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ATHENS BANNER : TUESDAY MORNING MARCH 31, 1891
iorial Day will be fittingly cele-
l in Athens.
’he old Robert Toombs oak on tbe
> campus is last going to decay.
Dhese days it is bard to tell the next
»r will bring snow, sleet, rain or sun
shine.
One by one the old leaders of the con
federacy are going to their final muster
beyond the skies.
What if great iron mines are some
day found in Northeast Georgia? It’s
quite likely.
The New York Times says it wouldn’t
be a bad idea for tbe farmers to put
General Gordon out for President.
Somebody say s Gazaway H abtbidoe
is going to move to Atlanta. What will
Savannah do then ? Hove to Atlanta
too, we reckon.
Pleas Stovall has been complimen
ted and joked enough about that Geor
gia cracker sketch. Do give him
rest.
Editor Boyne writes: “Stenogra
phers and editors should emigrate to
Germany, where a man is wealthy ac
cording to the marks ha makes.”
Let us hope that the Republicans
will put little Benjie out next time,
A weaker man among their weak gang
doesn’t subsist.
There is no telling what railroad de
velopments may turu up any minute
around Athens. Don’t be surprised at
anything you hear.
If the men of Athens would say as
much good about their city and say it
as often as the dear women do, then
Athens would indeed flourish like the
rose.
TiiEjolly picnic season is drawing
near, and soon the Lucy Cobbites and
the College boys will bie themselves
out among the rural shades for their an'
nual holiday-
The Manufacturers’ record says:
“Georgia, which was the first of the
Southern States to begin much indus
trial development after the war, presses
forward with unabated energy.”
Athens will probably have anew
test ot the prohibition question. Such
a con st is always bitter, but peculiar
ly so in Athens, and everybody there
dreads ii. We hope it will be settled
for the best.—Washington Gazette.
Well, we hope so too, brother Chap
man.
The electric motor lias retired the'
Athens street car mule.—Columbus En
quirer-Sun.
And step by step Classic Athens is
climbing above Columbus in every re
spect.
THE GEORGIA MIDLAND.
One thing is certain : if the peo
ple ot Athens want tbe Georgia Mid«
land extended from McDonough here,
they mast pat their shoulder to the
wheel and do their full share of the
work necessary to bring it here.
Another thing is equally certain :
if tbe people of Athens do this and
do it at once, theie will be capital
enough at a distance to come in and
complete the work that wilL build
the road.
Tbe idea has been toor-prevalent
heretofore that Athens can rest upon
her oars and lazily drift into this
good fortone without any effort on
her part to secure it. This is false.
Tbe soooer such ideas are banished
from the minds of Athens people,the
surer the prosperity of Athens.
It is trne that the Georgia Mid
land would greatly benefit the Geor
gia, Carolina and Northern and thus
form a most desirable link in the
great Seaboard and Roanoke;system
it is true that it would thus put the
Seaboard and Roanoke easily the
shortest line from tbe metropolitan
cities of the Northeast to the fertile
fields of the Southwest; and it may
be true that the Seaboard and Roan
oke will in due time do its full share
in tbe building of this road, bnt this
is equally true that if any aid is ever
obtained from this source Athens
mast first give evideuce of her will
ingness to do a city’s part in the
work.
Now, The Banner has it from
good authority that the road will be
guaranteed if Athens will only war.
rant in advaLce a right of- way
through Clarke county and the city
Farther than this no promises will
yet be given. Until this is done, the
Seaboard and Roanoke -and every
other syndicate will remain quiet.
In reply to an inquiry from The
Banner if it were true that the Sea-
board and Roanoke would
that the Southern planters need l<e
awake o’ nights considering the mis
fortune that it is predicted will come
to them through Russia’s magnifi*
cent scheme of making the arid
wastes of that country one vast cot
ton field.”
This dream that Russia is pictur
ing to the world is lo new story.
We have heard it years ago when
some fellow in the South was en
gaged to go over to Russia and talk
10 the government about the feasi
bility of raising cotton in that coun
try as it is done in the South.
Those who are in a position to
know are of the opinion that such
ideas as Russia is entertaining will
uever amount anything more than
empty, idle dreams. Whether this
be true or not, we will not conjecture.
Suffice it to say that it is an old,
id story that never has caused the
the South the slightest alarm and
there is no reason why it |->hoaldi do
so at this late day.
It seems that Harrison’s ear is still
open to the whispers of Boss Brick
One of the goods to come of the demo
cratic victory in ’9*2 is the muzzling of
Boas Buck the dictator of Georgia’s
management by the government.
Georgians are editing the states of
South Carolina. North Carolina, Ten
nessee and Alabama. Give’em half a
chance and they will edit the Atlantic
ean.~Ti ibune-of-Rome.
; let ’em edit along!
punished her anarchists by
law. New Orleans acquitted her Ma
fia by law and' afterward turned out at
midday and lynched a lot of helpless
victims in jail.—Dallas News.
Complete the analogy and say that
those “helpless victims” had boldly as
sassinated as good a citizens as New
Means had. Don’t argue by halves.
Another patriot has come forward
ith information that Mr. Cleveland’s
chances for nomination are utterly
hopeless. This latest joyous admission
comes from Senator Harris of Tennes
see. Nevertheless among the first ap
plicants for patronage when Mr. Cleve
land becomes president will be perhaps
the al ways hopeful Tennessean.—Savan
nah N«.ws.
Bat hold on! What's the latest ns to
Cleveland’s views on the free coinage
of silver ? Don’t call him president, uu
til he gets right on this important meas
ure, don't I
seek to
„ :l.
make an-onljet from Atlanta instead
ALLIANCE RESOLUTIONS.
PROFESSOR E. C. BRANSON-
Tbe news of the resignation of
Professor E. C. Branson as Superin-
tendei t of the City’s Public Schools,
reported in The Banner, was heard
with genuine and profound regret all
over the city yesterday.
Professor Braoson is the father of
our excellent Public School system
Taking them into bis splendid gnia
dance in their very infancy, he has
built up tue 6-bools to a height of
excellence that puts our system of
City Schools far in advance of those
f any other city in Georgia.
Professor BransoD, besides pos
sessing every essential qualification
of a teacher has that faculty of
choosing the very best of teachers
and in this way has gone forward
with amazing rapidity in the great
work he has done for Athens.
He will be missed in Athens. Not
only will bis absence be felt in tbe
loss of an important agent in the up
building of Athens, but for his own
sake,Professor Branson will be missed
by every Athenian whose good es
teem and piotound confidence he has
completely won.
The Tula Sub-AIIIanpe of Lincoln
Down on Certain Newspapers.
Editor of The Banner: Please
publish the enclosed resolutions:
Whereas tbe subsidized press of this
country are making an undermining
and cowardly attack on our order and it
seems that they are united for the pur
pose of destroying the same, Be it
therefore
Resolved, that we withdraw our sup
port from all papers that are in any way
making war on our organization, either
directly or indirectly.
2nd, That we as an organization see
that there is at least one good Alliance
^ taken by each family represented
i Alliance.
3rd, That we will do all within our
power toward the spreading of alliance
literature throughout the whole coun
try, believing as we do that this is the
only true method of instructing tbe
minds of the people in tbe principles of
a non-partisan government.
4th, that we unqualifiedly condemn
the slanderous charges brought against
our leaders, Polk, McCune, Livingston
and others, and look at such slander
ers whether in or out of tbe order as
being vile enemies of our principles.
5th, That from the past record of
said leaders we have the utmost con
fidence in their integrity and are wil
ling to trust to their ability to lead us
in the future.
J. T. Bohlbk, Sec’v
MARRIED AT LAST.
THE: LBUN&E'R.
Did you ever notice how some things,
even after they are apparently dead,
come to life again and seem to have all
the vigor and freshness of a heaithy
youth. . , ,
I have noticed this more particularly
of late because of the revival of “silver
threads among the gold.”
W. L. DOUGLAS $3,« SHOE
Best in the World.
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and uroSclency tu ivorluniiushlp oyer all other shoo
exhibits, by Jho Massachusetts CharlU&le .Ue-
Severai, or rather many years ago,
the song “Silver threads among ihe
gold” had a tremendous run, everybouy SC OOtw Sawed,
sang and whistled it and finally it be-I WnWHand-sewea.
came monotonous, then tiresome
For GENTLEMEN
Gennine
and
then exasperating, it was in greater
disfavor than a “dull, sickening thud”
and finally ceased to be heard altogeth-
Withiu tbe last few weeks it has
had a wonderful revival. The music is
again being published and people are
again beginning to whistle it. Tue
comic papers are responsible for a great
deal of this, for they use it now on ev
ery occasion. It will probably have its
run aud then die, only to be revived
again in the course of time.
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SCHOOL SHOES.
By the way it is wonderful what runs t
some songs have and bow soon their j
popularity wanes. I suppose it is be-:
cause the public is too musical, or
thinks it is, I sometimes wish it were
otherwise Some of these songs are
-eally pretty and deserve a better fate t
than the obscurity they have fallen into. 1 %no»mn°rni
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John L. Sullivan went on anothor
drunk at Austin, Texas, with tbe usual
- trimmings. This time he bad a fight
with the negro porter of tbe opera house
who, when Sullivan slapped him,
heaved rocks at the slugger. Both par
ties were arrested. The festive John
L. is fast learning that be can not car
ry things with a high hand fn the
South, as be is accustomed to do in the
North.—New Orleans Delta.
What a good example Townsend, the
' Georgia train hand set, by knocking the
bully outashe passed through Geor-
Thesb be times that vex tbe souls of
the editors-in-ebief of “tbe leading dal
ly newspapers” of Georgia. Probably
several of them would lake to resign,
for their troul 1 same daily routine is
about as follows: Editor-in-Chief to
Assistant: ‘‘The political situation is
still mixed. We patted Hill on the
back, yesterday, and kicked Cleve
land. Today we must reverse that or
der. We must hedge on tbe free coin
age of silver, also, for this is our day to
throw a sop to the gold bugs. Hang
politics, anyhow! There’s no pleasure
in editing any but a religious newspa
per 1 ”—Trihune-of-Rome.
What’s gone wrong In the Tribune
editorial rooms?
Mr. J. K. Ohl, city editor of the At-
■ lanta Constitution, is one of the most
versatile men connected with the Geor
gia press. Mr. Ohl scents news from
afar, and he never fails to get it. He is
a correct and charming theatrical and
musical critic; he has unerring appre
ciation of what is best in literature; he
knows the difference between sprightly
gossip and flumgush; he is, to be con
cise, invaluable to the Constitution,
which assertion is praise of the highest
char icter. The Tribune is Indebted to
Mr. Ohl for its brightest Atlunta news.
—Tribune-of-Rome.
EjEvery word of this is deserved. Mr.
•bl is also the Banner’s Atlanta cor-
of Athens, or if it would work for
Southern connection from Athens
over the Georgia Midland, President
#
Robinson writes as follows :
Baltimore, March 20, ’91.
Reusen Crawford, Esq ,
Athens, Ga.:
Dear Sib,—I have your favor of
March 16th. 1 know very little of
the Georgia Midland R. R, and
therefore cannot venture to express
an opinion in regard to it- Our abil
ities are now entirely taken np with
the Georgia, Carolina and Northern
R. R. We would be glad to see any
road extended into Athens, that
would benefit Athens, as such would
be greatly to onr interest after our
road reaches there.
Yours, truly,
Jno. M. Robinson, President. -
But one conclusion can be drawn.
President Robinson is going to keep
quiet about tbe Georgia Midland
until gome evidence is given him
that Athens will aid in its building.
Now, the people of High Shoals are
waiting for Athens to lead in tbe
matter. The whole country between
here and McDonough is ripe for tbe
road if Athens, the largest city on
the line will act with the proper
spirit.}
Let Athens act at once, and guar-*
antee the right of way into the heart
of the city.
respondent.
A RIVAL FOR THE SOUTH.
In a recent issue of that paper, tbe
Philadelphia Public Ledger says :
“ A recent cable dispatch from St.
Petersburg stated that Russia pro
poses to utilize the arid lands of
Central Asia by making them capa
ble of cotton bearing by means of
irrigation. This statement suggest
ed tbe possibility of Russian compes
tition with the United States as a
grower of this most important staple,
and it was said that if tbe vast en
terprise she was about to enter upon
should fail to produce results which
would put her in competition, in
foreign countries, with this country
as a cotton grower, it might, and
probably would, result in an entire
suspension of Russian orders for the
American staple, of which she is said
now to take about 400,000 bales.
The loss of so good a customer would
be very undesirable, but, in addition
to that loss, to have Russia, with her
cheap labor, competing with the
Southern States in the ports of En.
rope might be serious. Russia pro
poses, as soon as her plans can be
carried ont in Central Asia, to stop
importing American cotton and to
offer her surplus to other countries.
It is not generally thought, however
OUR COMMON SCHOULSYSTEM.
There is much that is wrong with
the public school system of Georgia.
There is much of course to be thank
ful for, but at the same time there
is very much to be deplored,
Something ought to be done lo
remedy the evil that is experienced
in the unfair division of the common
school fund among the whites aud
blacks. The ills resulting from the
system viewed in -this light are not
as obvious in the cities as they are
in the country. Go to tbe rural dis
tricts and observe tbe operations of
tbe common schools.
There you will find dozens of ne
gro children taking advantage of tbe
free tuition, leaving the fields and
farms to suffer from tbe absence of
their labor. This requires the white
children to stay away from school to
work on the farm.
Observe the tendency of the sys
tern. The negroes, who cannot tajie
an education and weje never des
tined to attain any of tjie higher lit
erary or scientific accomplishments
of the white race, are reaping the
advantages of the whits taxpayer's
mcney, while the sons and daugh
ters of that white tax payer are
forced to grow up in ignorance and
want, working on the farms instead
of going to the school which the
State has made free to them.
A Young Couple In Jackson County
Ran the Gauntlet and Are Now Mar
ried-
Mr. J, W. Wood is a prosperous
young farmer who lives near the line
of tliis and Jackson county.
Mr. Wood, like mo3t men do soon or
late in their live3, fell in love with a
beautiful young lady. He began paying
attention to her and everything seemed
to sail smoothly until a short time ago
when the “old man” r. quested him to
stay at home,” or al least to discop
tinue his visits to his daughter. This
request was complied with—but they
are married now, “all’ee same.”
On last Sunday Mr. Wood secured a
colleague in the person of a relative,
who is an Athenian. This gentleman
is one who believes that marriage is not
failure, and is willing or every occasion
to assist a young man in stealing a
wife. He instructed Mr. Wood to go to
the home of Mr. Kirk Pridgeon, and
there wait a few hours aud lie would
m ke the trip for the girl.
Now the young lady was Mi=s Mattie
Martin, a charming belle of Jackson
county, who lives near Nicholson. The
Athens man, as is usually the case, was
successful, and soon had the bri-le-elect
in a buggy, and making rapid speed to
ward the borne of Mr. Pridgeon.
The prospective groom meanwhile
had secured the services of Rev. Lee M.
Lyle, and was awaiting in anxious sus
pense the arrival of his fair one. Min-
utes sped like hours, and he kept a con
stant watch up the road tbnugh a con
venient window.
Finally the Athenian arrived witli
tbe charming young bride, and in a few
miiiutes thereafter the man of God pro
nounced Mr. J. W. Wood and iliss
Mattie Martin, man and wife.
“The “old folks” were very mad
when they first knew that the marriage
had taken place, but it is hoped that
they are now more reconciled.
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Banks >\ inters’ song, Noreen Noreen
one of the sweetest ever written and
there are many others of that kind that
should live and be remembered.
HE HAS RESIGNED.
Children Orjr ter Pitcher’s Castor!* ’
* *
Have you ever noticed the difference
n the songs of fifty years ago and those
of today ? Then, if they have been
sung comctly when I heard them, and
1 have no reason to doubt that they
were, the melodies were the very sim
plest and the songs generally very long,
starting with the heioaud his meetiug
with his lady love and following them
through a long list of trials until they
named happily and lived in a rose
covered cottage.
Now they are generally short and
some of them decidedly complicated.
And what a raft of them there is. Deal
ing with all subjects, from the mule
that would “knock you down quicker
than Baxter street liquor” to tne fa
mous gentleman who took a trip to the
“botton of of the sea.”
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Mr. E. C. Branson’s Resignation as
Superintendent of the Public Schools
Aocepted.
Mr. E. C, Branson has resigned as su
perintendent of the Athens publje
schools.
This announcement will be a surprise
to many who bad no thought that Mr.
Branson bad any such idea.
Mr. Branson has for some time occu
pied this responsible josition and it is
with sincere regret that his resignation
has been accepted.
He has made a faithful and efficient
public officer and leaves the public
schools of Athens in a most flourishing
condition.
Mr. Branson has resigned because he
deems it necessary that be spend at
least two years in the Btudy cl the prin
cipal schools and systems of the North
and West, before be is fitted for his pro
fession in every particular.
The Board of Education met yester
day evening and passed tbe following
resolutions:
Resolved. That this board accepts
with -incere regiet Mr. Branson’s res
ignation as Superintendent, and hereby
gives expression to its confidence in his
ability as an officer and its esteem for
bis character as a geptleman.
Capt. Youngblood Entertains
Many College Friends.
The Demostbenian hall last night re
sounded with the merry laughter and
happy shouts of gay revellers. Its win
dows shone into the night with the
bright light which crowned the feast
ing of a score of college boys. Feasting
was the order of the evening. This . or
der given by one of the most popular
men in college, and the handsome cap
tain of Company A., Duiley Young
blood, was obeyed with readiness and
zest.
The occasion was intended for inerri
ment. Dudley Youngblood had invi
ted some of his intimate friends to a
spread of his generosity and his home
folks’ lavish kindness. Tbe boys did
themselves, the spread, and their host
fall justice. After the feasting had
reigned supreme for an hour tbe spreau
was removed and toasting was theu in
dulged in.
As toast master genial |and handsome
Tom Felder was a host; in himself
Sparkling with humor, his eyery toast
a gem, his rich sallies captivated and
held the boys. The first toast was our
clever host. Capt. Youngblood res
ponded and as it was by Al Boylston
tbe toat was bandied in a manner
worthy of tbe subject. The second
toast “Atlanta Home Folks” was feel
ingly responded to be .Tom Gerdine,
Thankfully his sentiments poured from
his heart and clearly showed “what was
in him.”
Next toast was Company A. This
was responded to by its gallant first
lieutenant Frank Harwell, and he up
held fully his afready well establish
record for eloquence. The next toast
was the University. *
To this toast Will Anderson respond
ed so feelingly and eloquently that the
hearts of the boys warmed' towards
their beloyed Alma Mater, and in every
word of the orator' there was found a
responsive echo in the tyearts qf tbe
boys. The last toast touched the heart
strings of those. present, it was the
Lucy Cobb. In his own inimitable way
and with bis ready flow of wit and pa
thos Eugene Black moved the boys from
laughter to tears. Touching upon the
sweet guilelessness and paiden mod
esty of her girls he dwelt on their many
charms and their alluring fascinations
with an eloquence wbicli clearly be
spoke the sentiments of his heart on his
subject. After this toast a veto of
thanks was given to Captain Young
blood, and a toast to his health drank
The hoys present at this feast of mind
and body combined were: Byron
Bower, Will Armstrong, Arthur Wrig
ley, Tom Gerdine, Charlie Nisbet, Eu
gene Black, Tom Felder, Albert Boyles
ton, Frank Harwell, Bark Howell.
Harry Goodrich, Will Anderson, bam
Sibley, Johnnie Harrington, Rube
Lanier, Gordon Mitchell, Geo. Hillyer.
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Speaking of music makes me wonder
why some possessor of a phonograph
does hot cage a mocking bird amt catch
his wondertul song, for wonderful it is
indeed. This “trim Shakespeare” as
Sydney Lanier so prettily calls him,
has been written and sung about until
all the words available have been used
up, and still bis song has not been de
scribed, it is au impossibility, there are
not not words pretty, and graceful to
give un adequate idea of its richness
and variety, but the phonograph, there
is the solution ot the problem. It takes
easily the notes of a whistler, why not
of a bird, and what a treat it would be
to have this songster imprisoned iu
wax, if the expression will be permit
ted. Let some one try the experiment
and sec if it does not work to a charm.
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I am behind the times, I must confess
it, but it is not my fault, I cannot rem
edy this state of affairs, someone else
must do that, I see in the various pa
pers of this state, that the talented and
uriliiant writers of columns, somewhat
similar to the one of the Lounger, all
have lady correspondents, while 1 am
the one exception to this rule, aud labor
away at my weary desk with not a sin
gle square envelop to cast Us brightness
around.
Of course these varous Rounders,
Idlers, Men about towu aud other
charming gentlemen have these corres
pondents, then say they have and quote
from their letters and only the most
cynical and altogether unbelieving could
think for an instant that the fair writers
were imaginary.
It is true l caunot imagine why
young ladies should wish to write to
newspaper men for directions about the
disposal of unwelcome visitors, or the
proper way to refuse a proposal from a
young gentleman whom “one really
likes you know” still I am forced to
believe they do for there are the quota
tions, they connot be gotten around.
Newspaper men, particularly those who
conduct columns of this sort, would
scorn I know to fool an eager public.
VVell 1 have no correspondents of that
sort and will have to do without I sup
pose. If you ever see any letters quoted
in this column you may rest assured
they are genuine.
The Lounger.
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Birmingham, Ala., March 24.—[Spe
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the National Farmers' Alliance con
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They will be in session two day;.
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York are also here in conference with
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AN ATTEMPTED OUTRAGE.
A Negro Assaults Miss Emma Ross
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him and if he is nought he will proba
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