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fe ESTABLISHED 1832. ATHENS, GA., SATURDAYnMORXIXG, AUGUST 30, 1002. $5.00 A YEAR. THE TAX RATE MAY BE LOWER. County Commissioners Will Meet Monday Week for the Purpose of Fixing the Rate for Clarke Coun ty and the Present Rate of $3 06 May Be Rednced-A Few Cents •l-'+y. HISTORIC LUCY COBB INSTITUTE NEXT SESSION BECINS SEPT. 10. It is probable Dial the tux iat*> for amounting to nearly two hundred thon- Cliirke comity will ho rodnooil at the sand dollars. mootii'C of the county commis-doners on The lax rate in Clarke county at this the second Monday in September, which time is the low cot tax rate in any coun- is the Hth , inat. The present rate in this county is $3 (Mi on the thousand, which, added to the state rate makes the total state and county, $8 50. the state rate being $5 II These were the r t's, state and county, last year, and the rate for this year, so far as the state is concerned, was lixed by Ciovernor Candler and Ckxrptroller General Wright at $5 ill). It is now probable, as stated, that the rate for Clarke county will be lowered a few cents, and the total rate, state and county, for the present year, may not exceed $8.00 to the people residing in this oonnty. The commissioners will meet Monday week for the purpose of lixiug the rate for Clarke county, and it is the general feeling that the comity rate will be re dnced. This will be made possible by the splendid report to be made to the county commissioners by tho county treasurer, who will have the figures of the tax collector, showing an increase in the taxable yalnes of Clarke connty ty in this section of the state, and the people of the. county will he very glad to learn that there is a probability ot this low rate being reduced. A representative of The Banner asked Judge S M. Herrington about the prob ability fora lower tax rate in the oonnty, yesterday afternoon, and he said : "I not know that the rate will be re duced, but I am pretty certain that it will not he increased. The commission ers cannot tell what will be done about the matter until the report of the tax collector and treasurer is in hand, bnt under the showing that has been made by tne tax collector, which is a splendid one, I should say, as an off hand proposi tion, that the rate will not be any higher " It is a well known fact that the oity of Athens has the lowest city tax rate of any city in Georgia, and with tne out look for the comity rate, which is now very moderate, to be reduced, the peo pie of Athens and Clarke county should feel oasy so far as taxes are concerned, BARELY ESCAPED WITH HIS LIFE. Charles Jackson Caught in a Gin on L. J Vonderau’s Faim--Three Fingers Were Cut Off and" his Hand Terribly l.ncerated--His Body Almost Drawn Into the Gin by the Accident. FREE KINDERGARTEN WORK CLOSED YESTERDAY MORNING. The free kindergarten, which has been conducted ill I lie Night School bnilding by the Woman's Clnb, xvas olosed yi slerday morning with appro priate cxi raises. It iB not apart of the kindergarten plan to prepare sp* cial exercises for snch oc casions, therefore the songs, drills, reci tations, era , which the little folks pre sented were snch as had been their daily practioe for the last eight weeks, aud each bad its own educational value, awakening in their little hearts a love of nature aud courtesy toward each other, consideration of dnmb animals and many other traits which if not learned in early childhood are seldom learned at all. (lake and Ice cream were served at the close of the exercises and the lit tle folks went to their homes load in their expressions of regret at the kin* dergmten closing and their hope of it being early resented. Too muoh praise cannot be bestowed npon Miss MoKenna for the faithful and ■ llioieut manner in which she has in structed and made happy this large gronp of little ones through tho hot summer months It is to be earnestly hoped that the public will rally to the sopport of the Woman’s Olub The following bit of histcry is taken from the forty-fourth annual catalogue of the Lucy Oobb Institute, and will be of interest to the many readers of The Banner at this time, just before the opening of this historic institution, which opens Sept. 10th. Early in the year 1857 there appeared in The Athens Watchman a striking ar ticle on the subject of "The Education of Our Girls." The artiolo called at tentiou to the fact that the State provid ed at Athens every advantage of culture and education for the boys but had made no provision for the girls. It pro ceeded to show that women had receiv ed from her Creator "the sa ne intellec tual constitution as man, and had the same right as man to intellectual cul tare and development.” The article was signed "Mother," audit was a most earnest plea for equal advantages of ed ucation to both girls and boys. It caught the quick eye of Gen. T. B Cobb, at that time one of the leading lawyers and most progress .ve men of the town. He had several intelligent and promising yonng daughters, and he at onoe realized the necessity of provid tug snch a school in the town as would obviate the necessity of semi girls out of the State to be educated. No sooner did he see that a thing ougl t to be done than he went to werk to do it. Being of the this work that it has undertaken and The Banner is confident the people of Athens can be relied upon to do their part toward carrying on this im pertant work. ELKS CARNIVAL COMMITTEES HELD MEETINGS LAST NICHT. The several committees having in oharge tho various departments of the Elks Carnival to be held in this city from Sept. 29th »o Oct. I. held meetings at the Athemcum last night, and much important routine work was disposed of. It will bo of interest to the people of the city to learn that tho committees have in mind a plan that will furnish the greatest amnBement and the most gennine pleasure during the week of the Elks carnival. Every detail is being carefully looked after, and there is no question but that the El's will put on one of the greatest carnivals ever held In this section of the state. The Banner is glad to learn that a number of new subscriptions have been added to the fund for the Elks carnival within the past few days. The fand is not yet snflloient to pay for the many splendid attractions that have been con tracted for, as the carnival Is being held primarily for the good to be derived by the business men of the city these men will do their part. One of the greatest freo attractions that has been contracted for np to this time is ths combination cannon and balloon act. This is one of the most wonderful pieces of daring ever wit- bee-rooms, school halls, aud table ap pointments were all furnished in tho most comfortable and attractive man ner. ‘Lucy Cobb” was designed as a home for her pupils, and essentially a home it was then, aud has been ever since. A faculty of the very best teachers was employed, and in 1858 the doors of the institute were thrown open to the young women of the South. Just about the time of the opening of the school, Lucy Cobb, the eldest daughter of Gen. T. R It Cobb, died, and the trustees, who had been ohoson by tho stockholders of the school to govern its affairs, met unanimously decided to name it in hon or of her. the daughter of Its founder. The school, from its beginning, be ame popular, and was then, as it is now, patronized by tne best families throughout the South. Charles Jackson, a young farmer liv ing a few miles from Athens, came near losing his lfe yesterday afternoon. His hand was canglit in a gin, and it was as if by miracle that his life wus ssved. His body was almost diawu into the gin before the machinery was stopped. He was helping gin cotton on the farm of Mr. L J. Vonieran, a brother of Alderman W. P. Yonderan, of this city, at the time of the accident. The gin became slightly choked, and yonng Jackson was pushing the ootton down to the gin saws with his left hand. He had no idea his Angers were as near the saw as they were. Suddenly they came iu contact with the Baws, and his hand waB immediately jerked into the dying machine. As the saws gronnd Into the bene, the belt was thrown from the gin, and the machinery stopped. It was seen at once that the young man had been hart badly. His hand was a bleeding muss, ground almost to pnlp. His head was slightly cat by contact with the machinery, and his arm was badly braised. He was brought at once to the oftioe of Ur. A C Holliday, of the city, who, assisted by Dr. D. D. Qutllian, gave the necessary attention. Three lingers hav’ been ont off and the entiro hand terribly lacerated. It required the administration ot an »*• thetio before the injured hand could be dressed. Several etitohes had to be taken. Mr. Jackson retnrned to his home yesterday afternoon. It will require some time for him to fnllly recover from the injuries he received. MISS MARY JOHNSTON’S AUDREY” WILL BE PRESENTED IN ATHENS. The dramatisation of Miss Mary Johnston's "Audrey," her latest and Even during best story, a dramatisation in which Mr the war between the States, when bus- iners was interrupted, railroad commu nication destroyed, fortuned threatened, this sohool was full. During its history of forty years there have three gentle men presidents and four lady principals trfrimi’lVi it MiKirntc times ovei its in terests and affairs. R. M. Wright was in charge from 1805 1800 ; W. II. Muller, 1800-1802 ; Madame S. Sosnowski, 1862 1800; Rev. Mr. Jacobs, 1800 1870; Mrs. A. S. Wright, 1870 1873; Mrs. A. E, leader in almost every worthy enterprise* Wright and Rev. P. A. Heard, associate of the town, he soon succeeded in rais ing a sufficient amount ol' money to purchase the laud and to have erected the present school bnilding. He believ ed that everything that was worth do ing at all was worth doing well; so the bnilding was designed and erected in the very best way. After its comple tion the equipment was the very best that could be secured. The parlors, principals, 1873 1880. For the past twenty years Luoy Cobb has been un der the management of Miss M. Ruth erford aud Mrs, M. A. Lipscomb nieces of Gen. T. R R. Cobb, the founder, aud, what seems something of a coincidence, the daughters of the mother whose ar ticle on "The Education of Oar Girls" Arst attracted the notice of General Cobb. RUBE AND THE FICE; A PARABLE DOMING FROM TWIGGS COUNTY. E. F. Boddington and Miss Harriet Ford have collaborated, will bo pre sented thiB fall Arst to the considera tion of the people of the Southern states, with whom the gifted authoresss has al ways mode her home, and of whom she is one, by birth and inheritance, and will be seen by the people of Athens. Messrs. Liebler & Oo., to whoso man agement Miss Johnston has committed this undertaking, have considered it but meet and proper that thii course of prooeedure be pursued, for to post pone the visit to tho South until after the inauguration of the New York run meauB a postponement certainly until another season, and possibly for two. Such a postponement it was thought would not be showing the consideration aud respect due that section of the country with which Miss Johnston's life and fame have been identiAed, and in which section her stories have all been located, Hence it has been decided that "An drey" will have its initial presentation at the Academy of Music, in Richmond, Virginia, atont November 15th, and from that point a brief tour of the lead ing Southern cities will be made. The preservation of the atmosphere of the story has been most earnestly sought by the dramatists, the handling has all been of a delicately artistic nature, and these ideas will be oarried ont in every scene in the stage setting and In the costuming of the play. The production will no an elaborate one, not perhaps in gilt and sinsel, and bold show, but in all that artistic taste and real merit de mands, and In the selection of cast no thought will be permitted to enter save Atuess, aud supreme excellence in ca pacity. Messrs. Liebler & Oo. expeot ic make of "Audrey" one of the notable produc tions of the year. They have great conAdence in the dramatic material the story presents, and believe that if it be but properly handled and properly cast it will appeal to the pnbllo as a peculiar ly charming and wholly delightful play, and particularly with the people of the South should its peculiar merits And favor, for it is in the atmosphere ot the South that is characters dwell aud with its memories that the plot of the play has to deal. nessed. The balloonist makes the ascen sion in the ordinary manner, except he is concealed in a cannon attached to the parachute. Several thousand feet above earth the cannon is Ared and the bal loonist drops therefrom, the parachute opens and he returns to the earth cool as a encumber, This is what is claimed for the act, and the management ef the Elks carnival have a guarantee that this is what will be seen by those who visit the Atheng Elks oarnlval. One of the most attractive features being worked np In connection with the Elks Carnival will be the',Country Store. This feature is in the hands of a com mittee of which Mr. Joe Turner is at the head. This oommittee is arranging for a novel contest between the frater nitiea and secret orders of the oity which is bonnd to prove a winner. A small admission fee will be charged to enter the store, and once m the custom, ers will be greeted with the rarest bar gain* ever offered the public, and in ad dltion to this there will be more fan than a barrel of monkeys oould furnish. The merchants will be asked to help make this feature a success, and they should, by all means lend a helping hand. The following interesting parable comes from Mr. L. D. Shannon, of Jef fersonville, TwiggB connty: Sometime ago, I was witness to an in cident, which, as illustrative of undis turbed good humor under cii-cumstanceg calculated to somewhat annoy people less philosophical and serene, I think is too good to deprive the public of. I was at the home of a friend of mine (in this county) who is the owner of a black and tan" Ace dog, winch especial breed, as every one knows, is exceeding ly quarrelsome and pagaxcious, but which on account of its insigniAcance and very diminutive size, is utterly harmless, and attracts little attention (save by yelps). My friend and I were in hiu front yard talking, when an old negro, (Rube Lockett by name) came in, on the mis sion of obtaining some assistance finan cially. While leading up tc his "busi ness with the boss,” by the bestowal of many complaints, (a system of "soft soaping” which all of the '‘old time ne groes” of Rube's class so well under stand) he was viciously attacked by the Ace, which hitherto, neither myself nor friend bad noticed. He vickinsly seized Kobe by the trouser’s leg and, evidently intent upon eating him up, shook most furiously. He shook and shook and shook. When Rube had about d repaired of the eventual suooees of his ndssion, and | my friend and I had started took to the house, (Rube following, unconsciously dragging the lice at his heel) suddenly, in a At of unprovoked anger, more vio lent than the first, the dog renewed the attack. In his frantic effort to utterly annihilate and eat Rube up, (not doubt ing his ability so to do) with redoubled energy, he shook and growled and yelped. His phvsical contortions and THE CITY OF RICHMOND SUBJEOT OF VERY INTERESTING ARTICLE. By Chas, M. Young. Richmond, Va., Autf. 29.—The city of Richmond is in a turmoil on every side. She is undergoing a cleaning of her moral system and her waterworks acrobatic feats were truly marvelous 9ygtem need u more . Her mnnicipa i and wonderful to behold. Finally, in a paroxism of rage which almost broke his little blood vessels, the officers are subjected to a hot Are and a minister deolared in one of the promi nent pulpits Sunday evening that Rich- Ace turned a "summersault" directly mond wag the .. vUo9t city on eartb ." in front ef Rube, when his presence AU the minigterg on last Sunday made was for the Arst time discovered. Rube , YigoroQ9 attacka the gambUng graciously, and in a spirit of mercy, helu of Richm0 nd and preached very stepped over the now prostrate Ace- thinking, I presume, the conflict ended. But not so. Tho Ace, emboldened by the success of the Arst attack, and feel ing no physical pain as the result of the one sided conAiot, was again ready for the "fray.” Robe’s trousers' leg (the initial point ofattaok) the flee seemed to regard the most favorable place to begin the chew ing-up process. He renewed the at tack with energy and ferocity indesrib- able. Rube complacently walked od, draggining his now hydrophobio enemy. Finally, more amused than annoyed, he looked down at the poor little beast, and smilllng said; “Now, ef dat pleases you any, jess keep on." L. D. SHANNON, Jeffersonville, Ga., Ang. 28, 1902. This wide awake oity has jnst awak ened to And that it needs Alters in its waterworks system, and large appropri ation has just been made for this pur pose. This calls to mind the splendid system of waterworks in the progressive oity of AtheuB, and every Athenian has great reason to be prond of them when pat in comparison with any city in the conn- try. sensational sermons. The newspapers of the city, to whom the pulpit threw bouquets in no unmeaning terms, are also making a vigorous crusade against the great tide of immorality which is invading the oity and as a result every saloon was closed tightly Sunday and every window shade was np to show the publio that there was "nothing doing." Another cleansing that Riohmond needs is her waterworks. People here are foroed to drink nnadnIterated James river slop, and bathe in a mnd puddle The oity water comes direct from the river reservoir without any semblance of Alteration, and is something awfnl to look at, saying nothing of its cleansing qualities. Mare Sold for (10,000. Now York. Aug. 29.—“Lucky Bald win," the California horseman, has sold to Isaac I .a bold, the one-time great race mare, Los Angeles, for $10,000, says a Saratoga dispatch to The Tri bune. She will be used for breeding. England's Oldest Actor Dead. London, sug. 29.—James Doel, Eng. land's oldest actor, died suddenly to day at his residence In Plymouth. He was born In 1804- Hie Arst appearance on the stage was In 1820, his last, 10 years ago, at a beneOt performance. President Invited to Huntsville, Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 29.—A s(ra cial to The News from Hunts villa, Ala., says that an official Invitation has been telegraphed to President Roosevelt to extend his visit from Chattanooga to that city noxt month,