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To vard t ru People of the South.
ii'itV \oik, Nov. 21.—Siace tba na
tional election politics luvs go dorai
*l eJ popular discussion aud crowd id
•in eolnmns o f duly pipers thu ,it
iuitiun has been comparatively divert
! from D; her subjects.
Ibo I’j'.cnt developments in south
•n railroad affairs iavolye a question
’f trnro immediate concert! to that sec
d>a than the undeterminable problem
os what the policy tho republican par
■ y under General Harrison will be.
The former ir positively gestaiabU,
• bile the latter is u matter of pares
,speculation.
A vital question to tbs south to i.'a;.
V—D what h going, to be the polic
"I those men who are iri ctimrol ot tht
Richmond tuft WVst Point Term na
Company, unrier whose charteie
righto several railroad yatems hav
lately been allied, to th de erioun
tioa and that question I have ipp id
myself industriously.
Mr GeorgeS Seou, pi auettt of the
B htnottd and Dus villa ays, Th
various railroads now embraced in th<.
T-i ■ m 1 na 1 system l ave been brough
together oh strict feusinsns prii cip vs,
'. ■■a r ucemevts w ch have led t>
this policy ate founded in the practic
ai oionee of ra IroaaiDg. Tbe recent
comb t .ai- ;ue been made in forth
erance of cooper At* ve management
aud ior tho s rbbtantial benefit of a : l
the properties involved. It is in no
aes a step toward objectionable mo
r.jpoly, uor a plan to avoid legitimate
mpetitioa. It is a gua>aatee of more
e'ficient servics, greater transportation
facilities and vastly improved passan
yer accommodations, while at the aaroe
time it insures a material rednction of
operating i.xpßnseß. The g'ntlemei
in cantrol of the Terminal company
have very laige investments ,in tin
South, aside trono thair railioid mtei
eats, and therefore, thoy <oald ill s'
ford to adopt any policy that would
millitate against the material develop
went asd industrial progress of th.t
soonon.”
Gen Samuel Thomas, president o'
the East Tennes-ee, x irginia and Gent
gia, says, “I hare never seen any tiling
in railroad management that was mo e
•warranted by the demands of the vri
ou interests at stake, than the comb
nation of the several lines ncwembrac
ed in the Terminal system. Tire alii
snee is natural, and thoroughly jmti
fied by an honest consideration for all
concerned. The good results Wi 11 be
manifold, not onl to the r.>& them
solve*, but to the entire territory
through which they run. Tb: iu u
prosperity of the railioids wili depenu
upon the future prosperity ot the corn
try they traverse, and t eretore, ail
who are iuten sted in the Terminal
company have a corresponding lß.eri-si
in the material development ami m r
prising growth of the Sonth.
The thinking people of Alabama,
ami Georgia, no doubt sp
predate to day that the raceut devei
opmeots ia southern railroad affairs
show conclusively the power of actrao
tioa which those stales hare. Then
splendid material resources aud mar
velous natural advantagee have alrea
dy induced the investment ot millions
of money, and the policy of the Ter
minal company will be to assist in the
farther development of their vast.jv
ag interests and their msoefore,
industries."
Judge W. S. Chisholm says: “I
thoroughly approve all that has been
ecenily done by the Terminal com
pany. I believe the consolidation to
>8 founded in wisd-m and jurtifkd Dy
I law. It is no covert attempt a mo
nopoly nor any combination against
ne.v railroad enterprises. It is a con
ssrvativ* policy for the mutual bene
fit. and advantage.of all. It will re
sult iu tfa j m alotenance of uniform and
advantage of all. It will result in the
maintenance of uniform and fairly re
mtiDerative rales, which is only just
o tbe immense amount of capital in
vested in the piopert : es. At tiiosanaa
time, it will inenre to the traveling pab
lie and the shipper# of freight be ter
ace nnraodatiofls and greater faoiliries
! can not see bow ib will word any
njury, private or public, on tho con
t rr, I verily believe all interes* will
oe more satisfactorily ami pr< fi ably
Sibserved.”
Mi J us. Swan say*: ‘My ..• ya! y
o '.he south an 1 un' u <-ii>.
would ahsolu e v*pr v i t my -.. q i'v
oenee in an - mih ter h i •<■ n
-eieDiiopgl j ■ e ievo to h- :>■ .1.
1 hesr'il . udo-se eoro.ii -*i ju of
he roaoe em racsd ii erncinal
omparr , r.ecauso l coa i ter ic ctuJuj
v to m■ e .rmoiiioas, e:oaomie and
e "Icien management of the several
r.peitigs, and believe also that it will
iud to promoto tbe industrial devel.
opiuent of the south by inducing r.d,
ddiona! capital from hero for that pur
pose.’*
Bright Side of Farming.
It is undeniably true that t.h-.* em*r
getic, driving farmer, who follows ilie
business in view of making money, in
volves an outly of much bard labor
<-nd energy of mind. Wi'h this fact
in view, and the numerous t ials and
perplexities which always ocour to tbe
farmer during ihi very busy seasons,
and the fact that the h irdest and most
importaat work of tho yea* - com°s dm
ng hot wca'hei’, when labor ami exer
tioa arc most i nple rant, aid who
th me who f. llow i ther callings h- Te
comparative leisure—it is not surpris
ing that ouny larmcis dis-ra
.ntd, nt flora* dm** <liso ur*gv. .
A r.ertaiu amount of die -on’to: u ' o
seems to be a law of hu;r.vn 1 a 'ire.
People of all callings look with envy
npon those who follow o her kinds of
businers, and howevir vroll a person
mnv be situated, he is likely to imag
ice that others bsTe a better lot in life.
It is not surprising, then, to find far
mers looking enviomly upon lawyers,
merchants or those who follow other
callings which demand less exertion of
body and mind.
But there is a bright side of far
ming, which every farmer ought
t o recognize, and which more than
balances its unpleasant features.
While it is true that much farm
work is laborious and unpleasant,
it is also true that farmers may en
joy ample time for rest, and with
out financial loss. The work of
(he farm requires more muscular
exertion than thatot the 6hop or
desk, but it is less confining and
monotonous. The clerk, book
keeper and mechanic work more
hours a day, and are more closely
confined than the average farm
hand, whose work is in the open
air and who has his evenings for
himself.
The winter months with their
rispg evenings, afford to the farmer
F | ,of ive leisure and ample
timo u , recreation, amusement
and intellectual culture. They af
ierd opportunity for reading aud
study, and for laying plans for fu
ture work and improvement.
The lueious fruits, fresh vegeta-
Lies, pure, rich milk and golden
i butter, which are looked upon by
I the Wealthy retidenfs of cities as
i luxries, come to the farmer direct
Iv from nature and at a littlu ex
penae. The same articles are
bought by city people af extrava
gant prices, after they have lost
their freshness and most desirable
qualities. It is unfortunate that
farmers do not, as a rule, better ap
preciate nature’s gifts The farm
er deals directly with nature, and
the blessings which he should ap
preciate and enjoy, more than
counteract the diflicutlies and dis-
appointments in his path
'There is no reason why farmers
may not lead happy lives. Ambi
lion, if carried too far, becomes a
misfortune, and excludes content
ment and enjoyment, But with
an aim to live and to enjoy, rather
than to accumulate fortunes, there
is no calling better adapted to
comfort, contentment and real hap
piness than agriculture.
A Desperate Boy.
Ulysses Nelson, a fifteen-year-old
negro boy, gave a remarkable ex
hibition of dare-devil pluck at Hast
ings, Neb., the other day. Nelson
reached H i t ngs after midnight,
preceded by a telegram from Hold
ridge, where he had stolen a watch.
As ho stepped from the train Po
liceman Balcombe and Clark stopp
ed him and told him ho was their
prisoner. The boy whipped out a
revolver and fired. Balcombe fell
mortally wounded, and the negro
disappeared in thedurkness. Clark
noticed the sheriff arid chief of po
lice, and six men went to the de
pot yards to hunt for Nelson. They
found him in a patch of Weeds and
told him to surrender, lie made
no answer, and Clark and another
man walked into the weeds. As
they did Nelson jumped up and
tired, sending a ball close to Clark
who ran. The boy fired again,
and this time the ball took off one
of Clark’s fingers, and was stopp
ed by his watch. Then the officers
blazed away at the woods until
their ammunition was gone, when
Nelson sprang from his hiding
place with a revolver in both hands
back to where the officers had tied
their horses, mounted one, and
rode ©ff. Alter getting ammuni
tion and reinforcements the officers
followed the negro, overtook him
and fired al him until they killed
his horse and he had to surrender,
having no ammunition. lie had a
fatal shot in the back of his neck,
received in the weeds.
‘‘General Harrison quietly at
tended church Sunday.” This item
was telegraphed all over thecouli
try. Of course everybody is sur
prised that Gen. Harrison did not
go swaggering to church sining
snatches of a campaign song. The
fact that he quietly went to church
was gratifying to his pastor, no
doubt, but who expected anything
else of Oen. Harrison?
A New Yolk paper reports that the
elm leaf worm ha* made its appear
ance again this y ar, destroying the
iohago on tie e'uis in the parks, and
on t>!9 highways iu the vicin ty of the
metropolis.
Ghmnelsu Power & Cos.,
, —,HARMONX GROVE
DEALERS IN
Plantation Supplies.
-iV* NWbq QAV'iX tjq
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Wa Ke r> io nt'iok :<• lull sup; o g i iVs oia not bv
-nrp ShO iin Q’la'i'r and Dor . •< -rk •* res; \v>s
defy com (>i tid n n prices. VVt* v - -• •> ur .Vs. Vs a
:© not claim to Vanderbi’tnet t > !> c ■' t‘ic.r fortnuo-.
Wt* Are receiviag daily, a full -qppl s'Oia* 1 <v ry day •aots.
0 >aatrv P-oluoe T-keu 1 E H Mu ■<: Prices.
The ATHENS BOOK STORE
We Have Made a Speeia Pc ot
'Two Thousand Blank BOOKs
All Sizes aud Rulings, Which we are Rell.ug at New York 1M u
We a Full Line ol Paper B*g*. and oil- in (h mpetiuon wi.b AtUnta
B atik Books Made to Order B*• k*. Stationery atl Faucy Goods at
Lowest Prices. P. W MCGAEGOa & CO.,
Late E W. Burke, ATHENS, OA
E. E- JONES!
Stock Larger Than Ever!
Stoves!
Stows Bought by f'ar-i. m- !—And Prices That aro Bound to
Attract Jones’ Standa’d Tinware.
a iSiT* !ia Ko fin*;, Gu ,, eri* ' * *i •! ■ Wrk Ball or Wri o for Prise*.
E. E. Jones, 209 B.oad St ATHENS.
Athens Music House,
31-1 Clayton Street, Next Do< r .o Postoffice, Athene, Georgia.
Haselton & Dozier, Proprietors,
Keeps always on hand the oeet makes of,
VIOLINS AND BANJOS:
And all kinds of Mnsioal Instruments at the very lowest pdees for Cash,
or on the Installment plan.
Written gurantee on all instruments sold. Spooial reduced rates to church
es and Sunday schools.
Pictures and Picture Frames a specialty. All sizes and styles ef Frames
made to order at short notice. Buy from us and save agoais’ commUsiooe. 16
Stoves!