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ATHENS BANNER : TUESDAY MORNING JANUARY 19, 1892
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THE DEMOCRACY’S CHANCE.
The time is fast approaching when
the iem craoy of the nation a to at
oat its presidential candidate, and
naturally the people of different sec
tions are casting about tor the best
man to be secured.
' This is the democracy's chance to
place its candidate in the presidential
sMt; it may win or lose, just as the
comin^campfdgn is managed.£Tbe
opportunity is at hand and the de«-
mocrats should grasp it firmly, for
one of the things that comes not back
is the lost opportunity.
It behooves the democracy to dis
cuss generously, openly and frankly
the qualifications of its leaders as
well as their faults; to meet in con
vention and select that man whom
they believe will be able to carry the
party through to victory; and when
this is done every loyal democrat
should put his shoulder to the wheel
and help roll the old democratic
chariot home.
Of course different states are wed
dod to different candidates, but in
the discussion now going on and that
which must necessarily follow iu
short while, let there be no dissens
ions and bickerings and strife among
democrats. It will engender ani»
inosities, warp the healthy courage
of now loyal democrats, and endan
ger the candidate who will bear the
democratic standard in the coming
contest.
This is no time to pin our faith to
on9 man, and if he fails of nomina
tion to sulk and watch the democra
cy go down. The time has passed
ami gone wher^one man turns the
tide of democratic success. It is the
voice of the American people that
should rule, and when it iB properly
expressed through proper democratic
conventions, every democrat in. the
country should rally to the standard
s . and wage a winning fight under its
banner.
“As for me and my house, we will
serve the Lord” said Joshua of old
BUSINESS DISASTERS ARE REPORTED From all Over the COUNTRY!
These C ircnirristitiioes are JNTot Very Til no our agin <x.
The principle of a regular schedule of business must be ignored at such times. And the only method left is slaughtering
prices. At such times it is not a question of how much profit ought a merchant make, but save yourself while you can. Take
off the tickets of the regular prices. Mark down the goods and realize all the money you can. Such are the methods 1 am
compelled to adopt. Everybody in the city and surrounding country is aware that I have bought that great bankrupt stock
which recently passed out of the hands of our Sheriff. Everybody knows that ]MAX JOlSEPH bought this stock at
a very low price. Yet the recent continuous rains did not allow the people to venture outside, consequently very little of
this stock is disposed of. I begin now in full earnest. Bring your money ; a little of it will give you a quantity of goods
AT MAX JOSEPH’S THIS WEEK.
Some Goode I marked down to 75c, on the dollar. On some the cut of 50c. on the dollar for the entire week. But a big portion of it selected for the hours of 7 TO
12 O’CLOCK, ONLY 33 PER CENT OF ITS ORIGINAL COST on the Dollar.
Here Are the Specials,
Selected for a purpose; FROM 7 TO
12 O’CLOCK.
38 pieces Dress Calicoes at 3c a yard;
500 yards Bleaching at 2$ cts a yard;
40 pieces Reps Flanelletes, 12} cents
goods at 6 cents;
38 pieces yard wide Reps at 6} cts;
45 all wool Shawls, 2 00 grade at 75c;
29 all wool breakfast Shawls at 25c,
14 black fur Capes, 6 00 goods at 300;
39 heavy Ladies Jackets, 5 00 qual
ity at 2 00;
85 Jersey8,qualities ranging from 75c.
to 2 00, all to go at 35c. for choice;
Ladies Calf Button Shoes, regular
price 1 75; to be sold at 75c,
i Ladies Calf Lace Shoes, regular
price 2 00, to he sold at 1 00;
School Shoes; in Button or
lace, regular price 1 25, to he sold al
75 cents,
Men’s Congress, the regular
price 2 00, to he sold at 1 00
Men’s Balmorals, the regular
price 2 00, to be sold at 1 00.
HandsSewed Men’s French calf
congress, the regular price 5 50, to
be sold at 3 00.
The best hand sewed Kangaroo
Ba's or Congress regular price 6 00,
to be sold at 3 00 a pair.
2 00 blankets at 60c. a pair.
1 50 brown blankets at 65c a pr;
2 00 gray blankets* at 85c a pr;
3 50 blankets at 1 50 a pair;
5 00 b ankets at 125 a pair.
Slightly damaged blankets at 25c.
All wool red Flannel, 8 cents
quality at 10 cents a yard;
A all wool red Flannel 25 cents
grade at 15 cents a yard.
AIK wool red Flannel, 30 cents
grade at 17 cents per yard.
One lot red Flannel yard wide.
slightly damaged, hardly visible, at
7} cents a yard.
White Flannel, 15 cents grade at
6 cents a yard;
White Shaker Flannel 20 cents
grade at 8} cents a yard
One lot, slightly soiled on the edge,
all wool white Flannel, various grades,
at 15 cents a yard;
Double width Cashmere at 10 cents
a yard.
single width Cashmere at 7}
a wofii
Black Silk, 1 25 grade, at 65
cents a yard.
Very fine Cashmere, 40 cents
grade at 224 cents a yard.
Brocadea Dress Goods at 10
cents a yard;
A large lot of fine Dress Goods, 50
and 60c quality at 25 cents a yard.
Good calico covered Com orts,
1 00 quality at 50 cents.
Good calico Covered Comforts,
1 25 grade at 65 cents.
Good turkey red lined Cnmlorts,
2 00 grade at 90 cents.
Fine cretonne covered Comforts,
2 50 grade at 1 25.
Finest satteen covered Comforts,
5 00 quality at 2 65.
One lot slightly soiled Comforts,
worth from 1 00 to 2 50; choice for
75 cents.
CORSETS,
Good Corsets at 20 cents each;
Better grade,sold at 50c, only 25c,
Much better grade 75 cents Cor*
sets at 40 cents;
One dollar Corsets at 60 cents.
Bed tickings at 5c a yard.
Good grade 15 cents ticking
at 7} cents;
15 cents grade,
ticking 25
Feather ticking,
at 10 cents;
Heaviest Feather
cent grade at 14 cents,
Double width Fancy Feather
ticking, 30 cents grade at 17 cents,
Good Striped Ladies Hose at
4 cents a pair.
Chi dren’s Ribbed Hose at 5
cents a pair;
Solid color ladies hose,
grade at .6} cents a pair;
Black heavy Ladies
8 cents a pair;
Men’s hi se at 4c. a pair,
Men’s hose seamless
grade at 8 cents a pair.
Assor’ed hem stitched ladies ha d-
kerchiefs 10 and 15 cents quality at
4 cents apiece.
All the Crockery, Tinware,
Glassware, Chimneys, Globes.
15 cents
Hose at
25 cents
Wooden ware and other house
hold articles you can have at
25 cents on the dollar.
CLOTHING.
One lot choice, to select from tlio
7 00, 8 00, 900 Suits at 4 50 per
suit.
One lot of Pants from the 125, 2 25
and 3 00 Pants at 1 00 a pair.
One lot White Shirts to select,
choice of the 100, 150 and 2 00
Shirts at 75c.
18doz. Men’s Unlaundried Shirts at
25c a piece.
From my Grocery Department.
22 pounds granulaied Sugar :or 1 00.
6 lbs good Rio Coffee for 1 00.
9 cans Fruits, Vegetables and Ber
ries for 1 00;
One pound French candy put in
fancy boxes for 15 cents.
4 lbs Thurber’s Roas'ed Coffee for 10j
HAVE
livered
Respectfully,
MAX JOSEPH.
when they sought to lead him off af
ter strange gods. And so as for us I domestic education afford the truest |
wb intend to support the democratic I and best happiness and surround
nominee, whoever he may be. What I the humblest and most exalted fire—
we first want is the platform embody-1 sides with contentment and with
ing the principles of tariff reform, | love.
.■ economy, and financial relief, and
upon such a platform should be
placed that man who can most easily
ATHENS TO THE FRONT
The Hew Year is fairly begun, an J
and surely win, regardless of what I w *tb it comes the work of our people
section of country he comes Trcm. I for }he upbuilding of the city. Be-
And in view of this fact, it is not f ore us stretches out a long line of
too soou for Georgians to discuss enterprises that must and will be
among themselves whom they will carried to a full and complete cone
support. There’s plenty of available I summation during this year,
democratic timber. Let us by all This is an auspicious and at the
ana go slowly and Barely and pick I same time a dangerous point in the
out the right man on the right plat® I history of the city. If the opportu-
iorm. And we will surely win. | nities afforded are grasped with firm
ness and determination and improo
THE- DOMESTIC EDUCATION OF I ved with each passing day, then the
WOMAN. future is very bright, but if the citi
However lovely woman may be, sens permit them to pass by, Athens
like all other human beings she I will be a severe loser.
city.
The Banner takes its stand in the
ranks of those whose desire it is to
upbuild Athens and her interests,
and in the fight in this direction, we
hope no disturbance will be raised
by the voice of the croaker.
It is “Athens to the front.”
AN ECONOMIC CONGRESS.
The Democracy has control of the
House of Representatives and with
out the consent of that body no mon
ey can be appropriated. The policy
of the Democracy is peculiarly that
of retrenchment and economy in this
direction, and it Bhould be adhered
to in the extreme. It would be
needs education. It exercises upon
her character as elevating an influ'
ence as it does upon that of the ster
ner sex. Yet in these later days
We do not deny that in the past
there have been differences between
j our people, but in the future there
should be that unity of purpose and
there seems to be a tendency on the action in which there is strength,
part of women and female institn- I Our citizens cannot afford to be es-
tiorni of learning to neglect some tranged in any respect. The time
very important departments of edu« I has passed when victories are won
cation. by bitterness and strife ; the noblest
It ii not frills and ruffles that battles are fought under the banner
should be prized highest, but the I of peace and good wilL
mors substantial garments that wear We believe that Athens is ready
welL The highest culture is not to j to advance in solid phalanx, and
be despised; it lends a polish and re- that in every department of business
linemen t to the character that is her citizens will do their full duty
greatly to be desired. But whh it towards her.
all then) should come a careful study I We hope to see every movement
and thorough knowledge of domestic looking to the improvement of the
Outlet). city pushed through to success and
) The s tately graces of the drawing we shall labor tor the consummation
and the elegant refinement of of these ends. We need a new sys«
the reception must yield in a great tem of water works and we believe
measure to the charms of the fire- they will be built at an early date
aide and the accomplishments of the I The streets will have to be paved
thrifty housewife. and the system of sewerage comple-
The domestic education of woman ted. New school buildings will be
one that should be csrefnlly con- finished, new teachers employed, and
sidered in every instance. Not that the public school system benefited
young ladies should be prepared to in many ways. The lighting facili-
preside forever over the destinies o f ties of the city will be increased,, and
the kitchen on the labors of the the fire department will probably be
housekeeper, but that they snould
grand tribute to our party to take
charge of a treasury that has a de
ficit of many millions of dollars and
quickly transform it into one with a
surplus.
From all reports of the proceed'
ings of congress, it seems to us that
the country may expect good results
ou this question.
Mr. Springer, Chairman of the
Ways and Means committee, in a
speech before the. Business Men’s
Democratic Association, of New
York, made this pledge in behalf of
the Democrats of the House:
“In reference to public expendi
tures the Democratic Hoose of Rep
resentatives of this Congress may be
relied upon for a record of rigid econ
omy. Tbij will not be another BiK
lion-Dollar Congress. A redaction
of between fifty and a hundred mil
lions a year by the present House ot
Representatives may be confidently
expected as compared with the ap
propriations of the previous Con
gress.”
That is a mighty good pledge to
stand by and the toiling masses of
■his country, whose money has been
so ruthlessly squanderered, will see
to it that all efforts along this line
shall not go unrewarded.
know how to manage affairs of this
kind when worldly st t m changes
juid surrounding circumstances are
E good woman who has been
highest of domestic duties
beet realizes the duties of a true
Hbristtal life, and makes her home
i pa,lace and a paradise. When the
unities of fashion have ended and
lie lolly pf society gayeties and ball
M^giiijBnifioD liire failed utterly
ive any pleasure, the treasures of
improved. A new Btation house will
be built, and the police department
kept up to a high standard. Now
the city has an able Mayor and
Conncil and in all these matters of
pnblic improvement, of such vital in
terest to the city, let the citizens
stand by them, rendering all the as»
sistance in their power.
We are confident that with proper
efforts many small industries can be
secured to Athens daring the year,
and after all just such enterprises
best upbuild the interests of the
the Indians on top is one of its car«
dinal features.
The ghost dances, so-called from
the garments worn in them, were a
year ago chiefly among the Sioux of
the Dakotas, whereas now they are
going on among the Southern Chey
ennes and Arapahoes and some
smaller 4k<bes of the Indian Territo
ry. It is worthy of note that the re
ligious freDzy among the Sioux fol
lowed hard after the sale of a large
portion of their reservation to the
Government, and that is precisely
what is true of the current demon
strations. In both cases there were
bitter opponents of the land cessions,
and the general question of adopting
the while man’s ways entered inio
the debate. Only after many at
tempts to effect these purchases,both
in Dakota and the Indian Territory,
were brought ab-mt, and it was
among the unprogreesive element of
the Sioux that the ghoBt dances took
a strong hold, while the leaders of
the present dances are opponents of
land cessions and all steps toward
civilization.
JUG,TAVERN JOTTINGS-
A Racy Description of the Grip and
Its Victims.
Jug Tavern, Ga., Jan. 16.—[Special.]
—La grippe! Has it taken you within
its.grasp yet? In this usually healthy
little town it is raging with all its un
pleasant consequences. Scarcely a
family has escaped its ravages. The
rain, rain, rain, continues to pour, and
the sick must wait upon the afflicted.
The outlook is anything but encourag
ing, aud should the weather continue
bad a few day3 longer, there will be un
told suffering in our midst. All kinds
of business is completely stagnated.
But few come into town, and they
crowd around the smoky fires in the
stores to the exclusion of clerks and
proprietost. Wood-piles are getting
low, and nobody cares to venture iu the
rain to haul any more.
The G. C. & N. runs one train from
Athens to Lawrenceville each day and
return, but it too, seems to feel the de
pression as it makes but little fuss about
it, passengers or no passengers. The
train leaves Lawrenceville early in the
morning returning about night, giving
people on the line a chance to visit
Athens where they can spend the day
and get home to supper. On one side
we bear ths big coal burner whistle and
at the same time the little shrill whistle
of the old reliable narrow guage on the
other.
THE MARKETS.
Banner Office. Athens. Jan. 17.—
Another slump today loses all the
ground gained by the advance of the
early part of the week and placed the
market in a weak uncertain condition.
Liverpool opened six to seven sixty-
fourths below yesterday and continued
quiet and weak at the same figures.
New York followed at about ten
points off and did not regam steadiness
until the close when prices were twelve
points below yesterday R ceipts were
comparatively light but still too near
those of last year to promise any very
great decrease in the year’s crop. A
very decided falling pff is necessary to
makeWilson’s estimate of 8,500,006 bales
far from the actual truth and should
this estimate not prove too high, the
prospect for dearer cotton is not good
The local market today has been dull
and quiet a % decline from yesterday.
ATHENS MARKET.
Good middling 7
Strict middling 6 7-8
Middling 6%
Strict low middling 6 %
Low middling 6%
Tinges 6% 6%
Stains 5-6
Receipts, 49 bales; sales, 40
Receipts to date, 42,155, stock, 11,176
Tone, easier.
NEW TORE MARKET.
Middling, 7 9-16. Tone, quiet.
REVIVAL of the GHOST DANCERS
The New York Son is -discussing
the ghost dance question again. In
an editorial on the subject, it says:
It is not surprising that the Mes
siah delusion, which made so much
trouble among our American Indians
last winter, should have seized upon
them again. There is nothing more
preposterous in it than similar delu
sions which have possessed whole
communities ot the white race, and
indeed, unnumbered millions of man
kind. It seems like the fruit of cu
riously perverted missionary teach
ings, grafted by the red men up)n
their own primitive theology and
race prejudices. The deluge of mud
which is to bury the whites and leave
STUDYING THE PROBLEMS.
Although the United States has
enough problems of its own to set
tle, it still constitutes the field of in
quiry for foreigners seeking informa,
tion upon questions that confront
their respective nations for solutior.
At present the French Republic is
considerably annoyed over social and
labor questions and it is looking
westward to the model Republic of
the world for its solution. M. Paul
Deschanel, an able and learned
Frenchman, is now in this country
studying our social problems, and
the manner in which our people are
solving them.
Among other things he is visiting
trade unions and marking the dif
ference between the way in which or.
ganized labor is conducted in the
United States and in France. His
iavestigations must result in good to
his country, as the American system
shows np much more favorably than
the French.
M. Deschanel is a very able man,
and after remaining in oar country
some time gathering information,
will on his return communicate it
to his countrymen.
CarnesvIUe Culllngs.
Carnesville, Ga., Jan. 16—[Spec
ial ]—At aD election held in this county
yesterday for County Commissioner to
fill the unexpired term of W. Y. Hol
brook, who has lemoved from out the
county, W. £- Cunningham was elec
ted. Mr. Cunningham is a furniture
dealer and lives in Royston.
No mails arrived here yesterday r
Martin owing to the high waters.
There is to be an election held here
next Saturday for J. P.of this district,
and up to this time there is no one of
fering for it. This 4 s m t in * unusual
for an office not to be sought.
IN HARMONY GROVE?
Congressman Livingston is talking
oat in t m9i ting. That’s right. If
man has anything to my, let him say it
regardless of the fashionable custom to
wait two years before making a *‘mav
den” speeoN. Livingston went there
to workr \ia doing it.
The Items Gathered by our Corres
pondent.
Harmont Grove, Ga., Jan. 16.—
[Special.]—Messrs. Tom Alexander and
Mems Little, of Bold Springs, were in
the Grove yesterday on business.
Mrs. Col. S. J. Tribble, who will be
remembered by her many friends as
"Miss Minnie McIntyre, passed through
the Grove yesterday en route for the
Classic City, after a pleasant visit, to
relatives in Carnesville.
Mr. Dickey, a well known stockman,
of the good old “North State,” is stop
ping in town this week.
Mrs. T. D. Key left yesterday on a
short visit to relatives in the Classic
City.
Cols. W. W. Sunk and R. L. J. Smith
attended court a N cho’soa today.
Messrs. Charlie Cooper,John Barnett,
Jim Rogers and Steve Hanks took a big
rabbit hunt yesterday. They succeeded
in bagging a great deal of game.
The first issue of the Greenesboro
Herald-Journal under the management
of Editor Dobbs was fully up to the
high standard of that excellent Journal.
closing tone, steady.
Opening.
Closing.
Sept. 7.90
Oct. 7,99
7 89-91
Nov.
7.97-99
Dec.
Jan. 710
7 9 12
Feb. 7.20
[7 17-18
Mar. 7 30
7 27-28
Apr. 7 40
7 39 40
May. 7 50
7 51-52
June 7.63
7.62 61
July 7.73-74
7.72-73
Aug. 7.83 __
7 81-82
Liverpool.
Middling uplands, 4
Tone, dull, prices generally in buy-
ere favor.
iSales 17,000. American receipts 17,400.
Futures, opening tone dull and easy.
closing tone, firm.
OPENING.
CLOSE.
Sep. Oct
Oct. Nov.
Nov. Dec.
Dec. Jan.
Jan. Feb.
3 60
Feb. Mar. 3.60
60-61
Mar. Apr. 4 3-4
4
Apr. May 4 2-3
43
May June . 46 5
4.6
June July 4 9 8
4.9
July Aug. 4 12 11
412
Aug. Sep.
4.15
Receipts at al) U. S.
ports
Jan. 16, 1891
1889
19 614
27,396
A MAD MAN
Creates a Sensation In a Methodist
Meeting.
Crawfords vims, Ind., Jan. 16.—The
village of Mace, six mi lc« east of here,
1ms enjoyed a huge sensation.
Rev. J. G. Stephens, of the Methodist
Episcopal ehurch, vraa leading a pro
tracted meeting, and the honse waa '
filled, when suddenly the door opened
with a bang and a voice called out in
loud tones:
"Clear the track! my name is Faith,
and the Lord is guiding me. Clear the
track! oh, ye generation of vipers!”
Its owner was a large man, with dis
heveled hair and wild, staring eyes. He
was hatless, and, although bitter cold,
he carried his coat on his arm. After
waiting a moment he started down the
aisle, staring insolently at the ladies
and occasionally giving vent to a fierce
yell, which seemed to raise the roof.
Arriving at the altar he demanded
that Mr. Stephens dismount, claiming
that t-be people would much prefer
hearing him expound the Gospel. The
minister, completely dazed, stepped
down and "faith” held full sway. He
spat on his hands, and. brandishing his
fists, began a terrible harangue, pacing
back and forth like a caged beast, his
remarks being abusive and vulgar in
the extreme. After a few moments one
of the audience recognized him as
George Cook, a farmer living several
miles distant, and going to the platform
and calling him by name succeeded in
quieting him somewhat. The excite
ment was at its height, when several *
men rushed in with handcuffs, having
followed him from home, where he had
Bnddenly gone stark mad. Cook has
been in the asylum once, and will be
taken back. The Mace meeting ad
journed.
New Citizens—Mr. A.S. King and
f amily are in the city. They came
f jm western Texas, and intend mak
ing Athens their future home Mr.
King is a brother of our esteemed fel
low townsman, Mr. J S King, and
Mrs King is a daughter of Capt Jerry
Bitch, of this city. They are* stopping
for the preseat at the home of Capt.
R tch, on Clayton street.
NOTICE TO DEBTORS ANT) CREDITORS.
All -lAraona having demands against the es
tate o ‘ Flovtl Dixon, late of Clarke county, de-
cea»e .. are hereby notified t> renler in their
demands to the unie- signed according to law,
and a 1 per Jons indebted to said estate are o-
qutred to make immediate payment. '
Januu-y 15th, 1892. I
How 3t EMI
Executor of Floyd Dixon, c »deceived.
Total receipts fori day:
1891 1890
19,614 27,396
Total port receipts to Jan. 13.
1891 1890
5,031,507 4,772,758
^Stock% at all U.S. ports 1891 1,309,385
Groceries and Provisions.
Messrs. J. S. King & Co. report
Sugar—Standard Granulated Bbl 4%
A#
ExC
Flour, Family
Straight
Best Patent
Coflee
Hams best -
Meat
Lard BestLeaf—basis
* Corn white
Mixed
Hay No. 1, Timothy per ton $19 to20
Bran per lOOlbs $1.15 to $1.2n
Oats Feed . 48 to 50
Oats Rust Proof 00
Best Texas Bmt Proof 65
.Meal 65 to 70c
$5.00 to *5.25
$5.65 to $6.00
TteSS
6k to 6%c
(wo
SUCCESS
BY SOWING THE
iBest Seeds.
i ■
*.
3 The fact that we Bell more
* CLOVER, GRASS,
' and FIELD SEEDS than any house !
a in the Southern States, is moat con; |
vinctng proof of oarhlah trade See
j and reasonable prices. Our
WARDER SEEDS
are unsurpassed in quality,!
£1 germinating powers. We D
POSTPAID anywhere all
ounce and packet rates, and give
worth extra packet Seeds for each \
j* worth ordered. We also have r
low rates on Seeds In bulk.
x) OUR INSTRUCTIVE CATALOG’
^ giving full information and diivo;l
09 for cultivating all Farm and tin .‘den
** 'Crops* mailed send for it. A idress
4 T. W. WOOD & SONS
