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§ ATHENS BANNER : TUESDAY MORNING . JUL'Y ‘1891 YOUR AT 25 PER CENT LESS THAN ACTUALS Everything I own in the City-Real Estate, Horse, Wagon. Fine Hearse and my magnifi- cent Stock of FURNITURE, COFFINS, TRUNKS, etc. ranging from $12,000 to $15,000. Will show invoices for every piece of Goods in stock. Everything must go, as I propose to leave Athens. 321, 323 and 325 East Broad Street. IN DEAD EARNSET- arrangements for the alli ance RALLY BEING MADE. TO BE ON THE CAMPUS. And Probably Under the Gospel Tent —Every Preparation Being Made for Entertaining a Large Crowd- It WUl be a Gala Time, TO WELCOME THE FARMERS. Although it is now nearly a month until the convention of the Georgia Agricultural Society to be held in Athens, it is not a bit too soon to begin preparations for a be-* coming welcome to the horny handed sons of toil. * The association will be convoked in Athens August the 6tb, and from all accounts it promises to be the grandest gathering'of farmers ever assembled before in this State since the Agricultural Society of Georgia was formed. There is more interest felt in the State now than ever be fore for agricultural pursuits, more genuine desire to build up the farm ers clubs, and more friendliness gen erally for the work of the State Ag ricultural Society than Georgia has ever known before. Much of this re vival is, of course, due to the A1- lianee’e work, for since the farmers have united they have forced every other profession to accord them more recognition than has hereto fore been granted. The Alliance has been the making of the Georgia Agricultural Society, and the society is growing stronger and larger day by day. The people of every avocation all over Georgia are looking forward to Athens convention to be the most successful meeting the fanners of Georgia have ever had, for more rea sons than one. Aside from the great awakening of the agricultural inter, ests of the State, the opinion is gen» eral that Athens is the best city in Georgia in which a convention of this kind can be held. Athens has justly won a widespread reputation as being a city most friendly to the farmers, and in addition to this en» joys the Bame—and has enjoyed it lor all time—of being the most hos pitable city in this entire region of the South. Naturally enough, there fore, the hundreds of delegates to the next convention of the Georgia State Agricultural Society are confi dently looking forward to a grand rally and a successful meeting here next month.. They shall not be disappointed. The citizens of Athens should be gin at once to prepare for the coming of the farmers. Onr enterprising Mayor will call a meeting of the citizens in due time,‘and they should lose not a moment in arranging every necessary detail in the pro gramme of entertainment for the farmers. There will be more than three hundred delegates here and a large crowd of visitors, and, of course,'The hotels cannot -begin to accommodate the htrodredB of peo- . Arrangements should be made at once with those who are willing to entertain several guests at their homes. We cannot delay this matter. Let Athenians make ready to give the Agricultural Convention cf Georgia a rousiDg welcome to their Classic City. Shot and Killed. Toccoa, Ga., July 4—[Special.]— Berry Harris colored, shot and killed Lon Mottry colored at four this p. nr. They were drinking. The murderer has not been To greet the farmers. When they come in teaming thous ands to their grand rally to be held here on July 16th. The Alliance Bally will soon he all the talk on the streets of Athens. The heat of the great prohibition cam paign is dropping considerably towards a moderate temperature, and people are turning their attention towards other subjects for discussion. Everyone appreciates the fact that the largest crowd ever seen in Athens will assemble here on this occasion, and consequently every preparation will be made for the great event. Mayor Brown is doing every thing in his power to do the thing up right, and through bis efforts, supported by the good citizens of Clarke county, the far mers will he entertained royally. In all probability the campus of the University will be the place upon which the farmers will gather, and it will he a grand and imposing Bight. An effort is being made to secure Mr. Culpepper’s tent for the occasion, and it will doubtless be uBed. Chancellor Boggs has left instruc tions to have the campus put in first class shape and generonsly offered the use of all the benches iu the college, if it should he decided to hold the exer- cieses there. The old campus will be crowded witb over twenty thousand farmers and the distinguished speakers of the Alliance will expound the doctrine of that order in the very ablest manner. THE M1DSCEMER FESTIVAL. This is a foregone conclusion and the midsummer festival is an assumed fact. Mayor Brown will call a committee of citizens together early this week to con sider the matter and devise means and methods of having a grand trades dis play on the 16th with which to welcome the farmers. ' The committee will probably call a meeting of the citizens, later on and enlist every person in the work. The Alliance Rally and the midsum mer festival will make Athens a scene of gayety and splendor, of business and of enegyy for at least one day. And on that day all citizens will join the tillers of the soil in their great ex ercises DISSOLUTION AND COPARTNER SHIP NOTICE. The firm of Yeas, Vonderau A Bick ers, is this day dissolved by mutual con sent, Mr. A.L. Bickers selling his in terest and good will to the remaining partners. Mr. A. S. Parker has pur chased an interest in the business and the name and style of the firm in fu ture will be Vess, Vonderau & JCo., wbo assume all liabilities, and who are authorized to collect all accounts due the old firm. Vess, Vonderau & Co., July 1,1801. For the Sunday Banker. KISMET. - DISASTROUS COLLISION. Cars Off the Track and Contents Burning. Griffin, Ga., July 4.—Speoiall. This morning at 6:20 a. m. an extra freight train collided with the Bamesville ac commodation ■ at Pomona, five miles north of Griffin. The freight was running on the sched ule of the accommodation train. Six or eight freight cars were wrecked and their con- badly smashed. One passenger, a negro woman was hurt. The Bamesville goober saw the freight in time to stop. It will re- qaire several hours to clear the track. IN PLAIN ENGLISH! Unquestionably considered of incal culable consequence in correcting all constitutional contamination, is Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery. Can conscientiously commend it to care ful consideration, confident of of its competency mail controllable chronic complaints. “ The “Golden Medical Discoveay” is the result of much research and wide experience, by a practical physician of world renown; its formula embraces the most potent restoratives of the whole vegetable kingdom. Ii is espe cially recommended fer all blood dis eases—dyspepsia, ljver and kidney com plaints, scrofula, salt-rheum, catarrh and consnmption—in its earlystages — insuring relief and cure in all cases I < Never were kisses so sweet as hers, Never were words bo tender, Never were eyes so full of light, Never a waist so Blender, Never again will her lips meet mine, Forever we two are parted t; Oh, bow I miss ber— my love!—to-night, As 1 sit here broken-hearted 1 Only a trifle wrought my woe, Only a fate malicious, Only a thoughtless word or two, Only aa answer vicious, Only a sulphurous little scene When we both turned green and yellow; And now, by jingo, she’s been and gone And married another fellow! A friend returning recently from New York writes Interesting things. She says tiie went there to learn how to pronounce C&rmencita, and to buy a cheap pair of gloves. In the latter undertaking she was not successful. That one can shop better in New York than in any good sized town at to prices, is a mistake made by many. If one wishes to buy a good thing, one must pay its value eveiywbere, unless in deed, one comes across a rare bargain. Bargain! O, word of delight to a woman humorously illustrated recently by an heiress remarking apologetically to a friepd: “Yea, I have married Lord L . He whs going so ridiculously cheap that 1 couldn’t resistI should think the cur- tain might ring down after that. The name of the celebrated danseuse, as pronounced by New Yorkers is Car-men- thee-ta'; differing from the Italian in that it would be Oar-men-cbee-ta in that lan- gnage. Perhaps the New York way is purely local, and we outsiders can call it what we like and be as near correct. But there is no difference of, opinion re garding the dancing of Oarmencita. Her grace, her poetic motion, her passion of abandonment to the pleasure she feels in thus delighting ber audience, are granted by all. Where an Italian opera would leave the cheek nnflusbed, the bosom uo» palpitating, this Spanish dancer enthuses every beholder. There are no cold con ventional speeches following her appear ance ; every expression has an exclamation point after it Wondrous, magnetic gift! There are two styles of undergarments worn by New York ladies, illustrative of individual taste. The one patronized by the progressive woman, consists of the silk and lisle black equestrienne tights ei«- ther in combination or separate upper and under garments, witb black corset and black silk petticoat With this beginning, one may add a dress, and be prepared for anything; shopping, visiting the Alps, White mountains or sea shore. Many pre fer this style because of its utility, as well as the additional whiteness it imparts to the skin. It is also cool and grateful to the touch. But the other class of women prefer clothes that can be boiled and made sweet In plenty of water. They eschew petti coats, but wear, over their “bein kleider,” which is German for leg-dressing, one long dainty garment of swiss and lace, that reaches from the low neck nearly to the feet. That is comfort for yon, and emancipation; but my friend says on this subject: “Emancipation! We may rave all we will. We never will be emancipated while we let our dressmakers rale us with the imperial sway under which we now trem ble and cower. Didn’t I myself drag about with me two bags and forty-seven pounds of baggage in the form ot a train dress, all over the streets of New York! Don’t I know F’ 1 should say she did. But what use the knowledge without the application? Si.il', when we all get strong enough to stand up to onr convictions; the millennium will be close at band. find in it—still blindfold—the second chap ter of Proverbs. It was a difficult thing to do even for a good mmd reader; but it was done. The conductors were two young men, earnest thinkers, and of habits of concen tration of mind. They blindfolded Mr. H and each laid a band lightly on his shoulder, bending their thoughts entirely to what be was to do. Almost without a pause Mr. H back ed from the room, crossed the hall, select ed the Bible, returned to the parlor, and placing The Book on a table, slowly turned leaf by leaf until the second chapter of Proverbs was reached, at which he stopped and said he could go no further, Wns it not wonderful? There have been many causes alleged for this ability in certain people, bat the one that to me most uearly approaches jtae true merit of the phenomenon is one but lately advanced and is that of unsel fishness. Few people practise this virtue to the extent of putting self entirely out of consideration—giving thought always to others; but one of the first instructions given to a would be mind reader is*. “For get yourself entirely—let your mind be passive, subject to impression from your conductors^” and it is but natural that that person most aceustomed to forgetfulness of self should be most readily receptive to the earnest wishes of others if only in con centration of thought. Mr. H baa all of his life been unselfish—thought for oth ers has been the main spring of bis exist ence, and if this be not the solution of bis wonderful ability to read minds, what is ? Eva Freeman Hart. RHYME WITH REASON. To guess the number, who would dare to? Of all the ills that flesh iB heir to, To bear the half you could not bear to; And lovely woman has her share, too; She’d have some leas if she’d repair to Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. For “run-down” debilitated and overwork- ed women, it is the best of all restora tive tonics. A potent specific for all those chronic weaknesses and diseases peculiar to women; a powerful, general as well as uterine, tonie and nervine. It imparts vigor and strength to the whole system. It promptly cures weak ness of the stomach, nausea, indiges tion, bloatingjdebility and sleeplessnt in either sex. It is carefully com pounded by an experienced physician and adapted to woman’s delicate or ganization. Purely vegetable aud per fectly harmiess in any condition of the system. The only medicine for women, sold by druggists, under a positive guarantee of satisfaction in every case, or price ($1.00) refunded. A charming evening was spent last week at one of the pleasantest homes in Atbi-os, and during the evening there was an exhi bition of mind reading that was truly wonderful. One of the company, Mr. H was quite celebrated as a reader, having done almost incredible things in that tine; and it was resolved by the othcs in the room to put him to as severe a test as was possi ble within the limit of the evening’s en- te-tainment. He was banished to another part of tbe house, so remote as to make the hearing of what was said iu tbe parlor an mpossibil ity ; add to this, the fact of his beiug slight ly deaf, and tbe speaking iu the parlor in whispers, and one can see that as far as being aware of the nature of his test by hearing was concerned, he might as well have been in Sitka. The test that was suggested by a minis ter, and added to by different persons in the parlor was this: Mr. H being alli ed in and blindfolded was to back ont of the room into tbe hall; go to a certain ta ble there, and, from among other books, select tbe minister’s Bible, which be wa° to lake to the parlor^place or a table, and IT BROUGHT DOWN. A Refreshing Midnight Shower Upon the Land. Canton, O., July 8.—True to hi* promise, Frank Melbourne, the self- styled Rain King, has brought, or at least claims credit for the shower that fell near midnight and 'continued sev eral hours. It was foUowing the severe rain of over one week ago that Melbourne pre dicted this rainfall. From that time on hardly a clond appeared to break the force of the sun’s rays, but on after noon heavy clouds rolled up from the west, and within a short time of their appearance a heavy rain fell The next morning broke clear, and continued so until late in the evtning. Melbourne, while not despairing, stated that no rain might fall. He had brought the rain, but, owing to atmos pheric conditions, it was sometimes im possible to accurately give the hour for rainfall. A close watch has been kept upon Melbourne’s quarters, a small frame structure; about 7 feet square, and located on the top of a coal house in the northern part of the city.. Melbourne was constantly within, but it was impossible to hear any sonnd, as of the working of machinery, onto de tect any odor of a chemical nature. The Rain King persistently refuses to ■ throw any light npon the manner of i machine he has invented or tho method ! of operating it. His next prediction is : for July 1L_ _ THEIBONDS WILL FLOAT- The Southern Mutual Will Take Some of Them. The city bonds will be floated at an early date The tightness of the money market has retarded , the placi g of the bonds, and the city will not sell them until it can get the par value .at five per cent interest. The money market will be better shortly and then -there will be no trouble in placing them. The South ern Mutual Insurance Company has agreed to take $10,000 of the bonds at five per cent and will probably take more. That is a good starter anil there will be no trouble in getting all the money needed for sewers and street improve ment. -.i-; MR MELDRIM TALKS Of the Visit of the Committee to Washington. The Atlanta Constitution published an interesting interview with Hon. P. VV. Meldrim concerning the trip to Washington of the negro college com mittee. He Baid: Judge Hammond, the secretary of the commission, and myself accompa nied by Dr. White, of the Athens uni versity, went to Washington some days ago for an interview with Secretary Noble. We found him a delightful gen tleman, thoroughly courteous and will ing to enter into a thorough discussion of the disposition of the fund coming to Georgia. We were frank in our state ments and found the secretary equally so. Both sides were determined to do what was for the best and at the conclu sion of the interview, we made a for mal request that the money be turned over to tbe state, with the understanding that it Bbould be dis tributed so that the colored people would receive an equitable share of the benefits accruing from it, the exact manner of the distribution to be left to the trustees of tbe State university, re alizing the high character of tbe men comprising the board of trustees and tbe commission, and knowing that they would deal justly by both races. “The proposition met with a favorable response from the secretary. In its proposition the commissioners were guided by the fact that in the begin ning to the branch college existence it may not, and probably will not,, re quire as much money as it would la ter on, when it is in running order and has a large number of pupils enrolled The commission will accordingly draw Oh the funds for just what money is needed, both at this time and hereafter. “The commission is well satisfied that this arrangement will be received with general satisfaction; under it, if the colored college needs half of the ap propriation, it will get it; if that much is not required, it will receive less. If more than half is necessary to carry on the work, it will be the recipient of more than half.” Mr. Meldrim seemed well pleased with the result of the visit to Washing ton. “Now that this question has been settled,’,’ said he, “the work of pre paration can go right on. The school will probably open at its permanent site near the city, the first Wednesday in October. A special meeting of the com mission soon to be held, tbe selection of a faculty and tbe arrangement of a curriculum will be attended to. Al though it is commonly spoken of as higher education for the negro it could be more properly titled industrial edu cation. The grounds at the permanent site will be cleaned up, the big man sion overhauled and put in order and new buildings put up. The large resi dence how standing will probably be used for recitation purposes, some of the rooms being reserved for domestic purposes for the faculty. At the lower end of the ten acres donated a building will be erected for tbe accommodation of the pupils and other domestic pur- K ses. Later on other buildings will built. For the present these will probably suffice. I am satisfied now that the branch college will be in ex cellent working order before the first session is ended, and I think it will do good work in solving several vexatious problems.” Sbe Admitted Taking It. Portsmouth, O., July 8.—Mrs. Abi gail Vontreau died at her home on East Eleventh street from a dose of "Rough on Rats” taken with suicidal intent. A physician was summoned, but it was only a short time before she died, and after the empty box had been discovered, that she admitted .that she had tnken the poison. She had been in poor health ing herself in the well, but the opening was too smalL He Steps Oat. Cincinnati, July 8.—For thirty years W. H. Harrison has been in the employ of The Commercial Gazette. Now he steps out, and it is said that a very gen- eralvjhakMjpof the staff is to follow. Marshall Halstead, the oldest son of the editor, _ becomes editor-in-chief, “d it w said that H. P. Boyden, form- erly editor of the old Times in this city, will become managing editor. General H. V. Boynton will remain at Washing ton, but anew man will be placed m New York. A general shake-up all over the establishment is expected * Braised Up the Sleeper. Dalton, Ga., July 8.—A dastardly attempt to kill Captain C. C. Orendorf, conductor of the Pullman car Bartholdi, tood place during the night at Adairs- t “ the train .was pulling ont of that place the rear end of tho sleeper was braised up and the glasses knocked out with rocks and cinders weighing about half a pound each. Conductor Orendorf can give no reason for the at tack, but it is supposed it was pure meanness. The conductor was missed only about six inches. A reward of will he offered for the parties. ® UCHESS of Westminister, is the fortunate pcssesfor of ihe Nassau diamond which is valued atj£35,0tX). I ff* iHHHKRraUnHUi Children’s Department. WHY T IEY FAILED. Here is a fact for thoughtless boys to ponder upon: Several boys who were candidates for a naval cadetship fiom the Eighth Michigan District were rejectee In cause the examin ing physician torn d that tbeir hearts had been affected by smoking cigarettes. A DROP OF INK. “I don’t see why vou won’t let me play | with Robert Scott,” ponteo Walter Brown. ‘ “i know he does not always mind his mo ther, and smokes cimrs, end some nines swears. Hot 1 have been brought u,> bet ter than that. He won’t hurt me, and I should think you would trust me. Per haps I cao do bsm good.” “Walter,” said bis mother, “take this glass of pure water, and put Just one drop oflnk iuto it.” He did so. “O mother, who would have thought one drop would blacken a whole glass so?” “Yes; it has changed tbe color of the whole, has it not? It is a shame to do that. Just put one drop of clear w-uter iu it and restore its purity,” said bis mother. “Why mother, you are laughing at m \ One drop, nor a dozen, nor fifiy, woa’tdo that.?’ ' \ “No, my son; and therefore I cannot allow one drop of Robert Scott’s evil na ture to mingle with your careful training, many drops of wh ch will make no im pression on him.’’ SHARE YOUR COMFORTS. If you keep your eyes open, you will discover that some boy or girl in school never has any fruit ore meat or cake for lunch. Would it. not be fun to take a lunch to school for them and put it in tbeir coat or desk when they did not know it? Then you might sometime find a way to drop a warm pair of stockings or gloves or a comforter, into their desk as a glad sur prise,;,^ , some little comtort for tbeir brotners'Ar sisters, or even their father or mother. Nothing shows the Christian la dy or gentleman more truly than tbe way they do ac<s of kindness or benevolence. Last winter, at oucofjbe Boston rail- rouii depots, two young men left a train. Oae wore a thick ulster trimmed with for, a fur cap and glovt-s; the ot her was lame, had no overcoat or gloves, and seemed to ahriuk inside of his clothes every time a gust of wind struck him. He rubbed his ears with his hands, and altogether was the picture of misery. Tiny warmly clad yt ung man suddenly pulled off his fur g'oves and thrust them Into tbe cripple’s band, and in a'moment had disappeared in the crowd. First a puzzled, then a glad look came into the face of the cripple, whs was warmed as much by the expret-smo of sympathy from another t s by the actail warmth imparled hy the gloves. , SOAKING VP SUNSHINE. Some poet skilled in putting the motive wisdom of life into happy phrases could evolve a taking “piece” out of this *uiti, I tfor SHORT ITEMS Important General New* ni.pMth*,, Condensed Form. President Harrison has left Wash®* ton for Cape May, where ha will probi bly remain a month or longer with w, family. 5 The liabilities of Alexander & Ca grain brokers of London and Liverwd who have recently failed, amount v about £30,000. * An impure well at Mount Union <4 lege, at Alliance. O., ha-, develop fever among students. One has and four are ill. At Shreveport, La., Conwav Moncore saddlery, has sued his era. dors for s respite of twelve mouths. Liabilities $19,000; assets $30,000. ' -A farm hand at Mechanicshurg, 0 killed a blacksnake. of the racer specie that- measured 9 feet in length and is inches in circumference. A colored boy, Norville Radcliffe fired twenty shocks of wheat at Moral Vernon, lud., to have some fun. Heii now having some fun iu jail. Thomas B. Lawson, a wealthy in goods merchant at Middleport, 0., ** fined $15 for brutally whipping his Earl, aged 18 years, with a buggy whip. The four ^ men to die next week at Sing Sing, N. Y., have embraced the Catholic faith, and will die professinj belief in the forgiveness of their siis, and hope for future life. George Jones and William Newton, two weU known farmers of east Tennes see, fought a duel on the state line over a piece of property. Both were kilM, being 6hot to death. Five second cabin passengers on the steamship City of Pavia, have been fined for having contraband tobacco in then possession. A woman had a quantity of tobacco concealed in her hustle. A fire is again raging in the 1 Company's colliery at Ashland, Pa. It was first discovered at noon, and the men and mules were hoisted to the sir- face: Five hundred men are affected. Tbe ham and stables of J. A. Myen. near Paducah, Ky., were burned, t> S ther with two mules, liav, fanning plements, buggies, wagons .’etc. Loss, $1,500. The blaze is supposed to haw been the work of an incendiary'. The boys who wandered away from home in Averyville, Ills., were found nearly dead in a swamp. So desperate had they become iu their hunger th»s they had been eating mud. It is fc«red that the exposure and lack of foodnuj yet result fatally. The people of Aumns believe there is nothing too good for the farmers of Northeast Georgia—a fuel that will he thoroughly demoDsira-ed the 16th of Julv. /7»E‘*BGI\, CLARK-- COCNTi.-Orfl* VT rr’a office, 4clv 4th : jtly 4th. 1*9'. Jot"; ' s: “' Executor of Annie T Carnal,, deceased, _ .„ . eents that he has fully discit.irgetl :h • ttuuwfc meat of an unfortunate little “Arab ?>; M»»ulwaihfcanaprayaterle«ers-if(ii»mu > wt The anecdote, ftoio tbe New Yo,t TM- 2ftS,'8K»,£.* a i“:rK« uu*c, Iiuin lue new xora in- to show cause, if »nv they can. nor before bur e, is as true to life as are Mrs. Dorothy 1 first Monday in October nc\I. why -aid»•<«*• Stanley's pictures. “ tor should not bp aiecharged from “Hi! Jimmy 1 Come down here I Let’s 8,M HEh “ oriiattfr set on the bridge and go round when sbe tu< ns.” This from a ten-year-old street boy star, ding on the approach to a bridge over the Erie Canal in au interior city. The person addressed was a fellow street boy standing on a rai-ed footbridge over the same muddy waterway. H« whs no older than companion and fully asrag-r ged. H . and carried a crutch, but he b;' * « =£>(i!pttii&ation in a.philoso phy of c .eatinen; itnu old Horace might have etiV'd. Be moo.' upon the footbridge aud an swered: "Naw. Can’t Got t’ slay here.’ “Aw, ccme on down. Wh ur. Aw, come on down. “Naw, can’t do it.” “Why not? Wlint jer wauts ter fool ’round up there for? Ai«t no fun ud there.” “ 1 “W*l,” was the answer that J:iumy drawled out, with as solemn a face as ,, cadet on parade, “I can’t come down no how. I’ve got to slay up here am) toak in all the sunshine 1 kin so as I kin laugh whe-j it rams.” TH VT EXPLAINED IT. Comb here Ti mtny, at d ii D .h’. wau’ter, i’» rather T* a u-i > h. Tommy Stand. Teacher: W y, how is >ha’, T unmy? T.-mmy: t-» ran * d s linger iu the door this moreiug aiu 11 uigb d WHAT IS IT? VV E wish 4 .o inform the people ft ▼ v that we have opened a Jewelry e* lishment in Palmer A Kionebrew’s Drug s * 10:> Ulavtou St. We are prepared to <*° $ and all kinds of repair work in our J 1 ?®’ ^ we solicit yonr wora. W« have werkfd1 » , trade hi Europe and America for feel warranted in saying we can give sb* satisfaction aa any one. Give us a can- work guaranteed. Harris & Hauser- Opposite Post-ow* July 4—d6m. Highest of all in Leavening Power.—-U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. *7> ^