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About The weekly banner. (Athens, Ga.) 1891-1921 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1892)
trade issue daily and weekly banner: December 6, mu. . MET & CD, FOUNDRY AND Machine Works, THOMAS STREET, Manufacture • and Sell Engines, Saw Miils, Grist Mills, Cotton Presses, Plow Stocks, Cotton Planters, Guano Distributors, IRON AND BRASS MAiW O.VME. 1 have thought of sotting married ■ When I’ve seen thee, Mary Jane, With thy dainty silks and satins. With thy jietticoat aud train.' But a whisper came across me. Like a sign with omen rife— “Ah, ’tie very well to marry. But, oh! canst thou keep a wife?” 'If the last new bonnet snits thee, Canst thou wear it still the same. Though a newer pattern tempt thee. Lately handed down to fame? Will a dress or two content thee When stern fashion orders more. And a solitary headdress do •» Instead of half a score? But they tell me I am raving To expect so strange a thing. And they l&ngh to scorn my musings And the hopes to which 1 cling. So I fear I must resign theJ And a bachelor remain, ' Yet I never can forget thee. Oh, too costly Mary Jane! —London Figaro. HIS STRAIGHT TIP. CASTINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION Work done on short notice at low prices* Call before buying and we will make it to your interest. THOS. BAILEY & CO. ;> The Hon. Tommy Arden had never known a day’s luck since he married the sweetest and the best girl in the world. He had been a sod rake in a quiet fash ion, and had lived in the best possible way for as long as any of the youngsters could remember. Nobody quite knew how he had done it, and nobody partic ularly cared. He was "always well dressed, always well shaved and brushed up, always rode in the best hansoms, always dined at the Cafe Royal with somebody, and went everywhere. “Everywhere” meant the Empire till closing time, afterward one smart danoe, and then a flash club—he made a point of never going to a respectable club after dinner. - In the summer he always took a turn in the row; was sees in the lobby of the opera during one dot; was generally to be met at Sandowh and Kempton, and occasionally at Ranelagh on Sundays; strolled about the lawn at Cowes during the regatta week, and-in the off season was never seen, but said he was “shoot ing in the north till 1 rnnovertoOstend for a flutter.” Where he lived was known to no one. On what he lived was known only to in dividuals separately to whom he said he had the devil’s own luck. This did not mean he made a book, or if it did it was false, bnt the general impression was that he knew the inside of everything, and that if he were not so scrupulous about secrets and would only let his friends stand in of tener he would make their fortnnes and his own. His own explanation whs that he never made a bet unless he “knew something,” and that was how he always won. The re sult was that his advice was always- asked, and wken he gave it always fol lowed. The real truth was that the Hon. Tommy had never made a bet in his life. When he married he gave it all up. He was truly attached to his wife and abandoned everything for her. He was no more seen at music balls and flash clubs, and he dined at home and never went out alone afterward. Everybody thought it wonld all come right, as they called it, in six months; bnt it did not, and to the surprise of everybody Tom my got shabbier and shabbier in appear ance, and was seen on omnibuses and in the underground railway and other inexpensive and bourgeois places. The result was his former friends said he had married a shrew, and that he wonld kick over the traces some day. The truth was Tommy was in love with his wife, and she was never so happy as in his company, and nothing was so re- pellant to him as his old associates and his old ways. Bnt virtue is its own re ward, and the reward of virtue which the Hon. Tommy experienced was a per petual shower of county court sum monses, for his commissions for recom mending stock brokers, advertisements, wine merchants, tailors, pictures and other recognized forms of livelihood by which he had tried to earn what he called a respectable living had not proved very remunerative. Things had arrived at this pass when the brokers were put in for two quar ters’ rent. During the five days allowed by law Tommy had flown about to try and collect the commissions due to him, with which to pay the fifty pounds that were so expedient to the quieting of his blue eyed and brown haired little wife, who, though sadly troubled, had taken his word for it that it wonld be “all right.” His efforts were almost in vain, | and he went to s6e the agent “to explain the situation” and ask for time. He was lncky in only seeing a sympathetic clerk, who kindly pointed out to him that he was entitled by law to an extension of fifteen days. Ih his joy at learning this he confided his position to Mrs. Tommy, who in her own sweet way, believing absolutely in her own love and the love of her hnsband, said: “Bnt why bother, Tommy, darling, trying to earn the money?’ “How else can I get it, my dear girl?” “Oh, why not bet as yon used to do? They all say yon are so clever and have such luck; I am sure yon wonld win it all in next to no time.” “Oh, I have given up all that sort of thing, and hate it more than I can tell yon. It is not to be thought of in con nection with you.” “Oh, nonsense, Tommy! Yon must not let me ruin you; and I am sure all the very best people bet. Horse racing is a noble sport; and, though yon never confess it to me, you muBt have made a lot of money at it.” “My dear child, it can’t be done now.” “I do not know how, or 1 would go and win yon a fortune. How do yon bet?” “1 don’t bet!” “Don’t be silly! How used yon to bet? 1 always wanted to know. Doesn’t the bookmaker lay against all the horses ri- “Yes*” “And do you back all the horses?” “Good heavens! No. If yon did that how could you win?’ “Why? The bookmaker lays against all the horses, and he always wins, iQMB’t he?’ PpNff The smallest;. Pill in the World!. 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Telephone 49. cor “Yo3, the bookmaker always wins. “Well, then, if yon follow the sanv rule and back all tbe horses, you ar- sure to win with one of them?’ “My dear child, uo woman ever con’-, understand betting, and I am sure, c ail women in the world, I have no desir that you shonld.” “Bnt if yon won’t bet yourself, wh; not give others the benefit of your expe rience? You know everybody, aud I am snre that they wonld be glad to pay yor a commission if they won—which wouli. be better than being robbed out of com missions by wine merchants.” The Hon. Tommy changed the sub ject, bnt, oddly enough, he lay awake all night thinking over the last words ol his little wife in. connection with he; strange ideas about how to win money by backing all the horses. The next morning he did not refer to the subject, bnt staid away from business and occu pied his entire day by making out long lists of his rich racing acquaintances and compiling elaborate calculations. Toward evening he went out and bought a betting book, into which he carefully copied the result of his work. This done, he read it all over and smiled. He then closed the book, ate his dinnei comfortably, retired to bed early and slept like a top. The next day he was out and about betimes, bnt instead of once more don ning his customers for the commissions which they owed him, he paid a visit to all the starting price bookmakers, ask ing the price of one horse at each place, making an entry in his,book mysterious ly, and chatting with such of the hab- itnes as be was acquainted with. He lunched at the Cafe Royal, where he met more friends with whom he dis cussed the day’s fixtures, nodded his head ominously and smiled knowingly, and when pressed to express an opinion said, “I can’t say;” and when one young sportsman offered to take a horse against his, said “My dear boy, the first rule of racing is that you cannot bet if yon know—and I know.” His virtuous disinclination to take on the youngster did not prevent his friends, when lie turned up at the Empire, from saying that Tommy had had a good day —more especially as to every one who had lost or won he said, “1 could have told yon as-mnch, only I was bound not to say a word to a soul.” Daring all that week the Hon. Tommy pursued very much the same tactics, merely re marking over night, when the results were known, “If you like to let me stand in a couple of hundreds I will let you know a good thing for Kempton on Saturday, provided you give me your sacred word of honor never to breathe my name as your informant whether it comes off or not, as 1 have grave rea sons which yon most not ask me to ex plain.” Anybody who knows the fashionable sporting world will readily believe that so trifling a condition was readily com plied with. Before Saturday came round all those who had consented to pay Tommy £200 in the event of. his tip coming off, and had pledged flieir solemn oaths never to divulge his name as their informant, were dnly placed in possession of a name with the following sage counsel: “The way you chaps lose your money is by going to every race meeting, by backing a horse in every race, and by putting your pals on, and thus spoiling the market when von really do know anything good. Now look at mel 1 always win money at racing. ‘■I have done so steadily for years, bnt l never go near a meeting unless I know something, and 1 never have a sixpence on more than one race, whether I win or lose, and 1 keep my own counsel. You are the only man I have given this tip to, and, to be quite frank, the only rea son 1 do so is because 1 cannot get any more money on without spoiling the market; and I am pledged to my inform ant not to personally back the horse foi more than a certain sum or the book makers would tumble, and if the stable were forestalled I shonld never get the office again. It is by not being discreet that fellows spoil themselves, and if 1 were to knock the betting about it is as likely as not that they wonld pay me out by lnmbering me on to a wrong ’un next time, and as 1 have never taken the knock I don’t want to start now.” This very excellent advice was given to some thirty-six of the Hon. Tommy Arden’s best and most “oofy” sporting friends. There were six races on the following Saturday at Kempton, for which some thirty horses started. It wonld be superfluous for the purposes of this story to give the names of the horsee, their ages, weights or the names of their riders. All that remains to say is that the Hon. Tommy Arden had £200 to nothing on every horse that started. Needless to say, only six horses won. With thirty of his friends Tommy has condoled and said something about “the luck of the devil.” With six of his friends, who believe in him as a prophet ever after to be followed blindly, he has rejoiced—more especially on the Mon day, when they each handed him a check for £200, making in all £1,200, with which he paid out the brokers as b9 had promised the agent. It is due to his sagacity to say that the Hon. Tommy Arden only plays this game three times in each year. Other men wonld be more greedy. Tommy only makes some £4,000; but he is con tented with this, as he has the love and respect of his charming wife, who is one of the prettiest and best dressed women in town. In each year he also makes some eighteen fast friends of the men to whom he has given the straight tip which has come off. The others. Tommy consoles himself by saying, have aB good a chance as any one else, and they all have their turn sooner or later. ! eSZ&JgZt''&£*. 22£ K *ou Want something Nice tips, have become slightly colder toward | In a Card Care, Pocket Book, or him; but Tommy makes no fnss. He Memorandum Book, call and see our pays them out by quietly leaving them line. We have something nice to good thing;” for the show yon. are always u 44 Currants. did not bold the office longer than one (4 44 Citrons. year, being succeeded by Mr. Asbury 41 44 Prunes. Hall, who held that office until 1866, 44 44 Dates, when Judge Young L. G. Harris assumed 4< 44 Figs. the duties of president, which he has 44 44 Lemons. faithfully performed nntil this day. 4< 44 ^Oranges. Tbe officers are now as follows: 44 44 Sultannas. Young L. G. Harris—President and 44 44 Cranberries. Treasurer. Country Hams. William W. Thomas—Secretary and FOR RENT. 4 Boom cottage on Reese St, $9.00. 4 Boom co.toge on Prince Ave., good well and auble, on electric line, $18.50. 5 Room cottage on Baxter street, near Milledge Ave, $12.50. 4 Room cottage new, just completed, on Bloomfield street, only 8 blocks from Public school and e ectnc line, only $8.00 per month 8 Room cottage on Washington Street, close in, $8 00. 7 Room cottage on Barber street, 8 acre tot, servant's bouse, stable and good water, on street Railroad, $17.00. C Room cottage on Pnlaaki street, near Prince Ave., $25 00. 5 Room cottage on Strong at., near Jackson, $15.00. 4 Room cottage on Lumpkin street, $9.00. 4 Room boose for colored tenants, near Lyndon’s mills, only (6.00 per mo^th. 2 Room house in East Athens, large lot, $4 8 Room bouse on Oconee st., tbe best loca tion in city for Boarders, only $20.00. 8 Room house, just finished, on Boulevard, $16.66. . 5 Room house near corner Chase and Boole vard, $15.00 2 Room cottage, near Bloomfield st., $5.00. 8 Room house ou Jacks n street, close in, after Jan. la.. 1898, only $19 00. 10 Room house ou Church st., near Hill st, large shady lot, 2 servant's houses, $25.00. 8 Room house on Milledge Ave, and three servant’s houses, fine orchard, 20 acres of land, tbe W. N. White place- .For 1898, will rent very cheap. 5 Room cottage on Jaekaon st., $14 00. 5 Room house and large lot, Streekfuss place, on South Lumpkin at., only $15.00. SALE. Special offer for a few Days. We will sell yon a lot on Hill street, 100x200 near residence of Mr. Tom Vincent, lor $900.00 Don’t miss this chance to secure a home on the moat popular rea.dence a.reet in the city, at a price which is 80 per cent. of£ Griffeth & Charbonnier, REAL ESTATE AGENTS. JOSEPH Cl LLOTTS STEEL PENS NOS. 303—404—170—804, And other styles to suit all hands. THE MOST PERFECT 07 PENS. The Misses Bradbtrry Have, just received their NEW FALL Millinery Goods. Call and See Them THAT IS THE NAME Of AN INSU RANCE COMPANY, THE LIKE OF WHICH Oeeiaot Exist in tbe South—Aw Athena Institution Which Does One-fifth of the Insurance Business In Georgia. Athens is justly proud of the Southern Mutual Insurance Company, for it bas a history of which any city should be proud. To say that it is the largest Insurance Company in the South Is but stating the * ' • \ truth, and this is enough to render its history interesting. , It is an Athens Insulation and was founded in 1847, and the first President of tbe company was John G. Hill. Mr. Hill 1 STORE -IS- FOR THE NEXT 30 DAYS. 100 dozen Ribbed Fast Black Hose, worth 35 and 25c, at 10 cents this month Be sure and come and get your choice before they are »one. We have the most complete line of Dress Goods in the city at 25 pe r cent less than you can buy them elsewhere. 100 ten cents articles at the \ [ out of the next simple reason that there other good men coming on, all of whom ’ he makes it his business to cultivate. James Budget. JACKSON & BURKE CO. General Agent. Arthur E. Griffith—Special Agent. Thomas.L. Mitchell— Beek-Keeper. The Board of Directors consists of Messrs..Yonng L. G. Harris, John A Hunnicutt, Leon H. Charbonnier, Edward S. Lyndon, R. K. Reaves, R. I Hampton, William W. Thomas, Arthur E. Griffith, Billups Phinizy and George Dudley Thomas of Athene; George T. Barnes, of Augusts; Daniel G. Puree and Charles H. Dorsatt, of Savannah; Joseph M. Boardman and John A. Baxter, of Macon;' Bennett H. Crawford, of Columbus; William Me-. Naught and Lemuel P. Grant of Atlants. The Southern Mutual does business only iu Georgia, yet so firmly has it establisheo itself that each year it does about one-fifth of the entire insurance business of tbe State of Georgia- The Company baa agencies established at tbe following points: Athens, Albany, Americus, Atlanta, Augusta, Barnesvillc, Brunswick, Cartersville, Columbus, Cov ington. Cnthbert, Dalton, Eatonton, For- jsyth, Gainesville, Grtenesboro, Griffin, LaGrange, Macon, Madison, Marietta,. Milledgeville, Kewnan, Quitman, Rome, Sandereville, Savannah, Sparta, Thomas- ville, Valdosta, Washington, and West Point. In addition to doing this large amount of business, the Southern Mutual is among the very safest and most reliable compa nies in America. Its surplus is invested in the safest and Lest bonds on tbe market, which yield high rates of interest, and add to tbe ever- increasing strength of tbe company. The policy of those managing the af faire of the company is to accept only such risks as are first-class, and which carry with them the least elements of dan ger. By carrying out this policy the com pany is enabled to carry tbe largest amount of business with the least corresponding amount of danger of any company in the Slate. In order to show the manner In which tbe affairs of thecompany are so success fully managed, it is bnt necessary to state that the dividends declared by the com pany range all the way from fifty to eighty .two per cent. This year on account of hea vier losses IIban. usual the dividend was only fifty-eight per cent, while last year it was seventy-four. Its officers are ail well known through out Georgia. * Judge Harris is regarded as one of the safest and best financiers in the State, and his long service ss Presi dent of the Southern Mutual Insurance Company attests the confidence reposed in his judgment Jjleaare. W. W. Thomas.and A. E. Grif feth are business men, possessed of safe and conservative financial judgment, and are especially qualified for the positions they hold. Mr. T. L. Mitchell is a book-keeper of rare ability. The Southern Mutual is linked insera* rablyjwith;the history e Classic City, and its great success is a high tribute to the ability of the men who in the past and present have managed the affairs. For Over Fifty Years. Mbs Wlira now’s soothih® Byuup has been used tor children teething. It sooths the child softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic and is the beet remedy for Diarrheas, ■wanty-fiv* orate a do«i.. Bold bv all dree* (taaUiMUhomtthawaetd. That would cost yon 25c. elsewhere. The Shoe Stock is complete and cannot be undersold. Uongola Rut-, ton Shoes at $100, worth $1 75. Examine our Shoe Stock before you purchase. The most beantiful line of Ladic» and Gents Underwear in the city at the [ At prices unheard. 175 pairs Kid ftloves worth $1 50, at 90 cents at the Ten Gents Store. Every article n the [ Mast be sold Regardless of Cost within the next 3d days. Be sure when yon come to the city to call at the Ten Cents Store before you buy. A. COLIMAN, Agent. UMBACH’S PATENT HARROW, Only $1.25 Each. iTTTnrrTT It fits on any common iron-foot Plow Stock. Run it over your cotton before chopping. It will pay for itself in one day’s work. It is well made ot wrought iron frame and steel teeth. Rave sold 8 thousand to date, aud they give perfect satisfaction. Send for circulars and cirtificates if you ire doubtful and see whit the Hon R. T. Niebet, Commissioner of Agriculture, and others, says about them. Get your merchants to write me about them. I will give the m good profits, or send to me direct. Address me, F.C.UMBACH, Athens, Ga. ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE. OY the authority of the will of J. C. Branch, D and of a tpecial order of the Court of or dinary of Clarke county, vriU be sold in w»*- kinsviUe, Ga., in Oconee county, during the legal hours of sale on the first 'i uesday in oe* comber, 1892, for cash, the ft flowing property, to-wit: , A tract of land located In the county of oc®- nee on both sides of the Macon & Northern RaHrood, between the towns of Farmington and Bishop, extending within a quarter oi » mile of the latter ton n, situated on the water* of Freeman’s Greek, known as the J. C. Branch place, and containing 1100 acres. The land wiu no sold in six different lots. .. Lot No, i contains 26917-100 acres; has 76 or tOO sores in cultivation, remainder in old new, is situated on it large two-story dwelling, barns, stables and other out-bufldinfs neces sary lor the place. , Lot No. 2 contains 2to 41-100 acres, of wlucn 50 or 6o are in cultivation, the remainder in oi field and original forest. On this Is situated one tenant house. . Lot Ko. 3 contains 251 61-100 acres, of w men 100 acres are in cultivation, and of this 40 acres are bottoms, the remainder in old neo and forest. On this are situated two tenan* h LotNo. 4contains87 38-100acres,28of which are in cultivation, the remainder In old ne and forest ^ . „ hlc h Lot NO. S contalnSl37 44-100 acres, of wwen 20 aeresare in cultivation, the remainder in field and forest. . . ., . . nres Lot No. 6 contalrs Hi 1-1 V^ wh ?H h fldd and in cultivation, the remainder in old field an *£& of the lots arc well watered, convenient to churches, schools ■ffd- lots. The pub’lo road runs through each ol f M tion according to the will of the saiou.w Bia hi Cl Octob;r 29th, 1892. g g. BRANCH, Administrator with
