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Newspaper Page TextTHE BANNER, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 9, 1906- No More Cold Rooms If you only knew how much comfort can be derived from a PERFECTION Oil Heater—liow simple and economical its operation, you would not be without it another day. You can quickly make warm and cozy any cold room or hallway—no matter in what part of the house. You can heat water, and do many other things with the PERFECTION Oil Heater (Equipped with Smokeless Device) Turn the wick as high or low as you can—there’s no danger. Carry heater from room to room. All parts easily cleaned. Gives intense heat without smoke or smell t>ecause equipped with smoke* less device. Made in two finishes—nickel and japan. Brass oil fount beauti* fully embossed. Holds 4 quarts of oil and burns 9 hours. Every heater warranted. If you cannot get heater or information from your dealer, write to nearest agency for descriptive circular. THE IRsVo Lam P cannot be equalled for | — — _ its bright and steady light, simple con struction and absolute safety. Equipped with latest improved burner. Made of brass throughout ami nickel plated. An ornament to any room whether library, dining-room, parlor or bed room. Every lamp warranted. Write to nearest agency if not at your dealer's. STANDARD OIL COMPANY ADMIRABLE ADDRESS OF MRS. M. A.LIPSCde Last night, in Macon, at the meeting The buttle in Georgia against this of the Georgia Federation of Women’s crime in Christian civilization lias boon Clubs, Mrs. M. A. Lipscomb, the prcsl- fought ami won. You have done your dent, delivered a magnificent address, part in the struggle. Year after year .which was received with much entliu- you have compacted your influence to sinsm In substance, she said: affect Georgia legislation in favor of it Eleven years ago the Georgia Fed- law that would free our children from ^ration of Women's Clubs was organ- the slavery of the mill. Year after tzed in Atlanta. From u small circle year tin- mill men have thwarted your of philanthropic, independent nnd pro-| efforts anti defeated the passage of gressive women, the work has each' that bill. You have not grown weary year grown until now we number, I uni in well doing, for each time you coulj told, 3,000 strong in Georgia. I have J lint see a growing sentiment In favor nothing to say tonight with regard to of that bill club work in other states, hut what I wish to S|ieak of, and that directly to your hearts and consciences. Is club work In Georgiu. Reviewing the history M our Wo men's Clubs in Athens, nnd with the knowledge I have of the other clubs of the state, the work has grown so far as the local club work is concerned, but what I wish particularly to speak of tonight is the work of tho general federation. Wo ore banded together for the purpose of uniting our forces along certain lines, so us to become a unit of power In the state. 1 am hero tonight to speak of tills federa tion power, to review tho work of the past year along lines of reform, phil anthropy and education, to tlml out what we havo done and to seo what there .Is ahead of us to do. Have you rend In the September These children must have schools provided for them. Compulsory edu cation for the whites, if it can be legal ly effected, must of -necessity follow tho passage of the child labor bill, but wc cannot afford to wait for legisla tion on this Hiibjcct; wc must work fur schools at once These children, many of them, havo in their veins the best blood of many nations. It will he comparatively an easy task to lift them hack to a higher plane, for there is no stronger law than that of heredity. Thu success of this work will require system, energy, de termination nnd money. Unless wo can contribute something of each one of these elements flint make success, right now at this federation mooting, wo may count one year lost in tho work. l«t us, then, lose no lime In or ganizing our forces in such a way that number of The Cosnio|mlitan, Edwin ^ Hie next year may lie a narked one in Markham's article on "The Child at' our calendar of work A few years ago the I.o<mi?" If not, get It and read It wo undertook the eululdishmcnt of In- Ilc tells tho story of an old Indian duslrlal schools In some of tho rural chieftain who once visited New York districts of otir state nor plan was and was shown the sights of that great metropolis by some Christian gentle men. At the close of the day the old to search out u place where a school was most needed, set up a school house, foster It iiuil care for It until savage was asked what had impressed It became self-supporting. '.Vo have him most In all of ills experiences dur- now under our watch ai d rare three Ing the day. He shifted his red tdau- such schools--one at Cass Station, ail- ket and replied slowly and thoughtliil- other In tho Water's district Floyd ly: "Little children working.” j county; a third at DanlelsvIMe, nnd a Child labor, then, Is a product of work In the embryo state at Tallulah Christian civilisation. Edwin Mark ham speaks of the battle ngainst it as God's battle, nnd calls upon the women of America to arise, unite, and resolve in a great passion of righte ousness, to save the children of the nation, ending his article with this tribute: "Nothing can stand against the lire of an awakened womanhood." Falls, which you accepted at the Iasi federation and Incorporated In your re|Hirt as the work of or.e of your dub women. I have carefully rend over tho rc|iort of Hie educational commit tee for the last year and I have this evening a few facts lo present to you In very plain figures. The total amount collected last year for rural education CATARRH, FOUL BREATH If You Continually K’hawk and Spit and There Is a Constani Dripping From the Nose Into the Throat, If You Havo Foul, Sickening Breath, That is Catarrh. CURED THROUGH THE BLOOD BY B. B. B. Il/uar diwm luuir n/ourTuic JojrotirnoMotoppod? Doyottonorei 2)0 TOO SDHte a groat deal? Doyou I qatnlptlu In us forabeodf Do 3 , you have fro ilpalno In tb« forehead? Do you havo I aaco— the eye of Are you looms your f amellf lo there a dropping In tho Are yon loom* your tense of taate? -^ttngdeafT Do you hear you bare ringing In tho you hare a hacking cough? nlghif Do you take gold hare catarrh. dangerous In thlf way, one, death and decay or gand re atoning power, ergy, often oanaee lots 'Ion, dyspepsia, raw sral deMlltFldlocy attention al once. Blood Balm nrmo that cause 01 (B.B.B). r«rine« L*t t tmJ symptom, friag radical, permanent of the poison mnens membrane, and B.B.B. seodsaMc!i Hurling flood of warm, rich, pure blood dir?, to the paralyzed nerves, mucus meiubra:> bonoe and Joints, giving warmth auG strength Jmt where It is needed, and In thu way making a perfect, lasting ours of catarrh la all its forms. DEAFNESS Uyoo M gradually growtngdeaf or on at. ready deaf or hard of hMrlng, try Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B ). Most urnnewf daaf- naca or partial daafoaaa in ousad by ca tarrh, and la curing catarrh by B. D B. thousand, of man and woaoa havo had tb«tr blaring completelyrestored. Botanic BloodBoIm(B.B.B.) la plaMSBl and sate ta lake. Thorangkly taatad far *, yra. Comp.a.d of Pare Botanla In* great ants, •Iraagthras Wank ■ turns cure# Dyspepsia. I*r>- fit per Urge lla. Taha as dlrosua. ifaotnrMi right gsaatMy la tahoa, awawnfa lamp], goal Free by writing Bland Co.. Atlanta, <2a. Dooorth, roar tro i-i the state from tho Federation Clubs was $370. Two hundred and fifty- tight dollars and seventy-five cents was contribute! by tire Atlanta clubs and the reni-P.mt-. •—111.'. Si—by ether clubs '.h -ougheut the slate I note with pleasure, In the report, that the next largest amount to lanta sent up to the federation for At the rural schools was from the West Point Club. Their contribution was $13. and $38 of this amount was contrib uted by club husbands and so went down on the record. I noie this with pleasure, because I feel that in every good work we women undertake should have tho co-operatln.i and help of the men. Indeed, In every reform and good work in this state we should work side by side with tho men. In my life, 1 have never known men refuse their sympathy and help In the good work undertaken by good women. Three hundred and seventy dollars raised In the state by 3,000 women for industrial education, which is little over 12 cents per capita. Think of it! Now, something is wrong with the work of the general federation Where is It? Is It because wo are dreamers and not workers; Is It be cause we are talkers and not doers, Is It that we are expending nil our labor on our own towns and communl ties nnd nrc neglecting this united work for Industrial education, which wc have undertaken? I dare not leave the educational report for last year with the presentation of only a portion of It That committee raised and dis hursed tho sum of $1,676.34, but of this amount $455.74 was a portion of the generous donation of the Massa chusetts Federation tho year before; $400 was contributed by the Southern Educational Boad to tho Watters dis trie school in Floyil county, and $250, donated by the Rome Woman's Club to the same school. The reisirt shows that every pledge was met, but our promises were not commensurate with .... cumber- and should not satisfy us. It seems to mo Hint three thousand women might bring lo the State Fed eration, each year, $3,000. One dollar per capita should he a minimum -of contribution. If we put our hearts nnd energies Into the work, we might tiring up ninny thousands Let us see if there Is not something else we can do. First of all, I believe that Intoxicating liquors anil destruc tive drugs are at the bottom of the crimes abroad in our land, both among the whites and the blacks. I need not give you figures to show you that in temperance has Increased to a most alarming degree. If you will take a record of the receipts from dlspensa ries and bar rooms and the safes of destructive drugs, you will wonder that tho conditions are no worse. In days of slavery tho negro had only nn occasional "dram," at Christmas time, nnd nn holiday occasions, but now. after forty-one years of freedom, large proportion are to bo numbered among the steady drinkers. niuc Monday Is a truth and not 3 byword, my friends, and every day in the week will be clouded and blue in your households unless we can get at the bottom ot this trouble and remove it. Had liquor and poisonous drugs must Of necessity make an Indolent unit worthless people. The labor ques tion cannot bo settled by armed sol diers, nor race riots, but It can be set tled by sobriety, which will lead to In dustry, thrift unit peace. If we hope to see crime abolished among the ne groes and Industry promoted, we must see to It thnt liquor anil drugs are taken from them. I And a growing sentiment In the state in favor ot ab solute prohibition, not only among Christian men and women, hut among men of the world, drinking men them selves, who have awakened to the realization that their homes are threatened, and their wives and chil dren are yn.afe un.ler the existing conditions around us. How can we wonien help the evil, do you ask? Use your influence and pray ers against It. Work for the strictest legislation on this subject, nnd never abate your efforts until every bar room and dispensary has been closed nnd blind tigers have become an un known quantity. Use your Influence anil your prayers until morphine and cocaine anil all poisonous drugs are limited in their use to the most skill ful physician. Work to establish In dustrial schools, both among whites and blacks, encourage sobriety,"" thrift and honesty, and then dispense Justice equally to oil, and we shall have a people of whites we shall be proud to call citizens and a people of blacks ready and willing to serve nnd re spect us. Let us resolve as a body, at this meeting of the federation, to give ourselves to the work of Industrial od- ucai on in the state; let us lend our Influence against the sensational pub- 1LD WITH Eruption Broke Out in Spots All Over Body—Caused a Continual Itching for Two Years—Doctor's Medicine Did no Good—Cured at Expense of only $1.25 and Now THANKS CUTICURA FOR COMPLETE CURE ‘Some timo ngo I wrote yon for a book on tho Cuticura Remedies and received it O. K. and went and bought tho Soap,Ointment, and Tills. They did me more good than nnv medicine I eve? used. They cured mo of my skin disease, and I am.very thankful to you. My trouble was eruption of tho skin, which broke out in spots nil over # my and caused a continual itching which nearly drove mo wild at. times. I got medicino of a doctor, but it did not euro me, nnd when l saw in a paper your ad.. I sent to you for tho Cuticura !»ook and I studies! my ra.se in it. I then went to tho drug store and bought one eako of Cuticura Soar), one box of Cu ticura Ointment, and ono vial of Cuti-'' cura Tills. From tho first application I received relief. 1 used tho first set and two extra cakes of Cuticura Soap, and was completely cured. I had suffered for two years, and I again thank Cuticura for my euro.. If you wish, you may publish this, i our friend forever, Claude N. Johnson, Maple Grove Farm, H. F. U.2, Walnut, Kan., Juno 15, 1905." ITCH! ITCH! ITCH! Scratch! SotATrnl Scratch! Thi» is tho condition of thousands of skin-tor tured men, women, and children, who may be instantly relieved and spoodily cured by warm bat hs with Cuticura Soap and gentle applies! ions of Cuticura Oint ment, the great Skin Cure, and mild doaes of Cuticura Resolvent Pills, when physicians and all clso fail. Sold tfirotJihoot tb# world. Cutlctir* So€F,JS«..0* d- ‘rnfftSSAjwr. AtoauuXUA ScripUtlT-* Mention of sin anil crime, ami the pub lic presentation ot it on the stage. Let us work for absolute prohibition ami the readjustment of the labor sys tem; let us use our best endeavor to prevent war ami promote peace in our land, and we shall flnil the truth of Mr. Edwin Markham's declaration thnt "Nothing can stand against the Are of nn awakened womanhood.” DEMOCRATS HAVE GAINED TWENTYONE CONGRESSMEN House majority of the republicans will not be over fifty. Washington, Nov. 7.—President | Roosevelt's" appeal for a Republican congress, was not In vain. With tho count still going on tho result so far shows the election of 211 Republican congressman; 155 Democrats with twenty districts to ho heard from. There are 388 seats to ho tilled In tho house and should the Democrats get the remaining twenty they would sllll not have the control. House Majority Fifty. The most sanguine prediction put out by Chairman Sherman previous to the election was that the Republi cans would retain control of the house by fifty. As the returns stand now, the Demo crats have- gained twenty-ono ills trlcts held in tho present congress by Republicans, us follows; Illinois, 2; Indiana, 1; Missouri New Jersey 1; New York, 1; North Carolina 1; Ohio, 3; Pennsylvania, 6; and Wisconsin, 1. The best treatment for indigestion nnd troubles of the stomach is to rest the stomach. It can be rested by n good dlgestant. Kodol puts tho stom ach In sha|>c to satisfactorily perform Ms functions. Good for Indigestion, sour stomach, flatulence, palpitation of the heart and dyspepsia. Kodol is made In strict conformity with the National Pure Food anil Drug 7mw. Sold by Orr Drug Co. Y. W. C. A. GYMNASIUM NOTES. Tho gymnasium classes have been delayed, but the work will begin Mon day night, November 12. AM girls having paid the $5 fee are members of tilts class. Those who have paid the fee and do not care to join the class, may transfer their membership to some ono who wishes to luko physical work. There will be three classes— one in the morning and one in the aft ernoon, another at night. Each class will have three lessons a week. Tile apparatus has not come, but the floor work in physical culture will be gin Monday. DKSSIE M. SELLERS, Secretary. MARY L. CARITHERS, Physical Di rector. T ARKER’i HA! S BALSAM CImm* t J brMUtfks tb* iMlfc Pi. S {MVtfTtB* ffwvth. Fail* to BtJior# Or*y to $»• Tout*Color. Cui-„-C|' Sifrer* * On Fins Printing—The Banner Leade MAY BUILD AN ANNEX TO COMMERCIAL HOTEL NEGRO TROOPS AREJSCHAR6ED In Disgrace by the Presi* dent for Texas Affair. Washington, Nov. 7.—Because of their failure to disclose the Identity of some of their number who had been guilty of murder and violence while stationed at the army post at Browns ville, Texas, President Roosevelt has ordered the dismissal. In disgrace, of nn entire battalion of negro troops. The action ot the chief executive is unprecedented in the history of the United States army. Tlie president has also ordered an Investigation which may result In the court-martial of Colonel William T. Pitcher, of the Twenty-seventh Infan try, a white officer, who Is charged with casting a slur upon the negro troops. The order regarding the dismissal of all the negro troops composing com panies B. C nnd D, of the Twenty- fifth Infantry, was thu result of a rec ommendation made by General Gar- llngton, who Investigated the acts of the negro soldiers while at Fort Ilrown on the night of August 13, 1306, when shots were tired into tho homes ot citizens, one man being killed and the chief of police so badly wounded that lie lost an arm. t The negroes are to be debarred from re-enlisting In the army ami nnvy of the United States, as well as from em ployment In any civil capacity under the government. When thu acts of the troopers were reported, the president ordered that the men in the three companies tell who had been guilty of the disorders. None of them would tell, and so the Innocent will be made to suffer with the guilty. General Garlington, in his report of the affair, stated that the dismissal of tho troops should be a forceful lesson to thu army at large, and especially to noncommissioned officers that their duly does not cease upon the drill ground, at the calling of company rolls, making check inspections and other duties of formal character, but that their responsibilities of office ac company them everywhere and at all times. Ho added: “Moreover, the people of tho United States, wherever they live, must foci assured thnt the men wearing the uni form of the urmy are their protectors and not midnight assassins or riotous disturbers of the i>eace ot the com munity In which they may he sta tioned." DATE8 OF MEETING8 . OF 8CHOOL TRU8TEE8 locations to be made of agricultural high schools In Georgia. Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 7.—Governor Ter cel! Wednesday morning announced the dates for the meetings of the hoard t>f trustees for tho first, fourth, sixth pad ninth congressional district schools of agriculture and mechanic arts. The dates tor the meetings of the other district trustees were given Put several days ago. The first meeting will lie held nt Guvunnuh on December 1st. Bullock, Burke, Emanuel and Tattnall counties $ire after the college for this disttet, find all will submit bids. Columbus wll lie the scene of the fourth district meeting, and the dute Hill lie December 8th. Harris, Troup end Carroll counties are utter the In stitution, with the chances fuvorlng Harris, it is suiil. The sixth district meeting will be held at Griffin, on November 28th. ^Pikc, Spalding, Butts and Upson coun ties are usklng for the school. The ninth district trustees will meet at Gainesville, on December 24th to consider for the school. A Year of Blood. Tlie year 1903 will long bo remem bered In tho house of F. N. Tacket, Alliance, Ky., as a year of blood 1 , which flowed so copiously from Mr. Tucket's lungs that death seemed very near. He writes; "Severe bleed ing from tho lungs and a frightful rough had brought me at death's door, when I began taking Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption, with the astonishing result that after taking four bottles I was completely re stored, and as time has proven, per manently cured.” Guaranteed for Sore Lungs, Coughs and Colds at W. J. Smith A Bro., H. JL Palmer A Son's drug stores. Price 60 oents and lt.00. Trial battle free. REV. SUM JONES’ FJRSLLECTORE Dr. J. S. Bryan Was Present and Publishes an Ac* count of It. The recent denth of tho noted evan gelist has Bet to work many pens de scribing different phases ot his unique personality, and recalling various events In his active life. He was some thing of a prodigy, and it would be difficult to analyze his character and to define the causes of his wonderful career. He was, perhaps, as much of a mystery to himself as to others. His first attempt at lecturing was made In the town of Palmetto, Go., about tho first week In December. 1880, just after the adjournment of the North Georgia annual conference, of which he was then a member. Sam. as lie was always familiarly called, was at tlie time tlie agent ot the Or phans' Home, nnd hail made such a reputation ns a unique preacher that only to announce him anywhere was lo insure a crowded house. Ho had an appointment for ono day only, t-ong before his arrival on the day, near 11 a. m., the hour of preaching, the town was full of people from tho country for miles around, and the seat ing capacity ot the church was taxed that day to the utmost. Tho congrega tion was not that day disappointed. For wit, humor, sarcasm, denunciation anil pathos combined, they hail never heard the like before. He completely captivated the congregation, nnd, as was usual, he received n liberal con tribution for the Orphan's Home. The congregation Indulged frequently In loud laughter at his wit and humor. The preacher would sometimes blto his lip to restrain himself from join ing with them. Ho afterwards ttid that he had never struck such a laugh ing crowd. Wo told him that they had nevor heard luch a laugh-provok ing sermon. Some of tlio citizens, members ot the order of Odd Fellows, conceived tho Idea of engaging 8am Jones to de liver a lecture on "Hard Tlmos" to enable them to defray rent and ether expenses for their hull, for which they were considerably in arrears. Sam ac cepted, anil tlie time was appointed on a night soon after tho conference adjourned. The speaker came direct ly from tho conference to fulfill tho engagement, When the train arrived from Atlnntr. In the afternoon he was met by a cfowd nt tho depot. He was In his usual Jolly mood. One of the Qrst tilings he Buld after he landed was that he had been Invited to lec ture, but that ho linil no lecture. Wo tolil him that it was time he was get ting one ready. Ho, Ilov. M. L. Un derwood, anil the writer, took supper with Mr. Brockman, father-in-law of Mr. Underwood. Occasionally, during the course of conversation, Sam would mention the lecture nnil finally direct ed the conversation to tho subject of hard times. We nil talked familiarly about the causes nnd inconveniences of hard times, and several anecdotes were told. When wo went to the Methodist church, whero tho lecture was to he delivered, nearly all tho seats this time were vacant, and the audience at this, Sam Jones' first paid lecture, was very scattering. Bam realized the absence of oil enthusiasm such as was manifested when he first came us a preacher. The Cuaige ot an admission fee of 50 cents made a vast difference In the number of his hearers when ho appeared ns a lec turer. Hard times was a real experi ence at that time. The lecturer was disappointed and depressed. There was nothing to Inspire him and every thing discouraged him. Ho seemed nervous, restless, und more than ever conscious of his lack of preparation for the occasion. He asked this writ er to make a few introductory remarks which he suggested. His effort was labored, Incoherent, lifeless, wholly destitute of his characteristic wit tnd humor. His lecture was nothing more than a repetition of the substance of the conversation previously hold around the fireside, including even tho anecdotes that were related. As we left the church together, Sam said jocularly; “If anybody asks you any thing about the lecture, just tell him you're another one.” When he re turned to the he tie of bis host, where It Is quite likely that Mr. R. l. Moss will, at an early date, begin tho erec tion of a three-story annex to the Com mercial hotel building. He was busy yesterday making the necessary measurements of his prtq,. erty with a view to determining the feasiblMty” of erecting a building to run through from Broad to Clayton streets. Mr. Moss has not finally decided thi < matter, but thinks that ho will erect tho new building. It will bo a three- story brick and will servo as uu an nex to the Commercial hotel. It will also have stores on the Broad and Clayton street fronts. This lmproveomnt also contemplates certain Improvements on the present Commercial hotel property. IF WOMEN ONLY KNEW What a Heap of Happiness It Would Bring to Athens Homes. Hard to do housework with an ach ing hack. Brings you hours of misery at h is ure or at work. H women only knew the cause—Mint Backache pains come from sick kill neys, 'Twould save much needless woe. Doan's Kidney Pills euro sick kid neys. Athens people endorse this: Mrs. T. P. Oliver, at Seminole and Nantahala Sts., Athens, Ga., says: 1 used Doan's Kidney Pills anil they gave me great relief from backache and kidney complaint I hail been suf fering from backache for a long, long time and tried all kinds of remedies and consulted physicians without re sults. Doan's Kidney Pills gave me relief after I had taken hut a few doses and in a short time 1 was com pletely relieved from kidney com plaint and I am happy to state that the troublo has not returned. I got tho remedy at H. R. Palmer & Son’s drug store. Every sufferer from kid ney troubles should give Doan's Kid ney Pills a trial." STATBOF OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO) LUCUB COUNTY. I m rraak J. Cheney mekae oath that he is smiIot partner of tho firm of r. J Cheney a Co , do ing buil.ewl tn tho CUy of Toledo, Comity nnd State aforesaid, and that aald Arm will l*y the nn of ONB HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every oaaa of Catarrh that cannot tie cured by tha tua of Ball's Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHIN KY. Sworn to before mo and Mtbacrlbetl In my presence, thin Sth day of Dacamber, A D. Iwi, (SKAI.) A. W.OLKAKON. Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cora la taken Internally, nml sets directly on tho blood nnd mucous surts ta of tho system, Seed for list of testimonials Address V. J. CHENRY * CO., Toledo, O. Sold bj all druggist, 7to, Take Hall's Family Pills for ooostlpatlon. wo tarried an hour or more, it was evident to all that Sam felt greatly mortified pter his failure. Ills feel ings were much chafed. He was crest fallen nnd censured the man who act ed as ntaanger for neglecting to ad vertlse tho lecture and drum up a crowd. There was a young man in the town taking lessons in stenography, who voluntarily took notes of the lecture. Tho next morning he brought thu notes to Mr. Jones for correction. As it was nearly train time, Sam told hint that ho would take tho notes homo with him to Social Circle, where ho was then living, for revision. He wrote a full synopsis of a lecture which he did not deliver and returned it to the young stenographer, who sent It to The Newnan Herald for publica tion, tn which It soon appeared In print We aaw the "Lecture on Ha" 1 Times," by Rev. Sam Jones, soon after reproduced vu one olhci weekly, Merrlwcther Vindicator. In tills way Sain Jones partly redeemed himself from a flat failure. It never occurred to us then that he would ever attempt another lecture after such a farce. No prophet could then have predicted his future success and popularity on tin' platform. The first sermons of of the most distinguished preachers were utter failures snd afforded no evidence of their latent abilities. 1 Ids was true In Sam Jones' case. An> candid hearer of that first lecture would havo advised Sam Jones to keep off the platturm and sUck to the pul pit While so much Is at present be ing* written about the late |K)p<tlar evangelist and lecturer, doubtless this brief account of his first lecture Id one who was present, will he ,,f 1,1 terest to those of his friends and -el mlrcrs who may chance to read H Athens District Herald- On Fins Printing—Tha Banner Leads