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•Scare Him From Hi* fn sv old southern city years b* fore the war, as an ©ld resident < that city meiitionod ff> a small coteri of friend- recently, liter* lived ah rrt* Imchelor doctor whose place of auo e wut in a. i art of the me hole cdleg of which Ik- was do.in, j>re ident ann head r*tiler g*werrdfy. The old gentleman was well off it this'AVOi M s very s, ciaMe *t <li position and elite; Mined-qni e lib v :iU.v V tl h+. io-artmetii Mff wiili.-tamling the tf.etTgiHvwwe lo cality; were spacious awroPKiflJ. One evening when the doctor wa>. giving a supper t > a few fririi ’s tin conversation turned upon persona] courage, and the doctor mentioned with pride the >npei abundant quan tity! o.plttk hi his old body set mu l Cato. “There*:? nothing in this w<);ld or j . lit of it thai s; a- •.! >r a-S'-voM, mp*'" to ! .ack np Si > I lent whatever w* * . vAkj would bet on at. V r There w.t ■ a m li aromal the T iWupgriym excellent ventriionpiist, PukT hi* asked tlm doctor if there were any cadavers in lie college. •' * *•• Two." sad the din dor. -•’-Veil. l Ca:<> into th* dis seeling room,. ami 1 11 scait* him ■whit. 1 , * said Ins friend. it was agreed, andpifior dimmer for six had been wagered on the aspen-' ment the old da ky was called in, and ill-* doctor said: “Ca’o, there a * two bodies in tju* dissecting room. Ho in tiiere and luing me th*Jicad of one of t hem.’ T Cm to started oil. the mission, and the ventriloquist stationed himself in near proximity, A provi -o was that ( ato was to haft no light, so he went into the dark-room, walked up to one of the cadavers and began opera tion#. go my Jsead," sai l a voice th deep, sepulch al tones. “All right, sar,’- sjiid A 'ato. “Reck on Mar e Doctor ain't, ’ticlar, and ’tod !cr gentleman'll do jis" as well.’* Then he left that corpse and began woi k on the other. % “Lei go my head,” greeted him again in awful Urne*-. w . - * “Kaii tdo it, mars'e,” said Cato. 7 “Doctor fcule me ter git one,' and 1 mus’ do it.” A pa ndemdniuin of voices, groans, rri s. and threats tilled th • room but Cato persevered, hacked off thd boa l and started out, when lie was assailed v, it It: “Iking that head back* Bring that head 1 aek!” in agonizing dies. Bit tile old darky didn't flinch, lie took the head to-the doctor. “Here ’tis, Marse Dogtor,” he said “but pleasegct fro© soon, 'case de gentleman wants it back, and I'll gi\ e it to him j#s’ soon’s you’re froo looking at de bumps.” Cat<"’s reputation for pluck was tirmlv established, a> and the doctor won the dinner. ll Ushhujton Pont.' If Not Arbitration, What? If~iio{ orbit,ration, what? That is tin* question asU.o I by the mul'itiid aiJ -it is asked with an eas nestne-s born of desperation. Fome of the Kthlercrs believe tha*, relief will bo found in upturning tho social onh r of tilings and sonic in the govern nidll's finding work for the idle thousand. Y.iilier of these prop ‘i li ms offers a solution worthy of eon siderati-n. truth, to use the works ot ,M/. ■■'Cleveland in treati g of lilt political situation, it is a con- ion and not a theory whii-h con fronts ns—and a condition is to 1/y met by action, not by temporary ex pedient. Economic iiistory shows {hat in England, (lei man v, Itlaly, or wiser ever labor Iras been so plentiful that the amount of work to be done lias n >t suflioe 1 to give each workman a living-wages, migra'iou has resulted. M's read that in ce: t iiu in lusi ill .-districts of E;>la id, when iliis con dition was reached* whole tnass ot man changed their residence to other ?.csS populated districts and even: changed their trade. The tmnsnhm p riod was alter one, but not. so bitter as the starvation winch awaited them where-the. were in their over crowded (rale. Forten mt< Jy for these poop he-of England and Europe, the vast tiew wmutry of America wtfk open to them, and millions of them came here ami have Ih.**m* Hum here* 1 among, ur bed ritizenp* At length, ertsw> centres, even in this broad 'taii b hav e overcrowded and we ha e the contest of today, which is style i the war between labor and j corporations, but is really a tight be- j tween the worker anil Ids surround- i mgs. The conclusion is unavoidable. He must be defeated. The eoiidi ■tiis are irresistible. Lik* Nap* Icon Icr nitig Moscow, the g.eat <it y off re tl J refuge, and th* mount tins j s:.o*\ aim -si foi bid ret et, Ifht the I emit must be made. neve, the* lei?. Wbithei? Why,"'tis plain as th* t d y light. Seek the uucongesifd ! parts of the <•< tinfn : 'observe whe e i i lalior L rcoeiH g a fair return: go .thither. If necessary, -change ones ■ trade and begin the baffle of life tin dir now condition* and with new !.hogps. There is one iine of ihdin rry that is not. overcrowded—th* giieulturai, , Good, holiest, capable bibweJs needed —LcM-. TLe_ p*y is indeed small. . Thwe is no great run aid for ambition offered, Out, o i the other hand desolation And death by starvation need never be feared. is a change of In; ci!y t * the e*um factory to the Ke*p Busy. tiic corn planted?'’ y\ Cs. sir.” \n the meal come from the .... ■ ■ ■ _ “Yes, sir.” *‘An' the mortgage took on the mule;" “Yu< sit “Well, I recon tl*aro ain't ariv t do now. Yepting to run for office; m hitch up!” • Drew th* Line at Colonels. “Due summer, v said Colon cl Wil liam M. Odin at a college fraterni ty dinner, “a few years, after the war, Colonel liigginson was travel ing in the south, and he got to talk ing w ith a farmer in some little foSvn who was employing a considerable number <f men-at his haying. The farmer told Colonel liigginson that most of them were old Confederate h differs. “You see over there w here those four men are working?’’ asked he. ‘Well, all of 'em fought in the war. One of 'em was a private, one of ’em was a c< rporal, one w as a major, and that man ’way oa er in the corner was a colonel.” “Are they good men?” a deed Co lonel Iliggitison. “Well,” said the farmev, ‘‘that pri vate’s a first-class man, and the cor poral’s pretty go and, too.” “But how about the major and the colonel?” “The major's so so,” said the far mer. “But the cob nel?” “Well.i don’t word, to s&y nothin against any man who was a colonel in the war,” said (lie fanner, “but I’ve made up my mi: and i won't hire no brigadier generals.'’ —Jioitou 11 t.rald. He Jagclf.d tha Cau‘t. A Hindoo juggler was up before a police court in v ew York the; ot her day. 110 was charged with being drunk, which ho denied, *tying it ay as contrary to his re ligion to got drunk, as he was a Moslem. He said t hat lie was a juggler who had been at the M'orld's Fair and had simply lost his way in the city, when he was arrested. To prove that he was a juggler the prisoner borrowed a handkerchief from a court officer and lied seven knots in it. He then passed it around for inspec tion, and w hen it was returned to him l.hnv on it ami the knots dis appeared. The prisoner then ad mitted that lie bad been intoxi cated, and Justice Ryan dis 'barg ed him, remarking, ‘ You’d jug gle your wav out of jail if I com mitted, you.''— JS\ tc Often ni l'ica y one. Just to Eiesse th Baby. One day recently two ladies, one of w hom carried a baby, en tered a well kno\fn furniture shtfp and signified their desire to look at sonie carpets. The salesman cheerfully showed roll after roll, until the perspira tion literally streamed from, hisl "very pore. Finally one of (he ladies asked the other if she did not think it was time to go. “Not quite,” was the anawer' of her eiiuijwinion, and then in an undertone eh a added ; “Ifnby ]ikt S to Fee him r >ll then o it*and web e plenty of time to catch the train.” —Lon ' n 7V/ ’- />'/V.e It 3sd Had? Hum “If Anybody snon’r s for me, s;tid the nnswerk to fpterii sand f*o- Iv. “yam can sav l liave gone iioille siefe.” After ite had tottered out of Urn office they looked on Iff* desk ui <1 saw that lie bad jus! opener! a let ter from “Old ' Bttherrihev'’ con taining th.ete ftKp.i.it'ifs; “V\ ffich is cowftct, ‘Tomorrov is Friday.’ or “tomorrow wjj] l < Friday?"’ ‘“\\ ititt were the causes that led to the Franc*i-Pntssian war?” “W ill you please give, in as brief outline as possible, a state ment of what was at the World's Fair lust year?” y yy * ' BTg 8 ico3s*j. Having the needed meritto more tieih make go* and all the adveiti icg claimed for them, the following four remedies have reached phenomenal sale. Dr. King’s Xew Discovery, for consumption. Coughs and C.'bls, each hoi tie guaranteed Klectrie Bitti'rs, the great remedy for Liver Stoinncit and Kidneys. BuekDjt's Arnica Slave, the be-t in the world, ami Dr. King's New Lite bills, which are a perfect pill. Aff the c remedies *ue guar;'met and tof do just what is clailift'd for tltein ‘and the dealer whose fiMoe is attaclnHl here with will be glad to tell you moer of tlieih. Sold at Dr. L. j. Bliarp & Bro's. Drug Store. * st*- —s— THE POULTRY YARDS. Pur fi'. the Kuik toi l K***‘p 4 t*e HirtJs Jlt*alt-Iy— >iet h<ls of i >u. • Many poultry men who ktap tkeiv fowls confined to run ill yards clean the poultry houses, 1 nt never seem to tiwnk it necessary to purify tbo yards. if sickness visits the c fowls, it is a mys terious (lisp us itioa of Providonco, for have they not kept the lions a clean? They do not think of the yards, whoso soil lias become impregnated with tho droppings of the iowls, and upon which a green thing is never permitted to grow. Following arc mttho is of puri fication ro -ommoutled by The American Agriculturist: 1 Where it is possible to do so seel tho yard down to grass or clover and let it boil* a crop one ye ir or raise upon it a crop of vegetables. Of course this necessitate! two yards for the fowls, a plan that cannot always be pursued. Or one can, with a movable fence, cut off the fowls from the larger part o tho yard ant sow that to some quick grow ing crop, like oats, ami when it has grown five or six inches high let the fowls in upon it. Or one can spade the yard in sections, sowing oats at each spading, and thus secure a little growth from them anl a succession of growths of green fool for the fowls. A growing crop for one siaeon puts Jhs soil in ex cellent void .“on for tho fowls, the crop' removing j nst the elements that were injurious to the fowls. 2. Spading up the.yards every few weeks, either in sections or all at once, turning up the soil to the action of the sun and air Air is the best d’sinfeetant we have, and plenty* of it will Imlp to rob the'soil of the' element poisonous to the fowls. Spading will do for a few years, but alter awhile it will not bo sufficient. 3. The removal and casting away of several iru bvi of the soil and replacing it with freon earth, it would pay a gardener.io do' tills, as the sod remove! is rich in fertilizing ma ter, but few have be m fortuu ite enough to find the gardener do this. But even if, one has to go fo the expense of the removal it p ;ys bet ter to-do it than to h ive a lot of sick and, therefore, unprofitable fowls. 4 Temporary r lie? can be had by sowing t!ie /ants with 1.m.l plaster. Tins w. tl hold the injttriogg em tuitions and keep th air in a healthful condi tion. 5. Tlie soil can be disinfected iy a thorough (iroucliiag with sulphate of copp.T dilu id iu wader, about ora ,p >und or the :<>r:n r to 10J gallons of tha lat tar. i’.io sj 1 s uni 1 bn thorougu-- ly drench:-1. Of these methods'the simplest .s t-iij best —rnisitrj a crop upon tilj yard. ,J t{m I’ltim*. The Jap ui_ plums co lstitr.to race as distinct fro n our native varieties as is the L?Con’e pur fro u the Bartl-tr. The trees resemble somawSi it our vigor ous varieties of the CaLk.tsavv type, but tiie foliage is larger and quire distinct. Some are li irly as far north as where the wil 1 goose-succeeds, aud for ou* southern states they open -a new or i in pomiculture. Nurserymen have fruit ed many varieties of this type and foiiud a number o“ decided value for both mar ket and home use. The Bo:an type be longs to the hardier group, and has giv en good results iu northern an 1 western states. Bot m. Burbank an 1 Ogon are familar varieties of this type. The Kelsey type is less hardy, and is recom mended for sections below the thirty fourth degree of latitude north. Tire Safstimi an 1 Ma.su are faittilnyr varieties of this type. Items of l.oeal Inl. resf, Texas is the great sweet potato state of the Union. The holly is easily grown and makes excellent hedges, W. P.' Mossey tells in the Texas Farm an 1 Ranch that potash is the great rem edy for cotton rust. , ins hoen suggested that the cattle dipping systom, tested and exhibited at the agricultural experiment station at Bollege Station, Tex., be exhibited at tile Lidias fair this fall. v. s, baths: ji.wiui has exclusive Sale for these C ebiattd Glasses in Hainan Grove, (}a. From the factory o KELL AM & MOORE 7 the onlyrcompfete optical plai n the south, ATLANTA, Gi GUAI ELASTIC TRjOOFINd costs only feikOtt per 101) square, fee Makes a {food roof for vcais am anyone can put it on. Local Agents V anted. Gum Elastic Paint only ffu< pet garjon in bid. lots, or fcff.bO fo - f>-galb n tubs. Color dark ml. Stop leaks in übihgJe, tin or iron roofs, ani laist for years. \\ ill ship at once oi receipt of price. Thy it. Send stamp for samples and ful particulars. . Ci u Ei.asik Rooi txo C’<>., S9 &- 41 West Broadway, - - New Yorl FA PIT I j\i\ AVe will send -uf w I lUiVI. fit-tent lhVltcin. that will Cure any case of Oini Ji ITaiht for ordered It once the price after the 30th June w ill bt raised. \\’e guarantee a cure in ev ery instance, or .tndney refunded Don't confound this remedy because it is cheap. I’l-sttHumials and fur ther pntieirlic’s given i>n appHr-ation. All enmmuiiications st; icily confi dential. ADDRESS Acme Opium Cure Co ai Box 15, DECATLR, GEORGIA. LOWEST i PRICES TO MERCHANTS ON Wrapping Paper, J’aper Bags, tationerv and Blank Book*. Any Book J'ublished in Hit* l lilted Staff** or Europe, if not in : stock pbtr ined to order. i). Mr. McGregor 1 . •. S. JoiuiKsu; St A tion ten and Book Smi.i.im;, ATHENS, GA. NOTICE To Lovers Of Fine Horses. This celebrated Stallion w fit stand a tour stables this season, llisklood unexcelled, c<>inin<y, as lie Joes, from a Lexington sire and a Hamiltonian dam, he is a fine combination lior.se. 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I• , 1 PRICES TO MEET GOMPETID DO YOU WANT | YOUR - LAUNDRY-WORK DONE WELL? \ If so send it to the Athens Steam Laundry. v i J. C. QEIQER, Proprietor, ■ ATHENS, GA. 235 Broad Stret: CHRISTIAN & STEYENS r ’'***■ ■HBBBBBn HAVE FILLED IN WITH A NICE LINE OF D rn Giod, Notions, Shoes, Hats, etc. rn , We ' ve I,ave succeeded in getting the choicest line of chewing Tobacco that has ever been in Harmony Grove. ® V e hare a-full line of Traylor Jims, choicest bran Is of GVars, in fact we have made it a point to make our place a first-class IT umi jelling*- tore. Call and see ns. Satisfaction guaranteed. Cliristian & Stevens. Queen of the Mountains. PORTER SPRINGS, so universally and so favorably known for years as Queen of the Mountains, opens Juu© 20th under same man agement (its owners) as with same unsurpassed table fare and low rates. Board by month $1 per dav, by week .$1.50 per dov, less than week $2 per day. " depot, Gainesville, Ua., on arrival of morning train from Atlanta ev ery I uesday, Thursday ami Saturday going through in seven hours. Fam $2, trunks $ 1 per hundred pounds, valises 25 cents. Altitude 3,000 feet above sea level, 2,000 feet above Atlanta • 1 500 feet above Marietta and Gainesville; 1,200 foot above Mt. Airy Clarks \li!b and 1 alluhih I'iills, 1,000 f©6t ftbov© liOokout Mountain and Abli yiile —at! or ding the greatest change of climate possible-south. Chaly beate water the strongest in the south. J Baths, hi dim os and ten pins free, music furd&ncing every eve ning Physician always in attendance. Reference confidently made to all visitors of the past ten years. For further information address, HENRY P. FARROW* PORTER SPRINGS, LUMPKIN COUNTY, GA % - 5E ~ w. L. DOUGLAS IfZ'yW S3 SHOE Npjak S5, 84 and 53.60 Press Shoe, cl ; W. J vllL 83„50 Police Shoe, 3 Soles. Jrjg|! \IhL 52.60,82 for Workingmen. ' h l 82 and 81.76 for Boys. §m ladies and misses, : y S3, 82.60 82, $1.75 ip: N*H§fc CACTION.-If any dealer 'i - ~~— _ \ offers you W. JL. Donglaa 'WM'Tf itG IC TfT.fr' T>_ \ ■ shoe* at a reduced price, fe jnsb Ibinc SipST- 4 \ or say. he baa them with- YS " I “ ,3 l'sbW CV IU —out iho name stamped put hiia W. L. DOUGLAS Shoes are stvlish, easy fitting, and give bettei satisfaction at the prices advertised than any other make. Try one pair and be con. vinced. The stamping of IV. L. Douglas’ name and price on the bottom, which guarantees their value, saves thousands of dollars annually to those who we*r them. Dealers fvho push the sale of W. L. Douglas Shoes gain customers, which helps ta Increase the sales on their full line of goods. They can afford to sell at a!m profit and we believe you can save money by bnying all yoor footwear of the dealer advert U>a below. Catalogue free upon application. W. JL. DOUGLAS, Brockton, MIU. T. E. KEY & CO.,Agents,,