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crops. ■ For more than a month the fields have been bathed in glorious sun shine, and the corn has been hauled into the barn without any rain to make its preservation doubtful. The cotton has not been beaten out by rains or blown about the fields by unfriendly winds, and the conse quence is that the grade of cotton to be found in the warehouses ia better than was ever known before. There is, therefore, double cause for rejoicing among the farmers. In the first place the crops have been good throughout this section of the South, and in the second place the farmers have had an excellent show ing in the gathering of their abund ant yield. There is muoh to be thank2ul for and little^ very little to regret Is not this Athens, the city that feeds on nervy people, and gets big and fat on her diet ? Of course it is. We have unbound ed faith in Athens, the increase of my business gives this evidence. It does take nerve to sell goods at prices such as I quote below: The Grocery Merchants are alarm- ed at my quotations of the necessaries of life. While only a few merchants suffer under my knife of slaughter of prices of Groceries, yet thousands and thousands of needy, hard-working people are so richly benefitted by it. I butchered the Dry Goods busi ness, and now with willing hands I shall render you my assistance of ob taining Groceries at prices as they should be sold. May it hurt where it will, the ben» THE OLD-FASHIONED GIRL- Tales of the dear, old-time South ern land will never lose their inter est. We love to hear our fathers, whose heads are now frosted with years, tell of the times when they were young. We love to hear the story of their lives ; of the happy days they spent in youth roaming in careless freedom over the fertile val leys and rising slopes down on their fathers’ boundless farms; of their luxury and ease when the South was blessed with a society almost baro nial in its wealth, its pride and its chivalry. We listen to these stories with peculiar interest. There is a charm about them that makes us feel thankful that our lives have been ay effts derived therefrom will a thous and fold be acceptable to the needy, where it belongs. 26 barrels best Standard Granula- ulated Sugar, 20 lbs. for 1 00. Best pure Rio Coffee, 6 lbs for 1 00; 6 bars Horse Shoe Soap for 25c; 10 boxes Sardines lor 50 cents; 12 boxes Matches for 5c; 5 pounds Soda for 25 cents And other good things at just such prices. Also, The latest and newest pattern, jus received Friday. 1 case Reps at 5 cents a yard. Dont be slow coming—they are handsome; get your pick. 1 case yard wide Reps,fleeced backs —worth 15 cents, to go at 8*c. 1 case yard wide Flannellette Dretis Goods, very handsome, worth 25 cents at other stores, if they haye these novelties. Our price will be 12*c. this week. dry roods, Read these prices. New arrival ol a large shipment of Novelty Dress Goods. 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 CA&HMERES. Wonder- New arrival last Friday, ful bargains for this week. 6 pieces elegant black Cashmere, 25 cents value at 12* cents. 9 pieces splendid black Cashmere, 30 cents grade at 17* cents 11 pieces very fine black Cashmere, 40 cents grade at 25 cents. 8 pieces extremely nice heavy grade and flue quality black Cashmere, 60 cents grade at 35 cents. I bought these per chance. Avail yourself of this opportunity. They are beauties. Come early. 15c. Wool Brocade Worsteds at 5c; 15c assorted color Wool Cashmeres at 5':; 30c heavy twill double width Plaids at 15c; 25c gray Beiges at 12*c; 60c assorted color Brilliantine 42 inches wide at 25c; 15c corded Suitings at 44 •; 15c pure Monair at 10c; 40c assorted colors 36 iucli Mohair 12io; 7c latent style rail dress prints, choice 4*; 2c large Plains Calicoes at 3*o; 35c wool Lindseys at 10c; 30c broken Plaid Flannel at 16c , 55c assorted colors Dress FianneU at 16c; 20c Black Cashmere, double width, 12*c; 124c Outing Flannels at/6*-; 25c twill Cotton Dress Goods, double width, 7*o. Special Bargains offered on Shawls* Elegant Breakfast Shawls 15c: Zephyr wool knitted Breakfast Shawls, value 75c at 35c; Extra fine all wool solid color Break last Shawls at 25c; Very large 1 00 breakfast Shawls at 48 cents; Lirge size regular all wool 2 50 Shawls at 1 00: Fine Beaver Shawls, value 3 00 at 1 50; Extra fine double face 5 00 shawls at 2 50; Black India Shawls, value 7 50 only 3 50; Chi’dren’s button shoes at 50c. Aliases kid button bhoes, 1 25 qual ity at 75c; Men’s calf Congress, 2 00 quality at 100; 140 pairs sumpl. s fine Ladi- s hand sewed oboes, worth 3 50 at 2 00 for choice. C.oth top Ladies button Shoes, 2 25 grade at I 15 a pair; Calf Button Ladies Shoes, 2 00 quality at 1 00; Patent Lather button Ladies Shoes, 2 00 quality at 90c; stitched India kid Ladies button Shoes, patent leather top 2 00 quality at 86c; ~ High-top fancy stitched Ladies But ton Shoes at 1 25; School shoes good quality, at 40c; Men’s calf Machine sewed Bals, 2 00 quality at 1 00; Men s button Shoes, good 2 50 qual ity at-1 50; Aten’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, Meu’s Brogans, at 1 U0, Morocco best band.pegged 2 25 Bals for working men, a very substantial wearing Shoe at 1 35; Boy’s Congress calf Shoes at 1 00, worth 2 0U; L- y’s Bals, good calf uppers, solid soles, worm 2 25 at 1 2o: Scotc.i bottom hand-sewed 6 00 Con gress at 3 50; Good remnant Ble. ching at 24c Remnants yard wide Bleaching at Uo Good Mattrass Ticking at o*c; * Good Feather ticking at 10c; ’ good quality fancy Feather ticking ut lJic; Heaviest and best feather ticking 25c grade at 14c; *’ Fancy double width Samen tinish Feather ticking, 30 cent*. KrikJ& At l6cj • uood Doeskin Jeaus; a 20 cents quality at 10c; Elegaut vVooi deans, 33 13 cents quality at 2uc; Heavy Check Homespun at 4c; Heavy Shirting at 4*c; Heaviest Checks at T*c; Full xd wide heaviest Sheeting a . *c; Be»t heavy Drilling at 6c; Sea Is and Sheeting, 9c grade at 6*c; Heavy hickory Stripes at 7*c; Best Wool Jeans, a 40 cents grade at 25c, ’ Heavy Canton Flannel, 10 cents grade at lie; Very heavy Cauton Flauuel, 15 cents g. ade at 8c; Mixed wool twilled Fiaunel 20 cen.s quality at l2*c; All wool red Flannel, 20 cents grade at 12*-; Medicated scar.et Fiaunel best twilled 35c grade at 20c; Very fine lamb’s wool medicated red Flannel, very best manufactured 50c grade at 32*c. \ VISIT MY STORE THIS W EEK, | You will be amply repaid for waiting. I put Special Bargains on for this week. Yours, Respectfully, pitched just where they are, here in the South, the land of “ the free heart’s hope and home.” We love to hear the story ot the gallant sons of the South—every man a knight—when they put on the cloth of gray and sprang to arms at their country’s call. We can MAX JOSEPH. Street, A.TJELBNS, GA- 221 and 223 Broad THE SOUTH PAYS TRIBUTE. In a speech before the assembled scarcely breathe with ease when we 1 multitudes at the Raleigh Exposi- hesr the story of their long, brave I tion the other day, Governor Holt marches in the trail of the stars and I spoke with telling eloquence about bars from the time they were first the heavy National taxes that have lifted to the battle breeze until they been thrust upon the South since went down in defeat and humiliation | the days of civil strife. If in t e articles of surrender at Appomat- on the bloody field of Appomattox. Every thought, every memory is Southern, and we love that which is Southern. Bat of all the tales of those ante- j helium days ; of all the traditions tox,” said he, “an indemnity had been demanded from the South in the shape of a sum whose annual inter est represented the amount now paid by the South thirty years after the war, the world would have stood that come to us from that South aghast at such a wholesale cocfisca- which once was and lives only in t ; on f ar exceeding anything modern the soul to-day; the prettiest of all 1 history has ever known. Almost the is the story that tells of the old-1 whole of the immense tribute for fashioned girl. Beautiful is the pic-1 pensions streams from the patient ture that tradition paints and beau-. I South never to return. tiful was the souL “Too fair fori praise, too modest to believe it” the j queen of the Sooth has been justly taken as the model woman of the] world. We see her childish face, bright I Commenting upon this speech the Richmond Times very correctly says “This ia an exact statement of the troth, and the more carefully it is considered the more unjust seems the treatment to which the South has been exposed. One of the prin eyes and sunny locks running wild dpal cauae8 which led the Southern among the clover blossoms or along p^fo before the war to desire a the lawns of a well-kept farm, and from the North was the we think she is fair. We hear her inequality fo the operation of the merry laughter amid the splendor of ; n the two sections. The North some brilliant dancing ball where in being chiefly engaged in manufac* the loveliness of girlhood she revels tnres found it to its interest of coarse in delight, and we think she is fair, to extend the scope of the protective We look on her when budding into I system. The S mtb, on the other womanhood as she locks the armor j hand, being dependent for its proa- on some gallant Southern eoldier perity on agriculture, was anxious with a heart beating fast with love, to seU in the dearest market and buy with hope and with pride; we hear in the cheapest. The tariff in Gat her in the eloquence of a woman’s I tin « the Soatb off lrom the world at have been drained of their richest tribute for the enrichment of the North. Poor, patient South, what a fate has been thine ! What fortitude and loyalty ! What patience and sub mission ! What bravery to endure ! But by the blessings of a last God, brighter day is dawning in the East at last; which shall be all the more glorious because of the long, dark night throughout which we are passing. The bright sun of Democt. racy is in the ascendant and its rays throw a gleam of hope over the fair land of the South once more. Gradually day by day the Nation is growing Democratic at heart, and the hour of deliverance is nigh at- hand. All eyes are Southward. Here is the brightest and the fairest pore tion of the United Kingdom and when sectionalism shall have died out in the national halls of legisla tion, the South will outstrip the com*- blued East and West in its proud triumphant march to the highest pinnacle of prosperity and success. love urge him on to honor and to laurels that are golden for the sa^e of the laud she loves so well; we see [ large, more especially England, com pelled it to purohase its prinoipal [ supplies in the North.” It is something truly wonderful to heriu grief and anguish unknown <550*,,^*, the oppression of South, to earth since Christ and Calvary. L Pn tMmen that has been going on weep downvfMl of the flag since the surrender of Lee’s army at whioh was “by angel hands to valor Appomattox. Rich, indeed, would given we see her when in after J the State of Georgia be could sheto- years with pride unswerving and day get back half what ehe is enti with heart still brave and true, with I tied to of the taxes that have gone . luxury and wealth all gone, set about from oar old red bills for the past the new and arduous duty of build*: quarter of a century to build up ing up a new home aud a new South, Northern cities. The world of civ- and we know she is fair. ilized nations has never experienced What a lesson is here to be learn- any methods of taxation half so un ed ! How good it is that Georgia j ust * 1 The Sooth has-been paying an loves the very name of such woman- hood as this I Let her live on! The I e " ormo “ io<icm ° it J evcr “ oce treaty at Appomattox when the poor Southern man with all lost save hon State will pension her until the last farthing gives out. Time will deal lightly with her, for never was queen crowned with prouder diadem than the deathless love which “ crowns her gray hairs to-d»y.’’ or and love of country, turned his sad face homeward to build a better home for his wife and little ones- Our old red hills and impoverished Mbs. Vannaman, of Bridgeton, N. J., while weeding her garden last year noticed a tall weed of peculiar appear ance which she let grow. It has now grown into a tree over twenty feet high and a foot in circumference; it has an enormous leaf. Hundreds of people have seen it, but no one knows what kind of a tree it iB. An old miner went to Candelaria, Cal., the other day to lay in camp sup plies. While there he saw a can of yeast powder with the elephant brand on it, and said to his partner: “Jim are they canning elephants? Let’s take some back with us.” Mb. Pat Calhoun having refused free passes to all members of the Geor gia legislature who voted for the Ber ner bill, the inference is that he is go ing to hold these parties to strict ac count. -This will go far towards arons- ing public sentiment against the cor poration Mr. Calhoun represents. It was not the part of policy,—Albany News and Advertiser. Good gracious! Did he do that? Taxpayers of Georgia will regret to learn that the present legislature will not adfourn, as contemplated, on Oo- tober 15.—Bing Gold New South. Oh no! They will pardon the legis lature If they will only pass the Smith substitute through the Senate, and give the Governor a chance to sign it. The Berner bill was a mueb discuss ed matter in the corridors of the capi tal yesterday. A large number of let ters of protest against the bill have been received by senators and repre sentatives from all over the state. The letters came chiefly from holders of Central, Georgia and Southwestern stock who are all over the state. It is °aid $12,000,000 of railroad securities are held in Georgia that are affected by this " gislation antagonistic to the railroads. Constitution. This is very, very funny l The Cen tral stock was away np in G until this illegal lease was consummated. The moment it went into the hands of the bankrupt Georgia Pacific the stock be* gan to tumble. This was long before The Georgia legislature met in summer session. Oh, the inconsistency of some people. A pleasing incident is told of General R. E. Lee m the civil war. One day when he was inspecting a battery, and his soldiers had gathered into a group to welcome him, this, action drew upon them the hot fire of Union guns. The General noticed it, and he faced about and advised the men to go under shel ter. But he did not do this himself He walked coolly onwards, at the risk of his life, and picked up and replaced an unfledged sparrow which had fallen from its nest in a tree close by the bat tery. A bum ark able example of the en during qualities of the daguerreotype is to be found in the old graveyard at Waterford, Cohn. In the headstone that marks the grave of a woman who died more than forty years ago her por trait is inlaid, covered with a movable metal shield. The picture is almost as perfect as when it was taken. Augusta and Atlanta are playing seven up over the people of Georgia for lowlands, once so fair and sunny, tie biggest crowd at their Expositions Says the Macon Evening News: All the knowing old ladies say that Baby Cleveland, comiDg upon tbe scene so close to tbe holding of the national convention, cannot fail to help along tbe Cleveland boom considerably. But then—what do old women know about politics anyway ? The Charleston World has suspend ed. It doesn’t mean, however, that ed itor Cohen has given up tbe World for good and all. There is life in the old land yet. The legislature is still in session. TO OUST GOULD. A COMBINATION OF ANTI-GOULD MEN IS BEING CONSIDERED. IN ORDER TO GET CONTROL Of the Missouri Paclflc-The Wall Street Wizard says he Ooes not Control a Majority of the Stock —This Gives the Anti-Gould Men a tip. THE BERNER BILL TWO DEMOCRATIC SPEECHE8. WILL BE TACKLED BY THE SEN ATE TO-DAY. A ROSY SESSION. There Will be an Inspection of the Roadbeds and. Tracks of Rallv/ays —Providing for Shorter Sessions —Other Interesting Business. New Yoke, Oct. 8.—It has been Stated quite frequently for tbe past week that movement) is on foot to oust Jay Gould from the active management of the Missouri Pacific railroad aud sev eral other corporations which have be come known as “Gould properties.” The following article ia The Times is significant, in that all the parties able to give reliable information shrog their shoulders and refuse to speak. "Mr. Jay Gonld said not long ago that he did not own a majority of the stock in any of the railroad prop erties that he controlled. He added, with what then appeared to be a tinge of sarcasm, that the stockholders of the Missouri Pacific road could, if they be came dissatisfied with bis management, pat him out of tbe presidency. "News travels fast in Wall street, and probably Mr. Gould has heard before this that some of the Missouri Pacific stockholders propose to act on the hint he has given them. They are dissatis fied with his management, and they de sire to get the control of the property into their own hands. Efforts are un der way to organize a concerted move ment on the part of the stockholders who ate not'under Mr. Gould’s direct control. It is not ther avowed desire to bring about a receivership. It is said that the movement against Mr. Gonld has the solid backing of Drexel, Morgan & Co. The breach be tween J. Pierpont Morgan and Jay Gonld and Mr. Morgan's threat to make Mr. Gould’s recent action cost him dearly, are recalled in support of the rumors. INCENDIARIES THREATEN Athens gets bigger as the days get shorter. THB'Univereity is on a great boom. Couldn’t Hire a Hall feT. vOski’h, Mo.. Oct 8 —T. T. Ly ons, of Janesville, Wis., who has been lecturing against the Church, being re* fused the use of a halt here, started to ■peak ou the sidewalk. Some one threw a stone wnich knocked him down. He arose with a revolver in his hand, with which he threatened to shoot the next man who threw a stone. His threat was answered by a volley of rocks, aud he was chased four blocks by a mob yelling “Hang him.” He rushed through The Gazette office and escaped. The excitement was such Chat he found it advisable to quietly leave. Couldn’t Walt to Rsbnlld. iluington, DeL, Oct 6.- The Del aware iron.works at New Castle, whose mills were destroyed by fire about three weeks ago, bos resumed operations, and 1.000 men are at work. The men will Work in the open air, and the buildings will be put np over them. Tlie com pany is busy on an order for tubes for government cruisers, which accounts for the hurried resumption of work. jygj? ‘" HHI To Burn a Town In Georgia, and the Citizen* Azzemble. Oglethorpe, Oct 8.—There was a meeting of the citizens of this place to take action in regard to better protec tion from fires. Mayor S. L. Lofley was selected chairman, and the result of the meeting was that a committee wilYbe appointed to make a thorough investi- tigation and to consider the advisability of securing the cheapest and most avail able fire extinguishing apparatus, and to report back to a future meeting. . Tbe result of the recent fires in the town lias caused a good deal of loss, aud in view of this, tbe citizens will take prompt action to insure protection against a farther recurrence of the fires. An anonymous letter published a few days since containing threats to torn ont the supposed gamblers followed so quickly by these fires, although very re mote from the,place threatened, caused a good deal of excitement, and follow ing that np the meeting passed a reso lution asking the chairman to appoint a committee to make a proper investiga tion, and if necessary detectives will be employed to ferret down the incendia ries. — If the fires were of incendiary origin this will be done immediately, ana if there is a man gnilty of such an infa mous act he will be speedily brought to justice. The town is unanimous ou thiB point, und the citizen? are prepared and determined to protect themselves. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 8.—(Special ]— The Senate killed the bill of Mr. Lew is of Hancock, providing for tbe re demption ot pioperty sold at sheriff’s sale. Mr. William’s (of Richmond) resolu tion direoiiug the codification of tbe criminal laws cutnc up in Senate under adverso report of the committee. Sena tor Bock wanted that report disagreed to that he might introduce a substitute which be thought would obviate certain objections some members bad to the origiual. There were several strong speeches to the hill, but the motion to disagree was lost, and the resolution was killed by agreeing to tbe adverse report. Senator Culver’s school bill met with she same fate. Senator Culver spoke earnestly for it, but there were a num ber against him, and his bill was lost after a debate ot an hour and a half. This was a bill to establish a uniform series of school books for tbe State. IN THE HOUSE. The House distinguished itself today by passing two bills looking to shorter sessions, of the legislature. Both bill 8 provide foir amendments to the Constitution and Mr. Wneeler, of Walker, is the author of both. The first provides for annual sessions to meet on the fourth Wednesday in October. The second provides that no session shall be longer than 50 days un less an impeachment trial be pending. Mr. Wheeler and Mr. Warner Hill ad vocated the passage of the bills. Mr. Fleming thought there should be no straight jacket put on the legislature and objected to there being a day abso lutely fixed for adjournment. But Mr. Fleming was outvoted. Tbe House wanted to go on reoord for short sessions, and the first bill passed 117 to 22; the second 118 to 17. A bill providing for inspectors of railroads, road beds and tracks, giving tbe commission power to force the roads to keep their tracks in good repair. Mr.Wooten was tbe principal speaker, advocating its passage in a strong speech. He showed tnat the bill was especially in the interest of the persons who ride on the branch roads. It passed 110 to 8. Mr. Brinson’s bill to amend the Con stitution so as 10 permit tbe formation of new counties was lost. The purpose was eventually to make a new county out of parts of Burke, Screven, Bulloch and Emanuel. V failed to get two-thirds vote. ' Tbe House recently passed a bill call ing for separate companies equal ac commodations for whites and colored people on railroad trains. Tbe Senate amended it so as to ' include electric street cars. Mr. Fleming had this amendment disagreed to, but today that was reconsidered, and the bill was reported back to tbe railroad commit tee. The street railway men will bo given a hearing tomorrow, aud the bill , be reported Saturday. Gorman aud Compton Address a Dem* ocrutlo Muss Meeting at Klktou. Baltimore. Oct. 8—Two speeches made at the Democratic mass meeting at Elktou have been read with interest here. Tbe first was that of Senator Gorman, who very plainly stated his position as to the silver question aa follows: ’ "And now they hope to de ceive the pa’die again by saying that th- Democratic party is in favor of un eight y-ceut dollar for the workiuguian and the farmer. But no, my frieuds, there is uo.cheap money in the Demo cratic party. The Democruiic purty want for tho people that cu’vency pro vided for them by the constitution or the United .-states—a currency bused on gold anil sliver, and b<>ui kept at pur. aud one dollar as good as another on every acre of laud in the United Huttos. The second was that of Cougressuia Compton, who, in reference to tue fore bill, alluded to its _ t being and I tLr through me house by that brutal tv- rant, who, if God lets me live . retain my seat iu the house ol re}- senlatives, I inteud to tell ou the 1 of the hon-e, face to face, teeta teeth, just what I think of him. Tom R eed. ” menu Woman Burned to Death* Newark, O., Oct. 8.—Mrs. Be J1 ® Hines, a young married lady real mg at Summit Station, eighteen mile* of this city, was so frightfully burn about the body by her clothes cute m fire that she died iu a short time. B was engaged in making apple bll “ e j the time. Tho lower part of the ^ and i»:o limbs were burned so t ^ flesh fell olf. Her suffering tt " fore tense, out Was not long oinlarea ^ death relieved her. She wa- aU d 26ye..rs, aud loaves a young ci Vj a husoand. The horrible aliutr the greatest sorrow. May Uis from H»ud-Shald“*’ Philadelphia, Oct. 8.—Getter Burd Grubb, United states n»‘®* Spain, is at home on a furlough- ^ bus been tho victim of a most ruu ble accident. The general » P* and amoitious for farther P° ferment, and has gone mu> , shaking business by the ' , ’ ucC oiiM a cousequeuca the doctors uu rlf /ht alarmed at the condition 0' 3Dl i hand, which is greatly s ^ gives every indication 01 T (l t ng The hand has been squeezed ^ bones huvo been injured, an ia regarded us serious. The Writing Telegraph- CniCJGO, Oct. 8.—The writing * graph has been exhibited here, teat was between Chioago and St- * over 4U6 miles, and despite mi fa' ur» weather the result was successful. ( electrical mechanism is euclo $ small case. The only thing vw1 ^ roll of tape, the same us that tickers. The operator takes Vj* jt j rt and, placing the point on t,ie bit plate in the opening, simply » ‘ t g message, and at the receivingT u]Sn . is duplicated on the tai*. 11 j rs s?« ner pictures can be traced, m-p ^ and notes signed at a ^ stal1 ^ t i*»t it sands of miles. Experts as*« vst em will do away with tbe M« u ”. s - fo rty- and can be worked at a rate five words a minute. -1 glam Will Ask English PTO * e ’" < f 0l9 London. Oct. &-A dispute** Calcutta says that the king 0 ^ seriously meditates asking Eu * teCt joa> take the country under her pro ^ u order to prevent it/ 1011 * * |t mos* he hauds of France, to whom 1 jp otherwise yield in the no* -are. t