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ATHENS BANNER TUESDAY MORNING DECEMBER 22 1891 ATHENS WEEKLY BANNER PubUsbeu Daily, Weekly and Sunday, by tHK ATHTCNS PUBLISHING CO. BEM8KN CRAWFORD Managing Editor. o D. FLANIGBN.... BusinessManager. THK ATUEK8 DAILY BANNER IS delivered yew, 'a.W'lUl BIA luuuiu’ifuwuava aauwiuvuew The Weekly or Sunday BAKKangLOOper year, (0cents fore months. Invariably Caah inad- a Trausient advertisements will be Inserted at the rate ot $1.0uper square lor the first insertion, and socenw lor each subsequent Insertion, ei- ‘ " unents, con ract advertisement which special fully traitorous to hia people—but more lenient with the railroads than he would be otherwise. The State pays mileage to the rep-, resentatives. This ia right. The very first question then is why do the .railroads offer the legislators passes? Now let Georgia do like Carolina. Our legislators do not need any free passes. Mu, Springer Bald in speaking ol the selection of Mr. Crisp : ‘The selection of Mb. Crisp will not complicate the presidential contest. No candidate for President will receive any advantage or '"’isadvantage from it. The National convention will be left perfectly free to make the choice of our candidate ninfluenced by the result of the speakership contest. The Demo cratic party is the party of the people and not a party of combination.” cep - cat es can be obtained. Local notices will be charged at the rate of 10 cents per line each insertion, except when con tracted for extended periods, whiuspeelalrates will bo made. , Remittances may be made by express, postal ote, money order or registered letter. All business communications should be ad dressed to the Business Manager. THE RICHMOND TERMINAL. There seems to be no end of the trouble that is brewing and has been brewing in the camp of the Rich mond Terminal Company lately. Meeting after meeting has been held, and yet there seems to be no final settlement of disputes among the directors. The Brice-Thomas contingent seems to be on top just now, and Mr. Inman, President of the gigantic trust has nothing to say further than his resignation is at the disposal of the Directors whenever they wish it. Some time ago a committee was appointed among the directors of the Richmond Terminal tc examine the books of the company to ascertain how deeply in debt the concern is involved. This committee has never made any definite report that we know of, and the affairs of the Ten. minal seem still to be shrouded in clouds of doubt and distrust. The truth of what Thr Banner has claimed all along seems to be realizing more clearly every day, that the West Point Terminal Company bit off more than it could chew and digest fairly. It seems that retribu« tion is coming of its own prompting in consequence of those illegal leases and unfair methods employed by the West Point Terminal Company to bottle up the commercial and finan cial freedom of the people of Georgia and this part of the South. After all, simple honesty pays bet ter on the investment than does rail road stock illegally manipulated, But it is best to let things take their course. If the West Point Terminal Company is doomed to destruction with all its illegal leases, why let the punishment fit the crime. The sooner the axe of the execu tioner falls, the better, perhaps, for the people. WHY NOT ATHENS? The Columbus Euquirer-Sun, one of the most readable and ably edited papers in Georgia wants the World's Fair directors to select a lady from the city of Columbns to represent Georgia as one of the original thir teen states of the Union on the open ingday. That paper says: A few days ago, in referring to the decision of the Worlds Fair managers to have each of the original thirteen States of the Union represented at the opening ceremonies of the Colum bian Exposition by a ladyseleoted from each of these Commenxwealths, fitted by her beauty and lineage for the place of honor, the Enquirer Sun dwelt modestly, bat firmly, on the superior claims of Colnmbns to sup-, ply the demand that will be made on Georgia. A number ot envious con temporaries, published in the large cities of the State, have boldly ap propriated the article published in this paper, and had the shocking assurance to substitute in place of Columbus the name of their own am bitious bailiwicks. The Colnmbns Enquirer-Sun does not refer to the Banner in this charge. The Banner has not overleaped the bounds ot honesty and fair journalism to use the Enquirer-Sun’s editorial in this grossly unjust manner. Bat, the Banner begs to suggest here and now in all modesty and serious can dor that Athens is the place to fur nish this lady representative from Georgia. The number of families here whose histories date back with prominent events in the history ot the State of Georgia is very large. Represents lives from these historic families well capable of adding lustre to the name of Georgia on the opening day of the World’s Fair are numerous. Georgia would like tor Athens to furnish the lady. OUR NORMAL SCHOOL. The organization ot the Georgia Stale Normal School, to be conducted out at Rock College in conjunction with the State University, will be greeted with genuine gratification and delight throughout Georgia. Georgia has long needed just such an institution, where her teachers < could be taught, how to teach. The workings of this institution will be felt at once in the common school system of the State in sop plying good teachers. Georgia’] t greatest need to-day in the depart ment of education is summed up in the demand for more good teachesr. The South is moving forward in this matter. Georgia must keep up in line with the great work. Now let every loyal citizen of the State do all that is for him to uo in making this institution a grand sue cess. NO MORE FREE PASSES- The South Carolina State legislaa tore has passed a law providing that no State officer, no member of the State House of Representatives, and no member of the Senate shall ao cept a free pass from any railroad. This is no bad law. The time has come when a halt should be called to this kind of business among the law makers of the country. Georgia Ijgbt follow South Carolina's exam ^to advantage. It is all very well to talk about the legislators being such high-toned, honorable men as not to be influenced by the possession of a railroad pass to legislate favorably for the road Iving the pass. This is doubtless that ia meant by "It goes without say- not one of Georgia’s legis lators would flagrantly betray his Iges to a faithful constituency for . railroad pass. it while thiB is true, .t is a so , that nearly eve; mtaneous.un latitude comm cl that will make him-not will- Stop crying hard times. If you must weep go out behind the house where no one can see you and wail to your own ears. Times are made harder by this constant whining and lachrymal ejacu lationa. Don’t holler before yon are hit.—Tribune-of-Rome. A good many of them are bit, brother Martin. — John Sibley, the Cobb Cpunty Al- lianoem&n, who secured a clerkship in Washington by reading a few bills is tramp wherever yon take him. He had called hogs on a farm and his voice was strong. What better recommen dation for a reading clerk could be ask ed? Says the Columbus Enquirer-Sun: Alfred Iverson Branham, the well known newspaper man, who was at one time superintendent of the Brunswick public schools, has just been re-elected to that responsible position. Branham is a success, whether he wields the pen or the birch, and so we extend our oon gratulations to the Brunswick public schools. Meals at Tom Watson’s Washington boarding house cost only twenty-fire cents each Tom has a little Jefferso nian simplicity left about him.—Trib une-of-Rome. If this be true Watson’s grab is like Third party stock—it is at a discount- dirt cheap. HOWTO CURE THE CRIP. Now that it is stated upon good authority that the grip has become an epidemic here in Athens it very interesting to know what is the most feasible remedy for the disease. Many of the physicians of the country say there is no specific core for the grip. They claim that it is kind of little germ that poisons the blood for the time, so to speak, but state there is no special remedy for it. The grip is not treated entirely like the average every day cold though such treatment often times does temporary good. Quinine and Dover’s powders make-the hold the disease less tenacious, but all the doctors agree that the best plan is dress reasonably and seasonably and avoid moch excitement, and physical strain. Keep yonr room well venti lated and do not stay out in night. fy These are a few pointers th^t are given by the best physicians of the city of Washington and they may render Athenians some service. -Editorial Comment THE PRESIDENT SEND TO THE UNITED STATES .SENATE The West Virginian Succeeds Red field Proctor, Resigned—Mr. Blaine Urges His Appoint ment—The Day’s Pro ceedings In the Senate. Washington, Dec. 1?.—The presi dent has sent to the senate the nomina tion of Stephens B. Elkins of West Vir ginia, secretary of war, to succeed Redr field Proctor resigned. Mr. Elkina was recommended and strongly indorsed by Wade, of the Americas Times-Re- corder, is very much of the ink inky — Macon Evening News. Why Wade into deep, dark seas, brother Moore? Have you forgotten so soon the fate of “the last rose summer?” of Thb Atlanta Journal, we believe is honest in its fight against railroad trusts. Not only do we endorse the Journal’s position, but the people of Georgia do likewise. Thebe will be some genuine regret felt in the democratic rank if Mr. Mills should die. The whole country hopes Mr. Mills will not remain sick long. The democracy needs him. Miss Corinnb Stocker, Society Ed. i tress of the Journal, makes the social side of that bright paper fairly sparkle. Editor Jack Cohen, of the Atlanta Journal, has entered the realms of fic- tioo writing. He is a novelist—a veri table Rttdyard Kipling. Christmas toys will be more abun dant than Christmas joys this year many of the stores. Mb. and Mrb. G. A. Whitehead, of Savannah, recently celebrated their sil ver wedding. How to make the grip lose its grip the all absorbing question. Quinine and Dover’s powders are the rale. -A Little Gossip. the And now comes the report that E Durant, the versatile and ever gioriou Atlanta correspondent of theSavann&h Morning News and Macon will be but little longer in the of single blessedness. The cards have not yet been issued but it ia said that the report may be re li<-d upon. It is further said that the party of the second part is. one of the lovely and lovable most one of Rome WHY MILLS COT LEFT- A great many opinions have been advanced regarding the cause of Mr. Mills’ defeat 'or the Speakership, says the New Orleans States, and among the latest is one from the Chicago Herald to the effect that Mr. Mills’ failure to win is attribn table to his attitude toward the World’s Fair and bis known opposii tion to the $5,000,000 extra loan ask* ed of the Government, which will be considered during the present see* siou of congress. We do not know what position Mr. Mills has taken on this matter, bat if it is trae that he is opposed to the government fur-, nishingany more money to a show which is likely to be a failure owing to the fact that the McKinley tariff is acting as a bar to its success, there will be a great many members of congress who will support him. The Republican Billion Dollar Con gress emptied the Treasury of the country, and it will be the policy of the Democratic House to limit the a<i | appropriations to the necessary ex ile feel-j penses of the government, conse** human quently the $5,000,000 ioan will no doubt be refused. lovely and lovable daughters. The University Magazine will soon be out. It is is going to beoneof the most marvelously unique attractive publications any Southern oollege ever issued. Athens ought to have the representa tive Georgia lady to represent the Em pire State of the South at the opening of the World’s Fair. A farmer from Jackson county was in the editorial rooms of the Banner yesterday. He says the farmers out in that section are all in utter sympathy with the Democratic party, ana dis countenance the capers of Tom Wat son. The Banner is pleased to note that there has been an organization perfect ed in Athena under the title of “The Cobbbam -Garden Club.” This club cannot have much to do with reforming the tariff of the republic, but by rais ing their home supplies and teaobing the folly of over production of cotton they can have much to do with with raising the price of cotton. juiet, Athens is the most city in the state, question is settled—but will' it always be settled? i qn The proh ceful bition STEVE B- ELKINS- THE HIS NOMINATION. ! Senator Mandersoa presided over the senate as president pro tem. On mo tion of Senator Cullom, rale 84 (for ap pointment of committees by ballot) was suspended and a resolution was offered by him for appointment of standing and ■elect committees. Coder el remarked that to the absence ot Vance (not yet sworn in), the com mittee places that were intended for bias and that will be assigned to him ae eoan ae ha takes bis seat, had been tem porarily aasigned to his aoUeagna (Ran som). So, too, places on the committee that weald be assigned to Mr. Hill of New Task when he took hzs seat were tempo rarily assigned to ether senators. That would explain he aaid why so many committee places were assigned to Mr. Ransom and other democratic senators. The resolution for the appointment agreed to. The president pro tem. laid before the mate tho credentials of Senator-elect Hill of New York, and they were read and placed on file. Turpio then pro- seeded to address the senate to support of a joint resolution introduced by him Dec. 10, proposing an amendment to the constitution, providing for electing United States senators by direct vote of the people of the several states. GEORGIA EXPERIMENTAL STATION. Only Fifteen Clarke County Farmers Read the Reports. There is .a law in Georgia which makes it necessary to send for a report of the Georgia Experimental Station if farmer wants to read it. This law was passed to prevent the useless scattering of reports over the State. Recently Dr. Ed. Newton, of Athens, wrote to Director R. J. Redding, of the Experiment Station, asking how many Clarke county farmers read these re ports. Following is the reply to Dr. Newton’s letter: Dr. Edwin D. Newton—Dear Sir: Your kind favor of the 9ih was received during my several days ab sence from office, 1 bavingjust returned —your letter receiving my immediate attention. No, it is not necessary that a farmer shall make a written or even personal application in order to get the bulletin He may write or apply personally and verbally, or through any other person. The idea of the law Beems io be simply that the bulletins are not to be sent in discriminately, or without an intimation from the farmer that he desires them. My mail list is not made up by coun ties, or by post offices, but I have run my eye over the list of farmers in Geor gia and find that there are some twelve or fifteen Clarke county recipients of bulletin. will be obliged if you will make out and send such a list as you suggest, and which you are fully authorized to ao. With high regards, R. T. Redding, Director. It seems a pity that the farmers do not take more interest in this institu tion. Why doesn’t each Alliance send the names of its members and piomineni farmers for these reports which are sent free as a gracious gift X A SENATOR IN DISGUISE. ml Story Printed IDomt Senator Chandler ot New Hampshire. New York, Dec. 17.—Under the cap tion of "A United States Senator ia Disguise, * The World prints a column story of ao interesting episode of Sena tor Chandler of New Hampshire. The following paragraph occurs thereto: Startling as It may seem, it’s never theless a fact, that William E. Chand ler, senator of the United States senate front the state of New Hampshire, former secretary of the navy, spent three davs in Judge Adams’ court room during the naturalization period to Oc tober, and studied the process of nat uralization disguised as an employe of John 3. Davenport. His nearest friend would not bare recognized him. * Mr. Chandler is chairman of the sen ate oommittee on immigration, and i was to the interest of tke adminiatra tion. Try BLACK-DRAUGHT tea for Drioeoala Tbay Don’t Know Each Othea. New York, Dec. 17.—Mrs. James G. Blaine, Jr., met her husband here be fore a referee in the Equitable building to this city. She came to New York very quietly, and the announcement of her presence here will create some sur prise. She came here on the advice of her attorney, because it had been do cided to take evidence in the case be fore a referee mutually agreed upon. When husband and wife met for the first time in many months they made ne signs that they knew each other. The taking of testimony will be a slow process, and may continue until after Christmas. The trial of the case will take place to Sonth Dakota next Feb ruary. !%«*'« millions in IS. Dames, (3a., Dee. 17.—The world was startled net long since by a son of $£nlntosh county solving the problem «f "aerial locomotion" which will revo- lationtoe the rapid transit methods of the present day. Following to the wake at this tovsEtfea it has been learned th«k a five greesryman of Dobey island hoe Invented e process of coaverting aeareh grass into eottoa bagging. The «•£*»*«*•<* »£1 ke $1,000,000, already S°*?.S Qr employment given J*ef-peopla. Marsh lands will ***• Attitrc *• valuable holdtogs. Captain Joe Mansfield claims to own sufficient marsh lands te make Wm the peer ot Jay Gould, Vanderbilt end the ether fisma^n] nabobs. Intense THEO. IMIJLIR/ICWJLLTIEIIR, manufacturer lOF ’ GRANITE AtiD MARBLE MONUMENTS AND STATUARY. Importer Direct and Contractor for Building Stone. Marble Wainscoting and Encaustic Tile Hearths AGENT FOR CHAMPION IRON tENCE CO, The best in the world. New Designs 1 Original Designs 11 Low Prices 11; ^ Prices and Designs cheerfully furnished. UNF' All work guaranteed OFFICE AND STEAM WORKS, 529 and 531 BROAD ST., AUGUSTA oi March 16- wly. ’ A - THE BELLS RANG Out The Death of tho New Orleans Soar Fire Department. New Orleans, Dec. 17 —The bells rang out the death of the New Orleans volunteer fire department, the oldest in the country and the last of the great volunteer system, and New Orleans will in the future depend en a paid system like other cities. The volunteer depart ment was sixty-five years old, having been organized in 1825. Daring this time, while a purely volunteer system and independent of the city govern ment, the association had sole and ex clusive charge of the extinguishment of all fires. The city contracted with it to do this for $190,000 annually. The firemen owned all their fire parapherna lia, engines, hose, horses, engine houses etc., which have been sold to the city for the new paid department. It had besides this other valuable property and closes its official career with several hundred thousand dollars to Us credit. Although the department will hare nothing more to do with the extinguish ment of fires, it will keep np its organ ization as a charitable and social body, and its large resources will be need for the support of the widows and orphans of members and for the payment of in surances as the latter drop off. The four branches had thirty-six engines and some five thousand actual and ex empt members. •''The chan go from the volunteer ta the paid fire department has been recommended for soma time by the fire insurance companies, bat was not popular with tho masses. «&~WINEOFcarihii % Tonis ter Seized a Palntin Minneapolis, Dec. 17.—United States treasury officials made another seizure of a painting here, on which it is claimed no duty has ever been paid. The paint ing seized is the "Aui Armes, " from the salon of 1891 by Berne-Bellconr. The first one seized on Saturday was "Getowes,” the lion awaiting his prey. It is said there are still four Other valu able French yaintings in the possession of Gross and Vangysch, which the gov ernment will seize. The selection has been on exhibit here at a local store. The officials say that the paintings are confiscated and will be sold here at pub lic auction. No Strike on the Texas Paclfle. Dallas, Dee. 17.—The officers end operators of the Texas and Paoifie rail way deny that any strike will be inaug urated on the Texas Pacific or any part of it The operators say, however, that they win rt use any business for the Southern Pacific, and will go out before they will handle anything for that road. MeEIrse’z WINE OF CAHDUI far HOW’S 1 HIS! We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. F.J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned* have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and be lieve him perfectly honorable in all bu siness tr&n&ctions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. West & Tbcax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Walding, Kink an & Mae fin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mu cous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold b/pll druggists, Few people have suffered more severely from dyspepsia than Mr. E. A. McMahon, won known grocer of Staunton, Va. He says * Before 18781 was In excellent health, weigh ing over 200 pounds. In that year an ailment developed into acute dyspepsia, and soon reduced to 162 pounds, suffering burning sensations in the stomach, palpitation of the heart, nausea, and Indigestion. I could not sleep, lost all heart In my work, had fits of melancholia, and for days at a time I would have welcomed death. X became morose, sullen and Irritable, and for eight yean life was a burden. 1 tried many physicians and many remedies. One day a workman employed by me suggested that X take a mm e Hood’s S Suffering =« sta. I did ao, and before taking the whole of a bottle I began to feel like a new man. The terrible pains to which I had been subjected, ceased, the palpitation ot the heart subsided, my stomach became easier, nausea disap peared, and my entire system began to tone up. With returning strength came activity of mind and body. Before the fifth bottle was taken I bad regained my former weight and condition. I am today well and I ascribe it to taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla.” 7 N. B. If yon decide to take Hood’s Sarsa parilla do not be induced to buy any. other. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Sold by all dragghu. fl; slxtorfS. .Prepared oaly bf C.LHOOD * GO., Apothecerier', Lowell, Kin. IOO Dom Ml tox.n Save’, Bair XU. York, Dec. 17.—Miffioueire Russell Sage is beck again at hia office on Wall street, aa chipper as ot eld, and as powerful. The mfllleoaire’S nephew and heir, Russell Sage, Jr„ aged 50 yean, Mes at an uptown hotel at death's doer. Trained nursee are locked to his chambers and physicians are at hia bed side. He fa to a wearing fever. He fa delirieos, and the cause of it all is the horrible attempt upon his uncle’s life. Better Hell Service. New York, Deo. 17.—The postoffice authorities here have arranged a special mail train, consisting ot three pnetal oars, over the Pennsylvania railroad by which the mail ear points to Ohio, Indi ana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri and •Cher western points will be expedited three hours to a fall day. 8 Years HARMONY GROVE HAPPENINGS. Harmony CRovB,Ga., Dee. 17 —[Spe cial ]—’Squire R T. McGinnis and Dudly Chandler, of Pncataligo dis trict. are in the Grove today. .- Profs. J. E. J. Lord, and J. T. Pifc- tard, two prominent pedagogues, of this vicinity, were in the Grove this morn ing circulating among their friends. IIod. R. B. Russell, of Athens, spent a short time in the Grove today on pro fessional business. Messrs G D. McGinnis and Neal Chandler, two prominent citizens of tee “Frtfc State,” are in town today trading. Mr Cicero M. Wilson, a prominent youug merchant of this place, made flying visit to the Classic City yester day. ,Mr. John b. Dunnahoo, a big farmer of Dry Pond, G*,, passed through the Grove enroute for -Athens this mon » mg. BRYANT & STRATTON Business College Book-Keeping, Shorthand, Telegraphy, Ao.e g%|||C%g|| | m WRITE FOR CATALOGUE AND FULL INFORMATION.!■ V U IO V |LLbl|\ f , What is Castoria Is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infants and Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. It is a harmless substitute for Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor Oil. It Is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years* use by Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms and allays feverishness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd, cores Diarrhoea and "Wind Colic. Castoria relieves teething troubles, cares constipation and flatulency. Castoria assimilates the food, regulates the stomach and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas toria is the Children's Panacea—the Mother's Friend. Castoria. "Osstoria is an excellent medicine for chil dren. 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