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©larfcc CCotttttij Mouvicv. J. E OARDNER, Editor and Proprietor. Entered at the Poet Office at Athens, Ga., as Second-Class matter. Published every Friday at the office of {The Courier, on ttroad Street. THE BLUE AND THE GRAY. Tomorrow in Boston—in Fane- nil Hall will meet together at a banquet given by the E. \V. Kins ley G. A. R. Post the blue and the gray. Among the list of in vited guest wer- several gentlemen from the South—several who were prominent as Confederate soldiers. But that is not an uncommon meeting in these days. The North and the South have long been re united. The North has hail us at the odds—but the spirit of ani mosity—the feeling of revenge has long since been dead. The monu ments that Sherman left as he marched from Atlanta to the sea are almost gonu. The homes that were saddened and the heartB that wore torn have long been part of of history. The blood that was spilled and the lives that were given have become a part of the common history of a common country. Tbo Boston meeting will help us all forget—will help us all for give. The Yankees came down here and pillaged and plundered They whipped the South because the South ran short on rations and short on men. The odds were against this section—but never ou earth before and never on earth again will a country put up » fight that the Confederacy put up— and so long as the mocking bird shall sing and so long as Dixie is remembered—the immortal I.ee will not be forgotten. The Confederate army, ragged and hunger—weak and tottering —still remained brave to the last ditch—and had Lee said the word there would never have been Bur. render. Not in the history of the world was there aB great a general and as great an army as followed the stars and bars. This is not sentiment. It is not heresay evi dence—it is a fact which history must record and acknowledge. A hundred years when indeed the bitterness engendered will have been forgotten—and then the Confederate army and its great commander will occupy a place in history that will be at once the admiration and the glory of the world.—Everything. and principle in 1896 and 1000, as the Democratic party seemed then to think, it is right now, and to Bay that the excess of gold pro duction just at this time has fixed the gold standard and scouted the theory of himetalism is just as absurd and untrue as to say that a large crop, or an over production of cotton for this or any oue Bi-a- sou must necessarily fix the price of that staple for all subsequent crops. Let it not be forgotten that- the same crowd of Wall Street New York, who, through sharp politics, have forced the gold standard upon the Democratic party as the currency of the country, and de clared it fixed as such by law, is the very same crowd who clandes tinely secured the demonetization of silver in 1878. Fair Play. Our Picture Gallery TURN ABOUT IS BUT FAIR PLAY. Editor Courier:—When the Democratic party in convention assembled in 1890 and again in 1900 adopted bimetalisn in their platforms and nominated Wm. J. Bryan as their candidate for the presidency, the Gold Standard Democrats, headed by Grover Cleveland, David B. Hill, August Belmont and others, brought out Palmer and Buckner as their can didate and by supporting them defeated the regular party nomi nee. Now that the gold standard leaders, through political legerde main, secured perfect control and dictation of the recent Democratic convention at St. Louis, and nominated Alton B. Parker and Henry G.'Davis, on a platform, made a gold standard platform by the famous, and doubtless pre arranged, telegram of Judge Par ker, would it uot now be in order, and but fair play, for the bimetal- ists to bring out another Palmer and Buokner ticket? It is a poor rule, even in politios, that wont work both ways, and what just grounds of complaint could these goldites have? It is no argument to say as did Judge Parker, “that the gold standard is now the currency of the country and so fixed by law." If himetalism was right in theory There live men who build cities and factories and feed thousands and do other things equally as great, yet there is another sphere in life, and if it were not for it, the world would be in a turmoil, and the baser things would pre dominate, men would live on hu man flesh, murder would be rife, virtue would be an unknown quantity and anarchism would reign supreme. It is the kind now of which we speak who labor and plod and sutler, without luxury, without wealth, to populate another city, the city of golden streets and sapphire walls, and bright, beautiful mansions pre pared for you and me without money and without price, and as we reject them these good men are here to point them out. A familiar figure on our streets is a man growing bent fr, in tho accu mulation of years, who has gone in and out amongst our people all hiB long life scattering sunshine where shadows were wont together, singing songs of the glory world while some one was iu the thrills of death, speaking words of com fort to those who were left to mourn, and telling thorn of the mansions which had been pre pared for them. Ot course our picture is nt once recognized as our friend and fellow-townsman, Rev. E. D. Stone. He has mar ried more people, preached more funerals aud done more work of this kind than any twenty men in Athens. He is beloved and honored and revered by all our people; his life has been a benediction to our city. You hear no one speak except in the most glowing termB of him as a man and as a preacher. He was never known to refuse a call at no matter what distance if it was in his power to fulfill it. He has a nourishing Sunday school on Baldwin street, and has always loved to work among the children, and there is where he is sewing seed. As we have said he is get ting old now and cannot do the work iu a religious way that he used to. As we said his life in Athens has indeed been fraught with good works and noble deeds, and our city has been blessed by his having lived amongst us. We wish him many years of strength and usefulness yet to help popu late the city of which he loves to tell, “not made by bands, but eternally in the heavens,” and his mansion will be among the bright est there. Special Rates. Special Week End Excursion Rates Via The Southern Railway. Effective Saturday, May 28th, 1904, and continuing to and in cluding September 11th, 1904. The Southern Railway will sell round trip week end excursion tickets within the above limit to the fnllowingplaces named below, as follows. Every Suturday aud Sunday only. Arden, Ashville, Brevard, Fletchers, Flat Rock, Hendersonville, Uot Springs, Lake Toxaway, Saluda, Tryon, Atlanta, Tallulah Falls, Mt. Airy, White Sulphur, N. C., $5.85 0.20 6.25 6.76 6.40 5.60 0.95 0.95 5.10 4.85 2.19 2.25 1.00 1.40 In going to Tallulah Falls, Ga., and all North Carolina points the best connections cun be made by leaving Athens at 7 o’clock a. m. every Saturday. For additional schedules and connections, call or phone, R. W. Sizer, General Agent. No. 100 Clayton Street, Athens, Ga. Phone 81. Svmmer Excursion Bates Via Central o! Georgia Railway Company. From June 1st to Sept. 80th, round trip tickets will be sold to Summer Resorts at greatly re duced rates, final limit of tickets October 81st, 1904. For further information apply to yonr nearest ticket agent. EXCURSION Bates toTYBEE by THE SEA Via Central ot Georgia Ry. Season tickets on sale daily, good for return until Sept. 15,1904 Week-end excursion tickets on sale Saturdays, good to retnrn leaving Tybee and Savannah uot later than Tuesday uight follow ing date of sale.' Tybee, the queen of all Sonth Atlantic sea-shore resorts, is but 18 miles from Savannah, and is reached quickly and comfortably via the Central of Georgia Railway from all interior points in Geor gia, Alabama and Tennessee, j For further information apply to your nearest, ticket agon' WE WILL DO YOUR BUILDING in the mi-fi workmanlike niaiii.t-r, euperinded by ours«l ves m-a every detail carefully looked after at the most REASONABLE ' PRICES. Try XT®. Heard & Kenney. Young Men If you would make a good salary at light and pleasant employ ment we have the job for you. Call on or write J. A. Darwin. Sec'y Mutual Life Indus trial, AssoeiationJjOf Georgia. ICE! ICE! ICE! All the time on Clayton street, next to Express Office. Very Respectfully, Weatherly Ice Co. COACH EXCURSION RATES‘TO (ST. LOUIS, MO, AND RETURN, Account Louisiana Purchase position, Juue 1904. On aoooi of the above the Southern Rail way will sell on each Tuesday and Thursday, duriug the month of June 1904, round trip coaeb ex cursion tickets, with ten days limit at a rate of fifteen seventy ($15.70), from Athens, Ga., to St. Louis, Mo. For schedules and connections, call on your nearest GLENN LODGE, NO. 75, I. O O. F. Meets every Tuesday night at hall over Dawson & Lowe’s. J. B. Wilbanks, N. G, G. E. Stone, Seoy. WILLIAMS LODGE, NO. 5, I. O. O. F. Meets every Monde, night at Odd Fellows Hell, comer Clayton and lack- son street. C. W. SHUPE.N.O. J. A. MEALOR, Secy. OLIVER ENCAMPMENT, No. 14 Meets every Friday night at 8 o’clock at hall over Daviaon & Lowe’s. J. E. Gardner, C. P. J. A. Mealor, Soribo. ATHENzE REBEOOHA LODGE Meets every Wednesday night at|0dd Fellows ball. Mat. J. E. Gardner, N.G. Hiu MtbtuPoss, Sec’y. EXCURSION BATES TO ST. LOUIS, MO, AND RETURN. The Southern Railway announ ces the following low rates to St. Louis, Mo., on account of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Season tickets from Athens, Ga.. $88.55, tickets on sale beginning April 25th, and continuing during the period of the Exposition with final limit to Dea. 15th, 1904. Sixty Day Excursion Tickets: Tickets will be sold every day after and including April 25th, for $28.00, tickets on sale dnring period of the Exposition. Fifteen Day Excursion Tickets. Tickets will be sold daily begin ning April 25th, and continuing during the period of the Exposi tion, fare $28.05, limit fifteen days from date of sale. For additional information _ .rding rates and sohedulos call on R. W. SIZER, General Agent, 100 Clayton St., Phone 81. Dr. W. M. Slaughter, ggg Dr,^N.£G. Slaughter, DENTISTS/* Tyxas given forjExtraotion. 1 Office .over Turner^ Hodgson’s. * Western ** Market OLIVER COLEMAN, Manager. Fine Meats of All Knds. Telephone 20. No. ]ackion Sreet. J. S. NOLAND, [Watch Repairer and Engraver. Broad St. and College Ave.! DR. S. E GREENE, DENTIST. ATHENS,- M GEORGIA Office ji Clayton Street. Formerly Hajoa* Studio. W.P. REYNOLDS UPHOLSTER — and — Repairer : ot: Furniture. ALLIE RICHARDS, tinngr Rooting , Guttering and Repair ing a Specialty. Clayton St., Athens Ga Jno. J. Wilkins, President. W. P. Brooks,' Cashier. THE UNIVERSITY SAVINGS BANK, Hampered by the lack of funds At the critical moment many a man (has missed the opportunity to put himself beyond want, if not to make a fortune. Acquire Jthe saving habit by putting your first five or ten dollar bill in this bank forsaviugs, let it enlarge through the 8 per cent interest we pay and so be ready for the first ebance to make an even bigger income. THE GEORGIA NATIONAL BANK OF ATHENS CAPITAL 3100,000. SURPLUS $16,000. Receives accounts of Bank*, Corporations, Firms and Individuals, and offee o depositors every rccomnriaiion, their business, balances and responsibility warrants. Directors: Tho*. P. Vincent, Jos. N Webb, A.S. Erwin, Hamilton McWhorter, Jos. H. Fleming, Jno. J. Wilkins. Athens Electric Railway Company LIGHTS AND POWER, Cor College Avenue and Clayton C. D. FLANIGEN, Mng. Streets J. W. CASKEY. C. M. CA8KEY. CASKEY & CASKEY, Contractors and Bui’ders. Plans and Estimates Furnished on Application. i RESIDENCE WORK A SPECIALTY. Okpicr 19 Clayton St. ATBBNI, GEORGIA. The Athens Savings Bank. (Does a Regular Baaking Business. Pays Interest on Savings Deposits. G. A. MELL, Cashier, MYER STERN,^Pres. M. G. MICHAEL, Vice-President. NOTICE! DON’T PAY FOR A NEW CLOCK OR WATCH TO GET YOUR OLD ONE REPAIRED. BUT SEE F. G. DENARD AND BUY A NEW ONE OR HAVE YOUR OLD ONE RE PAIRED FOR LESS THAN OTHERS CHARGE AND GET A 12 MONTHS GUARANTEE, o-o-o-o-o-o-o F.G. Denard, The Jeweler. 117 Broad Street. ATHENS BAKERY! Ill Broad St. Fresh Loaf, Graham and Cream Breads. Keep in stock an assortment of Cakes, and Cakes furnished on short notice. Also a stock of Candies and Canned Goods. Special attention given to out* of-town orders. A share of public pat* ronage solicited. W. H. DOOLITTLE. Proprietor (fntmi^lorgia IXy. Moses Fitzpatrick CHEAP CASH STORE. OIL 17 l-2c. COFFEE la i-ac Othes things 10 per cent off. 17 Pounds Sugar tor $100. Cash paid for Country Produce, 45 Arch Street. THE, OLD DR. Durham Treatment For Women and Children, and all Chronic Diseases, auch as Rheumatism, Neuralgia, enlargement of tjie Liver, Dropav, Indigestion, Brights Disease and Dfabetls, ate*, by DR. J. H. ELDER Prince Ave Shoe Shop Near Stats Nennal Schoel. You Shoes Repaired in First- Class style and at the lowest prioes. Give me a call. — PETER SfllTH. AND Florida! Drawing-Room Vestibule Sleeping Cars arrwiiN Birmingham, coiumbus, Atlanta, macon. auousta AND SAVANNAH. OA. AND BETWEEN ATLANTA AND ALBANY. OA. Pullman Sleeping Cars aiTwuN ar iouis. nashvillc. chattanooca. Atlanta. MACON. OA. AND JACKSONVILLE. FLA. Parlor Cars on Day Trains ATLANTA. MACON AND SAVANNAH. OA. WlNiUNN, O. Q. HAILB, W, J. ROBINSON, ' »— — ....... Z: • Southern Railroad, Train No. aaO leaves Athens, mlSnoon, city time, making close connec tion at Lula with main line trains 87 and 38, 89 and 4O to and from all points NORTH, EAST AND WEST. Returning, No. 239 arrives Athens 5:03 p. m., city (time. No. 9f8 leaves Athens gtWp. m.. o!ty time making clopa connection at Lula with main lina Atlanta and Intermediate stations ond with No. 18, “Air Lint Belr for Toccoa and Intermediate stations. Returning No. lit, making connec* tion from Atlanta and points East, ‘arrives at 9:15 p. m., city time. For further information, call on or address R. W. SIZKR. General Agent. 106 ClATtoa Sliest, Athens, G*.