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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 \ * 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!