31 May 1881
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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1881
Page
1
Century old debate over the revised New Testament continues as 800000 copies issued with demand rising, while critics argue changes alter meaning and rhythm. The Standard and others condemn pedantic edits that replace cherished phrasing with modern grammar, urging margin readings and preservation of literary tone.
In a staged vignette at the White House setting, an office-seeker pleads for forgiveness after defying orders. The President grants remission if future counsel is sought, then pledges the seeker’s future loyalty while a Galveston candidate is quoted amid race tensions.
In Macon the grand jury indicts barkeeps for selling whisky on Sunday and permitting minors to drink. Judge Simmons arraigns the indicted, fines total around twelve hundred dollars with penalties ranging from 125 to 325 dollars after stern rebuke. He vows to curb liquor sales to youths and ban Sunday drinking to protect families and futures.
The piece argues public offices are used as political football. It cites New York Customs and the Savannah News on Merritt and Robertson, detailing factional removals, appointments to London, and the political power shaping office tenure. It warns the practice harms the party and public service.
In a gardening anecdote an old man teaches Tom to water plant mouths at each rootlet, not just the stem, to revive a dusty geranium and rhododendron. The piece then shifts to railroad gossip, citing the Louisville and Nashville purchase of Central and a belt line around Atlanta, and ends with critique of a General Grant letter calling it bitter and inaccurate.
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