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REPAIR WORk is just as important as new work.
Important that it should be well done out of good ma
terial. x
Our reputation is great in this line. We don’t propose
to allow it to be injured. We can’t afford it
We know we can make your Buggy look like new and
wear like new. We know, too, 'that we can put in a
bolt or two or shrink a tire that will save dollars to you.
It is to your interest as well as ours to have this done.
We do it as cheaply, and a little better than anybody
else. x
THEY WILL RULE
but will have some perplex
ing QUESTIONS.
demanding settlements
The New Mayor and Councilman and
The Work That Lies Before Them—
Next Year a Great One For
Athens.
Next month the city government will
pass into new hands.
The mayor and four aldermen step
down and out and leave behind them
records worthy of .emulation.
.Mayor Brown and Alderman Orr,
McDowell, Kucker and Myers, retire
from office the first Mondayjn January,
and into their places will step Mayor
Tuck, and Alderman O’Farrell, Ger-
dine, Cohen and Smith.
The new officers are all well known
to the people, and are fully deserving
of the confidence reposed in them.
MAYOR II. C. TUCK
Mayor lieury C. Tuck is a native of
Clarke County, having been born in
l’uryear’s district, and now being only
twenty-seven years of age. He is a
graduate trom the State University
with honors, an able young lawyei,
and in the field of politics has distin
ct sn‘(l himself as a dashing and fear-
le.-s campaigner. He has ably repre
sented Clarke County as her represen
tative in the General Assembly, and is
n i a- elevated to the office of Mayor of
Athens. No one can doubt that he
will make Athens a splendid and effi-
ch u: Mayor.
aldkkman w. d. o’farrell.
Captain W. D. O’Farrell, who is the
new Alderman from the First Ward, is
a well known citizen. He is a power
in polities and has put in many a good
stroke fur organized democracy in
Clarke County and the eighth district*
He has Served Athens in the capacity
of Mayor most efficiently -and now
comes again into her Council as an Al
derman.
A I.DKKMAN JOHN GEKDINB.
The new alderman from the second
ward is so well known that but to men
timi his name is to call forth the res
pect and confidence of all. If Dr. Jno.
li rdine has any enemy in this world,
w ■ have never heard of it. He is not a
politician and has held few offices, and
vet lie is most ably qualified to fill the
position to which he has been elected.
ALDERMAN JULIUS COHEN.
Alderman Cohen is thoroughly identi
fied with the interest of Athens. He
h ^ been a citizen of Athens for many
ye ars, beiug engaged in business here
ami has never lost a chance to put in a
grood lick for his city. He will serve
his consti'uents well in the office to
which he has been elected.
ALDKUJIAN K I. SMITH.
The alderman from tbe fourth ward,
Mr. E. 1. Smith, is one the most pro
gressive young business men in tbe city
Me is thoroughly qualified for the du
ties of his office, having served tbe city
in that capacity once before. The fourth
ward’s representative will keep on the
alert in regard to everything that
t niches the city’s welfare.
WHAT IS BEFORE THEM.
The next governing body of the city
will he; Mayor Tuck, Alderman Dor
sey, O’Farrell, Booth, Gerdine, Tal-
mudge, Cohen, Hodgson and Smith.
Now those are the men; the next
question is what will probably come up
t«> keep them busy.
Well, the questions are many, varied
and important.
THK WATERWORKS QUESTION.
And first in importance comes the
question of obtaining an ample supply
of pure, wholesome water for the city
That is a question that will puzzle the
new Council considerably and over
w hich they will doubtless have many
interesting debates.
The Water supply and water pressure
at present are deplorably insufficient,
and the outlook is pretty slim in regard
to any improvement that is coming
from tbe present management.—It nec
essarily devolves upon the the ci'y to
act speedily in this matter, and the
l>est opinion seems to be that the city
should own its own system of Water
works. if the new Council should de
termine to buy out tLe present system
and improve it, it will cost at least for
ty thousand dollars to put it in first
class shape, so right
there comes the question
of tloating bonds to that amount, which
will of course have to be submitted to
the people for endorsement.
So the waterworks question will give
the new council considerable teouble.
FLOATING THE BONDS.
While writing of water bonds, the
thought occurs that the street improve-
mei1 ’ bonds have not been floated as
>’t“t and that only part of tbe sewer
bonds have been floated. The question
•fay be. asked, why they have not been
^->sted ? The answer is * simple one.
1 he hard times and financial stringency
nuve rendered it impossible to float
them at par just now, and while At
lanta floats her 4l£'s at 05, Athens re
futes her fives at 38 and prefers, to sell
Par. So the matter of floating the
bunds ig a question that w ill consume
•nuchof the time <>f the council.
extending the sewerage system will be
at hand: It seems absolutely neccessa-
ry to complete a sewer along Tanyard
branch as far as Broad street branching
out from there throughout Cobbham.
The construction of the main newer to
Broad street will cost six thousand dol
lars and this will about finish up. the
$25,000 of sewer bonds so the council
will have to devise means of raising the
necessary funds if the further extension
of the sewerage question is desired.
The method of street paving and im
provement will come up, and first it
will be discussed whether it will be bet
ter to pave with Belgian block or Ma
cadam. The former is much more en
durable and comes high, while tbe lat
ter has a less durability but is much
cheaper and can be spread over much
morespaoe. This is a question upon
which there is a great diversity o f opin
ion, and it will require time for settle
ment.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
The system of lighting will have to
be doctored by the addition of several
lights. The dynamo is gunning now at
full capacity and any additional
arc lights ordered by the city will re
quire a new demand at the electric
plant. Manager Robinson is ready to
order a new dynamo upon receiving or
ders from the city for ten additional
lights.
PUBLIC PROPERTY.
The city has a nice lot, purchased of
Judge Herrington upon which to build
a city hall. That huilding may not be
erected next year and again the new
Council may have to settle that
very xuestion.
At least the proposition will come
before them to consolidate all the offices
of the city at that place; to build a city
hall, a new calaboose, and fire depart
ment halls, etc,, and thus this question
grows to be quite an important one.
OTHER QUESTIONS.
The other questions that will arise
for settlement will be numerous aud
varied in their nature.
The present Council by good man
agement has left, tbe question of schools
in a splendid state and it will not give
much trouble next year.
The police force will probably have
to be increased slightly for the better
protection of citizens living in East
Athens and Cobbbam.
The fire department may have to be
added to in several respects.
And various and sundry other things
will have to be attend to.
So from this cursory review of the
work of the new council for the coming
year, in addition to new questions that
may arise, it will be seen at a glance
that the way of the next mayor and
council of Athens,like that of the trans
gressor, is bard.
A STORE CLOSED UP.
Mr. John L. Arnold Closes his
for the Sheriff.
Ar-
OCOISTEE STREET, A.THETSTS, GrA*
A horse’s foot is exceedingly sensitive. It does v iiot
look so, but you own a horse and know it is so. A poor
shoer causes all sorts of troubles to the most- faithful of
domestic animals.
Would you save yourself annoyance from lameness
and sluggishness in your horse ? Oan you expect him
to want to go if every step is agony ?
We can prevent all this. We employ only experienced
men, who know how to shoe a horse scientifically. Isn’t
lhat worth more than a botch ? Of course it is ; but
we don’t charge any more.
Bring us your horse and let us try our hand. He won’t
be lamed and if he could talk would tell you how glad
he was you had found our place.
SAGE CHIPPER AS EVER.
DEAD IN THE DESERT.
Yesterday the store of John L.
nold woa closed by Sherifi Weir.
Indebtedness to Hay & Co., Ulman,
Phillips & Co., Hodgson Bros, and The
Athens Publishing Co , brought about
the failure.
Mr. Arnold says he will open store
and continue merchandising in Athens
soon.
A Farmor Diaappaan.
Cbardos, O., Dec. 19.—People of
Moutville hamlet, ten miles from here,
are aroused as never before. It is two
weeks since Farmer Jaimes Williams
left home there for Cleveland with a
load of apples, and he hasn’t been heard-
ftktni since. A public meeting was
called at Montville and a citizens’ com
mittee was sent to Cleveland, where it
was learned that Williams’s horses and
wagon were found by tbe police Dec. 4.
the day after he left homa, loose in the
vicinity of the viaduct. No informa
tion regarding the whereabouts of Wil-
tiams could be ascertained. As he had
disposed of his load, the only reasonable
solution of tbe mystery is that he was
murdered, robbed and the body thrown
into tbe river. When he left he intend
ed returning the next evening. Ho
leaves a large family in destitute cir
cumstances.
Convicted By the Mlnliterinm.
Wilxesbarrb, Pa., Dec. 19. —The
Moond conference of the Lutheran min-
isterinm assembled to try the chargee
against Rev. Conrad Knehn, found him
gnilty of all the charges preferred, in
cluding several involving his morality
and honesty, and the case will now be
turned over to the president of the
synod to pronounce temporary sen
tence. Final sentence will be given by
the synod at large.
Will Tmj BO ror Coo*.
Columbia, Tenn., Dea 19.—The re
port of the oommittee appointed to ex-
r miM the affairs of the two insolvent
hanks—the Bank of Columbia and the
Columbia Banking company—show that
there is a probability that the bonks
will pay 80 er 50 cents on the dollar at
EAUTI FUL
girls are going
from the schools
<5f Athens now,
and for a season
all will be lone
some in the so
cial circles of the
Classic City. The
Lucy Cobb will
soon be deserted
save by a few
faithful pupils
and teachers
who will not
take advantage of the Christmas holi
days and go home, but who will sojourn
in Athens during the week. The Home
School closed with & brilliant concert
last Friday and most of the young la
dies of that popular school have left the
city.
And now the University boys arc
leaving.
**„
" Miss Cornelia Jackson entertained
Mis Cohen, of Augusta, who is Miss
Effie Howell’s guest, at a charming
“fagot party,” and a number of her
friends were her guests. The party
was an unique and novel one. Each
guest was provided with a little bundle
or sticks. In turn they threw these in
the fire and as each one’s sticks were
burning tbe owner entertained the
crowd. There was a handsome prize
for the best story told-and in every res
pect the entertainment was a most de
lightful one.—Atlanta Constitution.
***
Miss Nathalie Crawford of the Home
School will spend part of the Christmas
Holidays with Miss Ida Schaller.
*”•
It would seem that times will be dull
for the holidays, but Dot so.
Already a number of dinner parties
are rumored aud as many teas. Besides
this it is told that a german will be giv
en during the holidays by those stu
dents who remain in Athens for the
week.
.**
It is also related that the young
ladies of Athens will give a leap year
ball the first of next year. Be this rs it
may it is pleasurable tojcontemplate i',
and even the most prosaic old bachelor
is brushing up in expectancy of being
asked by some of tbe fair young girls to
attend.
**•
Speaking of two of Athens’ brightest
youDg men, the Augusta Chronicle
says:
Messrs. Barrett and Charlie Phinizy
came down from Tennessee where they
have been attending college at Se
wanee. They will be with their moth
er, Mrs. Ferdinand Phinizy, for Christ
mas.
The following is clipped from the At
lanta Journal:
Mrs. Frances Fontaine and Miss Fon
taine, of Atlanta, accompanied by Mi3n
Nannie Hamilton, of Birmingham, will
spend Christmas as tbe guests of Mrs
Hamilton of Athens.
Miss Blanche Lipscomb was so high
ly successful in her entertainment, “A
Lilliputian Wedding,” that it will he
repeated in Athens. Miss Lipscomb
has a very creative brain, and this
original and unique affair was highly
applauded.
Miss Maria Bones and Miss Mary Bones
Dougherty will go to Prof. Morris’ on
tbe campus today, for a visit of a week
or two.
*%
Miss Lucie Gerdine will spend the
holidays with friends in Macon and
thence to Atlanta the guest of Mrs.
Hoke Smith.
■a Greatly AOwM hy the
■»rle* on, Full* late • Miaaa.
New Took, Deo. 19.—Millionaire Rus
sell Sage is back again at his Wall street
rendezvous, as chipper as of old and as
powerful. The millionaire 1 * nephew,
and bi**beir, Russell Sage, Jr., lies at
an up-town hotel. Trained nnrsea are
locked in in his chambers, and physi
cians of the city are at bis bedside. He
is in a wearing fever, he is delirione,
and the cause of it all is the horrible
attempt upon bis uncle’s life. Russell
Sage, Jr., is a man of 50 yean of age.
He is tall and courtly and gentle. He
has many friends. For yean it has
been well understood that he was to
sncceed to tbe fortune of the childless
relative who has these many years been
ranked a millionaire fifty times over.
He figures in some corporations as a
director, merely sa the representative
of his uncle’s investments. On his own
account, however, he has been connect
ed with some Wall street transactions,
profitable to a marked degree.
But Mr. Sage. Jr., has not been a
business man in the ordinary accept
ance. He has nothing of hurry and
skurry in him. A gentleman of ease
rather, he has lounged luxuriously at
his clubs or on hotel lobby sofas, and
entertained friends with stories new
and piquant A good fellow, but
not depressingly pious, such is Russell
Sage, Jr., and RusselLSage, who is the
senior, is popularly credited with being
pretty proud of the newhew who al
ways had a smile and never did any
fawning.
Ever since the explosion of the deadly
bomb Mr. Sage, Jr., has been intensely
excited. He naturally was one of the
first persons called into his ancle’s home,
where that gentleman, much worse hurt
than was admitted to the public, was
lying in nervous exhaustion. The effect
was grave. The nephew suffered sym
pathetically. The shock they said made
lim nervous, but that was only half
etating the fact. He took to his bed;
he foil into a delirium; he saw dyna
miters on all sides; he and bis were be
ing continually and ferociotMly burned.
Tbe work of the bomb thrower was
having dreadful sequence. Prom day
to day Mr. Sage, Jr., had been growing
worse and worse, Visitors have not
been admitted to his rooms. Doctors
have been closely watchful over him;
but be has been reported somewhat bet
ter, not out of danger, but relieved for
a Httle time from the delirium which
grasped him as the effect of the dyna
mite attack upon his unde.
Ho! my sisters, see the banner
Waving in the sky,
Are you broken-down discouraged?
Courage! help ia nigh.
On that banner reads this legend:
“Suffering women, hail 1
Pierce’s Favorite Prescription
Ne’er was known to fail.”
The success of this remedy is wonder
ful. Its record is unparalleled. It has
cured thousands of cases of female
weakness, irregularities, and all dis
eases peculiar to tbe sex. It can al
ways be depended on to do exactly
what is claimed for it- All the propri
etors ask is a trial. That will convince
the most skeptioal of its wonderful virt
ues. Price ($1,00) refunded if it fails
to give satisfaction. Guarantee print
ed on every bottle-wrapper.
A CHRISTMAS STORY BT ALFRED B. CAL
HOUN.
lythological Club metat theresi-
of Mrs. Ellen Crawford last Mon
STREETS AND SEWERS.
IVhen tile bonds are floated and
tbe
®Wney is ready for use, the question ot street#
c»nnl by m VpM* Ub*.
Columbia, S# CL, Deo. 1#.—J. B.
Ford, a painter, npeet a kerosene lamp
while bis wife, son and daughter were
in the same room. The clothing of
tact! member caught fire, and the
mother and daughter died from the ef
fects oi their burns. The father and
aon are in a very serious condition, and
will donhtlesa die. , -
Died of HU Injuries.
Newburgh, N. Y.. Deo. 19.-James
Kelley, the engineer of the North Shore
line train en the Central, wrecked at
Fishkill en Tuesday night, has died of
his injuries.
Hlalttw Lincoln*« Bottw Salcido
London, Deo. 1*.—The butler c
ployed by the United States minister
Robert T. Lincoln committed suicide
■by entriw hi* throe’’"d’h » razor.
Miss Fanni.i Crawford of Mississinoi
is at Mrs. E. A. Crawford’s on Hill
The M;
dence ol
day night, and spent & very enjoyable
evening. Their next meeting will be
the first Monday in January. Tbe club
is composed of some of tbe best and most
intellectual young'people of the classic
city.
Mrs. A. L. Hull Is visiting with her
sister, Mrs. Hoke Smith in Florida
They will have a delightful trip to tbe
land of flowers and sinse the cold and
sleet have come it makes some of the
rest ofjnorth Georgians wish for the bal
my breezes of a warmer climate.
***
Miss Vickers of New Orleans who has
been at school at Mont Eagle, Tenn., is
now on a visit toiler sister at the Home
School. She will spend the holidays in
Athens.
•**#
The Misses Baily of Savannah will
also spend tbe nolidays with friends at
the Home School.
***
' Miss Pauline Harris will remain in
Augusta the guest of Miss Hattie Pbin-
izy till after the Xmas holidays. She
it a charming young lady and we miss
her from the circles of society here in
Athens.
To IDetract Their Beproaontstlvea
Washington, Dea 18. —Representa
tive Springer received a telegram from
the secretary of the hoard of control of
the World’s Fair asking him when con
gress would adjourn for the holidays,
and when the Illinois members would
start home. Mr. Springer will not
turn to Illinois for the holidays, but his
colleagues wilL The object of this
messege is to have all the Illinois mem-
bars return to their homes by way of
Chicago, when it is intended for them
to meet tbe managers, learn what has
been done, and have the matter of the
$5,000,000 appropriation pat before
them in the right light. By this means
it is expected that the Illinois members
will be able to meet and control any
argument that may he made against
the appropriation.
Te Contest Florence's W1IL
New York, Dec. 18.—The will of the
late William J. Florence, the actor,
which bequeathed hie wife his large es
tate, the estimated value of which is
$800,000, together with a library val
ued at $10,000, is to be contested. The
contestants are the brothers and sisters
of the deceased, among whom are In
spector Conlin of this city and his pa
ralytic brother, John Conlin. Flor
ence’s real name was Conlin. The con
testants claim that Florence made a
conicil some time before taken ill which
has been misplaced or stolen. Inspector
Conlin states that his brother repeatedly
assured various members of his family
that be would leave them all properly
cared for out of the immense fortune*.
As Ayer’s Sarsaparilla outstrips all
other blood-purifiers in popular favor,
so Ayer’s Almanac is the most univer
sally familiar publication of the kind in
the world. It is primed in ten langua
ges and the annual issues exceed four
teen million ol-uopies. Ask your drug
gist for Jt# a.
Up * Train.
Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 18.—A freight
crew on the Wyandotte and Northwest
ern railroad attack for extra pay for ex
tra switching The crew took posses
sion of their train, and declined to al
low it to be moved until their demands
had been granted. The trainmaster
waa obliged to call on the police to get
possession of tbe train. A new crew
was hired and the train was sent out
under police protection. Tbe'Strikers
expect to. enlist the sympathies of all
the men bn the road and to tie up the
line. The road is a short, independent
line, running from this place ^Beat
rice. Neb. J*
The Masonic Officers.—Following
are t.h<* effleers recently elected bv the
Masonic Lodge: iS C.‘ Dobbs Worship
ful Master, John Crawford, 13. W., I*.
Haddock, J. W., W. McKinnon, S. D ,
J. T b?ve,J. D.,E, W. Porter Tyler,
B F. Elliott, Sec., E. S. Edge Treas
urer. W, F. Dorsey retired from W
-M.
[Copyright, IBM, by American Press Associa
tion.]
T WAS the 84th
of December,
1870.1 was at that
time in charge of
a division of en
gineers who were
making a survey
of the Mojave
desert from the
Needles on the
Great Colorado
to Los Angeles
on the Pacific.
For a month
the officers and
men had been
eagerly looking
forward to spending the Christmas holi
days in the beautiful town of San Ber
nardino, on the other side of the Sierras.
On the 28d the wagons, pack males
and all the men, excepting three who
remained back to complete Borne work
with myself, crossed the range that
separates the Mojave (pronounced Mo-
hav-ee) desert from the flowering and
fruitful paradise of southern California.
For six weeks we had been working
the desert, running lines, taking
elevations and plotting our work at
night by the Binoky light of dried
creosote and sapless sage brush. At
times we were sixty miles from the
nearest water, and when obtained the
water was alkaline. Many of our pack
mules, maddened by thirst, broke their
ropes and wandered further into the
desert to die.
Hard tack and bacon, and not too
much of that, had been the only food of
the men since we entered the desert,
and so the most cheerful became gram,
and the skin of the youngest grew dry
and parohed as that of a mummy.
We did onr work in silence; even the
officers came to speak In whispers, for
our throats were faf and our -lips
cracked. Everything with moisture in
it parched as if in a furnace.
The alkali on the level expanses looked
like dazzling snow. The fantastic hills
and mesas wen crumbling and bnraing
up in the forceful and persistent fires of
tion. And amid all this the mirage
would appear to mock os with lakes and
streams in which were reflected the
spires, domes and minarets of grand
oriental cities, snch as might have been
built by the genii of architecture.
It was half past 0 in the afternoon,
and we hoped to reach the pass by dark,
where fresh horses would carry us to the
town before midnight and Christmas
day.
As our horses staggered on, we saw
three vultures rising from a dark object
a little to the right. A glance through
my field glass revealed the outlines of a
prostrate man and horse, stretched out
side by side.
Years of this wild life had accustomed
i to such sights. Yet as our hearts
were full of thoughts of the joyous
Christmas days of the past and of tbe
rest, fresh food and water for bathing,
which we were to enjoy on the morrow,
there was something inexpressibly sad
in the presence of death at snch a time
and at the foot of the purple mountains,
beyond which lay Eden.
We reined in onr thin, panting hones
and dismounted. In that atmosphere no
organic substance decays—it shrivels up
and becomes as hard and indestructible
as the glistening volcanic rooks that sur
round it; but enough remained to tell
ns that tiie horse had once been a noble
creature, and the saddle and equipments
ware such as the wealthy Mexicans of
southern California delight in.
The man was of medium height, and
the carbine, pistols and knife, still belted
about his shrunken waist, indicated abil
ity to resist. He waa young. The long,
dark hair and the silky mustache,
through which the white teeth gleamed,
told this. We opened the saddlebags
and found $200 in gold, the titles to a
lot of California mining lands made out
to one “Louis Bolton,” and a bundle of
letters tied with a blue ribbon.
In the middle of the bundle there were
two vignettes—one that of a sweet faced,
motherly lady, the other that of a beau
tiful girl, the name “Dora" at the bot
tom of the picture being surrounded by
a delicately painted wreath of forget-
menots.
These letters were dated at “The
Elms," hut, as the envelopes were de
stroyed, there was nothing to indicate
the town, state or land. One read as
follows, and, curiously enough, it was
dated Christmas eve, a year before:
‘My Darling Boy—I think of you at
all times, but on Christmas eve you fill
my heart so that I can think of nothing
else, and if it were not . for Dora, who
has come to cheer me, I fear I could not
stand it ’Where is my Louis tonight?'
This question haunts me, and I picture
you out in the deserts at that wild land,
homeless and friendless still hunting for
gold. Ah, ray boy, causa backl Better
poverty than this awful anxiety- Bat
we cannot he poor where there is so
much love.”
The letter continued at length in this
vein, and it ended, “With love. and
kisses and blessings from Mother.”
The next letter waa also written at
“The Elms” on Christinas eve, just a year
before. 1 cannot pretend to quote it in
foil, but every line bespoke a noble
womanhood and a profound love for the
absent Louis.
“Do not think me Impatient," she
urged, “hat I feel more and more that
wealth does not mean happiness, and
tiiat the noblest manhood is not devel
oped in the fierce straggle for gold. And
then, my darling, the world is not so
full of objects worthy our love that we
can afford to live our brief lives apart.
“You must not think that I am indif
ferent to the self denial you exert and
the sufferings you endure. I often fancy
Igjaaif a man out seeking ray fortune ia '
tnat tana or wonaera; ou» * wuuu „
when I think that yon are surrounded
by the dangers which my fancy conjures
up. * * *
“Nero, grown fat and lazy, lies at my
feet as I write. I call your name, ‘Louis!
my Louis!’ and the dog starts up and
JIMMIE BLAINE-
HB IS GOING TO RUN POR PRESI
DENTIAL NOMINEE.
f* STRETCHED BIDE BY BIDE
(a rushes to the door with
a joyous hark, but he
hears no loved voice or footstep, and he
comes back dejected and lies down with
moan. Ah, dear boyt if that dumb
brute mourns your absence, how must it
be with us?" * * *
And so the letter went on, full of love
anu gossip ana gossip ana love, nil it
rnded with “Ever and forever, Dora."
We laid the body at the base of a vol
canic cliff, and covered it with stones to
save it from the vultures, then we dis
tributed the arms and saddlebags, so as
to save our horses, and resumed our
march for the west, where the peaks of
the purple Sierras glowed like mighty
fire opals in the light of the setting snn.
We found fresh horses at the pass, and
then, although quite tired, we pushed on
with all speed for the beautiful town of
San Bernardino.
We were out of the desert. The odor
of orange blossoms and perennial helio
trope filled the air, and the ripple of
water came to our ears whenever we
reined in onr horses. _
There never was snch a clear, glorious
Christinas eve since the wise men from
the east followed the star to Bethlehem
and the manger in which lay the Christ
child. Lights flashed through the groves,
indicating the happy abodes of settlers,
and now and then we heard a song that
told of home, and the musical laughter
of children whose special eve it was.
We found the hotel ablaze with light
There were
wreaths and ban
ners over windows
and doors. There
were flowers and
Hie Friends and one of his Sons says
he Will be In the Race In Spite of
AU that has been said—To
A Finish now.
Washington, Deo. 19. — James Q.
Blaine is a candidate for the presiden
tial nomination next year. In spite of
*11 statements to the contrary the evi
dence that he is in the fight continues
to accumulate. On what appears to be
irreproachable authority it is positively
stated that Mr. Blaine, while not seek
ing the nomination, has said to bis,
friends within the last forty-eight
hours that he will not discourage any
efforts they may make to nominate him.
Joe Manley, who is perhaps closer to
Mr. Blaine than any man in the coun
try, was in the city. At the depot, just
he was about to depart, he waa
waited on by a number of district Re
publicans, who are friends of Mr.
Blaine, and who wanted to know defi
nitely whether the secretary of state
would be a candidate.
Mr. Manly had only been away from
Mr. Blaine’s presence a few moments,
and said this: "I occupy a very deli
cate position, and—*
But, Mr. Manley," interposed one of
the district Republicans, "we will hold
our primaries next month, and we want
to know whether or not to elect Blaine
delegates.*
The train waa moving off. Mr. Man
ley jumped on the train platform, waved
his hand and shouted : " Go ahead, boys.
Bend two Blaine delegates to the na
tional convention. The ’oldman’is in
it, and in it to stay, and he will be
nominated by acclamation. I have just
left his house.”
While in Washington Mr. Manley
said emphatically that General Clark
son, who was charged with having said
that Mr. Blaine was not in the field and
that President Harrison would be re
nominated, had been misrepresented.
Emmons Blaine, who ia also here,
when asked if his father would stand
for nomination, said:
"My father occupies the same position
today he did in 1876. He is a party
man. He is in the hands of his party
£ st as he was fifteen years ago, when
was defrauded of his nomination by
a trick, and if I may nse the abused
word, he has ‘consecrated’ to that party
and will he just as ready to lead the
battle now as he was then. ”
A WEDDING PRESENT,
the faces of beautiful
women and handsome
men wherever one turned. From the
wide parlors came the rythmic fall of
feet and the swell of music.
Here was Eden, but on asking the
landlord the reaaon for these festivities,
he replied:
Tt is a wedding. Mr. Louis Bolton,
whose bride and mother reached here
yesterday from the east, was married to
night.”
Louis Bolton?” I repeated, and
thought of the dead man out on the
desert.
Yea; here he is. Let me introduce
him.”
The landlord introduced ms to a tall,
handsome young man, and I at once
took him to my room and showed him
the anus and saddlebags.
As soon as he saw the titles, he threw
his anus about my neck, and to my sur
prise he kissed me and shouted:
You have brought a wedding present
that makes me rioh. rich as any honest
man wants to be I"
Briefly, Mr. Bolton’s papers and much
of his ready money had been stolen six
months before by a Mexican desperado
named Guan Chaus. The man was
chased into the desert where he perished,
and so my sympathy was wasted.
I met the dear mother, and I met
’Dora” that night, and I drank to their
health and prosperity as the church bells
rang in Christmas day.
Early Christmas Carols.
Christmas carols have been sung ever
since the rude tribes of Germany were
converted to Christianity. There age
Old Tima Eplearas.-
Listen to the enumeration of good
things described by Whistlecraft to nave
been , served up at King Arthur's table
on Christmas day. If the list be authen
tic, there ia less reaaon to wonder at the
feats of courage and strength performed
by the Knights of the Round Table:,
They served up salmon, venison and wM
boars
By hundreds and by dozens and by soores.
Hogsheads of honey, kilderkins of mustard,
Muttons and fatted beeves and bacon swine.
Herons and bitterns, peaoooks, swan and bus
tard.
Teal, mallard, pigeons, widgeons, and, in
fine.
Plum puddings, pancakes,- apple pies and cus
tard.
And therewithal they drank good Gascon
wine.
With mead and ale and cider of our own;
For porter, punch and negus were not known.
— Christmas Book.
THAT IS THE LATEST.
“HUGGINS CHINA HOUSE.”
Want of space will forbid our giving
the Banner readers an adequate con
ception of the grand display ot china,
glass and art novelties to bo found in
this house. Their beautiful stock will
have to be seen to be appreciated. In
Dinner and Tea Sets,- Hali, Library and
Piano Lamps their stock is especially
attractive, while in less useful, perhaps
b t more ornamental goods their stock
of Wine Sets, Water Sets, Salad Sets,
Berry Sets and Chamber Sets is beyond
doubt the best display ever made in
Athena.
In addition to the regular line of
goods “Santa Claus” holds forth with
& large line of Boy’8 Wagons, Veloci
pedes, Tool Chests and thousands of
small toys of various kinds. Tbe
Messrs. Huggins tell us their trade has
been fine and that they Intend to make
things bum on holiday goods if pretty
goods and close cut prices will do it.
We advise you to give them & call.
THE HEBREW AS A CITIZEN.
His PubHo Spirit andhla Solid Invest
ments in Athens Dirt.
Many things have been said about the
value of the Hebrew as a citizen, and
criticism more or less harsh as to his
public spirit or alleged lack of it, has
gone the rounds among a certain class
of people. Without denying that in
Athens there are some of this sect as in
every other, that are not public spirited,
as a class they give hearty encourage
ment to any move for the public
good.
They invest their money in Athens
dirt. Thenames of Stern, Myers,
Marks, Morris, Funkenstein, Michael,
all appear on the tax collector’s books
as owners of real estate. Most of them
Jn large quantities. On every sub
scription list most of these names ap
pear ; for the industrial home, for the
Y. M-C. A., for building railroads,
and a thousand and one other demands
that are made upon all other citizens.^
There is one other whose handwrit
ing is seen on almost every list as cash
who does not believe in subscribing
to any charity, fearing that it might be
construed as an advertisement and yet
who is one of the most liberal users of
printers ink, that legitmate form of ad
vertising in the city. , .
As a class the Hebrews are industri
ous aud law abiding important requisites'
of good citizenship TheY spend their
money freely and eDjoy life to its fullest-
extent. '
They believe fn Athens ano the pros
perity of A theirs, and they
are here to stay and Athens
believes in them.
By innumerable cures. Dr. Bull’s.|
Cough Syrup, haswon for itself a most
enviable reputatioc.
I’ve been sufferirg for the past three
weeks with n strained wrist. I tried
Salvatian Oil, and find myself, after
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