
do not intend to vote for him ; they
know he cannot be elected, and yet
by .their fair promises, tliey induce
biin to take the fijld with a view of
inducing republicans, who prefer an
THE ATLAS ENGINE. One of the most popular, and noth- j independent to a ring candidate, to
ing better in the market.
Tlic Well Known Eclipse Engine.
We have .lie well known BROWN COTTON GIN, CONDENSER and FEEDER. Tht oheapest GIN I It is UP. worthy again because it is not
on the market—ban always given satisfaction. . ”
Also the I. X. L. FINDLAY COTTON GIN, CONDENSER and FEEDER. A very popular Gin iu respectful tO the masses of the people,
Middle Georgia, made in Macon. I* # i
Ci i -|i • -i j tt -i either republicans or democrats, to
Sample Engines and inns kept on Hand. their intelligence or their position
among the other congressional districts
Proof | of this state, for reasons which are
perfectly obvious to all who will think
for a moment. Duggar boasts I urn
dersland, that ho will get the organized
vote. Those who have misled him
iuto this opinion, are certainly trifling
with the people, and with the great
number of honorable democrats who
have thought it their duty heretofore
to support the nominee ot the con
vention. IIow disgraceiul it is to
promise the support of an organization
whose purpose is ostensibly to elect
democrats, to a republican, simply to
quality of inf,lo^anI crush a man clearly the choice of the
Lily, Roods win t« .eut on selection by mail or express, whole people, whom they have tound
they will send a description of articles and qualities wanted. . . ... , r . ,
All goods by them are warranted aa represented. REPAIRING of Watches, [Clocks and Jewelry It impossible tO beat ID a tair StAUU
s.wnntl* nlton.lo.1 tn * . -jJ " I *
J 1 up fight and with their strongest men
as nominees.’
‘What kind of a man is Mr. Dug
gar ?’ asked the Banner.
would be more honorable if won fairly, cheerfully stepped forward to sign his
instead of by artifice.’ bond and your paper spoke in the
‘What are the unworthy methods of highest terms of him. May be a man
which you speak?’ from Ohio might have satisfied my , . , . . ,
•Why, sir, there are. leading ene- irate friend better, but under the cir- T >^essantly here since last Fn-
rniea of mine who claim to be demos cumstances I preferred Matt. Besides . sometimes pouring own most
crats, who. I am reliably informed, he baa been my friend and it is a very
good rule to stand by your friends I
in torrents.
Last Saturday John Watson, (col.)
rr: rr. I was arrested and carried to Athens Winterville.
black or white. Yes sir, I have done , , . . , „ , , *“
j ._ «... onacharge of having violated the P. J. T., of the Oglethorpe Echo,
revenue laws, and his brother William says if any one has a dog he is anxious
Watson, barely escaped being arrested
LOEW & ZANDER,
JEWELERS,
29 Whitehall Street, - - - Atlanta n a
Beg leave to inform the resident* of ATHENS and VICINITY, that they keep constantly on hand a
well assorted stock of
WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, SILVER PLATED
WAHE and OPTICAL COOLS.
Being in direct communication with the Manufacturers, they received Now ns Kcwan
tin brought out. Their Silver l’lated Ware is of the best quality of trip
if the
All.
promptly attended to.
PRAIA TALK.
Tho rain damaged several wells in
the city.
Green field peas have been brought
to market hut they met with slow
sale.
Tho sunshine after the rain is as
welcome as was the rain after the
drouth.
Tho drummer is about the only
visitor that we can count on just now.
lie is on band unanimously.
Have yon sowed as many turnips
as you need ? Then put in a few
more for your neighbors- They will
sell well in this market.
Bob Howard, of the Jackson Her
ald, was in the city to- day, but went
tearing around the street at such a
lively pace that we couldn’t catch him.
We judge he was scooping in the ads.
The express office is nearly ready
for occupation again. As soon as
Capt. Williams moves back there,
Davis and Harris will open their
barbershop at the place which he now
occupies.
A number of wagons are constantly
engaged in hauling wood and several
of our citizens will have a full supply
for tho winter. Many will be unable
to lay in what they need however and
,uine one would find it profitable to
have a wood yard well stocked.
A little man with short legs about
18 inches long created a good deal of
interest, as lie walked around the
streets to-day. Ho was oblivious to
the fact that he was attracting any
attention. We did not learn his name.
Alliens District .Quarterly Conferences—
Fourth Round.
Athens, 1st ihurch, Saturday and
Sunday, Sept., 24 and 25.
Athens, Oconee street Sunday and
Wednesday nights, 25 and 28.
Athens circuit at Antioch, Saturday
a id Sunday, October 1 and 2.
*• Barnett at Fountain, Saturday and
S inday, October 8 and 9.
Morgan at Mallory’s, Saturday and
Sunday, October 16 aud 16.
Rutledge, at Rutledge, Sunday
night, October 16. Quarterly confer,
once at Harmony Monday, October 17.
Madison, Monday night, October
17. ' ' ,
f. Lincoln, Saturday and Sunday,
October 22 and 23.
Little River at Smyrna, Saturday
and Sunday, October 29 and 36,
Washington, Sunday night and
Monday October 30 and 31.
Broad River at Rocks, November
A und 6.
Lexington and Winterville at Craw
ford special, Monday, November 7_
Monroe, at Monroe, Saturday .and
Sunday, November 12 and 18.
White Plains, Greeneaboro, and
Greene, at Greenesboro, special, No
vember 19 and 20.
Watkinsville, Friday, November 25.
Oconee and Factory Misnon at
Powell’s Mills, Sstorday and Sunday,
November 26 and 27. ^ jjjGHAM.
ScntencMl to Dentil.
On Monday last, Policemen IIols
combe aud Cain, of this city, in obe
dience to a subpoena from Greene
Superior court, went down to Greenes-
boro as witnesses in the case of the
State vs. Joe Harris aud Willis Wynn,
the negroes who were charged with
tlic murder of Mr. Z. T. Langston, a
convict guard in Greene county. It
will bo remembered that sometime in
the spring three negro convicts named
Willis Wynn, Joe Harris and Jim
Allen arranged a plot to kill|Langston
and when, in pursuance of their plan
one of the three became careless in his
work, Mr. Langston laid down his
gun and took the hoe to show the
negro how to hill up corn. While
thus engaged another of them grabb
ed the gur. and fired at Mr. Langston
killing him almost instantly. All
three left, but, Willis Wynn returned
next morniug and told all about it. It
was three months or more afterward
when two of the police of this city
caught up with Joe Harris, one of
those who escaped, on a farm in Jack-
son county. Ho has since been con
fined iu Greene county* jail and his
trial came on this week.
Officer Holcombe tells us that the
evidence was substantially us we have
related it and was clear and unmis
takable. It was shown, however, that
Jim Allen, the negro who escaped
and has not been caught, was the one
who did the shooting. Tho trial ot
Hairis did not last long. The Judge
was concise iu his charge aud after
twenty minutes in their room the jury
returned a verdict of guilty of murder.
The Judge then sentenced Harris to
be bung on the lllh day of October.
Willis Wynn was put ou trial after
ward, but lor some reason, tve sup
pose because he did not run off, but
came back and told the story ol the
crime, he was acquitted by the jury.
He evidently had as much hand in
the crime as Joe Harris, and officer
Holcombe says he looks like he was
capable of auy crime, lie never saw
a meaner face on any necro. But he
goes free while Harris hangs. Now
a strong effort Bhould be made to
catch Jim Allen.
The Ninth District.
THE GEORGIA DELEGATION IN CONGRESS,
AND OTHER MATTERS.
Hyy best to have good men in office,
and Jh ibis I have done nothing but
my duty. A majority of the southern
people were defeated in the last pres
idential election, but that is no reason
why we should imitate Joe Brown’s
old roan and ‘set down and cuss.’
Politics is a practical business after
all.’
‘What do you think of the Georgia
delegation in the next congress ?’
‘I think in the house we will com
pare favorably with any of the states,
and in the senate there is no state in
the union can touch us. Mr. Hill if
spared to us, and God grant it, is the
most eloquent debater on the conti
nent, and Gov. Brown handles the
rest of them there both in council and
on the floor, just as if they were a
board ot directors and he owned all
the stock. Oh, Georgia is all right.’
Shaking hands with the gentleman,
who said this, and thinking it would
bo a pity perhaps for the Hon. Ben.
Duggar to spoil it all, the Banner took
its leave.
THE BANNER IN MADISON COUNTY.
Our good friends of the Daniels-
ville Yeoman saw fit, in the last issue
to give us the following flattering no
tices, for which we hereby return our
most sincere thanks. Wo shall ever
strive to deserve such good words:
, , . , .. Our genial friend, Mr. M. C. Caba-
‘Oh, I do not wish to say any thing n j SS) w jjo was with us last week in
personal,’said Mr. Speer,‘of Mr. Dug-i the interest of that most excellent
by jumping out of his bed room win
dow.
The eightieth birthday of the relict
of the late General Burns, was cele
brated last Friday at her home near
Hood’s mills in this county, by a large
number of her children, grand and
great grand children of which we be
lieve there are in all about 50 living.
Since the meeting ot the Athens
Presbytery here, which adjourned to
meet at MaysviUe, Ga. the last Sab
bath in March next, about30sermons
have been preached at the Presbyte
rian and Methodist churches, doing
much good.
An Interview with Hon. Emory S|hit. gar, or anybody else. I simply dess
Our popular Representative has just j P** 1 ® aud pity the weakness and un-
returned to his home from a jaunt in
the mountains, where, with Mrs.
Speer, he has been for several weeks.
We rather fancy this iu ‘Our Emory,’
as Lawshe calls him. Not a few gen
tlemen iu his position of dignity and
credit, would have been off to Lon*
worthiness ot conduct, which trifles in
this way with tho people’s great fran
chise of suffrage and the honorable
office ot representative.’
I do not know,’ said he reflectively,
what 1 have done to deserve this
conduct. I certainly have been fairly
Branch, or Saratoga, or even crossed I chosen by the people and against
the ‘herring pond,’ to pass the rosy many odds. I do not believe there is
hours of newly married life at Lon- w the congress of the United States
don, Paris or Rome, but he seems to a member who can point to two such
think the beauties of the Ninth, so campaigns as those in which the peo-
well described in his famous ‘Arnica- pl e have elected me. Ihree years
lola speech,’ as it is now called, were ‘g° against Col. Billups I carried only
attractive enough even for the honey- 7 °f l ' ,a 20 counties. Last year I car.
moon of a congressman. Though he I r * ed sixteen of the twenty, and the
is not an easy plant for the interviewer p®°pl e increased my majority nearly
the Banner, learning of his return,
concluded to try and get his v'jws on
some questions of interest to its read-
twenty fold. That I have represented
the district with credit to the district
aud to myself, I do not hesitate to
ers. Now in this gentleman, Athens **!■ mos ^ distinguished Imeu in
can certainly boast of a citizen of as
wide reputation, of whom as much is
said, as of any man of his age
congress on both sides are my friends.
I presume nobody can doubt that my
social position in Washington is wor»
try. He is a man of individ
uality, and his office where we
found him is characteristic. It
like no other law office we know, a
in the state, or perhaps the conn- | of the genuine southern society I
represent, and yet my enemies never
cease their scheming and contriving.
There is no off year in politics for me.
Every other member from Georgia
small, white building with a verandah I en J°y the ‘ do,oe far uien ‘ e .’ of his
fronting on College Avenue, and is vacation, but because I do not let a
shaded by one of the finest oaks in the f® w men f° r me whether or not I
city. An humblo ‘shingle’ bearing I •I'*® a candidate, I am the object
the words ‘Emory Speer, Attorney at °f. a , c o ns . taut crusade. ‘However,’
T ... . . _ , , said he brightening up. ‘Thoy don’t
Law,’.designates an office which has | seem lo ac ° onl pH s t much.’
paper, the Athens Banner, did a tell
ing week’s work in our midst We
learn that he secured nearly a hun
dred new subscribers, and these added
to the already large number from old
Ma lison will give that paper an ex
treme circulation in our county. Mr.
Cabaniss is one of the most high
toned gentlemen whom it has ever
been our good pleasure to meet and
the Banner’s Travelling Agent, is
undoubtedly the finest worker in his
line that we ever saw. Represent
ing so worthy an enterprise and po9'
sessing those noble qualities which
inspire with confidence and respect
all with whom he comes iu contact,
Mr. Cabaniss finds no great difficulty
in convincing the people that it is
their duty and to their interest to
support and read the papers.
We are brought uuder obligations
and hereby return thanks for the
very earnest and efficient work which
he saw fit, while amoDg us to do for
the Yeoman. Such acts bespeak the
big soul that’s in him, and such will
always win.
We were glad to learn from Mr.
M. C. Cabaniss the traveling agent
for the Athens Banner, that he was
most successful in our county, in ob
taining a large number of subscribers.
He should succeed for there is no
betiei paper, and in more thar one
way it is entitled to the name ‘Ban
ner,’ tor it has the banner editor and
Mr. Cabaniss is the banner agent of
all Georgia.
WINTERVILLE notes. Esquihe Jack M. Gill, of Marion
_ county, tells the following wild snake
bybefpo. narrative to.the editor of the Argus:
Opossum hunting next on -docket. We were working on Wright’s bridge
The fleecy staple still rolls in. across the Kinchafoonee ; wo turned
Our little town supports one veloci ?P, a f ar 8® •**!» end under there in a
* * I.nln nl.Ant tkn <,i.s« nf — .L
ipede.
Mr. J. H. Pittsrd is clerking for
Messrs. McAlpin & Pittard.
Fine rains for tho past few days.
Mr. W. H. Yerby is now doing
business for Mr. J. W. Seymour, of
Madison county. May success attend
him.
Guano notes will soon be due.
The colored people have been car
rying on a protracted meeting at this
place for the past week.
Mr. J. Q. Allison is again spends
ing a few days in our ville.
A match game of base ball is to be
played Thursday evening next be
tween the town boys and the students
of the Winterville academy.
Prof. Coile will have his examina
tion on Thursday morning next and
an exhibition that night; it will bo a
grand success.
It is an established fact that people
can save time and money by selling
their coiton and buying their goods in
hole about the sizo of a -washpan,
which looked as if it had been wal •
lowed out, was a large snake which*
was about four feet six inches long
and as large around as my arm (the
Esquire has a large arm) ; its tail was
o3 blunt as my thumb; its back wie
of a jet, glossy black color; on its
belly was a streak ot yellow, a black
8treakand a streak of deep yellow, al
most red. This strange sort of snake
was coiled around seventy-one eggs,
all heaped up as nicely as a boy would
stack his marbles, and in each of these
eggs was aa embryo snake measuring
from eight to ten inches.
to dispose of, he can do so very easily
by coming to Winterville and stating
that it will tree squirrels. We would
add that to save people trouble in find
ing the man to give such dogs to, we
would refer them to the store of
Messrs. McAlpin & Pittard, where
they will find a large man, whose
weight is about 200 or 210, this is the
man to see.
tThe Apple Puzzle-
been the headquarters tor two of the
most remarkable political campaignscf
this state’s bistoty.
We were pleasantly invited in and
cordially welcomed by our congress
man. He is looking in fine health,
browned and strong. His office
’•Well, Mr. Speer, is it, or not Irue
that you have sought to influence pat
ronage under the republican adminis
tration ?’
‘Why, yes sir. certainly I have, and
it is one of the best things I have
fitted with a fine law and miscellane- done - II “ one of thft ** fruita of
oc8 library, among which works 0 n HberaUsm that I have succeeded,
politics, government and kindred subs Who can blame mo if I urged the
jects prevail largely. Ou stating the a PP° inlmcnt of Gen * L>ngstreet?
object of our visit, Mr. Spew wemed Will he not be in sympathy with our
thoughtful for a moment and said :
‘I don’t like the modern practice of
Preparing for his Profession.
Mr. D. W. Meadows, of Madison
county, who graduated with high
honors at the recent Commencement
of the University, has chosen the pro
fession of the law for his vocation in
life, and is now engaged in reading in
the office ot Geo. D. Thomas, Esq.,
one of the law professors iu this in
stitution. As soon as the next term
begins Mr. Meadows will enter regu
larly the law school aud perfect him
self in the knowledge of this science.
He is a young gentleman of fine tal
ent and we predict for him a success
ful career in bis chosen field.
Mr. W. S. Holman has received a
large lot of as fine mules as wo have
seen in tho city. Now is a good time
for those needing these animals to get
supplied.
Makes Him Feel Easy.
Tbs Mule.
The people jeer at roe because I
hain’t got no posterity, but when I
look at the bulk ot the posterity
turned out by the human race it
makes me fed awful easy in my mind
interviewing. A public roan should ture of hia children wil1 bu with tbem -
be held responsible only for what he I Ho ia of our oid soulhern 8tock - IIe
is known to say, and the interviewer ’ s a K rea ^ g°°^ man. True he is
is not always accurate; but the char- a republican, but you can’t get demos
acter of your paper is its guarantee crats > ** a ru * e > un ^ er a republican
that anything I tell will be photo- ad,n ' ,ni8trat,on - ‘ To ‘^ victors be-
graplied in its columns ; besides the * 0n o spot is.’ My critics would
people ? He has won his renown by
their valor. His future and the fu-
Banner has been both just and geuer<
ous to me, and.if anything I can say
prefer Smytbo or somebody else, I
suppose. I have urged Lawshe for the
will interest your readers, it is at your I Gainesville post office, and I have se»
service.’
oared offices for such men as Jim
tuk ninth. I Williams, of Nacoochee, Davis, ot
l Yon have been around the district 1 Habersham, Rufe Christy, Eugene
somewhat,’ said ^Banner. ‘What | Speer, Tom Hodgson, Milt Caldwell
is the political outlook?*
and many others. Is it not better to
‘The political outlook in the ninth GU our rightful quota of the offices
district at present,’ said Mr. Speer with the southern people, than to let
earnestly, ‘as tar as I can see it, wit- them be filled with men from Massas
nesses nothing bat a miserable at- chusetts or Michigan who claim to be
tempt to defeat me for congress next from Georgia as has been the case
year by the most unworthy methods, heretofore ? And then there is Made
Yon hear a gieat deal about a ‘still son Davis, Surveyor of Customs in
hunt’ to beat me. I am something of a Atlanta, I have been blamed for that,
hunter myself, and I know that a still I heard of one man who condemned
hunt don’t amonnt to much, if the me for helping ’a nigger,* aa he said,
buck knows you are after him. That I Madison Davis is an honor to his race
-it all fair enough, however. I don’t I and a good citizen. When he’ was
blame any one who eovets the position appointed snch men as Pope Barrow,
I bold for seeking to get it; but it • R. L. Moss and the mayor of out city
v. o. v. a. s. a.
Can be had at the lowest Factory
cash prices ‘Guaranteed,’ and less the
freight, by ordering from Chas. H.
Smith, agent Estey Organ Company.
Organ of every description for
churches, Sunday schools, Parlors,
etc. Any one wanting a good organ
or pianojeau buy it cheap on monthly
payments, and we give a written guar
antee with every instrument for five
years time.
It is pre-eminently the quality of
tone that places the Eitey Organ in
advance of all others. It is a Reed
Organ possessing the invaluable do
sideratum of a pipeJike tone, which
is round, full and powerful, and yet
capable of the most delicate articula
tion and shades ot feeling. There is
the same difference between the Reeds
of the Estey Organ and those ot other
makers, that there is between a cul
tivated and an uncultivated human
voice.
Piauos of tho best makes in the
world, such as Jsteinway’s Grand Ups
right and Square Pianos, *Gate City,
Chiekering, Decker Bro., etc.
E.I. o. M.
Sold cheap for cash on easy mon
thly payments. Sheet music of all
the latest airs, both vocal and instm
mental. ‘Sheet mnsio at exaotly bait
S rice.* Parties wantiLg strings, vio-
ng, eta, we can save tbem time and
freight, and sell as low as any im
porter in America. C. H. Surra,
Agent, Athens, IGa., at Singer
Sewing Machine office.
•Pat,’ said a joker, ‘why don’t yon
get your ears cropped ? They are
much too long for a man.’ ‘And yours,’
replied Pat, ’ought to be lengthened
they are too short tor an ass.’
A biennial session is one of the
funniest (things known to legislation.
Disgusted.
We met a farmer iu the city yes
terday who was about the most dis
gusted man we have seen lately. He
had brought some cotton to market
and foand that instead of the price
being lli and Ilf as tor several days
it had gone down to 11 cents for nnd
dlings. He then went ’round to the
stores and priced bacon, corn and
other necessary articles, all of which
he found veiy high and still rising.
Then ho met a friend and poured out
the vials of his indignation thus
“Well, the country is going to the
d—1, and the sooner the better. Here
I find bacon is 134 a pound, corn $1
a bushel, and flour from $8 to 811 a
barrel, that was only $6 and 89 two
months ago. And with provisions
thus I can’t get but 11 cents for my
cotton. Why, nobody can stand such
a state of things as this. We will all
perish. There is not a farmer in the
country that can hold up unless he can
get 124 c<;nts for his cotton. And
what makes me so mad is to think
that these plagued fellows who con
trol the cotton market have got us in
their grip, and we can’t help ourselves.
They say the provision crop has been
cut off ail over the country and that
causes the rise in prices. I would
like to know if ttie cotton crop hasn’t
suffered aa much as anything else,
and I don’t see why the rule of an in
creased price won’t hold good with
this as well. Those fellows know very
well that the cotton crop will be nearly
million bales short of what it was
last year, hut they know too, that we
are obliged to sell right away and
they keep the price down purposely,
darn ’em.’’
And so our country friend went on
at length to bis companion while we
sat by and listened, satisfied that he
was telling the situation very correctly
but with no power to console him.
Wo felt like asking him who
was responsible for the state of affairs
he described, but would not mortify
him further by reminding him of his
own folly, and that ot so many of his
class m depending on their cotton
crop. We believe the most of our
planters see tbe error now in all its
bearings, and the wise among them
will profit by their experience, in all
their future operations.
As the only remedy lor the present
deplorable condition of things, we
desire to tell briefly what we heard an
other farmer say. He had calculated
as, nearly as possible the shortness of
tbe crop both in provisions and cot
ton and said : “I tell you, sir, it our
people, every man who has au acre ol
land, wil! utilize it properly now, the
situation can be greatly relieved and
the short crop of provisions hardly felt.
Let every one pla..t juit as mnch as
he can of tunipe, millet, wheat, oats
and barley and plant them right and
we will hardly know that the corn crop
was short. The turnips, millet,* oats
and barley will bridge over the win
ter. and spring as far as the stock is
concerned, and they'will really be
better off than if they had all corn
The wheat will probably yield finely
next year and come in before tbe
present supply is exhausted. These
crops ought every one to be planted
right away, as soon as possible. It
won’t do to wait till late in tbe winter
or in the spring to plant oats and
wheat. They must have good ground,
well prepared, and be pit in before
the cold weather.**
Now, we believe this gentleman is
right, and if this policy is followed
generally we shall be greatly mistaken
if there is not only cause for rejoicing
at the relief from a bad situation, but
also a revolution in the system of
farming which has brought us to our
present condition.
Li/
A had three daughters. To B lie
gave 22 apples, to C ho gave 16 apv
pies, to D. , he gave 10 apples,
and directed them to take those
apples to market and to neither ex
change apples or money one with the
other ana all sell for the very same
price per apple and each one to bring
him back the same amount of money.
They did as they were directed. What
price did they put upon the apples for
each one to receive the same amount
of money, and at the same time they
sold each apple for the same price?
This is a very strange puzzle, yet it
was done. Please to answer through
the Banner. T. A. J,
We would inform our correspon
dent that the chicken puzzle was an
swered some time since.
GERMAN CARP.
An extensive conflagration, caused
bv the protracted drought, is raging
in the Dismal Swamp, destroying
large quantities of valuable timber
and doing other damage. The smoke
from the fire overhangs Norfolk city
day and night. The dry weather pre
vailing in North. Carolina below that
point has in some sections so scorched
the corn orop that the farmers are
cutting it ofl and stacking it up for
fodder, and the rice crop is entirely
cut off in that State.
st Sunshine.
Prosperity is a more refined and
sincere test of character, than adver
sity, as one hour of summer sunshine
produces greater corruption, than
the longest winter days. Do nothing
to-day that yon will repent to-mor
row. Buy your watches, jewelry,
gold pens <fcc., of Skifi the jeweler to
day and you will not repent it to
morrow.
From Hon. G. R. Head.
Leesburg, Va., Oct. 19th, 1879.
It affords me gieat pleasure to tes
tify to the virtues of Nrukalqing,
for the cure of Neuralgia and Head
ache. It is the best remedy for these
most distressing complaints, 1 have
ever used. It should bo in every
family in the country.
G. R. Head.
Price 50 cts and $1.00 per bottle.
Hutchinson & Bno., Proprietors,
pr. 15th, ’81.— Atlanta, Ga.a
No Danger in Taking May Ap
ple Liver Pills.—They are harm
less to the most delicate person, but
so penetrating that they clear the
system ot ail impurities, and gently
excite the liver to healthy action.
Price 15 cents per box. Sold by all
druggists. MarchS-lin.
The Washington Gazette says; ‘Mr.
Barber, of this place, was on a visit
to Mr. E. C. David, of Banks county,
recently, and while there saw wonders
in German carp raising that he had
once thought incredible. In October,
1879, Mr. David received ten German
mirror carp, none of them longer than
two and a hall inches. These he put
in his mill pond on a creek. He saw
them from time to time and was very
mnch encourage by their rapid growth.
On the 27th of last month, Mr. David
drew off his pond to repair the dam,
when he found several large carp and
an innumerable number of small ones.
One of these large ones was wounded
in being caught and it was concluded
best to eat it. Mr. Barber weighed
the fish and took its dimensions by
placing it on a large piece of paper.
It weighed 7 pounds, was 22J inches
long and 16| inches in circumfer
ence. The fact that this fish in less
than two years time had grown from
2 1-2 inches to this great size is quite
astonishing to people unaccustomed
to German carp. Mr. Barber says
this was the finest flavored fish he
ever tasted. These carp are ot the
species known as the mirror carp,
having scales on only portions of the
body, a large place on each side be
ing scaleless. A drawing of tho fish,
measured by Mr. Barber, can be seen
at Mr, G. E. Smith’s store.’
He Knew the Rspcs.
‘Can I see the lady of the house ?
inquired the peddler. ‘Well, yes, yon
can if you ain’t blind!’ snapped the
woman who had answered the bell.
‘Oh, beg pardon, madam ; yon are the
lsdy of the house, then ?’ ‘Ye®, I am!
Who d’yer take me for? Did ver
think I was the gentleman ot the
house, or the next door neighbor, or
one of the farm bauds, or the cat, or
the ice-chisl ?’£!T didn’t know, modi
am, but you might be the youngest
daughter.’ ‘Oh, did yer ? YVell, that
was nat’ral, too,’ replied the 1. of the
b. ‘What d’yer want, sir ?’ Then the
peddler displayed his wares, and when
he left that doorstep half au hour later
his face was full ot pleasure and his
pockets were full of money. He un
derstood human nature, and made a
good sale.
Macon, Ga., March 20th, 1880.
Messrs. Lamar, Rankin & Lamar,
Dear SirsI have used your Brew
ers Lung Restorer, for Vertigo, and
have never been troubled with it since
using the medicine. I cannot say too
much for it, and cheerfully recom
mend it to all who need relief from
Vertigo. Yours, J. B. Artopk.
Macon, Ga, March 20th, 1880.
Messis. Lamar, Rankin & Lamar,
Dear Sirs: —Isuffered two yeats with
Consumption and during the time
was treated by Drs. Read, Thomas,
Chalton, and others of this city, aud
also by a prominent physician of
Macon, Ga., without finding any re
lief, My husband bought me six bot
tles of your Brewer’s LungJ Restorer,
which I began taking at once, and
&>und immediate relief. I have used
be six bottles and have never felt a
symptom of the disease sinee, and my
general health is better than it has
been in years. I therefore cheerfully,
recommend it to all who have Con
sumption as a Pearl beyond Price.
Very Respectfully,
Mrs, M. Goolsby.
Macon, Ga.
Messrs. Lamar, Rankin & Lamar,
Dear Sirs:—I have been troubled for
a long rime before using your Con
sumptive preparation, with something
like Asthma, and after using only two
bottles of your Brewer’s Lung Re
storer 1 breathed perfectly free and
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Asthma. Yours truly,
Jno. D. Ross.
’Squire N. C. Scott, Sylvania, O.,
writes: “1 have been a great suffer
er for 15 years with Bright’s disease
of the kidneys. For weeks at a time
was unable to get out ot bed; used
various internal remedies, but they
gave me no relief I wore two of
Prof. Guilmett’s Kidney Pads six
weeks, and I now know I am entirely
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Thousands have been cured of dumb
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dyspepsia and all diseases of the liver,
bicod and stomach, when all other
remedies have failed, by using Prof.
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is a permanent cure for those disor
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does not keep it send $1.50 in a let
ter to the French Pad Co., Toledo,
O., and receive one by mail post
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LOOK TO YOUR INTEREST
Having just returni\l from the Eastern Markets with a full and extensive stock of
STAPLE .AUD FAKTC7
DRY GOODS,
Groceries, Boots and Shoes,
SHAWLS. BLANKETS, ETC.
I feel eonfidentl esn enit customers. I would cell especial attention to my selection of T. Uilcs
<k Son’s superior shoe* for ladies. Also the veiy extensive assortment of Fancy Groceries just
received, consisting in part o> poaches, tomatoes, strawberries, sugar-corn, string beans, Marrow
fat pees, Bartlett pears, pine-apple, jellies, oysters, lobsters, mseemroni. etc.
-1 also keep on hand a large stock of Korsford's Breed Preparation, the beat in nse, too cues
bell potash, 1,000 sacks salt, 60,000 pounds bacon, sugar, ooffee, syrup and kerosene oil by the
Coats’ spool cotton la 'cabinets and fanoy bo tes. Cigars for the jobbing trade. A variety o*
soaps, caudles, cracksrs, nails, axes, shovels, spades, boggy whips, bridles, sadd'e blankets,
umbrellas, flour of all grades, corn and oom meal, mackerel, flab, bagging, ties, rope, wood ware
and an extensive variety of other goods too tod-oca to mention.
I am closing out my saddlery, crockery and clothing at coat, as I wish to go out of these lines.
If -on fail to call and examine the mammoth stocks of goods now arriving and to arrive, yon
will make a grave mistake.
My motto ia low prioes and cash down. The but farmers understand how low prices and cash
down work to their interests and avail themselves ot this, the only safe and correct plan of deal
ing. Remember also that I am haadqnartere for tha very but Gnanoe, and I will offer the pespla
a mil supply for 188S. My jobbing trade is increasing so rapidly that I hava been oompelled to
arrange my stock accordingly, ana all orders from merchants shall have prompt attention. Pricu
guaranteed with any city in Georgia.
S. o. DOBBS,
sep20-wtm Athens, Georgia.
W. XkEolB.XIQ'XUIOTQ'.
BLACKBMITHING & .REPAIRING SHOP
Jnokson Street, Noxt to B. XI. Allen, Athena.
All kinds of SMITHING and REPAIRB done aVshort notioe. Only the but Workmen are cm
ployed here. 8ATI8FACTION;GUARANTZ£D in every butanes.
GUWSmSX'X'JOIXIWGu
GUNSJmd|PISTOIM a ot!aU kinds repaiaed in the bee manner, split