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ATOENS BANNER : TUESDAY MORNING . JULY 21,1891
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DOCTORS MUST NOT DRINk-
There is a bill now become a law
in Georgia declaring that practising
physicians shall not get drunk in
this State.
The law provides that when a phy«»
aician has been tried before the pro-
r
ONE MORE BIG GUN Ti) BE FIRED
. ON MONDAY JULY 19TH AND ALL THE WEEK AT MAX JOSEPH’S.
per tribunal and found to have been
drunk three times or more/ne shall be
drummed out of the profession ever
afterwards unless he in future rep
forms and becomes a sober man.
The bill at first applied to druggists,
too, but an amendment was offered
removing that section and making
the law apply solely to the practicing
physicians. A. very pert and rele*
vant question was asked just at that
stage of the legislature’s proceedings
by the inimtable Gazaway Hart-
ridge if the law wouldn’t force a
number of good doctors now prac
ticing to abandon the profession.
There are some queer features to
this bill. Of course everybody wants
a doctor to be sober when he is stand
ing over them working with a life
and death struggle. Of course when
a surgeon goes to cut a man’s leg off
he ought to know his business and
proceed with it in a sober state of
mind. Of course a doctor ought not
to be a drunkard.
But how are you to prove when a
doctor is disqualified under this law?
And when he has been expelled on
the third drunk, and applies for ad
mission again, on the ground that he
has reformed, who upon the earth
can hold op their hands and swear
that this man is teetotally reformed?
How are you going to prove that he
doesn’t go to bed half drunk every
night, on the quiet ? Who knows
but that he will some night when
aroused to go to the bedside of a pa
tient, be found "at it again," more
desperately than before?
Drunkenness is wrong *, yes.
It ought to be forbidden by law,
as far as possible. But, it will be
a pretty hard thing to do when it
comes to clearing any profession of
intemperate men. Engineers on
railroads are required to be temper,
ate and are not allowed to drink when
on duty ; but when their hands are
nbt grasping the throttle of their lo*
comotives they drink freely and ma
ny get dr£nk. So it is with the
medical profession. Many of the
best physicians of the land have
their little "off days,’’ when they in»
.dulge in a spree. While they are
intoxicated no patient ought to pat
ronize them. When they are sober
they are superior- perhaps to any of
their colleagues.
It is so in every profession of bus
iness life.
As the end of the Summer season is close at hand, I am _
my stock of Summer goods. The earlier you call the better Bargai
tra force of Salesladies will be put on for the week.
going to give the people of Athens one more chance to buy goods at a large discount. 25 per cent discount to C W
r Bailains you wiR secure. ONE DOZEN BUTTONS FREE to every purchaser of one dollars worth of good* JJ oj
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Every article in the house re-marked, re-arranged, and in
plain figures, and the selling price put on.
Dress Q-oods and "White Goods.
THE GRAND FEATURE FOR THIS WEEK,
All the Black Check and Striped Lawn at 5 cents.
All the fine Figured Mull at 34c. now.
All the Plaid ChaUies at 2jc. to close.
All the fine Wide ChaUies at 5 cents;
All the fine Tissues,15 cent grade at 3c
AU the fine 15 cent. Zephyr Ginghams at 5 cents;
All the yard wide 20 cent Llama Cloth at 7 cents,
All the Fruit Bleaching at 64 cents,
Two cases new Palmetto Fans at 1 cents apiece.
30 pieces new French 15 cent. Satteen at 54 cents;
One small lot fine Sea Island at 4c.
One lot 6c. Bleaching at 2 cents a yard.
LACE CURTAINS.—-Your attention is called to these. The early caUer
will reap the benefit. The'quantity limited.
23 pairs elegant 1 25 Lace Curtains at 65 cents a pair.
26.pair8 Ecru 1 75 Lace Curtains at 75 cents a pair;
21 pairs White 1 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 value 3 00 a pair, only 1 50;
19 Snowflake heavy Counterpanes, worth 2 50 only 1 00;
18 doz.Nubian dye,warranted fast color 20c. black Ladies Hose at 74c. a pair
8 fancy embroidered black Mull Robes,value 6 50 to 8 00; only 1 75-
Black Embroidered finest qualify Mull Robes, worth 8 50, at 2 00.
Only 11-8 cents a yard for Figured Muslins;
Only 2 cents a yard for Bleaching;
Only 24 cents a yard for Black Check Lawn
Only 24 cents a yard for Fine Satteens;
Only 24 cents a yard for Calicoes;
Only 24 cents a yard for ChaUies;
Only 34 cents a yard for ChaUies.
Only 3 cents a yard for Bleaching;
Only 85 cents a pair for 1 75 Button Shoes; t
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 Men’s Patent Oxfords;
Only 1 cent a piece for Palmetto Fans;
Only 5 cents a piece for Folding Fans;
Oniy 14 cents a paper for paper Pins;
Only 2 cents a paper for Needles;
Only 25 cents for Corsets;
Only 2 cents for Handkerchiefs;
THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
Now that the great alliance rally
is over, the people of Athens and the
Farmer’s Club of Clarke county
should begin to look forward to the
coming of the Agricultural Society
of Georgia, which is to hold its ans
nual convention here on August 6th.
There will be fully three hundred
delegates here from aU the counties
of the State, and among them wiU
come many of the State’s most prom
inent political leaders. Governor
Northen and Commissioner Nesbit
of the Agricultural Bureau will
come. Commissioner Bradwell of
the Educational department will be
v here. The State’s agricultural in
terests wiU be largely represented by
leading farmers and scientists, and
it already gives promise of being the
best and most successful convention
known to the agriculturalists since
the State Society was organized.
This is bat a natural result.
Athens is the home of the State
Agricultural College. The best in
terests of the Society centre about
the pollege, and it is but just and
right that the farmers should be
come familiar with every detail in
the workings of their college.
The people of Athens ought to be
gin now to prepare for the coming of
the farmers.
YESTERDAY’S RALLY.
Much good has come from yesterday’
Alliance rally in Athens.
The farmers have met together, have
talked with one another about the
crops, have seen their leading officers,
have listened with eagerness to infor
mation about their fellow farmers in
the fai West, and have had a great
Only 4 cents for Men’s Hose;
Only 5 cents for Ladies’ Hose;
Only 14 cents for White Linen Tape;
Only 5 cents for package Rick Rack Braid;
Only 2 cents for Crochet Medals;
Only 3 cents for fine Rubber Combs;
Only 34 cents for a Toilet Soap; ,
Only 5 cents for Pearl Dress Buttons;
Only 5 cents for Linen Spool Thread
Only 64 cents for fine Wide Scrim;
Only 7 cents for Silk Spool Thread, best;
Only 3 cents for large Palmetto Fans;
Only 20 cents for fancy Worked Fans;
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;
Qnly 2 cents for Cambrics.
Only 2 1-2 cents for fine Satteens.
Only 4 cents for Sea Island.
Only 2 cents for Figured Muslin.
Only 21-2 cents for Lace Scrim.
Only 3 cents fin; 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. forNBleaching, better than Fruit,
Only 4 cents for Challies;
Only 7 1-2 cents for Llama doth;
Only 3 1-2 cents for Check Nainsooks:
only 3 cents for Black Check Lawn ;
only 8 1 2 cents for Black Lace Mull;
only 6 l-2cts for black Satin Striped Lawn;
only 10 cts for black Organdies, 45 inch wide,
only TO cents for black 45 inch bordered Lawn
only 10 cts. for white 45 inch lace bordered Lawn;
only 6 1-2 cents f#r Zephyr Ginghams.
only 5 cents for Fine Dress Ginghams;
only 6 cents for fine French Satteen;
only 7 cents for double width fine Lace Serna**
only 1 1-4 cents each for handkerchiefs;
only 5 cults for fine hem-stitched handkerchief*
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 papa Fan ,
only 1 50 for suk Umbrellas; * >
only 2 50 for best make silver nailed handle v n
Clogg jnake Silk Umbrellas; U lfl8
only 43 cents for special bargain German table clotW
only 21 cents for Turkey red Table Cloths; ’
only 50c, for Ladies' Chemises, embroidered and tucL?
Only 68 cents for V shaped front Chemise, trimm*!
embroidery or lace. ^
ojly 18 cents lor fine Muslin Corset Covers;
only 60 cents for handsome embroidered Corset
only 1 00 for Men's Patent Oxfords;
covet;
only 2 25 for Men’s patent hand-sewed Oxfords;
only 1 50 for Men’s hand-sewed patent Opera Pumps-
only 90 cents for fine Dongola Ladies Button Shoes
only 5 cents for 4 papers Pins;
only 24 cents a card for Agate Buttons,
only 15c. for large bottles fine Cologne
ovly 5 cents for fine cream Toilet Soap.
It will pay you to lay all other business aside and at
this grand sale, offered only once in a life-time. Stay out
or two hours in the store,' look carefully through, and
those bargains.
A large 'quantity of these bargains are pinned to the ceilings, which can scarcely escape your notice,
own convenience. An extra force of Salesladies has been arranged for the week.
The prices are plainly marked on them.
Respectfully,
This great work is done for your
MAX JOSEPH.
dinner.
The speeches were all good one*
urging the Allianoemen to battle on for
the principles of the order.' They were
conservative on the third party score
and it is well that they w.ere. This
troth was taught by the Alliance rally:
The Democracy is still safe in Georgia,
and the thiref party is at a discount.
WHAT HAS IT DONE?
It is now being pretty generally
asked by the third party agitators
down South, “ What has the demo
cratic parly done for the farmers of
the South ?’
Without being able to answer the
question folly'the Abbeville Press
and Banner offers the following sim
ple suggestions:
1st. It reduced our tax levy to less
than one-half the tax levy under the
radical administration.
2nd. It paid the officers, the inters
est on our bonds, and all current ex
penses, which payments the radical
government did not make, even with
double the tax levy.
3rd. It restarted the Government
to its rightful owners and put re
spectable men in office, and gave the
State credit abroad,so that our bonds
were at a premium. Under radical
government they had almost no mar
ketable value,
4th. It restored peace to South
Carolina, and disbanded, mobs. and
midnight assassins, and gave a feel*
ing of safety, to the inmates of eveiy
home in South Carolina, however
humble.
5th. It put good men in our county
offices. It employed a better class
of school teachers, reduced their sal"
aries,and gave us more than doubled
our former school privileges, by
opening more schools and keeping
them open longer.
6th. It developed a revenue from
the phosphate deposits of nearly a
quarter of a million of dollars annu
ally, but about half of this has been
stopped by the present administra
tion. .
And the Press and Banner might
have gone on to infinity.
THE CROP PROSPECTS.
The returns to the department of
agriculture show some improvement
in cotton condition during the month
of June. The general average for
the whole belt has advanced three
points, standing at 88.6. This is
three points below the July returns
of last year and one above that of
1889. In but tour seasons since
1874 have the July returns been so
low. The slight improvement noted
has been quite general throughout
the whole belt, the result of favorable j
weather during the month. The crop
is universally late, ranging locally
from a few days to two weeks or
more. In the Atlantic and eastern
Gulf States especially the plant is
small and backward and want of
suitable weather for chopping out
has made the growth very slow. Ger
mination was very imperfect, and re
planting failed to secure perfect
stands. Luckily, considerable areas
have been plowed up and given to
other crops or abandoned entirely.
From the Mississippi,while the plant
is backward, it is of good color and
growth. While plantations running
a sufficient number of plows are rea»
sonably clean, there is some lack of
labor.
The outlook in Texas is especially
good. The fields are well worked
and fruiting has begun. Worms are
reported from but two counties, both
of Texas, not even the invasion of
the first brood being noted anywhere
else. The returns of condition . by
States ia as follows :
Virginia, 83
North Carolina,.. 77
Sooth Carolina, 80
Georgia,.. 75
Florida...... 94
Alabama, 87
Mississippi........ 91
Louisiana,.... 90
-Texas 05
Arkansas, 9S
Tennessee.... 1 82
The temperature of the month was
about normal throughout the entire
region. The rainfall, though rather
short, was generally sufficient, and
this favorable condition of meteoro
logical circumstanoes enabled farm
ers to recover somewhat from the on
favorable early season. The state ol
the plant will make the final out
come unusually dependent on the
latenesB of the season.
ted allotment of lib honors and re
sponsibilities, bn recognized both at
the White H . use agd at the Capitol
The agitation of ihe force bill did
more to prevent the breaking of the
solid South than the iron output of
Alabama will ever do to promote it.”
And this is right. The Journal
very correctly says :
"The South's political position iu
the Union is not an equal one, os the
Post suggests. It is a defensive one,
and has been so for a quarter of a
century. Past experience has now
taught the people of the South the
wisdom of their political unity, and
the dangers which they will incur
by breaking it be lore ’ sectional agi
tation ceases or i$ buried below the
reach of the hand of reauriection.
Had not the South been pretty near
ly solid iq its democratic representa
tion in the last congress, the fo ce
bill would have passed, notwilh*
standing the opposition of such able
and conservative republican and ini
dependent papers as the Post. Ai
long as that or similar measures of
sectional antagonism ate agitated,
the South’s position must be one of
defensive solidity, and no change or
diversity of its industries can pre«
vent it.”
remains were temporarily deposited.
Mississippi claimed preference because
Mb. Davis belonged to her by right of
seventy-nine years’ residence there
and sixty years of service to the state.
Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and Ken
tucky filed their claims, too, and now
comes Mbs. Davis and decides that the
remains shall rest permanently at
Richmond, among the dead of all the
states who fell in defence of the confed
eracy.—Boston Herald.
And we believe Mbs. Davis did
fright.
WHY.THE SOUTH IS SOLID.
The Washington Post hits the nail
on the head, the Atlanta Journal
thinks, in the following remarks :
"If all. the iron'and coal there is in
Pennsylvania could-be taken up bod
ily and dumped out iu Georgia and
Alabama, the South would remain
as solid as it is to-day, unless the
transfer were accompanied by a
guaranty that henceforth and for.,
ever the batteries of sectional legis..
lation should be spiked, and the full
and equal place of the South in the
Union, as part and parcel of the
government, with a wisely dietribu
THE FARMERS’ THANKS*
Following is the resolution adopts
ed by the grand farmers’ rally
Thursday:
Whereas, We have this day ’jeen
most royally entertained by the good
people of Athens, and,
- Whereas, we have been honored
by the presence in our midst of some
of the fairest and best of the daugh
ters of this classic city.
Wherefore, be it resolved by the
allkncemen present aud by the
friends of the alliance, that Athens
is the best city in the best section ot
the country outside Kansas and Iowa
Be it resolved further the our most
sincere thanks are hereby returned
to the good people of Athens and ess
* pecially to the ladies,all of whom have
made our stay in their midst one of
so much pleasure that its memory
will linger with us for days to come.
‘‘Comb to think of it” says an ex
change, Mr. W ana maker has such a
great lot of business at hiB bargain
counter that he really ought to attend
to. So it is not necessary to be very
much supprised if he should resign his
seat in the Harrison cabinet. Above
all things do not allow your mind to
connect bis resignation in any way with
the Keystone Bank muddle. Private
business is the reason. Only private
business. Very private.
Says the Boston Herald: An old
lady has lust died in Paris, leaving
100,000 as a prize to the astronomer whO-
shall be able to communicate with any
planet or star. Her ingenuity for ac
quiring a reputation for generosity
without incurring any expense is equal
to that of the man who made a bet that
when Bunker Hill monument falls it
will tip towards the north. Iq either
case the money seems to be safe for the
heirs. ‘
P VILR0AD RUMBLINGS-
THE G. C- A N. RUNS pVBR ITS
FIRST COACH.
E SUPERINTENDENT HERE
A New Road to Run From Blfaerto)
Milledgeville -A (Meeting In Abbe-
vilie—Other Railroad Matters.
The Georgia Carolina and Northern
railroad has run its first coach into Ath
ens.
It was the private car of the General
Superintendent who came down the
road to Athens leaving yesterday.
He came to inspect the road and re
ports it to be in a splendid shape. He
says the masonry on the G. C. & N. is
the best to be found in the southern
railroad world.
The G. C.&.N. will soon begin work
on its new depot iu Athens and will in
a few weeks put on a regular passenger
schedule to this oity.
There was an enthusiastic railroad
meeting in Abbeville, South Carolina
the other dsy to take in hand the build
ing of a road of interest in this part of
Georgia. The Press and Bi.wib sin:
The projected railway scheme tow
nect Florida with the North, throqi
Milledgeville, Eastman and Wisfy
ton, Ga., via. Mount Carmel, AM,
Laurens, Union and Torkville kith
enthusiastic support of our cities, it
official report of the meeting sttni
place 9th inst.
This would be a nngnificentwi-
beginuing at one of our ten tatai
(Tampa, Fla.,) giving us steu*»
communication witn So ith Amelia-
running through the ari
part of Florida ami Georgia, wJ&a
nally through South Car lin», thro^h
North Carolina into Virginia, court
ing with the Baltimore and 0h»»
road, at Roanoke, thu* giving cUs!"*
system just what she bei long
a Southern outlet. ...
The phosphate interests ot
of Florida is rapidly forcing attend
aud makes this road almoat a weewF
for the Baltimore and Ohio railmw;
There are very encouraging «l»
from the several towns of GeoifJ
through which the road is contMr
ted, and Abbeville is arousw
willing to co-operate to the tel f 1 "
ability in the furtherance of the ***
A committee of ten of our m*
terprising tn<*n has been appa*®T
act with similar committees ap*"
along the projected line. . ^
Milledgeville, Eastman ard*^
ton, Ga, a-'e deeply mu*™,
pledge their hearty e idorsem®\
co-operation in this new and F®
i terprise.
Who wants the negro in politics here
in Georgia? Surely not these old far
mers who carried muskets through the
wilderness and suffered the pangs of
warfare. And yet to leave the Demo
cratic party is to bring this about.
Thebe is this difference between the:
western Alliance and the Southern Al
liance; the Southern Alliance is an Al
liance of statesmen an Alliance of pa
triots, and an Alliance of Democrats.
Mr. Smalley confirms that awful re
port that the literary ladies of London
smoked cigarettr at their annual din-J
ner, and he says the publishers fur
nished cigaretts. Holy Smoke!
The Alliancemen of this state will
taka straight democracy in their Coffee.
It would bo poisonous to themselves
to sweeten it with Third Party taffy
talk.
What is
• Sevex cities vied for the remains of
Homer dead, and seven states have been
seeking to furnish the last resting place
of the late Jkffkbson Davis. Louisi
ana asked for the honor of pppultnre be
cause it was with*" «r * n-Aera > »iat
I he confederate cl feitftlA 4M4Uld his
BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FQR
CATARRH THAT CONTAIN
MERCURY,
as mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on pre
scriptions from reputable physicians, as
the damage they will do is ten fold to
the good you can possibly derive from
them. Hall’s Catsirrh Cure manufac
tured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo.
O.. contains no mercury, and is taken
internally, and acts directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the sys
tem. In buying Hall’s Catarrh Cure
be sure you get the genuine. It is tak
en internally, aud made in Toledo,
Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co.
33f“Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per
battle.
Castoria is Dp. Samuel Pitcher’s prescription for ^ 3
and Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphinen° r
other Narcotic substance. It is a harmless substitut®
for Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor
It Is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years’ a 8 ®
Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms andaffal*
feverishness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Cow
cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. Castoria relief
teething troubles, cares constipation and flatnl enC ^
Castoria assimilates the food, regulates the stoni^ ^
and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep*
toria is the Children’s Panacea—the Mother’s Frie®
Castoria.
“Castoria Is an excellent medicine for chil
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me of its
good effect upon their children.”
Da G. C. Osqood,
Lowell, Mass.
“ Castoria la the best remedy for children of
which I am acquainted. I hope the day is not
far distant when mothers will consider the real
interest of their children, and use Castoria in
stead of the various quack nostrums which are
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their throats, thereby sending
them to premature graves.'*
Lb. J. F. Kixchbloi,
Conway, Ark.
Castoria*
“ Castoria is so well
I recommend a nstuperiortoswr
known to me." H , A.
Ill So. Oxford SA.BroQ^
“ Our physicians In the t
meat haYd spoken ^
eace In their outsido prac ^
and although we only haw ^
medical supplies wbat is
products, yet wa are free to > “ ^ ]
merits of Castoria has won •
favor upon It." . ni4n ,.
UsrrxnHosnria^P^*;
Alum C. Smith, Pre*
uooway, ark. Alum u. skith, i™-.
The fisstsnr Company, TI Msnsy Stroot,
Children Cry for Pttcher’o Castoria*