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J. t. OARDNEK, Editor uni Proprietor
A Woman’s Tongue
Great it the injunction! It
bat been brought to bear on a wo-
man’t tongue, in Omaha, with
fucoesi. The owner of a flat house
went before a court and swore
that one of his tenants, Mrs.
Bruge, who held a year’s lease,
was so talkative that it annoyed
the other tenants; that several of
the tenants had declined to re
new leases became of Mrs. B’b
incessant chin music, in conse
quence of which his property was
being depreciated in value. He
therefore prayed an injunction to
make her quit talking. His pe
tition was granted and the woman
has “shut up.”
Now this was in Omaha. The
Judge at Joplin, Mo., didn’t do
his female offender that way. He
might have had had her brought
before him as .did the aforesaid
Judge, and had a sample of the
crime as did the Joplin Judge,
who was hunting up decisions,
while his female offender was
swishing her dress and showing
her beautifully trimmed ankles
and rainbow skirts. But you
know there is a great difference
between a pretty set of hosiery
and a tongue. The hosiery is
out of sight, except on rainy days
and special occasions, but the
tongue—well, hardly ever, and
the wise old Judge knew it. He
hadn’t been living in this world
so long for naught, but how on
earth he mustered courage to
grant such an injunction "we can
not see. Stopped her from talk
ing! Ye gods and we sms' fishes,
what a sentence! The guilotine
with its bloody blade, the gallows
the garrot, the slake, or even to
be put in a room with a mouse,
without a table, or chair, or bed,
would have been like the rythm
of music, compared to stopping
her tongue. The free use of the
tongue is about the only rights a
woman has; it is her only weapon,
and while we all acknowledge that
at times it is exceedingly formi
dable. yet very few ore ever hurt
by it, and the man who would at
tempt to rob her of that privilege
is an enemy to his race.
When the assertion was made
that Grover Cleveland would car
ry Clarke County, it was an off
hand shoot, because we are sure
that he could carry one-third of
the votes. The people know that
he is a republican, and that he
sold out to Pierpont Morgan, and
that Morgan wants him again.
Mr. Bryan opposes him as a
newspaper man,not as a candi
date,which no one can deny, is
conscientious and right on his
part. Bryan represents the purest
democracy of this date, and he
knows Cleveland does not, and
for the good of his party he calls
him to tau. There are plenty of
good men in Athens, who would a
thousand timeB rather vote for
Roosevelt, as ultra as he is, than
to vote for Cleveland. They know
the country would be in better
hands. Our neighbor the Banner
has made a water-haul this time,
which they will find out pretty
soon. Politicians may denomi
nate the ward politics of this
town, but as sure as you live peo
ple who have been burned,’ dread
the fire, and there were so many
scorohed that they are not slow to
forget. You bet they are not.
Bible Trusts.
Not even the sacred scriptures
•re safe from the rapacity of the
trusts.
It is the theory of Christianity
that salvation shall be free, and
religion just as nearly free as may
be.poeaible. Running expenses are
to be met, of course, but it is the
exception to find religion being
worked fora profit. The Bible
trust is one exception. It is said
there are just seven big - Bible
pubishing houses in the United
States.
For twenty years, up to within
the past few weeks, no page of u
Bible had been newly set in type.
The printing of books was all
done from plates made twenty
years ago, the various sets of plates
being the property of the seven
firm referred to.
Eight months or so ago a meeting
of the Bible printing firms was
held in New York,. for the pur
pose of forming a combine. It
was asserted that Bibles were
being sold too cheaply;- that the
publishers jrere not making as
much money out of the business
as they could if they entered into
an agreement. There is a big and
steady demand for Bibles. The
good book is a household neces
sity. No family of Christian
antecedents and religious procli
vities cares to set up housekeeping
without a Bible. With these and
other fact in view, the publishers
thought was high time for them to
follow the lead of other industries,
form a trust and enjoy more of
the profits of the piping times of
prosperity. Six of the seven firms
subscribed to the agreement, and
prices of Bibles were promptly
advanced 10 to50 per cent., accor
ding to the paper and binding.
Visions of profits, not thoughts
of piety, were in the minds of the
trust makers.
One of the seven firms, a Chica
go concern, declined to enter the
trust; not for religious reasons,
however, but because it was con
tent with a less percentage of
profiit and saw an opportunity for
increasing its income by remain
ing independent and fighting the
trust. This Chicago firm has
recently made several set of new
plates, in various sizes of type,
and announces that it will under
sell the trust. The prospect for
a cut rate war in Bibles, for a
time at least, is quite good.
Bibles may even become ns
biscuits. But in the end it is
likily that the trust will win, as
trust have a away of winning over
independent concerns, and then
Give SOhes
PRee.
away
With Every pair of Shoes sold, or every cash . pur
chase, no matter how small, we will give a ticket,
and on Every Monday, we will give to the one holding
the lucky number
A Pair of Shoes Absolutely Free.
Choice of any kind in stock, Ladies or Gents. The Lncky Number will be made known at our store
and in this weekly paper, so be sure and get your tickets. We will sell yon goods cheaper than anyon
else.. Money talks! Give ns a call before buying.
SOL J. BOLEY, 225 Broad St.
Be sure you are right. First door below Racket Store.
Western * *
Market
OLIVER COLEMAN, Manager.
Fine Meats of AH Kinds-
Telephone 2l). No. Jack son Street.
ALLIE RICHARDS,
TinnGr
Rooiing , Guttering and Repair
ing a Specialty.
Clayton St., Athen Ga
GLENN LODGE, NO. 75,1. 0
O. F.
Meats every Tuesday night at hall
over Davison & Lowe’s.
A. W. Dozier, N. G.
G. E. Stone, Secy.
J. K. DAVIS,
^Dealer in all kinds of
ELECTRICAL AND
Telephone^ Sup^'se^
COLLEGE AVENUE. J,
even for our Word we may have
to pay an increased tribute to the
truer.
Expressions About Us.
The Courier is a very modest al
bum of song, and does not like to
repeat the things said but we al
ways rather some one else would
sing about us, but we publish a
few things:
One gentleman came into our
officeaud said': I want to pay you
my subscription. The article you
had on old Cleveland was worth
ten times that amount. I propose
to take the Courier as long as I
live.”
Another said: “The leading ar
ticle on your first page last week
contained more truth than hun
dreds of columns in some other
papers that I know of' Please
accept payment-for two years in
in advance.”
A lady said “The Courier is the
paper we want. It tells things
straight, and of all the papers I
read the Courier is the best.”
A mail carrier says: “lean miss
checks and important letters, but
if I miss the Courier there is a row
right now. The people read it,
they talk about it, they cuss it,
they brag on it, for all of which
we are very thankful. Therefore
it iB a splendid advertising me
dium, and some of our merchants
are availing themselves of the op
portunity. Let others come.
Mr. L. F. Edwards, who was in
Savannah laat week in attendance
upon the Southern Baptiste con
vention, went out to Tybee while
there, and saw the ocean under a
Sou’easter. The wind was blow
ing a gale and the billows were not
the plaything they will be when
we go down .there in Jnly. He
says it was a grand sight. Great
walls of water unindating the
beach and the roar was something
to be long remembered. He will
go a£ain under more favorable
auspices. !
OLIVER ENCAMPMENT,
No 14.
Meets every Friday night at 8
o’clock at hall over Davison &
Lowe’s. J. II. Bisson, 0. P.
L, T. C.akithers, Scribe.
J. S. NOLAND,
Watch Repairer and
Engraver.
'Cor, Broad St. and College Are.;
MONEY.
We Are prepared to buy pood notes
reasonable prices. C. C. Chandler
Clayton Street, Athens, Ga.
To Confederate
Soldiers, and Their
Descendants and
Friends
I have been appointed by the
County Commissioners of. Clarke
County, Georgia, to perfect as
near as possible, the record of
soldiers furnished by Clarke ooun.
ty, as it then existed, to the Con
federate army.
T]!io purpose is to ascertain, as
accurately as we can, the name
andi record of every soldier fur
nished by our county in the War
between the States, either in com
panies organized in the county,
or of citizens of the. county at
that time who joined companies
organized elsewhere.
Confederate soldiers, their de
scendants and friends who can
give! me any information bn the
subject are earnestly requested to
send it to me.by letter, or to oall
at my office in the Ineuranco
Building, Athene, Ga. * *"
A. L. MITCHELL, .
Commissioner.
Every class of skilled work Is represented
©in our department, and we are thoroug hly
qu ipped to meet every need, no matter low
difficult your case may appear to you,
Skill, patience, sympathy—all these requ
sites we endeavor to eall to your service. Ouj
Motto Is the very best work at reasonable'
prices.
FOR those who can't very well pet oft dur
ing the day, we haveequlppea our offices with
plenty of electric lights and gas, aud are
pared to do your work at night.
Phone 87, long distance, for an engagement
BEST SETS OF TEETH $5 to $15
Our Roofless Plates a Speoialty
Bridgswork $5 to $8 per Tooth.
Solid Sold Crowns 45 to $8
Gold Filling, $1'50 and up
Amalgam Filling 75o and uu
While in Athens visit our place and you
will find the best equipped Dental office in
this section of the country.
Dr. 0. A. RYDER, Mgr
Classic City Dental Rooms,
McDowell Building College Avenue,
ATHENS, GEORGIA.
THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY
TV. Cm, mthwrnr of TRASS .nd TRAVEL
THROUGH THE SOUTHERN STATES.
Service Quick Time Convenient Schedules
Aar M, k • Ftawr. IS, » tfco.. who
Tool TBS SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
The Finest Dining-Car Service In the World.
I ao to TIctMfc R.1M ud 31..plnS-C»r ......
I A|mI Of THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
W. A. TURR.
S. H. HARDWICK.
W. H. TATLOL
Southern Railroad.
Train No. 240 leaves Athens, 12:16 noon, city time, making close connection at Lula wit
main line trains 87 and 38,39 and 40, to and from all points North, East and West. Return
ng. No. 239 arrives Athens, 5.-03p. m., city time. No. 218 leaves Athens 5:50 *p. m„ cltytim
maklg close connection at Lula with main line trainNo.il t«r Atlanta and lntermediat
ations and with No. 18, “Air Line Bell," for Toccoa and Intermediate stations. Return-
ng No. 211, making connection from Atlanta and points East, arrives Athene at 9:15 p, m..c!ty
For farther information, call on or address, R. W. SIZER, General A gent,
108, Clayton street, AthenG,
The Character of Merchandise Sold by
TURNER & HODGSON.
In Their Three Stores. 119,121, 123 Clayton St.
Has won for them prestige and an enviable reputation among their fellows and more particu
larly among the discriminating women. Character, more than ever before, is empha
sized this season in our gathering of Dress Goods, Silks, Hosiery and Handkerohiefs.
Dress Well.
The social world often judges a
woman by her apparel. Appear
ances are not everything in this
world, but they go a long ways
toward making right impressions.
The woman properly dressed
wears a cheerful, contended look
that pleases. The world takes us
at our face value. See? If you're
wearing an unhappy face oome to
our store and swap it.
All the Goodness.
Suggested by the style and
daintiness of our Spring Dress
Stuffs is borne out in a critical ox-
animation of their worth and as
severe test as you care for as to
wearing qualities,
- Tatleta and Pcau dc Sole Silks.
Sixty per cent of the SfIk sold
this season are Taffeta’s and wesoll
the world’a famous Ro-e-wa which
has the best guarantee of them all
and we want to explain it to you
We have many new pieces of.
Voile, Mistral, Tamise and several
Novelties,
Dress Making.
The swell Gowns and Street
suits we’re making, iiavo all the
marks of correctness and eternal
fitness, and above all, the crowning
touch of comfort. Have you
placed your order for your best
Spring drees.
Here’s a Gentle
Hint to yon. There’s an atmos
phere of novolty in every pair of
our fancy and Lace Hosiry. You
must have some of them if you
are to walk Athen's popular thor
oughfares.
Our Hankerchiefs are the dain
tiest and finest ever here.
Widest range of styles in La
dies Ribbed Underwear, light
weight and perfectly made. Too
many styles to enumerate. You
must see them.
White and
Printed Gobds. Absolutely es
sential to your Summer Wardrobe
as they both, and in greatest abnu-
dane in our store
Ready-to-wear.
Style, Price, Quality, Work
manship.
Four distinguishing marks of
this department and four rea
sons why you should know it.
Silk, Voile aud Etamine skirts.
Personally collected among hun
dreds of styles. We think ours
is the kind Athens people and
and nearby towns want. Doz
ens of kinds and prioea to fit each
—all fresh, crisp new ones.
Shirt Waists,
Our stock abounds in genuine
novelties and newest fabrics and
patterns. The same can be said
of an extensive line of Kimonas
and Dressing Saoquee, seasonable
and pretty.
“GOOD AS THEY LOOK.”
TURNER & HODGSON,
Clayton Street,
Athens, Georgia.