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Athens banner Tuesday morning , jury ibbi 7 V 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 In the event, from any cause, that aid should be withdrawn from the State we would be absolutely without resource for the proper preparation and training of teachers for the schools of the State.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. . 1 - ■ = 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. r\ 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 * ■■