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SWicw taehtß Wowte. / / to". 13 V JOE O’FAHKELL. VOLUME I. gytlw riFrchhi ChvonuU' PUBLISHED EVERY' FRIDAY. T E 1< MS : ONE DOLLAR A YEAH, INI'AKIAIII.Y IN AIHAIUT. advf;ktihijm <3. Advertiseiueuts iuserled ut One lu.l l»*r pur «<pMre for I tic lb hi insertion, and Fifty Cents lor encu eini- Huiunce. For longer periods u liberal deduction will ue made. W A. 1 LEK, 1 • Watchmaker and Jeweller, A ext door above Reuvef* *t Nicbolpon’i*,-Hickson M... Alliens, uu. All work warranted twelve munflis. 1)1111 JP W. DAVIS, X A’tOll4<J-U(-LIHV, .1 /’/J A AX, GA . Office adjoining Daviw’ Photograph uii'utj. A.l business entrusted tu ills care will receive prompt ntteutioH. nmr.b ——————»———CT— ————l a. m. Jackson. l. w. i Homas JACKSON A- Til <) MAS, O Atlowilit-H-hur, X. W. Cor. College Ave. & Clajtnn Ms., Alliens, Ga. Parties desiring Crim n il Warr ntsiang-t them by c iihii-! on 1., V. I’litmi.is. the Count) Solicitor, at their office; also at the Co’Tt iloii-e. ieh.S GKO D. THOMAS, AUarnfti-a- Law, Office over University it uik, Athena, (in. Business respectfully solicited, and prompt uttcu t'oi mil rm teed (rb. 22 BAKHOW, I>. <• 0A..11U >». J)VRIiOW IIROM. ) Attorneys at Law, i I ESS, GA. 6ff~ Office over Talmadge, Hodgson A Co. STILL HAPPY. For the past two w inks, says an ex* chauge. a druggiss has put up a per- Kcription es some kind or other about four times a day lor a certain small boy, besides filling orders for a large variety of patent medicines and porous | plasters. The sales were ail cash, but 1 the druggist’s curiosity was at length aronsed, and he said to the lad : •• Got sickness in the family !” ■ •iKinder," wat the reply. \ I ••fmr father ! • Yes—all but me. Ma is using the plasters for a lame side and taking the tonic for a rash which broke out .on tier elbows. I’a takes the. troches loi tickling iu the throat, and uses the ar nica on his skin, Lmisa uses that catarrh snuff and the cough m-d.cme J’.i.l wants the brandy for a sprained ankle, and the equills are for the baby. That’s all but grandma, and this pre scription is to relieve the pain in hi t chest and make her sleep harder." ••Rather unfortunate family," remark ed the druggist. "Well, kindnr; but pa sas s its cheap per than going to the seashore, aud so we plaster up and swalllow down, and feel purty happy alter all." A lady entered a popnl it drug store in Newport, R. I , a day or two since, aud accosting one of the proprietors, in quired if there was any method by which a large dose of castor oil could be taken and avoid tho usual nauseous laste. • Oh, yes, madam, we can arrange that for you.’ The iady cast her eyes about the store and complimented the gentleman on its fine appearance, and was invited to take a glass of soda, which she accepted, and having drank it off and waited a moment, reminded the man of drugs of her errand. • That is all right, madam,' he replied, ‘you took it with your soda.’ ’0 Lord!’ exclaimed the lady with a look of con sternation, * I wanted it for my mother!’ Tableau. GEESE OR GOOSES! The particular kind of a smoothing iron known among tailors as a ’goose’ came near upsetting the reason of a bright young clerk and the proprietor of a Chicago tailoring establishment one day this week. The manager wanted two of the in struments mentioned, and so told the clerk, but after the latter bad sat for some time writing on tho order, ho looked up in a bewildered way and asked: DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF ATHENS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. • What do you call the plural of a tai lor’s goose !' • Why, geese is the plural of goose,’ said the master. • Well, you wouldn’t have mo write an order for two tailor’s geese, would you?' • That doesn’t sound hardly sensible in tips connection,' replieij the proprie tor ; • h.|w' would it do to say two tai lor’s gooses!' The boy turned to the dictionary, and, shaking his head, remarked: ‘ Websjter doesn't give any such plu ral as that to goose, and I ain't going to.' The situation was growing serious, when the clerk suddenly set to writing, with the exclamation : ‘Now, I'll fix it.' And the order which be soon handed to the head of the house to sign did lix it, for it read : ‘Messrs. Brown A Chardware dealers, Fifth avenue : Please send me a number one tailor's goose, and —by the eternal—send me another just like it.' But further than this, the question of what is the plural of a tailor’s gi oso mis not yet been settled in this town, or any other that we know of. Festive Bi i.gi.ars M-. E. T. Sweezy, of -J<>4 Classon avenue, corner of Quincy sneer, whose family are in the country, returned to the city yes terday morning, and went to his house for the purpose of getting some clean clothes. lie let himself into the front ■ loot and proceeded to the basemem, when he discovered that the back door had been forced open with a jimmy On reachi ig' lib top of lliAnairs < n be second floor, he etumbliu oxer nine champagne bottles and some glas.-es, aud in a moment thought he beard some person them a snore wns beard from another room, lie went upon his tiptoes to the door of the back room and peeped in, when, to his -urprise, bo discovered a rough-looking lellow stretched upon his handsom bed. 1 hen be stepped back cautiously aud went to the door of the front room and peered in. Another thief was lying on the bed in that room in a drunken stupor. They had gathered up be tween S6OO and S7OO worth of property and bad it ready to take away, when the wine which they bad taken over came them, and th* y laid down on the beds to take a sleep. When they fi st entered, Charles Johnson, one of the thieves, says they went into the <e lar to see if they could not find something io eat, as he had not had anything to eat since the morning before. They were unable to find anything to eat, but seeing the wine, took three bottles of champagne up stairs with them and drank it all- Mr. Sweezy thought it better to se cure assistance before he disturbed the fellows, so he went quietly down stairs again and notified his grocer. Officers Webb and Downing were also called. tMid they hll went and unceremoniously aroused the drunken thieves from tLkir quiet slumbers. John Burns, one of the fellows who was sleeping in tho back room, was inclined to make a little resistance, but the officer cracked him on the bead with his club, and ho then realized that it was bettor to surrender quietly. An Elizabeth street mule kicked a C„ B. & Q, baggage master the other day. The baggage master turned, laid his bands on the mule’s neck and crup per, and shouted : ‘ Illi noise, 23,817 !’ And the family across the street ran down into tho cellar to escape the torna do. Tho veterinary surgeon told the Elizabeth street man it was no use to have the blacksmith mend the shoes, because the mule could never walk on them legs again. The baggage master walked down to the depot, yawned, stretched himself, and said he wished business would pick up. He was getting too fat and lazy for anything. ATHENS, GEORGIA, AUGUST 3,187 What Rum Did fob Husband and Wife.—Mis. Emma Judson is an ac complished lady of refined manners and appearance. Her husband is a retired merchant living in Bridgeport, Conn., and they have a boy twelve years of age. She is less than thirty. Soon at* ter her marriage, with her own mocoy, she bought’ a house in Lexington/ave nue, Brooklyn., where tho couple pegun life in comfort. Mr. Judson was fin the liquor business, and his home " sis lib erally supplied with wines. He became overfond of drink, and so much so that it led to a divorce, tho wife bein£ tho plaintiff. Signs of reformation and promises to do better led to forgiveness on her part, and they were remarried. After the second marriage, Mrs. Judson herself became tho victim to strong drink, and her husband began a suit for limited divorce, that is now pend j mg. Mrs. Judson went to live with her I mother, Mrs. Margaret I’. Liodsley, at i 154 L°e avenue, Brooklyn. 'She was unable to break up her habits of drink ing, and four months ago committed an assault upon her mother, for which she was arrested and sentenced to the Kings county penitentiary for six months. The life in the prison having to a large extent cured her of her love for liquor, her mother, on a writ of cer tiorari. bad her before Judge McCue in Brooklyn yesterday. Her release is de sired that she may bo reunited to her husband. She seemed to fjel her dis grace keenly. She was allowed to go on her own recognizance until Friday when she is to appear to give bail, pending a review of the proceedings of ) the lower court. A South American -Horror. —Pe- I ru\ ian journals publish a , account of a horrible atrocity In I’rovi&fe °f I Hualgayoc. Some monybs ago a rium ! her of persons from tlfte town oF San ! Pablo arrived at San ’Miguel for the j purpose of having a baptism pei formed !in the latter place. After the religious j ceremony, those present-proceeded to a i place of diversion, where, after the con sumption of a good deal of liquor, a scrimmage occurred between the par ties from San Miguel and those from San Pablo, which resulted in the death of one of the former and the detention of some others. A few days afterwards a number of San Pablinos proceeded to San Miguel and forcibly rescued their imprisoned friends, threatening to re turn before long to take vengeance for the blood of their townsman. At the beginning of the present month, the town of San Miguel was invaded by twenty five individuals from San Pablo well armed and furnished with rnuni i tions, who began to sack the town, be I having with the greatest brutality and cruelty. The inhabitants ascended the church towers, rang the bells to give the alarm, and attacked the invaders with uncontrollable fury. The result was that fifteen of tho gang were in stantly killed, and the remainjing ten were severely wounded and takun pris oners. On tho following day thftl latter were also lifeless, and the public Aquare of San Miguel offered the revolting spectacle of twenty-five corpses strewn in all directions. - "Not at Home.”—A sign on a house on Crogban street informs the public that washing is done there, and it was quite natural that a mechanic working near by should take a bundle under his arm and call there, and ask of the boy on the step: ‘ Bub, is the washerwoman in !’ ‘No, sir!’ was the prompt reply: ‘ there is no wasnerwoman here at all! ‘ But that sign says ‘washing done here,’ ’ remarked the man. ‘ S'pose it does !’ remarked the boy in a higher key,‘s’pose it does! A lady may become the victim of unfortunate circumstances to such an extent that she is willing to wash and iron shirts and sheets, but that dosen't make a washerwoman of her, does it! ‘ I thought it did,' said the man. ' Humph ! If you draw a buggy down to the shop to be repaired, does that make a horse of you !’ The man was silently turning away when the boy added : • If you want to find the lady of unfor tunate circumstances, go round to he side door, but the washerwoman isn’t at home!' The Bank of France and Coun terfeits. —The Bank of France has lately resolved not to pay counterfeit bills. A great deal of objection is made to this measure by the French press, which see in it an attack <>n that confi dence which is requisite for paper cir culation. It is objected that even should there be considerable losses now and then to the bank, it at the same time benefits by the large number of bills which are lost or destroyed in one way or another, and which are never paid. It is the business of the bank to have its notes so made that counterfeit ing is impossible, and only experts can tell a genuine bill. There is already a kind of panic among business men. many of whom refuse to take the bills, alleging that they are too busy to exam ine their genuineness. Just the Reverse At a dinner party, where there quite a number a sembled, each related his experience in life. Finally one of the travelers to'd such an astonishing story, that it in .luuJd one who bad remartied quiet up to this time to tell of a remarkable ad venture which he had while fighting J; l.fdmue. Ho said: ‘ Once during a skirmish, I had strayed away from my comrades, and got lost. While thinking what I would do, three Indians came suddenly upon me. Be ing a fast runner, I took to my heels After going a distance, 1 looked around and saw one Indian close upon me, and the other two not far behind. Io tpedss determined to make the effort to despatch one Indian before the other two came up. I waited for his onslaught, and just as he raised his tomahawk to strike me, I run him through with my hunting-knife. No sooner had I done tfiis, when one of the other Indians was fast approaching me. I took to my heels again—one more effort for life. Becoming exhausted, I turned round again, when I saw one Indian far in ad vance ot the other. Determined to sell my life as dearly as possible, I awaited his coming. As be approached, he threw his tomahawk, which missed its aim. I despatched him as I had done tho first Indian. But one Indian was left, but I was too exhausted to give him battle. I got behind a large tree, thinking he might pass on without see ing me. I fervently prayed that my life might be spared, when, all at once, I heard the Indian whoop. I turned toward him—there was no other choice—’ At this point, tho others who had re lated such marvelous stories became impatient, and cried out— ‘Did you kill him ?' • No; be ki lei me !’ Twilight in dreamy Spain! The express train was bowling along be tween Tarragona and Barcelona, when suddenly it was brought to a standstill by the alteration of a signal, and in a few minutes twenty-six armed men took possession of it. They did not be long to the Civil Guard. They were brigands. Some of the passengers were then dragged out and thoroughly searched, and all money, watches and valuables forcibly taken possession of. The brigands then removed the cusb- Sjs*! )><•!• yVninim in advance ions from the carriages, and made a minute inspection to see that nothing valuable was concealed in them. The ladies of the party had their ear r.nge torn from their ears. An English vic tim wiites: ' I lost all the property I had with me, consisting of at least $650 worth, which composed my wtJich ami qbain, money, pocketbook, andArlso my portmanteau, which was in th'e luggage van, and contained many valuable pa pers.” The biigands even took from him his railway ticket and left him pen niless, with merely the clothes he wore, and those partly torn from the rough treatment he received. The people of Andetsonville, S. C., presented Gov. Wade Hampton with a tine thoroughbred mare as a birthday present last week. The Governor is a fine horseman and sets a glorious figure astride a horse. His people love him in private life, revere him in council, cheer him on the rostrum, but they yell when they see him on horseback. —_— A Demoralized Editor.—An ed itor was sitting in his easy chair, bouy ant in mind and heart, with that calm serenity and blissful tranquility that none but editors know. A shuffling sound at the door brought him back to earth, and facing nervously about, he beheld a man of deep, determined look, closing the door behind him. With a sickly feeling of foreboding, the editor motioned toward a chair, and gazed up on the intruder, helpless and breathless, resigned to meet the worst. The band of the man wandered to- ,wa d his breast-pocket. Tu« editor's :.5 ' blanched and <bis. )ij|s turmd blue. Alas! alas! he had guessed aright the dread mission of the stranger, i man pulled out a Bundle of letters ams papers. The head of the editor fell forward upon his breast, and the hands dropped listlees from the arms of his chair. ‘My errand is not a pleasantone,’ said the visitor, speaking slowly. •Thank heaven!’ exclaimed the ed itor, plucking up courage. ‘ Out with it —suspense is worse than fate,’ 1 have an execution on your home,' continued the man with professional I’be mortgage has been foreclosed.' ‘Iloora! ha! ha!’ roared ttie editor, springing up aud nearly shaking Gm mans arm off. ‘Heaven l>e praised! but what a scare y w u did give me! Blister my corns, if I didn’t think you had a chunk of spring poetry. Drive on—sell the old shanty! Let’s have your name, and down it goes for two years' subscription. You’re an angel iu breeches, old lellow, but you don't look like it—darned if you do. Ila! ha! A Professional Hangman-—With in the past two weeks mue ciitninals have been legally executed in the Uni ted States, and a great many more are billed, to use theatrical expression, to appear in the the same melancholy roe at future dates. In view of the increase in execuions, and in consideration also of the awkward manner ini which they are generally conducted, it seems as if there is really a necessity in this country lor ap official hangman, who, who. with the advantages ofVtudy and experience, would be able to assist a fellow mortal at bis final taking off without that delay and bungling with whicn such affaus so often attendi d. The city oi London, England, em ploys a professional hangman ata salary of $25 per week. Iu addition to this he officiates at most of the provincial hang ings, tor which he charges a sum vary ing from $250 to SSOO and first-class traveling expenses, so that be is really a man of some note in that kingdom. Although executions do not occur w itlx such frequency as they did in the d iye of his old-time predecessors, when the hangman was the busiest man in the country, bis salary goes on all the same, and he is prepared to do bis duty when called upon iu a manner which is at least humane, if not artistic. Tue ac counts of the executions of some men in tne United States are more horrify ing than the tales of the ciimes wuieh they expiate, and they certainly call in very strong language for an improve ment iu our mode of exiejtioa. NUMBER 28.