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1&3 Scatter the Premium ,4-The Alliance Wed- Kit lilt—Tiio Democ- I*’ , tariff Reform, ON thE COMING show- . Iran i ns nesirer each day ^ to loom up in sight ever witness- ferf.h. South. H i,usv one with the m ,*'i'h,-i r office presented a all hands mafl- iiid premium lists to wQir»nt*rw«» every quar- •JSstrle*. More than twen- r i rf liiwe circulars advocat- of the Athens Fair fel from the Banner Job iE’dirretors are mailing them * i-oflice in tins part of the I ihry are nl-o sending out u * v «ry town and are having f * . ,‘| and scattered broad ?jiirroiinding country The uwell advertised. Zrn in the meantime are ,Trv arrangement possible to N^tJ,the «'reai crowds that are jja the classic city during the 1'urybodv who are in a po- ITrfctive’hoarders during that • miiic.-tcd to give their names ’ 7j tt( . e on Public Comfort, so thtm ill their task of entertain- Lflowds. Athens is a hospitable inrun-carted people and these sofear that the liosts’of visitors m[ »ecoiiimodations while in ir The directors will see to it Lfued of Athens entering the jllVdcomfortable quarters while hit in Athens. The Fair grounds will assume the appearance of a bit' inline village, with the wigwams pitched all over the place. ' The public speaking will draw thotte- ands of Domocms to the grounds. Thfe Alliance day will lie the greacest •f all and Athens can hardly hold the Visitors that will come. “Pawnee Bill” will electrify the «p ec - am/rifle sho(iing ]aShing perfor,uan ues After the Alliance wedding the eou- ples will be tendered a grand reception by Julius Cohen* Co. at their store and the public wili be invited to call and extend congratulations. The directors are as busy as bees,work- ing up the Fair. The day that Congressmen Carlisle and Breckenbridge address Georgians in Athens will be the greatest day the Democracy has known for many a year. ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. The Greatest Event of Its Kind in Georgia-*- A Day for the Alliance ai.d the Democracy — Public Speaking. ■t "lnt it promises to be, the “occasion Athens lias yet seen. tiik democracy * ona gieat big boom. Every wtiii tm.rgia who can nossibly u niett ( arlisle ami Breeken- Pi the great leaders of Southern M*; should be here. The these distiag iished South- be lessons of wisdom that r, *h great enthusiasm,and ti^ciples of truth and patriotism uiuiefi down from sire to son J^wious yet unborn. It will be ll »y for Georgia Democrats "we.'sedinthis secUop. ft. „ . TBE amusements “ Fair illisnw'lay, Thursday, will be nin-t of the entire week, and the [s»]]l pride themselves on the wofevery feature of the day. the alliance wedding | itself draw multitudes of Alli- ittand farmers from every see- ltwill !«• the liit of the day and {hH that is being manifested in ftiare cf the Fair by the mer- iti Athens, goes to show that it using idea of all others about the ijsho'v. ibriiial mstmnes are now- being »d will be rich and elegant in i,though made of common cotton Ikii/e’s /nmsseau will be present*- tWlive and enterprising lirm, J u- tto Co., ami is now being xtteir fashionable dress .making at. This popular firm is not- Mghuut the State for their hand- pah and good taste, so that the bride may expect to see a hand- mtn swnii'ing her at the Fair. itHume will be made of nice cot- png, manufactured especially purpose. The dress will have a t»<> yards in length and will be itly trimmed in cotton plush to at .-ilk plush. A bouquet of tfdton bolls as a substitute for bWains will be carrieil by the while a beautiful ileeey bridal ipped by a wn-atb of cotton bolls *‘i this exquisite costume, greoiu's wedding suit will be a Mr. J. A. Dalton Accidentally Plugged in the Leg by a Little Negro. Yesterday about noonMr. J. A. Dal- tqj|. who lives in the country near Athens, came into the city with a load of cotton seed and had entered Mr. C. D. McKie’s warehouse. While stand ing behind the door he noticed a little negro boy near fooling with a pistol. Before Mr. Dalton realized the fact the weapou suddenly went off, doubtless accidentally, the ball taking eSecc in Mr. Dalton’s thigh, inflicting a flesh wound. So soon as the little coon dis covered that he had shot a man be took to his heels aud ran up the street before nis identity could be discovered. Mr. Strickland, clerk for Mr. Mclvie, says he heard the report of a pistol and saw a little negro dashiug up the street at a 2:40 gait. Mr. Dalton limped into the store and climbed in his wagon without expressing any opinion about the shoot ing. The wouud was not serious, as the ball escaped ihe bone. It was not known where Mr. Dalton drove to. INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE. Tlie Mayor’s Race Promises to be Ex citing. It was thought by all of the white voters of Athens that Dr. Lyndon’s call fora vote on the mayor’s and council iuju's election in the city would be settler, but such is not tlie case, and we now have before us an independent can dictate, who is into stay and will work bard for bis election. *The gentleman is uot opp sed to primaries, hut is not willing ift his' chances with those who have iweady announced, as they have got the start ou him, and he is going to leave his chances with the people and'let them say whether he shall be mayor or not. This indepen dent candidate is not unknown to the voters of Athens, and it is Skiff, the jeweler, who don’t care a cent for your vote unless y6u are in favor of a eitv clock. Lie is running on this issue, and if you want a city clock, Diamond spee taejes, or first-class jewelry vote for Shift. NEGRO ALLIANCES. he Athens Fair ijjl Furnish Fnn for the Farmers and Their Friends. - ’ IN ONE VAST PANORAMA. A Sample of Bagging that Will Solve the Whole Question. • ' A gentleman:from North Carolina showed The Banner-yesterday -a new variety of bagging which has lately been made and* winch will in due time, •we think,settle t11e whole bagging ques tion in the Sou tit. The specimen was made frotn the bark.of the cotton stalk and was in'many respects very similar in tjel«urtp;«6> fee- real jute. ’ : ' ; Tlre gfentleman iiiformed us that it had grown to be very popular among the farmers of i lie tar heel state, and that for every intent and- purpose it was equally as strong and ••substantial as jute, if;not,iporesq.r ..He.' said .that a machine WM "eqn invented which strips the’stalk-of the'bark, aild this machine cqntggtad by.every farmer as •It v. ill be made by Lucas* fc. fashionable merchant tailors I They will present the *uli an elegant full dress suit of A Large Number Being Organized in Oconee County. Mr. B. E. Overby tells us that tlie negroes in Oconee county are organ izing a great many alliances of their own, and some of the whites are seri ously considering the question of whether it would not be better to take t style, made entirely of cotton I the blacks in hand themselves, than let • -liese gentlemen are artistic some outsiders control them. Let them particular line, and we f«*el safe organize their colored alliances, and "ding that the happy Alliance work under the same rules as the white "riN be faultlessly attired. lodges. Mr. Overby says the negroes I* i ll-of this city are showing can be easily controlled, and by the Mrie-t in the coming Fair more farmers taking them in hand can work J»r« every day, and are uniting them.for mutual good. They have not T directors with hearty zest to the same pass words and manner of in- itiation as the white alliances, but is chartered by one of the Western branches, now united with' the alliance movement. The Oconee negroes are not making any threats, and no trouble is conteih plated unless they get uuder the control of some unscrupulous white demagogues or politicians. BENEDICT-COATES- Accounts of the Wedding Given by Different Journals. We notice in our northern exchanges many elaborate accounts of the recent nuptials of Mr. J. A. Benedict, of . . i Athens, to Miss Mamie Coates, of Bal- Nte mu- 6 P rofitat >l e .and in- timore, and wish we had space tore- "“ n 00 4 produce them for the readers of The ■ Banner. « ti.u v • - ,- „ - ® The Sun and American, of Baltimore, , r 'J■h® add t? 6 gave very handsome accounts of the WE n i-u * lea8ar * of the wedding. while the New York Herald, . mat wdl throng here, has | ^ Boston Herald and the Philadelphia Times had detailed accounts telegraph ed them by their Baltimore correspond dents. The wedding was indeed a brilliant one and was the crowning event in Bal timore society of the season. Every feature of the occasion passed off pleas- A i are add- 'itcmwi will throng he *hr°W ,an<i the directors i w matures each day. mother wedding. ts to'lL tlle coa Pl®8 announce them-1 married at the Fair with cere mo nie8> Mr. C. W. Bald- groom iiToglethorDe*coun-1 1,1,1 in :l i“"st elegant manner. A ”aS mj*. - Ky ,o r e8 t h wiU ^ in AtK^extlPO^^W* hearty ^gratulations^on “fitted" iii: ens next I purpose of having their i on them. Messrs. Lucas ,l° r the grooms** 1 ?- ISpi weddin » '**«»& ADSSS , * 8B " ld OTES op the pair. NfcrliA wil1 furnish the ^ple «t to be worn by bniv* Anianc * wccWiug. eSt show will he a great their return to the Classic City after their trip through the West. Senator Colquitt. Washington, D. C., Nov. 1.—Sena tor Colquitt was in Washington Wed nesday, and signed a level contract for a house on New Jersey avenue, south east, near the capitol.- The house is large and roomy, and is elegantly fur nished. The Athens Fair will be a hummer. It will be the greatest event in Geor gia for the year 1889. It will be a inost appropriate occa sion, for rejoicing and thauksgivin over the bounties of the most fruitful year ever seen in the South. The peoplo will come each day by the thousands, for it will be a people’s Fair. It will be a Fair for each and every class of men in the South, in that it will be protitable, instructive and amusing to everybody that attends it. Not a fortnight remains before the gala week begins, and on November 12, the Fair gates will be thrown open to the crowds of visitors who will pour in- •Jo Athens by the thousand on that day Tuesday, November 12th, will be the greatest day Athens lias seen for years, for it will herald the greatest and gay est week ever known to the Classic City The merchants should by ail meaiis close thrjir stores on that day, and turn out en masse to tha Fair Grounds to give the guests a cordial greeting. They can easily, and with but little loss,close their shops at 12 o’clock and let tlieir clerks go out to the grounds and carry their families, to give the fair a grand send off. The Athens merchants are surely as hospitable and as public-spir ited as those of Atlanta and Mac-on,who have closed up tlieir business on the opening days of their - respective fairs, and gone forth to show their pride in their cities by their presence and en couragement of the fairs. Athens mer chants should do likewise. Wc believe they will do likewise, for they have al ready' shown that they are deeply en thused at the prospects of the fair. The attrac ions of the fair increase in wonderful numbers day by' day, and the directors are doing the whole busi- ne»s up brown. They will makeAlliance Day the greatest day Georgia has seen for'many years, and will have the 'lea ders of Southern Democracy here to meet faee to face tlie loyal and patriot tic citizens of Georgia, and discuss with them the great questions of the day in national politics. What a grand reun ion it will be when Carlisle and Breck- enridge shay meet the multitudes of Georgians from every section of the State, and speak to them about the liv ing issues of the day! What a day of rejoicing! Wliat a triumphant day for the Democracy of the South! The buildings ou the fair grounds will be draped profusely in cotton bag ging on Allliance day, and flags will wave from the roof in gorgeous array during the entire week. The grounds will be handsomely <kcurated through out with cotton bagging and hunting of red, white and blue, and will be in lit array for the thousands of farmers wbo will rally to the Aliiant e’s muster to meet the great statesmen and speakers from all parts of the Southern States that will he present. The Alliance wedding will be .among the chief attractions of the day, and tlie happy couples will be the favorite toasts of the thousands. The costumes for the brides and grooms arc to be rich and elegantly made up. The firm of J. S. King & Co. will furnish the cot ton bagging for the costumes, and the firm of J ulius Cohen & Co. have alrea dy agreed to make the bride’s bridal dress. It will be fitted up in a most beautiful manner, and will be finished off according to the latest styles and trimmed with beautiful silk and rib bons. The groom’s suit will be made by Luc*as & McDuffie, and.will be an elegant wedding suit. It will be fitted on the groom and will he unique and pretty m every detail. The marriage ceremonies will he con ducted by Rev. J. R. Bernard, of Ath ens, and the weddings will, be watched by thousands of spectators. ItThe Alliancemen will score a great day at the Athens Flir on Thursday, and the city will hardly hold the great crowds that are expected to be present on that day. The Wild West Show will amuse the people w’ith such entertainment as is not often seen in this section of the South. Pawnee Bill will find a cordial welcome awaiting him and his baud of warriors when they come to Athens, and they will be received with thun dering applause from the grand stand when they give their performances of western customs and daring feats be fore the eager gaze of the scores of spectators. The other amusements that have been engaged by the directors, too numerous to mention, will add to the enjoyment of the Fair, and there will in fact and reality be more genuine enjoyment be had at our Fair than any that has After the bark lias bfcsentto the fac- lade into bagging of trohble. The bag- ly costs four cents yard is full two it only cd^t been strip tories and ea rope with but ging thus made per yard andf pounds. The best part about it is the profit- to the farmer it n^kesof the eotton stalks, which have'never yet been found useful in any way whatever. From one acre of cotton, We are to:d, Sufficient bag ging can be made from the stalks to pack five acres of cotton. The bark is gathered from the staik after the crop is gathered and the stalks begin to die. We believe that this has been' the g-eatest discovery yet in the way of .furthering the interests of the Farmer s Alliance,for we think itsettles forever the jute bugging contest. The bagging is as good and probably better than jute and in every test yet made it has proved successful in the extreme and perfect ly satisfactory both to the farmer the shipper and the compress men A bagging that fills each and every purpose of jute satisfactorily and eosts but four cents per yard is certain to. be come the ruling cover for cotton, and if this new cotton stalk bagging takes hold of the farimms we venture to pre dict that in less than five years there ill not be a piece of jute bagging in the country large enough to make a saddle blanket. r.--k ■ ; -A For Tariff Reform and South ern Democracy. (✓•mgressmea John G. Carlisle andAV ■P. C. Breckenridge Invited to Onr , Fair—Prominent Georgians will 1 Honor the Day with their ALL HAIL Presence. TO THE GUESTS. HONORED Athens Ahead of Georeia Cities with Its Public Schools. One important feature of progressive school work in these days is music scien tifically taught. . Do many of our peo ple know that Athens lias one of the few systems of city schools in- the South that recognize the importance of thoroughly governing all pupils in music? \\ lien the publishers of the National Music Course sent their talented agent, Prof. Bill, iuft&tiie State of Georgia, IJxe foiMid AtherffF almost ul'one in the. use of his system which is unanimous ly voted among school wen the bestex- taut, without a peer in fact. Prof. Biil has been doing missionary work in the schools of Georgia for some months drilling teachers and scholars thorough ly, successfully and scientifically. Yesterday it was the good fortune of the writer to listen to a drill in the Washington Street School and the amount of music, part singing, that was gotten out of the children was simply amazing. Sopranos, altos and basses sang their parts intelligently, giving a volume of harmony that was surprising, when the age of the singers was con sidered. The National Music Series is a success, and Mr. Branson is to be congratulated upon having secured so able an expounder as Prof. Bill un doubtedly is, to start the teachers on the right way. ceusiiiSTtheIiocks cannot H The railroads Avill offer amazingly low rates, so that every man, woman and child can come and spend several days of mirth, merriment, and fun our Fair. They deserye it after a long year of weary work, and can have because they were never blessed with more abundant harvest. MUSIC IN?THE SCHOOLS. Street Commissioner Barnett Putting In the Crossings. Commissioner Barnett is continuing the good work of putting the streets of Athens in splendid chape and is now en gaged Jin putting down fifty crossings throughout the city, which the council ordered to be placed. For this purpose he has brought out the city’s rock crusher, aud is busy each day below the city mills, in East Ath ens, grinding up rocks to place on the crossings. Mr. Wilkinson, who has charge of the machine, informs us that he has ground out more than three hundred and fifty wagon loads of crocks on the machine, and that ft works like a charm. He says that tnis ground rock is'asgood as anything in the world for making crossings, and says it makes good hah lasts for railroads and street car lines. The crossings which are being put down are in good time,and have become necessities recently. {Most of them are on Milledge and Prince avenues. A DISGRACEFUL CASE- An Atliens Blind Tiger Makes ft Little Boy Beastly Drank. Several days since, so Deputy Collec tor Murray tells us, a mother living over in East Athens sent for him and complained that her little boy, a mere child, had come home in *a state of beastly intoxication, and for a time she feared that the effects of the liquor would be the death of the little fellow. On getting sober, the child told her that a merchant doing business near by had given him whisky, aud insisted on his drinking as much as he did. The lady stated that the man ran a blind tiger in his store and wanted fo know if there wasn’t a way to .punish him through the revenue laws. Mr. Murray took the case in hand, and hopes to secure enough evidence to convict the fellow. Lynching is too good for such a crea^ ture. Tne State laws can and will se verely pnnisli such cases, and they will This party will he prosecuted at the next term of our court. There is no crime lower or meaner than to fnmish a little hoy with AYhiskey. The Athens Fair will he more than a Fair. ‘ It will be a great occasion in the po litical history of Georgia and the South ern Democracy. ~ An invitation to Congressmen John G. Carlisle and W. P. C. Breekenridge, of Kentucky, has keen telegraphed these noted leaders of the Democracy, and their acceptation is confidently ex pected. Every reason for this belief has been given, and it may be safely put down as a certainty that these gen tlemen will be honored guests of Ath ens during the Fair. The directors will convert the Fair into a vast meeting of Georgia’s democrats, and it will be a great day, indeed,for not only the Em pire State, but tor this eutire section of the Sunnj' South. Invitations have been telegraphed also to the following . Congressmen in Georgia to couic and be present at the royal reception which Athens will give to these, her prouiuent guests: Hon Rufus E. Lester, from the First Dis trict, Hon. H. G. Turner, from the Second, Hon. C. F. Crisp, from the Third, Hon. Jas. U. Blount, from the Fourth, Hon. John D. Stewart, from the Fifth, Hon. Thomas W. Grimes, from the Sixth, Hon. J. D. Clements, from the Seventh, Hon. A. O. Candler, from the Ninth, Hon. Geo. T. Barnes, from the Tenth, and Senators Colquitt and Brown. All of these will come to Athene, and will join us in according a hospitable welcome to our distinguish ed visitors, and in making their visit a great day for the Southern Democracy Congressman Carlton, together with two other Congressmen of Georgia will meet in Atlanta and go to Kentucky; to- escort these leaders of the Democracy to Georgia, and at some suitable point in this State all the . Congressmen will meet the Kentucky party and accom pany them to Athens. Every democrat in Georgia and in this section of the South will come to Ath ens on this momentous day, and every man, woman and child that holds the Democratic principles near and dear to their hearts will flock here to pay just tribute of respect to the greates Democrats in the South to-day, and will accord them a cordial southern welcome with rousing good cheer. There are no greater statesmen in the Sunny South than Congressmen Carlisle and Breekenridge, of Ken tucky—no nobler defenders of their country’s best interests, and no braver or more valiant workers for the pros perity of our common country. Their ability as statesmen and thsir match less eloquence have alike been recog nized and admired by the South’s bit terest enemies in the halls of our na tional congress, and their efforts for tariff reform have not only endeared them to every loyal and patriotic heart in the South, but have elevated them with the most renowned statesmen the world ever knew. Their presence in Athens will be felt all over Georgia, for their names are familiar sounds to the peop le of every class throughout the State. Their speeches on the Fair Grounds will he heard by thousands who will ceme for no other purpose than to hear their dis cussions of the great tariff aeform .and other questions which confront the South with equal magnitude at this pe riod of its history. It will be a grand occasion for Geor gia and the Democracy of the South Cheer after cheer will rend the air at each sentence of wisdom and political philosophy that falls from the lips of these great statesmen. The prominent men of Georgia will honor the occa sion with their presence, including Gov. Gordon, Gen. Livmgton, Hon. W. A, Northern, and hos ts of others. The honest yeomanry will do honor to the day by turning out in mammoth num bers to see and hear the greatest states men that have been born since the days of Clay. Calhoun and Webster. Everybody will come, and it will be a red-letter day in the history of Athens of Georgia and of the entire Sunny South. Fleecy Staple Notes—The War on theJtrtli Trust. ; i The streets of Athens are lined witli"[ cotton bales, while every warehouse Js* filled to overflowing.'' Eveu the side * streets are being barricaded. - 1 The Alliance committee from Elbert county that visited Athens last Satiir- f " day, say they will in a few days load ond hundred wagons with cotton and drive across the country to our city. 6ur merchants, would lie glad to have this cotten, but Elbcrton is oiie .of the ’ - best markets iu Geergia, aud will doubtless give the Alliance tlie top of-.,. f the market for their cotton. • 'f ii •* ! A farmer, brought, in some jute cov ered 1 bales the other da v with ten ties each. This project won’t work‘*worth a' cent, and he was made to remove four of the ties. . ' Some of the farmers now place six ties around the bale aud four across tlie** ends. This is an excellent idea, for it-* better holds the eotton, and also pre vents theiii from cutting the cloth from ’ the heads of the Dales. Since the adoption of the ten ties plan todefeat the jute trust, more than half the cotton ooraing into Athens is wrap ped in cotton bagging. Not more than • one bale in 79 is covered with new jute. The Alliancemen of Elbert county won’t use even second-hand jute. They buy some Dundee baggie, but mostly cotton. Only one farmer has bought new jute, and a boyco. was declared against a firm that it ,wag thought lie- ■ ‘ was -interested iiu It wa-fouiul to bo. a mistake however and the boy cot was lifted. Most of the Alliancemen w ith whom we have talked are not favorable to put ting tlieir cotton up in pockets,, although it is said to be adopted.. . In India, where Jute is grown, all the cotton is packed in bagging made from the stable. Why is it that Eng land wants to force jute bagging on the South and not also upon her own' prov ince? Cotton bagging will hereafter be the covering for bales. Tlie Alli ance is determined on this. There is just as much fairness to say what kind of paper a merchant shall wrap his goods in as to dictate to farmers the manner of covering they must use for their bales.*^ . - ; The farmer makes one gain py using \ ten ties—the buyer can’t sample so deep.- It is a mistaken idea, however, that he retaiu- these samples and re-packs them and sells them. They are trimmed up and go with the bales to the last pur chaser. He only gets the “trimmings” clear, that don’t pay for the time as sumed in preparing them. The Athens merchants do not niake any reduction for extra ties or cotton covered bales. The plan originated in our city and Mr. Geo. T. Murrell was the first man in Georgia to adopt it and arrange liis press to use them. We have tlie best eotton market in Georgia,' and our receipts this year will exceed 100,000 bales it is though. FIRE PROOF BAGGING. ANew Chemical Process to BeApplied in the Covering of Cotton, In course of conversation at Cornell University Edward Atkinson, the Bos ton economist, stated that a New Eng land genius has recently discovered a cheap method of dissolving zinc by com bining it with hydrogen, and producing a solution called zinc-water. This liquid if applied to certain woods, wrhite wood, makes it absolutely fire proof, and at a low cost. Mr. Atkinson regards this discovery as one of the most important of the age, and one that will surely rev olutionize insurance, as well as.JJim- mensely decrease the loss by fire. The invention is kept secret for the present. Only one foreigner—Sir Lyon Playfair, the English scientistr—knows of it. He corroborates all that is claimed for the invention, and says that the inventor ia a bungling chemist, but that he has a faculty of blundering into the choicest secrets^in nature’s laboratory. As soon as patents are perfected and capital i; terested zinc-water will be an article oi commerce. ^ SOLD FOR 83,000. Capt. Beossc Sells His House and Lot to the C. & M. R. R. Try BLACK-DRAUGHT tea for Dyspepsia. The lot belonging to Capt. Beusse r which was recently damaged by the pas sage of the Covington & Macon^Railroaxl through it has recently been bought by the Railroad Company ^or $3,000 Capt. Beusp.e had on a previous occa sion been ^offered a handsome price for the lot, but had declined to sell it until the damage whs incurred as stated above. He had brought suit against the rail road for damages but has withdrawn the suit since the sale of his house and lot. . ' •/; The Anniston Evening News says' that “they hav« organized a ‘Sand Trust’ in Birminham. The combine has raised the price of sand from 80 cents tex $1.25 per yard. They are a ‘gritty’ set of fellows over there.”