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Athens banner Tuesday morning , jury ibbi
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the resolution passed by the Board
of Trustees of the University at their
last session, offering Bock College
aod one thousand, dollars a year as
& nucleus upon which to start a Nor**
mat School.
In commenting on it, Governor
Northen says:
It is no longer a matter of doubt
in the minds of observing men, that
the State needs a suitable training
school for teachers.
In no other profession or trade is
there such indifference to fitness as
in the preparation of teachers for the
duties demanded of them in the pub-
lie schools. The State does not al
low a druggist a license for his busi
ness until he has undergone special
preparation for his work. The State
does not allow a physician to admin
ister remedies until he has specially
prepared himself upon the theory of
medic.ne. In no profession or trade
do we find men successful who have
not taken special training or served
an apprenticeship.
When suen important duties are
to be discharged as are made incum
bent upon the teachers in our public
schools, 1 cannot believe they will
be successfully met in the absence
ol such training as could be fur
nished by a well equipped Normal
school. As long as the teachers
the State are without such benefits,
just so long will the schools be inef
ficient. A simple knowledge of the
texts will no more fit a teacher tor
proper instruction than the bare
knowledge that a statement is test!
mony will prepare a lawyer for the
proper handling of evidence.
The State has now sufficiently ad
vanoed in its educational system
begin the preparation of teachers to
conduct its schools. No amount
money can make the schools sac
ccssful, unless they are under the
HAVING ATTENDED A BIG BANKRUPT SALE IN BALTIMORE
1 am now prepared to offer goods at such prices aa were never known before iu Athena. CO UK AND SEE FOR YOURSELF. Join Horvliiy, July ra^Sa'iesladieS tO aSS^St. ? “““O'* ''Kitit,
On account of big Sales and large crowds on last week, 1 will put on 30 exu-a saiesiaaies xo assist.
direction of competent teachers
Competent teachers cannot be se
cured unless they are specially train
ed under the Normal system. The
efficiency of our system has been very
greatly aided in this direction by the
Peabody Institutes. In the event,
from any cause, that aid should be
withdrawn from the State we would
be absolutely without resource for
the proper preparation and training
of teachers for the schools of the
State.
It behooves the General Assembly
to remedy one great deficiency in
our schools by furnishing them with
good, well-trained teachers who un
deistand the best and most approved
methods of instruction. The ques
tion to be. considered is simply a
question of trained teachers
against# those who are not trained.
Professional training brings greater
power to benefit those for whom the
labor is given and the compensation
must come in thq greater good done
to the children of the State under the
work of trained teachers. The train
ed mechanic receives higher wages
because he can do better work in less
r time.than the cobbler. The physi.
cian is more patronized than the
quack, because bis remedies are in
telligently administered. Your con
eideration is respectfully asked to
the matter and the proposition in
the resolution by the Board of Trus
tees of the University. .
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A CHANCE OF PROGRAMME.
The ladies of the.Industrial Home
have determined to postpone their
£ete Champetre at the Park on the
16 th and will take upon themselves
the task of feeding the visitors to the
city on that day.
The Ways-and Means Committee
has turned that entire matter over to
them, and they will see that every
one who.comes to the grnrd rally oi
the Alliance .has plenty to eat.
It is a big undertaking, but the
ladies are equal to the task.
They desjre to make their part of
it a great success and would highly
appreciate any help given them by
th<“ gentlemen of the city.
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Dress Q-oods and White Q-oods.
THE GRAND FEATURE FOR THIS WEEK.
All the fine Figured Mull at 3$c. now.
All the Plaid ChaUies/at 2Jc. to dose.
All the fine Wide Challies at 5 cents;
All the fine Tissues,15 cent grade at 3c
All the fine 15 cent. Zephyr Ginghams at 5 cents;
All the yard wide 20 cent Llama Cloth at 7 cents,
A11 the Fruit Bleaching at 6$ cents,
Two cases new Palmetto Fans at 1 cents apiece.
30 pieces new French 15 cent. Satteen at 5^ cents;
One small lot fine Sea Is'and at 4c.
One lot 6c. Bleaching at 2 cents a yard.
LA CE CURTAINS.—Your attention is called o -hese. The early caller
will reap the benefit: The quantity limited.
23 pairs elegant 1 26 Lace Curtains at 65 certs a pair.
26 pairs Ecru 1 75 Lace Curtains at 75 cents a pair;
21 pairs White J 75 Lace Curtains at 75 cents a pair;
22 pairs White very nice 2 25 Lace Curtains at 1 00,
16 pairs Ecru or White Lace Curtains, real yalue 3 00 a pair, only 1 50;
19 Snowflake heavy Counterpanes, worth 2 50 only 1 00;
18 dozJNubian dye,warranted faBt color 20c. black Ladies Hose at 7$c. a pair
8 fancy embroidered black Mali Robes,value '6 60' to 8 00; only 1 76;
Black Embroidered finest quality Mull Robes, worth 8 50, at 2 00.
Only 1 cent a yard for Lawns;
Only 118 cents a yard for Figured Muslins;
Only 2 vents a yard for Bleaching;
Only 2i cents a yard for Black Check Lawn;
Only 2J- cents a yard for Fine Satteens;
Only 2£ cents a yard for Calicoes;
Only 2$ cents a yard for Challies;
Only 3J cents a yard for Challies.
Only 3 cents a yard for Bleaching;
Only 50 cents a pair for $1 00 Slippers;
Only 85 cents a pair for 1 75 Button Shoes;
Only 1 00 a pair for 2 25 Lace Shoes;
Only 75 cents a pair for 2 00 Boy’s Patent Oxfords;
Only 1 00 a pair for Man’s Patent Oxfords;
Only 1 cent a piece for Palmetto Fans;
Only 5 cents a piece for Folding Fans;
Only 1£ cenls a paper for paper Pins;
Only 2 cents a paper for Needles;
Only 2f cents for Spoo of Thread—only one dozen to each customer.
Only 25 cents for Corsets;
Only 2 cents for Handkerchiefs;
Only 4cents for Me; ’s Hose;
Only 5 cents for Ladies’ Hose;
Only l£ cents for White Linen Tape; .
Only 5 cents for package Rick Rack Braid; ( '-JuL\
Only 2 cents for Crochet Medals;
Only 3 cents for fine Rubber Combs;.
O -ily cents for a Toilet Soq>;
Only 5 cents for Pearl Dress Buttons;
Only 5 cents for Linen t'poo. Thread;
Only 6$ cents for fine W ide Scrim i
Only 7 cents for Silk Spool Thread, best;
Only 3 cents for large Palmetto Fans;
Only 20 cents for fancy Worked Fans;
Only 65 cents for Gloria Umbrellas;
Only 6 cents for Outing Flannel; ,
Only 5 cents for Mattrass Ticking,
Only 11-2 cents for Challies.
Only 3 cents for yard wide Pine Apple Tissues;
Only 2 cents for Cambrics.
Only 2 1-2 cents for line Satteens.
Only 4 cents for Sea Island.
Only 2 cents for Figui ed Muslin.
Only 2 1-2 cents for Lace Scrim.
Only 3 cents for Polca dot Tissue, yard wide.
Only 4 cents for Cretonne yard wide Curtain;
Only 2 1-2 cents for Bleaching;
Only 6 3-4 c. for Bleaching, better than Fruit,
Only 4 cents for Challies ;
Only 7 1-2 cents lor Llama Cioth;
Only 3 1-2 cents for Check Nainsooks:
only 3 cents for Black Check Lawn ;
only 8 12 cents for Black Lace Mull;
Only 6 l-2cts for black Satin Striped Lawn;
only 10 cts for black Organdies, 45 inch wide,
only 10 cents for black 45 inch bordered Lawn
only 10 cts. for white 45 inch lace boidered Lawn;
only 6 1-2 cents for Zephyr Ginghams,
only 5 cents for Fine Dress Gmghams;
only 6 cents for tine French Satteen;
oaly 7 cents for double width tine Lace Scrim.
only 114 cents each for handkerchiefs;
only 5 cents for fine hem-stitched handkerchiefs-
Glori a
Only 65 cents for gold cap or nickel crook handle
Black Parasols 24 inch;
Only 25 cents for Gents Outing Shirts;
Only booked at 20 cents for fine Balbriggan Sox Silk •
only 25 cents for black plated Silk Sox; ’
only 40 cents for black silk Sox;
only 50 cents for black silk Sox, finest made,
only 25 cents for Ladies Lisle Ingrain Hose;
only 18 cents for Children’s ribbed seamless Hose;
only 1 cent each for Palmetto Fans;
only 3 cents for Satin Palm Fans, largest size,
only 5 cents for 12 inch folding Fans;
only 10 cents for white parchment Fans;
only 10 cts. for heavy gold and silver heavy paper Pans
only 1 50 for silk Umbrellas; ’
only 2 50 for best make silver nailed handle Follm.
Clogg make Silk Umbrellas; r
only 10 cents.ior Gent’s gauze Undershirts,
only 25 cents for Gent’s Balbriggan Undershirts;
only 43 cents for special bargain German table cloths;
o'-ily 21 cents for Turkey red Table Cloths;
only 50c, for Ladies’Chemises, embroidered and tucked
C uly 68 cents for V shaped front Chemise, trimmed witb
embroidery or lace.
only 18 cents for fine Muslin Corset Covers;
only 60 cents for handsome embroidered Corset cover-
only’l 00 for Men’s Patent Oxfords;
only 2 25 for Men’s patent hand-sewed Oxfords;
only 1 50 for Men’s hand-Sewed patent Opera Pumps;
only 50c. for Men’s Tennis Oxfords ;
only 1 00 for Ladies Calf Skin Russet Oxfords;
(|oly 90 cents for fine Dongola Ladies Button Shoes;
only 5 cents for 4 papers Pins;
only 21 cents a card for Agate Buttons.
only 15c. for large bottles fine Cologne
only 5 cents for fine cream Toilet Soap.
ft will pay ,\ou to lay all other busin- ss aside nd attend this Grand Sale, oflered only once in a life-time.. Stay one or tw hours n the store, look carefully through and see those
bargains. A large quantity *of these bargains are pinned to the ceilings, which can scarcely escape your notice. The prices are plainly marked on them. This great work is done for
your own convenience. An extra force of Sab sia«lies has been engaged for the week. Respectfully,
MAX JOSEPH.
appropriations to that branch of tb
educational system of the State.
It is nothing more than these
schools fully deserve at the bands of
the State of Georgia. For too long
a time has the Empire State of the
South had cast*upon her the stigma
of illiteracy. It is high time for her
people to rouse themselves from their
lethargic sleep upon the question of
common school education, and pro
ceed at once to root ont the evil of
ignorance.
The honest and hardy. tiller of the
soil has been, as a rule, unable to
educate his children as he should
and as they deserve to be educated
The working class, as a whole, have
fared better than the farmers in this
matter. They live for the most part
in the cities where they can give
their children the benefit of the city
schools, and they take advantage of
his great opportunity.
Hitherto. the great bulk of the
farmers of Georgia have had to be
content with giving their children
such education as the three months
public schools afforded. It was very
little better than no education at all,
but it was all that could be bad.
The present legislature has made
such appropriations as will enable
the public schools to be run from five
to seven months in each year. This
will afford all the patents inthestat*
an opportunity to educate tbeir chil
dren in the elements of an English
education.
The next thing to be provided for
is tbe question of teachers for tbese
schools.
Is the great State of Georgia doing
its duty along here? of what use the
public schools being run five or seven
months without competent teachers?
And right here let cs say that we
have no complaint to make against
the teachers of tbe Georgia pnblic
schools. They have labored long
and well for poor pay, and they de
serve great credit.
But would it not be fur better if
they were afforded opportunities of
improving themselves; of learning
new and better methods; and, in
short* of preparing themselves thor
oughly for the great work before
At the last meeting of the Board of! is but a step between me and death.
Trustees of tbe University a resolu
tion was passed donating Rock Col
lege and so much land as might be
needed, together with one thousand
dollars per annum, as a nucleus
around which to establish and bnild
up a State Noimal School, for the in
struction of teachers.
If Georgia wants good common
schools, it strikes us that one of the
essentional requisites of such a sys
tem, is a lot of good teachers.
It is also very plain to us that a
splendid way in which to secure the
services of qualified teachers would
be to establish a Slate Normal School
where they might be thoroughly
trained for their work.
We think tbe present legislature
of Georgia could immortalize itself
in tbe eyes of the people and through
the judgment of posterity by coup
ling with its magnificent appropria*
tion for common schools, the eatab^
lishment of a State Normal College.
said tbe Psalmist, and tbe railroads
are thinking somewhat along that
line aboat now.
The people of Georgia await with
interest what the railroads have to
say concerning their coal rates.
They also wait with interest what
the legislature is going to do about it
Here is a question to be asked and
an answer to be given.
What will come ont of it ?
GIVE US COOD TEACHERS.
Tbe legislature or Georgia La*
’ .' generous to the common I tlum - tbe education of the youth of
has made very Jibeial Geor g iaZ -
RAILROAD LEGISLATION.
From ibe present complexion of
affairs, it seems as if the railroads
are going to suffer at the bands ot
tbe General Assembly;
Tbe farmer boys do not like the
capers these corporations have been
catting before the eye of the pnblic,
and propose to'tone them down a
little.
Mr. Hill, of Meriwether, is after
them with a sharp stick, and a bill
introduced by him into tbe General
Assembly is apt to make them think
twice before they place an unneces
sary and burdensome rate npon com
modities in general use throughout
the Stale.
Mr. Lewis, of Hancock, comes
forward with a bill to cancel tbe
lease of tbe Georgia road, and of tbe
Central on tbe ground that they were
both unconstitutional. This brings
up the Olive bill fight in all Its fury.
So there are lively times ahead of
the railroads, and the summer ses
sion of the legislature will not be
such a dull affair as many people
thought. _ ,
The day has come in this good old
State when lailroad combinations
and trusts and pools have to tread
lightly and reverentially in the pres
ence of tbe farmer legislature. “There
THE JACKSON HERALD.
The Old Editor Writes His Valedictory
and the New One rakes Charge.
This week's issue of the Jackson
Herald comes to us in a ■ new way from
the usual, and at the head of the edi
torial column appear the names of John
N. Holder, Editor, and T. R. Holder,
Jr., manager. ,
Messrs. Craig and Yi illiamson, the
former owners of the paper make tbeir
parting bona to the public in a vale
dictory. Editor Cmig leaves bis old
paper and .carries with him as steQggVs
ever tbe convictions . for which he bat
tled With his pen. He has made tbe
pages of the Jackson Herald sparkle and
rendered it a very readable paper.
Mr. John N. Holder who assumes the
editoral command of the paper i» a
graduate of the University of Georgia
in tbe class of ’90. He took first honor
in his course, and was
considered by ail who know him as a
young man of remarkable ability. He
outlines, the policy of bis paper in a sa
lutatory to his readers and the general
public. The policy of tbe Jackson
Herald, so far as the Alliance. is coh-
cerned, will be a changed one from that
of Editor Craig towards that body.
The new editor will battle for the cause
of the farmer, keeping rigidly, however,
within the democratic ranks. The
many friends of Editor Holden wish
him abundant success in his new field
of labor, and belie ve that he will make
tbe Jackson Herald one of the newsiest
and most solid weeklies in tbe State.
IS IT MURDER?
BEAUTIFUL WHITE BABE IS
FOUND DEAD IN A WELL:
FOUR MILES FROM ATHENS.
Circumstances are Suspicious—Found
by an Old Negro Woman—Its Death
Is Surrounded by Mystery.
WILL HE GO TO JAIL?
Steve Ryan Asked to tell Where his
Money Went.
Atlanta, July 10. [Special.]—Mr.
Stephen A. Ryan says he lost thous
ands of dollars betting on prize fights,
horse races and in gambling saloons,
Judge Gober says he must tell when
lie bet it all and who won it
From what can be gathered he will
not do (his. Ini.-i'AHtf
When the case is called tomorrow
morning and ha refuses to tell who has
won tfie money he squandered in.gam
ing and betting, will Judge Gober send
him to jail for contempt?
That is where the case now stands. ‘
Early yesterday morning, an old ne
gro woman while passing a dried up
well about four miles from Athens on
the DanielsviUe road, spied something
white partially. covered by a
lemon crate whieh look-
ed like the body of a dead child.
She ran quickly to the old Orr and
Hunter saw mill which is within fifty
yards of tbe well and secured the as
sistance of , two white men. Together
they managed to raise the orate.
There were only a few slats across
the top and these were not nailed
down. When they were removed they
presented a pitiful spectacle.
There nestled in beau
tiful -white clothes of
costly linen lay an infant.babe per
fectly formed but evidently not four
days old.
The body was m a perfect state of
preservation and from all appearances
must have been hid there the night be
fore
AI1 the community are greatly exci
ted over oceuiance yet no one seems to
have the slightest suspicion from
whence it came.
It IB thought to have
oome from a distance
but nothing definite cculd be learned.
Where did it come from? Who can
answer?
And again, was it murdered? The
people wiU trace the mystery to its
source, and if it be murder will bring
the guilty to justice.
PRESIDENT DIAZ
Of Mfexlco, Intervlewd on the Re Ipro-
clty Question.
ALUANCEMEN OFCLARKE.
Read the Request of the Chairman of
the Basket Committee.
The following announcement of Mr.
J. M. Hodgson, who is chairman of the
Basket Committee.of the entertainment
of the farmers should be read by every
allianceman io Clarke county:
To the Allianckmkn ox Clarke
County :—You and the citizens of Ath
ens are expected to entertain the visit
ors to Athena on your grand rally day,
July 16th. Therefore, send your bask-
Nrw Yobjc, July 10.—A special cor
respondent of the New York Recorder
h s interviewed President Diaz, of Mex
ico, on tbe reciprocity question and
elicited froru him the following state-
bMiiit that country’s position as regards
a reaty*. -
‘The position of Mexico on this ques
tion of commercial reciprocity,”
Fi e^iaeut Diaz, measuring \ hia words
carefully, is quite well defined. We
have some articles of commerce, which
if introduced free of duty in the United
States, would naturally stimulate our
production and indirectly some of our
youug , industries wquifi. also he bene
fited. On the other haud, we. are and
have always been ready to admit some
American products iu exclntqge. All
we (Want is an' equitable exchange of
some products which nuty benefit b6th
countries.
You must remember,” continued the
president, "that there was once drawn
a reciprocity treaty between the United
States and Mexico, which treaty is
toi^wn as the Grant-Romero treaty, and
ahayugh approved by the Mexican sen
ate, it was repudiated by the American
hofise of represent The position
of the Mexican government on this
questiOR of reciprocity fa today idenri-'
caiiy as it was some years ago. We ire
wi'lmg to concede to our neighbors
ao’.te commercial benefits, but of course
Wf inquire what would compensate our
aamnfices in this regard. There are cer
tain articles of our production which by
the stimulation of a reciprocity treaty
wr ild undoubtedly thrive and develop
irn uns; but quite a number of these
«r cles are today quoted higher here in
the City of Mexico than in most of the
commercial center of the United Stiites
Ti: Se for instance sugar: Its price here’,
large quantities.
" ^ remember when the Grant-Romero
treaty was being discussed in the United
estates, remarked President Diaz after
a snort pause. ”1 was travelingm that
*** l 'i’*?7’ while at New Orleans sev-'
era! dentations of sugar planters came
EMPEROR WILLIAM IN LONDON.
Thousands of People Oruml tho I'aMM
Places to See the Pugcanf.
London, July JO.—The inhabitantsof
London and vicinity turuod out in forot
in order to witness the progress ia state
of the Emperor William from Bucking
ham palace to the Guild hull and buck
to the palace after partaking of the hos
pitality of the lord mapor of London.
At an early hour all traffic along the
route through the streets bordering it
had not only been stopped, but still
were effectually brought to a standstill
by tile will of the people, who packed
every foot of space available, and who
were not to be moved under much less
pressure than that of a police charge.
. Precisely at noon the royal state car
riage left Buckingham ptdace, sparkling
with good ornamentation. :*ad drawn
by eight snperb postillion ridden horses,
flanked by mounted life guardsmen snd
mounted police, and conducted by white
6®wigged foptmen and coachmen of
immense size. The royal carriage, npon
leaving the palace, passed toward the
Marlborough .gate, throng the lines of
the Grenadies Guards, and police back-
'od up by lijnge, swaying, crowdf of peo
ple. | Aft the profession left the palace,
front every quarter within and without
the <aty, boundless peals of bells rang
put from the church steeples and an
nounced joyfully the imperial pageant
need.
had *
WANTS THE MARRIAGE ANNULLED.
A Peculiar Divorce Cane Riled >* **
Ohio Court.
UppEK Sandusky. July 10.—A pecu
liar divorce case was filed here, tb*
plaintiff being Ida Woodworth, daugh
ter of Hiram Fisk, a well known rea
dout of this city. She says that ou July
<8, 1888, the defendant Van Woodworth,
brought with him to her homo an "Adaui
or Albert Gusian," whom Woodworth
iutrodtu:e%anu represented to her as »
regularly ordained minist* r of the gW‘
pel of the United' Brethren church, nna
duly authorized to perform a marriage
ceremony, and she, believing and re
posing full qoufideuco in the represent*-
tions of Woodworth and Cusiau, w* 9
married to the defendant by Gusto-
She now avers that the representations
were false ; that Gusian was not a reg
ularly ordained minister, and had no
license to perform the ceremony, one
further says she lived with Woodwork
ie and in avery eaniest iixannertSd tiU ¥ arcb b M* before she became
^X the reciprocity treaty 52 jifllSSR- 4 l e trath -
tome
me that it me reciprocity treatv was : SST?!* tuo lruca - auou. —< vv
concluded th8 sugar tadtStry ofLoukh bimamlliarisiuoe mused to live With
iana-waqjrWUwL a*a^hertfote thbyTe- **“?*. She wants tho m«u:riage annnUrf
quested, me h.tt.u lK (. KfH At be restored to her ui.-iiden name-
with the Mexican government on behalf *^ nsimi w as pastor of the United Bret}*
of the treaty. On'the other hand I also
received several delegations of manu
facturers of shoes, who were exceed-
conflicting interests which then. aa now?
exist in the, United ^States.”
^■kwerident Diaz expressed the belief
report made by the United.
States bouse of representatives on the
Gaant-Komero treaty would have no
eject ou a similar treaty at this time,
•o far us the feelings of the people of
Mexico are concerned.
nan was pastor c. .
ren Church for almost a yeaf at the tm»
given above.
IMPROVEMENT REPORTED
In the Condition of the Cotton Crop *»
the South.
Washington, Jyly lO.—The July*"
turns to the department of agricultur*
show some improvement in the cotton
condition during the month of Jaae.
The general average for the whol
breadth has advanced three points,
standing at 88.6. This is three pointe
below the July return last year anu one
Fruit is Plentiful.—The farmers all
say that while rbeir cotton and corn has
been considerably retarded and possi
bly injured by the recontdry spell,'the
fruit crop is abundant. The peach and '
apple trees arouad Athens are heavily
burdened with what promises to be an
abundant yield, j
A Singular - Stru-trto. ' ,t ' '
New York. July to.—An unknown
man, lfepa i lifted "thockivir *of & wW
ets well filled with edibles to tbe Sum-1 on Third avenue and dived in .
mey building, ou the college campus, | ’ aU> tho con ', be^urndtSL^Kreu^ouLthcwhS®
where the ladies will take charge of * ^ ls bas not been found. rim r sinlf r»f favnr.'lllk*
above that of 1689. In but four i
since 1874 have the July returns been g
l° w *
The plight improvement noted ha*
where the ladies will take charge of
same on ifie, morning of 16th. /, ,,
Kindly mark your name on basket to
prevent confusion and loss. * f
Very respect!uily,-
J. M. Hodgson, Ch’m’n
Basket Commute <
9 t
•> Fell Front a Train.
Cedartown, Ga., July 10.—Mason
Ellison, colored, fell from a switch train
here and was inatan tly killed. The cor
oner s jury rendered a verdict of nuralr .. , . ,. jy
roly out has made tue fields very
belt, the result of favorable wenthe
\during the month. The crop is n,a ^
■sally ia to. ranging locally from a
days to two weeks or more. In the A
lantic and eastern Gulf states cspecian.
the plant is small * and backward,
lack of suitable weather for clio|>p lu *
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