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THE ATHENS BANNER TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 16 1890
FARMERS MEETING THEIR OBLIGA
TIONS.
As we predicted all the time, the
farmers are meeting tbeir obliga
tions promptly, and as a natural re
sult, money is getting much easier.'
We have never for an instant doubt**
ed that Alliancemen would do tbeir
full duty. But it is singular, that
the first men to settle tbeir account.*,
are the small farmers, who make
only a few bales of cotton—in other
words, the class facetiously denomU
sated as “the onexgallows boys.”
The large planteis seem to think
their well-known financial standing
is.all the guarantee a merchant
should ask, and only too many of
them are holding back their cattoo.
But they are now bringing in the
staple, and we hope soon to see the
threatened panic pass away and our
finances relieved.
Too much praise cannot be accord
ed our farmers for their honorable
course during this crisis that tbrea..
tened the country. They have shown
to the world that while tliej* are or
ganized to defend and do battle for
their rights, at the same time, when
an obligation is incurred, they will
meet it at any pecuniary sacri
fice. The prompt settlement of debts
at this critical time will do more to
strengthen the Alliance movement,
and build up for it friends and sup-
porters, than anything that can pos
sibly be done.
When, for a time, it sermed that
many farmers had determined on
holding back their cotton to the ne
gleet of pressing deb's, we dreaded
the effects on the future of the Alli
ance. A man is sustained and re*,
spected according to his regard for
►
ged to be reinstated, assuring him , be delivered to you postage paid
that he’d never do so no more.
“If there is any one man who be*
comes acquainted with the financial
standing of our body that man is
our Robert, the state treasurer. One
of the members went to bim the otb
er day, and taking bim off to one
side, said:*‘Runnel, kin I draw some
money to-day ?
‘Yes,* replied our Robert, ‘you can
get as much as you’re amind to.’
‘Wal,’ replied the member, ‘the
revenues has got some er my friends,
an’ 1 wants ter help ’em out a little.
If you could lemiue have as much as
two dollars an* a quarter ’thout hurt
in’ your bond, I'd be ohleeged to ye.’
One member wbeu asked bow be
stood replied, ‘Wal, I’m powerful up-
sot an’ pestered io my mind. I rode
a seventy-five dollar mule to town
cause I bad no railroad ticker. I
baiut yet decided bow I’m a gwinter
vote my ‘constooency’s so divided.’
“How passing strange were the
great changes that took place
‘Brethren,’ said one mao,‘a week ago
I was agin monopolies. I see now
I was very much in the wrong.’
“In England, you know they say,
remember the 5th of November, Guy
Fawkes day. Id Georgia it will be,
remember the 18ih of November
Gordon will no more be called the
man of the twelfth of May.”
“Mr. Hartridge, with fine effect,
here recited the poem of Hon. Robert
Falligant, of Savannah, as to Gor
don beiog the man of the twelfth of
Mav.” -
“Ah no!”’ be exclaimed, “hereaf
ter Gordon willbe known not as the
man of the twelfth of May, but as
Jack the Alliance killer.’
“Mr. Hartridge Paid his respects
to Larry Gantt aa d his famous pub
lication in which he stated that,
every vote for Gordon was but a nail
in the Alliance coffin- He then de
dared if ,hat was true the Alliance
was securely buried It might turn
in its grave, but it would never come
out/
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There is no deception about this of
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by next fall.
his obligations, and this rule applies Whi!e Wfi admitthe tTiu mph.of
with equal force to organizations. Gen Gordon and theclas8 of meD
Now, had the farmers held back who 8Upporled him wa8 a defeat u ,
thair cotton, and thus precipitated a | lhe Alliaoce , at thc same time the
financial panic, the Alliance would fvmm are more dete rmined than
be held responsible for the same,
THE INCOME TAX-
of the wisest demands made
by me Alliance convention in its
platform, is for an income tax—that
is, every man with an annual income
of over $5 000 must pay a tax on the
same. The burthen of the support
of our government is thrown upon
the poorer and middle classes. Men
with their millions and tens of mil
lions often do not pay one dollar ton
ward the expenses Decessary for the
government of the land io which they
live, although they reap every bene,
fit. and protection. Their invest
ments are largely in non-taxable
bonds, or in such form that they can
be concealed from the tax gatherer.
But the income lax will capture such
game, as there is no way to evade it
It is just and right and honest that
every citizen should bear his equal
share of ttie burthen of taxation, and
this can only be secured through an
income tax. Of course the million
aires of the North will tight snch n
law to the death ; but with the Dem
ocrats and Alliancetren iu control of
the government, wq expect to some
day see that income tax oill passed
by Congress.
and the results must have been dis
astrous.
We want to see this organization
inculcate into its members the im
portance of meeting „their obliga
tions promptly, so that the very name
of A!! 5 **nceman will be all the en
doi semen t a merchant asks when
customer comes into his store.
The past year, through the Alii
ance, our farmers saved about 25
percent, on the price of the goods
they bought on time, and now to
sustain these low profits, they must
be prompt in a settlement of ac
counts. It will be better for Alii
ancemen to sell their cotton at five
cents a pound, and sustain their
credit and the good name of their
uider, than to hold it until next
spring and get fifteen cents, by a
violation of contracts and a loss of
the confidence and good will of the
business world.
We are rendv to stand by the far
mer to the end, but want to see the
honor and integrity of the Alliance
sustained—feeling that such is the
only sure road to permanent success'
RIDICULING THE ALLIANCE.
“I have never seen any audieface
enjoy any entertainment more thor
oughly than that which beard the
lecture of Hon. Gazaway Hartridge
on tha * Rise and Fall Off of the
Farmers’ Alliance,’ l«st night.
“Mr. Hartridge is certainly a ge
nius, as well as a remarkably hand*
some young man, and all Georgia is
proud of bim.”
The Journal professes great love
and friendship for the Alliance, and
yet we see it giving the above en.
dorsement to one of the bitterest aod
most saruastio attacks ever made
upon this organization.
The farmers expect neither sym
pathy or friendship from Mr. Hart-
ridge; aa his only affiliation with the
order was to try and capture enough
Alliance votes to elect his friend and
candidate Col. T. M. Norwood to the
Senate ; but the Journal has been
most profuse iu its expressions of
love for this organization, and claim
ed that in championing the cause of
Gen. Gordon for tbs Senate, it was
helping the Alliance
To show the character of Mr.
Hartridge’s speech, that the Journal
so loudly applauds, we copy a few
extracts. If this don’t open the eyes
of farmers to the true meaning of the
Gordon victory, and show them how
much confidence can be placed in the
professions of such papers as the
Atlanta Journal, they must indeed
be blind to every sense of honesty
and self-respect. Here are a few of
the sneers cast at the Alliance mem
bers of the legislature :
“When the speaker on one occa
sion cried out, 'shall this bill be
committed or engrossed,’ the mem
ber arose in his place and said, ‘Mr.
let it lie up thiar,’ and
rose up and cried, ‘Mr.
iker, kin I go down town for
ac^ hoar or sicb a matter.’
was absent one
ever iD their efforts, and will here
after elect as representatives men or
whom they can rely.
Mr. Hartridge and the Atlanta
Journal m&y think the Farmers’ A 1 -
liance loo dead to move in its coffin,
and mat Gen. Gordon has buried it
out of sight; but wait until the next
election, and you will see thelivest
corpse in Georgia, and the “dead
and buried’* organization will rise
from the ground, and produce a crop
of voters that has increased many
fold.
We cannot see the consistency of
the Atlanta Journal one day bold
ing up the election of Gen. Gordon
aa a victory for the Alliance, and the
next publishing and endorsing snch
a speech as the one delivered in At
lanta by Mr. Hartridge, wuo denom
inates our newly-elected U. S. Sena
tor as “Jack the Alliauce -iller.”
No doubt but that Geo. Gordon’s
friends hope that be will prove tbe
‘Alliance Killer,” but they will he
grievously disappointed.
The Banner editor stands in the
same tracks as when the Alliance
movement was first organized. We
have stood by our farmers iu their
every struggle, and advised what we
thought was best for them. While
we still admit that every vote given
to Gordon was a nail driven in the
AUiancecoffin—as the rejoicing of the
enemies of that organization plain-
13* shows—at the same time there
were not enough nailr to hold dowu
the Alliance corpse, and it has al
ready raised the lid and stands
strengthened and resurrected for the
next conflict.
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A QUESTION OF SALE.
Those Gordon organs, that a"6 so
loudly charging the Alliance leader*
with selling out to Mr. Pat. C dboun,
should bear in mind that the dis'in-
gnisbed gentleman they so ardently
supported for U. S Senator al*o la
bors under a charge of selling out
tbe office to which he was elected
and that no investigation has evei
been made of the matter, or even ex
planation offered.
It seems to up, that “men who live
in g'ass houses should not throw
6tones.”
ASTONISHING CURES.
HAMPTON AND CORDON.
The defeat of Gen. Wade Hamp
ton lor re-election as U. 8. Senator
by the Atliannemen of South Caro
lina, clearly shows that the order in
that State is determined to hew to
tbe line.
While there is some similarity be«
tween tbe contests made by Gordon
and Hampton, at ' be same tim 1
there was a wide difference between
the political attitude of the two men.
When Gen. Gordon discovered tha •
tbe Alliance hud triumphed, be a
once set to work to counteract th
effects of the speech that had brough
against him the opposition of th
larmcrs. He not only bitterly de
i*i<sd the first published reports oi
his defiant address, but was so ovei
whelming in his concessions to th
farmers that many of his friend .
feared he would injure himself wit
the opposition by goi igtoo far. N <
content with even this, the repm.
was industriously circulated on th
eve of the Senatorial electioo tha
Gordon intended to j >in the Allianc
as soon as the contest was over, j;
was a comphte surrender by Ger.
Gordon to the men he had so receni
•y defied. The Alliance sacrifice s
hut little 63* electing Gordon, except
f,o gratify the enemies of their.orde
A man never made greater conees •
sions to opponents to get office tha t
John B. Gordon did. He left noil
ing undone that could reconcile th
opposition. From the day that tfi
legislature convened, Gen. Gordo.
was continually seen in the lubbie
of the Capitol and hotels, makin
personal appeals to the members fo
their votes. Even io the face of alt
these concessions—that must hav.
been humiliating to a man of Gen,
Gordon’s pride—he was defeated i.:
tbe House on the first bull >1, ami
dually triumphed only by a division
in the opposing ranks.
But it was quite different with,
Gen. Wade Hampton. He wa 1
against the Alliance from thc begins
ning to the end, and made no effort
to conceal his feelings or reconcil
his opponents. Even after the nomis
nation of Tillman, Hampton wrote a
letter highly complimentary of Has- wa ? P ros,r ? ted for montha-cause^ fe-
A VIGOROUS
PROTEST.
THE LOCAL OPTION BILL OF REP
RESENTATIVE MORTON
Raises a Ripple of Excitement—Public
Sentiment Divided—Some Opinions.
kell and the independent ticket
and weDt so far as to refuse lo
vote for tbe regular nominees of tbe
democratic party. Every one knew
and felt that his sympathies were
not with tho farmers in tbeir fight,
and at heart he eodoised the candi
dacy of Haskell for Governor. When
the legislature of South Carolina
convened, Gen. Hampton refused to
go to Columbia to canvass for re-
election, but remained on his farm
his friends to place him in nomina
tion for the Senate, and not with
draw his Dame until the contest was
decided. Under such circumstances
it would have been a disastrous mis
take, aud a complete surrender of
their principle?, for the Alliance
to have reflected Hampton. Ii
would have repudiated their princi
ples and endorsed independent ism.
There was nothing left for tbe legis
lature to do, bat centre on some true
and tried friend to the farmers and
a l>yal democrat—which t{iey did by
electing Mr. Irby to succeed Wade
Hampton as U. S. Senator.
But even his political enemies
must admire Gen. Hamp-o i’s deiei-
mined and unflinching course. He
preferred to be relegated to private
life, rather than recede from bis first
One Fact Is Worth a Thousand Argu
ments—Science Prevails.
W HAT ROYAL UtUMKTUKR HAS DONE
The remarkable cores with “Koyal
Geruietuer” are astonishing tbe world
Rev. T. C. Boykin’s daughter, if At
lanta, was cured of n protracted case of
fever by th« u*e of Royal Geruietuer.
Mrs. J. B. Hawthorn, ol Atlanta Ga..
was cured of a long-standing case of de
bility*, etc.
A daughter of Dr. C. Jordon, of At
lanta, was cured of a serious case
stomach and bowel troubles
Mr. N. T. Johnson, of Atlanta, was
cured of a long continued and severe
case of catarrh which was sapping hi:
life away.
Mr. A. V. Jackson, of Sandersville.
Ga., after trying various physicians for
25 years, was cured of a violent case of
rinuraatism.
Mrs. M. Farmer, West End, Atlanta,
was completely cured of a ten years case
of inflammatory rheumatism after all
else had failed.
Rev. A. B Naughn, Canton, Ga., was
cured of facial neuralgia, also of a kid
ney trouble of many years standing.
Rev. a*. Ur Wells, of Louisville, Ky.
has a daughter who was cured of neu
ralgiaand rheumatism after all known
medical and climatic remedies had been
used.
Mr. T. V. Meddor, of Babb’s Bridge
La , was cured of liver complaint and
d‘seHSO of five years standing.
Mrs. Ireuia Free, Soqite, Ga.; was
cured of chronic bronchitis of 30 years
standing and hemorrhage of the lungs
Her recovery was despaired of, but
Gsrmetuer cured her.
Dr. O. P. Stark, of Alexandria. La
was cured of asthma, which lie has had
from his birth. Strange, but true,
“Germetuer” cured him in one week.
Mrs. L. A. Sherman, Atlanta, Ga.
was cured of pains in the back and hip
and says: “Germetuer done more for
me tl.qn $100 of of other medicines.”
Mrs. J. G. Edwards, Alexandria, La.
was cured of loss of appetite, nervous'
ness, insomnia, melancholy, shortness
of breath, weakness, pains, “terrible
blotches.” etc.
Mrs. Nicholson, of Martin, Texas.
ma'e irr* gularity, expected to die. Was
cured with “ Royal Germetuer.”
These are only a few extracts from
hundreds of certificates in the possession
of the proprietors of “ Royal Germa-
tuer,” and every mail brings others,
voluntarily given, forthebenefit of suf
fering humtnity. If you are sick and
have despaired of recovery, hope on—
“Germateur” will cure you. It is as
pleasant to take as lemonade witbou
sugar; it is a scientific discovery and
cures disease Dy removing the cause
It builds up from tbe first dose. Price
reduced from $2.50 to $1.50 per concern
trated bottle which will make, as per ac
companying directions, one gallon of
medicine. Send stamp for full partieu
n Mississippi, only telegraphing to ‘“"or sale by druggists and by the At
lantic Germateur Co., 14 N. Broad St.,
Atlanta. Ga.
MASSACRE OF CHR1TIANS.
Over Twenty of Them Murdered and
Much Property Seized In China.
Special by News Telegram Association
San Francisco, Dec. 11.—Advices
from Chun King, China. ar» that the
troubles at Ta <’lm Use in arose from
th» massacre of Chine-e «. In l-rians nr
Lnngtuy Tain by me nberft <>f the Lee
Huy Ses Society / ’ring a celebration
of tin society’s patriu oiety. After
the c -leoraiiuu hau .asted several days
the brotherhood consulted their gods as
to whether it would be safe to plunder
the Christians. The answer being in
the affirmative, tile brotherhood made
a raid on a number of well-to-do Chris
tians and carried off a lot' of booty.
A few days later they made a* fresh
attack and massacred over twenty per
sons, nineteen bodies being counted in
the street*, and seven! more are known
to have been cut to pieces and thrown
into the river. The mission buildidgs
I and many others were burned and
«.* i.l u,,u •■««*« j* uiiucio vm« uurueu auu tho
position, or make concessions to the corpses thrown into the Haines. On the
men he had so recently opposed, flowing day theJbrothorhood, proceed
ed he seen fit to pursue the concil-
iatory course of Gen Gordon, of
Georgia, and held a love-feast with
the Alliance over a dish «f crow,
Hampton would doubtless have been
returned to the Senate.
ed to another market tow n and made an
assault on the Christians there. The
latter fled, but one of them was killed.
Tbe local option bill!
Will it or will it not pass! '
The focus of interest now ip Athens!
Partisans for and against it on the
arena!
The ladies circulate a petition for the
defeat of the bill.
Athens was brimming over with ex
citement yesterday concerning tue local
option bill that comes up today tor con
sideration in the bouse, and the neuti-
mentottbe merchants was note unit
against the passage of the bill. '
Telegram after telegtam was sent to
the body of legislators yesterday signi
fying a detecmined opposition to the
passage of the bill, :rom men of promi
nence and influence. Tha public pulse
beat with an uncertain thruo aud 1'hk
Banner rcpre*entative could not ascer
tain anything uetiuite.
An influential citizen told tbe scribe
yesterday that he believed that if high
licensed barrooms were legalized m
Athens that the general prosperity
would increase a hundred per cent.
These expressions w»ie. from a sober,
conservative citizen and not an extrem
ist.
Another exponent of tbe stout opposi
tion that has developed wa* the petition
circulated yesterday graced with
the signatures of some
of Athens queenliest matrons,
who have entered their vigorous protest
against the passage of the bill.
Tlie friends of this bill are numerous
and some of them are a host in them
selves, which insures a hot and deter
mined fight. The high license cham
pions intend to die in the last ditch.
This question is extensively mooted
now and has the ear of the public
The petition for its defeat wa* signed
by some of our best citizens, represen
tative men whose interests are identi
fled with those of Athens and wh »e
every effort has been dedicated to her
material development.
This is the way this great issue stands,
in a whirl of confusion witti no certain
omens of success or dtfeat.
In corformity -vith the spirit of th.
bill, if passed, an election can be calle*.
il one-tenth of the voters desire if, anu
the issue between liquor anil prohibi
tion would be decisively settled at th«
polls.
The i-sue-of the conflict in the Gat.
City will be awaited with nccuiiiulatiu*
interest in Athens, and the suco-.s or
defeat of the bill will carry pleasure o
disappointment to the hearts of thou
sands.
C >1, Morton is confident from assur
ances he has received, that his efforts
will be crowned with success, but the
prohi’s are equally confident' that the
eagles of victory* will perch aloft on
their banner.*. At all events, high li
cense or in* high license the sovereign
voice of the people will be obeyed aud
the majority will rule the roost.
JESSE THOMPSON <fc CO
MANUFACTURERS
DOORS. SASH. BLINDS
YELLOW PINE LUMBER ’
MOULDINGS, BRACKETS.
Dealers in Window iGrlass
—AND—
BUILDERS’ HAEDWABE
PLANING MILL AND LUMBER YARDS, *
Hale St., Near Central R. R. Yard, Augusta Ga
Dec. 17—wly. ’
AUTHEMTIC FACTS
CONCERNING THE SHOOTING OF
OSCAR THRASHER.
Mr. Jarr es Lyle, the Father of Mr.
Henry Lyle, Gives Full Particulars—
The Negro’s Death May Be But the
Question of a Few Hours.
WALTON COUNTY.
Suicide of Miss Mary Green—Socla
Circle Goes “Wet”—A Murdered Ne
gro--Mrs. McKee, the Rome Mur
deress, etc. etc-
Mr. S. L. Avery has been re-elected
tuar.-Lal of Monroe,
Mr. W. J. Nun. ally, formerly of this
county, was elected solicitor general of
the R»me circuit. ,
The suicide of Miss Mary Greene to
which the News referred last week as
occnring near here was atCordele. Mr.
Green had lived heie and n^ar here for
several years but some lime since moved
to Cordele.
Social Circle went wet last Thursday
by 2S majority. The liquor license has
been fixed at three hundred dollars.
Three parties have already made ar
rangements to open barrooms and two
or three others are speaking of going
into the business.
The election for mupor and co’incil of
Monroe, resulted in the following tick
et: E. P. Nowel, Mayor, and J. B.
Sorretis, Thos. L. Sheats, W. C. Wright
and Jas. G. Nunnally, Councilmen.
Dave Locklin, the colored man who
was >o badly shot near Aycock & Hale’s
grocery*, Saturday night a week ago,
died Tuesday morning after a weak of
great suffering. v Coroner Gnaffin, with
a jury held an inquest over bis body
Tuesday evening and rendered a ver
dict of murder at the hands of ono'OIL
ver Hinson Jim Hinson and Chick and
Studivani,accessories, all white. A war-
iaot was sworn out but so far they have
all made good their escape.
Rev. W. S. Walker, now in Rome,
Ga., gives the News the following ac
count of Mrs. McKee, the Rome mur
deress: “The woman who is charged
with poisoning Mrs. Wimpley is here
in jail and will be tried next week.
Mrs. McKee is about twenty two years
old. I called to see her not long ago, as
I would have done anyone else iu her
situation. She was glad to see me, and
talked pleasantly. Her cell is about
eight feet long and six wide, she has it
papered nicely, and carpeted. She has
a pretty lamp on a little table in one
corner and several hdn^es of flowers
sent by her friends. She does'not look
like a mean woman but rather like one
who is thoughtless and lacking in seri
ousness. She looks like an over grown
child who has been spoiled by pet
ting. Her iace is pretty but wanting
in experience. It will be hard to
cbnvict her because there is only cir-
A Banner scribe interviewed Hon.
James Lyle relative to the recent shoot
ing of Oscar Thrasher, tbe negro des
perado, by his son, Mr. Henry Lyle,
oil inspector for this district, and be'ow
we give Mr. Lyles account, which is an
authentic version.
“My sou goes hunting frequently,and
borrows the dog of Mr. Wilson, and on
the day of the shooting he neglected to
secure the dog; and not wanting co re
trace his steps from the field he offered
Oscar Thrasher t in cents to return and
get the dog, which the negro consented
to do. In tbe negroe’8 absence, my son
I rested himself against a tree and drop
ped off to sleep. The negro came back
soon and finding Henry asleep, roused
him in a rough manner, and said,
“Henry L?le, you give me a urink of
liquor.” My s»n demanded of him did
he kno jv who he was addressing, and
the negro answered *yes I do, to Henry
Lyle, and you can go to hell.’ The ne
gro, who is a desperate character now
swore that he intended killing Henry
aud taking deliberate aim pulled the
trigger to his gun. Fortunately the gun
did not have caps on it, and the triggers
went down without effect. The negro
now grasped,the barrel of his gun and
made for my son, who only evaded the
blow by an adroit movement to the
side. He saw that something must be
don»if he intended to preserve his life
so he shot Thrasher, the load taking ef
fect in his face and removing the entire
cheek and portions of the bone
structure. Th9 negro continued
to advance and Henry unbreeebing
his gun, thrust in two more loads and
poured them into the negro, one of the
loads took off the nearoe’s hand and
portions of his arm. The uegro laid in
this condition fjr two hours before he
received any attention and hi3 wounds
bled profusely. I think that the negro
has but slight chances for recovery, but
he might, on account of his vigor of
constitution, pull through. This negro
is well known in Athens as a dangerous
and desperate character, scrupling at
nothing. It has not been so long since
he snapped a pistol in the face of Chief
Oliver, and has, in whatever commu
nity he has located, borne an unsavory
reputation.”
TWO WHEELS
Pass Over the Heard of a Negro Boy.
A negro boy had the misfortune last
evening to have two wheels of a heavy
wagon pass across his head. He was
playing in the wagon when by some
means he slipped and fell beneath the
wheels, two of them passing over his
head. It is a miracle that he escaped
death, and the only thing that saved his
life was the favorable angle at which
tbe wheels struck bis cranium His name
was John Craddock, and he is a child
of about 11 years of age. At last ac
counts be was getting along alright and
with the exception of a few severe cuts
and bruises he is progressing as finely
as could be expected under the circum
stances.
WITHOUT LICENSE.
A United States Judge Decides Where
Beer May be Sold Without Violat
ing the Law. /
Spec la by News Telegram Association.
Dubuque, Iowa, Dec. 11.—The case
of tha United States vs. W. A. Green,
charged with selling beer without a
government license, was before Judge
convict ner uc cause mere «e uuiy cir- . *. • _
cumstantial evidence against her. She sn,ras f° aa y*
acknowledged putting poison in thr i It was not shown that he was keeping
eggnog which the sick lady refused to j * saloon at.the time and Judge' Shiras
drink. The peaches she gave produced
death, and she certainly bought poison
that day. But there is no po-itive proof
that tlie accused put the poison in the
peaclies. She has made no confession
on this point, which is tbe main one in
the case. Her flight, also, while
*trengthening the suspicion of her
guilt. Will not necessarily convict her.
I am charitable enough to think the
woman about ha’f crazy on the subject
of money ami not having too much char
acter she committed an act without
realizing the terrible nature of its con
sequences. £be is to be pitied as well
as feared.
A Planters Experience.
“My plantation is in a malarial dis
trict, where fever and ague prevailed.
I employ ISO bands; frequently bair
of them were sick. X was nearly dis
couraged wbeu 1 began the use of
Many people babitually endure a feeling of
lassitude, because the\ think they have to. II ,
they would take Dr. J. H. McLean^ Sarsxp- j
arilla this feeling of v eariness would give i
p’ace to vigor and vital ty.
TheverAiH wax. marvellous. My men
becur^e strong; and bcarty, and I have
liadnofartliur trouble. With these
pills, X would not fear toUveiuany
swamp.” JE KIVAXi, Bayou Sara, La.
Sold Everywhere.
Office. 39 & 41 Park Place, New York.
rendered the following charge to the
jury:
“In criminal cases the prisoner must
always have the benefit of the douhr,
and to iny mind there is a doubt in this
case. Suppose a fanner who has to
have a busking bee should purchase
three or four kegs of beer ana should
have one keg left over, and
should sell it without a license, or sup
pose a man should give me a bottle of
wine without a licer'so, that would not
be a violation of the United States law
for the reason that neither of these men
were keeping a saloon. There is a wide
difference between tbe government law
and the-prohibitory law. The latter
seeks to prevent the sale or giving aw* y
of liquor by one person to another, but
the former does not hold a man liable
unless he is engaged in the liquor busi
ness with a license. I was at first in
clined to permit you, gentlemen of the
jury, to consider this case, but as it
clearly seems to be one in which no pun
ishment should be inflicted you wifi re-
tnrn a verdict of acquittal.” This was
done.
Fireworks,
Toys,
Oolls,
Tricicles,
Velocipedes,
Steam Engines,
Rocking Horses,
Family Bibles,
Teachers’ Bibles,
Christmas Cards,
Christmas Books,
Albums,
Gold Pens, &c., #c.>
-AT-
Lowest Prices.
Most Extensive Variety
IN THE STATE.
ih W. Me Gregor,
THE BOOK-STORE,
A. then s, Georgia
ABOUT PIANOS.
When you say that you
CHRnot afford a new Pi
ano you are not sound
on the Ninth Command
ment. The little spots
on your linger nails say
so. For some time your
notion has grown until
now it has crystalized
into belief, and von real
ly say to yourself, ‘*1
can’t afford it.”
No doubt you can’t afford
to buy some Pianos, but
you can always afford one
of ours, and it is the best
investment that money will
buy. We ad j fist terms and
payments to suit your own
convenience. We take your
old Pianos, at a good valua
tion, as part payment. We
send our Pianos on trial,
subject to your approval.
We equip them with our
elegant stool and scarf at
no extra cost.
Haselton & Dozier,
112 East Clayton Street,
Georgia.
alkixu about. -The negro Nathan
Crocket'^ wno was temp rarity disabled
by a blow from a pick handle is now
about recovered from the effects and is
strong enough to be out on bis feet
a^ain. ^
II yoafeal unable to do roar work, and have
that tired feeling 1 take Or. J. H. McLean’s Sar
saparilla; it will make you bright, active aad
vigorous.
On Business in Atlanta.—Mr. C
D Flanigen, business manager of the
Athens Banner, spent yesterday in
Atlanta. He catne over on business for
The Banner. Mr. Flanigen is one of
the best known men in bis line of news-
pe .er work in the state and the success
of The Banner is largely due to bis ex
cellent inanagenu-nt.—< (institution.
How to Cure All SKin Diseases.
Disease lies in ambush for the weak;!
a feeble constitution is ill adapted taei -
counter a malarious atmosphere anti I Simply apply ••.swayne’s Ointment.” No
sudden chahges of temperature, and the
least robust are usually the easiest Vic- leavimr the *kiu c ear. white and health). Its
tims. Dr. J. H. McLean’s Sarsaparilla great healing and curative power- are pos*es.-ed
will give tone, vitality and srength to |^AVNK l ^ er uisi^ y 'T Aak yOUr d ” gBist * tor
,ie entire body. I "' *