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w ■ mane athens banned Tuesday ivtornkno, October so, i89i HURRAH FOR ATHENS I The headquarters of the Georgia, Carolina and Northern railroad are now in Athens. This morning the offices of Audi* tor, of'division freight and passen ger Agent and of Superintendent will be opened in this city, along with the offices of president, the Secretary and Treasurer and the Chief Engineer. Athens gets them all. This is quite a boon for the- Classic City of Georgia. The fact is just this, Athens is growing more and more each day a city of rail roads, and industrial enterprises. The old town is booming on to many glorious successes. The Banner congratulates Athens upon securing the headquarters oi the Georgia, Carolina and Northern railroad, and at the same time con gratulates the Company for selecting such a bustling, busy, progressive- city as Athens for their home. WE HAVE LOTS OF NERVE. At® WHY NOT? Is not this Athens, the city that feeds on nervy people, and gets big and fat on her diet 0 Of course it is. We have unbounded faith in Athens, the increase of my business gives this evidence.. It does take nerve to sell ^oods at prices such as I quote below: THIS *’ DARK EYED CHILD OF THE WEST.” Newspapers are concerning them selves very much these autnmn days over a man who is bringing upon himself open-mouthed wonderment by bringing down at will showers ot rain in the West. Commenting upon this man and his work, the Rich mond Times has this to say : A strange character has appeared in the West who, in spite of the ap parent extravagance of his preten sions, seems to have the power to wir, the confidence of the people of‘the section in which he resides. Refer ence iB made to Melbourne, of Kan sas, who claims to be able to pro duce rain at will by some secret means which he is anxious to con tinue to conceal Hitherto his expe riments have been either well timed or they have been based on a just understanding of atmospheric laws, for they have been astonishingly suc s cessful So firm is the faith of his neighbors in his extraordinary pow era that they have entered into ac agreement with him by which he is to water their lands at 10 cents an acre. The interest of all the farmers in a wide division of the surround ing country has been aroused in his rain-making, and so strong is the disposition to call in his services in every part of the State that the par ties who are nnder contract to irri gate certain portions of the Kansas lands are prepared to enter suit to restrain him from making any far ther arrangements for the production of rain on the ground that to do so would be to conflict with the terms of their agreements. Melbourne claims that his arrangement to water land at ten cents an acre does not come within the purview of the con. tract of the irrigators. The Grocery Merchants are alarm ed at my quotations of the necessaries of life. W hile only a few merchauts 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 Groc* ries at prices as they should be sold. May it hurt where it will, the ben» effts derived therefrom will a thous and fold be acceptable to the needy, where it belongs. 25 barrels best Standard Granula- ulated Sugar, 20 lbs. for J 00. Best pure Rio Coffee, 5 lbs for 1 00; bars Horse Shoe Soap for 25c; 10 boxes Sardines for 50 cents; 12 boxes Matches for 5c; 5 pounds Soda for 25 cents And other good things at just such prices. Also. DRY GOODS, Read these prices. New arrival of a CLOSE THE FAIR ON SUNDAY. There has much been said lately concerning the closing of the World’i Fair on Sunday. The question re ceives its champions on both sides and the interest keeps op at a high pitch. Northern newspapers are, al most without exception, in favor of opening the doors on Sunday. Tnia is not strange, since the aver age metropolitan newspaper of the North baa to be so indefinite and guarded in its policies to please all that no surprise is aroused at such an indifference to the creeds as they manifest. Bat there ie something very surprising when we hear preacher who professes to walk in the light that shines from Heaven’ face-stand np with sophistry and shrewdness to disprove a holy com mandment of the Lord, his God. The other day Dr. Thomas, a prom inent minister in Chicago preached a strong sermon in favor of opening the World’s Fair on Sunday. He said, among other things : “The sabbath was made for man, and he must use his reason in de- tci mining how it shall be observed. He need not be governed by any creed to fit another and narrower generatipn. “Within a short time the great Exposition will be opened in this city,” said the speaker. “Men of different nationalities, creeds and be liefs are disputing as to whether o. not that Exposition shall be opened on Sunday. Thousands of strangers and laboring men in Chicago will ask tor an opportunity to visit the exhibits on that day. Have we any right to deny them the opportunity? Let U9 be governed by reason. Let ub adopt that course which will be productive of the greatest good to tho greatest number The sabbath was made for man. I am not in favor of a puritanicle Sunday or a conti nen tai S unday, but an intelligent American Sunday. [Applause.J Dr. large shipment of Novelty Dress Goods. 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 case yard wide Reps,fleeced backs —worth 15 cents, to go at 8$c. 1 case yard wide Flannellette Dress Goods, very handsome, worth 25 cents at o her stores, if they have these novelties. Our price will be 12$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 last Friday. Wonder ful bargains for this week. 6 pieces elegant black Cashmere, 25 cents value at 12$ cents. 9 pieces sp endid black Cashmere, 30 cents grade at 17$ cents. 11 pieces very fine b.ack Cashmere, 40 cents grade at 25 corns. 8 pieces extremely nice heavy grade and fine quality black cashmere, GO cents grade at 35 cents. 1 bought these per chance. Avail yourseli of this opportunity. They are beauties Gome early. 15c. Wool Brocuiie Worsteds at 5c; 15c assorted color Wool, Cashmeres at 5c; 30c heavy twill double width Plaids at 15c; 25c gray Beiges at 12$ •; GOu assorted color linlliantine 42 inches wide at 25c; 15c corded Sailings at 4$-; 15c pare Mousir at 10c; 40o assorted colors 36 inch Mohair 12$o; 7c latc.t style fall dress prints, choice 4$; 2c large Platos Calicoes at 3$;; 135c wool Lindseys at 10v; 130c broken Plaid Flannel at 16c; ' 55c assorted colors Dress Flannels * at 16c; 20c Black Cashmere, double width, 12$o; 112$c Outing Flannels at 6J •; 25c twill Cotton Dress Goods, doable I width, 7$c. Special Bargains offered on ' shawls. Etegant Breakfast Shawls 15c: Zephyr wool knitted Breakfast Shawls, value 75c at 35o; Extra flue all wool soiid color Breakfast Shawls at 25c; Very large 1 00 breakfast Shawls at 48 cents; Ltrge size regular all wool 2 50 Shawls at 1 00: Fine Beaver Shawls, value 3 00 at 1 50; Extra flue double face 5 00 shawls at 2 50; Black India Shawls, value 7 50 only^3 50; 140 pairs aampl s fine Ladi s hand- sewed oboes, worth 3 50 at 2 00 for choice. C.oth top Ladies button Shoes, 2 25 grade at l 15 a pair; Calf Button Ladies Shoes, 2 00 quality at 1 00; Patent leather button Ladies Shoes, 2 00 quality at 90c; .-titched India kid Ladies button Shoes, patent leather top 2 00 quality at 85c; High-top faucy stitched Ladies But ton Shoes at 1 25; School shoes good quality, at 40c; Chi.Jren's button shoes at 50c. • kid button crimes, 1 25 qual ity at 75c; Men’s ciii Congress, 2 00 quality at 100; - xvlen’s call Machine sewed Bals, 2 00 quality at 1 00; Men s button Shoes, good 2 50 qual ity at 1 50; Men’s combination (Marshall’s) Lace aud Congress, a new style 5 00 'hoe, hand-sewed at 2 50; : t quality full stock tops, white oak bottoms, Men’s Brogans, at 1 00, Morocco best handqiegged. 2 25 Bals lor working meu, a very substantial rearing 5>hoe at 1 35; Boy s Congress calf Shoes at 1 00, worth 2 00; Boy’s Bals, good calf uppers, Solid soles, wortu 2 25 at 1 2o: Sootc.. bottom hand-sewed G 00 Con ~ress at 3 50; f >&.’>• Check Homespun at 4c; ricavy blurting at 4$o; Heaviest Checks at 4$c; Full yard wide heaviest Sheeting at 5$c; Be ,! heavy Drilling at 6c; 3ea Is.and Sheeting, 9c grade at G$c: j hickory Stripes at 7$c; Good remnant Bleaching Hl ‘>i c Remnants yard wide Bi eac h uood Mattrass Tickiug at i t c . - c Good Feather ticking at 10c- ’ Heaviest aud best feather ticki* 25c grade at 14c; Ka ?> Fancy double width Saiteen .fC r 8130 — s Go “U^ a i4 e, '“ i “ 20 — Elegant Wooi oeana, 33 13 cent. quality at 2uc; uu Best rt ooi Jeaus, a 10 cents .mM at 25c, b “ Heavy Cauton Flannel, lo teut| grade at tic; Very heavy Uautou Flannel, 15 cent, g aue at 8c; Mixed wool twilled Fianuel 20 ce nu quality at 12£e; All wool red Fla.,ml, 20 c *au grade at 12£e; Medicated scar e: Flannel 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 WEEK. You will be amply repaid for waiting. I put Special Bargains on for this week. Yours, Respectfully, MAX JOSEPH. 331. and 333 Bread Street, ATHENS, GA. Patton has said that if the laboring man cannot attend the Exposition on any day except the sabbath, 'so much the worse for the workingman.’ Such a sentiment is not American, oot cosmopolitan, sot Christian. [Applause.] According to his nar row belief Dr. Patton would also say: ‘So mnch the worse for the thousands who from the beginning of time have been foreordained to eternal damna tion.’ We have grown away from such ideas.” If this speech had come from a politician who was addressing from the stamp a crowd of Ingersoll’s vo taries we might pass it by unnoticed. Bat coming as it does from a minis ter of God’s word, it gives cause for serious thought, and the first im pulse one feels at reading it is to ex. claim : “Oh judgment, thou art fled to brutish beasts, and men have lost their reason !” What are the facts in the case to be considered ? First and above all, it is a divine command that says : Six days shait tbon labor and do all thy work, bnt the seventh is the sab bath of the Lord thy God. and in it thon shait do no work. Second, the World’s Fair is to be given to commemmorate the b'rths day of this country, a country set tled by Puritans fleeing from the wrath of religions oppressors. Oar land has prospered like the rose be neath the smile of an approving God nntil now,and the spirit that prompts the holding of the World’s Fair is one that ia almost holy. It wonld be the Nation’s disgrace to have the World’s Fair opened on Sunday with all the gaming, and racing attendant therewith, and we trust the Nation will not be put to this embarrassment by a few com missioners, encouraged in their de sire for money by such preachers as this Dr. Thomas. 900,000, an increase in ten years of about 200,000. In Germany the num ber of females in excesss ot males is about 1,009,000 In Sweden and Nor way the “weaker sex” is in the major ity about 250,000; in Austro-Hungary by 600,000, and in Denmark by 60,000. In the United States, Canada’ and Aus tralia the males are in the majority. In this country there are about 1,000,000 more men than women. Bbi ics of Shakespeare are extreme ly rsre and of inestimable value, and Mb Winter has certainly made a pre cious find. Of the gennlneness of the claim that the cane and jug which he discovered near Stratford-on-Avon be longed to Shakespbabb there is no doubt. Mb Winter is making efforts to bring these priceless relics to Amer ica, and they should by ail means be secured for the fair. A jog from which the bard of Avon bad taken a draught of sack and a cane with which be bad sauntered through the streets of old London would possess a rare interest to the countless lovers of his immortal works. The recent advocaoy by some of the use of atmospheric air as fuel is pro nounced one of the most remarakble results of modern experiments with one of the essential elements of the uni verse. Asia well understood, air is mixed with coal gas and with hydro carbon vapors, and the compound when burned generates a much greater heat than if the air was absent. The new fuel, however, is the air itself Jwhicta in a powerful blast is directed upon an in candescent substance—say coal made white hot, pure carbon, or any other materials that can be made to glow. Sons immigrants carry tin trunks. It is «asy to imagine wbat happens to a tin trunk when an ordinary trunk falls on it. “Why anybody should make a ti.u trunk,” a b&gg&gemaster says, “is more than I can understand. They may be good enough to stand in a house to put things iD, but they are worthless for traveling.” During the y^ar ending March 31, 1891, the inhabitants of Great Britain consumed 27.828,2«4 gallons of whiskey. Of this amount 4,821,146 gallons were disposed of in Ireland, almost a gallon per head. In Scotland the average was even greater, amounting to one and one- half gallons per head. When the Chinese compositor sets type he places them in a wooden frame 22 bv 15 inches. This frame has twenty- nine grooves, each for a line of type, and the type rests in clay to the depth of a quarter of an inch. The types are of wood, perfectly square, and the com positor handles them with pincers. Because she has a strong Constitu tion tbus being able to hold her Banner higher than her sister states. Why is she the most progressive state? Because Atlanta TTrralds the bright happy Times that come with the latest Savannah News about deep water on the coast, and the Ehquiber-Sun lights np the future with its inspecting rays. Americus, the Recorder of good Times, gives further evidence that this answer is correct. Why is her people the best informed of all the people who inhabit the earth ? B-cause Augusta Chronicles the News of the world each day and Her alds it to the people. Why is she the wisest State in the Union? Because she has a Tribune-op-Rome to counsel her. Get the next lesson. FOURTH ESTATE FELLOWS. NOT JUST YET. THE MACON A NORTHERN ROAD ARE SERVED i'FH AN INJUNCTION ‘2 Prevent Their Closing Mitchell street—They Will be Heard Be fore Judge Hutchins Next Monday Morning. More than $1,000,000 was received in London during the past year in dog taxes. The london police are vigilant in this direction, if no other. New York World : Baby McKee is not such a Boaz he was before Ruth came to glean the harvest of a nation's admi ring interest. It is easier to prove just at this sea son that Harribon is in the soup than it is to show that the oyster is in the consomme. In the early days of horse-racing in England there were a half dozen men who made “books” on the Derby alone for $250,000 and as late as 1856 a book maker bet $500,00 to $5,000 against each of three horses in one race. In 1853, the owner of. the Derby favorite backed him to win $750,000. Says the Charleston News and Cou rier: Young James G. Rlainb, who has achieved a continent-wide reputa tion as a ne’er-do-well, is now on the pay roll of the Government. Republi can statesmen are quite fond of allow ing this grand and glorious old Govern ment to support their sons, and like wise their cousins^ their sisters and their aunts It must be said to the credit of Fsesident Harrison that Raby McKee does not yet draw a sal ary* Ah exchange remarks with satire that a great deal has been said about Porter’s sensns, but in two respects it ( can stand at the head of all censuses, j Cauporfia has 246 banks of all kinds, It is the most inaccurate and the most w ;th a capital surplus of $84,745,264. Editors Blackburn and Carter, of the Atlanta Herald will soon be in their new six story building. The Herald keeps on climbing np higher and higher. * * * Judge T R. Gibson, of the Augusta! veriUe il * or * sufficient length of time News, has become an amateur actor, i N.f “en if no citizen objects it may and the ladies on the Sand Hills say he i proceed to completion. v t.'.rted to do it. Bi-r they didn't. A movement has been in progress for sonic ‘iaie on the part of the Macon & Northera road to close up Mitchell street just helow the ereusing at their depot and to divert it through Maga zine street into Tb< mas street. The city has an ordinance on this • x which requires the matter o cc.no b» fore the council, who shall ad- The Rome Tribune continues to he edited in Atlanta.—Editor Martin is in Atlanta himself, you know. Sam. Jones made Rome howl as she bad never howled before, and she still howls. The grand jury is giving that unearth ly invitation O yez—“O yez—come in- • to oourtl”— is a tragedian of no mean talent. Clad in pink tights with classic toga thrown about him, the Judge recently played Romeo to a packed house where stand ing room like Banner stock was far above par. » * * Oscar Turner the college correspon dent of several papers among which is I the Banner, is one of the most promis ing young journalists in Georgia. He ia doing some clever work on the cam pus for his papers. * • • Clark Howell has a boy, a bright lit tle fellow three days old. Will he be a newspaper man? • * * Editor Bayne, of the Augusta Chron icle is not the style of man that ono would fancy him after reading bis mer ry iokes. Instead of being a fat, jolly looking fellow with whiskey blossoms on his nose, be is a tall, slim, fair faoed, handsome “strawberry blonde” with dreamy bine eyes and his favorite bev erage is champagne cocktail. expensive census ever taken. Eight millions of dollars have already been spent on it, and the coming Congress will be asked to appropriate two mil lions more. Says the Columbus Enquirer-Sun Hon. Tom Watson baa gone to Wash tngton and exchanged the prooeeds of his late law library for a home and lot in the neighborhood of the National capitol. Thomas evidently expects to remain in congress several years, more or Ubs. A bio crop of old maids seems immi nent, judging from statistics. If the statistics of Great Britain are correct the excess of women and girls over moo and boys in that country is about Owners of irrigation canals in south ern California complain that fish do much damage to the banka by sucking the mud to obtain the fine small roots of grass and weeds that grow in it- By this means the banks are excavated and made thin, and actually become too weak to bold the pressure of a high bead of water. Goodbye, gent’emen of the Georgia Legislature. Come again when yon can’t stoy so long. Cotton is roiling into Athens 2 30 gait, so to speak. at a The Niagara Falls tunnel has now 1,175 feet of its 3,530 excavated. Lynch law is very often vox populi never vox del. In Boston the day force of police no longer carry clubs in their belts. Summer is “gone—gone—gone!’ BAN NEB WAVE LETS P. D.T. Tired of sunshine,'tiled of rain; Tired of gladness, tired of pain; Tired of leisure, tired of strife; Tired of every thing—tired of life. It’s a wild child that fears its own father. No Georgia editor Is on record with bavingcommitted suicide. “Natural starvation” does the work. A GEOGRAPHY LESSON. Why is Georgia tbs Empire State? SOME SILLY SMILES. The calf is supposed to be the invent or of the milk munch.—Boston Bulle tin. A ring aronud’the moon is a sign of rain, and a ring around the eye is the sign of blow.— 1 Texas Siftings. Sleep is a very important part af a man’s life, and yet going to Bleep is the very last thing a man thinks of doing every night of his life.—New Orleans Picayune. Mrs. Florence (on yachting party)-1 am afraid Mr- Stumps, I would not make much of a sailor. Mr. Stumps—But you would make au excellent mate.—Harper’s Bazaar. Car famous same a i retty miss So deeply did admire, She thought her duty ’turas to kiss The Urrt base In the choir. —Washington Star. Visitor—Ah, Johnny 1 I am pleased to see that you gave your sister the large share of the apple. Johnny—I bad ter. , If I hadn’t she’d *a’ told on me for hooking the apple.— Puck. A young gentleman wishes to know which is pioper to say on leaving a young lady friend aftor a call—good r.igbt or good evening? Never tell a lie, young man: say good morning.— Texas Siftings. NOT AS REPORTED This matter was brought before the riuncii and the advertisment ordered inserted in the public gazettes for the requisite number of days. Yesterday mor ing the hands were seen at work on the grounds and were proceeding to close and obstruct Mitch ell street. Mr. R. L. Bloomfield, President of the Athens factory, at once objected, but the hands went on in their work. They were under the supervision of Mr. Bailey New, and it was the woik of the railroads, Mr. Bloomfield’s objection took a more formidable shaps, when City At torney Cobb drew up a petition for in junction against the Macon & North ern Railroad Company, the Central Railroad & Banking Company, and the Richmond & Danville Company, Mr. Bailey New, and their officers, agents and confederates. This was sworn to by Mayor Brown and an order passed by Judge Hutch ins. Copies o* this order were served on the defendants and they stopped their work. , The order was as follow*: “The Macon A Northern Rulroad Company, the Central Railroad Company, the Richmond & Danville Railroad Com pany, Bailey New, and their officers, agents and confederates are hereby en joined under the penalty of five thou, sand dollars from appropri ating, obstructing or in anywise interfering with Mitch ell street, or any other public street of Athens, and that said defendants show cause before me at the Court House of Clarke County on Monday next at 10 o’clock why the injunction should not be granted as prayed for. N. L. Hutchins, Judge. So the matter will come up before Judge Hutchins on next Monday morn ing and will be vigorously fought. It is more than likely the injunction will be sustained and that the railroad will leave Hitched street as it is. Wheat In the West Is not so Badly Damaged. Duluth, Minn., Oct. 15.—'The weath er is still raiuy in the northwest. It ia thought here, however, that stories of damage are magnified a great deal. Mr. T. D. Swift, a big furaiej ot Otteruii county, says the reports of damage from rain are greatly exaggerated for the purpose of allowing the Miuueapofc people to unload a great quality of their wheat at high prices. There are thoas- amis of acres of wheat in Ottertailcounty in shock and he has not yet dl-covered jJ in taupe where the wheat is sp-iilingand State Inspector Clausen said: "I sai in clined to beiieve the situation is not so bad as the reports make out. In lies I ,- uppO'o the wheat is considerably damaged, and the news about tuese io- caiilies is made to apply to the whole northwest. ” QUIET PREVAILS IN URUGUAY. TUc Leader* of t e Revolution"! inent Are Conllneil lit J ' 11 - Montevideo, Oct. 15.—The tionists who attempted to create a « n ’ ous disturbance here have ftiied m their designs. The rimers wt-retuem bers of a revolutionary club « peeled to bo able to suhboru d* e ery corps of the garrison and to . inuaession of the city. The coUS ?‘ tors fired upon the loyal troots » n pec ted at this signal that the ar ”V ^ would join forces with the • ® they wore disappointed. * lie . • n pi men remained true to their , £ the conspiracy failed. The i ^ th - revolutionary movement < 5 confined in prison and it *.,,.,h vritit that, they will lie summarily , Iu the exchange of volleyHonists place between the revolt^ ^ the loyal troops six meu and seven were wounded- persons, including the t ,n 8 le ‘ . ’S conspiracy, are held in cll i, Wili uprising has been effec {f i.-yn^ and quiet now prevails Uruguay. They Are After Hilt New York. Oct. !5.~Theco»«£ to escort Governor Hill to A a ^ met by a party from New * jr ‘\ ^ arrival of the train iu ‘ ptf where they remained an ^ 0 have arrived at New ^ stopping at the Hoffum have been tendered an tx ^ re Hudson river. They will espects to Baby Clevelau , her with a diamond ring. The Animal’* Tull I>l*»l > ** . [jj Berlin, Oct. 15.— horse iu the famous of Frederick the Great at r ^ mysteriously disippe ingt jj , zens are so astonished «* pit<e tW* | the statue is not all ° . et to I they have himUyhad 'ne) {aLgBt *l der how or why the missW | could have been removed; Be Held on '" r W Brazil, Ind., Oct. 1 • # „t* while patting a liner ^ rollers at the rolling caught between the tutu ^ , He was instantly th^^ Ni rolls, when his hands bar, to which be°wesj£ ^ clothes were entuefrw* ^