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»TH* S * 1880. EDITORS. A his i Ji'T.'V j‘gz2&~' ri,bi | '“ ur ' hv . ■ vrT Editor and Proprietor, * , street, Athens, Ga. ga>’’ issue of the with the pat rofts of >u civil lil.gr- about retar ding th to the careful our State i. It' til ian living iti proven tha t this R niueteenth soon build for c j*ckw“ ! l.ent- .'iTTvskuis delivered bv STlMim l ’ AN ; 1 ci . v „r mailed RS&3££&«* ,,,,,'iits will V* inserted at fctf s.iverti^' 1 ^. t , rtrst insertion, IffrfJW I* r ,:' 1 &i«wnt insertion; ex- p.i-^ui.ncnts.on which special . < au^® l ‘ , ^n t ’l!c charged at the rate of 10 - notice? except when con- wlWu special rates K'^.navHMaa.le hvexpm*, postal ’rof. W. G. Sr.M.Mi-.if ,,f y ; has a,paper in the'July Popular Science Monthly tv which commends its *il * . . 1 k, in.; caiumi our Mate: it lias been consulcratum ot t\ci_\ man living in proven that this combination will t ns ..ttu vu.u toi ol the liiueteentls soon build for our State and the century. it . t mmkk is high author- South a new railway system—one of ,l ? i° n *\ r l Ue3tl °nS'of political and so- the fluent in America—and bring upon ii.i stance, and this paper on 'civil old Georgia the greatest Loom she has liberty shows a careful and liberal study of the subject. (. ivil liberty and civil equality arc exists oulv in a Do they really, in rea For the barefooted Entirely unnotin^ th< i*.'rlpt, aim Well, maybe they do—but 1 doubt it Do they proffer to genius the rery same show With fame ready won or without itf Do they read Jones' poem, if Jones they don't ?ls to come on earth she was that one. 1 adored her. She seemed to re turn the affection. . I escorted her every where, was at her beck and call morn, noon • and night, and it was currently believed that I Miss Blank and 1 were engaged. 1 had to re turn to Loudon on business, and when 1 went back to Brighton she was gone. i months after I met her at a balk A E. Bainhrii 1 -,n| ; Manilav K ! q.. County Electric Bitt suits. My hr with Malarial with most r also was er and Jaun mpp • re- low but •l\ ■Thrr mll 'woko£Rs never cease? h,SWrr . rhroiiicle 1ms tdken sides on a ''"nut/iic issue, but with its usual has ridden the fence and t»i 1 |! Bit'll" Tin: Bannuh first choice. The / :supports the Olive bill, and ti,e measure has bten pending only imaginary, an theoretical state. If every man could come up to a. standard of mental, moral and physical qualities, each individual would be-as good as another, and the ternrcivU equality might truly exist with value. But such is not the ease. No people or nation has such a popula tion, and hence no civil equality can exist. - Thc'attempt to bring, about eqitality among unequal beings must neeessarity fail. Each man and race of men, in the advancing progress of government, of business, of morals an 1 society wil gravitate to its own proper plaee. . ever experienced. We are glad to see that a number of I sub-Allianees over the State have al ready met an 1 repudiated theOlivebill, and if it is held up for sixty days long er, until-the injustice of flip measure lias been exposed, we believe that you will see our Farmers’ Alliance arrayed as a man in opposition to the measure. The FARMERS OF GEORGIA HAVE BEEN THE HEI.PLESS VICTIMS TIlfMSELVES OF OPPRESSION TOO LONG TO IX TURN BE COME OPPRESSORS. They now have the railroads chained band and foot, and they are as com pletely under their control as an in fant. It is but just and right to permit these corporations, now that their*fangs have Do they ever, when Tennyson writes to exploit His dotage, in doddering flout it. And snap at a classy: by Smith, of Detroit? Well, maybe they do— butj doubt it! Any land that asserts an equality i been-drawn, to operate their business where there is none, is sure to bring as will best subserve their interests, and Blhough [ montltf. this is the first editorial , io n of opinion given by ourcon- spr<" ; Lmponiry over the way pie Chronicle contents itself with kin" general assertions, without an- rfiiuru >'»n rl ° one of Thk Banner’s against the hill. This* is jjjld’s play. A sensible public f dearly discover that the suddenly ; friendship to the Olive bill on the r t of the Chronicle is more through a to take issue with The Banner Ian an honest wish to champion the ause of the people. A? to the little slur conveyed in the hronicle’s local column about our get in" telegrams from another paper, »* is oo small for notice. It matters not to our jiatron- if we do swap news items with another paper, just they are received by oar readers as soon as possible. Be- ides, we have made arrangements with the Constitution to send us by wire all important happenings up to the hour that the Athens telegraph office closes. By this means we were able to give our readers the McDow verdict and other important news as soon as any paper in Georgia. Our patrons may rest assured of one thing—Tin: Banner will have enter- priseenough to ring a ehestnut bell on the Chronicle every time. Mr. Rkkp; the editor of the Chroni- ele. and doubtless the author of tliisdis- eover.v,has been in the habit of late of visiting The Banner editorial rooms, am! we have cheerfully given him, at his request, any news that ipiglit appear in our paper, to telegraph to the Con stitution, which he represents. We made no effort to'conceal our work,tak ing it f,.r granted that lie would not use any information derived while our visitor to our detriment or to promote his own importance. • Me will keep The Banner fully up *o the times, and will speml every dol- larou it that we receive from Athens I hese little slnrs onthe part of the Chronicle shows that The. Banner is already treading upon its toes, for as s «iJoxks most truthfully remarks, *' s the hit dog that first yelps.” ' Ilt: Banner has not as yet even growled. We have let our contempo- damaging results. Such laws will in variably tend to humiliate and drag down the highest and best element to the meanest and lowest.. ’ Prof. Sfmmer takes the situation that there are but two classes among all human society viz : those that rule or lead, and those who serve or follow, lie comments on it thus: •‘The fact is rapidly making itself felt that this civil liberty of the modern A gen- type is a high and costly thing, eration which has been glorying in it, and heralding it to all the world as a boon anti blessing to be had for the taking and enjoyed for nothing, begins to cry out that it is too great for them; that they can not attain to it, nor even bear it; that to be a free man is to come up to the standard and be it, and that it is asking too much of human na ture. Men want somebody to help them to he free. It has always been so ” ' There, is much wisdom in this'. Laws can never force civil equality among unequal tilings. particularly is tills the ease when saving to out railroads means a saving to their patrons. The farmers of Georgia have been ridden by politicians until their patient backs are galled. The are already pre paring to emulate the example of the Texas pony and'buck against the Olive bill. The old fable of the wolf and the lamb is repeating itself in Georgia. The idea Of a lawyer coming to the rescue of the farmers, and saviug them from oppres sive charges, is enough to make an Egyptian mummy split its stone casket with laughter. Allianeemc-n of Georgia, reasou for yourselves, and do not be led into the endorsement of aily unjust and oppres sive measure, that the lawyers in oui- state may make big fees from the rail road^ and tax-payers. 'This will cer tain] y be the effects of the passage of the Olive bill. THE OLIVE BILL AND THE ALLIANCE. The fanners of our State have been so oppressed by combinations against them that they , have a perfect horror of anything that partakes of the nature of a trust or syndicate, and some interested parties are ever taking ad vantage of this to draw onr agricultu ral element into endorsing all manner of schemes concocted tp advance their own interests, or importance. . These politicians hiyre found that the best-way to frighten 'a farmer into en dorsement of a measure is to brand it a “trust,” and make the issue on this line. At first flush many goud and conser vative men are thus drawn into lending their support and countenance to acts that they afterwards discover are but scarecrows stuffed \Vith straw, and la belled “trust,” “syndicate” or “combi nation” in order to incite their autago- Mr. Olive himself belongs to one of the most oppressive trusts against the farmers in Georgia. He charges more for an hour of his valuable time than railroad would to haul a toil of freight a thousand miles, And yet' it costs more to build, and equip a railroad than to cultivate the brains in tills gentle man’s cranium. If Mr. Olive will amend his bill to read “lawyers,”'- in stead of “railroads,” the Farmers’ Alii atice will be entirely justified in sup porting it. There is no State Com mis sion to regulate the fees of attorneys know* Well, maybe tliey do. but l doubt it! | She had just finished a waltz with a tall, good looking man, and was promenading the j Mr. D. 11 ileoxson. lit Are they any worse snobs than their readers, who know No more than the fashion aBout it? Not, *'lt is So-and-8o." but "It's by So-and-SoJ” Well, maybe they are—but 1 doubt Iti Shall they e'er have a chance to snub my muse again? Poor muse, she has halted throughout ite- And "hardly available" ever has heen— Well, maybe they shall, but I doubt it! —Time. STORY OF A SONG. ran- across the street pursue the even tenor of its way, and continue to be a 'viias’i of the morning’s Banner. s " far iw. the Olive bill is concerned, am the Chroniele advances a single But leave the farmer alone to think, and work out his own solution of a question, and he is mighty apt to get- on the right side., lie may he for a while beguiled, by the plausible argu ment of a professional politician, into giving bis countenance tp the suppres sion of some measure that he considers detrimental to his interests, but let him weigh’ all the arguments, and he is sure to get on tlic right side. It was thus with the Olive railroad bill. Tlie supporters of that measure preached to the farmer that railway consolidations meant increased charges and poorer service, and that it was a gigantic scheme gotten up by.the grind ing monopolists of Yankccdom to bleed his purse, that they might add to their own gains. Viewing, tlfe case in this light, a great many Alliances gave the bill their support, which of course was a great boom for Mr. Olive and liis It is expected that the famous paper signed by Simon Cameron, Ben Wade and Zaciiariah Chandler will be made public soon. This paper is said to be an agreement signed by these men jus before the war, in which they agreed to shoot any Southern congressman who should make any attack uppn them. The paper was not to be made public until all the signers were dead. Caaie- kon was the last,and it is now supposed that the paper will soon be published by the person who inis it in charge. It is a healthy sign for justice and progress, when* we see that old unau thorized prejudice against railroad van ish. The people of Georgia at last be gin to realize that these great arteries of commerce and travel are .their co workers and friends, and every thrust aimed at them proves a,boomerang. Let our fair-minded and patriotic rep resentatives bury such outrageous measures as the Olive bill too deep for resurrection, even by the last toot of Gabriel’s horn. — _ single i .f'i" K>m 1,1 ' ts favor, besides the old •avkneyeti and exploded cry of “com pilations,” we will be glad to enter in- backers, for the man who has the Geor- 0 a discussion of the question. 1 gia farmers as his supporters is indeed Noiseless powder *is finding favor "■Hi military authorities abroad. gia twice armed. /* But soon light began to break upon these-honest sons of toil. Tliey had Railroad consolidation in Georgia, regulated by our Commission, will save the farmers from 10 to 20 per cent, in their freights. The only parties bene fited be the passage of the Olive bill is a few corporation lawyers. Of course if the bill passes, J. T. Oli^e, Esq. will get his fingers in the pie, as lie is tliq man who made the motion; Let the press of Georgia either be men •or fftionkeys. If you honestly believe • s > |-uvax went off to New Orleans in ,l Palace car. ’Wijl lie need ashutter, to var, .v liiin back! | heard only one side of the question, and I til. fkissage of the Olive bill injurious when the arguments of the opponents of 1 ip the interests of the people—■which >r lr - im.iveshould change the caption ° “isbill to read: “An act to manu- •kture and encourage liti ‘“"KLv ami - povertyh of ° ur State.” the hill were ^recited, the Alliancemen it most asuredly is—have the manhood discovered that they were being used as and independence to speak your'senti- tools to further the ends of a few law- nients, and IBt the people see the great yers/aud to increase litigation. Qur | wrong that is sought to be perpetrated farmer friends saw that from a consol of the on Qur State under a false cry and preju dice. Perhaps the most papular song ever written was “Ever of Thee.” /It is not untrue to state that no song over hail such a sale, and certainly no publisher ever reaped so much profit from a song as did Mr. Turner from the publication of “Ever of Thee.” But there is a rohiance attaching to it which until now has not been written. It happened in this way: On a cold day in tile January of IK50 the door of Mr. Turner’s music shop, in the Poultry, London, was ner vously opened, and a most unclean, sagged specimen of humanity dragged himself in.- He looked as though he hadn’t been washed for mouths. His beard was .unkempt, and dirty, and matted. For boots ho wore some folds of filthy rags, and in all he was a speci men of the most degraded class of the com munity. Qdo of the clerks said to him: “You get out of here.” Two ladies who happened tcTbe in the shop noticed his woe begone look, and were about to offer him some money, when a Mr. T (a clerk in the establishment), seeing the poor fellow shivering - with cold and apparent hunger, pitied him and brought him into the workshop so that he might have a “warm up” by the stove. A few minutes after, Mr. Turner, the proprietor, came in, and, seeing the ragged individual, asked what he wanted, and “who allowed him lu T* “I did,” said Mr. T ; “the poor fellow looked so cold and miserable I couldn’t send him out in this piercing wind without giving him a warm, and, besides, ho says ho has got some business with you." “Business with mo?" “Yes, sir; I have a song I should liko you to’ listen to.” Turner eyed him from head to foot, and then laughed outright. The miserable looking object at the stove began to grow uneasy, and begged to . be allowed to play the air of his song, which he then unearthed from his rags and handed to the music publisher. Turner looked at it and said: “Who wrote, this?" “I did, sir,” came from the rags. “You! Well, I’ll have it played over, and if it’s any good I’ll give you something for it. 1 ? “I beg your pardon, sir; I’d prefer to play it for myself.” < “What! you playf Well, bring him up to the piano room when he gets warm and we’ll humor him.” In a few minutes the bundle of rags was seated at the concert grand piano, and “Ever of Thee” was played for tho first time by its composer, James Lawson. His listeners were electrified when they heard tills dilapidated looking tramp make. the piano almost speak. His touch was simply marvelous, and hi3 very soul seemed to be at his finger tips. When ho had fin ished he turned to his little audience and sqjd: “Fd liko to sing it for you, but I have a terrible cold. I haven’t been in bed for five nights. I’m hungry, sir, and I feel I could not do it justice.” Turner was almost dumb with amazement. The air would take; be knew, it would be a success, and. ho decided that this man hod a history which, perhaps, might advertise tho song. So he determined to cultivate him, and in flattery (as ho thought) pressed him to sing “just one stanza.” Lawson protested, but fiually agreed, and if Turner was amazed when he heard him play, ho was positively enraptured when that hungry voice, hungry with love, hungry physically, poured out in tho sweetest of tenors tho first stanza of the song in which his soul lived. \It was the story of a lost love, but ho cher ished it, and Os he sang it was easy to see that ho lived and- breathed only for that love. “Ever of Thee” has never been so sung since. But that trial verso made its success, and to the experienced publisher, Mr. Turner, it was decidedly apparent that he. had secured a great song. — Addressing Mr. T , ho said: “Mr. T , take this man along; get him a bath, ashave, some decent clothes; in fact, fix him up like a gentleman, a^nd then bring him luxe and we shall see about this song.” T “took him along.” Ho took him to a bath, and While the unclean was being made clean, he bought for him a shirt, a pair of shoes, some socks, collars, cuffs and under wear. Then he had hipi shaved. Then thpy hied to a clothier’s, and having removed the rags, Lawson was quickly clad in fine rai ment. Tho change was beginning to telL Already tho tramp seemed to bo the .guide and treasurer. He was a splendid looking follow aiid bad quite a distingue appearance. But the hat was-still there, and a mirror like chimney pot was purchased to complete the make up. T laughed when all was fin ished. He was in his working clothes, and this unfortunate looked like a duke. The good clothes fitted him, and they suited him and his appearance much too well to continue the assumption that Mr. Lawson was a He was a gentleman all over, and T—- said to him: “Mr. Lawson, I wish you would go into the shop before me. They won’t know you, and it wCl bo such a joke.” Why does' the ptess of our State pre rve sueh a discreet silence on the Ol- hile the press is ccnsurinir tin begrocs on the jury >0 ' v ,We should no: about skil1 *. The than they. ive bill? Let these papers assert .their independence and manhood and tak< ball on his arm. She recognized me. But when I said, ‘How do you do. Miss Blank C she quickly replied: ; : “ ‘I’m well, Mr. Lawson, but I am surprised to hear you tall me Miss Blank. When you left Brighton so suddenly I thought 1 should never see you again. You left no address, never called again, and—well, 1 am married.’ “ ‘.To whom r 1 gasped. “ ‘To Mr. Prize,’ she replied, pointing at the same time to the gentleman with whom she had been dancing. “That ended my life. My Mario, my dream, was gone. 1 left the hall, went to a low gambling place, and in drink and gambling endeavored to kill my grief. It lasted but a ’little time, for in four months I was penniless. “Then came’my trial. The men who played with me shunned me. My friends shut their doors, and a few days later my last sovereign was gone. I was utterly stranded, homeless and unhappy as it would be possible to make a human being. • For nights l slept ir the cabmen’s coffee houses; then I was considered a nuisance, and some doorstep served me for* abed. 1 pawned every trinket; decent suit of clothes—everything, and finally I spent three months in a work house under an as sumed ^natne. “It was there the presence of Marie haunt ed me again. One day—Christmas day—we were at dinner. Several rich people came to distribute among us such gifts as tobacco, warm clothing, etc. I was hungry and didn’t look at the visitors, when suddenly a voice I know said to me, *My good man I which would you prefer, some warm clothing or some pipes and tobaccoP .1 looked up. It was Marie. I rushed from the table out into i the fields, and there 1 was found, hours after, insensible. “In my bed, there in that workhouse hos pital, I wrote tlie words of tho song you heard me sing today. Then I got well, and sick of the life 1 left the place and became night watchman at some new buildings they were putting up in Aldersgate street. \^hile there the music of ray song came to me. I got a scrap of - manuscript music paper and jotted it down, and for a time I was happy. My old friends often passed mo at night, jolly and careless, little dreaming that James Lawson waa the poor night watchman who answered their indolent questions. , , “Often, when all was still, I poured out my soul iu this little soug, and after awhile the night gamins Used to come and listen to me. It pleased them. Tome it‘brought back the memory of a dead love and a ruinod life. But you are tiring of my story. There islittle more to telL “I could not endure the solitary medita tion of my past. I again began to drink, lost my situation, and as a last resort I thought that perhaps my little song was worth a few shillings, and brought jt to Mr. Turner." At this the poor fellow burst into tears. When ho was himself, again they went out, and a few minutes afterwards Mr. Turner, addressing Lawson, said: “Mr. Lawson, hero is ten shillings. It will bo enough to get your supper and a decent room to-night To-morrow morning I want you to call here, and I shall give you a good position in my warehouse. As for your song, I want you to remember this: If you keep sober I will pay you a good royalty; but if you spend this ten shillings in drink, not an other penny will you get” Lawson left the 6hop, and did not make his appearance for five days. Then hie was in a condition almost as bad as when ho first en tered it. His vest was gone, his boots were exchanged for old ones, his hat was—well, it was an apology for a bat His coat (an old one) was buttoned tight around his coliarless neck, and his face was unkempt and un shaven, as unclean as it was five days ago. Mr. Turner looked at him.' He did not even speak to him. The smell of bad rum sufficiently to'»l him all ho wished to know. Ho took a half crown from his pocket, handed it to Lawson, and turned on his heeL Ad dressing Mr. T——, he said: “If this man comes here again, put him out” Ttye composer of “Ever of Thee” immedi ately left tho shop, and hoayen only knows what ills fate has been. Certain it is that he never called at Turner’s agaiu. Men, women and children of every color and clime sing the song of tho tramp, Law- son. And tho composer and his sad life ore forgotten and unrecognized in .tho dear old song, “Ev6r of Thee."—English Paper. y., at positively believes he would had it not been for Electric I This great remedy will w; well as eitre all Malarial l)is< for all Kidney, Liver anti St< orders stands unequalcd. I*ri tters. •d olV teh iO.v. and and $1. at John Crawford & Co.’s or L. l>. Sledge & Co.’s Wholesale and Retail Drugstore. A man never knows that a wont 2 has any oldelcthes until he has married her. Strength to vigorously push a busi ness, streugth to study for a profe--ion, •strength to regulate a household, strength to do a day’s labor without physical pain. Do you desire stre lgth ? if you are broken down.have no energy, feel as if life was hardly worth living, you can be. relieved and restored to robust health and strength by taking Brown’s Irou Bitters, a sure cur l tor lyspepsia. malaria, weakness and all diseases requiring a true, reliable tonic. It acts on the blood, nerves and muscles, and regulates every part of the sys tem. Xamby— 1 hear, Pamby, that you possess an estimable wife. Famby sadly)—Xo, -she possess me. Women with pale, colorless faces, who ft;el weak and discouraged, will re ceive both mental and bodily vigor by using Carter’s Iron Pills, which are made for the blood, ner. es and eon.flex ion. It is re j tor ted that Senator Evart re cent 1 v r. -’c.rVm) rhjit he would rather be at than be President. A Scrap of Paper Saved her Lire. It was just an ordinarp scray of wrap ping paper, but it saved her life. Hho was in the last stages of consumption, told by physicians that she was incur able and could live only a Short time; she weighed less than seventy .pounds. On a piece of wrapping paper she read of Dr. King’s New Discovery, and got a sample bottle; it helped her, she bought a large bottle,it helped her more, bought another and grow better fast, continued its use and is now strong healthy, rosy plump, weighing 140 pounds. For fuller particulars send stamp to W II Cole, Druggist, Fort Smith. Trial Bottles of this wonderful Discovery Free tit Jolm Crawford & Co.’s or J. D Sledge & Co.’s Wholesale and Retail Drugstores. Some men are born wealthy, some achieve wealth, and some chloroform their moral natures and organize trusts Don’t sufier irom weakness and de bility. Don’t let gloom and despon dency take* possession of the human heart.' Get health, get strength/ get the power of endurance from using B B. B. (BotanicBlood Balm). The prize simpleton of the season is the young n-.an who goes away for his health amt spends the time smoking cigarettes. ‘ tramp, he looked it. A Savins Factor. There lias just died at Patterdale, in West moreland, a clergyman of the name of Math- eson, aged 90, and who had been on incum bent of that parish for the long period of sixty years. During tho early part of his life his benefice brought him only £12, or about $60 a year, but this was afterwords increased to £1S, or about $90 a year, which' it never ex ceeded. On this he married, brought up four children and lived comfortably with his neighbors; educated a son at the university and left $8,000 behind him. With th*" sin gular simplicity and inattention to form which characterizes a country life, he him self read the burial service over his mother; he married his father to' a second wife, and afterwards buried him also; be published his own banns of marriage in bis church with a woman whom he had previously christened, and he himself solemidzed tho marriage of all his children.—London Paper. A Healthy Growth. Acker’s Blood Elixir has gained a firm bold on the American people and is acknowledged to fce superior to all other prepations. It is a positive cure for sill Blood and Skin Diseases. The medical fraternity indorse and prescribe it. Guaranteed and sold by L. I). & Co. Druggists. "You can buy a pig-in-clover puzzle for two centsHow, but it isn’t any eas ier tp put tho pig in rhs pen than it was when the tiling cost a dime. Happiness And Contentment. Cannot.go hand in hand ifwe look onthe dark side of every little obstacle! Noth ing will so darken life and make it burden as Dyspep&ia. Acker’s Dyspep sia Tablets will cure the worst i’rom/>f Dyspepsia, Constipation arid Indifes- tioo, add make life a iiappinesy and pleasure. Sold at 25 and 50 cent ^iy 1*. D. Sledge & Co.,Druggists. Tlie descendants of RefiecciufNourse,- who was hanged as a witch ii^702, had a reunion in Danvers, Mass./ast Mon day. In the spring, lmdre/ of persons suffer from boils, carbunff'S arid other eruptive diseases, 'i’hgw are, evidences that the system is trym to purge itself of impurities,and thaw needs the ]tow erful aid which is aijpded.'by the use of Ayer’s Sarsaparill Jottings. Coined Words. When the average American finds his lan guage inadequate for the expression of his thoughts, feelings or emotions) he coins a word to suit the occasion. He generally finds an extremely expressive word. During the war of the rebellion the words “skedaddle,” and “contraband” (as applied to a negro)/ were born. The former, it is claimeil, is of Swedish-or Danish origin, but it possesses a true Yankee twang, and in its present form was probably never heard until the conditions m surrounding its-birth were evolved, Today I don’t mind that, Mr. T , but won’t * fin< ^ s a ucw term, growing out of, tho liquor i\ igjn ^ r > Ol.iy legisisuuro, is 0]ipos.HI to Lulroad bill, I.i-tiheptopu- of thu; gratul old county b.- heard on Sr-”- you let me have a drink! I want it—please let me have a drink.’’ refused to stand the drink; hetoldMr. Lawson -that if he wanted a dinner he could have it, but drink he could not have. Finally the tyro went into the Ship and Turtle din ing rooms, and over chocolate and sirloin steak the author of “Ever of Thee” told the following story: 1 was once rich, Mr. T . Yon know am now. Yba were astonished to •1L That little mpanion from tor the past to ine the uptoand » tor me. calls is the i . indi troubles; the adjective “speak-easy,” as plied to a place where illegal liquor selling carried on. It “fits" admirably, and in respect is a worthy successor of “skedaddle and “contraband.”—Pittsburg Bulletin. Jeffer Special to Tlip Bail Jefferson,/'-, «Lily 3.—This week our excellent^ 1111 *)’ Treasurer, W. T. Bennett,pra^^d to get up stock for the Jackson C^/‘ t y ^ ny ^ T> a < Bank,a charter having alf^y been obtained, and iu a few moiu/ t * rie had almost a sufficiency to orgaufK rtu d tlie prospects are now good f a hank. This will lead to- anou/sood investment in our town. $5,000 insurance policy on the \\. A. Watson has been paid, ar Gapt. Jas. White, of the National of Athens, kindly proposed to fsh it without cost to the’heirs pf the state. 'The Majesty of tho Law. A Montreal judge has severely ed a lawyer who appeared in court a gowh over a tweed suit Tho la ho didn’t seo what difference it his suit was tweed or broadclowu,, , .. he behaved himself; and ha d'-’-* 7vvhettier any judge had a right to peer to see what kind of clothes thing, be said, tho judges wi- , what vintago of flannels a IajT * when that point was reaek/^,^1 | that he noaid kick. The f v :K ot fl * gn ? a was as sacred as tho lib/ 0 ^ 8 ****’ I and if it was infringed ' 111 Charta. The Mr. A. H. Brock, one of our leading merchants, will leave in a few days fur the mountains to take hi* much needed Next ; to know rest. The County Alliance meets Mi# SoMfcrlsistJO SSJ watch I’erleci tii-jck- <I Oo!d ' 'jiW.inf Ciu _ with wcrlii - Of «]*.! .^oxenon icoti a " tagrth v m • o.iule En »Pl« that uie\ stand nihlcr w itil Mr. Aunoed. id why I inexorable, and irs ago I must not be Times. ^ • — — -;- •• . :ut : In-r-i in vr-ur h~- a f-> t who may th -h " Lo^wnte at o. ciu I o SS "ample* W«J \y (.u «*pwrv'ir..:' ~•’ etc A suuiuu C.V Co., bli. ^