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Thern Watchman, Est 18W.
The Chronicle, Est. UU.
I Consolidated 1889 with the
i Athens Bonner, Est 1832.
ATHENS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING JANUARY 7, 1890
VOLLVIII.
alliance department.
Before wc leave the subject of over
production, we desire to repeat that
here can be no such argument u»«l
success!ally to recount lor the low
pricet of farm products as that, of over-
j,reduction. 1 believe however 1 will
except theone arttole ot Ju.c Liuls.
,1 tnlgiug front the abundant suppl and
t he meagre demand this season the
farmers have found something better
and have decided to discontinue the use
of it with thanks.
tV hen the world decides to adopt the
camels hair and leathern girdle costume,
king cotton will go the same way.
When locust ami lioney become the uni
versal diet of mankind, wheat, rye and
*•<)• n and all manner of grain will only
cultivated to furnisli food for the
nimble grasshopper and nectar for the
festive bee. This statement need not
cause serious alarm among a certain
c ass of our fellow citizens. The devil
will take care of his own. There will
he enough to run through the serpent
like coils of the still worm to keep up
the usual supply of recruits for the ar
mies of the damned. New let us dig
down to the rock bottom of reason and
s jf wc c;1 n discover some ot the facts
that keep down not only the pi ices of
j.,,111 pr«ulucts tint serve to produce this
e verlasting fluctuation in the market of
prices.
On January 1st, before the New
Year’s sun bail reached the zenith of its
glory,and before the break last given by
the farutei to Uncle Sam has been di-
gesiod. he sets about to formulaic a
plan by which to ascertain as early as
possible, that is before ‘'the bloom is on
the rye” or the cotton begins to grow,
the condition, acreage and kind of
crops, the probable increase or de
crease of the same, together
with many other matters pertaining to
the farmers’ prospects and affairs, and
very kindly collects at government ex
penses all such matters of interest to
the vampires’ that live on the lifeblood
of the producer, carefully tabulates
these reports and gi.es them into the
keeping of those whose Sole welfare
lies in making the labors of t! e pro
ducers as profitless as possible. The
farmer is compelled to answer correctly
such questions ns he may
lie asked concerning bis liushies
v. Idle the men who arc despoiling him
such as Armour, of Chicago, and oth
ers of like, character ami special priv
ileges can defy the powers that be
when called on to make like statements.
Hubert Emerson L believe, onee said:
“The farmer stands at the door of the
bread room ami and weighs to every
man his loaf.” This sounds very
pretty and makes quite a beautiful pic
ture. He certainly docs produce the
raw material for the bread and for tiie
clothes for ifflJir&rM, but li£. does not
stand at the door, tie has no time for
that, lie takes them to the limn that
does si and there and after weary hours
of waiting, ho receives in return a lit
tle bread or meat and some clothes, ami
is told by tbe generous hearted door
man to came back again when that gives
out and promises to carry him through
out the next year if lie will bring him
ad he makes at the <-nu of that time
gain. So lie goes home to plow - and
sow, to reap and mow and -when the
time comes for him to place his products
i n the market sound idv has priced
his produce and determined the reward
of his year's toil without any reference
to v\ hat he might deem just and right,
lie. finds the same rule governs the
price of sugar, salt, or whatever tie
wauls to hoy. The price is absolute, lie
can take it or let it alone. lie has the
piivilogo ol' doing all the work and run
ning all the risks and wearing all the
poor clothes a:.d for these is expected
to ho thankful, lie is thankful, and
always has. been,poor soul? If the Jute
bagging trust hadn’t kicked tip its heels
quite so high and thrown dust in his
eves he would have, probably, gone
down tlie road that leads to the poor
house several mile posts farther and
never thought about calling a halt.
The idea of buying and selling at some
body e'ses figures had obtained so long
long in the land that it had become ft
part of his existence to submit, and
freedom on that line wouldn’t set well
on him. Like a hoy I once
knew he couldn’t rest well at night un
less lie had been whipped three times
during the day. By sonio means the
sand thrown iii his eyes by “the Trust”
cut away the cobwebs front his be
nighted vision and he discovers some
thing that leads him up to the investi
gating point and now lie proposes to
make a little trouble for those who
have been thriving on his disasters.
The same factors that cheapen his pro
ducts make his purchases correspond
ingly dear. The whole thing has bcon
so nicely manipulated that he is made
to stand at the little end of the horn
both buying and selling.
The railroads as a means ot transpor
tation place an important part in the
oppression of the farmer. When com
leaves the Northwestern farmers hands
at loots per bushel and is landed at our
depots at 00cts |icr bushel there is n
small matter of 800 per cent, scattered
along the line somewhere, Reduced
rites ami railroad commissions don’t
seem to lighten up on us much. Many
Alliance journals throughout the land
arc advocating the government owner
ship ot railroads as the best solution of
the rate question. Contending that
when that day conies four thousand
millions of watered railroad stock will
.111 ii t®' 1 ' Ornamental presidents
wilt disappear. Free passes to judges
amt legislators will be unnecessary.
J he evils of competition would disap
pear, because the government would
ne ' tl,er compete nor combi,. ».
1 he great power of money in railroad
syndicates is like the power of money
, 'dhor kinds of combinations, the
tendency is to build up the fortunate
and strong, and oppress the weak.
r»reat cities and competing points ob
tain cheap through rates, whereas, the
jnialler towns along the same line have
, l»ay high rates for way freight privi
leges. The consumers in the rural dis
tricts pay the loss in freight tariff to
the commercial centres because the loss
tits,tamed there is added to the way
"Bight bill; elsewhere this through
rate business moves tbe manufacturing
nterest to the competing points and to
* r Kf, r ®*tics, crippling |and destroying
smaller townwjd removing the power
the7armiS‘ im - ’ inflUe -- ? ^ ay fr0m
the many
the land is
is is one of
of
adopt the old adage, set in letters of
gold and pictures of silver. “Live at
home and hoard at the same place” the
through rate and way freight system
will not so much effect them.
When we all learn to make our farms
self-sustaining, and teach our repre
sentatives that the voice of the peop c
must be obeyed—the sunlight ot pros
perity will penetrate the darkness of
the planters’ home and make glad the
farmers’ heart. Uxo. T. M.
ORGANIZING COLORED ALLI
ANCES.
The Crawfordville, Ga., Democrat
reports that there lias been a negro in
that (Taliaferro) county representing
the “Colored Farmers’ National Al
liance and Co-operative Union of the
United States.” We are told, says the
editor, chat he hails from Warren
county, Ga., and his name is given as
Alexander Paul. He seems harmless
and speaks as if desirous of advanaing
his race. We give the following ex
tracts from the “Declaration of Pur
poses” of the order:
“The seventh section of the charter
declares the object of this corporation
shall be to elevate the colored people of
the United States, by teaching them to
love their country and their homes; to
care more for their helpless and sick
and destitute; to labor more earnestly
for tlie education of themselves and
their children, especially in agricult
ural pursuits
“To become better farmers and la
borers and less wasteful in their meth
ods of living. To be more obedient to
the civil law and withdraw their atten
tions from political partisanship.
“To become 1 letter citizens, am
husbands and wives ”
Commenting on this the editor adds:
An order of colored citizens who will
stick together and carry ont the above
rules will be of more help to this people
t ban any one could now imagiue. Paul
has not as yet met with any success in
Taliaferro county. If he can do any
good, he should be aided in the matter,
but the matter should be followed up
and kept within the bounds of his pub
lished “purposes.”
ODR NEIGHBORING COUNTIES
JACKSON COUNTY.
Mr. Cale Smith and Miss Maude
Baily, of Pendegrass, are married.
J. W. Braseltou and family, of Texas,
are visiting the county.
Messra. Tonie and llarvy Duke, of
Jackson county, will move to Texas.
Prof. Magill and some of the boys
gave a minstrel show in Jefferson.
Mr. John Norbille lost quite a sum of
money between his home aud Pender
grass.
Mr. Bob Carithers, of Jug Tavern, is
building a new residence.
Prof. W. S. McCarty will teach school
at Jug Tavern this year.
Rev. Jackson Harris and Miss Daniel,
of Hoschtou, are married.
There is some cotton yet ungathered
in the fields.
Claud Benson, a twelve-year-old son
of Mr. Gits. Benson, accidentally shot
his brother Bob while hunting.
An attempt was made to steal Mr.
Andrew Evans’ mule from his stable.
Mr John Brooks, of Jefferson, nar
rowly escaped death in a railroad acci
dent near Birmingham.
OCONEE COUNTY.
, and truer
NEW GEORGIA LAWS.
Somewhat Have Lately Cone Into Effect.
It may be that some law-abiding cit
izens liaye unintentionally been trans
gressing some of the following laws:
We publish them that they might be
known.
There is a law which has just gone
into effect requiring all persons or cor
porations employing females to pro
vide suitable seats for them, aud to per
mit their use when not engaged inac
tive work. A flue of not less than ten
dollars is imposed on violators of this
law.
A law provides that salesmen and
weighers of cotton or other produce
must be sworn and must make reason
able reduction for net to which the
seller or his agent :mist agree. A tare
must bo allowed for jute and cotton
bagging.
It is from this time on unlawful to
catch oysters front May 1st to August
81st. They must not be caught with
Scoop or rake.
Owners of building of more than two
stories are required now to have more
than one egre.-s from each story as a fire
escape. Six months are allowed for
these fire escapes to be erected, and if
the work is not then done the owner is
guilty of a misdemeanor.
It is unlawful now for factories,
mills, Ac., to require eleven hours,
work from its operatives per day. All
contracts to the contrary are void.
Any person making a contract which
will require more than eleven hours
work, or any person having knowledge
of such a contract, is competent to in
stitute suit against the manufacture
guilty of violating the law, and the
amount recovered as a forfeiture shall
go to the benefit of the board of educa
tion of the county in which the viola
tion occurs.
These are some of the many new laws
that have gone into effect lately.
JUDGE \\7Y. THOMAS.
He Speaks Definitely ot the Early Comple
tion of the It. R. ft A.
Judge W. B. Thomas, of Tallulah,
has been in Athens for several days on
business. He says that his road will
unquestionably be extended Jto Knox
ville in the near future, and that he has
completed every arrangement for the
extension. He says that he had derided
to run his roatl by electricity from Cor
nelia to Tallulah Falls, if the arrange
ments for his extension could not have
been made. There is sufficient water
power at Tallulah te run the road, and
Judge Thomas says he could have
equipped the road with the iplant com
plete for thirty thousand doljars.
There is not a more enterprising man
in Georgia than Judge W. B. Thomas
and anything he takes in hand is obliged
to succeed. The people of Athens will
congratulate him on the success he has
attained in extending his road t* Knox
ville and will hail his line to tlie West
as one of the best of Athens’ new
roads.
THE PRUDENTIAL COMMITTEE-
They Meet and Elect Judge Howell Cobb
to the Faculty of the Law School.
The University Prudential committee
met yesterday afternoon and trans
acted some little business effairs con
nected with the college. The chief
transaction was the election of Judge
Howell Cobb to a professor’s place in
the Law school of the University
It has for some time past become nec
essary to increase tbe number of pro
fessors in this department of the Uni
versity, owing to the Targe increase of
8tudeuts, and the Prudential commit-
the committee could not have made s
wiser selection than in choosing Judge
Howell Cobb. * .
It will thus be seen that hereafter
there will be three professors in the
Law school, Prof. Andrew J. Cobb,
Geo. D. Thomas and Judge Howell
CObb. ■
MARRIED IN JAIL.
Some weeks ago Tom Hill, a faithless
suitor of Emma Doughty, was arrested
upon a warrant from his dusky lover
charged wit h a breach of promise and
other promises. He was placed in the
darkest cell of the Clark* county jail
where ho has been languishing ever
"Yesterday, however, a ray of sunlight
burst into his cell and his prosecution
was stopped. He decided to marry the
woman he had so ruthlessly deceived
and fullill the promise he had so faith
lessly made. His fiance was brought
to his cell and there in the glo< in of the
* ' Judge Fuller married the
1’s father stood by and
marriage with a trivial*
Mr. Henry T.yle has been appointed
oil inspector for the Athens division.
This place has lieen held for years by-
Mr. Joe Evans.
Miss Matilda Johnson, of Chattanoo
ga, has been visiting Mrs. Billips.
Prof. E. C. Kinnebrcw will teach
school at Bishop.
Mr. S. O. Hutcheson’s caslt sales
amounted to $1,350 on December 2-lth.
Mr. Doc Elder is recovering from a
shot he received before Christmas.
Tlie County Alliance meets in Wat-
kinsville on the 9th.
A negro named Anderson JCrawford
shot at Mr. W. W. Price twice on Fri
day last. Our informant tells us that
Mr. Price succeeded in catching tlie
negro and stabbed him in the arm and
neck. Mr. Price escaped unhurt and
the negro will recover.
Mr.Cosby Crow and Otis Harris were
accidentally shot while carelessly hand
ling a pistol on ;Cliristmas eve.' The
ball passed through Cosby’s hand strik
ing Otis between the fingers.
Some one stole to the pig pen of Mrs.
Polly Cobb Huff, a poor widow lady,
living in this comity, and broke her
pig’s back.
Mr. E. G. Ware, who lives near High
Shoals, lost fifty-three hales of cotton
aud all of his farm implements by lire
Christmas eve night.
Some villian fired a pistol ball through
tlie window of Mr. B. R. McKee’s bed
room last Tuesday night
A move is on foot liy the Christian
denomination to build a handsome
church between Mr. W. ;B. Langford’s
residence and the Methodist church on
Broad street.
Mr. J. W. Jackson has purchased a
residence lot near the depot and will
erect thereon a handsome cottage.
Mr. S. O. Hutcheson speaks of build- I
ii.g several cottages on his lot.
Our colored citizens are preparing to
build a new Baptist church.
M r. J. W. Watson has reopened the
old Fokdriil store house and opened a
grocery store.
Mr. Nathan Carnth and Miss Mattie
Jiles are married.
The little four-year-old son«f Mr.and
Mrs. M. F. Osborn, of near Flat Rock,
died on Wednesday- last.
Mr. O. F. McKee will build a hand
some store house near the depot.
forty-live acres of land for $1400.
T. C. Bassingale has charge of the
academy atUcrsey.
Mr. C. D. Paxeon and Miss Leila
Hayes are married.
On Christmas night the barn of Mr.
William Wood was bunrued, together
with a large crib.of corn, wagon, har
ness, tools and one hundred dollars
worth of lumber.
The marshal of Logansville shot Will
Robinson last week while trying to ar-
ffeet in
rest him. The bail took
the
groin, but Robinson wii recover.
Three revenue officers shot into the
house of County Treasurer H. C. Mor
ris, just before Christmas. Warrants
are out for three of the government
fellows—Arnold, Couch and Murray.
Treasurer Morris lias the bullet sup
pose i to have been fired from one of
their pistols.
Friday night the well-known Ham
mons’ mill was fired by some unknown
incendiary and totally destroyed. This
valuable property was burned several
years since but was rebuilt and recently
sold to II. R. Hopkins, a very clever
and thrifty citizen. Mr. Hopkins bought
for $3,000, paying one third cash, and
had his second annuai payment ready
when the midnight torch of an unknown
enemy was applied to his property. It
was a serious loss.
OGLETHORPE COUNTY.
There was not a drunken man in Lex
ington during Christinas.
Mrs. T. 1*. Calloway gathered n mess
of ripe strawberries Christinas.
The Meson Acadamy will be renova
ted and new furniture' added.
Miss Julia Gibson, daughter of Rev-
T. A Gibson, and Dr. J. R. Brooks, of
Glascock county-, were married in Mil-
ledge ville.
Mr. Edgar Maxwell will enlarge his
livery stable.
Mr Hamilton McWhorter presented
his little daughter Julia with a fine pi
ano bought of ifasclton & Dozier.
Several new streets will be laid out
in Lexington, and the Meson Academy
property sold off into lots and bni't up.
Earnest Carithers, near Crawford,
was seriously burned with powder
Christmas.
Mr. Higo Phillips retires from busi
ness at Millstone.
Owing to a severe attack of sickness,
Mr. P. B. Raughn will not be able to
move to Athens this week, as he ex
pected.
Mr. Oscar Powers, of Madison county,
and Miss Carrie Cunningham, of Ogle
thorpe, are married.
A member of tbe churcli at Maxeys
was drunk and arguing scripture.
Miss Tribble, a charming yonng lady
of Oconee county, is visiting, in Ogle
thorpe.
During 18S9 Ordinary Baoon issued
marriage license to fifty-one white cou
ples aud one hundred and twenty-eight
colored.
/ 11 members of the Alliance who con
template purchasing mules or horses
this spring are urgently requested to
meet in Lexington on Wednesday next
(8tli inst) during the meeting of tlie
County Alliance This mooting is called
by the County Alliance.—Echo.
JASPER COUNTY.
Mrs. Lizzie Mygatt, of Athens, visit
ed Monticello during theChristmas hol
idays.
Mr. H. F. Molone, who has been ab
sent from Jasper county for twenty
years, is visitiug his friends.
The Machen & Eatontou railroad is
being pushed forward with dispatch.
Dr. Bullard and Mrs. Gould, of Mach
en, have lost a great many hogs from
cholera.
Mr. Rich Newton has moved to Kan
sas City.
Mrs. Burton Kelly is dead.
Prof J. C. Bass, of Atlanta, has taken
charge of the Monticello academy.
A peach tree is in full bloom at En-
dora.—Montioelli News.
HART COUNTY.
The Hartwell Sun says the Grady
oak on the Savannah River will be sa
credly preserved.
There were five marriages in Hart
county Christinas week.
Mrs Sarah E. Kent, an inmate of the
poor house died with cancer.
Mr. John Matthews was thown from
his buggy and leg broken.
Twelve thousand dollars in improve
ments have gone up in Bowersville the
past year.
Mr. Win. J. Harper, Sr., says we had
identically the same kind if weather
in the winter of 1979 that we have had
this winter.—Sun.
MORGAN COUNTY.
Miss Jessie Morris was standing near
some people who were firing some
Christmas guns when a piece of cap
entered hcreye. She is under treatment
of Dr. Calhoun.
Madison has received 18.000 bales of
cotton within the past four mouths.
Sant Jones said if we wanted to get
rid of the dog-fennel, lust put some
whisky on it and the “Hard Shells”
would eatlit all up. There is certaiuly
inorePrimftiveBaptists tuan we thought,
or they have had some help from oth
er denominations, for the dog-fennel is
a “goner.”—Advertiser.
HALL COUNTY.
Miss Sallie Pieree, agee eighteen,
died of nenwrous prostration.
A runaway couple from North Caro
lina married in Gainesville
Mr, D. A. Stringer, who was shot by
Mr. W. E. Smith a week or two ago, is
not doing to well.
Up to date Gainesville has received
over eight thousand'bales of cotton
Mr. Robert Moon and Miss Mary
Ilattaway were married at Flowery
Branch.
Hon, A. D. Candler spont his holiday
vacation in Gainesville.—Gainesville
Eagie.
WALTON COUNTY.
Miss Eula Witcher, of Athens, spent
the holidays in Monroe.
Mr. E. M. Brand has moved his fam
ily from Logansville to Lawrcnce-
ville.
Mr. R. S. Harris, of Goodhope, sold
tQ Judge R, A- Cobb one hundred and
GENERAL NEWS-
Judge Porter Kiug, of Marion, Ala.,
is dead.
The Pennsylvania minors are deter
mined toevict their employees.
Fire persons were killod by a snow
slide at Sonora City, Col.
Richmond wants Mr. Davis’ remains
interred at Hollywood
Frank Clayton, a Birmingham, Ala.,
conductor, was accidentally killed.
Thousands of tourists are pouring in
to Florida.
The Spanish ministry has resigned
and a new cabinet will be formed.
Judge S. P. Rice, of Alabama, is
dead.
Hon. Samuel J. Randall cannot live
much longer.
The fats of cocoanut nut oil makes a
good substitute for butter.
The two prominent candidates for
statehood at this time are Idaho aud
Wyoming.
Anniston, Ala., is threatened with
another bitter fight on the prohibition
question.
Mayor Shakespeare has issued a pro
clamation in New Orleans prohibiting
prize fighting in that towr .
Castle Garden received 315,228 immi
grants during 1889. Evexy nation con
tributed with the exception of China.
Willis Gaylord, a speculator in rail
road stock, suicided in jail at Philadel
phia.
At Springfield, Hiss., one workman
was killed and several injured by a fal-
lidg bridge.
Mrs. Kniffin, of Trenton, N. J., was
killed by chloroform and her house rob
bed.
It is rumored that Gov. Campbell
will ran for senator in Ohio against
Brice.
non. J. C. S. Blackburn was nomi
nated to succeed himself a;; Scuator
from Kentucky.
An American citizen lias been
at rested and imprison on a false charge
of smuggling by Hayti. ■
TELEGRAPHIC SPARKS-
Gardner Miller, of New. York, was
killed by a crazy farm hand.
The Pentecost band, consisting of fif
teen meu and women, was ordered to
leave Tuscaloosa, HI., and on their re
fusal to do it their tornple was riddled
with stones.
John Spalding was caught in the
wringer of a New York laundry and
killed.
The South Dakota saloons are still
open in spite of the prohibition laws.
John Slocum, of New York, after
breaking his wife to death with a
hatchet coolly went to a saloon and took
a drink. He disappeared an 1 the po
lice have not yet found him,
A Louisville, Ey., youth died of to
bacco poisoning, having smoked fifty
cigarettes daily.
There has been a frightful massacre
of exiles in Siberia.
Work will soon be resumod on the
Panama canal.
A party of Germans in San Francisco,
Cal., sent an *$ent to the old country to
obtain them wives.
A St. Louis drummer took by mistake
avalise containing $150,000 which lip
afterwards returned to the owner.
RELIGIOUS DEPARTMENT.
Da. C. W. LANE, Editor.
Athens will have an excellent base
ball team next season.
Topic* Sqg-Hiril (or tbe Week of
Prayer by the Evangelical Alliance
for tbe United Mtntee.
January 5th—12th. 1590.
Sunday, January 5th.—Sermons.
The Church of Christ. Prayer for the
Power of the Holy Spirit to work a
grert revival among Christians. Eplies.
i: 15-23.
Monday, January 0th. — Confession
and Supplication.
Confession of sin and failure in the
past, am: prayer for consecration to a
holier life. Prayer for the Church
Universal that there may be more of
love and co-operation among Christians
of every name: for the gift of the Holy
Spirit; for greater faithfulness to Gos
pel truth; for large accessions of con
secrated young men to the ministry ;for
pastors and other laborers in Christ’s
vineyard. Psalm xxxii; Nehem. ix:
1-21; Ephe. iv: 1-10; Hcb. xiii: 7-21; 1
Tint, iv; 2 Cor. iv; John, iv; 34-38.
Tuesday, January 7th.—Nations and
Their Rulers.
Prayer for all in authority; for the
enactment of wise laws and their faith
ful administration; for the abolition of
the traffic in intoxicating drinks; for
tlie repeal of all laws which protect
vice; for the sanctification of the laird’s
day; for social purity and other needed
reforms, and for the recognition by all
men that “righteousness exalteth a
nation, but sin is a reproach to any
people.” 1 Pet. ii: 13-25; 1 Tim. ii:
1-4; Eph. y: 18; Acts xvi: 13; 1 Pet. ii:
1:12.
Wednesday,January 8th.—The Youug
Prayer for special grace and wis
dom for those who are charged with
their training; for a great increase in
the number of earnest Christian teach
ers in schools, colleges, and universi
ties; for mure abundant spiritual fruit
from Sunday schools, and from organ
izations of yonng men and young wo
men. Eph. vi: 1-18; l’sa. exix: 1-10;
Actsxx: 2S-3S; Pro. viii: ix; Col. iii:
1-17; 2 Tim. i: 1-14; Joel ii: 2S-“9.
Thursday, January Dth.—The Church
at Home.
That the church may be awakened to
an appreciation of her increased oppor-
t'mies and responsibilities for bringing
tlie Gospel to every home in cities, ru
ral districts, and new settlements, and
to our immigrant population, isa. lxii;
1-4; Jno. i: 35-46; xvii: 20-23; Markii:
3-5.
Friday, January 10th.—The Church
Abroad.
Prayer for missionaries; for those
who are preparing to enter the foreign
work, and that their number may he
greatly increased; for native pastors
and helpers; for missionary schools and
colleges; for native churches and con
verts, especially such as endure perse
cution for Christ’s sake: for the sup
pression of the -opium traffic, the rum
traffic, and the slave trade ;for the man
ifestation of Christ as tlie promised
Messiah to ancient people,Israel;
for the quickening of nominal Chris
tians; for the conversion of Mohamme
dans and Heathen. Rom. xi: 2 Cor.
iii; Jer. xxxi: 1-14, and 31-10; Juo. iv:
31-13; Matt, ix : 27-38; 2 Cor. v: S-21.
Saturday, January lltli.—Thanksgiv
ing.
For manifold blessings, spiritual and
temporal, public and private; for the
maintenance of peace among tlie na
tions ; for answers to prayer; for the
progress of Christ’s Kingdom; for a
growing spirit of Christian love and
co-operation; for the increasing num
ber of those who hare dedicated them
selves to the service ot missions; for the
privilege of being permitted thus unit
edly to lay our requests before God du
ring this week of Prayer. Psa. evii: 1
Sam. ii: 1-10; 1 Chron.xxix: kO-15:
Isa. xii; Eph. i; Bom. xii; Psa. cxxxv.
Sunday, ^January 12th. — Subject of
Sermons.
The Future Glory. Isa. ii: 1-15 ;Dan
ii: 34.35.
Services will be held each cveningdu-
ring the week at four o’clock at the
First Methodist Church.
A SUM.
no sat in the corner smoking his
pipe anc looking with evident pleasure
upon his little Jimmy busy working
out sums on his slate, for Jimmy went
to the public school and was rapidly
improving. He gave Jimnty a sum to
work out. “How much profit did your
brother Ben get out of those three five
hundred pound bags of cotton, sold at
10c. deducting 30 per cent for cost of
production ?” The boy delighted his
father by promptly and correctly work
ing it out. Now Jink my I found a sum
the other day in my Bible, which I
want you to work out. “What shall it
profit a man, if he shall gain the whole
world and lose his own soul; or what
shall a man give in exchange for his
soul?” Jimmy found that his slate was
not large enongh, and his Sanford’s
higher arithuiatic not high enough for
that sum. Try it. Whilst any time is
a good time for working at it, the
opening year ought to set everybody to
ciphering over it.
THE DESERT ADVANCING.
The Great Desert of Africa is advan
cing Northward. An engineer reports
that the whole southern part of Tunis is
being gradually covered by the desert
sand. Far within the present border of
the desert, are buried ruins of build
ings, which show that at the dawn of
the .Christian Era, much of what is
now a sandy desert, was fertile and
cultivated, Wind and storm have
moved the sand northward, till a vast
and increasing area has become a bar
ren waste.
What has become of those good reso
lutions? Buried under the advancing
sand of the Desert world. What has
become of tbe person who but the
other day, intent upon a true life which
takes in.two worlds, was vigorously
climbing its star paved way? Is it
a case of burial under a sand dune?
The emergency that props upon so
many calis for prompt action, and an
appeal for help to the Great Engineer.
THE SECRET OF HEALTH.
Don’t worry.
Don’t hurry. “Too swift arrives as
tardy as too slow'.”
“Simplify! Simplify! Simplify!”
Don’t*over cat. Don’t starve. “Let
yourjmoderation be known to a 11 men.”
Court the fresh air day and night
“Oh, if you knew what was in die air!”
Sleep and rest abundantly. Sleep is
nature’s benediction.
Spend less nervous energy each day
than you make.
Be cheerful, “A light heart lives
long.”
Think only healthful thoughts. “As
a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.”
“Seek peace and pursue it.”
“Work like a man; but don’t be
worked to death.
Avoid passion and excitement. A
moment’s anger may be fatal.
Associate with healthy people.
Health is contagious as well as disease.
Don’t carry the whole world on your
shoulders, far less the universe. Trust
the Eternal.
Never despair. “Lost hope is a fatal
disease.”
“If ye know these things, happy are
ye if ye do them,”
Died of nis Injuries.—Master John
Langford, the young boy who was so
badly burned recently, died yesterday
at Peufield, Ga. Little John was a
bright little lad and much beloved by
all who knew him.
Clarke County Alliance. — Tlie
regular January meeting of the County
Alliance will meet at Courthouse ill the
city of Athens on Thursday, January
9th, at 9:30 o’clock, a. in. A full meet
ing is greatly desiied,as this is the most
important meeting of the year. Not
ouly the delegates but the entire mem
bershipof ail the sub lodges is request
ed to be presen:. Take notice and fail
not. Geo. T. Murrell, 1‘res.
Du. J. T. Goss.—This gentleman wc
are glad to note has returned to Athens
after attending a medical college aud
hospital in New York, and will in the
future engage in the medical profession
in the Classic City, ilc.isagenial gen
tleman and a skilled doctor aud will
doubtless do well in the profession here.
He has many friends in Athens who
ire glad to welcome him back.
The County Farm.—We learned
from Ordinary Herrington that, the
county farm will soon be abolished as a
dead expense to the couuty. The plan
to be adopted after its abolishment has
not yet been formulated and will not
lx until the next session of the grand
jury. Tlier e are at present seven con
vict and eight paupers at work there.
Qu.tkSick.—We regret to learn that
Rev. Mr. Blanton, the preacher on the
Athens circuit, is quite sick with ty
phoid fever. Tlie parsonage is four
miles from Athens near Boggs’ Chapel.
Mr. Blanton is flout North Alabama,
having transfered to the North Georgia
Conference at its recent session. He
has two daughters attending school in
Tennessee. We wish Mr. Blanton a
speedy recovery.
Back from Memphis.—Chancellor
W. K. Boggs is back in this city from
Memphis, Teun., where lie spent a very
pleasant Christinas with his old friends.
He stopped in Atlanta on his way back.
The Doctor is looking well after his va
cation. He expressed himself as having
been greatly shocked at the news of
Mr. Grady’s death. Dr. Boggs realized
that in the death of Mr. Grally, the
University lost one of its most devoted
alumni aud supporters.
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The Lexington Telephone Line.—
We learn that the citizens of Lexing
ton are dead iu earnest over, the A thens
and Lexington telephone line, and that
tbe work on the line will soon begin.
The capital stock has almost all been
raised, and Col. McWhorter who is tlie
champion of the move, is very sanguine
of its success. Tbe merchants of Ath
ens will take stock liberally, we be
lieve.
To Be Married.—Cards arc out for
the marriage of Dr. Luther G. Do-
zior,of‘Chattanooga, to Miss Mamie Rog
ers, of Augusta. This happy event will
take place on the ninth of Janury in
Augusta. Dr. Dozier is very well
known here where he lived most of his
life. From this city he went to Augus
ta to attend the medical college about
two years ago After graduatin with
distinction from that institution, he
removed to Chat tanooga, Teun where
he has been in the active practice of his
profession ever since. Tbe hearty con
gratulations of many friends go after
him iu this new step in life.
Intent to Murder.—Yesterday Dick
Ruff, a negro well known iu police cir
cles, was arrested and plaoed in the
station house. He was charged by
Reed McRae of assault with intent to
murder. It seems that several nights
ago Ruff broke open the door of Mc
Rae’s house near the Northeastern de
pot with an axe, swearing vengeance
for an old feud that had ex i a tod between
the two. McRae got his shot gun and
with a little more provocation would
have shot Ruff on the spot, but finally
succeeded in driving him from his prem
ises. Yesterday he swore out a war
rant for his arrest and will :have him
auswer to the charge of assault with in
tent to murder.
A Change.—It has been so long since
there was a change in the style of col
lars and cuffs that those men who are
continually looking for novelties will
be pleased to hear that a new design in
each of these articles has been placed
upon the market within the. past few
weeks by Messrs. Earl & Wilson, the
manufacturers of tho famous E. & W.
brands. The new collar is called the
“Otego,” and has a slight upward
curve at the points, which gives them a
very graceful rounding when they are
turned over. This collar is sure to
meet with popular favor. The same
thing may be said of the cuffs, which
are narrower than is customary, and
have round ends on both sides. They
bear the name: “Vinta.” The same
superior quality of linen that distin
guishes all the goods manufoctured by
this firm will bo found in these novel
ties also.
Returned from Cuba.—Mr. Asbnry
Hodgson has just returned from a short
visit to Cuba, and now he is busy tell
ing his friends about the sights to be
seen Among other tilings lie says: “The
ladies are beautiful, the soil is produc
tive, and the climate is good, and that
is about all you can say for tne pretty
little island, for I never saw such a cor
rupt people, in my life as they arc. In
stead of progressing they seem to be
going back to barbarity, and you very
often see little cbilUrcu in tlie streets in
a naked condition. The people are aw
fully lazy, and are fit for little else than
making cigars. I asked several of the
higher classes what they thought of the
annexation of Cuba to the United
States and found them eager for sueli a
step. I could tell you enough about
Cuba to fill a book. I think I will go
again next winter and become a Cuban
nobleman. Y"ou can get a big title by
paying tho government a small sum.”
GEORGIA NEWS.
Two negroes killed a young doc in
Cato.>sa county, weighing 175 pounds
Congressman Crisp is up again.
The Hatcher Iron Wagon factory, at
Macon, Is burned. Loss $50,000.
South Georgia is rapidly filling tin
with Carolina negroes.
Mr. J. n. Jackson, of t^ishington
county, made 130 bales of cotton with
seven plows.
Col. T. S. Winfield and Miss Nina
Davis, of Eatonton, are married.
The East Tennessee Railroad flatly re
fuses to pay sleepiug car tax.
Dan Reed, the negro who cut King
Smith, has been arrested near Eastman.
From a twelve foot tree in Catoosa
county, 1,782 feet of lumber was cut.
A dummy line will be built between
Chattanooga, Ringgold and Catoosa
Springs.
Col. James Possell, of Brunswick,
was 58 years oid Christmas-day, and has
never seen any snow in his life.
Frank Sikes, a nogro boy in Pulaski
county, was accidentally killed while
firing a Christmas gun.
Editor Binii’s house, at Butler, was
burned Friday. The loss is about $S00,
with no insurance.
The fi rst bale of cotton over the ITawk-
insville, Empire and Dublin railroad
reached Hawkiusvitle last Thursday.
The store of Jones & ,Son, at Condor,
was totally destroyed by fire last week.
Not a thing was saved.
J. M. Dobbs, of Atlanta, struck H.
M. Nash a fatal blow because he dunned
him for a bill while Nash was drunk.
The first boat for the Oemulgee has
arrived at Macon by rail. It was bought
by a gun club.
For the year that has just passed, At
lanta paid out for her public school sys
tem $97,613.29.
Dealers in liquors, .pistols, howio
knives, dirks, &o., arc required to regis
ter with the Ordinary on the first uay
of the year.
It is reported that outlaws in Chero
kee, Rabun and Pickens counties arc
holding up and robbing people on the
highways.
Mrs. Joe Harris, living near Graysville,
gave birth to twins Tuesday night. One
of the girls was born Decetnlier 81,1SS9,
and the other January 1,18iK).
Bob Long, a negro near Columbus,
was badly stabbed about tbe shoulders
and breast by his wife. The injuries
may prove fatal.
Filmore Bell was executed at Louis-
villo for killing Mr. Evans. The exe
cution was private, and Bell expressed
regret for his crime.
At Chauncey, Clem Lott, a notorious
yellow wench, was fatally shot by Mr.
John Forest. She was cursing his
brother.
Win. Butler, of Cuba, Early county,
attempted to commit a nameless crime
upon the person of Wm. Houston’s
daughter one night last week lie was
foiledinthe attempt and fled thecounty.
Dr. II. F. Hoyt preached liis farewell
sermon at tho Presbyterian church in
Madison last Sunday. Tlie Doctor will
take charge of the church at Hartwell,
Ga, for the ensuing year.
In Atlanta bar-rooms arc compelled
to close at 10 o’clock. The. new Coun
cil of Columbus has adopted an ordi
nance forbidding them .to remain open
later than 11 o’clock.
Mrs. Mary Tims, of Atlanta, sued out
a writ of habeas corpus for her twins,
who were held iu the Home of tbe
Friendless. Judge Calhoun decided that
even a mother must give up her chil
dren if they can be better taken care of
elsewhere.
The Mdcon Telegraph will probably
soon lose the services of its brilliant
editor, F. Henry Richardson. It seems
that the democratic leaders at Washing
ton have offered Richardson the posi
tion of literary chief of the campaign,
bureau, and that he has accepted.
At Blaekville, Ga., several negroes
entered the commissary of Stephens &
Carter and ordered the clerks to stand
aside while they helped themselves to
anything they wanted. One took two
suits of clothes, others fingered knives,
shirts, etc. A negro was arrested yes- j
terday with some of the stolen goods in
his possession.
A negro desperado decided to take In
the town of Benton. When Mr. Horton„ -
the marshal, attempted to arrest hitn,
the negro fired on him, which Mr. Hor
ton returned, and succeeded in arrest
ing him. The negro boasted that lie had
whipped the marshals in the Carolinas,
and intended to go through Georgia in
the same manner.
The excitement at Je3up a few days
ago has completely subsided, and tbe
town lias assumed its accustomed
quietude. The search for Brower was
given up yesterday, because it was con
sidered useless. Some citizens, who
are well acquainted with Brewer, thinks
he has gone to Florida, St. Marks and
vicinity being one of his old tramping
grounds. The negroes are completely
subdued, and the entire town wears an
aspect of utter sorrow.
Tlie New South, of Ringgold, con
tains a brief account of a desperate duel
in the dark, in Catoosa county, last
Wednesday night. Mr. John Elrod was
attacked by some unknown man, who
fired upon him without effect. Mr. El
rod then procured his gun and a regu
lar battle was begun, but the marks
manship of the duelists seems to have
been imperfect. Buriug the melee, in
some way, Mr. Elrod’s rather, who was
in the house, was shot through tho
thigh of the left leg.
A balloon ascension and parachute
leap took place at Ty-Ty one day last
week. When the ascent began, the
balloon veered to the southwest, going
about a mile up into the air. In de
scending the parachute caught in tho
boughs of a large pine, hanging there
until the tree was felled by axmen,
brusing and scratching the Professor to
some extent, though not seriously, gr* 3
damaging his canvass to the amount w
five or six dollars. The Jnalloon also .
hung in the top of another tree and bad
to bo cut down.
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