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ATHENS. GA-. FRIDAY MORNING. JULY 14. 1893.
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own. To think of him and describe |
him fatignaa the indignation of a do
ll ADR TO SOUK HUMORS THAT
HATS BEEN CIRCULATED BERE.
COL JillS I. SI1TH
Denounces the Author of the
Statement that He had
Been Whipped by One
of His Guards in .Un
measured Terms.
Than la another clam of peopV who
am no bettor in any aenao of the word
than thi«jTellow. They repeat such sto-
riea and sire aome aort of credence to
They at heart hardly
bolter# anch stories, hot
being porno—id of that moot deepio.
able trait of noticing In the misfortune
of their follow ana, they hope all each
reporU are true. Their highest ambi
tion la to bring other people down on a
For aereral day# there hare been ru
mors to the efleet that Col Jam— M.
Smith, of Smithonia, had boon whipped
by one of hia guarda.
An investigation by the reporter
failed to find anything bat rumors and
In order to get into tbe matter in earn
est, a letter was written Col Smith on
that subject.
Col Smith —nds the following reply
to tbe letter:
Fmithckia, G a., July 11,1893.
Editob Banhbk, Athens, Oa.:
Dear Sir—Toma of tbe 8 A Inst, re
ceived in whloh yon state, ‘‘There has
for several days been putlog around a
rumor on tbe streets to the effect that
you had been whipped by one of your
guards. I did not notice It at first, bnt
it hu gone the rounds and is now de
veloping with some degree cf positive-
neu. I am being attacked by parties
here for not publiahing tbe rumors
about you. They say that you are
president of tbe Banner Company and
that I am disposed to shield yon. Their
criticisms make but little difference to
me, but, in my judgment, the rumors
are such u to require a statement of
facts. I repeat them in order that you
may know them: It is said that one cf
your guards wanted a settlement; tbat
you took him into your oflice, closed
tbe door behind you and said, ‘Now,
d—n yon, I will give you your set
tlement,’ at the same time reaohlng for
yonr whip; that he drew bis pistol,
made yon lay down the whip, took it
up and administered a severe castigi-
Uon to you Now these are the rumors,
and, as I have —id, have been consid
erably spread. Who started them I do
not know, nor do I know who spread
them. Of oourse you kDOW the faota ”
As to the repirt alluded to in your
letter just quoted, there it not one
scintilla of truth in it. It ia not only
wholly untrue in all of its length,
breadth, height, depth and eiroumfer-
enoe, but is absolutely without founda
tion. Nothing whatever has occurred
between me and any of my employees
or anybody el— at any time which
otuld, in tbe remotest degree, give any
semblanoa of troth to such a report, or
be in any manner tortured into any
thing similar to it. The report, as all
sensible people will readily see, ia very
silly.
Tbe report was manufactured by
some mean, low, vulgar, ignorant,
worthle—, lying cur, who ia totally and
wholly destitute of honor, principle and
truth, or any other trait remotely akin
to them. I have no idea whatthe name
of the person is who started this report
1 will willingly giyeone hundred del
laratoanyone who will famish me
with sufficient evidenoe to enable me to
know who first told it.
I can imagine what sort of a looking
fellow he is. I will wager that be has
what is called a "pig face;’’ that he
is narrow between the eye*; that he ia
knock-kneed; his hair grows down
over his forehead; his neck is long
his ears stand out from hu head like
book rabbit; his feet are turned out at
rignt-angles; he has two nostrils, but
can only breathe ont of one; his nnder
jaw protrudes out beyond his upper
jaw; his nose tarns np very percepti
bly ; he has no hollow in his foot, yet
be psases for s white man. No negro
has ever-been mean enough to descend
to a level with such fellows. He has
been to quite a number of places, bnt
never stayed long at s time at any one
plane, except he got in jail for aome of
his crimes. Hia general appearance in
dicates that he ia aero— between asnok
egg hound dog and an old piney-woods
sow. HU “pig face” indicates that he
will steal. His being narrow between
the ay— U a sure sign that he will not
only steal, bat will tell lies. Every
tims be steals he runs. He never did
and never can look an honest man in
the face. If a fly were to light on his
nos# it would partially cover both ryes.
This, in addition to other characteris
tics, denotes that he has no sense. The
protruding under hia jaw denotes self-
conceit—stupidity. If he has a fami
ly beia a harden to them and a general
nwagnee to the oommnnity in whioh he
lives. His instincts are all low and
groveling.
The high—t evidenoe of the fact that
he U tbe unmitigated scoundrel whom
X am here describing is, he will not dare
oomo-up and acknowledge that he start
ed this report; although he knows his
guilt and feels his meanness from the
sole of his foot to the crown of his
1,000 yards Fig. China Silks, lovely
level with themselves. Any one who I designs one-half pcioe to close out.
STds^J ^ndrospecttble’mai^ 387
and give any sort of sredanoa to it in |q«s»Mr. in Black and Colors, at every
any msnnar whatever, U an ignoramus I low price.
of the first water and too mean to be a | 189 yards Black Armuore 87j£c,worth
forty-second cousin to a Comanobee
Indian. All each people will steal the
niekl— off of a dead nagro’s eyes the |
first ohanoe they get.
I pity tbe community where snoh|
DAVISON
AND
LOWE’S
T0-D1VS SPECIALS.
$135.
900 yards Black Bcngaline 96c. worth
(l 35.
1,000 yard* Wool Bengalin— 42 inches
slanderous, weak, silly, unfounded lies I wide, in Navy and Green, beet thing
can develop into some degree of posi- ont for Traveling Suita, 75c. Can’t he
liven ess.’ ’ I matched for $100.
When suoh lies, affecting as they do
my honor aa a man, impugning my
500 yards All Wool Storm Serge 49
common sense and trampling nnder I inche * wide, 40o, regular 65s quality,
base and unhallowed feet the qualities Big lot Wool Sexgee and Henriettas,
of head and heart which have been re- all shad—, at a
qnired to develop and build up and suo- ^ yard , Wool Silk Finlsh 4a
oe—fully operate a multitudinous bud- . . _ _ _
ness like mine “can develop into aome I inchea wide ’ HelItro P e ’ 0ray, Tan,
degree of po«tiveness,” I ask myielf Purple and Navy, only 45c, reduced
the question, am I living in a section of from 65c.
oountry inhabited by respectable peo- Now is the time to bay a Traveling
pie, or am I living in a seotion of ooun- g u ; ti
try where vice and ignorance have full 350 yardll Columbian Suita 15 3 , re
sway, where troth and honor live only fn)m
in name, where character counts f *r , , ' ‘
naught and slander is a sweet morsel to 387 ^ rd8 * ennin « 8,lk * Mc .
be rolled under the torgue of everyone, dueed from 85o. :
In an humble way, Iolaim to have | 200 Baby Caps at ono-half prioe.
Deep out in Hosiery, Handkerchiefs
and Gloves. - -
150 Fine Satteen Shirt Waist 49c,
worth $1 00.
100 Percale Shirt Waist 39c, worth
65i
175 Fine Waist, Choice for 98c, worth
fom $1 50 to $2 00 —oh.
We are off .ring splendid bargains in
built np to some extent the oommnnity
in whioh I live, to have furnished em
ployment to the ignorant and to the
poor so that they oonld
earn an honest living for
themselves and famili—, and rear their
children up in retpectability and not
in vice and ignorance. I claim, I hope
without egotism, to have given addi
tional value, in the section where I
live, to every sore of land, to every
bouse erected thereon, to every tree, I Lsdies’ Muslin Underwear
twig and bush that grow, to every | 200 Lively Silk Fans at
spring that gush— from the earth. I
claim to have aided in the building up
and sustaining, throughout a large sec
tion of country, the schools and
ohnroh—.
The enterprises in whioh I am engag
ed, tbe business which I am carrying
on and the efforts which I am making
are c f vast benefit to those engaged in
every other avooation, profession and
pursuit.
Those who have no character them
selves are always delighted to see other
people low theirs. I am perfectly
one-half
price.
Cotton Dress Goods at one-half value,
DAYISON A LOWE.
BASE BALL TO-DAY
At 4- O’clock at Athletic Park.
This afternoon at Athletio park there
will be played the decisive game be
tween the Y. M C. A. and Winterville,
each team having won a close game
from the other. The Y M. C. A. team
have only been beaten once ont of the
priced that there should be a decent ! * J ’ «... if .’ h „ n
HOW IT WAS
WITH
THE PEOPLE OF
CLASSIC CITY
TBE
IN DATS THAT AIK GOSI.
A Former Citizen of Athens
Gets in a Reminiscent
Mood and Tells Some
Interesting Things
Abont Athens,
Recoil 'Ctions of tbe peat are always
blended with emotions of both pleasure
and pain, and yet we are willing to
^sailer the pain to experienoe the pleas
ure they give.
One cannot indulge in reminiscences
without being personal, io I ask the
indulgence of my readers if the pro
noun I should appear too often while I
tell them of my pleasant visit to my
old home, after an absence of many
years.
Did yon ever go back to the home of
yonr childhood and womanhood, after
a long lapse of years? If so, you will
be able to enter into my feelings as you
follow me, while I tell you of the re-
cent sojourn I have just made in the
home that was to me the sweetest spot
on earth.
Years ago, when I left it to make my
home in another city, there wu only
one railroad coming into the town;
every face I met was familiar, white
and colored; every house was as an old
friend, and I oonld have walked the old
streets blindfolded—bnt now how
ohanged. T~yee roads now enter the
city and on one of these new ones I ap
proached my old home. When the
train came to a halt the usual scenes at
a depot were enacted, hack drivers and
omnibus men calling out to attract your
attention, bnt 1 had already decided to
walk alone to a friend’s, and so gave
you these,” handing me » waiter of TUP WAV TA T\f\
lovely roaea and white cape jasmines. I 1 illli YY A I I V DU.
np my check and walked away. I felt
sure no matter what the changes, I
would not lose myself in my old home, sic, than in the home where the hap-
neednot tell you I appreciated the
gift. This old woman’s son had been
in our servioe when quite a bvy, and
neither mother or son had forgotten
our kindness. One of my first calls
gnu to “Aunt Sylia,” and she enter
tained in her neat, cool room, with bas
ks ts of clean, starched cloth— all
around, ready for Urn iron, which the
told me she still used skilfully, though
nearly eighty years old.
Another time, just as I was goiDg to
aa evening’s entertainment, some one
knocked st the door, and on opening it
I found a servant with an exquisite
bouquet, formed of the choioett fl»w-
sra, white oleanders and hothouse
plants, and arranged with perfect taste,
and this message: “Ned Derrioott
rends you this and bop—that you will
Mplt, and wish—to know when yon
wiHbest homeashe wish— so see yon
before you leave.” I oonld not have
felt mere complimented had I received
ooatiy gems fro— the wealthiest friend.
For ten years—m the lorg ago—I had
been thewrganist in onr church and
Ned had been the faithful colored boy
who had pumped the organ; we had
been together at church servio—, fu
nerals, and weddings, and he had al
ways been the same good, faithful boy;
I now found him a man with a good
wife and a respected citizen.
And so I had a warm welcome from
all, white and colored, and before my
visit wu over 1 felt is if I had renewed
my youth; forgot the gray hairs, and if
my ey— were leu bright they were only
dimmed by tears of grateful joy u I
felt the warm pressure of a hand or lis
tened to the sweet words of weloome
that met me on every side.
God bleu the old home and old
friends I In all these years there has
never a sorrow come to any home -in
Athens that hu not touohed my heart
and caused a sympathetic tear and so it
will be to the end. The sun will never
shine brighter, or the moonl'ght be so
silvery in its rays, the flowers bloom
with greater beauty, or the song of the
birds thrill the heart with sweeter mu-
I soon found myself on a new street, I piest years of my life were spent and
with houe?8 built thickly around me, I wllfiPfl raofa fho nsnvnri Mia mr»_
and for a while had to stop and think
where I was, but only for a moment; I
wu soon in an old familiar street and
every garden and boose brought to
mind some friend or scene o r former
days. There were the bom**, bat new
faces appeared on the piszzts, and not
once daring my long walk did I meet a
familiar face.
And so in many of my rambles
through the old street I would walk
alone and recall the frienda of my youth
and friends of later years, bnt bow
evs were gone, bow many homes
closed or occupied by strangers, until
where rests the sacred dustjof the me
ther whose memory is the dearest re
collection I have on earth.
Sealed Proposals marked, “Proposals for
Supplies” wiill be received by the undersigned
until August 1st, 1898 for the following supplies
human being in the toWti of Athena or
elsewhere who woald for one moment I
entertain a single thought that such re
ports are in the remotest degree true,or I
oonld have the leut foundation. If|
there are sneh people I look upon them
with scorn and regard them with pro-
fielding and battieg can win it.
The teams will be u follows:
Y. M. C. A.
Burch Catcher
Hunter Pitcher
Crane Short Stop
Conway First Base
Wilson Second Base
to
found contempt Such people are them- Collins Third Base
selves only fit to be slaves. McMahan Left Field
I never have and never expeot to Oliver Center Field
look a door, put the key in my pocket, LoTe J°Y-—
....Bight Field
and prepare to castigate tbe other I Matthews
WIN IERVILLE.
Catcher
fellow; but if I should you may rest I Johnson Pitcher
auured that I will have unu enough I Anthony Short Stop
to flrat prepare myself for any emer- Goulding - ™
gency that may arise. Morton.. Third Base
My great desire and oonstant effort I Hardeman Left Field
is to get along peeoeahly, and friendly I Winter Center Reid
with all mankind. I have always made Thaokery -Right Weld
and shall continue to make every hon-1 Tlw edmission hu been fixed at lQc;
orable effort to avoid personal difficnl-1 ^ 6o ? l» diea free -
ties; bnt if in the Providence of Gxj I
should not be able to carry ont my
▲ GOOD HOME.
_ , , . ., . , Any one wanting to purchase a good
peaoeful intentions and aome filly horns on Springdale street opposite
follow should undertake to castigate I Cloverhnrst with nioe house on tbe lot.
me with a whip I would most auured-1 Apply to J. E. Maddox. Admr. of er»
pursue him like a wild beut with
an Enfield rifle until death oloaed tbe
scene.
Tbe miserable aoonhdral who started
this report and tbat other miserable
scoundrel who repeated it and gave
As he grows older he grows me
ge knows everything shoot everybody
flu’s business and nothing shout bis
tate of Mrs. E. F. Maddox.
AT ROCK COLLEGE.
An Interesting Entertainment wni be
Given To Night.
This evening at half put eight o’clock
credence or ptetends to give some sort I *t Bo® 11 College, the second of the se-
of credence to it will not be beard from I ***• oI entertainments given under the
any more so f it as this infamous report I auspices of the State Normal School
U concerned, but tbe; will eknik like occur. An elegant programme hu
whipped ours since the I ght of troth I been snsuged and all friends of the
hss been let ia upon them. „ college take advantage of the oppor-
Tbe conduct of Judas Iscariot, who ‘unity and attend will have great cause
betrayed hU Lord and Master for thir- * congratulate themselves on having
ty pieoes cf silver, would be considered | C° M
a halo cf glory around the brow of all The following delightful programme
such infamous sooundrels. No man I ha ® been arranged for»thia evening’s
hu ever been or will ever be ingenious I exercises.
enough to invent a contrivance to I Moonlight on tbe Hndson.-Mi-
measure the depth of infamy to which I Lucy Green.
snoli pooplo ***** iHoflooWL I Rocitotioiis""—TjMCBs' ■■Mill Jessie
If % dog of fwinf, la on unguarded} ®oodilL
moment, should descend low enough to I S»g —Schubert Serenade—Miu M
even smell of one of them I would kill I l - Honnicutt.
tbe dog dead upon the spot, to prevent I Lecture^- Evidence of design in Na-
fnrther contamination.
I hope this letter will be satisfactory
to all those who desire to know the
troth. Bespeotfolly,
Jams M. Smith.
Henry
turd.—Mrs. A. L. HulL
Boocherin—Joeeffy—Mr.
Howell.
Recitation— A man after her own
heart—Miu Jemie GoodalL
Nsrcissus- Nevin- Mr. Henry HowelL
A cordial invitation extended to all
to attend.
HO FOBTYBEE!
The Macon and Northern will sell
rennd trip tickets from Athens to Tybee
£ od on trains numbers 12 and 2, Satur-
ye connecting at Macon with “Nancy I pound
Hanks” and night train leaving Macon
at 11 p.m. Good returning on trains TO BENT,
number L leaving Macon 7:40 a. m. fol- ^ n i ne room bouse on Prince avenue
lowing Wednesday, Fare for round oae fjon, uilledge. Apply atth®
*“• * bouse No. 713 Prince avenue.
Prioe for Wilson’s Jersey butter 25c
per lb. Good oountry hotter 20c per
* J. P. Fnass A Son’s
felt there woald be only one spot
where I would feel there wu hat little
change—the “silent city of the dead ”
True, many a new mound wu there,
but they bore on their headstone the
names of those I knew and loved, and
I rested in this qniet spot, listening
the rippling of the waters of the
old Oconee u it would its way aroend
the hillside, and the low moaning
requiem of tbe wind sighing through
the trees—many sweet though ud
memories passed before me, many scenes
and incidents of a life that, viewed in
the present, aeemed very far sway, as
though it had bseen another life, not
mine, and yet I felt even there I wu
surrounded by my friends—not dead,
bnt sleeping.
I would not have yon think there
wu only a sad side to this home ooming
—no, indeed, there wu so much bright
ness and joy that I can scarcely tell you
all. I gave my first thoughts to absent
friend*, then turned to meet the warm
greetings of those'who were left.
There is something in the nature of
us all that liku to be “made muoh of”
—it is ao pleasant to hear the weloome,
cordially expressed, and so gratifying
to our pride to listen to “how glad I am
to see yon, how well yon look, yon
have not changed one particle in these
years.” Yu it falls pleasantly on the
ear although we know the crown of gray
hair is there, that the eye hu lost the
brightneu of youth, and the atop is far
leu buoyant; yet we are glad our
friends can see something of onr old
selves, in ns to still admire. It is so
nice to be claimed first by one friend
and then snather: invited here and
there and made to feel they are indeed
glad to see ns; to find ourselves listen
ing as they relate their Joys and sor
rows; to have the dear young friends,
whom we left u children, feel enough
love and interest in ua to send their
little onu to seeps. All these things
give ao much pleasure and joy.
One never knoys how many friends
they have until they have parted from
them. L’t years tiapae and come again
among them; on’y, then can we appre
ciate what a luting bleating is true
friendship. \
Two incidents thit touched my heart
I wish to relate for our northen readers
u it will illustrate tie affection existing
among-- the colord ! people for their
former employers. Ipne morning, soon
after my arrival, I Vu told aome mu
wished to speak to tie at the door. I
found an aged colored woman who
welcomed me mist
“Misses, Aunt Syl
to baye
the gaiden, and I
DR. K. 8. LYNDON PROPOSES TO
SOLVE THE QUESTION OF
SMALL MANUFACTORIES*
A Movement Which Would
be of Great Benefit to
Athens—This is the
Way to do...
A great deal hu been said in the
Bakkxb abont building np small in
dustries in Athens.
And the people on tbe streets and in
the Board of Trade, and every where
have talked about it, everybody agree
ing that snoh was the very thing for
Athens and toe developing of her
interests.
All tbat wu well and good and agi
tation never does harm. Yet little
work hu been done looking towards
the erection of any of these small man
ufactories, and although much bu been
said, the manufactories are not here
Bnt it appears now that a movement
is on foot to bring about the erection of
several of these industries, and if car
ried to oompletion will mean great
things for Athens.
Dr. E. S. Lyndon is the party moving
in the matter and his idea is simply
this. He proposes to erect on his pres
ent plant on Thomas street an
enormoos engine that will pull an im
mense amount of machinery and then
proposes to erect buildings right there
whioh will suit for almost any kind of
small industry.
So when a furniture factory, a paint
factory or any kind of a factory starts
up, there will be not only a house ready
in whioh to start it, but also the motive
power torun it.
This movement is in the right direc
tion and deserves the support of all.
If Dr. Lyndon, through this movement
sneoeeds in solving to a large extent
the question of small industries, he will
receive the plaudits of the community.
Bran and oat sacks wanted at Polar
Ice Works.
for tbe Board of Education of the eity ol
•ns. Bids may tneiede any or ail items.
6 doz, 8 string Brooms.
1 dox. Pokers,
1 doz. SboTols. ■
M do*. 8 B. White Cedar Backets,
lx dox. Erasers.
72boxes Crayons.
18 boxes Cold oroCrsyoas.
1 Snare Dram.
6 gallons Black Ink.
1 quart of copying Ink.
i quart of mucilage.
80 Teachers registers.
1 quire Mimeograph Paper.
1 tube Mun>*ugrapb Ink. „
1 box Ball Point Pens.
2 boxes brass brads.
% ream legal cap.
>£ ream light iolio cut iu fours.
500 letter heads, linen, printed. .
600 stamped envelopes.
2000 transfer cards.
*00 pay pupil cards.
2000 report cards.
500 requisition blanks.
33 tons hard coal.
32 tons soft coal.
160 bushels of coke.
6 loads wood.
(temples of articles required may be seen
by applying to Mr. G. G. Bond, Superin
tendent.
All articles to be delivered by August
19th.
The right is reserved to reject any or all
bids. 8. G. Dobbs,
Chairman Com. Supplies.
Athens, Ga.. July 8th, 1893.
The Clarke R flag will have a prize
drill tonight at their armory.
Misses Mary and Lottie Btrry have
returned home from a pleasant trip to
relatives in Jefferson.
excursion to Atlanta
saves at 8 o’clock.
Don’t forget
July 15th. Las
Miss Nora Fleming, an accomplished
belleof Wiuterville,ls visiting Miss Lula
Monday of this city.
New crop Turnip Seed, all varieties
fresh and reliable.
Jho Crawfobd A Co.
Athens has another good citiz m in
Mr. S. O. Hntoheson, who moved bis
family here from Watirinsville Wed
nesday.
▲ daughter of Mr. Basaner, on Doboy
St. has been quite sick for the last few
days with fever.
J. R. Cobb’s Bottling Works re
moved to 30 Foundry street.
THE EIGHT THING.
The Clerks to be Given a Needed Re
creation,
The dry -goods, clothing end shoe
merchants have taken a wise step.
It is one that will be appreciated by
the elerks, and if the' good ladies of the
city will shop a little earlier than usual,
til will work along smoothly.
They have agreed to dose their places
of business at six o’clock in the after
noons, except Saturdays, in order to
give their salespeople just and needed
rest.
The following agreement hss been
signed np by them:
We, the undersigned merchants,
agree to close onr places of bntinen at
6 o’clock afternoons from July 13th to
Angnst 25th, excepting Saturdays.
The signal for oloting will be the tap
ping of fire-bell six times by chief of
fire department.
Max Joseph,
Davison A Lowe,
M. Myers A Co.
Vees, Vonderau A Co.
C. W. Baldwin A Co.
E. L Smith A Co.
J. J. C. McMahan.
1$. L. Johnson.
E.G. Walthall,
A. Coleman.
Michael Bros.
M. Morris A Son.
Abe Joel A Co.
Chas. Morris.
J. Silverman.
M. Farbstoln,
Jos. Alexander. *
Chas. Stern A Co-
John Cohen A Co.
qnd said |
wanted you
out of
baye brought
FUR SALE.
One 40-saw gullet gin feeder and con
denser, sb good asnew. Apply to F. M.
McLeroy, Jr. at Ooouee MilU.
MINOR ITEMS.
MICHAEL BROS-
DESIRE
ALL WHO WANT
BARGAINS.
BIO
COME TO-DAY.
Everything in Hummer
Goods to be Sold at Your
Own Figures.
Mosquito Canopies 90, 100 and 106
inches long at 2 00, 2 25 and 800 pat
np over your bed oy an experienced
wi rkman.
Parasols the largest elearanoe sale
ever witnessed.
36 inch Gloria Silk Btaok Parasols
at 95u other merchants ,ask you 1 50 for
same grade.
Ladles Muslin Uuderwear made
nioeiy and trimmed with Embroidery
and Laoe. We start to-day sellirg
them way down, onr stock inoludw*
Corset Waist*. Drawers, Night Gowns,
Chemise and Skirts.
Ladies Gauze Undervests 7u.
Ladies Aprons 15o.
Ladies Windsor Ties So.
Pears Soap 11 ceoU cake.
Ladies Percale Shirt Waists 37ia.
Boys Shirt Waists IS Oento.
600 lovely Japanese open and abut
Fans So.
Ladies Patent Tip Kid Oxford Ties
75o, regular shoe merchants ask 1 00 for
same shoe
Oar 125 Ladies {Oxford Tie oan be
matched no where for less than 1 50.
600 dozen Turkish bath Towels extra
large size at 25c each. The grandest
value ever offered in Towels.
MICHAEL BROS.
WHY A GOOD MANY BUSINESS MEN
Rev S. J. Cowan’s servioes at the
Voss P*rk still continue. The meeting
will probably last for some days yet.
For Prescriptions and Reliable Drags
of all kinds go to Jno. Crawford A Co.
Mr. Silvey’s funeral was largely at
tended yesterday afternoon, and many
sympathising friends followed the re
mains to the cemetery.
Bay a 81nger Sewing Machine, the
S naest achievement of mechanism.
ton earth. Office in Y. M. C, A.
building. E. S. Edge, Agent.
The lower and the check faotory both
shat down yesterdty, and will remain
oloaed for the balance of the week.
Work will be resumed again early next
week.
Msj W. B Pruitt has been confinnd
to hia bed for some day*. He was slight
ly better yesterday afternoon, and we
hope bp will be one again in a few day*
Mr. George 8mith, who for a time
wan the pressman in the Banker office,
has been sick for a long time. He is
now slowly improving, and hopes to be
ont again soon.
The prayer meeting at O so nee street
church op Wednesday night was large
ly attended. Tbe services were very
interesting and profitable. Mr. Eng
land ia a good pastor at d preacher, and
has built np his church wonderfully
daring the year.
Now yonr blood should be purified.
Take Hood’s Sarsaparilla, the best
spring medioine and blood purifier
The lock of our Athenian fishermen
is not very good oflato. The average
fisherman oan hardly screw up enough
courage to tell a fancy yarn about the
marvellous number of bites be gets.
The excursion train to the falls will
be in charge of J. W. Watson and strict
order will be kept. The Oconee band
will fnrnish music for the crowd, and
everybody anticipate a lively time. Go
and carry yonr family.
The beautiful residence 'of Mrs.
Steedly on Hsnoock avenue is nearing
completion. When completed this wil
be one cf the most charming residences
in the city.
Bro. Wilson, of toe Aabbevflle, (8.C
Press and Banner, gave ns a pleasant
can yesterday. Bro Wilson publishes
one of she best weeklies upon our ex
change list, and we were glad to form
hia acquaintance. Hia papef lain a
most flourishing condition and so is the
section of oountry he represents. Poli
tics in the Palmetto always keep at
boiling point, and the great qeestion at
issue now is the dispensary law. Mr.
Wilson thinks the courts will sustain
the validity of the law, and that the
cause of temperance will be greatly
promoted by this law.
Can’t Go to the World’s Fair That
Want To.
Editor Banner:—Today there era
dozens of Athens business men chat are
anxious to titke in the big show, and
have worked hard—lived economical—
with the expectation of taking a pleas
ant trip this summer. But instead of
an outing, they remain in the business
treadmill, squirming and twisting
night and day, trying to meet their
bank drafts; while their customers
leave by the soore for the big show and
fashionable summer resorts, without
seeming to give one thought to their
numerous unpaid bills. I wish to aak
every man and woman in Athens to
think about this great injustice they are
doing the merchants if they leave for
a summer trip with unpaid bills scat
tered around town. If your bills are
unpaid, you are spending the money
that belongs to your merchant, and
money tbat he needs. If yonr mer
chant went to yon to borrow money,
you would expect him to pay for the
use of it, give sound collateral, make
you a paper tbat would be bankable,
and yet you go on using his money in
definitely, without any remuneration
ur puttir g it in a shape tbat he can use
your paper. I am sure it is an unin
tentional wrong done by a great many
good people- It is trne, on tbe other
hand, that the merohants of Athens are
to blame in a great measure themselves
for allowing the credit system to exist
as it does. I oan point out a few Ath
ens merchants that have always re
quired their customers to pay their bills
when they were due, or shut them off.
They don’t want parties names on their
books that expect to let their accounts
run indefinitely. The result is that
those merohants have made money,
have no trouble in meeting their obli
gations, and are spoken of by everybody
being successful business man.
While the merchant who has been len
ient and let bis customers pay when
they get ready is always in a tight, and
when he is compelled to ask one of his
customers for a settlement of an old
account tbat has been running for a
long time, he makes the customer mad,
fails to g-.t any money, and the cus
tomer then gies elsewhere to tfede and
leaves his bill unpaid. If the present
stringency in money matters and ex
perience don’t teach ns all an important
lesson, I don’t know what it will take to
start ns right. While I may have to
stay at home this summer on account of
having to furnish money for others to
go (m, I have thoroughly made np my
mind that I will act different in the fn-
ture, and adopt tbe suooesafol mer
chant’s plan—require til due accounts
settled before allowing ohers made—
and by so doing I am certain it won’t
be many summers before I oan take A
trip myself.
Ohk cf thb Merchants.
CROWDS ATTEND
And the Park is Filled With Visitors.
Every night there gather a large
nnmber of people st Yoas park to hear
Rev. 8. J. Cowan, the evangelist,
preach. There was a goodly number
out last night and several wagons were
noticeable, whioh evidently had brought
passengers from the country.
The park is a most pleasant place for
all snoh gatherings. The lakes are
b3autiful, the walks are nioe and the
pavilion is cool and well lighted.
Manager Voss has spared no pains to
make the park a beautiful place and has
fixed every accommodation for the
meetir gs now in progress there.
FOR RENT.
A nioe bouse. Apply to. 129 Wash',
ington street. 12fc