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Bids for Furniture I will receive bids tor beds, bu reaus, wash stands and mattresses (or Stats Normal School, Athens,Oa. A. RHODES. will progress back to business bods in our fisoal policy. Away > that (alsS and fictitious brand rogreeslylsm which looks to the deal glory of one man solely, pushes toward the ditch of trnptcy unremittingly.—Maoon MILLS Geared Mills for. Bo< Donkey’s Chicken Remedies in stock. H. R. Palmer & Sons. See our 15-Inch Mill with Gasoline Engine Drive—It’s a Winner :-: WHY NOT:-: Have Yonr Watch, Clock or Jewelry Repairing, Dia mond Mounting and Engraving Done By Experts? We Refund Yonr Money Without Question if Yon Are Not Pleased by Any of Our Work. Hiughey & Haughey, mawwact^^bs^rs PHONE 1006. 166 COLLEGE AVE. Fin* Work Promptness Lew Pries hUl fight, now in his second teim, against a hostile Legislature. His warnings and recommendations have gone for naught, and his patriotic purposes crossed. It now oomee back to the people. Whether they shall seleot Joe Hall or Jaok Slaton for Governor, the most important thing thil year will be the election Canning Powders, full directions with each package. Prloe ten cents, postage paid. Normal Sohool Phar macy, Athena, Ga. GAINESVILLE IRON WORKS GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA. Mr. Case, of Boston, a very able optician at R. Brandt’s for a short while only. Consult him at onos. Boms people never know what they want until somebody alia gats ,We Do Up-to-Date Job Printing Conkay’s Chicken Remedies in stock, H, B. Palmar A Sons, 'ROPRIETOR. WHERE OCEAN BREEZES BLOl (CopyrlfhJ,, 1212, XJttmrr ' THEQUEENOF/ SOUTH ATLANTIC 'SEASHORE RESORTS . - ■P"“HEXCURSION ggggP FARES VIA CENTRA!^ GEORGIA ASKrTHE TICKET AG&NT Subscription $1.00 Per Year CASH IN ADVANCE Entered at the Post-Office at Athena, Ga., as second-class matter Published every Saturday. The State's Financial Plight. With the slate treasury facing a crisis not known before in the his tory of Georgia since Reconstruction, the Legislature goes on making in creased appropriations on the one band, and cutting down the sources of revenue on the other. Would not such a ruinous policy bankrupt any private fortune or business firm in short order? By a large majority in both houses they have voted to cut off #250,000 revenues which come from the lieer tax. They know that under the Constitution the tax rate cannot be raised, and they have re fused to pass the Ashley amend ment to that end. They are trying to repeal the dog tax, another source of revenue. They are fiddline with politics while Rome is burning. They have Btiirked a great responsi bility and put it up to the Governor. They have made it necessary for him to do that which they did not have the moral courage to do. It is well known that a majority of the Legislature is politically opposed to Gov. Brown. Are they trying to pull down the house on his head? In addition to the financial diffi culties above outlined the indica tions are, judging from those counties which have reported, the tax returns in the State are going to show a falling of this year. What is the remedy? It seems to us that the people themselves are largely responsible in the general character of the men they send to the Legislature. Now, there are very many good and patriotic men in that body, but the majority seem to have beau named for narrow"partisan purposes, and not because they are broad men and capable lawmakers. A great change can be wrought if the people this year will make up their minds to send only their best men to the next Legislature. As we have said there are good and patriotic men there, but they seem to be in the minority. It is empbaticslly up to the people. Only a few days sgo an Atlanta partisian newspaper boested of the “progressive” legislation of the last few yearB. The progress which leads to bank ruptcy may bs progress indeed, but it is progress in the wrong direction Just two or three days before the newspaper wind-jamming referred to, the man in the house who is now supposed to be carrying the banner of “refawm” confessed that it was all a failure, and he complained that the chief had deserted them. Since then he has said in a news paper interview that he washed his hands of it all, and that he, too, was going to quit the game. And the people are bolding the bag. We do not know what the Gov ernor is going to do more than from beresay, but it seems to us that be will be forced to veto the Tippins bill; and yet, with this saving to the treasury of 6250,000 per annum, we do not see how the money is to come to pay the school teachers and the pensions. Here is a rich and progressive State facing a bankrupt treasury all on account of the neglect of our finances by several recent Legisla tures, bodies that have bent their sole endeavors to certain phases of partisan politics. When Joseph M. Terrell retired from the executive chair the people were prosperous and happy, and the treasury bulged with fatness. Geor gia never knew a better era. Bnt a change came, and another change, but the latter one was only in f exeeutive chair—not in the Legisla ture. Jos Brown has fonsht an r- Saves Expensive Trip r WAS NECESSARY for the Attorney to have a personal talk with a client in a distant city. The journey would seriously interfere with several important engagements made for that day. ... He used the Long Distance Bell Telephone, had a satisfactory talk with his distant client am! was able to keep all his engagements at home. The Long Distance Bell Telephone increase; the efficiency of business men who adapt it to their needs. It can aerve you with equal satisfaction and economy. By the war, have yon a Bell Telephone? SOUTHERN BELL TELEriIC.NF AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY Athens Dental Parlors THE POPULAR PRICE DENTISTS 85.00 Set of Teeth—-only 63.00 88.00 Set of Teeth—only 85.00 812.00 Set of Teeth- - -only 88.00 Gold Crown and Bridge work 83.00 and 84.00 a tooth Gold Filling .—81.00 All Work Guaranteed or Money Refunded. 512-513 Southern Mutual Bnilding. Take elevator and get off at fifth floor. Lady attendant. Phone 964. I + + + * + 4- + + + + + + 4 1 MANHATTAN CAFE FOR LADIES AND OENTLEMEN 114 College Avenue .iifir Lyric Theatre Best Dinner in the GH&r 35Cts. Barbecued Meats and Game in Seasor H - ALL W T i , Oysters 'Specialty. CHRIS JONES, Proprietor TELEPHONE 771 +++++**+*+*+* ROUND TRIP RATES TO ATLANTA And Return Atlanta Manufacturers’ Exposition Aug. 1 st to 10th, 1912 Seaboard Round trip tickets will be sold at all stations In Georgia on July 30th, 31st; Aug. let, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 6tb, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th; Anal limit August 12th, 1912. Following are the round trip rates from eome of the larger sta tions: Athens, Ga.— #2.46 Rockmart, Ga.-— #1.66 Cedartown, Ga. 2.06 Winder, Ga. — 1.20 Lawrenceville, Ga. 1.30 Comer, Ga 3.26 Proportionately low rates will be aocorded from other stations. Call on agent* for schedules, rates and other information. FRED GEISSLER, Assistant General Passenger Agent. of a “progressive” i that will i methods in r~ with 1* of i— i 1 Polly Whiting was the happiest per son lb tEe* world, for she was to go with Jaapar Slappey to the first plcnto of the yrtr. "And you know, mother," •he exclaimed, delightedly, "that means, that ! shall he the May queen." When Ephraim Slappey, the butcher, married Oroleen Carney, a foreigner from IreS hand member of a travel ing theatrical company, everybody in Bologee laid that no good would come of It. Jespt? came of It, and then the pretty, mlimaWd women died and Ephraim, bad always been, a God fearing man, though rather hard at driving a bargain, waa laft with thla queer child-on hie bandi. The UtUe Jaipur grew up in his father's shop, a gay, irrespgpalble child, devoted to the phlegmatic butcher, but no man ner of help to him. Once, when he was a tiny itar, Ephraim lent him to deliver meajS^ Lawyer Hale and Jae- par fed the“«bb« to a stray our. Law- yer Hale, hefcyiLted, was fat and well- fed, whereei the puppy was starving. Ephfalm remonstrated and scolded, and then forgave hla eon. He knew it was no way to bring up a child, he knew that he ought to whip Jaapar, but he could not bring hlmeelf to atrlke the boy, for Jaspar looked ex actly like hie mother, Caroleen. As Jaspar grew older It became the hope of Ephraim's life to see the sign "Slappey & Sou" above hla butcher shop, yet he could no( take the hoy Into the bualaees when he refused to handle raw meat. After much trou bled cogitation the butcher decided to break Jaspar forcibly of this squeam- lehnets, so ha took him with him to the daughter pen. The calf that waa about to be vial was led out, and Jas- par draped hlmeelf about the crea ture's neck. Pocahontas weeping for John Smith was a mild sight compared with Jaspar Slappey pleading for that calf. Ephraim, however, waa obdurate, the calf was Killed and Jaspar fainted away. The butcher was panic-strick en; he carried the boy home In hla arms, and after that Jaspar had hla own way. Jaspar's way was to be a post, the only poet in Bologee. When anybody died or was married or waa born In the town Jasphr mounted Pegasus in their behalf and produced a touching commentary la verse. Envious and admiring friends bad sought many times to discover how he did It, hut the process, though simple, revealed nothing. Jaspar would climb to his father’s hayloft, alt there quietly a few minutes, and after chewing up a quan tity of hay Intended for the horse—not Pegasus, but old Dobbin—would evolve a poem. Many aspiring youths In Bologee sat In lofts and chewed hay, but nothing n»#> »f It, so everybody knew, that »»i»r wie a born poet. or jfcpSPk poems had been written to Polikun her graduation day, and she had adored him ever alnoe. The poem described her aa the "ox- eyed maiden,” and, to Polly, that seemed wonderfully appropriate from the butcher's son. She told Jaspar so and he laughed until he nearly fell out of hie ohalr, though Polly could not see why. She could not under stand Jaspar, but she was Immensely proud of him, tor he wee tell and handsome, with violet eyes and curly black hair. Moreover, he had the hip piest knack of making other people en joy themselvas, and was always lead er In the merrymaking. . It was he who planned the May pole dance eaoh year, and he who chose the queen. In joyous anticipation Polly could already feel that wreath of rosea resting cm her head. All the town was at the plonlo, and Polly and Jetpkr were weloomed by every group. They were In the midst of theee greetings when suddenly Jas per stopped talking and a faraway look came over hie faoa. Polly fob lowed his glanoe end eaw two stran gers coming toward them. One waa a young man, a spick-and-span young man, whose olothss and waya war# not of Bologes. But It waa the girl at hla side that attracted Polly's atten tion. She was a wonderful, radiant girl, with a ollngtng green dress and a floppy green/hat that rested on a shining maas of fluffy golden hair. Jaspar stored at her In mute admira tion, and Polly In her primly starched to dress felt awkward and ugly . lonely. Evelyn Bibb waa with th* stran gers, and ah* stopped a mlputt ta la- troduoe them. They wars her cousins from ths city, Marietta and Moiyan Bibb. Marietta spoke, smiled, than swept on her conquering path, but at ah* floated by ah* carried Jaspar with her. The little, country gM waa left atondtng alone. \ For a few minutes Polly wa# too heartbroken to hide her misery, her eyes kept following Jaspar, who seemed to bars forgotten her entirely. Presently, however, the notloed that •ome of the gtrls were laughing at her evident dleoomdture, and pride oame to her eld. She -was by natura demur* and dignified, but now she flirted, flirted desperately and determinedly, And stvtn a Via vai fha nanfaw a# a laughing group, and Morgan Bibb had appointed himself bar especial cava- liar. Polly's small stock of courage al most gar* out when th* May pda waa set up and Mulatto was chosen queen, but she took her place and danced with the others. After the dance came the crowning ceremony, a wreath of rosea waa brought forward aad Jaapar read a poem to the queen of beauty. Then he knelt and told tha roies on Marietta's hair. Polly felt faint and turned away her »ye», until n gup of surprise from tho crowd mad* bar look back. Sh* taw a strange, uncanny light The wruth had caught in Jupar's sleeve as be rose and Marietta's won- derful locks had com* with It Th* heir was a wig and In th* beating sunlight Mulatto's head shone smooth end polished end held. The queen of beauty wu abeurdly, ludicrously ugly. Marietta wu not a whit disturbed by this unfortunate accident 8he laughed good-naturedly, put her wig beck on, end explained that ah* waa iuit up from a spell of typhoid fever. Everybody toughed at th* Incident th* dancing wee resumed, and only Polly noticed th* look of blank horror on Jupu Stoppers fees. Ho ellpped away from th* crowd end wu sien no more, even waentwHlghfcagi* 6n and th* plcnlckera'storted for home. Polly welted anxiously, but her truant cort did not raturn and . finally ah* agreed to lot Morgan Bibb toko her home, They turned down an unuaod tone and were driving rapidly to overtake tho others when they oame upon Jas par Slappey. He set listlessly on th* bar* of a high wooden gate, a forlorn and dejected figure, black a*alnst.th* golden auna*t. Polly leaned clour to her companion end obatted gayly u they pasted, hut when they had gone a little distance up th* road aha latd a detaining hand on Morgan Bibb's arm. “Pleau, Mr. Bibb, I want to go back. I've forgotten something." "Why, of couru," he answered, ‘TH take you back." Polly shook hsr head and Morgan Bibb, who wu n very decent young man, understood. Ha bit hta Up, for he thought he had captured th* heart of this simple country maiden, hut ha ■topped tbs horss at once and helped her down. Polly put out her hand, and looked at him appealingly. “Tou've been very kind to me, and I'm sorry to ho so ruds. But I do so want to go back.” Ha smiled down at hsr. "Never mind about ms. Ooodhy, little girl, and good luck." When he climbed back Into th* buggy he waved to her, but Polly did not se him. Sh* wea hurrying down the lane. She found Jaspar lying tn the grass, his head burled lu his arms. Polly wu rather a dull UtUe person, but she realised that whet wu only a joke to the rest of them wu e tragedy to JMpar. She sat down by him, timidly, and than at the sight of hla misery she grew euddenly wise end bold. Sh* drew hie heed Into hot top. Jasper gave a long aigb. "Oh, Pol- 1, f—'h. , orlaA-— "vSiU- la iMCU' Wasn't she frightful I ■ My Queen of Beauty f And then In n passion contrition, “I treated you shamefully, Polly, Indeed I did! You shell be queen next you.” But Polly, with Jupar In her arms, wu far happier thu any queen. “Never mind," th* answered content- edly. ''Marietta can he queen She'll have plenty of hair by that time." Lodge Directory Glenn Lodge, No. 76,1.0.0. F„ meets every Thursday night at Odd Fellows hall, ooroer. Clayton and Jackson streets. All Odd Fellows are oordially invited to meet with them. G. A, Tucker, N. G. A, B. Harper, Seo’y. Williams Lodge, No. 16,1.0.0. F„ meets every Monday night in Odd Fellow hall. All brethren In vited to attend eaoh meeting. W. W. Hayes, N. G. J. A. Mialox, Seo’y. Athena Lodge, No. 790, B, P. O, B„ meets Wednesday night of eaoh week, oomer Broad and Lumpkin streets. 8:80. All Elks welcome, H, Caritbers, E. R. Geo. H. Palmer, Seo’y. Mt. Vernon Lodge, F. & A. M„ —Mt. Vernon Lodge, No. 22, F. and A. M. meets in regular com munication every Thursday night at Hasonio Hall, third floor, Max Joseph building, Clayton street. W. A. OAPPT, W. M. GLARED. HEIDLER, Seo„ pro Family Washing The Sanitary Way. Your Linens are Clean. The Empire Laundry Co. THE CRISIS REACHED THE ENTIRE 8TOCK8 OF THE Mallory Shoe Company 465 BROAD ST. AND 251 BROAD ST. -B« np hand fjrjJje noening y, Ju.'e 29 And get the Pick of the Bargains. THE GEORGIA NATIONAL BANK OF ATHENS CAPTITAL 8200,000. SURPLUS AND PROFITS 8200,000. Receives accounts of Banks, Corporations, Firms and Individuals, and offen to depositors every accomodation, their business, balances and res ponsibility warranto. Directors; Tho*. P. Vincent, Joa. N. Webb, W. A. Carlton, A. H. O’Farrell, Howefl C, Erwin, Jno. J. Wilkins, C. H. Phinixy, J. A, U?* Darwin. Aairlcai Bukin limy Oriirt for Silo. Sifut Wiy of Ranlttlag by Hill. Jno, J. Wilkins, President. W. P. Brooks, CaBhier. T. P. Vincent, Vice President. J. C. Chandler, Ass’t Cashier Eston Eppes, Ass’t Cashier Harris, Stephenson & Co. "cotton Commission Merchants Oconee and Broad Streets ATHENE - - GEORGIA In the Spot Light This man looks well dreeeed. It is because he has had an interview 1 we have improved his i without depleting his purse. Let us treat you likewise. It is a fact if you let us keep your Clothes in Order. You will get more comfort and also have a greater earning power. White Pressing Co. Telephone-686