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ATHENS, GEORGIA. TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 21, 1890.
VOL.58—NO. 135
MCE0 K MWISON COUNTY., WHERE W ] L |_ ]T RUN
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heart-fell thunks
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THE A’-L
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-.Hir.nci im-n of Madison cono-
l “ 1 *, Kir,,! anil complimentary
1 ' in r."r.r(l to himself.
..'!u<l' k 1 * 1
i o iircriation ami commcr-
W *' 'l” * * ! * ,
! . i!L ( . llM1 i;,g Irnm such a source.
• st , unit el; an (l we iia<l rather
' ,’iuitiilencc anil esteem of
j -[\ t‘ l ''
!s uf our State than the
, ,,*lii*.■ iha 1 was ever erealetl.
, , i e .,\..r to so ih p .rt onr-
,, , |M | ...,ii.Iu.t out paper as so be
, t ,,! i.lu se Uiliil words of cheer
; iii rotii-itJi-nt.
o e l ead with oral incation
l,,i tn of the M adison county
, and it ccriuddy has the
.. TiiK liANSMit endorses
.■ I. line and *\ laldc therein,
]i,ipe that, the declaration of
,-s enunciated in this Meek-
f lleueia democracv, wi'l
np and. endorsed by I lie al-
■ ,.f eviuy eonnly in Georgi:
, r S.illl ll.
:ir ,. nut. an aspirant for cilice
i i higlu'sL ambit inn is to se<
■'.nneis’ Alliance and their
I .I i n< i pies i riii’iiph. Tin
, i; and its editor are onlistfii
ii euiirse, and all the power-
i!, ran i make him waver in hi
\ in mu siniggling farineis.
i:n: le ail litiudde instrument
n im i liis noble order reliei
11,.n i oppressors, it will be tin
,i our ambilioii; and Tin-: 1L\n-
i .Mm asks no other epitaph
!iis leinb — when his work and
e eiu'e 1 thu tliis inscription :
!• .in.i rs inn il.' We know
■ ■ ni11• .innled by s'ioiio ami
h I . ni inies, who will sloop to
1.1 . i m ans lo defeat, our work :
• Im <: as we i an %\ i. ld a pen or
, ill \oiee, we shall I elltiliU'
t for l lie I: i mei s. We wil
i , to ;his l aiiM' not. only oi r
mil, l.ni, if necessary, thehst
wo have nee I > I n 111 a ' i d. W <
in \ er tall i l e l w lien Cs
I :. 1-ansi, anil mil' whole hear'
ill are eidisii d w itIi i he tar
in i his *>leal !ghk.
THE VARIOUS ROUTES OF THE:
GEORGIA. CAROLINA AND
NORTHERN.
The Route Near the Northeastern
Turn-Table the Most Probable, as It
is the Cheapest.
THE. I O jCKH 8SIONAL RACE.
• i o now In u| l, i i. aet a lit' li
,. i in, ip hi ililo I lie I i.li-li ssiolial
• t in i Ii is di-nici. '1 lie pasi
. we have Ii i i i M il illl cliigi Ini
ii ir, si of 1 he i-minties. and sum
i.o iisiill. a- il now stands as
w ■ im - 1 *u 1 >inm. Greene, llan-
1. u.il Moii_*:,n - 1 I voti a.
, e\ Wilkes, K lull and (jai'Uc
' ', 1
< i.o o- in h ! horpe, 1 votes.
■hi I nl.i'v also has the best chance
Mmii-on and Oconee, while in
ami hi a id-, li n il is dillii lilt, as
. io sa\ wlio is i! e popular can-
t love has not. developed near
■ I leug! Il w e 1 III.light lie would,
mill ion 11om all the points
lie spoke show 1ml litile en-
min and small audiences. Ol
o he n:a le some friends, hut we
In- ii ve lie has any chance to
a .•high; county except Ogle-
o' result rests solely in the
• I the Alliance, and as the
jo. so ones the district.
THE FINE CROP PROSPECTS.
*1 initn-i.i seems that a kind I'rov-
I is smiling ii| on the clfoits of
'■nr stingijling farmers, for there
: ' \i i siii h a prospect for aimn-
II ‘ i rm|is. From every county and
lMi; i comes the most gladsome
toil l) gs.
h i;ii tli,' exception of wheal, every
I T' a line as the land fan glow,
■rtieiilarly is ihis the ease with
ami corn. The prospects are
u ’ "e\t fall our fanners will har-
die largest yield over known,
'“" l 'heir hams will hurst with plen-
)' • v '"w, if we only had the Sub-
*'' amiy hid, and the farmers ena«
''"I hold their collon and keep il
'"in the grasp of rapacious specu-
II fheir independence and pros-
peiity ivoiihl he secured. As it is,
“! them must place their crops
"i'mi the ni;irkel at the ilictaliou of
u I'l'eili'ors, and the profits pass
III , ‘ die hands of strangers Kill a
" reckoning must some day
‘""e. :e.it ihe Alliance will wrest
'nil i,| rights from the hands of
1 rulers ‘it Washington. The
" hi ii rv of ihe land are now arons
> :, nd they will continue the battle
■'d ili,.'i r ends are achieved.
What route?
Where will t .e G., C. & X. run ?
You can hear tiiis i|Uestion in ■ very
hand now, that it has to lie settled at
such an.early day. A great deal of cu
riosity is expressed—you can hear it on
t he street corners, among the merchants,
artisans , f all kinds, anil the expectant
property owners, whose property is in
tersected hy one u[ the various surveys.
For some time the last line has been
run ami options taken on the property
on all of them. When a property owner
refused to make a reasonable proposal in
-ell, a board of arbitration was prompt
ly appointed, and the options taken.
These options were taken Ter - thirty'
days, and ere many -tins will a*#- 11*0 sic
iir-t secured will ha ve cxpiifer^ ami this
i-not what the road will alloy'. Tin
route must be selected at once, and ii
w ill be done.
There arc four prim ipal surveys that
have been made, although dozens ol
picliminary lines were run everywhere,
between these four the incision will
rest These are, in fact, Ihe only lino
that combine any degree of practieahili-
iy ; and these cannot he perfectly accep
table to either the road or the city.
11 si ems a matter o impossibility to
gel a line into Athens that will satisfy
ail parties. Intact, it is bard to get
here hy any road.
The lirsI. and most expensive line tha:
has yet hei'ii run, comes in near the
upper bridge, crossing through Dr
by iidou's mill Ai.il North Jarksou si reel.
in front id that genth-nian's Ik.me, aim
ihrougli immense culvert.- to llmoppo-
-ile siile id'the city. It is said that il
will rci|iiiri‘ $5t),out) |o luiilil this line.
■ l will pa-.- near the located line for l. <■
electrie raiiway.
Another line, and it is thought. Ilii- is
l lie one t In.t. has the best chances of ac
ceptance—although nothingiIctinitecan
he learned—passes directly hack of 1 >r.
Lyndon's house, by the Northeastern
turn table, on towards barber street.
I'his lire w ill require but a very small
I,ridge across the Uconce, and it i- deci-
Jtally lhe cheap,'St route. While on the
former, dozens of houses w ill be con-
d,■limed, it is said this line touches but
lour small negro cai.ins.
A third line run- hy the iec factory,
and leaves the city on this survey.
A line has also hoen surveyed directly
up Si rong si roet, but. bis would be a
must expensive veili lire, crossing I he ci.-
: ire eily bv a deep cut. This i- the mo-1
centrally located line, and if pr.iciiea-
hle, would ilouhlless give the eily uL
large heller .-aU.-laetiim.
NORTHEN AND HARDEMAN.
The Leaderof the Alliance Challenges
His Opponent to Joint Discussion.
Special by News Telegram .»sso. ialit.n.
A iT .ixi a, Hi, June 2b—Hub W. J.
Yuri l eu a Ids anol.her s.-nsal i iii in po-
111 leal ipiarli'i's lo-day.hy ,'halli'iiging
iiis i.|.pi.iienl for the i.nvi rnor.-liiji, (Nil
Tom iI.inlriii tn, to a joint c.inv.iss of
lie 8iate.
I.ATKTt.
Atlanta, June 21 —fob Xorthen
lias prepared a letter lofol. Hardeman,
ehalh'iiging him to a joint, debate upon
m ilters pertaining to the gubernatorial
< ampai j.n. Northen’s letter reads a.-
l’obows :
SI'ahta, Col., .Tune 21.—Col. Thomas
Hardeman, Macon, (la:—It, is quite
evident from the presentation of issue.-
made in our joint debate of yesterday
that there are dillerences between us a-
candidates for the olliee of Governor of
ihe State concerning which tin* people
are entitled to be fully informed. As
ihe time now left for the campaign i-
rv short, I invite you to a joint dis
mission, to be held in such sections of
the State and under such direction as
may be agreed upon by mutual friends.
1 beg to assure you that the campaign
upon my part, will be conducted upon
a high ptaue. My knowledge of your
character as a gentleman fully war
rants me in believing that such a course
would not engender strife, nor occasion
ill feeling between us. An early reply
suggesting the terms and the plans of
i bis canvass is solicited.
Very truly yours,
[Signed] W. J. Nouthkx.
THE STORM.
W. A. BROUGHTON
IS ENDORSED FOR CONGRESS BY
THE ALLIANCE Of MORGAN
Special by News Telegram Association.
Madison, Ga., June 22.—The Mor
gan cminrV Alliance in convention to
day endorsed Col. Win A. Broughton a-
a candidate for Congress, and tinaiii-
niouHly adopted the following resolu
tion- :
Jtesolved 1, That we note with pleas
ure and pride the complimentary noti
ces in tlie newspapapers of our honora
ble president, Win. A. Broughton, and
the announcement of his probable can
didacy for the 52nd Congress from the
Eighth Congressional district.
. Second, That we recognize in him a
man of merit and ability, a true and
unflinching democrat, a faithful and
devoted Alliailcuman, anil a practical
and successful farmer, who knows the
interests and wants of the agricultural
classes.
Third, That he has faithfully, credi
tably and honorably performed the du
ties of President of the Morgan county
Alliance since it- organization, and the
utllces of treasurer of the Farmers’ Al
liance of Georgia, an.l treasurer of the
Farmers’ Alliance Exchange of Georgia.
Fourth, That wo. cordially endorse
ami recommend him to the voters, and
especially lo the farmers of the Eighth
Congressional district to represent them
in the 52ml Congress, subject to the
Democratic nomination.
OVER THE CITY.
bii.r.v Lands.— It has been decided
not to open up the Lilly Lind property
until the latter part of the summer, led
worms get into the trees. This proper
ly wi 1 then he inagniticent.lv improved,
and soon dotted with handsome build
ings. It has been decided l-o get the
-trent railway extended through it.
There is no doubt, about tliis.
Ckawfoko’s New I’apkh.—A gentle
man in the city from Crawford tells u-
that a company lias been organized to
start a newspaper at that place, and il
will be in charge of one of tWfi best edi
tors in Georgia. The enterprise i>
backed by abundant capital and all the
citizens are pieged to iLs support.
A Moon-iiineu Cai'hiit.— Columbus
8uiirh, a person of African ’scent,
thought it. wouldn’t do to be i.aincd
’I'lunibus without ili.-eovering si»m:t'.-
iliing. So Using what wit lie had he
discovered a way of making illicit whis
ky. Deputy C. S. Marshal, Jake Ar
nold discovered him, and, m-tcad ol
putting liquids into jugs as lie hail been
aeeu-romi'd lo doing, < olumhiis was put
into a jug hiui.-cii. where hr remained
Monday .light. A stopper, in the shape
>f a good jail lock, was placed on the
jug, so he couldn't he poured out uiliil
Tuesday morning, w hen lie was convoy-
.'i 1 to Alliens, via Lexington, 'd lien
he arrives there he w ill relate the hi-to-
ry of his discoveries to Comiuissimu-r
Bnrliaiik, who will decide what reward
his exertions entitles him to receive.
A New Bank.—A gentleman is ex
pected in the city next week, who is
bucked by plenty of capital, and if
lie secures the proper encouragement
w ill establish auot her bank in Athens,
lie is an experienced financier. O
city needs more money more than si
does a new hotel, even. There is no
use in having a town when there is no
nuuey to he had, even on gilt-edged
sect t rit v.
Mn. J. B. MrxNicf"it’s Race.—News
front our esteemed friend Air. J. B.
llunnieutt states that lie is
capturing the farmers wherever
he speaks, and there is not a
shadow of doubt about his election.
He is one of tile best and truest men in
Georgia, and as Commissioner of Agri
culture,Hie farmers w ill liavea friend on
whom they can rely. He spoke last
week in Madison, Franklin, Hart and
Elbert, and carried these counties by
storm. Col. Henderson has never facet!
Mr. llunnicuttat'd bis charges.
Kit
Material For the C., C. & N.
*‘ u ' June 21 —[Special ]—
"l"',it",> ^"i' 8 ' ,f . I*''" ’ averaging
Mi 11 * 4 'Mimlivfl to c»ai*l» »*ar, caiuo in
"at row gauge road last night
n ittv "**' t< * '* ,e G., C. .& N. They orig-
ie ■ 'i t, "m St. Louis toElberton,
Dsvi..' ‘* v T<Meoa > via Atlanta to this
A House in East Athens Struck by
Lightening.
Athens was visited by a very severe
storm Friday evening, and we learn
that a tree at >U- It. II. Lampkin’s was
si ruck by lightWiiig. The house ill East
Athens, occupied by Mrs. Lizzie Blount,
was also struck by lightning, it tearing
oil’a portion of the roof and demolish
ing ;i bureau. The storm extended on-
lv a few miles from Athens in any di
rection.
'Tint CifAMUKR or Ccmmeuck.— The
names of Mc.-srs. W. II. Davis, R. C.
Ijtlimerand Will Gart-hold ate men
tioned in connection with the olliee
of sec retry of the Chamber of Com
merce and either gentleman will nil
the position creditably. Tlifi commit
tee on statistics will each month lay be
fore the i-ody the condition of the crops
in this section, seemed through corn s-
nomlen e with experienced farmers.
This feature alone will be worth many
times the price of dues to our mer
chants. -
Athens’ Census —Yesterday Mr. ’’ .
t> Kevnolds sent, us t he names of eight
member of bis family that had not been
enrolled by Mm census eminierators.
' here are said to be not only a large
number of white, lint hum), oils of ne
groes in Athens whose names are not
down. In several wauls tins work lias
been most, hiinglmgly done, and Atlu ns
will be deprived of privileges to which
she is iiisttv entitled. Our people are
iii.-tly in lignant at sncli flagrant over-
fj.rlit. Send your name to The Bannkh
old •!', if you have been missed, and we
will try to get it on the list. Also see
if your neighbors, black or white, have,
laen enrolled.
One of Dr. J. Met ean’s Little Liver and Kid
ney Piltets, tuken at night before going to bed
wvi move tb*bowels; the eflect will astonish
yon.
A Mad Doc. FCArk.—Mr. Joe X.
Webb informs us that a young dog on
his premises was attacked with rabies,
and badly frightened his wife, relatives
and visitors Friday evening. After se
eming him in a room, Mrs. Webb sent
for some one to kill the dog, but before
assistance could arrive, the dog had
jumped through a window, and,foaming
at the mouth and snapping at every
thing in tlie way, made his escape. Up
to last evening nothing iiad been heard
of him.
Mn. W. A. Enci.axd.—This gentle
man announces his candidacy for tax
receiver of Clarke county. Mr. Eng
land is an old citizen of Athens, a de
serving man, and will make an etlicieiit
olHcer.
THE BULLETS ELY-
An Idle Rumor.—There was a report
on the streets, yesterday, that etforts
were being made to get a lespeotable
white lady of this city—we did not learn
her name—to take a place under Matt
Davis at the delivery window of our
post olliee. H e h ,ve no idea ttiat such
an outrageous proposal was made to
any lady of tite city.
They Pay Him a Glowing Tribute, and 1
Ask Permission to Use His Name -
Another Richmond in the Field.
A ROW ON A CAR BETWEEN MA
CON AND ATLANTA.
Two No,;roe3 are Killed and Several
Injured—Ofthe Whites J. B. Hooks,
ot Dallas, and Will Bassett, of
Rook,mart Seriously Injured.
Special by Nt-ws Trli'gr.un Association.
Atlanta. Ga., Jmir‘21.—I’i tol.-anil
raz irs made their presence felt on the
Ea-tTennessee train, which left At
lanta this evening for M^> on. 'The ne
groes' ear was iilied with a drunken
crowd of excusionists, When a white
man who was in the car, got into an al
tercation with one oftjfcdtftiogroes and
knocked him down.WSwifli this tin-
, r iwd jumped on tlie white tn n anil
t he eon,luetor, who wcuc to liis assist-
once. The conductor then-called on the
white men in the rear coach to help
them. Then pistols hashed and razor-
llew through the. air. When the sm k
c"cared away, it was found that two
negroes were killed, being shot through
the hea l .Several negroes were badly
injured, Two white men, J. B. Ilooks.
of Dallas, andW ill Basset,of Rockmart,
wore shot anil number Of others are
more or less injured.
Some of the ladies in t.he rear coach
had narrow escapes from the living
bullets
AN ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION.
Mr. Colley’s Effort Among His Home
People Yesterday.
Sjit-C'al by \,-As Te.,-grain Assuciulinn.
VV'AsiiiNiiioN, Ga., June 22.—Hon.
F. H. Colley was in the arms or his
home people today. The wllkle county
t tirne,I out to hear hitu. v -VtwiIo not re
member to have seen so large a political
gathering in Wilkes county for many a
day, ami the court house could not be
gin to hold Hie crowd. He made a pow
erful speech, and his whole people are
d,'lighted with him as their candidate
for Congress. The enthusiastic recep
tion given him w a< enough to make M r.
Colley fee) proud the rest of 1,is life.
He is indeed Wilkes county’s l'avoiite
Soil.
'The G., »’. »t X. Sinu s.—We are sat-
i-lM',1 that if Athens will make a'lil.eial
oiler to ( M il. Hoke that We call gel the
shop-of the G .('.S: X. road. He has
Keen olieivd ten acres of land in Barlier-
ville. These shops u il 1 do a great deal
<> increase the population and biisiues-
<>f our city, and We luil.-t. U-:.\e a.l stone
uni unit'd'to secure Lb,‘in.
A Narrow Escauk.—Mr. Butler,
lineman for the Electric Light < ompa-
ny, had a very narrow escape in Alli
en- yc.-tenlay. While making some re
pairs on the pole, the earth gave away
around it, while In* was strapped to its
top. With an unusual presence of
mind he cut the strap with a knife be
fore reaching the ground, and sliding
down, avoided what might have been a
serious accident.
T
tux'—A
Another Loan association*
w loan Association is being organized
in Alliens, that will reduce the rate of
interest to b irrower . Among thcorig-
inators ot this company at e li. C. Turk
and B. W. Hall. They will send for
a charter bv the. 28th inst.
J—
OUR STREET RAILWA
What This Enterprise Has Done and
Will Do for Athens.
Our city owes its prosperity, in a large
m> autre, to the street, railway, under its
new management. When Mr. Voss and
bis company bought this property it
was almost worthless, and bankrupt.
But these enterprising and publie-
-pirited gentlemen to went work, and
have made it one of the best lines in the
South. They extended the line, put on
new cars, and, in fact, did everything
in their power to make it a success.
They have succeeded, and our citizens
owe these gentlemen a big debt of grati
tude.
The Athens Street Railway Company
is thoroughly identified with our city,
and deserves every encouragement. It
lias overcome the most stupendous dilli-
,-ulties, and is now in a position where
it can now defy opposition and compe
tition. This enterprise is a fixture with
us, and it is the duty of every good citi
zen to lend it a helping hand.
A Splendid Tiece of Property.—
Mr. <lett‘Scott Im- m l e place lie bought
o| p >site Mr. Henry Brittain’s, one of the
most desirable places in Athens. He has
refused an advance of $000 on what it
cost him, hut will sell at a fair price.
RE£D~THE NOMiNEE.
What an Athens Republican Thinks
the C.O. P. Will Do.
“Reed will be the nominee of the
republican party at tlie next national
■ •lection,” said a prominent republican
of Alliens to a reporter yesterday.
“The democrats will have to use
every endeavor or lie will he president,
too. Of course, 1 don’t approve of his
dictatorial,and 1-am-tbe-acknowledged
boss actions, but then there are many,
many followers of Blaine across Mason
and Dixon’s line that do—and he is go
ing to lie the nominee of the republican
party without lioubt, and if elected you
will see Harrison’s high-handed meas
ures dDcounted, and branded ‘favoring
the South,’”
TO MAKE ICE.
A LARGE COMPANY WAS ORGAN
IZED IN ATHENS YESTERDAY.
Twenty Prominent Citizens With
$100,000 Capital Stock Organize
An “Ice and Chemical Compan.y”
High Shoals Factory.
High Suoai.8,Ga., June 22.—[Spec
ial.]—In a few weeks the High Shoals
factory will be filled up with the best
modern improvements and rank second
to no cotton mi 1 in the South. Hands
are now excavating a foundation for an
addition to tlie factory building. This
will greatly increase the capacity of the
mill. With the facilities that High
Shoals possesses and the enterprise that
is being manifested,we predict a bright
future lot- her as a manufacturing town.
On Saturday, July 5th, the people of
this place .and surrounding country
will unite here in a grand picnic i cea-
sion in connection wi Ii some exercises
of the v\ eat End school. Several dis
tinguished speakers from various sister
towns have agreed to honor the occasion
with addresses upon tlie live questions
of the day. This promises to be the
most enjoyable and profitable occasion
that this section has witnessed for years
and those who attend may feel assured
that they will be greatly edified. High
Sim.ils is not wanting in enthusiasm
and,whatever she undertakes,her eHurts
are always crowned with the richest
success. Another feature that will lend
to the pleasure of all present is the
hand, which will furnish a nue collec
tion of music, which they are now bus
ily engaged in mastering under the able
instruction of Prof. J. W. Magi 11.
All who wish to spend a gala day in
a profitable manner are cordially invit
ed to come and bring well filled bas
kets anil unite their efforts with ours in
making this an occasion long to be re
in inhered on account of the universil
i ieusme experienced by the partici
pants.
Another illustration of Athens' ener
gy was exhibited in Barrow & Thomas’
olliee yesterday.
Twent veiti:cns of Athens, who have
adopt 'd the motto, “small industries,”
as the future watchword of our city,
met in council and decided to add an
other to our list of enterprises. They,
after mature deliberation and considera
tion, deeded upon establishing an ice
and chemical factory here, and to npply
for a charter at once.
The capital stock was fixed at $100,-
000, and Harrow A Thomas employed t"
secure the charter for the company.
This means another and an important
industry for our city.
Clinton, Miss., June 17, 18‘.)0.
TIon. Larry Gan'it, Alliens, Ga..
Dear Sir:—I was telling yon at the
K i mball of Jack G reer, Ned Brace, of
Georgia Scenes—who lived four miles
from Athens on the Lexington road.
II laf a mile nearer Athens on the west
side and near tlie road, in an old field,
is a pile of stones, on the hill above the
once famous Ransom Spring. Under
these stones repose tlie bodies of Davj
Holmes and Reuben Ransom, two old
soldiers who served through the Revo
lutionary War under George Washing-
ion. The widow of these two was Nan
cy Clark Cox. Jack Greer, whose
house was hard-by, was her nephew.
She was born in Dinwiddle county,Va.,
in 171U, and witnessed the surrender of
Cornwallis. Corporal Jack Greer was
horn in 17'J8. Johnny Dean, as old as
Mrs. Ransom, when T was a little boy
of three years, was a distiller of peach
and apple brandy and of the untaxed
whisky of the period. Granny Tuck,
who otlieiati'd at my birth, and old Jim
my Maine lived hard-by, and old Dick
Cox, Mrs. Ransom’s brother, and .Jim
my Jennings, his son-in-law, whose
daughter was the beautiful wife of
Judge Pottle, were our nearest neigh
bors. 1 used to see Weems, tile old fel
low who wrote the lives of Washington
and M arinn, and was the author of the
Id I le hatchet slory, at Uncle Ransom's,
lie knew Uin-le Reulien Ransom in the
Revolutionary War. Two of Aunt
Ransom's brothers, John and Tom Cox,
fought in tin' battle of Monmouth
Courthouse, and Tom was desperately
wounded in defence of Mollie Pitcher's
battery. These two were brothers of
my grandfathers, Bolling Cox, who
fought in the battle of Horse-Shoe will)
Jackson and Houston. All these old
fellows came from Virginia to Georgia
immediately after the close of the Rev
olutionary War and lived and died in
Clarke and Oglethorpe and Greene
counties. Oliver Porter, the famous
maiinlaeturer near Covington, is a
grandson of Jack Cox and grandneph
ew of M rs. Ransom. Dick Give, who
died not many months ago at the old
homestead, Chalky Lev"el, was the son
of Jack Green, of whom the slory is
inhibitin' accompany rattling heroic
verses. It, will amuse your old-time
readers: X.
GEORGIA SCENE.
Preliminary Ressurrection.
Reulien Ransom and Davy Holmes,
Johnny Dean and Jimmy Maine,
And old Jack Greek, forsook their
graves,
To view the scenes of earth again.
Heroes indeed they were in war
Of Revolution, long before,
Anil laithfully their tiintrocks bore,
Tlie Washington seven years of more.
The moon was pale behind a cloud,
The shadows dim and faint,
As 1 walked on adown tlie road,
With footsteps quick and faint.
Four miles from Athens, 1 made baste
To hurry past the mound,
When from it came to smite my ear
A strange and ghastly sound.
“Who’s there?” quoth I, “with face so
pale ?”
“We are men, we’d have you know,
Who fought for country in the war
Of Revolution long ago.”
We might some curious facts relate,
Perhaps some wise suggestions;
But now we’re bent on seeing sights;
We’re running o’er with questions.”
“Ask on,” said I, I’ll do my best
To give you information,
Though ask you may uf private men
Or of our mighty Nation.”
Then joined they me and to my home
Iu Athens went straightway,
And sat them down around the fire
To hear and have their “say.”
“First, tell me what is that?”said Dean
“In your compartment narrow,
Which seems to drew my eye-balls up
And scorch my very narrow?”
His linger pointed to tlie grate:
Said 1: “That’s Pittsburg coal.
Dug from the earth.” lie shook liis bead,
“It is upon niy .soul.”
I then took up a little stick,
One end as black as night,
And rubbed it quick across the hearth.
When, lo, a sudden light.
My guests iljew hack, uprolled their
. eyes,
And strove their breath to catch :
“What necromancy's that?” cried
Holmes.
Qui^th 1: “A friction-mutch.”
Upon a tube just overhead
1 turned a little screw,
When iiistaniain o is as a fiash,
A stream of lightning fiew.
Up rose iny guests: “Now Heaveu us
save,’ ’
Aloud they shouted then,
“What witchcraft’s that?” “That’s
what we call
‘ ‘ Carbon iu |H y drogen
Quotl. Greer, “What little thing is t!■ i
Wish which you write so fast.
And better far than e’« r was known
hi all the ages past?”
“In years agoue, l n-e-d to write
With mother's goose quill;
But differently you do il now,
Your ink you never spill.”
“It is,” quoth I, “the C.digraph,
its keys [ sharply strike
To make the letters and the points,
In any way I like.”
We then went forth into the field;
A train came tliundeiing hy,
Drawn hy the snorting iron steed,
Swifter than eagles fly.
Rumbled the wheels, the whistle
shrieked,
Far streamed the smoky cloud,
Echoed the hills, the valleys shook,
The living forests liowi-d.
Down on their knees, their hands up
raised,
In worship tlien they fell,
“Great is the Lord our God,” they
cried,
“He doeth all things well.”
••We’ve seen his chariot of fire,
Tin' horses, too, thereof; •
O may we ne’er provoke his ire.
Nor at liis tlireatenings scoiT.”
“Get up, my friends, get up,” said I,
“Your terror’s all in vain,
That was no chariot of the sky,
’Twas but the express-train.”
We then went to a chamber small;
Men came the news to know
From Cincinnati and New York,
Mobile and Mexico.
It came and went both fa>t and sure,
Atoi.ce Maine burst out laughing:
"What witchcraft’s that?” “That’s
what we call
Magnetic Telegraphing.”
We went once more into the street;
Quoth Ransom: “\\ hat is that?”
It moves along across tlie streets,
As softly as a cat;
l mean that thing upon two legs,
With feathers on its head,
A monstrous hump lielow the waist,
Big as a featherbed.”
It has the gift of speech I see.
But sure it can’t be human.”
“My honest friend,” quoth 1, at once,
“That's what we call a woman.”
“Eteriii.l powers, now save, I pray,”
Dried he with voice that faltered,
“I loved the women in mv day,
But now they strangely altered”
1 showed them then a new machine,
For turning eggs to chickens,
A labor-saving hennery
That, heats tlie very dickens.
"What mean those halls of lire on poles,
That look like stars so bright?
They llare, they glare, they twinkle so,
Throughout the livelong night.”
“They are; quoth I, “electric lights,
And brilliantly they shine
With home-made lightning, made by
man
And not by power divine.”
Tin'll Dean did .-trough grasp my aim
An 1 say, “ I'liis Inucli I see,
'I nis world is so transmogrified,
’Twill never do for me.”
“The c.iligrapli you said it w as,
(A wonder sure to see),
It dees tin* work with speed and ease,
Kine-qna, non to the -,
Your telegraph, your railroad train,
Your gaslight, friction matches,
Your numpback Women, Pittsburg
coal.
That tiling which chickens hatches,
Elei trie lights, stars made hy man.
The rival Venus in the sky,
And light the roads for miles around
For every pa.-ser-by.
Have turned the world so upside down .
that scarce a Ihing, you know,
Looks as it did when we lived here
Some, hundred years ago.
We now turned back adown the road
Where we had posed along,
When suddenly we all were met
By a noisy ev -n throng,
rheii stared my friends anil were
amazed.
“These r rei'dmen arc but come,”
Said I, "from club political.
And arc now going home.”
“Xovv negroes vote r” they all did
shout,
And towards their grages they ran,
‘‘We'll quit this world, to hell we’ll go
As quickly as we can.”
I looked and lo, they all hail plunged
Once more into their holes.
They could not bear the thought so
dire
Of negroes at the polls.
Americus Energy.
Special by Mews Telegram Association.
Americus, June 21.— The contract
for building the magnificent new one
hundred thousand dollar hotel at tl.i
place has been let to Mr. Jas. Smith, o f
Sparta. The work begins at once and
will be paid for with Americus money.
Everything will be made at home, of
Americus material, including the fur-
nilure.
| Children’s Department.
MlSUNDERStOOD.
McElree’s Wine of Cardul
and THEDFORD S BLACK - DRAUGHT are
for sale by the following merchants in
E. S. Lyndon, Athens, Ga.
J. B. Fowi.er, near Athens,
J. W. Hardy, near Athens.
R. T. Brumiiy, & Co , Athens,
L*D. SledgeS, Co. Athens.
Mi^Tbti
By E. CrtVuZZI.
Two JiMlc sai d heaps by the sea.
As null'll alike as pea and pci.
B_-ide one heap a little lad
With serious eves, and all intent
Upon lii< wo k, with piti*nce had
M ‘u'ded a mound, ami as I we .t
Past him, l wood r< il what p mi an'.
“A pud”' I a ked. “A tort," - aid he
Two little sard heaps by the sea.
As much a ik : as pea at d pea.
B side '.In* other pile of sand
There sat a tiny i-o'd Imired in id;
She patnd with liei bal-y hand
The warm white hillock,and said;
“That i- a noble foil you ve iimile.”
“No, ’tis a pie,” she answered me.
Tv • ittle sand heaps by the si a,
As iiitco alike as pea and pea.
We crown folk ha illy understood,
The happy fancies cll ldren have,
Busy amid the sen-beach sand,
That is washed white hy many a wave;
The hoy would be a patiiot brave,
A house-wife would his sister be.
Two little sand heaps by tlie sea,
As much alike ns p a ami pen.
HOLD FAST BOYS.
Advance,
Hold on to }•• ur tongue wln-n you are
just ready to swear, lie, or speak harshly,
or use an imptoper word.
Hold on to your liatul when you are
about to push, strike, scratch, shal, or do
any i nproper act.
Hold on to your foot when you ate on
lie piont of kicking, running oil from
study, or pursuing tlie path of error,shame
■t crime.
Hold on to ynttr t< mpr-r when you are
angry, excited, or imposed upon, or others
ire mi try with you.
lin’d on to your heart when evil associ
ates se* k your company, and tn vile you to
join in their mirth, games and revelty.
THE TRUTH ABOUT A ROY.
He comes out at the front door biiglit-
fsceil and happy. He ernes out for no
par.icular reason, save th .1 lie wants to he
nnvihg a’siiit. Ileis full of phvsical action
and must get some ol ii out ot him tn foie
dtline or lie won’t lie fit to sleep. Ho
loi sn’t k iow this with his head, hut Ins
body knows it; for alter nil, the body does
•oil deal of its own ill iikine; Itidepeml-
iitl v of what we Call consciousm ns. lie
lands on the step and looks i;p and down
lie sheet.
If.; doesn’t know what ho is looking for.
Imlci il, lie is not looking for anything
e just looks Willi a Milt of un
filled hope ilial he will see s< niching
tlggeslive to him of what to do. llr jumps
low ii the steps and • o s to the gale, hangs
'ii ita moment, makes a few s amds with
us voice such as mils dy but a hoy can
ml; , and no person els. would make if
ic C' u!d.
Tun sounds don’t mean a yildug. He
uakes them because—well ucCauSe he is a
toy. A- if lie had suddenly thought of
oniettuiiif to do, he bangs the gale ii|ieii
ml rushes down the midle of thu stre< t,
ell.eg tik ; a young I idian. But lie has
ol thought ol so nettling to do. lie has
simply done that because lie Couldn't
Im k of anything to do, and nnisl do
mill tain .
Tueii lie picks up a stone and fires it at
Gog, a d eringes mid le Is scary if it tins
tit? mmk He doesn’t want lo hurt the
og. He throws the stone because he and
|he d i« and the stone are there, and it is
ii u dy t.i do so. For a tew seconds lie
slid!- and looks up into a tree at nothing.
Then be bracks into a run again, and sud-
leuly siis down on a cuib-stoue as if lie
ad accomplished something anti was con-
lent.—N- w Yoik Ledger.
Witcher will commerlee
work to morrow on hi.s new residence,
n.-ar Mrs. Stanley’s.
President McMahan, of the Chamber
of Commerce, is certainly the right man
in the right place.
Misses Lillie May Haygood, of/At-
laitta, Mattie Ilaygood, of Coviietou^
anil'Misses Kate Calioway and Cordelia
Watkins,of Lexington,are attending the
Lucy Cobh Commencement, and are
the guests of Miss Eunice Thornton,
Itlit Baxter street.
Remarkable Rescue.
Mrs. Mnlim-l Curiam, Plainfield, III
inakis tne statement mat she Cilljll coal
w .ieh sciil-d on Ii r lungs; -lie was tnat-
. d lor a month hy In-l family physician
hot gu-w woise He 'old li rshe \va-Impl
ies victim of co sumption nml that i.o
inedicim-coul I cure In r. Her dinggi*
SllgaCS'eil l)l. K tig’s New DlsCuVeiy I ]
Co. sunipiioi ;«hi: li' Ughl a lnitiie anil lo
In r del.ght found lieisi If la-nettled trf ni
first dose. Sae continued its use and
taking ten tiotlli-s, found lieiself sound and
well, > ow dm-s her own lmii ewoik and
as wi-II a-dln- ever was.—Fo e trial botihs
of this Great D scovi ry at Jchn Crawfmd
vl On., wlinlesile and R till Drug Store
urge Iniillts 50c and $1 00
Happy Hooslers.
Win. Timmons, Postmaster of Idaville,
Ind., writes: “E t-c ric Bitters has done
note for me than all other medicines corn-
tuned for that bad teeling arising from
Kidney and L.ver troubles." John Leslie,
farmer and siockumn.of same place, says:
Find E'ectcir Billers to he the best Khl-
ley and Liver medicine, unde me feel like
new man." J. W. Gardner, hardware
uerchant, same town, snysiElectric Bitters
just the thing for a man who is all run
lown and don’t care whether he lives or
dies: lie found new strength, good appetite
and felt just like he had a Dew lease on life*
Only 50c. a bottle, at John Crawford & Co.
Wholesale and Retail Drug Store.
Co-Partnership Noticed
The undersigned have this day fornt-
d a co-partnership, for the purpose of
carrying on a business in tlie sale of
fancy and staple dry goods and notions,
under firm name of Vess, Vonderau,
Bickers & Co. We will open up in the
new Carlton building, corner Clayton
and Jackson streets, about Septetnlier
1st., and solicit a share of the public
patronage. Respectfully,
A. W. Vess,
Jnn 21, lm-il-w
W. P. Vonderau,
A. L. Bickers,
J. J. Wilkins.
The Farmers of Clarke County SM
Will please convene at Mayoi’s Hall,
Athens, on Friday, July 4th. Impor
tant business —large attendance request-
■ il. Delegates to be appointed to meet
ing of State Agricultural Society at La-
Grange, August 18th.
Emvi n D. Newton, Pres.
E. K. Lumi-kin, See’y.
FOR MEN ONLY*.
A PfttmVF For LOST* r FAILING MANHOOD
a rvoi life General aid JfEKV0US DEBILITY;
pi I X> X* Weakness sf Body and Kind: Effects
w 'KJI of Errors or Excesses in Old or Youb£
Itobmt, 3»4»l« XAXIMKID mil* Ko«t«rv4. lUw tu Uamad
Hlrehtftlu » Wk«k,INUKVKU»l*ICI> OKUAXS A PA UTS of liOll.
4l*oluiely ui»r*iil»fr HUSK TUK AT % K\T— Hr •rlta In a 4af.
M.-» 1 ratify frua* 4? Wales Tfrrilurles, u4 I'orrlfa Coaalrka,
Voaean writ# tkeai. Rook, fall eiplaaatlaa, aa4 araafb a»a>M
ERIE KEfilCAl CI..SIfrAlft.I
JOSEPH GILLOTT’S
STEEL PENS.
GOLD MEDAL, Paris exposition, 188S
THE M08T PERFECT OF PEH8.
Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castorla«