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THE CLAYTON STREET
EMPORIUM OF FASHION
NEW YEAR’S OFFERINGS will open the eyes of Athenians I
New and Fashionable Goods noli be thrown on the counters and sold REGARDLESS OF COST, STYLE OR QUALITY.
We have finished taking Stock, have done well and we are willing to divide stock on hand with our customers.
SO, COME EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND GET YOUR SHARE.
Dress Goods.
■ 10 pieces 44 iu. Henrietta 85c, worth
$1,25.
10 piece* ,3 in. wool 65c, worth 85c.
10 pieces 10 inch wool Henrietta 50c,
worth 65c.
10 pieces 38 inch wool Henrietta, 40c,
worth 00c.
5 pieces 50 inch French Serge 65c,
worth 00c.
8 pieces 40inch black aud white Plaid
60c worth 85c.
8 pieces 40 inch black and while stride 1
Serge 60c, worth 85c.
5 pieces 50 inch J.adies cloth $1.50,
worth $2.
8 pieces 40 inch fine Tricot 40c, worth
65c.
J[i pieces 56 inch l linnels 25c. worth
10 pieces Bordered Cashmere 14c,
wortli 20o.
10 pieces Brocade for wrapper 15c.
worth 25c.
Our dress goods are all new, stylish
ami clean, un.l they are going to be sold
during the next thirty days for less
than you can buy old shop worn goods.
Combinations and
Robes.
AA'o lucre a few Combinations and
r 'bes. They will go for less than 50 per
cmt on $1..
Colored Silks.
IVe have a beautiful lot of lato colors
in Armures and Failes away onder reg
ular prices.
Silk, Velvet and Plush
es.
AA'e carry the best line of first class
Silk Velvets in the city. They will al
so be thrown on counter at cut prices.
Surahs and Satins.
W‘ll go it *• 'need prices.
Wool Flannels at reduced prices.
Cotton “ “ “ “
Col “ “ “ “
Cassimers.
Big line of Casismers for boys and
men will go at 50 per cent less than reg
ular price.
5 pieces Kider down 50c, worth 85.
French Flannels will go at 60c on the
dolla."
Silk Caps.
We have a lot of children’s silk caps
to be sold this week at a price.
Cloaks.
We don’t intend I packing up any
cloaks, consequently will close out all
that's left for less than 50c. on thefl CO.
Mow is your time to buy, we wilt take
your offer.
Wool Skirts.
25 Jersey ribbed skirts, $1.50, worth
82 25.
25 Jersey ribbed skirts 85c., worth
1.50.
Shawls.
We had a splendid trade on shawls
tha past season, few left will go at your
own price.
Wool Underwear.
150 Jersey ribbed lamps wool vests
worth $1.50, will go at $1.00.
100 Jersey ribbed 90c., worth $1.25.
100 children’s Natural wool vests,
worth 65c., will go at 45c.
100 childrens natural wool vest3,
worth 85c., will goat 65c.
Now is your time to buy underwear.
We sold inoroof this lineof goods than
the whole town, and the ladies all pro
nounced them the best.
285 lbs Zephyrs, all colors to be closed
out. 5e. on one'lot China silk tidies, best
grade 75c., worth $1.25
Black Lace Scarfs.
Small lot left to be closed out at a
price.
Hosery.
We have secured the agency for the
clean fast hosery, the best in the world.
We are not going to handle any other,
consequently will close out all other
brands at low prices.
We have on hand a big stock of elec
tric black must be 0 jsed out in t ie next
oj days.
50 dozen at 16%c, regular price 25.
50 dozen at 35j^c, regular price 50c.
50 dozen at 45c, regular price 65c.
50 dozen children’s at 35c, regular
price 50e\
50 dozen children’s at 45c, regular
price Cue.
50 dozen boy’s school at 15c, regular
price 22o.
50 dozen boy’a school at 10c, regular
price 20c.
Big cut in silk and lisle hose and half
hose.
Handkerchiefs.
25 dozen handkerchiefs at lc each.
. 10 dozen silk handkereniefs to be
closed.
100 dozen assorted handkerchiefs to
be closed.
Umbrellas.
Deep cut iu umbrellas, both ladies
aud gents’.
Towels.
Big lot towels will be thrown on the
the bargain counter.
Bureair ancl Table
Scarfs.
Big lot of these goods to beelosed
out at a price.
and
Table Linens
Napkins.
Deep cut in this department.
10 pairs linen crash will be thrown
on the bargain counters.
Lace Curtains.
25 pair at 85c, worth $1 25.
25 pair at $1.00, worth 1.25.
25 pair at 1.65, worth 2.25.
25 pair at 1.75, worth 2.50.
25 pair at 2.00, worth 3.00.
25 pair at 3.50 worth 4 75.
25 pair at 6 50 worth 9.00.
Lace Pillow Shams.
50 pair at 50c, worth 75c.
50 pair at 05c, worth $1.00.
50 pair at 75c, worth 1 25.
Lacc bed sets to be offered at a bar
gain.
White Quilts
To be closed at a bargain.
Check* Muslins.
Big lot of these goods including rem-
nautsand full pieces will be included
in this sale.
Laces and Embroide
ries.
This line of goods never fails to inter
est the ladies, so we will throw the en
tire lot on the counters amt give every
lady in Athens a special invitation to
come and inspect them. We head the
list in this line of goods, both in styles
and qualiry, as well as low lirtces.
Special Sale.
Our object in having this sale is*to
clean up for the spring, it'is not from
being overstocked or from bad judg
ment in buying, for every dollar’s
worth of goods we have in stock are
worth Iff percent advance In .New York
today. When goods passes from one
season to another they are virtually out
of style, consequently becomes hard
stock, and «ve don’t intend to allow ac
cumulations, th refore will sell at a
price, and if any lady in Athens be
lieves that our prices can be beat just
bring your samples and compare We
are doing our own work, which is the
biggest item in any line of business, for
a business with heavy expenses re
quires and must have big profits. Our
expenses are exceedingly liget, conse
quently our customers get benefit of low
prices.
DAVISON, LOWE 6c SHEPHERD.
ALLIANCE DEPARTMENT.
GCOXt' E T. MUBBELL, Editor.
WaY FARMING DOES NOT PAY.
NUMBER III.
Before we leave the subject of over
production, we desire to repeat that
there can lie no such argument Used
successfully to sccount for the low
prices of farm products as that of over
production. 1 believe, however, I will
except the one article of “Jute Butts.”
Judging from the abundant suppl and
the meagre demand this season, the
farmers have found something better
and have decided to discontinue the use
of it with thanks.
When the world decides to adopt the
camels hair and leathern girdle costume,
ling cotton will go tlie same way.
Wheu locust and honey become tlie uni
versal diet of mankind, wheat, rye aud
corn aud ail manner of grain will only
be cultivated to furnish food for the
nimble grasshopper and nectar for the
festive bee. This statement need not
cause serious alarm among a certain
Class of our fellow citizens. The devil
will take care of his own. There will
be enough to run through the serpent
like coils of the still worm to keep up
the usual supply of recruits for the ar
mies of the damned. New let us dig
down to the rock bottom of reason and
see if we can discover some of the facts
that keep down not only the pi ices of
farm products but serve to produce this
everlasting fluctuation iu the market of
prices.
On January 1st, before the New
Year’s sun had reached the zeuith of its
glory, and before the breakfast given by
the farmer to Uncle Sam has been di
gested, he sets about to formulate a
plan by which to ascertain as early as
possible, that is befere “the bloom is on
the rye” or the cotton begins to grow,
the condition, acreage and kind of
crops, the probah>e increase or de
crease of tlie same, together
with manv other matters pertaining to
the farmers’ prbspects and affairs, and
■verv kindly collects at government ex
penses all such matters of interest to
tlie vampires that live on the lifeblood
of the producer, carefully tabulates
these reports and gives them into the
keeping of those whose sole welfare
lies in making the labors of the pro
ducers as profitless as possible. Ihe
farmer is compelled to answer correctly
each questions as he may
be asked concerning his husinas
while the men who are despoiling him
such as Armour, of Chicago, and oth
ers of like character and special priv
ileges can defy the powers that be
when called on to make like statements.
Robert Emerson I believe, once said:
“The farmer stands at the door of the
bread room and and weighs to every
man his loaf.” This sounds Tery
pretty and makes quite a beautiful pic
ture. He certainly does produce the
raw material for the bread and for the
clothes for the world, but he docs not
stand at the door. He lia* no time for
that, lie takes them to the man that
does stand there and after weary hours
of waiting, he receives in return a lit
tle bread or meat $iul some clothes, and
is told by the generous hearted door
wan to came back again when that gives
out and p">mises to carry him through
out the n x year if he will bring him
a.lhe makes at the end of that time
again. So he goes ’home to plow and
sow, to reap and mow and when the
nine comes for him to place his products
on the market somebody lias priced
his produce and determined the reward
of his year’s toil without any reference
to what lie might deem just and right,
lie finds the same rule governs the
price of sugar, salt, or whatever he
wants to buy. The price is absolute, lie
can take it or let it alone. lie has the
privilege of doing all the work and run
ning all tlie risks and wearing all tlie
poor clothes ar.d for these is expected
to be thankful. He is thankful, and
always has been,poor soul? If the Jute
Bagging trnst hadn’t kicked up its heels
quite so high aud thrown dust in his
eyes he would have, probably, gone
down the road that leads to the poor
house several mile posts farther and
never thought about calling a bait.
Tlie idea of buying aud selling at some
body e’ses figures had obtained so loug
long in the land that it had become a
part of his existence to submit, and
freedom on that line wouldn’t set well
on him. Like a boy I once
knew he conldn’t rest well at night un
less he had been whipped three times
during tlie day. By sorao means the
sand thrown in his eyes by “the Trust”
cut away the cobwebs from his be
nighted vision and he discovers some
thing that leads him up to the investi
gating point and now he proposes to
make a little trouble for those who
have been thriving on his disasters.
The same factors that cheapen his pro
ducts make his purchases correspond
ingly dear. The whole thing has been
so nicely manipulated that lie is made
to stand at the little end of the horn
both buying and selling.
The railroads as a means of transpor
tation place an important part in the
oppression of the farmer. When corn
leaves the Northwestern farmers hands
at 15cts per bushel and is landed at our
depots at 60ct8 per bushel there is a
small matter of 300 per cent, scattered
along tho lino somewhere. Reduced
rates and railroad commissions don’t
seem to lighten up on us much. Many
Alliance journals throughout the land
are advocating the government owner
ship ot railroads as the best solution of
the rate question. Contending that
when that day comes four thousand
millions of watered railroad stock will
be eliminate' 1 , Ornamental presidents
will disappear. Free passes to judges
and legislators will be unnecessary.
The evils of competition would disap
pear, because the government would
neither compete nor combine.
The great power of money in railroad
syndicates is like the power of money
in all other kinds of combinations, the
tendency is to build up the fortunate
and strong, and oppress the weak.
Great cities and competing points ob
tain cheap through rates, whereas, the
smaller towns along the same line have
to pay high rates for way freight privi
leges. The consumers in the rural dis
tricts pay the loss in freight tariff to
the commercial centres because the loss
sustained there is added to the way
freight bill; elsewhere this through
rate business moves the manufacturing
interest to the competing points and to
larger cities, crippling |and destroying
smaller towns, and removing the power
of money and its influences away from
tlie fanning sections. This is one of
the manv reasons why the wealth of
the land la congregating in the cities—
leaving the rural districts in want and
poverty. When the farmers are fully
awake "to the necessity of, and learn to
adopt the old adage, set in letters of
gold aud pictures of silver. “Lite at
home and board at tho same place” the
through rate and way freight system
will not so much effect them.
When we all learn to make our farms
self-sustaining, and teach our repre
sentatives that tlie voice of the people
must be obeyed—the sunlight ot pros
perity will penetrate the darkness of
the plantors’ home and make glad the
farmers’ heart. Geo. T. M.
ORGANIZING COLORED ALLI
ANCES.
The Crawfordville, Ga., Democrat
reports that there has been a negro in
that (Taliaferro) county representing
the “Colored Farmers’ National Al
liance and Co-operative Union of the
United States.” We are told, says the
editor, that ho hails from Warren
county, Ga., and his name is given as
Alexander Paul. He seems harmless
and speaks as if desirous of advanoing
his race. Wo give the following ex
tracts from the “Declaration of Pur
poses” of the order:
“The seventh section of the charter
declares the object of this corporation
shall be to elevate the colored people of
the United States, by teaching them to
love their country and their homes; to
care more for their helpless and sick
and destitute; to labor more earnestly
for the education of themselves and
their children, especially in agricult
ural pursuits
“To become better farmers and la
borers and less wasteful in their meth
ods of living. To be more obedient to
the civil law and withdraw their atten
tions from political partisanship*
“To become better citizens, and truer
husbands and wires ”
Commenting on this the editor adds:
An order of colored citizens who will
stick together and carry ont the above
rules will be of more help to this people
than any one could now imagine. Paul
has not as yet met with any success in
Taliaferro county. If ho can do any
good, be should be aided in the matter,
but tiie matter smuld be followed up
and kept within the bounds of bis pub
lished “purposes.”
A Banner reporter visited the stables
of Mr. W. S Holman yesterday, anil
found Mr. Holman in a pretty good
humor. He has Jhe largest and bcstllot
of mules ever brought to Athens. Mr.
Holman has sold quite- a number of
horses and mules all through this sec
tion and never allows his stock to run
down. If you want a good horse or
mule Mr. Holman is the man to trade
with. He is a good judge of horse
flesh, and will treat yon fairly. It will
pay yon to visit his stables on Thomas
street.
““Notice of Stockholders’ Meeting.
An adjornned meeting of the stock
holders of the Georgia Carolina A
Northern Railway Company will bo
held in Athens, Ga. AVeduesday, Jan
uary 15th 1890 at 12 M.
td * A. L. Hem.,Secretary.
MINOR ITEMS.
Brief News from our Reporters’ Note Book.
The University moves off again like
clock work under the excellent disci
pline of Chancellor Boggs and the able
faculty.
A large attendance at the city schools
is expected at the opening tomorrow
morning.
The Banner job office prints as hand
some invitation cards for receptions as
many of the engraving firms can do.
Athens will have an excellent base
ball team next season.
Tlie University should haveagyrana-
slum in the old building formerly occu
pied by the departments of ancient and
modern languages. An effort will be
made to obtain one, it is said.
Pupils of the II< me School and Lucy
Cobb continue to arrive.
Several changes have been made in
the locality of Athens clerks this year.
Collectionshave been poor this month,
the bill carriers say.
The flouring mills at the Georgia de
pot run night and day.
The new city fathers have a year of
hard labor before them.
Athens needs many improvements,
tlie lack of which retards the progress
of our city. •
Mr. J. M. Fleming, the agent of the
Central Railroad in Athens, has placed
a telephone in his office on Clayton
street. The number of the ’phone is
ninety.
The Equis Curiculum to Iga presented
at the opera house in the near fnture is
said to be the best of its kind ever seen
in Athens.
A horse fell en Jackson street yester
day and broke its leg. So much for
Athens mud.
It is remarkable how the degs hare
been thiuned out in Athens of late
years.
The jail has been the scene of several
romantic events recently.
Hamer News.
Homer, Ga., Jan 3.—(Special)-
Jefferson Vaughn, of Gainesville
moved to Homer,
Mr. J. E. Stephens will move to the
house occupied last year by J. AY.
Sumpter, and open a general merchan-
tile business.
Ordinary Hill and Sheriff Scroggins
went to Lula to-day,and they report the
Belton and Homer railroad on a boom.
Mr. J. D. Gunnels examined the
teachers for Banks to-day.
A salary is offered R. C. Alexander to
take charge of the school at Homer this
year.
It is now settled that the public well
in the court? house yard contains cur-
tive propei ties beyond measure. AY. A.
Hill, Esq. and a host of others will tes
tify to this fact. Persons who began
drinking the water at from one hundred
aud ten to^tbirty. have| now raised the
beam at two hundred pounds.
FUNERAL NOTICE.
The friends and acquaintances of Mr.
John H. Hughes are requested to at
tend his burial to-day, after the arrival
ot the Covington and Macon train. The
service will be held at the grave in the
cemetoty.
RATHER DIE THAN MARRY.
)-Mr.
has
William Klter Solves the Hi eat Prob
lem With a Hull-inch Rope.
Mr. AYilliam Kiser, a young man
about 30 years of age. who lived near
Hopewell. Hall county, was to have
been married on the day after Christ
mas to Mrs. White, a young widow liv
ing on AA'alnut creek, in Randolph’s
district.
|f Instead of marying, he committed su
icide Christinas morning.
| (No adequate cause can be assigned for
the rash deed.
Mr. Kiser was a prosperous young
farmer, possessed of considerable prop
erty and was an exemplary young man
in every particular.
It is said he had at one time been en
gaged to a young lady in Hall county,
and had broken the engagement. On
Christmas eve he spoke of this to his
mother, and remarked that be would
have to also break his engagehlhnt with
Mrs. White. His mother told him he
should not do so, whereupon he be
came morose and melancholy. Short
ly arterwardihe visited a vacant dwell
ing house on the farm, saying before
his departure that lie wanted to take a
nap of sleep. Returning at nightfall he
retired for the night in his room up
stairs.
About daybreak his mother heard
him moving about in his room, but she
thought nothing of ii , as it was his time
for arising. When Mrs. Kiser bad pre
pared breakfast,and her son not appear
ing, she went to his room. She found
his shoes and hat lying upon a chair
and her son gone. Thinking something
was wrong, she gave the alarm. The
neighbors went to the vacant house and
found;him:dcad—banging by a half-inch
ropejto-one of the joist*. His hands were
free, and his neck unbroken, he having
strangled to death. In his pocket was
found a razer, -he evidently having
feared the rope would break, and had
determined to finish the job by ^cutting
his throat. 6
It is supposed that he had visited the
building on the evening previous for
the purpose of fixing the rope and hav
ing everything ready for the suicide in
the morning.
Mrs. White is said to be quite a
handsome lady, possessed of considera-
ble|property. She attended the funer
al, which took place Thursday at Hope-
well church- in presence of a large
crowd of people.—Jackson Herald.
Mr Editor:—Will you please stole
through vour paper which is the lar
gest railroad center in the United
States. Subscriber.
For extra fine meat call atBooth Bros,
and you wil get just what you call for.
Both Bros, understand the business.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Industrial Horae Society wil be held in
the Episcopal church tomorrow [Mon
day] afternoon at 4 o’clok.
Mbs. C. D. Flanigex, Sect’y.
Just Received.—A car load of fine
mules broke and unbroke. AYe recive
a car load of mules every day or so,'and
all we ask is that you price them before
buying. J. Z. Cooper A Sox.
Mr. Jas. W. Jones, of tlie United
States Geological survey, has been con
fined to his room ror the past few days
with “La Grippe.”
GENERAL NEWS*
Judge Porter King, of Marlon, Ala.,
is dead.
The Pennsylvania minors are deter
mined toevict their employees.
Five persons were killed by a snow
slide at Sonora City, Col.
Richmond wants Mr. Davis’ remains
interred at Hollywood
Frank Clayton, a Birmingham, Ala.,
conductor, was accidentally killed.
Thousands of tourists are pouring in
to Florida.
The Spanish ministry has resigned
and a new cabinet will be formed.
Judge S. P. Rice, of Alabama, Is
dead.
Hon. Samnel J. Randall cannot live
much longer.
The fats of cocoanut nut oil makes a
good substitute for butter.
The two prominent candidates for
statehood at this time are Idaho aud
AVyoming.
Anniston, Ala., is threatened with
another bitter fight on the prohibition
question.
Mayor Shakespeare has issued a pro
clamation in New Orleans prohibiting
prize fighting in that town.
Catilo Garden received 315,228 immi
grants during 1880. Kvexy nation con
tributed with the exception of China.
Willis Gaylord, a speculator in rail
road stock, suicided in jail at Philadel
phia.
At Springfield, Miss., one workman
was killed and several injured by a fal-
lidg bridge.
Mrs. Kniffin, of Trenton, N. J., was
killed by chloroform and her bouse rob
bed.
It is rumored that Gov. Campbell
will ran for senator in Ohio against
Brice.
Hon. J. C. S. Blackburn was nomi
nated to succeed himself as Senator
from Kentucky.
An American citizen has been
ai rested and imprison on a false charge
of smuggling by Hayti.
During 1890 we lYill make
many improvements and ad
ditions to our business, but
just now Avould like to call
your attention to the fact that
we are receiving a stock of
garden seeds which will give
us the only ENTIRELY
FRESH STOCK in AtUis.
This is our first season in
seeds, but we have ordered J
largely and intend to supply
all who wish FRESH and RE
LIABLE goods. Remember
that we are in the seed busi
ness to stay and propose to
deal in such as are known to
be perfectly reliable. By
buying from us you are sure
to get only fresh seeds.
L. D. Sleege & Co.
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