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J. F..GARDNER, Editor >nd Prop'i
Entered at the Post Office at Athens,
Ga., as Second-Clast matter.
Published every Friday at the office of
The Courier, on Wall Street.
Our Confederate Women.
Our attention has been called
recently to the iron-clad oaths
that the women of the Confeder
acy must take before they can re
ceive a pension, especially that it
should be deemed neccessary, to
make rigid inquiry into the phys
ical condition of these old war
time mothers, the youngest of
whom cannot fall short of sixty,
to ascertain whether or not they
are able to earn a living. The very
flrstof their age is sufficient rea
son to call fora pension without
suoh rigid questions.
What do the widows deserve?
Had it not Uen for them the
cause would have gone down in
defeat long before it did. Wh le
their husbands were at the front
amid the showers of shot and
shell, and blood, they were
home hoeing corn .making clothes
and living hard as only a woman
can live when she is working for
those she loves, and when the sun
set upon the “lost cause 11 num
bers were left without husbands
whose dead bodies lay in trenches
at various batt les fields of the civ
il war conflict, while others came
buck to them with limbs broken
and a burden upon the poor wo
man. How she worked and striv
ed buring the reconstruction pe
riod to help build back a shatter
ed home—shattered by a devotion
to the cause they loved. But years
went on—as years will go-r.nd the
children began to grow and soon
were forced to help in the struggle
for bread, and and by one by they
married off and finally the old
mother with bent forma nd silver
threads amoung the gold, finds
herselfl one some and desolate,
living scantily upon the means fur
nished by the children, being ask
ed if she is-physioaly able to make
' alivlihood. Sometimes they have
saved a small cottage, and because
of this they are refused a pension.
It makes your blood boil, to see
Southern legislators, men who
never smelt smoke nor seen fire
adopting such rigid laws.
They need be paupers before a
grateful state will return to them
what naturally belongs to them,
which was taken from them when
their hearts were full of anguish.
It makes us tired to see the pro
fessed love even for ilie lost
cause, and you see widows to
old to work, yet too proud to beg
the state anything they can
give. A- loyal, true, rich stat
would not sink to t he low depths
that it does. Pay them up. You
owe it. Their devotion to duty has
placed you upon the same foot
ing that you now have. Don't
further parley with this question,
But do tho right thing by them
while they last.
dred livei and millions of proper
ty, or at Gainesville, Ga., where a
eyolone passed and laid low large
factories and dwellings and caused
immense suffering and deaths,
has a tendency to make people
think, and ask questions how and
why suoh things happen. 8ome
religious fanatics, or fools they
migbl more properly be called will
say that God is visiting hia wrath
upon a sinful people and as they
did not hear the (till small voice,
that they heard it in the thunder
of the oyclone, or the roar of the
current. Of course no man of
sense would make such an ascer-
tion.
The scientists would say that it
was one of nature's freaks with
heat and cold and electrical man
euvers, and was a natural pheno
mena, which is as apt to strike one
place as another.
We lay it not to the sins of any. \
ic. ami the scientists may bej
right, but one thing wo do know
and that is in man's greed forgold
these things come along uml show
him that there are other things to
do besides living for self and
accumulating, ami us these things
happen the long-shut bowels of
pity open and the money flows to
wards the helplesc ones like water.
It maxes those who are more for
tunate stop and think and pay
and feel better for having done it.
FR€€.
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 Sheos Absolutely Free.
Choice of any kind in stock, Ladies or Gents. The Lucky Number will be made known at our store
and in this weekly paper, so be sure and get your ti .keta We will sell you 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.
Topeka, the capital of Kansas
Buffers from a great calamity. It
has been swept by a flood and
devastated by a fire. Between
one hundred and seventy-Ave and
two hundred of her citizens are
victims of the flood and flumes,
and itis estimated that $4,000,000
worth of property has been des
troyed. Such a loss is appalling.
The flood was not unexpected,
but it exceeded all expectations.
The city had been swept by the
floods before, but by none so ser
ious as the one that ie now rece
ding.
Topeka ie a thriving industrial
city of about 85000 inhabitants.
It is situated on the Kansas riv
er, the greater part of it being
on the south bank. It is largely
devoted to manufacturing, and
the majority of its people are
doubtless mechanics and factory
operatives. But wether they are
or not it ie safe to aseume that
those who have lost relatives and
property are poor people, and
that therefore there is a great deal
of suffering in Topeka. The de
tails of the calamity will be read
with deep interest. The sufferers
have the sympathy of the entire
country.
Western * *
Market
OLIVER COLEMAN, Manager.
Fine Meets of AU Kinds.
Telephone 29. No. Jackson Street
Every class of skilled work is repro.-t
ALLIE RICHARDS,
T NNGK
Rooting , Guttering and Repair
ing a Specialty.
Clayton St , A t henl Ga
e in our department, and we
dWcuityourc**
."kill, patience
biies we endeav<
Mu* to is the v
in ices.
FOl.
ing the day, we have equipped
plenty of electric lights and a>
.red to doyonr work at niqnt
GLENN LODGE, NO. 75,1. O
O. F.
Meets every Tuesday night at hall
over Davison & Lowe's.
A. W. Dozikr, N. G.
G. E. Stone, Secy.
J. K. DAVIS,
Dealer in all kinds of
ELECTRICAL AND
Telephone Supplies
COLLEGE AVENUE.
Ten thousand negroes around
Pine Bluff, Ark., are astounded
by the fact that that town ie still
on the map. They looked for it
to be wiped off, annihilated, swal
lowed up, or otherwise destroyed,
day before yesterday. A negro
prophetess of the name of Ellen
Jefferson has been preaching about
Pine Bluff for the past month that
the place would be destroyed for
its wickedness on May 80. During
the paat six or seven days negroes
by the hundreds have moved away
from Pine Bluff, to avoid the cat
astrophe. And yet it will not do
laugh at the auperstitious fear of
the negroes. Last summer, it will
be recalled, there was an exodus
of white peoplo—fashionables—
from Atlantia Oity because a negro
preacher of the name of Jonas
predicted a tidal wave and destruc
tion for that oity.
The recent terrible calamities
at Topeka Kansas where the flood
and Are destroyed over two hun-
Don't Put Off
The Insurance Man
You cannot tell at what moment you may
be called from this life, and you cannot affi rd
to leave certain obligations unattended to, I'
you are alone In the world you muet
LEAVE ENOUGH MONEY
to defray necessary expenses. If others i .<
dependent upon you, the responsibility Is id)
greater, and you should not hesitate a tin ?•
instant In taking out a policy In thel
Mutual Life of Ga.
For Further Information Addree*
JOHN A. DARWIN,
Athens, Qa.
OLIVER ENCAMPMENT,
No 14.
Meets every Friday night at 8
o’clock at hall over Davison &
Lowe’s. J. H. Bisson. O. P.
L. T. Carithkhs, Scribe.
J. S. NOLAND,
| Watch Repairer and
Engraver.
Be Careful
What You Eat
In the Good Old
Summer Time
Our Market is Clean
Our Meata are Fresh
Come and See Us
The Nrw Athenian Markh
Next door to Feats, CLAYTON ST.
LCof, Broad St* and College AveJ
Sunday Excursions
TO ATLANTA.
Beginning Sunday, May tyth
and continuing to and including
Oct. 15th, 1903, the Seaboard
Air Line railway will sell tickets
to Atlanta and return every Sun*
day for % 1.00 round trip. Theie
tickets are sold for train 41 leav-
ng Athens at S'3S> city time,
>nly. Good relurnining date of
sale- J. Z. Hoke, Agent,
Athens, Ga.
W. E. Christian, A. G. P. A
Atlanta, Ga.
C, B, Ryan, G, P. A.
Portsmouth, Va,
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 conn,
ty, as it then existed, to the Con
federate army.
The purpose is to ascertain, as
accurately as we can, the name
and record of every soldier fur
nished by our county in the Wat
between the States, either in com
panies organised in the county,
or of oitisens of the county at
that time who joined companies
organised elsewhere.
Confederate eoldiera, their de
scendant! and friends who can
give me any information on the
subject are earnestly requested to
send it to me by letter, or to call
at my offioe in the Insnranoe
Building, Athens, Ga.
A. L. MITCHELL,
Commissioner.
->uipaili)-tiii iii-xc rc-sU
y btbt work .*t rt’HMo.ub
FOR tboM who can’t *vry wull (fet oil dui
Phone 8?, ion* dltfam-e^for an engagemt
BEST SETS OF TEETH $5 to $15
Our Roofless Pistes a Specialty
Bridgework $5 to $8 per Tooth.
Solid Gold Crowns t5 to $8
Gold Fillings $1’50 and up
Amalgam Filling 75c and no
Whila In Athena visit our place and you
will find the best equipped Dental office in
this section of the country.
Dr-C. A. RYDER, Mgr
Clanio City Dental Booms,
McDowell Building College Avenue,
ATHENS, GEORGIA.
Southern Railroad.
Tram No. 240 leaves Athens, 12:15 noon, city time, making close connection at Lula wit
main line trains 37 and 38,39 and 40, to and from all points North, East and West. Return
ng. No. 239arrives Athens. 5.-03 p. m., city time. No 218 leaves Athens 5:50 p. m„ city tim
makljf close connection at Lula with main lino traiuNo.il l„/ Atlanta and interned i at
ations an>l with No. 18, "Air Line Beil," for Toccoa and intermediate stations. Return-
ng No.211, making connection from Atlanta and points East, arrives Athens at 9:15p, ni.,city
me. For further information, call on or address, R. W. SIZER, General Agent,
» 106, Clayton street, AtbenO,
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 Handkerchiefs.
MONEY.
W* art prepared to boy good aotee et
reasonable price,. C. C. Chandler
Clef too Street, Atbe-e, Ga,
Dress Well.
The soeial 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 pltaaea. The world takes us
at our face value. See? If you’re
wearing an unhappy face come 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 ex
amination of their worth and as
severe teat as you care for as to
wearing qualities,
Tiflcta and P«u da Sole Silks.
Sixty per cent of the Silk sold
this season are Taffeta's and we sell
the world’s famous Ro-e-wa which
hss the best guarantee of them all
and we want to explain it to you
We have many new pieces of
Voile, Mistral, Taraiao and several
Noveitiee.
Dress Making.
Tho swell Gowns and Street
suits wo’rc making, have all the
marks of correctness and eternal
fitress, and above all, the crowning
tonch of comfort. Have yon
§ laced your order for your 6cst
pring dress.
Here’s a Gentle
Hint to you. There’s an atmos
phere of novelty in every pair of
our fancy and Laco Hosiry. You
innst have some of them if yon
are to walk Athen’e popular thor
ough fares.
Onr Hankerchiefs arc tho 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
ranst see them.
White and
Pri nted Goode. Absolutely es
eential to yonr Summer Wardrobe
ns they both, and in greatest abnu-
dane in onr 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 and Etamine skirts.
Personally collected among hun
dreds of Btyles. We think ours
is the kind Athens people and
and nearby towns want. Doz
ens of kinds and prices 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 Saeques, seasonable
and pretty.
“GOOD AS THEY LOOK."
TURNER
Clayton Street,
& HODGSON,
Athens, Georgia.