Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

ATHENS, GA., TUESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 16,1892. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR A— ^ ' ■* THB TREND OF THE AGE. IS IT GOOD OR EVIL? AN ABLE ARTICLE- ‘■CATO” TELLS HIS On Some of the Subjecteof the Day- Dancing end non Attendance Upon Religious Exercises— Good Sunday Reading. Editor Banner In a recent meet ing of tlie University club in this city, the dicuseion turned upon the trend of the age —is it for good or evil ? From the t and point of an old-fashioned man there is to say the least, much to regret in the social and religious life Of our community There has been a notable Hecline in the standard of society, in the tten ’ance upon church services and in ,be observance of the Sabbath. The social entertainments of the oung people are characterised by a ack, if not a positive dislike of anything hich demands literary or musical cul- iure. The art of conversation which in rlier days made the queens of society completely ignored. The dance is he genius of the hour. No club can xi*t without its inspiration, no enter- ainment can be a success without its d. The girl who don’t dance is a wall- ower; the young man is dropped from a invited list. The writer has no fight to make here gainst the round dance, though if he ud a daughter no young man should Imbrace her with his consent; but he eploros the decadence of intellectual upremacy and the utter lack of encour- ament to musical, dramatic or litera- y effort among our people. The res- Minsibility for this state of society rests ot upon tl> oung but upon their pa- tents. Mothers who were brought up Iter the strictest sect of the Pharisees ,re willing and anxious that their aughters should dance because “a girl ho don’t dance will have no atten ion.” No effort is made to direct—the. istes of chlld^-^-Wiaalthy channels 'hey are ’‘allowed to drift a to the rut which a few leaders ave cut for society, and out of which hey are helpless to move. What the suit of so much insipid life will be, the ciety of another generation must 11. the last two decades, there is ful deoline in attendance upon urch services. With a population ubled, the attendance haa actually di nished. Night services which used be crowded,now in point.of numbers areely authorize the expense of gas* it is not the lashion to go to church at ight. In many families, where both aients are church members, neither ,ttenTchurch, except at rare intervals the children never go at all. Much ore generally is this true of non mem' rs. There are plenty of excuses ady with these otherwise excellent eople—somebody is siok, or 1 the eather is bad, or clothes are it suitable, or the week’s work was haustiug—all old as the hills. Look er the legal profession which perhaps i more to do than any other with thing public opinion. How many of r lawyers are distinctly religious ?n ? How many are seen regularly at urch ? How few attend church at lu Ind 1 11! How many of our business men are hing any religious impress upon the mmunity ? The proper observance of the Sabbath course, includes the attendance upon me place of worship. But more than is,it demands a distinctive separation this day from ether days, and a rec nition of God’s claim that secular easures and employment shall be ithheld. How does Sunday visiting report with this claim? It is useless say that visits between friends harmless. So is plowing corn. It not a grave defence to say we have no e during the week. With a certain ss, Sunday evening is set apart for king and regular calls are made un- a late hour. No little office work is done ou Sun y, chiefly among non chnrcb mem r$,but not exclusively so. “They are iliged to do it,” of course, but they 11 be obliged to pay for !t too. Dr .Image wisely says tbe way to have e Sabbath observed is to teach tbe ildren to observe it, and if you d-sre- tbe Lord’s day yourself or in any ay throw contempt upon it you are otting your children with an infinite rse. The developement of the best aracters, tbe purity of society, tbe rengtii of the nation depend upon re set for religion and tbe proper obaer- ce of the Sabbath day. There is insaying tbe declaration. Preachers may f xto) the lAvfi^hf God ind may depict the glories qf tbe beav- inly life ad infinitum, bat It needs a trong infuaion of bell fire in. their doc- ine to make men stop and think. And ley need to stop and think. So much for tbe tread of tbe age. Is for good or is it for evil ? Cato. FROM POINT PnTBR. Writes The Banner Correspondent an Interesting Letter. Point Petek, Ga. t Feb. 13 — [Spec ial ] 1 will, when opportunities favor, try to keep you posted on items of news is section Tbe fair weath«r of the last ten or fifteen days has brightened the outlook for the farmers to some extent. Debts and continuous rain keep the bard times ever before us. But when fair weather comes, and vigorous farm work is begun we forget the goneby past, aud look forward with hope to tbe future. Small grain is promising This is cheering. Large quantities of spring oates are being sown. These coming in about May and June will help much to feed our stock and lessen our corn account. L ist year’s experience has taught us that we must move our meat and grain bouses from tbe West and build tLem here. Heretofore it h^p been our practice to rise early in the mornings and send to town afters a load of corn and meat be fore the day’s work could bo commenced. Eyen then we could not begiu till the mules were fed and a little bacon fri°d jor tbe “hands.” Rut.aU this we mean to remedy. It will be a bard struggle. Credit is at a premium. Many are seriously embar rassed because they cannot obtain help from the merchants. But we hope to manage somehow. Some far era who have a surplus of corn and meat are lending to tbeir less fortuuate neigh bors. lu this way we may be able to go 30 or 60days. By that time the mer chants may be able and willing to aid Sim . A little help, forbearance ami confidence will work won ders. We need right now less theory aud more help. Eve ry week we are treated to long lectures in tbe papers about tbe situation aud what brought it about—aU 'his will be ell enough after We get out of tbe roods. J ust at this time we need a tit le help of a substantial kind. Give us bread and then theory. We have just Sjeftaonformed JjaatJIr.. Cason, of Lexiogton, will soon perfect THROWN 0UT0FAJ0B HOW A DISCHARGE AFFECT 3 DIF FERENT MEN IN** BIG CITY. A PATHETIC STORY. Heroic Straggle of “Joe." Who Is bat a Representative of tbe Average Unfor tunate Fellow Looking for-Work—Bow Other* Take tbe Sad News. * Joe's envelope said simply. ‘The bouse regrets it can no longer offer you employment, but its reasons do not binge upon your competency, and We take occasion to thank you for good work for us, wishing you well.*' Joe thought to hide the message from John as be passed out—John had worked at his elbows for months—but be didn’t John followed him out and said: -‘Stout heart, old fellow. You’ll have a better job in a week, if 1 can do you a favor, call on me. My turn next, I imagine. * Joe walked tbe streets for hours, then went home to his wife and babies not less surely years older than when he had left them in tbe morning. He has fixed his purpose, and will hew to it He takes the usual trinkets to the children, a trifle of some sort to his wife, and gives her. as is his role, the week's earn ings. Then be acts for the first time in nis life—he romps and carouses with Flora nntil she believes be is as much a child as herself, and his wife watches it all from her sewing table and wonders if she was ever as happy in the old courting days as she is now. And Joe's heart is heavy under it all. for he determines that they shall not know of his bad luck nntil he has anoth er job He is hurt, humiliated, repulsed —be feels that the house has clipped him off because it could spare him more eas ily than any one of the hundred odd oth- ers that it has retained. ‘But that little wife sitting there her head full of belief in me m -know—she must believe me all to be.” WORK AT LAST. He looks for work ten hours a day for a week and doesn't find it Saturday he pawns bis watch for a week’s wages and carries it. home, telling them that his watch had been stolen frees him, but ltd he tafi a slow to the thief and that. Inspector Byrnes would catch him in a irrangements to build a boat line from I few days. He says to himself that fate \nthony Shoals, on Broad river, to I stole it from him, bathe keeps npthe GOOD FOR ATHENS. A Branch of the North American In vestment and Deposit Co., to be Established Here. Mr. Isaac Bates, a large capitalist from DnBuqu?, Iowa, and Vice Presi dent of tbe North American Invest ment & Deposit Co., of DoBuque, has been in the city since Friday night making arrangements for tbe establish ment of a branch of his business in Athens. This is a fine company with (23,000,000 capital, and the plan of operating its business promiw great financial benefaction to the people of this section of tbe country, and will enable them in a large measure to tide through the stringent times that are upon us. The full plan and operation of this com pany will be given through the coluntns of the Banner in a few days. We learn that Mr. Bates succeeded yesterday in perfecting, bis arrange ments, and that tbe branch .office will be an established enterprise of Athens ATLANTA WILD OVER THE APPROACHING OF FOOT BALL. GAME AUBURN VS. UNIVERSITY. The Garnets Being Worked up In Great Style—Over Five Thous and People Will be In Attend- dance. Eight large Mules for sale ou time. Applv to Lyndon Manufacturing Com pany. OVER IN HARMONY GROVB. A Serious Fire Narrowly Escaped. Harmony Grove, Ga„ Feb- 13 — [Special ]—There came very near being a serious fire here yesterday afternoon The roof on Harbor Bros old store caught fire, and but for tbe prompt and efficient work of the town, the entire business part of our little metropolis would Certainly have been destroyed. The fire originated from tbe store chimney in the restaurant of Tom Nor ris, col. No.damage except to the roof and that wa?^taaall. Cols AY. W. h. ( Vk and SL.J. Smith have returned from court, The news has just reach the destruction by lire yesterdi noon of Maj. Prnift’s elegafit brick home in Banks county. N > insurance, and a total loss. all WILL NUNNALLY INDICTED. connect with tbe G. C. A N. near C&rl- ou. This line, if built,, will develop | >ne of tbe richest sections of Georgia. L-rge tracts of fertile lands now lying play bravely and with fortitude an., w era the evening queriee of the home ones about whether they have found the watch. The next two weeks are tided over by selling the Building and Loan die, will be settled and made to help I stock. Then he borrows another week’s eed the impoverished people. I P»T of a friend. An effort is being made by our peo- I EY*ry morning he starts “to work" at •le to get abridge across South river * 1 " regular hour; every evening he re- ” . . . _ ... toms. They go to the theater: they bay •ctweeu this place and Carlt n. Wr 1 >ome tong promised clothes; •ousider tbe bridge asked fora public t bey pay their regular missionary money lecessity, but have been unable to con | and church fees—for Joe is playing a vires the County Commissioners that uuh is the case. However, we are noi hopeless. We feel that our cause is a i ust one, and that sooner or later our u-tition will be granted. It looks now like David B. will get lie democratic nomination. We are or Cleveland here. If tariff reform u to be the issue, be is certainly tbe one o lead. It was bis famous tariff mes- desperate band oqw. but with an insane sort of coolness. Something asks him over and over again every day, “Where will it end?'" but Joe just'seta his tips a little harder and don’t reply even in thought. Jjjis encyclopedia goes next He loans it to a friend down town at tbe office, so ne tells them at home. Joe can’t eat heartily this week. He watehee his wife and children’s lightheartedness some- The Grand Jury cf Spalding County ACOU8S3 Him of the Murder of Hie Grandparents, Griffin, Ga , Feb. 13.—It was ru mored on tbe streets last uigbt that true bills have been found by tbe grand jury against W. W. Nunnally, Jerry Holt and Sam Kendall, for the murder of Mr. and Mrs. J H. M. Barrett. Today three bills were returned and became public When it was known for a certainty last night that tbey bad been found, in view of their not having been returned, it was deemed best not to mention tbe fact, lest some one be placed under censure for tbe act. What the evidence was on which tbe indict ments were found is, of necessity, with held, but comes from good authority that it is of a most reliable source, aud damaging in point of fact. These cases will not come np at the present term of court, but will very lively be heard in March at an adjourned term of court, which Judge Boynton has deemed nec essary to finishnp the docket possible clear the jail. ’ ,. . ,. thing like a brute would do—stoically, sage that brought the issue squarely be- | anm 8 ove<L He ull8 to ^k his cup of tea; he has no appetite, and don’t want fore the people. He was beaten then, but four years experience has learned he masses many things they did not Chen know. It seems like robbery to ake bis “thunder” and put it in tbe mouth of another mail, and call this man great tariff champion. We have a fine school here. Prof H V. Lawrence, formerly of Sparta, is in iL Then he is for tbe first time in his life affected with Baton's specially ex ported article of disease—insomnia. He sits for hours watching his family as they sleep, and be feels a heavy weight slowly settling upon bis brain that he cannot understand the meaning of. Next day he finds another position, and bis wife doesn’t understand why he gives Miarge and both patrons and pupils are I W ay so completely for the first time in well pleased with management. In some sections Justice courts are crowded with suits. Not so with us. our people, with a few exceptions, bav* paid as far as tbey are able and creditors | lo not propose to be bard, under the presect circumstances. ^ WANTS HI8 SHARE. A Son of Dr, Cheney Files an Interest Ing Suit. nis life and cries like a child while tell ing her of it OTHER TYPES. There are just a few Joes in this world —not too many Clarence Harney tells his wife about it as soon as he gets home. He is sure ne knew tbe infernal job wouldn’t hold out long anyhow. Plenty more, though —you jnst have to have a little gall; and next day Clarence has another job. A little lees pay. to be sure, “but then,” he argues, 'it’s only for a week or so—fll Atlanta, Ga., February 18,— | strike a better one .the firat thing yon Bight, years after his father’s death Mr. J. E Cheney comes forward and sues for an eighth interest in bis famou- discovery “Cheney’s Expectorant ” Tbe defendent in the case is Dr. John B. Daniel, the wholesale druggist. The plaintiff recites in bis petition that his father, F M Cheney, discov ered this remedy in 1869. After bis fa ther’s death, bis estate was adminis tered, but no account was taken of tb* You don’t down me—not this know, year. Jim Barton, the clerk, loses his job. He pitches into the whole family and tells them that there must be no more money spent for anything at alL “Un derstand? Tbe goodness only knows when you will get any more from me, bo make this last as long as it wilL” He goes down town, gets a job, telle them right to use thedormula used in mak- ^ bome that he hae not yet found one, ‘'VformJlaSKldTbr. John B tta < 5hitedsJiSS Diniel and be began the manufacture weeks on himself, the wbfie ostmmbly of the medicine. The plaintiff was at searching for work, and making the home that time a minor, and olaims that he I onee pinch and worry with the lessening did not know of tbe disposition made I cash. Then at the critical moment he of the recipe until about one year ago | suddenly “finds work,” and tells them He now comes forward and sues for an eighth interest in the title of tbe remedy. There are eight heirs. He says that tbe right to make the remedy and use tbe name, is worth (25,000 GROWING OLD GRHCEFULLY he had to take it at seven dollars a week or nothing, when he really receives twelve. Jimmie’s friends down town call him “smooth.” Harris Russell, who writes shorthand, loses a job because be is a bad speller. He studies np on his spelling, answers D-<n’t waste time, nion* y, and health ying every new medicine you may so Ivt-rlised in the papers. If the cause of rr trouble is In' the blood, liver, stop - i. kidneys,lake Ayer’s Sarsaparilla a and be sure of a cure. Take do Visitors From Mao n—Mr. and ■rs C M Wylie, of Macon, are in the pty on a visit to tbeir daughter who is attendanoe upon Lucy Cobb Insti- Col, Wylie is Ordinary of Bibb , and an officer of splendid quali- ate anty, V Wbai a lovi ly old lady. I heard a man I advertisements, gets a few encouraging remaik, at the op.ra, lately.. “Shea quite ranMes. and after moving to a cheaper as beautiful as any gi 1 in tue house. Such I re P* ,es » ./T* . Jr color and complexion is/arely seen in » I 100711 OTce fto< * 17 , or • we ^» 0118 woman past forty.” diet of crackers and milk-occasionally Indeed, ihe w«mao of whom he spoke I a nickel's worth of hot waffles—be gets was lovely. Her face was clear anti I another place at one dollar a week more smooth, ber cheeks, fresh and rosy, bet I salary, and determines that he will not eyes bright with perf. ct health and eqjoy- flounder on the same old reef a second mentof life'- She.liad passed the critical I Harris is an average boy—a typ- “change of life wiihout falling mio “Um 1 . . sere and yellow leaf,” »s most American I , _ , . women do, How had she succeeded in Emmons Holman, bookkeeper, learns doing Ibis? Simply by using Dr. Pierc ’t that ne to to be dispensed with soon, 60 Favorite Prescription at a time when I very dignifibdly “resigns. He tells ms nature stood in need of some assistance. | friends that the firm bucked against it Site had taken it at tbe rigb: time. In do ing this she was wise. Wiser than m s women who “Irust 'o lack’’ in g.'ttln* through ihe critical and trying penoo safely. Tois standard remedy 1-just wb-i is nmUd at snch a time. It is, fiom giil- hood to old age, w< man’s b> 8t friend. In all t iseases peculiar to the Bex, it r ccom- plishes wbat no other remedy does—a cure: Take It, woman, when life’s autumn begins, and “grow old gracefully" Your money back if it doesn’t help you. The approaching game oft foot ball between Auburn and the University of Georgia that will be played next Satur day to all the talk in Atlanta. Mr Remsen Crawford, of tbe Atlanta Constitution, is now in Athens on a visit and speaking last night of tbe in terest taken in the game by Atlantians said: Atlanta is wild ovtir tbe matter. A committee consisting of Messrs. J. K. Ohl, H. W. Grady, and myself, has been appointed to take charge of the game as managers. Our committee is bard at work, stirring up enthusiasm in tbe sport and advertising the gama far and wide. It will be somewhat like tbe great Yale and Harvard and Princeton games, and we expect over five thousand people to be in attendance upon the game next Saturday. We will scatter dodgers of the game over Atlanta on tbe morning of the twentieth and will see to it that every man,woman and child in Atlanta knows the g .me before it comes off. The admission to the grounds will be fifty cents and twenty-five cents to the school children of Atlanta. Auburn will send up ber team ac companied by a large delegation of citi zens. Tbey will come on a special ^frain and will -arrive on Saturday orning. The Athens team and dele- ” l { gation will arrive a little later. At two o’clock Saturday afternoon tbe two college delegations will meet at Artesian well and will give their respective college yells ' grand style. ‘The crowd will then proceed to Piedmont Park and a fine band will accompany them in a band wagon dec orated in tbe colors of the two colleges^ At three o’clock the game will be call and theT - ^ W. C. T. U DOTS. NATIONAL POLITICS- — J “““ begin. We hope see a large del«V^, At? And there can be little denbt but that two or three hundred students and cit izens will go along to see the game. The University boys are in fine trim and will in all probability be the winners and there is nothing like having a big orowd of bome folks to back them up. A BARN BURNS Hudgins—A ALICEMITCHELL- The Tragedy N ow Takes a New l Pittsburg, Fek 13.-3ft has just been developed that Alice Mitchell, the Mem phis girl who murdered her friend, Freda Ward, had been carrying on a correspondence with Thomas L. Reger, a young man of this city, for six months under the name of her victim. Young Reger cams to Pittaborg from West Virginia last spring, and, having plenty of time on his hands, advertised in a matrimonial paper for a young wo man correspondent. Among the an swers was one from Miss Mitchell, who gave the name of Freda Ward. Reger never knew he was corresponding with Min Mitchell until after the tragedy. The day before the murder was com mitted, Reger answered Mire Mitch- ell’s last letter, which had been received a few days previous. He addressed it as usual to Miss Freda Ward. The let ter arrived ou the day of the murder and was turned over to the police. At the request of Chief of Poliee Davis of Memphis, Reger has sent her last letter, Ihe only one be had preserved. At the time Reger started to correspond with Mies Mitchell a young East Endsr had made arrangements to correspond with a friend ef Miss Mitchell, but Me letter to the yonng woman came back by way of the dead letter office. It to thought the friend was Miss Johnson, who had assumed a name for the occasion. Re ger says he had never net hie eomr- pondsnL The only evidence they had of each other’s personal appearance wan two small photographs. The one resolved from Miss Mitchell was about an inch square, and it is not known whether she sent her victim’s photograph or her own, as Reger became frightened aaut de stroyed it as soon as he learned of the murder. On the Place of Mrs- Dr. Bright Blaze. Last night the western portion of the city was brilliantly illuminated abxut eight o’clock. This was caused by the barn on tbe place of Mrs. Dr. Hudgins ieing iu flames. Tbe alarm was turned and the department responded promptly, but tbe building was so far gone, when tbe companies arrived on the scene the only work to be done was to tear down tbe remain ing portion to keep tbe fire from spread ing to contingent buildings. The ori gin of the fire is unknown. It is said, that sume feed was also burned, but tbe exact damages have not yet been ascer tained. Jester will have a car load of young mules to sell cheap or exchange for cheaper stock. Sunday Reading on the Subject of Temperance. The quantity of distilled, fermeated and brewed liquors drank iu the Unit ed States in a year is estimated to be saffl -ient to fill a canal four feet deep, fourteen feet wide, and eighty miles long; and if all the drinkers could 6e placed in procession, five abreast, they would make an army one hundred and thirty miles long; and if those killed by intemperate use of spirituous liquors were there also, we should see a suicide at every five miles,and five hundred and fifty funerals perjday; and if all the places where intoxicating liquors are sold were placed in rows, in direct line, they would make a street one hundred miles long. In the city of New York there are drinking-saloons, which, if placed in rows iu direct lines, would make a street like Broadway thirteen miles long. Tbe city spent in one year for intoxicating liquors. (63,000,000, and there weie employed in the business as many persons as there are inhabitants in both tbe cities of Gloucester and Newburyport. We find at one time eighty thousand persons in institutions under care of tbe commissioners of pub lic charity The Serpent cf Drink. “At last it biteth like a serpent and stingeth like an adder.” Proverbs, xxui32. When Solomon wrote these words he was referring to the evils resulting from the use of wine or strong drink* We gaze at a man when he goes reeling along the street, and we think how foolish he was to become a drunkard. We see in bis drunken condition the bite of the serpent and tbe sting of the adder, and we exclaim again: “How foolishi” But do we ever pause to consider how foolish wi-.s the be ginning? But it was the drinking of the first glass where the mischief began. Some time ago a strong intelligent young man llviug in New York city was left a snug sum of^ money by tbe death of a relativfl'&crd&s the ocean. He was a cheery, active young fellow, working steadily at small wages, in.. hogSrgf deserving more be fore long, 3fnd starting fairly in life with »£-attractive and amiable young bom hn had contracted to marry- _ now was a fine chance to make brightest dreams a reality. Here a splendid start for good, useful and fortable life just in his baud. But on of Strong Drink was on the # to spoil the bright future. s The jovial, generous l&j, tvii.h bisjpocket full of money, was induced toKliW..rJollification in honor of bis good luck. His tf.v-d«drank his health flatteringly, and he took tustL^r glass to drink theirs in return. No doubt he had bis good inspirations, but he did not heed them, and the first glass led to tbe second, and the flattering friends closed around him in socia?cir cle night after night. Once on this grand spree, ne never got well out of till his last dollar was gone, and his false friends with it, and he found him self bn the streets of New York, a moral, mental and physical wreck, with no part of his bright young life of a year ago remaining. He was conscious of only one feeling—an in sane thirst for liquor. He entered a sa loon, and calling f0t liquor, filled and drained glass after glass, until he yell ed, “lam burning up ” With the ex clamation, “I’m all ou fire,” he fell to the floor—-dead. He lay there a hideous corpse, until after the coroner’s verdict of “death from alcoholism,” when the body was returned to its mother earth without holy rites or mourners’ tears,to wait the resurrection morn. The history of that young man ap peals to ail to beware of . strong drink. ‘At last it biteth like a serpent and stiDgesth lik an adder,” Who Would be a Drunkard? drunkard must AS RECEIVED BY THB PEOPLE THE CLASSIC CITY. OF SENTIMENT IS DIVIDED. But on the Question of Availability HIU Seems to be the Choice— “New York Must be Carried” is the way Athens Looks at It. m Athens, like all other cities Is think ing pretty hard on the. subjmt of na tional politics-. The probable candidate of democracy has been the theme of dis cussion for weeks and Athenians have pretty well made np their minds as to who he will be. There is no division upon the ques tion as the necessity of tbe vote of the of New York in the next election. “New York must be carried for the democracy.” This seems to be the over. whelming Sentiment of Athens on this subject. Her thirty-six electoral votes will be necessary to democratic success, aud the democrats of Athens are will ing to defer to tbe preference of New York democrats. What all good demo crats wish is success for the party anil they want a good platform of principles and a candidate that can win. Sentiment as to the candidate to be named is divided in Athens. A great many prefer Hill, others wish Cleve land, and others are for an outsider. But the general drift of opinion on availability is in favor of Hill. In other words he is looked upon as the strongest candidate when it comes to a .3** ' question of carrying New York. ' Quite a large number of Athenians were interviewed by tbe Bannbr re porter upon this subject. Capt. C. G. Talmadge is one of Hill’s strongest advocates in Athens. Hebe- lieves that Hill is the strongest man in tbe Democratic party. u .•*' He who would be begin With just one glass and not another rirop; Sip sparingly as if he knew ’twere sin To deeply drink, not knowing when to stop. LAST YEAR’S INCREASE. on City Some Interesting Figures Values. People are figuring now in regard to the increased values of real estate in tbe city and the increase that Athens will show up for the year when the tax as sessors make their returns fitter April 1st. Right here tbe exact figures in regard to tbe increase for 1891 will be read with inteaest. The total increase for 1891 was $858, 586, This was divided among races as follows: Whites, $83,571, colored $35,- 015. The total assessed valuation of tbe city for 1891 was$6,123,443. , ; -' It will take a pretty lively move to reach an increase of eight hundred thousand dollars this year, but she may reach it. Savannah, ua., ApriLSfrim Having used three bottles of P. P. P. for im- aw fully, but that they couldn’t keep nim— that they offered shorter hours and a .big raise, bat that it was all no good. He knew what he was about. It is safe to admit that he did. Ernest Jenkins is discharged. No friends. Can get no work. Starves three days. The river.—New York World. •kmw Wets* ftt* **tu Macon, Ga., FA lreezy Speer will, ia all pwfcabiBty. decide that the Atlanta and Florida vaflroad t >»«tl remain in the custody of Receiver Garrett A petition that Garret should ■how cause why he should not step down end out in favor of Receiver Plant came up before him ia tha Baited States court. „ It seems to bo generally understood that the hi}l on which Mr. Garrett was appointed came before the other bill, Although Mr. Plant was first appointee, and, according to a recent decision of Jndge Speer rendered in Macon ia sim ilar care, he gave tha receiver to the state ooorts, because that bijl was filed first tbe decision in this case will hardly be rendered at once. pare blood and general weakness, and having derived great ben« fits from the sarob. haying gained ll pounds In weight in four weeks, I take ;reat pleasure in recommending It to all unfor tunates like Yonratrulv, JOHN MORRIS. Office of J. N. MoRlboy, Orlando, Fla., A Rescner’a Reward. New York, Feb. 13.—Pretty "Katie Schleicher, daughter of Bernard Schlei cher, a well-to-do butcher of Newark, N. J.. rewarded Frank Pierson Bond, who saved her from drowning at Coney Island tost summer, by eloping with and marrying him, much against the wishes of her father, who had seleoted another to be her hqgband. Messrs. Lippman Bros., Savanah, Ga.: Dear 8ms—I Bold three bottles-of P. P. P, largo size testerday, and one bottle small size to-day. The P. P. P, cured my wife of rheumatism winter before last. It came hack on her the past winter t.nd a half bottle, $1 oo size relieved nor again, sad she has not had a symptom Since. l »old a bottle of P. P. P. to a friend of mine, one of his turkeys, a small one took nick, and his wife gave it a teaspconful, tliat was In the even ing, and the little fellow turned over like he was dead, bat next morning was up bellowing anil well. Yours respectfully, j. n. Mcelroy. Pavannah, Ga., March 17.1891. Messrs. Ijppman Bros., Savannah, Ga.: I far Sirs—1 have suffered from rheumatism for a long time, and did not find a core until foundP.P. P. -which completed: cured me. Yours truly, HUZAF. JONES lBCrange -t.. Savannah Ga. Came Over Yesterday.—Judge Hamilton McWhorter, of Lexington and Hon. James M. Smith, of Smith sonia, came over yesterday on a flyiDg visit to Athens, returning to their homeB this morning. , ‘ Mr. E R. Hodgson is a strong advo cate of Hill, while Capt. W. D. O’Far rell is pronounced in his views for Cleveland. Col. G. H. Yancey is straight out for Hill, JudgeS M. Herrington is for Hill, Capt. W. B. Burnett is for Hill, Mr. J. M. Hodgson is for Cleveland. Mr. A. H. Davidson is for Hill, Mr. E. E. Jones isfor Hill, Mr.' G. H. Hulme is for Cleveland. V Capt. A., H. O’Farrell is for Hill straight out, Mr C. W. Baldwin is for Hill, Mr. A J. Cobh is for Cleveland,- iff. 2\ S. Mell is for Cleveland. Hon.H. H. Carltoa is for Gray and Gorman, Mr. W. S Holman is for Hiii every time, Mr.-JT Anderson is for Cleveland. Messrs. E I Smith, J M Orr and T I? Vincent prefer Cleveland, hut tbinlc Hill the more available candidate. Mr. H H Linton is for anybody to wifi, and - believes Hill is the man. Mr. R. C. Latimer is in favor of Cleveland, saying be made tbe best president the Union has had in fifty years, bat if he can’t carry New York, is for Hill. Mr. George T. Murrell is against both Hill and Cleveland and is in favor of^- the party adopting its platform and then naming tbe candidate. Mr. George T. Hodgson is tor Cleve land. A great many other citizens were seen and they were for anybody who could carry the country. He finds him ielf o’erwhelmed withg;ief and care, Thinks Lhat a single glass will do him good; ’Twill cheer him, give him courage long to bear The ilia of life, with Christian forti tude. The first step in the art of drinking, The .second is much easier, is it not? A sober resolution may be shaken— A single glass may make the future sot. He who would be a drunkard, let him stifle Tbe still small voice of conscience while he sups; Think that a mother’s love ia bet a trifle, Forget a father’s precepts in his mod erate cups. m?/:. ifi i NEW YORK’S TELEPHONE SERVICE*. The final stage is reached: Remorse, Despair 1 His downward course at last has found its goal; • The youth whose prospects once looked, bright and fair— A shipwrecked body aud a ruined soul. • Malcolm B. Butins. The Board of Trade Is Up In Against Extortion. New York, Fob. 13.—The member* of the New York board ef trade and transportation are np in arms against the Metropolitan Telephone company and will endeavor to secure legislation this winter compelling tha telephone monopoly to give New Yorkers a ear- vice at lower rates. The board has been at work for twe years on this subject, and through its committee on legislation thy Telephone Subscribers association was formed, and nearly 5,000 signatures of telephone holders have been secured to add weight to the projected bill. The subscribers for a long time have complained about the tariff of $150 and LSes $180 per year imposed upon them. ;. : g Equally good service is given in London for $50 per year and ia Berlin for $3T.5Ql with a reduction when more than one instrument is hired. But as tbe tele phone contracts have expired, subscri bers have been compelled to sign new ones at the rate of $240 per year. A Dtivetk Kura* Kaciapru Atlanta, Feb. 13.—A team belonging to J. J. Randall & Bro., the coal and ASSETS AND LIABILITIES. The City Shows up WeU In Its Fi nances. Clerk Mitchell i3 getting up a state ment of the assets and liabilities of the city of Athens, and although it haB not yet been completed, the facts show up well for the city, aud for the men who in the past have managed her fi nances. a* St; The total liabilities of the city amount to $99,550 and against this the oitv owns property to the amount of $75,000 in round numbers This for a city of twelve thousand iubabitanc3 and a tax rate of one per cent and an assessed valuation of over six millions of dollars, this is a splen ’id showing. W. A. Jester is now in market, and will return Thuisday with a car load of young mules. wood men, was run into aoff demolished by a Western and Atlantis train. About 5 o'clock file team , started over the North avenue crossing, when an ont- ng passenger train dashed into iL e driver leaped from the wagon and wia badly bruised up. The two mules were instantly killed and the wagon torn to pieces. Pieces of the wagon were scattered along tbs track for a number of yards. The driver jumped barely in time to save his life. Bold Rooms For Tammany, .*«> Chicago, Feb. 13. —Thomas F. Gilroy, Commissioner of Public Works in New* York, has telegraphed Warren Leland, "To hold rooms for Tammany. * It la expected that about 600 of the braves will be quartered at tha Leland daring the Democratic National Convention. A Little Boy’s Death. Yesterday morning about one o’clock Charlie, the eight year old son of Mr. Jas. Wallace, of. East Athens, died after,- a severe illnesss with the measles. The t-ereaved family have the sympathy of all in their sad bereavement. If you want jod woik neatly done Jgfc bring it to the Athens Banner.