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ATHENS. GA., TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 2.1890-8 PAGES
VOL.58—NO. 52
THE THIRD PARTY.
We see that an effort will be made,
a t the National Alliance Convention
that meets at Ocala, Fla., on Tues-
tlav next, to induce the farmers to
, ut themselves aloof from ho.li the
Democratic or Republican organiza-
t on-, and form a third party.
Wc mint aud believe that South-
ti n Ailianeemcn will repudiate such
a proposition and continue to fight
their battles within the Democratic
ranks and with organize Democratic
ballots. It will do very well for the
farmers of the North and West to
ignore party lines; but any division
in the South means political suprem
acy for the negro. The only salva
tion for the late slave-holding States
is for the white men to stand shouh.
d r to shoulder, and present au un
broken front to the African. *
The farmers of all our Southern
Hates me in an ovei whelming ma-
jorita, ami there is no necessity for
their going beyond the pale of their
party. Besides, the Alliance and
t ie Democracy are striving for the
r-aine ends—the relief and protection
of the masses against class legists*
loin and ttie oppressive power of
combined capital. If the Demo
cratic party succeeds, the farmers
will have all of their wrongs righted.
So let Alliaucemen and Democrats
all over our Union work in concert
and in harmony—lor a victory for
the one means a victory for the
other
The secret of the success of the
Alliance movement in Georgia and
other Southern States is that the
farmers have invariably fought their
battles within the Democratic ranks,
while the enemy of this organization,
in many instances, appealed to the
negro and the independent. The day
the Southern Alliancemen cut them
selves aloof fiom the Democratic
party, that day their political doom
is sealed. Let the Alliance of the
Eastern and Western States ignore
party liues it they so desire—for
they have not that sword of Dem
cles, in the form of negro voters,
banging over their heads—but it
will never do for the white people of
Che South to divide.
We look to che|assembling of the
Ocala convention with dread and ap
prehension. The Alliauce, like every
other organization, has ambitious
and unscrupulous men in its ranks-
These would doubtless delight to see
old party liues broken, with a hope
of coining to the front themselves,
and reaping the spoils of office. But
the Southern de'egates must repudi
ate all such movements, and oppose
any division between the Alliance
ami tlie Democracy. It would be a
fata! step—destroying the power of
the Alliance and imperilling the sue
cess of the only party that stands be
tween the white people of the South
and negro supremacy.
The editor of The Athens Banner
has stood by and fought for the Far*
tiers’ Alliance since its organization.
V have asked neither office or re
tard of any kind at the Uands of its
members. We believe the movement
is riglr, and intend to continue bat
tling with the farmers to the end,
even if the whole world turns against
our will or wish, they thereby forfeit
our confidence. Be it therefore
Resolved, That Mallory Alliance in
open session, unqualifiedly condemn the
action of our Representative and broth
er Allianceman. lion. John W. Burney,
in the Legislature for casting bis vote
for John B. Gordon for United States
Senator.
Resolved further, That we, as a body
hereby express our indignation, and
humbly request all other Alliances in
our county and throughout the State,
to give public expression to their indig
nation in every case, in which a brother
Allianceman has cast his vote contrary
to the wishes and direction of his
brethren.
The Banneu editor opposed the
election of Gen. Gordon to the U. S.
Senate with all his might and main,
and we still look upon bis triumph
as a defea to the Alliance and a
for the combined enemies
Gen. Gordon’s
AFTER FIVE MONTHS.
CHRISTMAS
PRESENTS.
The Census Enumerators Have
Last Cot Their Cash.
After four long months of weary '
waiting the census enumerators have THE GREAT FURNITURE EMPORD
been made half happy by the receipt of
the nioney they made by collecting the
statistics of this section.
A number of thetq received checks
last week for the small amounts due
But we were a Democrat long be*,
fore the Alliance was even thought
of. To this party we owe our first
allegiance. The hour the Alliance
cuts itself aloof from the organized
l)e>u ocracy, we must—with sorrow
and regret —cease to become its
champion, and give whatever talent
and influence we may possess to
oattling for the party of our race and
our section.
But we have an abiding faith in the
Patriotism and wisdom of the dele
gates to the Ocala convention, and
kvlieve they will repudiate any pro**
position looking to a separation of the
Alliance aud the Democratic party,
an d especially in the Southern
States. Let them throw overboard
arj J and all leaders proposing
Quelt a step, and insist that the All:**
ar -cc continue to fight its battles in
l lte iJemocratic ranks, and that the
-a-u u l( . a t organizations march hand
in hand to the polls in 1892, when the
Ov erthrow of tnetr common eoemy
*111 be assured.
victory
of this organization,
election sounds the death-knell ot
the Sub-Treasury bill—as be made
the race on a repudiation of that
measure of relief for our farmers, and
we believe it will also insure the re
turn of Ingalls to the Senate from
Kansas. Senator Ingalls is as popua
lur with the republicans of bis slate
as is Gordon with the democrats of
Georgia: and if the Alliancemen of
the Empire State of the South caD’t
vote against their old chieftain, to
maintain their piinciples and their
convictions, it is unlair to expect
their brothers in Kansas to make a
similar sacrifice of their devoticn.
We do not blame the Alliancemen
of Morgan or any other couDty in
Georgia for feeling indignant against
a brother member who vo'ed with
theclassof men who supported Gen.
Gordon for the Senate. But at the
same lime, there are extenuating
circumstances, that only those who
were oo the ground can understand*
The Alliance leaders had determined
on the nomination of Mr. Pat Cal
houn as a successor to Senator
Brown, aDd many loyal and true
members of that organization did
not feel that they could conscien
tiously support him. The Banner
editor opposed'Mr. Calhoun’s nomi
nation until after it was made, be
lieving that it would he a matter
impossible to center the Alliance
vote upon him. Gm. G irdon was
defeated until Calhoun was taken up
by the Alliance; and had • any other
good man been selected, we feel as
sured that Mr. Burney, and many
other Alliancemen who supported
Gordon, would have rallied to him.
We do not censure so much the rep**
neentatives who voted for Gen. Gor
don, as the Alliance leaders who
forced Mr. Calhoun upon the legis
lature, when they must have known
it would be impossible to concentrate
tbeir vote on any one—however able
and honorable—who was so nearly
connected with a corporation. As to
the other candidates who were nom
inated on the moraing of the election,
with the exception of Col. Norwood
they were only used as decoy ducks
to prevent the election of Gen.
Gordon on the first ballot, when the
Alliance would have withdrawn Mr.
Calhoun and centred on another can
didate.
This is a critical time with the
Alliance. The members must act
with wisdom, justice and moderation
Do not judge a brother too harshly,
or proceed to extreme measures.
You must work to strengthen your
ranks, rather than create discord and
di8sentiou. There are many good
and consistent Alliancemen wbe pre
fer Gen. Gordon to Mr. Pat. Calhoun
for Senator. While we differ with
them, we must confess, that in view
of the autagonism in the minds of
many farmers against the election to
office of men identified with corpora
tions—iikely to come in conflict with
the in erests of the people—that
there is a reasonable excuse for an
Allianceman refusing to vote for Me.
Calhoun as Senator.
them. Yesterday’s mails brought the
remuneration to some of the others, and
the remainder will probably get their
pay envelopes in a few days.
“1 had often hemd that Uncle Sam
was mighty poor pay, but I never be
lieved it until now,” said one of them.
•‘After turning in my papers, I
thought Tniight have to wait perhaps
three or four weeks, but the idea never
came in my head that 1 would have to
wait five months for it. If I had known
this they would have had to get some
other man for the district I worked.
Why, I might have starved to death
waiting for the money I worked so hard
for. If am alive when 1900 comes
around the government ean count me
out as an applicant for the position of
enumerator.”
Ho say they all. Each enumerator is
disgusted with the financial treatment
received at the hands of the department.
Several sold their claims at a discount
of from 10 to 25 per cent.
UM OF O’FARRELL & FUNK-
ENSTEIN
Shipping Goods to South Georgia
The finest Stocw Ever Seen in Ath
ens, and Lowest Prices.
CALHOUN FALLS.
The New City on the G., C. & N. Rail
road.
The new town of Calhoun’s Falls, in
this county, at the junction of the Sav
annah Valley and Georgia, Carolina
and Northern roads, bids fair to be a
large town. Even if the town does not
amount to much, the factories that the
Calhouus will erect ou their vast water
power will add great wealth to our
county, and develop that section of the
county which is now owned in large
tracts. Of the J. E. Calhoun lands
there are 10,000 acres. Mrs S. M Cal
houn owns a,000 broadside of these,
l'hen there are about 5,000 in the
Norwood estate and about 4.000 on
the Cabell estate. Beside these
the Haskells own some 2,500 hun
dred acres, making alone on these five
tracts, joining each other, about
30,000 acres of the best land in South
Carolina. Since the land company has
located Calhoun’s Falls all of this* land
has advanced in value, and it will con
tinue to advance. At one time it could
have been purchased at very low fig
ures, being so far away from railroad
facilities. First, the completi n of the
Savannah Valley road raised - the fig
ures on it. Tiien the Georgia Carolina
and Northern sent it up again, and
lastly the location of Calhoun’s Falls at
the junction of the two roads, right in
the midst of their lands, aud the cet-
tainty*of the development of the vast
water power of Trotter shoals have sent,
the price way up. Great things are
soon to take place in that portion of Ab
beville county.—Augusta Chronicle.
-ET The ALLIANCE ACT WITH MOD
ERATION.
fke following resolutions were
Passed by the Mallory Alliance, of
*«»**.' couniy:
'' herets, As Alliancemen and dem-
In the Senatorial coolest in Ala'
baroa, Watts and Kolb were with
drawn in joint assembly, leaving
Pugh and Seay alojje in the field
One ballot was taken, resulting in
Pugh 90; Seay 39. Pugh’s election
waajnade unanimous. This election
sends back a Senator who has al
ready served twelve years. Senator
Pugh is a Georgian by birth bat has
lived for many years in Eufaula. Be
is an able debater and a very strong
a strange suicide.
If our readers really want to enjoy ,
lovely sight, let them visit the tuam
moth furniture house of O’Farrell i.
Funkenstein, and see their magnified
stock of new goods, just opened for tb
holiday trade. There has never befor
been such a s.ock seen in Athens. Alt
the novelties in this line are here dis
played, and at prices, too, so very rea
souable that anyoi.e can afford to pus-
chase. This house buys in iimn:as
quantities, and therefore get leo-rocl
terms. In plush chairs they have tei
dozen, and in this line can offer grea ,
bargains. They have everything you
can name iu the furniture line, and a
large number of articles suitable for
holiday presents. What more appreci
ative present can you give a friend
than one of tbeir delightful and com
fortable easy chairs, a handsome desk or
book case, or pretty table, or even one
of those new styles of bed-room or par
lor furniture? It would be both useful
and ornamental. O’Farrell & Funken
stein can’t be undersold atiwhere in
Georgia or the south. Some time since
a lady living in the southern portion of
our state priced their goods, but wonld
not buy until she hail visited Augusta,
Atlanta and Savannah. Last week Die
ordered ». large bill from the great Ath
ens house, stating that their prices were
lower and styles superior to anything
she bail found elsewhere. Our city is
now the cheapest and best furniture
market in the state, and to Messrs.
O’Farrell & Funkenstein is the praise
due. It was these gentlemen who in
troduced such fine goods and made
such a slaughter in prices.
SUMMONED HOME.
Sad Death of Dr. G- L. McClesky Yes
terday Morning.
At his home, just on the outskirts of
Athens, yesterday morning, the soul of
of Dr. G. L. McClesky broke its earthly
cerements and passed to a better land.
Although his health had been failing
for some time, yet his death was rather
sudden and unexpected. It has only
been a few days since all that was mor
tal of his sister, Mrs. Lyle, was laid be
neath the sod.
Dr. McClesky has lead an eventful
and useful life in our community, as a
ministev of God and a physician. He
has been married twice, his first wife
being Miss Georgia Washburn, of Sa
vannah, by whom he had several chil
dren, of whom Lucius L., Frederick
W., Mary Ann, now Mrs. Hawkins, of
America’s. Jeff E., Henry and James
are living. He has several
dead. His second wafe was
Mrs. Heard, by whom h-
liad one child. Commanding in phy
sique. attractive and affable m address,
his life crowned and beautified by piety,
this venerable patriarch has gone to his
last reward. Dr. McClesky was a man
wbo enjoyed the esteem and confidence
of his fellow-men, whose whole life was
consecrated to the service of his Master,
and his death will be deeply deplored
by a wide and sorrowing eircle of
friends and relatives. Four score years
had silvered his locks and bowed his
form, hut age and its concomitant frail
ties only deepened his abiding faith in
his Savior, and his soul was luminous
with fervent piety, and as the shadows
of the evening of life darkened,his hope
grew brighter in the great beyond A
goo I roan has gone, but the trials,
(roubles and tribulations of this world
have been exchanged for theil-«*'d-
ncss of the eternal life beyond t ie
grave.
We extend our sinct r ani he; rt-'elt
sympathies to tbe memo- rs of Inc be
reaved family. The remains will be
laid tq rest by the side of his wife in
Oconee cemetery.
LOOKS LIKE BUSINESS.
Alliance Department
GEORGE T. MURRELL. Editor
L ocating the Line of the Augusta &
Chattanooga Railroad.
The Chattanooga Evening News says
that P. C. Daily has returned from
Pickens county, Ga., where he has been
locating the best route for tbe Augusta
and Chattanooga railroad. To a report
er of that paper the gentleman said:
“1 have been spending some time ‘n
Georgia, and visited the marble quar
ries of Pickens county. I never saw
such works before.
“One company is shipping 130 cars
a day. It lias to be shipped a round
about way at that. If a road were con
structed from Chattanooga to Augusta
through the Pickens county marble re
gion it would get 300 car loads of it ev
ery day. Some of this marble is whit* t
some greyish-mottled, and some of i.
black. A railroad from this place to
Gainesville would pass directly along
by the quarries for miles, it would pass
about fourceen miles south of Ellijay,
the route mentioned by the papers as
having been selected for the road. That
is wrong. The country through which
it would pass if built that way is rough
and mountainous. There is no natural
passage as through Pickens, and it'
wonld be very crocked-full of short
curves. It would have but little local
freight. By . the marole quarrie the dis
tance will be several miles shorter,
fewer curves and lighter grades. It
would pass along valleys the entere dis
tance. It would get 300 car loads
least, of local freight. It would
va-*t beds of ron and of manganese -
which has G7 per cent of the metnl. It j
will cut the magnetic and specular ore I
fields, the graphite and talc of that re- J
gion, the black marble of Whitfield and j
the lead, manganese and brown ore of
Catoosa. It would get a good local bus
iness all the way. It will be one of the
best railroads in the country.
“The surveyors are in the field be
tween here arid Gainesville, and large
forces are at work on it between Gaines
ville and Augusta. There is a gap that
has to be closed, and that part of the
road will be done. I don’t know what
Company is doing tne work, there seems
to be several companies getting or try
ing to get the money to build it, but I
don’t knov* which one is doing the
work.”
FARMER PUILANTHOPY.
Some farmers are opposed to organi
zation and have no conception of bene
fits to flow to them as a result of co
operation with other farmers. They
rather feel a tittle pride or cause for
self-congratulation when they can show
that many of their neighbors are less
prosperous in the same pursuit, and
would be just a little disappointed if
poverty snonld be abolished and all
their neighbors made fully as prosper
ous and sue essful as they. It is uot
exactly selfishness, but more like pride
or ambition. Jonah felt and ex
pressed it when Go«l saved Nine-
vati. He was very angry. He was dis
appointed. He had prophesied the de
struction of the city, and God relented
and saved it. Jonah did not cousider
the thousands of innocent men, women
and children, and faithful horses, cat
tle, sheep, etc.; be was disappointed
that his reputation as a prophet should
suffer before men. The same spirit will
make some men sadly disappointed
when the get to heaven if they find
some others who differed from them ou
points of theology getting it all right.
The same spirit gives rise to the 1 “pull
down” methods of achieving wealth or
renown; some can only try to prosper
at the expense of others. The true way,
the Christian way, is to let prosperity
follow merit only; to build up, not at
the expense, of outers, but by assisting
others, encouraging everybody to go to
heaven by our route, or any other, just
so they go. Make agriculture prosper
ous by helping each other. It is impos
sible to skim the cream from agricul
ture, to select a part and secure pros
perity for them, leaving the balance to
sutler, t he will to do must reach out
and help the poorer brother. All must
go together, or noue can go at all. . To
illustrate this great fact by de
tails met in every day experience, con,
sider the present method of selling the
crop. Prices rule the lowest immedi
ately after harvest; the poorest farm
ers, that is, those most deeply in debt,
are compelled to sell at once regardless
of prices; all who are able to hold for
prices to rally, but the produce put up-
ou tbe market at the lowest price by
the most needy tends to satisfy the de
mand, and thereby keeps prices down
until those having ability to hold for a
limited time are compelled also to sell
at the lowest price, and their sales
continue to satisfy demand and
keep down prices, until practically all
farmers are at last forced to accept
much 'ower prices than they could have
secured had those who were able
helped the needy to hold until they
could at least get cost for their produce.
Bu-iness men know that if you can
start the market short it is easier to
keep it short throughout the season.
Thk shows that true philanthropy, duty
and the best policy go hand in hand in
this great farmers’ movement. There
is no aristocracy among tbe farmers ;
every one must recognise every other
as his brother, North, South, East and
West. From a business standpoint the
colored farmer iu the South must be
recognized and extended the hand of
eo-operaii-n. because the sacrifice of
his crop at a ruinously low price injures
his neighbor as much as it does him.
All must pull .together, or the evil,
which afflict agriculture cannot be cor
rected.
Religious Department
Da. C. W. LANE. Editor.
A SONG OF THE THANKFUL TIME
BT BOU HARTWICK THORPE.
We think of Thanksgiving at needling time—
In the swelling, unfolding. Induing time,
When the h art ot N»turo an.i the hearts of
men
Rejoice In the Earth grown young again.
W« dream of the harvest, of field and vine,
And gntlneries full, at Thanksgi ing time.
WethinkofThsnksgivfteg In growing time—
In the time of flowei>, aud the vintage prime;
when the palms of tne year's strung hands
ate filled
W ith fruitage, with grain and with sweets
distilled?
When the dream of hope is a truth snbllme;
Then our hearts make room for tbe thankful
time.
We thi .k of Thanksgiving In harvest time—
In the yielding, gathering, golden time;
When the skv is lrmaed with a golden mitt,
Aud the blushing maples by frost-lips kissed ;
When the Earns are full with the harvest
cheer,
And the crowning, thankful day draws near.
Wc think of Thanksgiving at resting time—
U but a <
The circle completed t
(of ii
, __ chime
Iu the sung of Ilie, in the lives of men I
Vi e harvest the toil of our yean, and thea
We wait at the gate of the King's highway,
For the daw ot the soul’* ’ihaaksgivuig Day.
The Governor has given no further
indication of his intentions concerning
!' the School Commissionership and the
position of principal-keeper of the petr - -
tentiary. It is generally thought that
George Jones will be the principal
keeper, ami ex-Senator Brodwell the
school commissioner.
W. A. Jester will receive
this week one car load of
cocoanuts and bananas
and a oar load of oranges.
Special prices to , mer
chants.
UNPHEPARED.
FROM THE COMPANION.
We physicians, said Doctor Blank, la'e-
•y, have many glimpses of tragedy in unr
daily rounds. The most piliiut one that i
remember was (he death-bed of a lad, a
mem i- r of tne junior class in a certain
college, who hod been thrown from hi-
boi$H and fatally hurt.
He was a large, vigorous man, and had
always possessed superb health. Proba
bly he had never thought of Ibe possibility
ot death for himself. His hun whs inter
nal. It gave him no pain, and he spok
j icosely ol his “alight accident.” 1 was
my duty to tell him that he had not an
hour to live. In one moment tbe b y had
to give up friend-*, borne, the iui*u**siid
puisuits and hopes which filled his mmd
and face death.
An awful silence followed. Some one
at his bedside sobbed out to him to “trust
iu Je-Urt.”
He turned his head and cried, “Mother,
who is J cans ? What is He?”
Sue irted to answer him, but bis brain
gr*-w cloudy. He di I not understand her,
at d. so unanswered, he dial.
Tuey were not heathens. The mother
was an intellectual, brilliant woman; she
owned it pew in a church, and went to;it
Horn t-mex, as she coaforuicu to all other
customs ot respectable society. She was
proud and Lind of her boy; she had beeu
in many wavs a faithful mother. Wnm
he was >» child she cared for h s digestion,
his tee Hi, his clothea and his manners.
She had Herat-11 carefully trained him in
mathematics to prepare him lor a special
cou se in college. She had guarded him
against improper nssoci dee, and unxi >u*-
ly placed him in “a good sti" of Compai-
looc; but she bad leit bun to learn ol the
one Frieud wiio was to control his whole
life here and here alter from the chauc--
words of a sermon or Ibeliaif-foigoiien
lessons of a Sunday-school teacher.
I shall never forget that woman’s face
as she stood locking at her dead son.
Christ stands at the door of every home-
bold a-id knocks. Should not a mother
open it for her children, that He may come
to them ?
SIFTING.
Children’s Department
LOIS CHIDSEY’8 THANKSGIVING
DAY.
fBY BU8AN T. PBBRT.
In the early morn, by the candle’s light,
r «jn a long ago Thanksgiving Day,
Lois Chldsey, the furl tan Maiden,
Crept out of her curtained bn 1 to pray.
And while kneeling down on the floor so bare,
8he thanked the good Lord for hia tender care
For plenteous fruits of the harvest time
Her forehanded father h«i gathered In;
For the hay and the grain in the bam well
stored.
The red aid green apples down In the bin.
And the hams and bacon, hanging so high
On the kitchen's great beam, ail smoked and
dry.
And Lois was going to ride that mom
In the four-horse coach away t*> town;
And she dressed herself in bet Sunday's beat,
’Twas her tine soft woolen homespun gown,
And hcr Udok, long pelisse,of full cloth blue,
•* *ih her piuk poke bonnet so fresh ana
new.
She was going to gra dpa's large boose,
where
The old brick oven was heated well,
And lull of puddings and pies as could he—
So luauy kinds that she could not tell;
The turkey was browning before the fire,
tor turning the spit was Aunt Keslah.
When Lois got there the table was spread;
Rut first to the meeting-house on tbe square
They went; and the Proclamation was read.
The sermon, too, then the loag, long pray
er;
The maiden was tired, and she would have
slept
But tne tithing-man’s eyes a dose watch
kept—
'Twas Firstly, Secondly. Thirdly, and dewn
Clear to Sixthly—jo wonder she strayed
From meeting to grandma's pudding and plra,
And thought of dinuer, deo r little maid;
And wl.heu she w.s sitting in' front ot the
lire
Turning the turkey with Annt Keztah.
But that was seventy-one years ago.
Now Lois Chidsey is old and gray;
She sits with her grandchildren ’round her
chair, i
And tells ot that far-off, happy day:
But tbe time and the folks nave all changed
so,
She s.ys, Bince^tha. day in the long ago.
THAT FLY PAPER.
Louie is & little girl wbo sometimes dis
obeys her mamma. She is only four years
old, and her papa always rays, wbeu she
gets into troubl-, that when she is oldtr
sue will do beuer.
On entering the kitchen, one morning,
she saw a large piece of white spread out
on tbe table. Her mamma explaiued to
h* r that it was covered with something
swe t and sticky, and bad been platted
there to crtch the flies. Lottie promised
not to lunch it. and her mamma went out
an<l lett her tiymg to count the flies that
had been CHngut.
She soon became tired of thi*, aud made
up her mind lo ace what made the poor
flu-e siay on tbe paper.
She spread one dimpled little hand out
fiat on the paper, but when she tried to
t ke il off, up came tbe gieat sheet ol t a-
per with it. Shu tried to remove it with
her other hand, bat it Caught that hand,
and held it fast, too. At last she pnt her
face agamst it, and tried to push it off with
that, but it only stuck bard and last to her
poor little nose and cheeks.
Thoroughly frightened by this time, she
called loudly for her mamtna, who hurried
to tier, nut bad to stop and laugh at such a
tunny looking little girl.
Her papa came in just then and felt very
sony to see ids little daughter in such a sad
plight.
He removed the paper from her face and
bauds, while she glaily promised to Iry
very bard liever agai. to disobey her ma
ma.—Our Liitle Ones
A Man Kills Himself surd Says the Rea
son Shall Never be Known.
Special by News Telegram Association.
Kissimmee, Fla., Nov.-Osborn Tom
linson, former!v of Dupont, Ga., eqia-
&«•.'we ra^i* ! » irted 8ttiei<te u at l ark ? Hammer-late
* tlca| as well as agricultural matters, t Thursday night by shooting himself
ve a r i«ht to sav who sbaH make ; through the head. He left a letter sta-
administer our laws* 1 ting thaJt the cause of his suicide would
Ami, whereas, When we feleet men never to knowr,and giving instructions
£«li |)i ucea of ofilce and trrot, and del- for the disposition of his body ami prop-
them power to act in our stead *rty. He had leen in b id health tor
t-'j. for ns; and when they from any ome months. He w?b well known i*
whatever act or vote contrary to hia section of Florida and Georgia.
Oconee County News.
.Enterprise.
Mr. W. A. England is selling fruit
trees in Oconee.
Young men in several neighboring
counties have the Texas fevers.
The Rev. Wm. Seay departed this life
last Thursday.
Jfr. Bud Saxon, of near Goshen,
very sick. Think he has been poisoned
Mr. A. W. Ashford’s new storehouse
on Broad street is fast nearing com
pletion.
Sheriff Overby caught a skunk In jail
last Friday. He was a beautiful animal.
Mr. M. O. Griffeth had the misfortune
to lose a fine mule last Monday night.
Mrs. J. R. Hodges and family will
move, back to Burnt Factory Christmas.
Mr. E. F. Anderson, of Atlata, is vis
iting relatives in Watkinsville this
’Mrs. Barton Thrasher, after spending
a week with her son, Judge B. E.
Thrasher, has returned to her home in
Braudou.
Last Monday at the home of tbe bride
in Oglethorpe* county. Mr. Lewis C-
Veal and Miss Mattie Griffeth were uni
ted in the holy bonds of matrimony.
Themany friends of Mr. W. B. Lang
ford will be glad to know tha he ha* sc
far recovered from his recent severe ill
ness as to tie enabled to walk about his
home aud yard.
We learn that Rev. Simon Peter
Richardson and family will move to
Wetkiugville in the near future. His
many friends in this section will be glad
to welcome him back into onr midst.
Carnesvllle Notes.
Cahnesville, November 27, 1890.—
Thauksgivihg was observed here today.
The Juvenile Missionary Society will
give an entertainment at the court
house.
T. O. Tabor, of Elbertou, is in town
today on business.
There w ill be a case of unusual im
portance here in the court of Ordinary
next Saturday. Tom Coffee et. al. vs.
Tyre Duncan, et. al., application and
petition for appointment of guardian
for John Duncan. I here are several
thousand dollars worth of property
in the case and it will be elosely con
tested. W. R. Little, of this place, rep
resents the warrants and Judge T. B.
Estes, of Gainesville,The respondents.
The Masonic lodge here is sending
out circulate to all the Georgia lodges,
asking for assistance in re-building
its hall that was destroyed by fire last
August.
Prof. Lorney’s Bchool now averages
about 100, there is about 120 names on
the list.
Prof. W. H. Cooper, of Hall county,
and Miss Ida Laugton, of Bold Spring,
were married last night at 7 o’clock, by
R. O. B. England. The new church
was brilliantly Illuminated and tastily
decorated. The ceremony was a very
impressive one, and congratulations
were showered upon the contraeting
parties by a large number of friends and
relatives present.
Miss Viola Duncan, acharmingyonng
lady of Elberton,is visiting friends in
town.
Miss Lnla Burruss, who attended the
Jj. C. I. lastyeai, is visiting in Toccoa.
M r. George Key, a prominent AUi-
anceman of Franklin county, is dead.
Too Previous.—The Elbcrton Star
says that the editor of the Homer Ga
zette wants to get married. Thisisa
right fanny remark to make about a
preacher who has a wife and a lot o>
children. Doubtless tbe Star is of the
opinion that a man who has lived long
enough t<> nave a wife is too wise to
engage in the newspaper business.—
Hartnouy Grove Age. '
Vekv Low.—Mrs. T. »i. Dozier has
been lying at the point of death for sev
eral days. At a late boar last night she i
was not expected to live. Her health
has been in a precarious condition for '
some time and her death will not sur
prise her triends.
IS e regret to learn of the serious in- ]
disposition of Mrs. Evans. Wo wi.-h j
for her a speedy recovery. ,
DOES FARMING PAY?
Mr. Guy Hamlltolh Will Probably
Make 1.000 Bales of Cotton on
His Several Farms.
In addition to his other avocations
Mr. Guy Hamilton has made a complete
success in the management of several
extensive plantations.
Mr. Hamilton is a young business
man of our city, and he has many im
perative claims on his time and atten
tion, besides what he bestowson the ac
tive supervision of several large farms.
This year Mr. Hamilton will make about
one thousand bales of cotton which he
intends to ship to Augusta for sale.
This is a splendid success, and Mr.
Hamilton intends to realize quite tr
handsome maruin on his farming enter
prises. This simply shows what energy,
judgment and brains can accomplish in
this field of activity.
A HANDSOME PRESENT.
The Banner Editor Presented with a
Christmas Turkey.
Mr. Gantt received yesterday per ex
press, from his esteemed friends, Mr.
and Mrs. B. E. Overby, of Watkinsville,
a mammoth Bronze gobbler, two years
old, and as fat as Billie Pittman. It
wat certainly an appreciated present,
and will help the editor to bridge over
hard times. With such kind and gen-
erouB friends, we feel that we can defy
the world and keep the wolf from our
door. We certainly appreciate our
present highly, especially as it comes
from such true and loyal friends.
Ppopebtt Salk.—Mr. W. C. Orr has
sold tis house and. lot, near Mr. Coop
er’s, to Dr. Quillian. There is now an
active demand for Athens real estate.
The New Hotel.—The prospects for
Athens’ new hotel are now brighter
than ever before. There are two pro
jects under headway, and if one fails
the other will succeed. There is now
some talk of a company buying the
Herrington lot and building a hand
some modern hotel thereon.
A Just Decision.—Postmaster-Gen
eral Wanamaker has come to'the aid of
publishers with a decision to the effect
that “postmasters who fail to notify
publishers when subscribers moveaway
or fail to take their papers frdiu tbe
postoffice, rhall be responsible for the
subscription.”
BY REV KOBEUT H. WILLIAMS, 1). D.
Win n Je^us told P^ier that Satan desir
ed to have lum 'hat be mi«ht sift him as
wheat, he must nave meant 'hat in s.-p*ra-
tm*: the wheat fr^tn the chuff, Satan in
tended to take the wheat and leave tne
Chaff.
This is in reality what Satan is doing
with those who y eld to his temptations.
He is tatting all mat is good out or a man,
and leaving all that is worthless. •
In the case of many, these good quali
ties of their nature are not merely obscur
ed, but obliterated and destroy* d. Satan
Ink-s away the tear of sm il is a great
thing for a nun to feel a dread of stu. To
have such a tear of it as would lead him
to keep far away from it, is a good thing.
The evil day comes when wc are willing
to go to the very verge of tbe allowable.
We ought to desire to keep a wide margiu
between us and sin. Thai man is not
bh-t-sed who Hies l<> see bow near he can
go to Satan without feeling his ^influence.
In siftiug us, Saian takes away the ab
horrence of Bio mat we may have had. We
may have looked upon it as the abomina
ble thing widen God bates.' Underthe
teachings of God’s wotd and the Holv
S, irit, we may have had a delesutionjof
But Satan, through his ari.- and pci-
seVi-rance, may have taken this view ot
away from us. In doing so, he nas
robbed us of a great deal.
He has taken from us good habits that
were very valuable. The habit of prayer,
of Bible readiov, of chutch-going, is worth
a great deal, even il it has not led os to the
feet of Christ.
Satau takes away the conscience, or so
stupefies il that it might almost be regard
ed as having b en taken trom us. Of this
one and that one we have said, he has no
conscience. Conscience was so seared
that it did not perform its functions. Sa
tan bad takeu it, or had gotten control of
it, and tbe man acted as though he were
coiiEcienctlesx.
Not only had Satan gotten all this good
wheat t f our nature, but he had taken also
tbe truth that we had acquired in other
days. It lost its pow* r. Tbe memory
failed to present it wneo it was greatly
meded. This dimming of the truth, and
this impairing of the memory in the use of
religious truth, was the work of Sati n that
1-ft us bereft of invalu.ble agencies for our
good.
The only sure way to treat Satan when
ae would sift os as wheat and take from
us all that is valuable, is to resist him in
the beginning of an evil coors*. Then we
have the most strength and the clearest
view of our danger. Then sin has tbe
least strength, and is more easily over
come.
Allow it to go on. and onr strength is
lost and weakness takes its place. Bin in
creases and soon becomes able to overcome
onr greatest efforts.
How important that tbe young should be
strengthened by God’s giace to prevent
Satan ftotn taking all that is good from
them.
WHO SPILLED THE INK?
Who spilled it ? There were only three
in the room There was Jip going out of
the room wi'h ins tail up. There was
doll, Polly Adaline, on tbe chair, looking
vety innocent. Sue could not have done
it. And there was Bessie with great black
splashes *>n hei dress, looking at the ioky
puddle on the floor.
Bessie had put tbe inkstand on the stool.
Jip had tuu against the stjoI anchknocked
it off
B.-erie was getting Polly Dolly ready in
make a speech, when she heard doggie
baik. As she turned she struck her foot
against tbe chair, and fell, full length, on
on the very edge of the black puddle. It
did uot hurt a bit, but ob, her dress, and
olt, the carpet!
Bessie jumped up and sai*l to Jip, “You
oau.'iity, had doe! What shall I do to
you?” Jip did not wait lo see, but put up
hi* tail and ran away.
The little girl stood looking at the car
pel a minute, and tbeu ran o call mamma,
leaving Polly Dolly with her arms hang
ing over the chair, quite helpless.
Mamma Came in.the greatest hurry.
“How did it happen ?” she asked, working
away with a sponge, aud looking so very
sorry.
“Jip ran against the stool, mamma, and
upset tlie bottle of ink. 1 called him bad,
naughty.
“Wbo put the inkstand on the stool V*
said mamma. “It belongs there on the
table.” 1
“1 wanted the big books,” said Bessie.
“Polly Dolly was to make a speech, and I
wanted to stand her up high. 1 put the
inkstand on the stool so I could slide the
bt.oks off tbe table.”
‘ Then it wns naughty Bessie; and not
naughty Jip.” said minima. “Jipknew
do better, but Bessie kn w that the stool
was no place tor ink.”
How sober mamma looked!
‘*1 didn’t think,” said Bessie, banging her
head.
“You must think,” said tnamma,worklng
away, and don’t blame another for your
fault.—Sunbeam
Death of Mrs. Lem Swank.—This
estimable lady, relict of tbe late Lera
Swann, died at her home in Clarke
county a few days ago, and was buried
at Sandy Creek church, in Jackson
county. Mrs. Swann had bean blind
for ten years, but bore her affliction
with Christian resignation.
The Bank ok t urnebnille.—“Peg-
wood.” in the Toecoa News, says:
“Another thing that has troubled us is
this financial crash on Wall street, N.
Y. Banks breaking day after day. The
bank of Tnrnerville bad such a rash on
it by depositors a few days ago, that
while it looked as if tbe hank would go
under, but it finally pulled through and
had four coon skins on hand at the
close of banking hours.”
He Obserned all Precautions.—
A farmer came to town yesterday with
ttie proverbial retinue of dogs, and
hearing of the dog ordinance be tied
them all under his wagon. It was qnite
an amusing scene to see seme twelve
worthless canines grouped together un
der a wagon body.
Mrs. Jno. S. Byne and Mrs. Jas. J. j
Wilson, of Wayi esboro, Ga., are visi
Mrs. Lee Lvle arrive*I in the city ves- ing Mrs. W. T. Houston on Barb r
terday f om Prince Frederick, Md^ stree .
An Accident.—Mr. S. A. Porter,
who lives about three miles from Carnes-
ville, has met with a serious accident.
A portion of each of three fingers of his
right band were cut off by his cottou
gin. 'the wounds are slow in healing
,and are very painful. We deeply sym
pathize with him in the loss of these fin
gers.
Misae* Luly Thomasand Ethel Green
have retu ned home after a plea-ant
stav with Mr. and Mr*. Jas. S. Ham
ilton.