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THE CLARKE COUNTY COURIER
VOLUME V—NUMBER 14.
ATHENS, GEORGIA, DECEMBER 80, 1904.
PRICE 60 CENTS A YEAR
The Record Breaker The Corruption of Politics
a II . n I . a H .... A
Or a Heart Breaker.
While the di.peae.ry did not
break it. record Christmas eve,
yet it doe. not mean that it didn’t
brtak heart..
No, .ir, while tome were resell
ing in glee, other women and ohil-
dren were .offering the tortnree of
hanger and oold which are inol
dent to the dispensary.
This i. apnblio inetitution, fos
tered and endorsed by oar eiti
sens, yet if it ha. ever accom-
pliahed anything bat evil we hare
been unable to find it out.
There waa a great hullabaloo
raised here because it was not
closed on circus day, but we hare
not heard a word from pulpit or
pew giving any reasons why it
should be dosed on Christmas
eve, .When the ladies and children
were in town-shopping, and when
it war almost impossible to pas.
near it for the immense throng,
and wejare sure there were many
more people drunk than there was
on circus day.
But this waa Christmas and as
it was celebrating the appearance
of the “Prinoe of Peace,” folks
had to have liquor and that they
might be satisfied the dispensary
was kept open to the last notch in
the day. Don’t understand us to
blame any ond for this, but we
just wanted to call attention to
the ineonsistenoy of some people
a. to what days it should be
dosed. ^
Our idea ia it, shoulinoJu be
dosed on any day except Sunday.
We need not try to make believe
that we are notin the whiskey
business for the money there is in
it, for we are, and its hypocritical
to try to make it appear any other
way. If there was no money
made out of it you woddsee some
some of the best solutiouists yell
ing at the top of their voices,
“down with the damnable thing.”
We desire to ooufess that as it
is money we are after, that it
shodd be kept open at all times—
whether it is a oirous that draws
the crowd or Christmas festivities,
that,is as we have it—it makes lit
tle difference whether it breaks
records or hearts, so the money
comes; but as we have seen very
little of the effects of the money
derived from that source, we are
beginning to believe that money
from that source does not out the
iee it should—where has it gone.
Poor, forlorn women and dear
ragged hungry little obildreu, we
wodd, if we could, take the thing
and cast it into the depths, where
it legitimately belongs, but we
oannot, yet you will find us trying
ae long as our light holds out to
burn, whether olergy or laity or
any one else helps. Our heart has
been-made sad during Christmas
to me the amount of drunkenness,
and consequent suffering, and to
think that it is by our hand, as
well ae those of our people who
stand high m the oommnnity.
We sell them the liquor, and then
put an apple on the Christmas
tree. Great Godl How can a
Christian people be so uncon
cerned about the lives and souls of
tbs unfortunate for the pdtry
dollar?
But a reckoning day is coming,
by and by.
The Courier As
An
It is to your interest to buy
Paints where you can get the beet,
and that plaoe is John L. Ar
nold’s. Drugs, Paints, Wall Pa
per and Glow.
There ha. been a great deal of
raffling oarried on in Athena the
past two montha. We are of the
opinion that there i. a law against
it.
Atncni, Ga., Dec. SO, 1004.
Mr. J. E. Gardner, Editor Clarke
County Courier, Athene, Ga.
Dear Sir:—No doubt this will
be a surprise to you, but I wish to
testify to the merit, of advertis
ing in your paper. The result,
have been more than what I ex
pected sa my advertisement for
the past 8 weeks oan prove.
Nearly 6,000 tickets were issued
and each representing a dollar
cash purchase, and I will be very
happy if the person holding the
lucky number wbioh was 7012 will
call and secure the |06 worth of
Furniture and Housefurnishing
a. I hold same subject to the du
plicate tioket. Your paper is in
deed far reaohing, as I have done
business in over lOoounties of the
state.
Wishing you a continuation of
the snooess which you justly merit
I dm with best wishes for a happy
New Year. Yours very truly,
ARTHUR FLATAU.
Dr. R. O. Orr, -at John L
Arnold’s, will fill your pre
scriptions accurately and prompt
ly. - •JSothnigHrar'pufe *dfug»r
Your patronage solicited.
Burning Cotton.
The report in the papers is that
they are burning cotton in South
Georgia to deorease the amount
and raise the price.
Our opinion is that to burn cot
ton is a very poor as well as fool
ish solution to the question. Save
your cotton and don’t plant any
next year, ora very little, and
you will come out on top. Your
labor bill will be light and then
the amount of other things you
will make will overbalance any
trouble you may have with cot
ton It is true that it will make
things a little dull now, but as
soon as planting season comes and
they see the acreage planted in
eotton so light you will realise
your price then.
SEE
The beautiful line of Pillow Cov
ers, Cords and Tassels, Pin Cush
ions, Owl Calendar, etc. Ask to
see the Georgia Pillow Cover.
Mias Rosa A. VonderLeitb.
Let the people of Athens get to
gether on every enterprise for her
good this year.
The pastor of the Christian
ohuroh in this oity, besides being
a most able preaoher, did as fine a
piece of gypsine work in the
ohuroh as has ever been seen in
Athens, so those who know say.
The street appropriation should
be increased. There are numbers
of onr streets that need attention.
They have torn down that old
well-house at the new city hall
and in its stead have erected a
new one in keeping with that
beautiful structure. This is as it
abould be.
If the amount of license for
wiling domeatio wines has been
placed we have not heard of it
You must pay alioenw now to
wll your own winee.
And Politicians in Georgia.
The Price of Cotton
And a Word to Farmers.
Mb. Eniron: ' - "lines determined to rid themselves
Since it appears that no one luu of carpe^bag and. negro rale; and
joined Mr. Parker and you in oon- as common sense and appeal to
demning illegal, immoral and rat-Reason did not avail; harsher
oally political practices, it may f® me dies were resorted to upon
not be amiss to refer to the sub- B* gr “ nDd w th * t m 1 e * n *
. . .. ., tue ends. Well, when we rid our
jeot again. We are thoroughly ^ of th , trnle
, there was prac-
satisfled that there is too muoh iically only one party left; then
indifference on the part of the It was that resort to questionable
people in reference to these prao- practices ought to have ceased,
tices. The people seem not to put did they? The negro would
realize the danger lurking in them, have disfranchised themselves
In them the morality of the com- thirty-five years ago had he been
Happenings Since
Last We Met,
mnnity, the state and the nation
is involved. In them the sanctity
of religion is involved, the peace
and happiness of the people; the
fireside; the family altar; the
honor of the state; nay, every
other stability of the government
itself and everything sacred and
worth living for. It demoralizes
the eleotor, debates the trioked
and trioker. To sum up in a few
words everything that is wicked
and devilish is involved in politi
cal rascality. A man had a thous
and times better be caught steal
ing a sheep than in wicked prac
tice in politics. Only two men
perhaps involved in the first, aud
the welfare of a nation in the sec
ond. It it, we think, conceded
by everybody except the dema
gogue and politician that politi
cal methods in Georgia are as cor
rupt as the devil would have them.
The question then arises is this
the logical evil of a Republican
form of government? Onr .-reply
is fib." Therf the question ‘arisbe
who it responsible for this
wickedness in Georgia? Evident
ly the Republican party is for its
inoipiency in Georgia. The Re
publicans would listen to nothing
except carpet-bag and negro rule
in the South after the war be
tween the states. The respecta
ble whites regardless of party
left alone. But that insatiable
thirst for office so characteristic
of the Democratic party (so
called) caused one to run against
thqother, pay up the negroes tax
arm him to the,ballot box and see
him stick it in. ... The man tbs?
got the last pull got the vbtei
The party in power bar had entire
control qf ther offices of the state
since- the carpet bsgers were run
ont. Is it not a logical conclusion
then' that the party now in control
i» properly chargeable with all
the hellish corruption that per
meates the body politic? Is there
a-man in existence who has one
spark of justice in his soul, or re
aped for himself, or love for his
family,; his country or., his God,
who is not ready to say we ought,
to have a more deoent control of
flairs? But perhaps some one
will say do yon hold a political
party responsible for - all the. sins
of the state? . Not at all. At the
P time we justly'hold jt re-
lible for what it could remedy
and will not. The best evidence
we possibly can have that a party
is satisfied with its own sins, is
when we know that it could mend
them and will not. Having loca
ted a disease the best way to cure
it is to remove the cause. We
will in our next strike at the
cause. G.
On last Friday night the house
of Mr. Parks Hosey, on Herrins
street was burned. There were
some very narrow escapes. The
mother of Mr. Hosey was in the
house, and several grandchildren
whose mothers were over in town
looking up Christmas presents.
The children were in bed and Mrs.
Hosey was sitting by tbe fire. Mr.
John Watkins and Mr. Nelms
happened to see the fire and
ruBhed to the house, broke down
the , door. and by a heroic effort
^ in rescuing tbe children
andy Mrs, Hosey. It was a nar
row escape' indeed. One trunk
was saved. The house was insured
for 8700. ■ ; v ' 'r
. Another Burning,
The large two story, house of
Miss' L. McDaniel near the Normal
School was burned on Friday
morning. If was ontside the city
limits. 3Che house was insured for
about. $2,500. One family lost
8800 in cash by the fire.
Sad Death.
On Thursday night about 10
o’clock, Mrs. J. A. Mealor after a
short illness died. She had. a
complication of diseases. The
ond Baptist church by Dr. W. H..
Youog assisted by Rev. W. M
Tbe farmers, hut for whom the
millionaire would starve to death,
and the hulsnce of the earth per
ish for want of food, and freeze
for want of raiment, has been ad
vised und advised again what to
do and how to do it, sometimes by
editors who do not know a radish
from an onion, aud often times
by men w hose great desire is tc
“do him one,” on the general re
sult We must confess that we
know nothing whatever about the
farm, and we say it to our sorrow,
but we do know that the price of
cotton, which should be 10 cents
is down in the ti's, aud we also
know that an over production was
the cause, and that it is an un
written law that cotton hardly
ever advances while it it in the
hands of the farmer, and if any
one gets anything ont of it it is
the speculator.
The time has come for the far
mer to hold his own, and the way
for him to do it is to create a de
mand for his product. The South
ern farmer who raises cotton
should be in a position to offer
his cotton at such prices aa he
may dictate, and there is only ope
wav open for him to do it, and
that is to raise his bog and homi
ny at. home, and plant cotton as a
surplus, and there is not a farmer
Who reada this but that will agm*
Suppose that only a nine mil-
liou bale crop bad been gathered
SHORT LOCAL ITEMS.
A happy and prosperous Now
Year to yon.
Mr. Ferd Blair, of Dalton, Ga.,
spent Christmas with relatives
in this oity.
Many homes were brightened
Christmas by the relief fund in
the hands of the Elks.
Mr. R. I. Mealor, of Gainesville,
spent several days in the oity this
week visiting friends and rela
tives.
Now that the Christmas has
gone as are also the perishable
gifts like cigars, eto.,some regrets
are heard.
Mr. Al. Burpee and wife, two
former Athenians, but now of
Griffin, are on a visit to relatives
in this city.
Mr. Claude Eberhart, of Savan
nah, spent the Christman holidays
with friends and relatives in aud
around Athens.
If men are to be thrown ont of
jobs for opposing men iu prima
ries, then the sooner two well de
fined parties come the better.
The burning of fireworks on
Christmas ia growing beautifully
lets every year, but there is little
oesaation in the use of fire-water.
Next year trill be another po
litical year. There will be a may
or and four aldermen to be elec
ted, aud we may expeet history to
repeat itaelf.
Why not Athens have a weather
bureau established in the new
government building? It ia a
great thing. It wouldn’t hurt for
ths oity oouncil to take the mat
ter up.
The jug trade from Atlanta
seems to have been the biggest
ever known, snd some one has
said that the number of drunken
people hauled by the railroads on
Sunday was something enormous.
Mr. W. B Williford, wife aud
ohildren spent Christmas in Ath
ens with relatives. Mr. Williford
is now constructing telephones
out of Memphis, Tenn. His many
friends were delighted to meet
him.
City Marshal Bradberry is re
ported to be one of tbe most effi
cient of the city officers, and has
brought up hit end of the line ad
mirably, having been very suc
cessful in tbe collecting depart
ment.
The turkeys presented to the
firemen by the Southern Mutual
Insurance Co. was in good taste,
aud the “boys” enjoyed them
hugely. This splendid company
always does the right thiug at the
right time.
The many friends of Mr. E. R.
Guuu will be glad to kuow that he
has finished his course in the law
school of tbe University, and has
swung out his shingle as a full
fledged lawyer at his home in
Covington.
The many friends of Miss Grace
Watsom, formerly of Athens, but
now of Opelika, Ala., will be glad
to kuow that the bat beoome one
of-thv belles of that place. From
an Opelika paper we see her name
appears as one of ths leaders in a
social function over there recent
ly Her many schoolmates will
be glad to hear that she is growing
qnite popular in hsr new home.
Saye. Mrs. Mealor was a most ; this year, tbe pr;ce would have
estimable woman, and those who been between fifteen and sixteen
knew her spoke in the most.earn-; tents, then with plenty of com,
eat way*of her many loveable traits fodder, hogs, chickens, eggs, etc.,
of character and pure Christiau farmer weuid have been inde
graces. She leaves a husband aud j pendent. But
we should never
several children to mourn her! ieve 0Ter 8pi it milk, bnt take
death. c
warning and spill it no more, fco
. f • „™° th r n 'should the farmers decide aud
Mai. W. B. Pruitt, after an ill-
ness of a few days died Saturdsv.' P lant oq1 - v ““-third or one-half,
He was a well-known character i at most, as much cotton as was
around here. Was originally planted last year and feed them-
from Banks county. He was quite I selves at home aud next Christ-
au old man aud had for years been • mas you will see the old South
connected with newspapers in bloom and smile with plenty.
Athens until his health failed.
Social Session,
On next Tuesday evening at
their hall on Brood st reet, Weuoua
Council, No. 11, D. of P., will
give a social session in honor of
Mr. aud Mrs. O. P Eberhart, who
are both popular members of the
lodge. Mr. aud Mrs. Eberhart
were married on Nov. 17th. but it
was not announced until Dec.
21st. They have a host of friends
iu the city who an extending to
them their hearty congratula
tions.
During the eveuing refresh
ments will be served aud short
talks for the good of the order
will be made. AU members of
the lodge aTe requested to be pres
ent aud euioy the occasion with
them.
Mr. Johu McKinnon, formerly
of this city, but now with Block
Bros., of Macon, was in the city
this week, accompanied by his
wife and children. His many
friends were delighted meet
him aud are glad to kuow that he
is doing so well iu his new field.
Mr. Thos. Hubert and wife, of
Macon, were iu the city this week
aud had a most enjoyable stay
with relatives and friends. Tom
is now book-keeper for Ware &
Leland, in Macon. The Courier
it glad of his contiuusd sucoest.
We believe that the merchants
aud bankers of the South should
assist them in every way they can
to the accomplishment of this
end. This is the way to begin a
new era for us. The high prices
last year should have learned us a
valuable lesson, while the low
prices this year will cause us to
have a feeling recollection for
sometime to cvine. It will hurt
us all badly until the next crop is
harvested, but let us keep confi
dence iu each other, aud help
along, aud as sure as you live it
will workout right by that time.
It is foolish in people to try to
cripple the farmer, for when he
•tops, then the balance of us
must hold up, too.
Therefore all should pull to
gether, but it should bo the aim
of the farmer to pluut a small
crop of cottou which he knows
will bring him twice as much as
the large crop, and then he can
live at home and board at the
same place. Our sympathies are
with them iu the low price, but its
a lesson that must be learned and
it may be better uow than in the
future.
WANTED
Old Confederate money. Any
kiud, though 8-5and 810 bill, pre-
ferrad. Good prices paid. R. H.
Polk, 82 Monroe Street, Memphis,
Tena.