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t THE COURIER. VOLUME V—NUMBER 8. ATHENS, OEOROU, OCTOBER 14, 1004. PRICE EO CENTS A YEAR The Action ot the f I gamblinoagain. ' ; Recent Grand Jury. And a Few Other Remarks by the Way. What Might be Accomplished if Our Juries Would Jiue to the Line. The grand jury has at last met and adjourned, and all it now qniet along the banka of the Oco nee. Jqdge Ruaiell charged the jury to take' all the time they needed to investigate the eleotion frauds thoroughly, and to spare no pains. It was thought by the Jndge that as they were going to take up this question ih all its bearings, and spare not, and when after a day’s session they reported that they were ready to report, the Judge seemed to be very much surpris ed, and said in substance, “What, are you through already. I judg ed from newspaper reports that the whole town was honey-comb ed with rottenness and fraud, and that it would require several days to finish your work." Mr. John D. Moss, who was the foreman of the jury, remarked, in substance, "Your honor, while you may have judged from newspaper reports, we had to go by the evidence.” Mr. Dorsey, who was the foreman asked to -be relieved, and Mr. Moss was put in his place, and he Sflso refrained from voting. \They brought in a true bill against Messrs. E. S. Price, J. H. Dootsoh and 0. C. Dean for buy ing votesT In justioe to Mayor Rhodes and City Attorney Tuck, whose names have appeared prominently in the papers in this connection, that they stand vindicated of the charge against them, and it remains for the oourts to settle the others. As this matter is now in the hands of the law we have no com ments to make just at this time, and the remainder of this article must in no wise be construed as in any manner alluding to it. If it’s a crime to buy votes, then it is a crime to sell. If any thing, it is worse, and being igno rant does not and should not ex cuse a man, and it is a generally conceded fact that the balance of power in this city has been con trolled by this element, who, as soon as the eleotion is announced, begin to barter, and our opinion is that a grand jury should not piss any class of lawbreakers by when they come before them. The grand jury Is one of the pu rifiers of the country, and if they fail to do their duty in some in stances and push it on in others, it is olass legislation and and does not tend to force a universal re spect for the majesty of the law. For instance, it is not right to deliberate for a day, putting the county to considerable expense, to find a fifteen cent negro crap- shooter guilty, and at the same time wink at, as was the oase last fall, a congregation of peo ple getting together for the pur pose of fleeneing our people and neighbors, and they did do it, in the face of hundreds of protests, and under the eyes of judges, ju ries, solicitors and all, and also in the face of tho fact that after- - wards a man eame out under his own signature and said that he was responsible. Doubtless the 15-cent negro is pecking rook, but nothing has ever been heard of the other. And then there is the Sunday law whioh is never touobrd upon yet it is a law. And then .there is the sooial evil, where a great discrimination , is made between the whites in fa- The Fair Was A Great Success, The Northeast Georgia Fair has' been on in full bjast this week, and from appearances it was a success financially and a good show, although the industrial de partment didn’t come up to what it should have done, and had it not been for the magnificent-dis play made by Bullock county that part of the show would have been quite week. It was a ten-strike in the man agement in securing that cavalry. It is magnificence itself,-and; the manner and skill with Which they go through their manoeuvres is wonderful, and that within itself was worth the price of admission. They say the racing was goo’d, and we reckon it was. The Midway seems to have been all right. It wasn’t exactly W Oh. Won*t It Never Cease in Its Damnable Work. When in. St. Louis we took a j arrested, and during our stay at ride on ooa.of; magnificent world’s fair we saw no more Mississippfriver ateamera several N “ d we “«* onr “* . ,-ft . • - . ftonishment that about the first miles down the river, land thing we took notice of after go on the lower’decfc, we noticed, as I i ng into the fair grounds this soon as iWbpatjpaahedthe oeii^|Veek was these gambling ma- tre,of the stream, ybich was the.v(hines with crowds of men and dividing line between --Missouri! children playing these machines And IJlinoie, that there appeared /or all they were worth, and felt almdetlaa’if : by magic, all sorts-of-jerry for a little fellow whore- gambling devices—men with the 1 wheels ..of fortune, the crap and I other gapie's;' while 4be slot ma chines nearly covered that deck. After the trip down the river aud the return, as we neared the -Mis souri-side, we looked, again, and they were £one. We asked a friend who was-' with lie why tiat was the case) and he said that the law of Missouri forbade, it, and that officers were on the Watohout and had they seen the machine* wotfld Nave been ' taken and the owneif marked to na that he had just clayed away three dollars. Of coarse the stakes were small, bnt an occasional win firea the brain of a child and is a long stride on the road to becoming a confirmed gambler. They bad a good show if the fair this year, and that part M it could have been left out Without d-dug any detriment to the fair. Really we don’t believe .-that anything should be allowed at the fair, that you cannot li- eens on the streets. The Reason Democracy Is Taking a Back Seat. The People Are Afraid to Trust Them Out of Sight For Fear Their Freedom Will be Jeopardized. Fair View Princeton. ! The protracted meeting has be- gqp at this place.'.Rev. A. A, Sullivan' is in charge.'- Mr. Til- man and Charlie of Atlanta, are assisting. 1 We hepe a lot of. good -will be done here.- ' We'notice when the shows have to pay their o wn way-in Athene that Athens Is very strict on them. Sunday School celebration—not , , ... . . on your fintype^for iblks^on’t Athens says come, toys Show girls especially, and hal^ rtf •=u. ''That-^r.ribill£? pay money for that kind of ashow..--^. .... .... , . Takiurthd-talrs^ we saw of it was very credtable, and helps to form a nucleus for better things hereafter. Three Sad Deaths. Mrs. Lanra Corbin, wife of Mr. Henry Corbin, died yesterday. She had been sick for some months past. She was an estimable lady, and had many friends. She was a sister of Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Short, of this city. The fuueral was cendncted at Oconee street church, by Rev. E. D. Stone yes terday afternoon. Mrs. H. K. Cooper, after a lin gering illness for years, passed away yesterday afternoon and the funeral was preached at the Sec ond Baptist churoh yesterday morning by Rev. iW. M. Saye. She was a noble Christian woman and bore her affliction with that fortitude which characterises the the followers of our Lord. She leaves a husband aud several chil- to mourn her loss. Mrs. Samuel Woods, and old and highly esteemed lady, mother of Mr. B F. Woods and Mrs. Claude Wages, died Wednesday at the ripe age of 72. Her life was full of noble deeds aud Christian love. We deeply sympathize with all the bereaved in this hour of their sadness. , i vor of the blaeks, aud right here we say emphatically is where the negro problem hinges, as it is well-known that a woman of that ilk is not going to work, when money goes into that channel without it, and the recent vagrant law stands to-day a dead statute ou the books, when its workings should be absolute aud complete, and if it is not the endi of jus tice are not reached, and if these ends are not reached, then an- arohy and Judge Lyneh will hold the reigns. There should be no partiality shown the rich, the ig norant nor the learned, but the strong arm of the law should ap ply to all. will do just so we get the money, all we need is a dispensary and the hoo-chee-coo-chce girls and the money will roll in we will stand by you, Mr. W. H. Hale has returned to his home at New Holland, Ga., after a short stay with friends and relatives at this place. Mrs. J. R. Bovers, has returned to her home st Comer, Ga., after a prolonged visit with friends and relatives at this place. It has not rained here for 7 weeks and we don’t know when it will rain again. The farmers have got the most of their cotton out in thiB section. Mr. Walter A Wood, of Gwin nett county, also a student of that place, was the guest of Mr. R. L. Bramblett on Wednesday night last. Our one hundred thousand dol lar paved country roads are n» dnsty as you have ever seeu. That must have been a sinking fund that we voted for as we have never seen it rise yet. Mrs. C. E. Bevers, an old and much respected lady of this place died from paralysis on the 10th inst. She was born iu Jaekson county in 1840 and married Mr. 0. E. Bevers in 1876. She was -,ie mother of Messrs. L. C. and J. R. Bevers. She also. leaves threo siBters and one brother, Mr. Jasper Williamson, Mrs. Mary Pledger, Mrs. J. H. Dunuaway and Mrs. John Wheeler. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. E. D. Stone. We extend our heartiest sympathies to the bereaved. From a sub, TOM. Business School. Rooms iu Deupree Hall. Open Monday, 6th of September. Book keeping, Typewriting, Shorthand. For terms apply to 0. A. LUSTER. It Won’t'Work. The muzzle ordinance has re ceived a great share of “cuesm” irom fair minded people. One man said to us “What are you linking on the mnzzle ordinance ftf. Don’t you know that it is from that sonree that all the rot tenness comes?" Not by any liicans. my dear. It is the rotten- sin higher circles that hurts, -re, can be very little graft, Part on the pert of. the of the police or other city officers, but what a tremendous thing can be accomplished by the powers who have unlimited sway. It has proved so in many cities as some of the jails in the country will testify. Men have been elected to these places to gratify- personal pecuniary aims. How? Why by using their offices to sell the city- goods, or lands, or hoases, or con trolling the business for them selves. The laws of Georgia strictly forbid this, yet the grand juries fail to indict. This works hardships upon the *people who have more right to compete for these things, because the law says that mayor’s and aldermen shall not do so. Not let the grand jury do their duty in these instances. Coal Tongs, Pokers, Shovels, Coal Scuttles, Coal Vases at The Huggins China House. Dinner Sets, in French Ger man, English and American China at all prices at The Huggins China House. it-"! r,. . . . 1 J.; .. It is to be hoped sincerely that the people who give whiskey in the present election will be prose cuted. The ball has been opened, now let the good work go on Don’t make fish of one and fowl of another Suppose the city sold several thousands dollars more whiskey this week on account of paying out #200 for fiags, don’t see what good investment it was? Of course there were several bright young men rolling around on our streets drunk, but what is the wreck of one little old human life so we keep the taxes down ? Now is the time to do your fall advertising, place an ad in The Courier. It is to your interest to buy Paints where you can get the best, and that place is John I.. Ar nold’s. Drugs, Paints, Wall Pa per aud Glass. FOR SALE. 12 Room House, 8 acres good land, just outside the city limits, within 200yards of the car line. Has every convenience to be had in city, except gas. See Brooks A Dosier v ' sal Estate and Insur ance./ ■ We never conld shoot a squirrel ^behind a big limb, neither can we ishoot at a man hid behind a “nom do plume,” henoe we let some thing pass which, we wi uld other wise taokle. Nearly a Serious Accident, On Tuesday night Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Butler, after spending the day aud evening at flye Odd Fel lows and Rebekah Lodges returned to their borne late at night, and when nearly there Mr. Butler got out of his buggy to water hiB horse. The horse became freght- ened and giving a sudden lnnge forward threw^frs Butler oat of the buggy down an embankment She alighted on her head. It took Mr. Butler several hours to resus citate her, but finally she regained consciousness and is now all right save a little soreness about the neck and shoulders. It was in deed a narrow escape, aud we ar< delighted to know that it was no worse. R. Brandt’s Re- The Courier has received hun dreds of compliments on onr arti cle in regard to the mnzzle law, recently introduced by Alderman Rowe and passed by council at its last meeting, after having been ent to pieces. We took the posi tion then and still maintain, that it was undemocratic, and on ac count of jnst such vile things all over this country by men claim ing to be democrats, is the reason that the national democratic par ty will be overwhelmingly defea ted this year, as will also the po litical ^eadgof some of those who voted for the ordinance, be chopped off when they put them up again. The people are not all fools, neither do they propose to see im perialism forced upon them. Den’t you see what tney are driv ing at? First, they cut out the police, then they pnt the muzzle on the firemen, then last they at tempted to put it on all the city officers, bnt they found this wouldn’t work, no, sir, not by a dam site. Doubtless they thought that a muzzle in municipal elec tions would also nimiL- item in ocher matthrs. This is the most dictatorial and obnoxious ordi nance we have ever seen or heard of in this land of the free and home of the brave. If yon were to hear that the owners of the mill in the fourth ward had de cided to turn off their employees if they should vote for a certain pair Department alderm » n - y°» *° uld •»*»* the * welkin ring, but a oity takes an almost identical thing iu its hands and virtually says, if we catch any of you trying to keep your jobs we’ll cut off your head, and you will be ever hereafter barred' from getting your bread out of this city, no matter how competent you are. Oh! shades of the devil! It makes us very tired. But the time will come, and the very fact that these men—born free—but forced to be slaves—refused au opinion, aud would lie refused a vote if certaiu men dared—will stand silently and by their very si lence will circumvent the schemes political concocted by certain al dermen for their political ad vancement, and a smile of con tentment will overspread their countenances as they see these would be mouarchs drop, politi cally, one by one—and they will. Put that in your hat. The peo ple won’t stand it. It it the rot- t-n stone that will defeat the demj erratic party,and will net i ny de- f -at it, but k II i too dead to skin, and it ought to do it. Thu idea of men claiming to be democrats refusing men free speech is too prepostrous for anything. But if you give some men a little pow er they will squeeze. The election this fall should tell the tale. Those who suppor ted this obnoxious ordinance are kuown, and the rebound*ill be great. We really did not intend to sav anything ahont this this week, but'could not refrain, es pecially when the grand old party will be put in jeopardy if snob things continue. Is extensive and complete and em ploys higher-priced and more ex perienced help thau ever such a shop ” Athens maintained be fore. us repair department ranks second to none iu the state, and it is not uncommon iu his store to hear customers state that they were not aware such work conld bx done in Athens, and the enormous quantity of work which is brought to this shop attest the appreciation by the community of the presence of such a shop iu their midst. In his shop you will find the most improved tools and devices for repairing and adjust ing the finest time pieces, for re pairing all kieds of J«Telry, for setting and resetting precious stones, for making over silver ware, for changing key-wmd watches to stem wind, etc. R. Brandt's shop is absolutely reliable. Dr. R. C. Orr, at John L. Arnold’s, will fill your pre- senptions accurately aud prompt ly. Nothing bnt pure drugs. Your patronage solicited. Down Him. The man that gives whiskey in an eleotion for the purpose of se curing votes is not a good citizen. Heretofore men have kept con tiuually drunk by candidates, and sent home to their families de bauched and drunken, and it is time for it to stop. There will be other grand juries—you bet there will—and these matters will be pushed to the end. Let the good people get together and See that it is stopped. I.et there be no billy dallying in this matter. They are beginning to purify poli tics—keep it going.