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ATHENS BANNER : TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 6 1891 i — ! —A— A STROLL ON THE CAMPUS- * It ia the voice of years that are gone 1 they roll before me with all their deed*."—Oaaian. The heart of Georgia is the campus of the University. No spot is half eo tender in the inspiration of its dear, undying memories ; no bit of earth so classic with the deeds of great statesmen; no roof-tree so ven erable as this, tl^e birth-place of Georgia’s honor and chivalry ! Time may do its destroying work| may wrinkle toed faces and whiten golden locks ; years may roll on years, and to ages, ages may yield, but never will they rob this spot of Georgia soil of its blessed hiBtory, or dim the memories that cluster about the name of the student’s cherished home ! To wander over the groves and tawns of the College Campus is to study the history, of proud old Geor gia over and over again. Here it is that the life-work of great men leads back. Here is the cradle in which the South has rocked genius to sleep in early infancy, which on waking sprang forth to glorious achieve ments with energy renewed by that refreshing sleep. Here is the old dormitory of long ago! How the old building has changed ! now cracked from side to side with brick and mortar crum bling to decay beneath Time’s tell ing stroke ! The old stone steps are there, the same that in the dim years of long ago echoed the merry foot steps of the youthful sons of a South ern aristocracy, dashing in and out lo tedious recitation or back to joy ous leisure. How worn they are to day ! The rooms in which these halt-grown statesmen lived are very much the same. Initials carved into the rude old walls date back to dy ing years, and point to men whose lives have been spent in honor to theii State, and whose names are now mustered on the roll that is kept by God’s angel of death. Here is the College chapel, a build ing like unto some classic old struc ture which might have been torn from the ancient Gieeks and trans planted by some strange power upon the College campus, so quaint iu ar chitecture. How many eloquent voices it has echoed ; voices that have been heard pleading the Na tion’s cause in the halls of the Re public’s capitol ! And, here in front, overshadowing this hail stands an oak made famous by pne single incident which will live longer than the tree itself. The Bob Toombs oak ! Hear the hand' some young Georgian standing there in the heat of passionate youth and woanded pride, driven from the col • lege stage beneath the faculty’i frown; hear him in magic eloquence delivered of a heart that was full by a tongue that was golden, pledge his life to the cause of his country, drawing crowds from out the chapel door to hear him plight his troth and mark its after keeping. The old tree is fast going to decay. There is something very similar in the lives of the tree and the man. Both sprang nto the realms of fame at the same hoar; both have towered high in their respective kingdoms; and the death of the man and the tree were almost simultaneous events. This giant oak will soon have to be cut down. The University library is,perhaps, the most interesting retreat to be found in Georgia. Its historic archs ives,burdened with a precious weight of books rare and classic, have been the favorite haunts of Georgia’] greatest leaders. On the record book of the faithful librarians from year to year are seen to-day the names of men whose lives are known by heart all over the South, with a list of the books they used to read. There Hill with his Gibbon and bis Mac aulay ; Stephens with his “Politl cal EconomyToombs with his “ Life and Times of Napoleon Bona parte;” Grady with his round boyish face fairly beaming over his dearly beloved Dickens; and further down the great pages Pleasant A. Stovall with a pile of Essayists around him John'Temple Graves with Horace and Virgil indulging the soft fancies that tickled bis ever songful heart —and thus the list runs on ! Long live the inspiration that oomes with a stroll through the col lege campus 1 Oh, precloud spot of earth, may time deal lightly with tlice! May thy classical shades be X GROCERIES. Last week we sold an immense quantity of Groceries. Sugar has advanced, therefore cannot be sold at former prices. The prudent buyer laid in a full supply. Fortunately I hed to the Refinery for twen- urrels before the advance and ey arc here. Therefore, one and 'only one more chance you get THIS WEEK. 201b Standard Granulated Sugar for 1 00 ; take warning—lay in your supply. .. < 5 11)8 best Rio Coffee for 1 00; 1 doz boxes Matches for 6c; 1 doz. Horse Shoe Soap for 60c; cakes fine perfumed Toilet Soap for 25c; Sardines at 5 cents a box; Soda at 5 cents a pound. Another Wonderful Bargain The latest and newest pattern, just received Friday. 1 case Reps at 5 cents a yard. Dont be slow coming—they are handsome; get your pick. 1 ca«e yard wide Reps,fleeced backs worth 15 cents, to go at 8Jc. TWENTY-EIGHT SPECIAL ' That are worth the attention of every pru lent consumer of Merchandise, at prices that will astonish even the closest buyers. MAX JOSEPH PLACES ON THE BARGAIN COUNTERS THIS WEEK Our rapid strides under the victorious banner of success are due to Honest Values, Pains-taking Treatment, Progressive Methods, and the quoting of the Lowest Possible Prices i 1 Case yard wide Flannellette Dress Goods, very handsome, worth 26 cents at other stores, 'if they have these novelties. Our price will be 12$c. this week. Think and study your interest well. This is no catch trap notice to you. One hundred patterns will be on ex hibition at the front stand of my store. They are in Plaids. Polcadots, and combinations of Plaid and Polca dots. Flowers in large and small de signs Call early and get your choice. BLACK CAbHMERES. New arrival lust Friday. Wonder ful bargains for this week. . 6 pieces elegant black Cashmere, 25 cents value at 124 cents. 9 pieces splendid black Cashmere, 30 cents grade at 174 cents. 11 pieces very fine black Cashmere, 40 cents grade at*25 cents. 8 pieces extremely nice heavy grade and fine quality black Cashmere, 60 cents grade at 35 cents. I bought these per chance. Avail y.ourself of this opportunity. They are beauties. Come early. BARGAIN SALE OF DRESS GOODS. 15c. Wool Brocade Worsteds at 5c; 15c assorted color Wool Cashmeres at 5 •; 30c heavy twill double width Plaids at 15.s; 25c gray Beiges at 124c ; 60c assorted color Brilliantine 42 inches wide at 25c; 15c corded Suitings at 44 :; 15c pure Mouair at 10c; 40c assorted colors 36 inch Mohair 12f:; , 7c latest style fall dress prints, choice 4£; 2c large Plaids Calicoes at 3£ •; 35c wool Lindseys at 10.:; 30c broken Plaid Flannel at 16c; 55c assorted colors Dress Flannels at 16c; * *,* 20c Black Cashmere, double width, 12*c; l-2^c Outing Flannels at 6J-t; 25c twill Cotton Dress Goods, doable width, 7$c. Special Bargains offered on Shawls. Elegant Breakfast Shawls 15c: Zephyr wool knitted Breakfast Shawls, value 75c at 35':; Extra fine all wool solid color Breakfast Shawls at 25c; Very large 1 00 breakfast Shawls at 48 cents; Large ' size regular all wool 2 50 StiaWls at 1 00: Fine Beaver Shawls, yalne 3 00 at 1 50; Extra fine double face 5 00 shawls at 2 50; Black India Shawls, value 7 50. only 3 50; One Great Bargain. 140 pairs samples fine Ladies hand- sewed Shoes, worth 3 50 at 2 00 for choice. Cloth top Ladies button Shoes, 2 25 grade at l 15 a pair; Calf Button Ladies Shoes, 2 00 quality at 1 00; Patent leather button Ladies Shoes, 2 00 qiiAlity at 90c; Stitched India kid Ladies button Shoes, patent leather top 2.'00 quality at 85c; High-top fancy stitched Ladies But ton Shoes at 1 25; School shoes good quality, at 40c; Children’s button shoes at 50c. Misses kid button Shoes, 1 25 qual ity at 75c; Men’s calf Congress, 2 00 quality at 1 00; Men’s calf Machine sewed Bals, 2 00 quality at 1 00; Men’s button Shoes, good 2 50 'qual ity at 1 50; Men’s combination (Marshall’s) Lace and Congress, a new style 5 00 Shoe, hand-sewed at 2 50; Best quality full stock tops, white oak bottoms, Men’s Brogans, at 1 00, Morocco best handtpegged 2 25 Bals for working men, a very substantial wearing Shoe at 1 35; Boy's Congress calf Shoes at 1 00, worth 2 00; Boy’s Bats, good calf uppers, solid soles, worth 2 25 at 1 25: Scotch bottom hand-se wed 6 00 Con gress at 3 50; Special Sale of Domestics. Heavy Check Homespun at 4c; Heavy Shirting at 4£c; Heaviest Checks at 4£c; Full yard wide heaviest Sheeting at 6Jc; Best heaVy'Drilling at 6c; Sea Is.and Sheeting, 9c grade at 6£c; Heavy hickory Stripes at 7-Jc; Good remnant Bleaching at 2£c, Remnants yard wide Bleaching at 4$c Good Mattrass Ticking at 6$c; Good Feather ticking at 10c; Feather ticking and tut tenth., , icli 25c grade at 14c; Fancy double width Sal teen fini.k F«*her ticking, 30 J {£ a 20 — Elegant Wool Jeans, 33 13 cent, quality at 20c; nt ® Best Wool Jeans, a 40 cents mJ* at 25c, b lWe > Great Special Sale of Flannels. Heavy Canton Flannel, 10 grade at 6c; Very, heavy Canton Flannel, 15 cents grade at 8c; Mixed wool twilled Flannel 20 cents quality at 12£c; All wool red Flannel, 20 cents grade at 12*c; Medicated scar et Flannel best twilled 35c grade at 20c; Very fine lamb’s wool medicated red Flannel, very best manufactured 50c grade at 32$c. cents A name that has become a household word, and which signifies the emblem of legitimate Merchandizing at. the lowest prices, apd our customers learn by trading with us, that they THE BEST OTST EARTH. Visit my place this week. Your are assured of these Great Bargains. Yours, Respectfully, always get MAX JOSEPH ATHENS, G-A* ever fresh and green in the hearts of all Georgians! THE RAIL ROAD LEASES- The bill passed by the House on Thursday regulating the contracts of railroad companies is a wise and salutary measure which mast com mend itself to every thoughtful man. It is moderate and conservative and protects the best rights of all parties. Its benefits are twofold. First. It protects the minority stockholders in such companies as the Central against the illegal and selfish contracts imposed upon them by an owner of a majority of the stock. Second. It protects the people at large against the monopoly created by unlawful combinations and se cures legitimate competion. Especially is this bill a benefit to communities like Athens and the surrounding country, which have large interests dependent upon com petition between the R. & D. and the Central system. The House deserves the thanks of the people, and the men who voted for the bill will be rewarded by the confidence of their constituents. The otock of the Central will go above par if thia bill becomes a law. It will then be manifest that the Central will soon be free again to compete for business and resume its eight' per cent dividends. its rightful owners and put respect able men in office, and gave the State credit abroad, so that our bonds were at a premium. Under the Radical government they bad almost no marketable value. 4. It restored peace to South Car olina, and disbanded mobs and mid night assassins, and gave a feeling of safety to the inmates of every home ia South Carolina, however humble. 5. It put good men in our county offices. It employed a better class of school teachers, reduced their salaries, and gave us more than dou ble our former school priviledges, by opening more schools and keeping them open longer. 6. It developed a revenue from the phosphate deposits of nearly a quar ter of a million of dollars annually, but half of this has been stopped by the present administration. And the Press and Banner might have gone on to infinity. The Guelph question is not by any means the only indication of trouble with the kaiser’B empire. Particular ism, as they call it in Germany, or sep arate State sovereignty, as they would call it in America, is asserting itself in Bavaria, in Mecklenburg - Strelitz and to some degred in other States of the Federation. In his welcome to the old veterans of the Third Georgia Regiment editor Si Hawkins writes: Their people loved them then and adore them now. God bless every one of them. Oar hearts and oar homes are open to tb& brave men who meet in our town today. Thrice welcome to every veteran who attends the re-union. Railroad discrimination is again the cry, and the cotton men are leading in the movement. Delay in handling and discrimination in freight rates tell the story.—Augusta News. And this goes to show that Augusta as well as Athens is in a stew over the railroad question despite the editorials to be seen in the Augusta Chronicle to the contrary from day to day. ' WHAT HAS IT DONE? Now while the question is being so freely asked asQto what the Democratic party has done for the South, and the farmers generally, it is not out of place to look into the political history of the South with careful eyes. The Abbeville Press and Banner finds the following results from the Democratic party: 1. It reduced our tax levy, of less than one-half the tax levy under the Radical administration. 2. It paid the officers, the interest on our bonds, and all enrrent ex penses, which payments the Radical government did not make, even with double the tax levy. 3. It restored the Gover nznent The Baldwin-Flkming war is a thing of the past Wouldn’t Dr. Baldwin confer a favor on the people were he to K home and stay there?—Tribur>e-of- me. Yes, but he isn’t going home, even when the legislature adjourns (if it ever does), until he has licked abor:t500 editors and other evil-minded persons about in Georgia who have criticised him. He has a contract now to dress down Hoke , Smith, and Dr. Hawt horns. As both of these men will fight a grizzly, and Weigh about a quar ter of a (on apiece, Dr. Baldwin has a big job on hand, and may not get»home before next, spring.—Americus Times- Recorder. Come gentlemen, give the doctor a rest. ' Let him smile again. itv is one of the best in the State and the people of Ath ens appreciate that fact. Athens has been a trade center for many Ogle thorpe people for many years and the trade that goes to Athens from this sec tion is yet large.—Crawford Herald. That’s right! Tne people of Ogle thorpe know a good thing when they see it. Send up your cotton, gentle men, and trade it out. History is one of the most impor tant departments of Georgia’s ednea- tional institutions. The day is draw- ing nearer, and nearer when a reforma tion will he demanded In the teachings of oar schools and colleges. The youths of ouy land are growing up in ignor ance Of their own oountry «Fair and impartial histories freely taught is the cry for southern schools. The Blainr Republicans are, many of them, beginning to suspect that they are being duped in the interest of Mr. Harrison, and that there is some truth in the rumor that aa soon as Mr. Har rison is certain that he has secured a sufficient number of votes to make his defeat by any one outside of Mr. Har rison impossible, Mr. Blainr will make a formal statement prohibiting tbe use of bis own name, and declaring in Mr. HaRpison’s favor. If he does there will be a big row in tbe party. James Whitcomb Riley, tbe poet, has been on a visit to England and tbe English press is so well versed in American literature that one of tbe leadihgLondon dailies announced his arrival thus: “John Whatman Rid ley, ah American poet of some celebri ty, reached Liverpool yesterday.” As Whiskey is to be weighed instead of mehsfired for Federal taxation, the rule may be applied to other liquids If it is. It will seem a little queer at first to hear a Kentucky colonel calling for bis hilf pound of soda water. THfc average Georgia editor will ac cept Anything that is.free, even a lot in a cemetery.—Ringgold New South. Yes, and more. He would, accept fu- neral 1 expenses and a pass on the hearse to the grave if the undertaken were ihat8ort. Thb Alliance lecturers of the state have been called in on account of a short treasury, but tbe ex-lectnrers will Establish a paper to be called The Lecturer, which will appear probably next week. Harry Brown denies that he is to start an Alliance paper at Atlanta. It was said that the Lecturer was to be started to raise money .to keep the Al- Uanoe lecturers in the field, tbe money for that purpose having given ‘ out. This is not the fact, howevet. The lec turers are withdrawn for. tfid present so as to give tbe farmers a chance to gatb. er their cotton, and not be called from their work to attend these meeting*?, •'Thk badge McKinley wore” wonld make an excellent refrain for Demo cratic campaign songs in Ohio. —.—i ■—» <m> Georgia needs more statesmen. More true statesmen. And needs them very badly. The prosperity of Athens was never more marked than now. Athens is fairly humming. ^ Athens booms. What’s that? That’s what! 'Winter adieu! waves Summer a chilly TOTE THE MAIL PEOPLE ALL ALONG THE CRYING OUT LINE AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT What a Newspaper man has to s ay About It—Some Lively Pointers Freely Given. We want a quicker mail. And if «igns count tor aught we are going to have it. The people all along the G., C. & N., are crying out for more attention to the mail along that line of railway. Congressman Carlton has been hard at work for the securing of a mail service down the G. C. & N. and the Banner published only a few days ago a letter received by him from the Ateiasant Postmaster General saying that the expanse would not be warrran- ted jubt yet, owing to the light mails in this section. Commenting upon this letter Editor Harper of the Elberton Star has the following to say: The above letter is very much like the countryman said about a costume he saw a lady wearing at the seashore while coquetting with the surf, it “is two blasted thin.” For months the G., C. and N. R R. has been running Into Elberton, and up to this time without a mail car. There is a mail car on tbe trains as far as Clintou, S. C.,some 100 miles from here, and there it stops. As to the mail being too light to au thorize the department to run a car, and 'provide a postal clerk for tbe service, it is the sheerest bosh. Whist is the P. O. Department for but td accommodate the people? Is it 6n establlshmeht tor un routes olny to pay the Government big money, in orde r swell the exchequer to be squandered by billion-dollar Congresses. Elberton is within 50 miles of Green wood, S. C., and although by the G. C. «fc N. we could get mail from that town in little over an hour, it takes a day or so bear from that point. This 1b only one ibstanoe. Is this what the able(?) second As sistant Postmaster General calls a good mall service? It is all stuff about the Department being desirous to extend the service. If the Department wished us to have the facilities so much needed, why we would have them at onoe, that is all there is about it. If the line was through some Repub lican section, or the deparement was iisked to establtahthe service by some person of his own political ilk, in a sec tion of his liking, tbe service would be given instanter. ‘ The idea of the Department presided over by John Wanamaker^ talking about the amount the P. O. D. wcfcld have to pay the R. R. Co. being too ghaat is pre posterous 1 It acts like an emeftc on os. The road now runs to Atbens^ccity of some 12,000 population, and yetvdie mail car is not on, and S. A. P. M. says perhaps he may put ou the serv: when the road runs into Atlanta! This is too much* It is a shame the way we have beeu treated iu this matter, and Bell and the balance of the crew know that they are not doing the fair thing. We can only reiterate what have we before said, that “the more we know of the Republican party the better we like dogs. MR. W. Y. ELDER □lee Suddenly at hts Home at Bishop. A veuentb.e and respected citizen of Oconee county was suddenly Called to his eterhal rest yesterday morning about eleven o’clock. Mr. W. Y. Elder, who lives at Bish op, went otic to his corn crib about eleven o’olock yesterday and didn’t re turn at once. His folks became alarmed at his con tinued absence and going out to the crib, found their aged relative dead. In tbe twinkling of an eye, a Stroke of paralysis had summoned him home. Mr. Elder was one of tbe oldest and most esteemed citizens of Oconee Coun ty, and fora long while was a citizen of Clarke County. He leaves a large family to mourn Iiis death, among whom are Messrs. A. G. Elder, of Athens and Press Elder of Bishop, his sons, and Mrs. J. F. Rhodes, Mr. R. L. Reaves, and Mr. H. C. Bishop, of Athens, his grandchild ren. He was a devoted member of the Christian Church and his life was an example set before men of what a high moral lifC can be. The remains of Mr. Elder frill be in terred today at tbe family burying ground in Oconee County. ■ ' r AN ALLIANCE LECTURE To be Delivered In Athens on the 1 Oth Instant. The Alliancemen will bo’d a big infecting in Athens on the 10th instant. And it will be for the purpose of lis tening to a lecture on the Alliance principles. At eleven o’clock on Saturday, the 10th,' they will assemble at the Court House, and will be addressed by Mr. J. B, 1 Robins, their Distriot Lecturer. He will speak to them on subjects of importance to them and their order. A call from President Murrell;" has been'issued to the Alliance'ortfiarke County, requesting thei^ presence. A VICTORY WON- THE FREIGHT RATES TO ATHENS ARE REDUCED. A SPLENDID RESULT Achieved by Insisting on our Rlghts- Trafflc Manager Haas Telegraphs Mr. A. H. Hodgson About the Matter. The rates go down. And Athens merchants can now wear a triumphant smile on their faces. it means a great deal to them and to the people of Athens, and the victory is a significant one. The firm insistance of tho couaoil on rights of the city of Athens under tbe oontract with the Richmond and Dan ville brought about tbe change in af fairs. - Mr. 1 Sol. Haas, Traffic Manager of tbfe Richmond and Danville road, tele graphed Alderman A. H. Hodgson yesterday that the whole matter bad been arranged. The 1 Western lines agreed yesterday to adjust the Athens rates and make them the same as those giveu to Augusta. Thii agreement goes into effect on the Etb instant. The following are the rates giiei under the new arrangement: Claes B.—37c. Class C.—30c. ” Class D.—20c. Class F.-52c. Thus it is seen that Athens rates have been Satisfactorily adjusted. I Attention Alliance.—AH Alliance men in Clarke county are requested to beat the court house in Athens, at ill o’clock a. m on Saturday October 10th. Rev J. R. Robins our district lecturer ba* some important messages to deliver to us. Come out and here him Geo. T. Murrell, Pres. The Engineering Department — Since taking charge Of the Engineering department of the University, Rrof. C M. Strahan h«a_m.a<le,. manj improve ments therein and his rooms are most conveniently arranged. He hiis'added a library that is very valuable, and the Engineering course is now very thor ough and complete. The S<Jph Foot Ball Team.—The > Sophomore class met yoaterdav after noon and re-organized their foot ball team. The election of officers resulted as follows: President, Park Howell: Secretary and Treasurer, Noble Jones! —- -r -, - ...iS-s. The club is a great deal stronger than USt ^>t year, and will do good work. the tribe. iUMmi Pnr tor Pitoinr'i Owttflfc THE ORPHANS’HOME. To be Built In Georgia by the Odd Fel lows, Tbe Odd Fellows of Georgia are at work 1 on a moat commendable enter prise. - Thfay are fixing to build in some city in'Georgia a large, commodious an comfortable home for the orphans o deceased Odd Fellows in this State. - Bach lodge of that order in Georgia will Jo its share in the work of bmld ' n * the home, and when it is eomplet be’fi inonument aud lasting pride to tne Odd 'Fellows of the Empire State- Tlie city in which it is to be locate^ has Aot v»t been chosen. Tile committee .appointed to aele« site for the building will locate > that city which offers" the greates duce'ments. . .. It will be an instiutionof which » oity'should be proud, and wherever loca'ed it will redound thatlcity’s interest. , , Now, why shouldn’t it be locate Athens? . Tiie Odd Fellows have three thr lodges in this city, viz: Glenn, Hams and Clarke lodges. ^ medbers 6f these lodges and t * zens'in general get together an the’ Institution to Athens. —The The New Tribe Flourishin''- ^ uew ; tribe of Bed Men. Tecu jf 4 # 30, is in a tlouriahing«N>ndliUom n q{ names are being added t° the hr j 4 b$ metdbers at every meeting, *n hea d of .lawfulness, is 8U J