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• > ■ i '• ■ fawj -, ?'.-• £ 4 i 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. ■.Js&aSfSsm saSR