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(fltutht (founts Cfouriet 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.