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t he great sale. rWOSK OF THE ATHENS PARK t Jndimp boVEMENTCOMPANY ‘ C 00D FOR ATHENS. rlty Well Advertised, and on the ^ t0 prosperity-The Investors pleased With Their Purcha ses- over but its infln- long time, and it «ill be Tbe ,:in,i sal . , , n*ill liiitjor foi « J emY L .gr.Ht faoior in the growth and jiieritv of the city- ' the investors were mostly , • ,n,-n, there being but a few out- A f e ",uircha^ers. But the fact that , were citizens of Athens th ’ y ,vhai unbounded confidence 6 ho» rips I Indeed [iiV . i n the future development of tbf ' city. They h ive looked iuto the mid bought not ouly with a to luakinir a profit on their in- tmcnt but niinv ^ in that section "'‘“hiding site of the future, and say \ . ,h..v iutend to build houses upon that then' ar »" rarlv date. \ml when lexises are built here they *i'l be g >lHl tfon 115a. „f the land can he sold to a ne rented to one, when property is ones, for it was a condi- n j t |, e .ale that they cost at least i Another good feature is that none Oabum WUI Not Hang. Atlanta, Ga., Jnne 25.—(Special 1 sane man bul he will not hang to-morrow ln ^J" briefi8 the work ’of the best jury that ever pressed upon a case in Fulton county. It was a remarkable case, one that wiU go down in history as dramatic in the extreme. The details were interesting, they were thrilliag, so much so that men stood around all through the long sum mer day, far into the night, and even until the night had passed, bending forward in their eagerness to hear what might be said for or against the sanity of the murderer. Soon after the sun of a new day had risen the jury brought in a verdict that Ozburn was sane. according to the agree ment made in the room, went to the §JcS man810D * Where *** met at Governor Northen was up, preparing to leave for Chickamauga,and^ received tne gentlemen in the parlor. The governor could not refuse a re quest like this. He assured the gentle man he would grant what they asked * or >, b ut requested them to reduce it to writing. The following paper was then pre pared in the parlor and signed by the members of the jury: _ „ Jmnt 25, 1891. To his excellency the Hon. W. J Northen: • he undersigned members of the fro bnilr up "ii it. ^ _ rk "f tin 1 I.and Company has I special jury empanelled to pass upon success. They haae ad- t le sanity of .Charles M. Ozburn, now tfc,. cit v from one end of the “ uder a . e . n 5? ace °* death, having decided have Ozbnrn is Rane, and having nave | further found upon investigations that b i*n » vrttisei mu to the other. They U p weil its advantages and re sources, si" 1 the result in the end will bo to attract many outsiders who desire ju-tsurti advantages as Athens can of fer. So one knows these advantages b->ttrr than th« eitizeus themselves, and in them they have shown their un- boundeil emUiTence. Am! again the investors have all satisiied that in their pur- c b 4v .. they have obtained property (thi'-h in a short time will double its TUESDAY IS THE DAY- ON WHICH THE OLARKE RIFLES WILL BE IN CAMP. ALL ABOUT THE COMPANY. What will be done In Camp—A word From Capt. Owen About the Com pany—The Banner Correspon dent will be 'there—Notes About What the Rifles W1U do. The Rifles will be in camp at Cbikca- matiga on Tuesday next, at noon. They will leave AthenB on Monday evening at six o’clock on the Georgia road. They leave in a special train which will carry them right through to Chickamauga. The car will be here early Monday morning, and they will begin the work of decorating it in com pany colors as soon as it aarivea. Quartermaster Talmadge and Private Armstrong leave this morning and will go Immediately to the camp to make all preliminary arrangements ne cessary to the installment of the com pany in its quarters. Lieut. Adams will also go up with them to make all preparations for their accommodation in Atlanta for the few hours that they are there. sired to establish. At present there is nothing at all in the armory, to create an inclination to attend. But the en largement of the armory and the fixing np of a reading room where all the daily and military papers might be read will be an incentive to assemble together so daily. The citizens of Athens are all proud and interested in the welfare of the company, and should do all in their power to help m any undertaking for their betterment. Wait till they bring back laurels from Chickamauga. Then the people will gladly respond. . The Baxnkb will have a special cor respondent on the grounds who will furnish, its readers with all the particu lars, during the stay of the Rifles in camp. SHORT ITEMS. OUR YESTERDAYS. AN AWFUL DEATH.* George W. Malcom, Sr„ of Walton County, Georgia. Improvement* will property he put on the iintly from now on, and i few mouths, it will be fully realized what Athens dirt will brin^ when prop erly improved. The attention of the entire state has he is extremely feeble and"emacia ted. st> much so that in our opinion hu inanity demands that a proper respite be given for at least thirty days, that his physical condition may improve. We respectfully request your exec lency to give this respite. James B. Baird, M. D., John H. Ket- ner, £. P. Chamberlin, Green B. ‘ dair. H. C. Stockdell, Albert J. Haitian uger, Geo S. Lowndes. Thomas B. Net.., Ju lius M. 'Alexander, A. J. McBride Louis H. Beck, Wm. W. Boyd. Governor Northen talked to the jury men until his train left for Chickaman- ga, when he addressed a personal letter to Maj. J. W. Warren, at the capitol, which giv«-a Ozbnrn thirty days more on earth if hia spirit shall not have flown from his frail frame from natural death in that time. been it I rue dilute pre.- tiit! "f the ; tnl rolliiii r . D'lttike io tile wi'1'1 !' it Will Gti <■1 tow.uds Athens, and the oi the state have given no- <1'. Toe ball has been star- and what it will do, it will • j; to tell. Watch the way uw-. and yon will see that l Athei.s unveil good. IW TOUR MACK ACKKS, iod for noth- Or you an aUjrom out, reaUygood 1 It will core you, cleanse your liver, and give a good appetite CARNESVILLE CULL1NGS. THE AMOUNT RAISED. And the Smithonia, Danielsviile and Carnesville will be Built, peep!.- t Madison county are I build rs now. They are help- ine tlieti t A \ along as it passes thrcngli ;l:e uid Free Staie, and mean er. mg the plans for the lki .i •Uviile & Carnesville whip Rmiili by Col. James M >rpe, that the road I: ivus agreed Smith, , ! (Igie le w' 1 111 ■ ‘ be gie-.rano ed if the sum of fif. tem ibeii-and dollars could be raised t.viliep pU of Madison county. These l""p e tn m or 1;, opened subscription 1)«.k-. and tin- money was sub-crihed fimn tune to nm •, until the news now vuie- tb t it ha» been raised, and the tOul i> a-.lived. TV two roads cross near five forks, v road will have the advan eoimeetion with the great of the Georgia, Carolinajuid people of the People as They Come and go In the Busy Uttle Town. Carnesville, Ga., June 25.—[Spe cial.]—C. A. Bond, a prominent young merchant of Lavonia, died at that place this morning after a short illness. He was a highly respected young man, was doing a fine business and leaves many relatives and friends who mourn his loss. The exercises of the Bowersville High school commencement were con cluded last night with a public entertainment and were fine The Bowersville High school under Prof. P. O. Stennson, principal, and Miss Nannie Barton, assistant, has been a Dig success to patron*, pupils WHAT THE RIFLES HAVE DONE. The company was taken in charge by Capt. Owen but a few months ago, and since that time several new members have enlisted, making it considerable work to get the company in good trim. But thanks to the efficient work of Capt. Owen they have been brought up to a standard where they can compete with any company in the State. For the past week they have been drilling every night preparatory to going into camp, and they have at each drill re ceived the personal instruction of their captain. With this work they are now able to go into the midst of the state militia and make an appearance of which Athens and the State will be proud. There will be in the company between thirty-five and forty enlisted men be sides the commissioned officers. Most of these are Athens men, a few being boys from Atlanta who have been here at college during the past year. AT THE CAMPS. During this week, which is the third week of the encampment, Lient. Col. Wm. F. Jones will be in command of the grounds, and Col. G. H. Yancey will command the 9tb rigiment. The cost of the camp will be about $1,00 to each individual b >ldier, and this will go to pay for music. Every thing else is furnished by the state. The tents are there, and are furnished with mattresses. It would be well also for those who wish bed clothing to take it with them as there is said to be a scarcity of it there. The object of the encampment is the instruction and training of the State militia, and while in camp this will be the end aimed at. The. men will be re quired to perform all military duties required, and to maintain at all times a military bearing. There are two drlls a day, a morning company drill and, dress parade in the afternoon. It is said that the dew is very heavy about the time of this tnorn- Monroe, Ga., Jnne 26.—Mr. George W. Malcom, Sr., one of the most promi nent men and one of the best citizens of Walton county, met a horrible death at his home, nine miles from here. He died from hydrophobia, and the scene at his death bed was terrible. A good citi zen, a brave soldier, a kind husband and father, almost in the prime of life, lay dying in the most excruciating pain freon the bite of a worthless dog. All the evidences of hydrophobia were there exhibited, and the scene was indeed one horrible to behold. On the manring of the Sd of Jane, about daybreak, he started out to his barn to feed his horse. In the public road, near the barnyard, he met a dog coming down the road on a ran. With out the least provocation the dog sprang at Mr. Malcom, catching him through the nose and face. He held on like grim death, and only turned loose his hold after Mr. Malcom had choked him near ly to death. Notwithstanding his month and nose were badly tom by the bite of the dog, and the blood was rapidly flowing from his wounds, Mr. Malcom still held on to the dog until he conld get a rock, with which he beat the dog to death. He was a brave, gritty man, and seemed to have less fear of hydrophobia than any of his friends. He would always say, "I don’t think the dog was mad and I don’t be lieve I will nave hydrophobia." Thus he talked and acted, his wounds cured np and bis friends became more hopeful Tuesday, he ate a hearty din ner and went out on the porch to get a drink of water. As soon as the dipper reached his lips he jumped high in the floor and screamed at the top of his roice. As soon as this, the first convulsion, wore off, he announced to his family that he was a dead man—that he had hydrophobia. He sent at once for all his children, and had a neighbor to write his will This being finished, he began having convulsions, which were light at first and at intervals of about one hour. They grew harder and harder and nearer and nearer together until Wednesday evening, when he became exhausted and irrational, and remained in this condi tion nntil he died. Important General News Dispatches la Condensed Form. There were 121 members present at the meeting of the Alabama Press asso ciation at Anniston. ~ T. L. McClung, *92, of Knoxville, Tenn., has been elected captain of the Yale university baseball nine for the ensuing year. x , . Governor Fifer, of Illinois, has signed the hill enabling women to vote for all school officers. Twenty-six of the forty- four states have now given women some form of suffrage. 'Hie cornerstone of the Equitable huilding, in course of erection in At lanta, was laid with imposing ceremo nies. This will be the largest office structure in the south. C. Millican, .a well known business man at Anniston, Ala., deliberately took his own life by shooting himself through the head. There is no authentic cause known for the desperate act. In the Columbia college university of Pennsylvania and Cornell university 3- mile boat race, Cornell won, time 1:271; Pennsylvania second, by four lengths, e 14:45; Columbia, a bad third in 15,05*. Emperor William, while presiding at a ministerial council announced that ho had devised a scheme ror a lot which he hoped to obtain eight million 1 saw imy yes’.i-nlaya gn past, A sihjous steam of aonls of days. Clad liversily; In the vacuo haw Some forms, it seemed, uo shadows’ east; Each right hand held its mirror fail. Some wreathed with myrtle, some with bays. And those that answered to my gaze Showed me my memories as they passed. for some minutes after I had finlahad. i tell you, Whotnso, that silence was aw* Over n twilight plain afar Their blurred line faded oat of view Toward moo:.tains mystic ns tho sea; Bat, shining each one like a star. The mirrors wherein 1 saw yon Gleamed backward through the dusk to me. —Edward Laoaa White tn New York Son. BOB GORMAN’S LETTERS. aditiou rap- Mr. Barlow was In a reminiscent mood that evening. “Poor Bob Gorman!” he said musingly. “I have often said, Mr. Whomso, that in this day and age of the world there was no excuse for a person growing to man’s estate without being able to read, at least fairly, and write well enough for his everyday business or social re quirements. Bat my experience with Bob Gorman slightly modified that opin ion. “Bob had been born and reared in the _ very wildest of the Montana mining and marks, to be*used in combatikg slavery I grazing districts. He absolutely had in Africa. The finishing department of the Ala- never had the opportunity to acquire the slightest knowledge from textbooks or bwna_ Rolling mills, ^ atM3atg City, near | by oral instruction, and when lsaw him, some two years ago, he was a strapping Birmii noon. Two hundred men were thrown out of employment for sixty days. ingham, was burned in the after- . The loss is estimated at $20,000. fellow, warmhearted as a woman, but illiterate to the last degree. .... , ^ ^ , . “He came here from Montana with a At Newark, O., Clay Tanner has filed herd of bronco ponies to dispose of to 3uit in the court of common pleas against Dr. E. Vail, a leading physician, asking |10,000 damages for malpractice, alleg ing that defendant failed to properly set a broken limb, thus rendering plaintiff a cripple for life. A hand of robbers infesting the woods near Shanghai has been employing beau tiful women to lure rich men to the robbers’ quarters, where they are rob bed and murdered. Four of the robbers were captured shortly before the Gaelic sailed and were beheaded. and several ty- and teachers. ^ Farmers are getting along very well I ingdrill. ' So~ som”’old cloThw forlhe • I K n.wl m a. 1 I ° . . - ami til.. with their crops and in a short time will be out of the grass and in good condition. Coin is looking unusually well, and the crop promises to be.good. A. N. King visited Bowersville this afternoon. trunk line Northern The t'tate an- jubi ant. Free THE DAY IN DANIELSVILLE. They Had a Code. San Francisco, June 26.—When War den McHale took charge of the San Qnentin prison recently, he ordered a careful search made of the promisee, The Closing Days o f the Danielsviile i which revealed that a large quantity of High School. Iunikl-vii.i.e, ,]une 25,—The cotn- hiciH'. ment ,,t the Danielsviile High •vlmii: is over an<l the children have all ueparteil, also all the visitors. The ex inmuuioiis showed to all the children hiil beeu iu-trnctei thoroughly, and jhv prui-f of the teachers could be uturd on ewry ones lips for their pains- ukiisg with toe children. On yesterday Jh re were recitations and speeches by we school, also at 11 o’clock, a. m. an I'Hre.s by n 0 , H. (j Tuck, of Athens, "inch "as an able effort and was com plimented bv all. And on last night i, e " t r *r dialogues by the school, and the school closed for “ ’ Tear. At the close of the school the trusses announced that Prof G. A hr.sh.im ami Miss Minnie McDaniel, 'epr. sent teachers, had been re-elect- '*;° ’rif* charge of the school for the xt seln,la.tie year, and both have ac- eptei , which assures the success of the school. 1 lie town has been full of visitors all ,; ie Athens hm II.r. fuck. I r ..-'. 1> - S,, rrells and family, Mrs.*W. pi, |. l,,Ut a,| d children, Miss. Blanche Mrs n'i A ' 11 .' Bennett and daughter Wiii ‘’ ktr ’ lotn Crawford, Grineth, m „ a , n .‘' ail,i Luther Tolbert. Har- ’ rilv, ‘, Miss Lillie Monti ( f n Utnar, Messrs. Wilbern Wielder, Pi,'. '*‘ 5 ' a yne, Richard Wielder, Geo. 'hi) and wife, Robert Stephen, «... p lwei Hellia Pittman, Lizzie Con- . ‘ 1 Ayne and Mary Stepht esars ‘tJU’ian Peeler and J. R Wil- Misses Fannie Pittman, Addie arms, ammunition and provisions had been secreted probably by the friends of convicts to enable them to escape. It was found also that a perfect code of signals exists among the convicts, and it is believed that there was a well planned plot for an uprising among the 1,400 eonvicts to overpower thel guards in immediate control of the prison. Warden McHale has now taken stringent measure* to provide against such an emergency. occasion would not come amiss. The men all know that it is for im provement to themselves that they are going to the camp, and that it is busi ness and not a frolic. The Rifles are well aware of this and are gping into camp with a full determination to do what is required. At the same time there are certain pleasures conm cted with the camp life which will be enjoyed by all. Every soldier feels a patriotic interest in the old battle; fields which sunounds the place, and they act as an inspiration to the soldier of to-day. There are here elegant baths,excellent water, and a magnificent hotel kept in the finest manner in every respect which during the encampment will be filled with summer visitors from all parts of the state. It is said that many lady friends of the Rifles will be present during their week and that several will go up from Ath ens to be there during their stay camp. The round trip fiom Athena, good until October 1st is $9 65, CAPT. OWEN’S WORK. Excitement Prevail*. Texarkana, Ark., Jnne 28.—Consid- liUC BGItUUIt AUU I , this scholastic | erable excitement prevails here over the ravages of mad dogs. On East Broad way street Oscar Huddleston hr d a ter rible struggle with a large dc c which was suffering with rabies. Huddleston seized the animal’s throat, ’int his strength soon gave way and he vas bit ten in the thigh. A loadstone applied later failed to adhere, but the young man will he taken to a point twenty miles distant where there is a larger stone. At about the same hear Hud dleston was bitten another mad dog at tacked Bert Parker, °n State Line ave nue, inflicting a bad bite in the left breast. Mr. Parker has left for New York city to obtain treatment in the Pasteur hospital. As a'result of these occurrences the city marshal lias been busily engaged in shooting unmuzzled dogs. is represented by The news of his idly, and many of physicians went to see him. The sicians could do nothing to relieve him. They gave him morphine, which made him deathly sick at the stomach, and from this time he refused to take any medicine, and would go into convulsions when the subject was mentioned. He never drank a drop of water from the time he was taken ill nntil he died. He wanted it and talked about it—even begged for it—but when it was brought into his sight he would shudder and or der it carried away as quickly as possi ble. He frothed at the month, and his screams were heartrending. He would beg to die, and often prayed to die before another spasm came. He seemed to have superhuman strength. Six men around Ms bedside conld not hold him down. Finally, in a convulsion more terrible than any that had preceded it, death came to his re lief. Mr. Malcom was 60 years old, and a deacon in the church. He leaves a wife and ten children, most of whom are grown and married. ace pla Grand Forks, N. £>., makes no mention of the Cincinnati platform. It demands a 100 cent silver dollar and the taxation of mortgages, and favors an income tax, prohil ition and woman suffrage. Hie Alliance also endorsee the Ocala plat form. Secretary Foster has returned to Washington after a week’s visit to OMo, for the purpose of attending the cabinet meeting, which is expected to be of more than usual interest. The question of the further coinage of the silver dollar will be the principal topic of the dis cussion. The budget was brought down in the house of commons at Ottawa. The leading features were references to reciprocity issues and the announce ment of abolition of duty on raw sngar, by which act the treasury loses and the sngar consumers are freed from over $3,000,000. The 5-year-old son of Robert Cotton of Bellefontaine, O., while playinj his father’s mill fell into a wheat bin. The wheat elevators completely denuded his legs from the feet to the knees of every particle of flesh, leaving!he bones bare and glistening. Recovery is almost impossible. The Canadian Pacific steamer Empress of Japan, which arrived at Vancouver, ten days and twenty-one hours ont from Yokohama, made the fastest ran ever made across the Pacific, heating by eighteen hours that of her sister sMp Empress of India, which had previously broken the record. foL 1 conld do absolutely nothing to console the man who stood before mo filled with a grief that was wrecking his life. “ ‘Great GodP he finally exclaimed, tossing his arms above Ms head and staggering like a drunken man. I tried to catch his hand, bat he shook me off and fled. “I never saw Mm after that, but one day old Rumsey came to me. “ ‘Got a letter from the ranch,’ he said, in a trembling voice, ‘and what do yon think has become of Bob? “ ‘What? I asked eagerly. “ ‘Dead,’ said Rumsey sadly. ‘Some sf the boys found him on the perary with a ballet hole in his heart. You can bet there was foul play somewhere—why. Bob didn’t have an enemy in the world.’ “Ah, but he had one enemy, and that was—Ms fate! “That is why I excuse ignorance. ”— William Cooke in Chicago Figaro. A TRUE STORY. , rasrs ’•'ms i M;i s ., John Yoons Brown's Speech. Stanford, Ky., Jnne 28.—John Young fi ri !’’ M "'tie Williams, Isadora Craw- Brown, Democratic candidate for gov- ® IU, “ Williams Gholston, Messrs. * ’ "*“”**“*” ders M ernor, spoke here to the largest and fair est audience—nearly one half being la- l*na aacArnhlpfl llfire for T6AT8. " ,1 Mi . Charley Landers au dience—nearly one half being la- Ua u |"C> Kvy Carrington. Ella Lan 1 Cape Owen is taking hold of the work at a great disadvantage, and is now trying to build up a company such as Athens needs and may depend on. That he will succeed goes without saying, for he is a man with a thorough understanding of military science and tactica. He was formerly Captain of Company B. of the 5tb Maryland regi ment, conceded to be the best drilled troops to be found in the country. What the camp will accomplish will be a great help towards perfecting the troops. Said Captain Owen on yesterday: “To a city of the importance of Athens a good military com pany is a necessity, and it will be my endeavor to make of the Rifles such a one as the city needs. Trained troops) are necessary in the time of a riot or an uprising, and unless they are trained and orderly at all times, they cannot be so when such an occasion requires it. The rules of the camp will be strictly military, and the troops will be brought up to a better point of training. The Rifles have excellent material, and are taking more interest than ever in their work. They b*ve labored un der many disadvantages, but are grad- 'ly overcoming these. One trouble now is the small size of At the close of a temperance gather ing in a whisky town, one of the speak ers was approached by a burly, red faced fellow, just from a bar room who said, “yon fellows seem to be hot on temperance; do yon think you could make a temperance man of me?” “No,” replied the speaker, “we evidently could not do much with yon, it is your boy we are after.” The man dropped his jocular tone and said, seriously: “Well, 1 think yon have got the right of it. If somebody had been after n.e, and no barrooms open when I was a Bby, I should now have been a better man.” Look after the hoys if yon want good men like Skiff, the jeweler, the only agent for the Diamond Spectacles. - DR. GRIFFIN CRITICISED. The Grand Jury of Fulton Will Re- \i. . and Hellmer Sims and , S8es Carri Long. Moon, Leila and Mrs. W, Ila * H - w - White and wife, Riul <V e ’ Misa Flora Johnson. Sto»« nM? lle ’ Mis-es EUr and Laura pronounced the name of Cleveland. The which will incline the men to mingle audience fairly went wild, and the ladies more sociably together. Tb is would be seemed to he even more enthusiastic than the male portion. Weak-kneed Democrats were completely won over I sgttJ&ssBgaa: l| LnT'kttended the closing l.soo 'n t t . ui * ht wer0 estimated at the in- and great incentive, to men to take a more active terest in their individual work training. ‘ The drill on Friday night will be the last before our departure, and on .... . Torn ju e 26.—The | Saturday night the entire company will and v ?f lt ' ,r s are now all gone,-] NashvILLE, p be required to meet at the armory for in» has a kind of despair-1 committee of the Southern I inspection and to enlist.” directing the collection of funds - “ * Tp Meet In Atlanta. Nashville, Tenn^ Jme move Him. Atlanta, Ga., June 26.—[Special. The latest, sensation in the Ozburn case is to the effect that Dr. Grfflin who attended him has given him such medi cine as to render bis life very uncertain The grand jury took the matter in hand and severely censured the Doctor. They will give Ozbnrn another phy sician to attend him during the next tMrty days. Meanwhile they will farther investi gate the actions of the county physi cian. IT SUPPED OFF. An Ohio Farmer’slLand Noisily Slides Away. ..West Union, O., June 26.—At Dunk- ins ville, this county, there was a tremb ling of the ground and a noise like that of distant thunder. What at first was supposed to be an earthquake was found to be a gigantic landslide of the farm of G. W. Fristoe, four miles away. The The sudden resignation of Professor Amandon of Drary college, Springfield, was a surprise. A greater surprise came to light when it was discovered that he bad absconded after securing endorse ments for abont $1,300 by his fellow profes ors. Nearly every member of the facility has been victimized. Frederick Brockaw, the eldest son of Isaac V. Brockaw, the New York dottoer, was drowned at Elberton, N. J., while trying to rescue Annie Doyle, the dressing maid of Mrs. Simon F also of New York. Brockaw was a stu dent at Princton in the class of ’92, and catcher on the baseball championship team. The EQipress of Ji advices from thefol- and Jai lowing Taudolotsudo Sango, the police who attempted the life of the czarowitz, was tried in the district court at Otsn on the 17th nit., found guilty of an at- the settlers aronnd Skytown. We were thrown together many times in a busi ness way, and 1 came to admire Boh Gorman for Ms manly qualities and strict attention to tho interests of Ms employer. He seemed to like me, also, and would come to the store and talk for hours at a time abont life in. the mines and ranches west of the Missouri. One day he came to me with a let ter. ‘Mr. Barlow,’ he said, in a half hesi tating way, ‘will yon please read this to me? ‘Why, can’t you read? I exclaimed in surprise without pausing to think a second time. ‘Gorman blnslied painfully. I would have given almost anything to unsay the words. Y* see, I ain’t never had no chance’ *• T understand. Bob. Yes, I’ll read it foe yon.’ “ ‘It’s from Nance—my wife,’ Gorman explained, and an expression of great happiness beamed from Ms eyes. ‘Nance, she lives at Mingersville, an’ she’s the finest girl in Montanny, yon can bet on that I'm goin' to own a ranch of my own one o’ these days, an’ then ni be fixed so 1 can stay at home with Nance an’ not have to go knockin' roan’ the country’, sellin’ broncos. Please read the letter, sir.’ The writing was almost illegible, and the third person was nsed all through the letter, so it was evidently from an other’s hand. It told how ‘Nance was sick of a feever, but was a-gettin’ ’long’ and ‘sends her love to Bob, wisMn’ he’d com home soon as poesibel.’ The happiness faded ont of Gorman’s face the moment he heard of Ms wife’s illness, and when I finished the letter Ms voice trembled as he asked: Is that all, Mr. Barlow? Don’t it say how she is, nor nothin’ more ’bout what ails her? No,’ I answered, with deep sym pathy. ‘My God! I wish’t I knew!’ He remained in silent meditation for a few moments. I wouldn’t worry.’ I said: fit can't be very serious.’ He shook his head forebodingly. ‘She’d never a let ’em write to me that way if it wa’n’t. Tain’t like her. Fll fiX np my tilings here an’ go back, quick as I can,’ ha said, and walked hur riedly away. In a short time he returned with a postal card. “ 'Just say for me, Mr. Barlow, that rm cummin’ home. Begin it Dear Nance—but you know how. She’s sick,, an’ I want it to be kinder lovin’. Tell her ni be there just as soon as I can get things fixed here. Send it to Nance Gorman, Mingersville, Dawson county, Not Exactly a Claqner. At Chamberlin’s the other night a party of distinguished rounders were exchanging gossip. Somebody began to tell of Eugene Field, of his various tricks and quips and witticisms. There was a story alwut Ms astonisMng watch. It seems he went to the trouble of procur ing an enormous silver watch, the size of a rutabaga turnip. Somewhere within the vast interior of this instrument he had placed a contrivance of such a nat ure that when one turned the stem as though to wind it up it gave forth a loud and raspiDg noise like unto that of ten locusts sawing their resounding legs at once. .It was a startling and an awful racket, calculated to shock a nervous person and to irritate the most phleg matic. Armed with this engine of torture, Field used to repair to theaters where dreadful and heartrending plays were in process of evolution, and then, at har rowing points, when the villain was on- folding his hellish plot, or the virtuous maiden defying a ruthless persecutor, and everybody was hanging in suspense upon the same, Field would unsheathe Ms watch and tnrn the crank with in dustry. He always broke up the tragedy. —Washington Critic-Record. Rubber and Rubber Good*. How much pore rubber is contained in the manufactured article? Abont 70 per cent. The best Para gum costs ninety-five cents a pound, so yon see rubber boots and shoes cannot he made for nothing. In the smallest robber shoe made there are abont four ounces of pare rubber, and from that to prob ably four pounds in a pair of robber boots. Old robbers are ground up, lining and all, into what we call rag carpet, and it i^nsed for insoles. The work is nearly all done by band, and in the factories are employed yonng children, men and women. A bootmak er gets twenty cents a pair for making them, and a good man can torn out from ten to twelve pairs a day. There are between fifteen and twenty rubber boot and shoe factories in the country, with a total capacity of over 150,000 pairs of boots and shoes a day. There are four factories having a ca pacity of over 25,000 pairs each, and one which has a capacity of 40,000 pairs. It is a mystery where they all go to.— Denver News. m m tempt to commit willfnl murder and I Monfanny. Be sure an’ pat on the sentenced to imprisonment for life at hard labor. A report comes from Cherokee county, North Carolina, of a tearible cloudburst there late in the afternoon. Two illicit distillers, named Harvey Agnew and Jacob Newton, who happened to be near by, were instantly killed. A number of farms for miles below were inundated, and growinsr crops suffered a loss of sev- I dollars. eral thousand < William Sells, the bareback rider, whose circus closed a three days’ en gagement at Columbus, O., was married after the performance to MissEffie Jean Maris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George M. Maris, of East Broad street, in that city. Rev. Dr. Bennett, of Wesley chapel, tied the knot and the couple left Zanc for Zanesville, where the show is. At Danville, Ills., Annie Dai the 8-year-old daughter of William Daugherty, was given a loaded revolver by an older sister to carry across the street to a neighbor’s house. It was ac cidentally discharged, the bullet g through the little girl’s heart. She on the same spot where her sister was horned to death a few months ago. At Brazil, Ind., Phil Wheeler found a package of counterfeit silver half dol lars hearing the date of 1877. The bogus coins are an excellent imitation. Upon investigation, the police found the city fairly flooded with counterfeit quarters and halves. The matter was traced to two tramp sign painters, who have been there for several days, but left re cently. it is now three weeks since Grand Sire Charles M. Busbee, of the sovereign itricken w.th paralysis at his home. His condi- tion is worse than any period during his attack. He has borne up bravely against it, bat Ms mental condition is very bad and he hr physically much weaker. part of one side of a Mil had slipped : is believed that Ms death will result • • ' a few days ’“g look on it now. Mia- v«* • uuw. >ne in ■ Ilnnie McDaniel left this morn- Dinner will be the first meal taken in for the Davis monument will meet at camp, so it will be necessary for the WJAO M I ™ a n fn MtlAna tn fTt.1 n r. Hnn ln u 0 r, ur ?., bia county. I fluauM * ^ - ^ ^ | morning breakfast. Any contribattona tt. C. Pack returned to Athens I eral of the leadm 0 ^cit^e ^ t h e of this nature frogi the ladies, will be Atlanta Jnne 80 at 10 o’clocka. m. Sev- men to carry morning breakft rations for ~ Tuesday ’ast. Any contributions y^tenlay AtWa ‘ B " Sn V lth Mr. Barry, of I committee in cousuierutH n a, were with ns veaterdav. Ition. and the meeting will make tion of its loca- tlierefore and ! SS.ked*ta^ard^to ’ r heTiiY.l' e - railroad » >s still on a boom, tad the ®K P V, ons * re 8tiil co™" ' Ca. e * uul that the location will he design adopted at the thankfully received by the quartermas ter at the train between 4 and 0 o’clock on Monday. * A FAIR IN THE FALL. There is a project on foot to get up a fair in the fall in order to furnisn the reading rooms, etc., wMch it is de- away and come with a rash down into the valley of Brash creek. The slide was abont five acres in width and 100 feet Mgh at the tMckest end, and the distance traveled was between 800 and 400 yards. Some excitement was caused by the slide. county, ’cause it’s a small place, an’ 1 want her to get that, sure.’ “1 complied with his request and he left the store. “In a couple of days he came back to me again. He had an old sachel in .his hand, and Ms face was fairly aglow with pleasure. “ ‘Where are yen bound for, Bob? “ ‘Montanny,’ he said, slapping his sachel brusquely. ‘HI be with Nance in side o’ twenty-four hoars. 1 feel like a boy, Mr. Barlow — been away three months, y* know. 1 only hope she’s bet ter. Til leave Ole Rutnsey in charge o’ the herd. Give him anythin' he wants on credit—it’s all right.’ >He fumbled in Ms pocket and finally drew ont a letter. '“Got a letter here. Guess it’s from Newt Tremble; he runs the Ten Strike ranch—-the one 1 work for, y* know. Tjeast 1 think it’s from Mm; it looks like Ms hand write.' If you’ll just read it to me now* “ *Certainly,’ I answered, with a smile. His happiness was infections. “I opened the letter and a glance at its contents startled me. Here is the way it read: Dekr Bob—i tak ml pea In han toe iett you too That nance blia dide last nite hard lack Ole chap doat feel toe Bad cam home soon from Clapper. •What does it say, Mr. Barlow? asked Bob anxiously, noting my chang ing countenance. 'How conld l tell Mm? Here he was, all ready to start for home, anticipating a joyful meeting with Ms wife, and it was reserved for me to dash his hopes— mayhap break his heart “‘Bob,’ I answered huskily, ‘thisisn't from your employer.’ ‘Ain’t it from Newt? Who is it from, then? Raid Heads Are Sensitive. A man without a hair on his head came into the barber’s shop and sat down on a chair. Shave or hair cut, sir?” said the at tendant. . i “A shave, please,” was the answer. 1 When the shave was finished and the baldheaded man left the customer who was getting his hair cat in the next chair said to the barber: “Why did yon ask that man if he would have his hair ent? Did yon mean to insult Mm?’ Not at all,” was the answer. “You see, it’s like this: A baldheaded man is rather sensitiveon that point. I treat this gentleman just as I do every cos* fcomer who comes and tits down ;-i the chair. He knows that he has no hair to be cut, and 1 know that he has no h*?* to be cut, and he knows that I know he 'has no hair to be cut. Nevertheless he likes to be treated as if he had a head of hair, and he comes regularly.”—Detroit Free Press. Death of an Infant,—Wednesday “ ‘Do yon know any one by the name little Waller, infant child of Mr. and of Clapper? Mrs. James Ramsay, who live in East Athens, • died. The funeral services were held yesterday at Buena Vista | church. A Lady’s Sudden Death.—Mr*. Bass Watkins, of East Athei.s, was Returned to The City.—Maj Tem- ___ pie returned to the city yesterday after seized with convnls'oas early yesterday an absence of more than a week. With morning and died in a few minu?es. him came Mr. Bolton, chief engineer Many sorrowing friends and relatives of the Richmond and Danville road. mourn her " ‘Clapper? Oh, yes—he’s ;< foreman of Newt’s. What does he say? “I did not reply. “‘Anythin’ wrong at the ranch? “Unconsciously a tear must have come to my eye, for Bob Gonnan caught my arm as in a vise. “ ‘Read that letter!’ he commanded in a harsh voice. “1 read it to him, slowly, solemnly, 1 i The Man from Romulas. I left Romulus at 10 o’clock this morning,” he began to say to the police man on the corner. Where’s Remus?” interrupted the facetious cop, who was also somewhat of a clastic. Remus? There ain’t no Remus,” ha said; with a puzzled look. 'Yes, there is, too. Didn’t you ever hear of Romulus and Remus?’ Never heerd of Remus. No.” What never heard of the twins tbs she wolf suckled?” Twins nothin’,” he exclaimed. “Yon don’t know what yon are talking about. There ain’t no Remus, and Romulus is the town ont here on the railroad where I live. You’d better study np your jog- raphy, before yon try to learn strangers anything,” and he left the policeman paralyzed.—Detroit Free Press. The chimney has the effect of bright ening the light of a lamp because it in creases the supply of oxygen to the flame by producing a draft, and concentrates and reflects the heat of the flame, incon sequence of which the combination of carbon is more perfect, and very little- escapes nnconsumed. . Robert Glover,.a colored lad on the plantation of C. B. Willingham, near Kathleen. Ga., twisted himself up in a swing and was choked to death. When found Ms knees were touching tho ground. At New York, Artist E Reichmaau painted a portrait of Effie Blister, the balance. John GradeU, a 16-year-old hoy, was ran over at Craven’s station, at the foot of Lookout mountain, by an Alabama Great Southern freight.train. His left leg was shattered and the right leg bad ly broken. PBB The New Hotel Again.—Perhaps the people of Athens have heard enough of the new hotel scheme, with out seeing any of the projected plans materialized. Well, it was stated the other day that there -vould be no new developments in the matter until after , the election on the 2nd. They will a sterna then be given to the public. ■ an ,