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■ j the Act of Congress March 8, 1879:
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WHAT YOU LIKE
r,.who clerks in a 5-and-10-cent store sends this letter:
J “Why is that /sopie invisible force -seems to k^epmo
,zny presept job, when 'what I really want to do is act iii
movies? ,I am getting well into the thirties. The bloom is leav
ing my cheeks. I try to be practciable and sensible. But, by
keeping my earn open and my mind busy figuring things out, I.
learn that I am in much the same boat as every one else. No
one seems able to do what they want to do. Why is this?” To
this girl clerk, we answer: The question you ask has been asked
by eyery grown-up since humanity began to exercise its power of
reasoning. And there seems to be no answer, excep.t that fate
or destiny has much to do with our careers.
George Ade, who is such a genius as a genial satirist that
future generations will study his fables in slang as our generation
studies "Rabelais,” always wanted to write ''heavy stuff.” Maybe .
you remember the American Magazine’s interview with George,'in
which he> expressed his bewilderment because he seemed forced
to write humor instead of philosophy or tragedy. Another case
is Eddie Foy, comedian, whose foremost ambition always was to
play Hamlet The reader will apply it to himself—to the thing
he wants to be, the life he wants to live, but cannot. It is as if in
visible hpnds of destiny thrust you away from culmination of
ardent desire.
The trail, as always in philosophy, leads nowhere. Common
, sense brings most of us a certain degree of contentment by mak
ing us realize tha't we probably are doing what we were intended
to do. You see an able lawyer, proud of his ability to repair a
clock, de says: "I was cut out to be a fine mechanic.” Deep in
his hcar^ he knows that he is “kidding” himself—that law is his
al field. This law, however, holds good only when we arc
established in the rut thruogh which we are destined
of’our mature years. Often we are doing the wrong
and yearn for something else. If fitted for the some-
ambition will make us find a way to get into the line
When, it comes to day-dreaming, to things we yearn
unwilling or unable to attain with our powers, we gen
like vaudeville actors as booking agents describe them:
can sing, they want to dance. And when they can
want to sing.”
DAILY
SERMONETTE
Fear God, and keep his com
mandments, i for this is the
whole duty of man.—Ecclesias
tes 12:13.
The first condition of good
ness is something to love; the
second is something to rever
ence.—George Eliot.
A Puzzle A Day
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The. squaring of * a circle is a
problem belonging to mathematics.
It is quite possible however to
square the 1 word “circle” ju the
above word square. The remarka
ble formation of the letter E is an
help toward finding thd
words. Fill tin the stars
correct letters, and you
will find six words reading the
same from left to right as from
top to bottom. \
additional
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with the
If a train travels from Philadel
phia toward New. York, 90 miles
away, at 60 miles an hour, with a
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ATHENS 27 YEARS AGO
Item* of Interest in, the .Classic City as Gleaned
from
(From Banner Files October 28
1896-) PERSONALS
. Miss Pauline Harris, after a
pleasant /visit to relatives in Au
gusta, returned to the city yester-
Miss Mary Lou Hinton is ab
sent forth the city, visiting rela
tives.
Miss Pittman of the
pus Wil
faces, a
and Bit
Mamie,
that‘city.’ i’
pected in the city soon.
LINE UP
•VARSITY
Tomorrow afternoon, the cam-
11
Will; present a sea of human
a myraid of banners of Red
lack ribbons with here and
there a purple badge showing that
the wearer is a sympathizer, of
the visiting team. '
The teams will line up as fol
lows:
SEWANEE—J. W. C. Johnson,
166, c; Shepherd, C., 169; E. G.;
" — J—
170;
; 'Browij,
Rust,' 135; L. Hi
* B- iJI j!
bftally-R* B. '166;
Keat,’ 175; Watkins, N. 164; C.
ly.bo able to prosecute the, two;
men on charges of selling whiskey
and having intoxicants in their
possession, it is expected that the
federal investigators will turn
their evidence over to the state
authorities in order that they may
be tried for assault with Intent to
murder, which is a penitentiary
offense. ,
THdTISH
PLAGE AnRACTIVE
Bj ■
• By : t; LARRY GANTT . >
' Mr. Thornton wasraised in Ath-
en^.'but moved to the eastern cit
ies and there .engaged in the cafe
teria business. Some six years ago
he returned to Athens and leasing
Fleming, 153; Snider, L.; 162, F. 1 rooms in the Holman building
« • - nr - -- 1 - 1 in - n TJ..A «« ""-to-date cafe. He met
of,
rleming, iuo, omuci, u., x*•. »wu*o
Spain, 135; W. Clark, 142; G. But- opened an up-to-date cafe. He met
leV, 146; Shackelford, 162; Halsey, with great success and, had one of:
I* 145; Stubb, 150. *"“* -» *****
DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU?
A Little of Everything And Not Much of Anything.
By HUGH ROWE
THAT ' prove a great success and at the
No county in the state tskes I same time bring the people closer
better care of Its indigent citizens | together and give us an opportun!
16-mlnute stop; and another starts I than d00s Clarke. Out at the farm j ty of becoming .better acquainted
the best resorts of that character
in the city. But Mr. Thornton is.
determined that Athens, shell havol-service.
. a safe equal to any in .Georgia or pipped;
I the south, without regard to popu-
1 lation. So for several weeks he
I closed the doors of his place of
i business and set carpenters and
painters and other hands at work
thoroughly overhauling, cleaning
and modernizing the rooms. He
tnen went to Atlanta and purchased
a fine soda fountain and other fix
tures. Last Monday he threw the
doors open to the public.
most, popular features of the cafe.
Here you can have;quick service of
all. kinds of refreshnients,dtiier
at the counter or served at tables.
Mr. Thornton will make a'specialty
of sandwiches and salads, and es
pecially cater to the patronage of
ladles. This department' will be
conducted by white girls. At any
hour you can drop into Thornton’s
cafe and be at once served with
whatever you desire, if only a
sandwich and a cup of coffee, or a
more elaborate repast.
But the main feature of this cafe
teria is its restaurant which will be
one of -the best in the south. Neat
tables, the acme of neatness and
s l(ne two, rooms and you
have prepared either a
.dinner or any delicacy your
appetite’craves. Mr. Thornton will
ransackHhq market to get the best
and inost choice eatables tor Ills
guests..And not only can. individu
als be. served but large parties en
tertained at. the same time. This
will bo Tone of the finest restau
rants in'Georgia or the south and
TUESDAY,.JANUARY 9. Vni
cafe before the
counts on
It the site
FORMS IF
Clean your bowels! Feel fine!
When you feel sick, dizzy, upset,
when your head is dull or aching,
or your stomach is sour or gassy
just take one or two Cabarets to
relieve constipation. No griping—
nicest cathartic-laxative on earth
for grown-ups and children. 10c a
box. Taste like candy.—Adver-
fwiti be left undone to sat- tisement.
ts both as to meals and
cooks will be em-
from New York to Philadelphia at j comfortable houses and furnishings
50 miles an hour, which will be
farthest from Philadelphia when
are provided and the foe-* suppli
ed is as good as enjoyed ty the
average citizen who is in gasd
circumstances. The commission-
Pope to Make
Macon His Post
they meet? Each train will be ex
actly the same distance from Phil
adelphia. The mathematical ealeu- „ , „ _ „„„. .
latipns have nothing to do with the
every meal. Vegetables of all
kinds are raised in abundance and
these unfortunate people are given
wholesome foods at ail seasons of
the year. The farm is under the
supervision and control !of the com
missioners, who see to it that till
inmates of the farm, indigent and
those who are confined there for
violations ‘of the law, are treated
humanely and every privilege to
which they are entitled, and eyen
more, is practiced by those in au
thority. This institution is a
credit to the county and it is in
deed fortunate for the county as
well as the inmates to have such
men as Commissioners Joseph M.
drlodgson, Hugh W. White and J.
H. Uriffeth in charge of the farm.
MACON, Ga.—Adjutant L. C.
Pope, of Dublin, Ga., named colonel
of the 122nd Georgia infantry in an
election Monday, has -announced
that headquarters of the regiment
will bo retained in Macon.
General Pope said that he will
continue to occupy the position of
adjutant general for the present.
This is the first time in the his
tory of the state, local military of
ficers assert, of an officer holding
two titles.
It is considered likely that Gen
eral Pope will be succeeded as
Lieutenant Colonel, which position
he held until his election as colo
nel, by iMajor Felton A. Whitaker,
of Macon, or Major Charles H. Cox.
who opposed him in the
iRTUNITY FOR CLARKE FARMERS
farmers of Clarke county have an opportunity afforded '
Farmers* conference in Athens from January' 22rd
27th that ia a rare one—an opportunity that' not a
single one should fail to take advantage of.
It Van old saying that a prophet is not without honor save
in his ’ouIn‘; country and this old adage may well be applied, in
many instances other than relative to prophets. Many fanners in
this copnty.may feel that nothing worth while will come out of
Terence to be held here and are not planning to attend the
at the same time others will travel hundreds of
experts talk and see the . actual results of experi-
to outlines of progress and expansion. They ap-
of the meeting. i
i, and those in the section adjacent to Athens
of this county, could spent no more valuable time tyan to
jerji session of this conference. Every farmer in a radius
fifty miles can .come in with but little expense. There will be
hotel! ills for them, no. railroad fare and the benefits derived
ba.of untold value in helping to solve the difficulties
farmers now find' themselves in the midst of.
The program of the week is an'interesting and profitable one
subjects of vital importance will be discussed by ex-'
business men. ■'
sections of the state similar conferences, on a small-
on the State College of Agriculture for experts*to
’meetings while those who take advantage of the com-
here will not only meet practically all of thews
will be greeted by others invited here by the Col-
' is indeed an opportunity that should not be overlooked
by the finrmera of this section. .
GOOD BUSINESS AND GOOD CHEER
January, one year ago, the boll weevil had made serious in
roads in,the cotton yield in this section. The recognized money
crop of JJio fanners had been reduced to a point that resulted in
a near panic among the farmers, merchants! hankers and maim-
ffacturers! The farmers could fotm no definite plans of operation.
Business^houses were accordingly handicapped. Men became dis-
gruntled.and irritable and the usual helpful cooperation that had
always existed among our citizens was noticeably'absent In its
place whispering, back biting and discord prevailed.
A' year has worked a wonderful change. The . farmer is living
at homey He knows he can raise a substantial crop of cotton with
the proper methods. He lias definite plans for thin year’s work.'
He is gfjing to work with a vim and a definiteness of purpose .
that knows ho defeat The successful results of his labors will be
reflected.throughout the e<Wland.' _• a* '
Novelet’s got;together. Let’s cut out the mouth to ear whis-.
pers. If-a genuine opportunity presents itself to extend A little
help to J fellow, if nothing but a word, let’s take advantage of
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Thcjbcst people in the world live here. Bpt nothing can hold
up'.if they don’t’‘hooperate. Nothing can hold them down if
do.S : . ,
THAT—
Much has been said about a
county fair for this fall' but no de
finite action has been taken so
far. It is time to commence pre
paration, if one is to be held. The
officers of the regiment' farmers should know In advance
* - - • e i Just what will bo offered in the
] way of premiums in order that
they may prepare their crops ac-
I cording***. Premium .lists should
be in the hands of those interest
ed at'a very early date and ttosso
interested should he at work giv
ing publicity to the fair and urg-
participated in the election, Gen-
eraP.Pope being given a substantial
lead in the count, it was said.
2 Noted Stars in
Saturday, Musical
Blanche Ring shares the honors
of stardom with. Charles Winning-
er in “As You Were,” their new
musical play that comes to the
Colonial theatre Saturday night.
Miss Ring needs no introduction
to play-goers. She is the same
charming musical comedy actress
of yore, with the same winning per
sonality, and the same singing
voice that has popularized scores
of songs. She introduces in this
new musical play her song “Make
Hay, Hay, Hay, Hay,” which prom
ises to become one of the best sell
ers. ,
Mr. Winnlnger has won his spurs
as a comedian both on the legiti
mate and musical comedy stage.
Whether he is starring in the Zieg-
fiel<> Follies—he was a star there—
or giving his inimitable imitations
of some fellow artist, he is always a
painstaking actor. He woi:ks so
naturally on the stage, without re
sorting to buffoonery or slap-stick
methods, as so many comedians do,
that one wonders sometimes how he
creates so much laughter in such
a .simple way. The secret seems ta
be that Mr. Winninger is a thor
ough artist
EFFECTIVE FROCKS
Even though pink is not so gen
erally -popular for evening as more
vivid shades, it is not entirely out
of the sartorial picture, and one
Sees attractive frocks of the palest
pink with* much embroidery in tiny
crystal beads, giving a certain frost
like appearance. *
I attended the opening and it was
a delightful surprise to see such a
beautiful and up-to-the-minute es
tablishment in Athens. I have vis
ited like places in such cities as
Memphis, Tenn.. New Orleans, La..
Birmingham, Ala., Atlanta, Ga., and
other large cities, and in the new
Thornton cafe Athens has an
establishment that in equipment,
furnishing and service is fully equal
to anything in the south. It is a
credit to our city and carries out
the promise that whatever Athens
has must be the best.
/
Mr. Thornton is having fitted
up a nice room overlooking Ills
kitchen and safe, with chairs, desk
and all necessary equipments. In
this room will be installed a lady
whose only duty will be to overlook
[the cooking department and ser\ice
wl>’ch would establish a relation
of good will and business connec
tion which has not been enjoyed
as. thoroughly as might have been
ii such forms of entertainment had
been, made a precedent. The Ro
tary and KhVanis clubs could do
no better service to the community
to sponsor such an enter
prise, Let us be thinking about It
and see if we cannot get in line
such a movement for this nrring.
TffAT—
The sale of whiskey has grown
beyond the mere violation of. the
Volstead act. but in many Instan
ces those dealing in the illegal
traffic do not copfine their SaleB
to whiskey but in many cases they
sell some kind of a concotion which
is nothing more or less than pois- j m g n t of Mr. Rufe Thornton, and
pn. In Savannah a few days ago I these, within themselves, are some -
On entering Thornton’s cafeteria
to the right are the candy and cigar
departments, tender the manage
two m^n bought what was sup
posed to be “White Horse Scotch”
whiskey, but as a matter of fact
it was nothing more than wood al
cohol and ethyl klcohol. The boot.
legger who sells such po f son
Should be treated witl\ in the
courts as a murderer and death
penalty should be meted out. In
speaking Y>f the case a new3 Item
Ip the Savannah Morning, NOws
say 3:
; "A sample was. immediately s^nt
to the government chemist in
Washington who yesterday re
ported that the whiskey contained
16 per cent, wood ilcfahol and 42
per cent, of ethyl alcohol.
c “While the government will on-
thing to which Athens can point
with pride. The best and freshest
candies are kept on hand, and the
cigars and smokers’ goods will be
made a specialty. Mr. Thornton in
tends to have one of the prettiest
and see that everything is kept in
perfect order. She will see that pa
trons are promptly served and ov-
ery dish prepared right. White
girls will be employed to wait.on
tables.
So Easy to Drop Cigarette
Cigar or Chewing Habit.
No-’J >-F*ic has helped thou
sands to break tho costly, nerve-
shattering tobacco habit. When
ever you have a longing for a
smoko or chew, just place a harm
less No-To-Bac tablet in your
mouth Instead. All desire stopa
Shortly the habit Is completely
broken, and you are better off men
tally, physically, nnancially. It's m
easy, so simple. Get a box of No-
Mr. Thornton has gone to com id- J To -Bac and If It doesn’t release you
erable expense to give to Athens a
cafe that will reflect credit on
the city and to which we can all
point with pride. I feel no doubt or
hesitancy in'predicting that he will
be generously patronized. If you
have guests you can carry them to
Thornton’s cafe with the as
surance that they will have the
from all craviug for tobacco
any form, your druggist will re
fund your‘money without qua Uoa,
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most pleasing recollections of Atli- » Colds,
ens. This is something that Aihens
needs for no city is complete with
out a place of this character. It will
prove a splendid advertisement ior
Athens.. Mr. Thornton intends to do
his full part in advertising our city
and its attractions and will dis
tribute among tourists and visitors
beautifully engraved advertising
cards for his cafe.
Thornton’s cafe is located in
the very business center ot Athens
and it will prove a great conveni
666
Prescription
Fever and
for
La-
Grippe. It’s the most
speedy remedy we know,
preventing Pneumonia.
—(Advertisement)
Athens girls to preside over the ence to everpone when they visit
candy department. On the left has I the city or are down town and want
*bcen installed the soda fountain a lunch or delicious meal,
and It is the very latest and most» It always affords me very great
artistic thing in that V np An —- I pleasure to write up all new enter-
ner of cold drinks will be served, prises that add to the prosperity
Mr. Bunny Burnett, a tr, . • j of our city, and I consider this one
ologist, has charge of this depart.- 1 of .the most important inaugurated,
ment. I By all means, when down town.
Next is the lunch counter, on | call at Thornton’s new cafe
which will be kept all kinds of nice see its equipment and service, and
eatables, with coffee, tea and milk, ] you will endorse all I have written,
and this will be made one of the J Mr. Thornton intends to keep his
pHAMBERUj^
“tablets
-SOLD EVERYWHERE FOR-
CONSTIPATION
BILIOUSNESS
Headaches
INDIGESTION
Stomseh Trouble
ing all farmers and livestock /)§o-
plfe to join in the movement v said
help to make it a successful un
dertaking. While it is being talk
ed for a county fair, we believe
that it should be given a larger
scope and take in several counties
in this immediate aectlon. At \
least a dozen counties should be j
incorporated in the movement and
a fair which will be a credit to this j
section should be pulled off It I
can be done and w:tn the proper !
spirit on the part of all our citi- !
zens and the cooperation of the j
farmers the fair this fall can be
made one of the best to be held In |
the state. Let us get together
and organize and commence now
to build and prepare for a fair
which will be worth while and one
which will be of great value to
this section of the state. Noth
ing encourages a farmer more than
tq interest him in planning and
planting for a record brer king
crop and a! premium winning crop.
He takes a pride in such wert and
with tho encouragement of. the
merchant and the banker tlif> fair
is bound to be a success.
THAT—
Many cities hold spring festi
vals for the Entertainment of ‘the
people adjacent to these cities es
pecially in their trading territory.
It has occurred to us that this
year is the year of all in which th'e
merchants should provide such an
occasion and during the week of
fer special prices and bargains on
all lines of 'merchandise. It would
- DRAWFUNNIES
Drawings By Bill Holman. Verses By Hal Cochran.
49 million dollars ■vas bet at Maryland’s four one-
'tracks last year. Mete than that probably was bet! on
samft races by the pony.followers over ’the country. And
think of all tho other race tracks that baited the gamblers. A
dollars a year would be a conservative estimate of gambt"
by.Americansl-races, fights, baseball, caks, dice,, etc.
nbling is decidedly an evil, it flourishes on a big scale in our
country because it’s an outcropping of the willingness to take a
chance. .That willingness is back of much of our progress, back
ward as;well as forward. We’re a nation of bettors, with a phil
osophy that life is a game of chance. Hence we have a few big
winners,' jnillionaires.
near Berlin, formerly the largest German military
trainingfenced "off to be li'seif hereafter as a potato
patch. There's a lot of fertile land lying idle west of the Rhine.
Most people at the bottom' start,'
And work up to renown.
But Mister Steeplejack starts at
At the top
.works down. > ■
January Stock
Reducing Sale
You have been expecting us to do something out of the ordinary in
January—You have been looking for special values—You have been
waiting for them. We are going to give them to you. We must clean
our stocks before spring goods arrive. This extra value giving is our
way of moving these good values in a hurry.
$47.65
$65.00 Suits and
Overcoats .. .
$60.00 Suits and
S- Overcoats .. .
$55.00 Suits and
Overcoats .. .
$50.00 Suits and
Overcoats .. .
$45.00 Suits and
Overcoats .. .
$43.95
$41.65
$37.35
$33.65
$40.00 Suits and
Overcoats .. .
$35.00 Suits and
Overcoats .. .
$30.00 Suits and
Overcoats .. .
$25.00 Suits and
Overcoats ... .
$20.00 Suits and
Overcoats .. .
$29,35
$26.65
$22i35
$18.65
$14.35
SPECIAL SALE ON SHIRTS
l
Off on all Boys Saks and Overcoats
Off on al Winter Underwear
Off on all Beys aid Men’s Wool Pants
''■ - —— — . - . r.-f-V"” 1 !'','' 11 l*
TERMS OF SALE ABSOLUTELY CASH
CHAS. STERN CO.
HOME OF GOOD '■ CLOTHES
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