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The Oglethorpe Echo
W. A. MIUrHKI.POKl), Editor.
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KKIDAY, l)fi< HiHHFK IN, 11 ) 03 .
If the President don’t mind he will
get a Crum lodged in his throat and
choke to death.
Wonder if Santa Claus, with his
characteristic desire to please, will not
put a black doll in Roosevelts stocking.
Six hundred thousand dollars is avast
stun to save the patrons of the public
schools of the state. And then, too, the
poor man is saved as much as is the
rich.
Wk are in receipt of a specimen of an
editorial page of Mr. Hearst’s New
York paper which we take to mean the
launching of another boomlet in his
favor.
Judge Speer’s recent ruling as to what
constitutes peouago limy decrease the
number of prosecutions for petty of¬
fences, but the chain gangs will grow
just the same.
Of course Roosevelt is strenuously op¬
posed to reducing representation from
the South in the national convention.
Ho has beCu bidding too heavily for it
to give it up without a kick.
There are some evidences that
there is a split in the g. o. p. But when
the right time comes it will show with
what agility it can throw a backward
somersault'into perfect harmony.
Interest in Hanna and Roosevelt,
Parker and Hearst, et. al. is overshad¬
owing congressional proceedings to such
extent that the daily papers find only a
few inches of space to devote to the
latter.
Mu. Hanna says he is in too foeble
health to undertake the duties of the
Republican national conunitte. But if
somebody don't look sharp ho will be a
mighty healthy candidate for the presi¬
dency.
It was cruel irony upon the part of
those Texas Daughters of the Confeder¬
acy to pass resolutions thanking Presi¬
dent Roosevelt for his recognition of
the right of secession. It was too much
of . center shot.
Colombia says she will exhaust diplo¬
macy first and then fight. That's
good judgment and would probably
work under any other circumstances
than those with w hich that government
has now to contend.
Georgia is going to make a good ex¬
hibit at the St. Louis exposition, but not
such a one as the resources and advan¬
tages of the state would warrant. Were
that done tho exhibit would boa whole
exposition within itself.
If the quality of school books used in
Georgia for the next five years will be
better in proportion to the decrease in
cost we may expect a vast improvement
in our educational affairs. The wisdom
of uniformity of text books is proven.
Editor Mercer, of the Fitzgerald En¬
terprise, makes the following very able
<?) retort to what we hud to say of lmn
last week: “Our Lexington neighbor
writes ‘Hit Dog Yelps’ and then pro¬
ceeds to howl. Where seems to be the
griping. Shackelford?”
THE ECHO, LEXINGTON, GA.: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18.
BEWARE OF PEONAGE.
By a recent decision of Judge Emory
Speer, of the federal court, peonage has
been a common crime in Georgia, and it
is not amiss for The Echo t.< a am i'
readers against committing it in futuic
In this decision the Judge says that ab
those white men who have been pays.-;
court fines of negroes with the under- j
standing that the negroes would work
the time out with them, and forced the
negroes to keep their agreements, are
guilty of the crime named—which has
developed into a very serious offense.
It would of course be assumptions on
onr'part to doubt't he wisdom of the de¬
cision of the distinguished Judge, but
somehow we fail to see where commis¬
sion of crime comes in in the practice
that has been corumou in such transac¬
tions. We don’t suppose anyone who
has thus secured the services of a crimi¬
nal has ever thought for a moment that
he had the negro whose fine he has paid
under involuntary bondage—at worst no
more so than he would be under any
contract.
It is-almost always that when a crim¬
inal has a fine put upon him he seeks
the aid of some white friend to pay the
fine to keep him from going to the chain
gang. This friend advances the money
to pay the find ane the negro enters in
to a contract to work for him until the
amount virtually loaned is returned in
labor. The negro is, therefore, it seems
to us, merely under bondage of a con¬
tract the same as he would be if the
white man had loaned him money for
any other purpose and taken as security
the labor of the negro.
However, Judge Speer has declared it
to be peonage in the one case and logi¬
cally it would follow that it is in the
other. If this be true then it is well for
for our people to be careful lest they be
brought before the courts to answer for
this serious crime.
The last Legislature passed a law'
touching practically upon this question.
Under this law if a man obtains money,
goods, board or other things from anoth¬
er with the promise to pay for same in
work and fails to do the work he is
deemed a common cheat and swindle
and can be punished as for a misde¬
meanor, but he cannot be forced to per¬
form the work.
Judge Speer’s ruling together with
this law is going to work hardship upon
that class who have nothing but
labor to offer as security for advances
which they must at times ask. They
will swell the numbers in our eliain
gangs and cause suffering in many
cases. It will develope Fhat they will
fail to afford relief where it is probably
intended they should afford it.
A THEM ENROLS SAVING.
The state school book commission has
completed its task, having adopted a
full uniform series of books to be used
in the public schools for tho next five
years.
One startling announcement is made
in connection with the work of the
commission, viz: That the contracts
for the books name prices ranging from
twenty-five to fifty per cent, less than
what has been the price of books. The
average reduction is about, forty per
cent, or but little less than half the
former prices, and this reduction, it is
estimated, will mean a saving of some
six hundred thousand dollars to the pat¬
rons of the public schools of the state.
By this we are shown how the people
have been filched by the book publish¬
ing houses. Of course we recognize the
fact that these houses could afford some
lower prices on a contract for so vast a
number of books, but certainly not such
a big difference us that between the
prices they have been demanding and
those named in the contracts with the
state. It is but a verification of the
claims that have been made that too
much was being asked for school books.
Now we hope the commission has suc¬
ceeded as well, as it claims it has done,
in selecting the best books, such as will
enable our children to gain the most
useful knowledge in the shortest possi¬
ble time in our schools. We are con¬
strained to believe that if such has
been done greater benefits than even the
saving of so vast a sum ’u dollars and
cents will come to the patrons of the
schools of the state. It is uot to be
doubted that county school boards,
which cannot always be experts as to
the merits of school books, have, by per¬
sistent solicitations and the glibtoogned
representatives of book publishing
houses, had books not altogether suited to
the purposes in view forced upon them.
We can but hope that the state commis
j sion, or the sub-commission that did the
, selecting, knew fully what they were
| doing of and did it solely books with best the suited end in to
i view procuring
the requirements of our schools and
! best adapted to the proper advancement
of their pupils in an educational way.
At any rate we feel disposed to eou-
In Clothing the Workmanship Should be |
One of the First Considerations. 1
to
§se Our Clothing is tailored right; it tits and holds its shape alter being
worn. There is something about it, too, different from most line clothing— =5
3^ it looks better and is better than any clothing clothing sold than for is the carried same by money. other ^
2E ^ house It’s in true Athens, we carry but liner prices and better the lowest for the quality ot goods. any ^ ^
our are
^ We are the only One Price Clothing Store in Athens. ^
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gratnlate the state upon the adoption of
the uniform book system.- It certainly
puts books in easier reach of the people
as to price, and we can but hope that it
will give better books to the scholars.
We look upon it as another advance
step in our educational affairs and pre¬
dict that it will lead to others that will
mean still more iu the educational ad¬
vancement of our children.
Oglethorpe joins Greene county in
deploring the death of Judge Hal Lewis.
He was about as near and fully as dear
to the people of this county as he was to
those of his native heath and w 7 e appre¬
ciated him every bit as much. Truly
an untimely death lias taken a great
and good man.
County politics are warming up in
most of our neighboring counties but
in Oglethorpe it could be no more quiet
if election year was a quarter decade off.
Beauty Is Only Skin Deep?
Beauty is only skin deep, but the
forces that create beauty are as deep as
the fountain from which they flow,
when the Blood is charged with impuri¬
ties Beauty disappears, when the blood
is pure Beauty blossoms in face and
form. Rydales Liver Tablets keeps the
Liver healthy and the Bowels regular,
prevents the blood becoming ladeued
with bile and w'aste, make the skiu
clear, eyes bright and Beauty more than
skin deep. W. J. Cooper & Co., Lexing¬
ton, Arnold & Berry, Huching, J. E.
Brooks, Anon.
PROFIT
The matter of feed is of
tremendous importance to the
farmer. Wrong feeding is
loss. Right feeding is profit.
The up-to-date farmer knows
what to feed his cows to get
the most milk, his pigs to get
the most pork, his hens to
get the most eggs. Science.
But how about the children ?
Are they fed according to
science, a bone food if bones
are soft and undeveloped, a
flesh and muscle food if they
are thin and weak and a blood
food if there is anemia?
Scott’s Emulsion is a mixed
food; the Cod Liver Oil in it
makes flesh, blood and muscle,
the Lime and Soda make bone
and brain. It is the standard
scientific food for delicate
children.
Send for free
sample.
Pe sure that this picture in
the form of a label is on the
wrapper of every bottle of
Emulsion you buy.
M Scott &Bown£
V CHEMISTS, Pear! St, N. Y.
mm 439
50c. and $1 1 all draught?
TO * BE * GIVEN t AWAY!
SOX-iTT IT *FVL-i~Z~ 'BEE.
READ THIS, IT MAY EE YOU.
Shoes Encouraged by the appreciation shown ns for giving away one this pair of
every week to our customers we have decided to give you, time,
something more valuable in the shape of a useful
Handsome $50 Suit of Furniture.
We shall continue to give you with every 50c purchase, or over, one
Ticket, and the person holding the lucky number will receive the BED
ROOM SUIT on exhibition at the furniture store of Mr. J. S. Bernstein.
The number to be selected by three prominent and disinherited men on a
day to bo decided.
Remember, we give you this inducement A'BSOLUTFLY FREE, and
in addition have reduced the prices throughout the immense stock we car¬
ry, and this is a chance to buy your fail and winter goods at prices to suit
the times.
Don’t Miss Your Chance at this Suit of Furniture.
A small purchase may cause you to be the lucky one, and don’t forget,
there is no guessing, and your chance is just as good as any one else, ■
Our Premium list of handsome Table and Glassware will be ready in a
few days.
“ BE SURE YOU ARE RIGHT.”,
J". EOLEY,
Dry Goods, Clothing and Shoes,
225 Broad Street, -ATHENS, Below Racket Store
YOU WEAR SHOES
You want Cood Shoes ; you want Cood Shoes
as cheap as money will get them.
I SELL SHOES
II sell only good ihoes ; I sell only good Shoes
cheaper than others sell them.
WHY ? Because I sell only for Spot Cash.
E. I. S7VYITH.
Spot Casla.'SiiceiZDealer,*: A.THENS m
GRIFFITH & WELCH,
Cotton. ITsLctcrs,
& ABROAD STREET, ATHENS, GA.
Correct weights always and highest prices possible to obtain will con¬
tinue to be our chief aim. Our entire attention given to our customers’
interests solicit farmers’ and merchants’ patronage. Storage and
insurance as low as they can be had anywhere. Liberal advances made.