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THE CLARKE COUNTY COURIER.
VOLUME V—NUMBER 1?.
ATHENS, GEOJJOIA, JANUARY.27, 1005.
PRICE 11.00 A YEAR
What If Sin And Wick
edness were No More.
Some fellow suggests that the : if there had-bavo b'eeu,. Cdm and
Conner kioka ao much, and shows j aWo might ne^er have been born,
up the dark aide to such an ex-1*94 - w ® wouldn’t have had any
tent that it makes him blue. V, long murder trials, .at great ex-
... ■ ... . ••■a... peijae. • to counties, to windup
We asstire you that we do juot S3u t. iS. .. .. . . F
. . with'-aFejltenoe to the chain-gang
kick became it is our desire, and for short periods. But all this
we wish that we did not have to happened; ail'd our only duty, as
do so, but when we see wicked-. ,we see it, is to warp all the young
naas in high places and wicked- Evfc’s that the dfescehdentB.of Ad-
ness in low places, and graft bnd am are all chip*of the old blook,
oppression, as a public seiyant and & as suacepibje to.tempta-
we would not be doing, jiiatloe to tion as he,' if anything’k'little
ourself and to the people' did we more so, and they usually leave
not speak out/. We.never hope to you to w&kzyat your own destiny.
stop ein. but'we can throw a
scotch, acrossritjWd check it in
its wild career.'" Wjj wish we could
tell you in letters of gold:
That ttfe.dispeusary had closed
. its doors ueverto open again, and
that whiskey had been banished
from.onr.land, and then we could
shijyr you young American man
hood in all its glory and the hap*,
piest people on earth.
; That every, 'harlot had washed
DOES THE DISPENSARY
MAKE PEOPLE Sill
nothing but the good things, and
shoul’d. we do so;-, it’would leave so
mneh'Yoom in onr paper.that the
mails fo'urd bring'us letters^rofn
all parts of the globs requesting
that their-, paper be stopped at
once, as there was nothing in it;
\Ve could.-.boot-lick men, and
praise others;.' while they were
grinding others • beneath thoir
heel of oppression, but we are not
her soul in the crimson strea'fir- going to do so, not on your tin-
that can make the soarlet stain
across her brodr as white and pure
as jthe virgin snow, and that here-
' after her den s of iniquity, where
’ not only the' youth -but the man.
hood of the land is now being sac
rificed upon her altars, was chang
ed ■ to a delightful' home, where
virtue and purity reigu suprme
That no more would a father
allow a man to enter the Sacred
precincts of his home, hub it of its
brightest'jewel, by overtures of
love, and pat the brand of scarlet
upon the once innoctSut. and. pure
brow, and then like a snivelling
ear or a venomous reptile, sneak
away, leaving her to her doom,
amid the broken hearts of'those
who who wonld have given their
lives to have saved her from snoh
a doom.
That all hatbands and wives
had sworn allegience to each oth
er, and that no more would the
betrayer darken the threshold of
a home with his devilish intent of
blighting honor and purity of the
home.
That gambling had ceased and
that bucket shops were all at the
devil and would never be the
means Of keeping the farmer poor
and business stagnated by their
devilish gambling devices.
That the legislatures had stop
ped soiling out as per Osborne,
and made the laws so as to work
as little hardsb p as possible upon
all the people.
That aldermen had quit being
eleoted for graft. ♦ ,
That schools and colleges weie
quit being mu for the money
that they bring the telphers, and
more for education. ^
That ’‘sassioty” women hadde-
oided to stop wearing deoolette
dresses, especially after thesk
charms had faded aud the dim
ples has left wrinkles in their
plaee.
That the oburohes have gone
oat of the whiskey business.
That Weary Willie had deoided
to go to work.
We say we wish it were to that
we won d not have to write of
these things any more, but suoh
things have happened ever since
your grandmother Eve smiled at
her Adam, au.d tempted him. It
is said that he should have resist
ed the temptation, but he oould
not do so. the smile was too fas
cinating, aud then there was no
barm in eating a little apple, as
about the worst it oould do,
doubtless, would oaute a little
stomaohace, and he doubtless for
got to use a preventive in the
shape of paregoric, but we forgot
that there were no up-to-date
scientists theu, as there now for
The following true *- story ' w»
told us by a gentleman in AtherU
this' week. He.didnot give ui
the names of the parties, there
fore we give it withontlftiy knows
edge whatever of who they wore:
“One night. not very long since,
this winter,-the wind was blow,-
ing almost a gale and those
the keen northeast wind, as they
wended themselves hoineward,
where comfort and a happy greet
ing. at least should- await* the!
_ It s certain part of'the • oity i{
Oh, yes, w£ wijh we.could telJ-'Ot- a colored man, surrounded by bis
family, was sitting in a room ot
his 'home- before a bright and.
cheerful fire j when suddenly his
ear caught a sound as if there w« <
some one under his house.‘shovel-
type, are we; and if it makes our
friends blue, all'we have to say is
that we prefer thatcolor to scar
let. ^ .
! > “Beoause," said he, ‘froy/shUd-
Win are eick aCft I was onfbf coal
and am obliged to .have a fire - for
them, and did not care to disturb
You.V
He was allowed to. take the
peal hdme and nest day the col
ored man bad occasion to pass by
this man’s honse, and stopping,
were out drew their great coa;*- asked his wife bow her sick child-
atonnd'th'em to protect them from teu were. She replied that they
were not sick neither had they
been recently. He then -went to
the place where the man worked
id told him that he -had just been
4nd-found that his children
had not been sick, when he opened
his ’heart aud told him that his
wife, had given him money the day
before to bay a little coal, but he
lit it for whiskey at the dia
ry and'did not know, what
iii'g cpjtl. He .waited a little while'jetse to do. We suppose the negro
and heading' it again, he arose an<l sympathized with [him as nothing
rds'Eed but to see what it was; farther was ssid. But part of
Upon arriving he found a white that money went for education,
man, standing there shiveriDji and the wife was not to blame,
with a buoket of the'negroes coo"f. either, but had to'.^hffeaall the
ready tc leave. Recognizing him, same.' Don’t this make you tired?
the colored man said: ‘ 1 — .
What in the worl&are you dc^| Prettiest and cheapest Mine of
at this time of night, itrel Wall Paper—largest stock at Jno
ing here i
ter my coal?”
]L. Arnold's.
Osborne Versus Morris
. Lay On McDuff.
Wh*u politicians fall out, the
simple and unitiated people get
tooCe remarkable glimpses behind
the curtain of current polities.
The selfishnesv^theduplioity, the
shameless, treachery of,the com
mon.politician comes out so, con-
spicnpusly-as.to crystal iztHthe un
formed opinion of the straight
forward -citizen into the couyfe.-
tibn that there is no inch thing
sincerity or honesty in publio
life. There if so much double-
dealing, so moch deceit, so much
of boliow diplomacy, such ambig-
nity of language, and such ulti
mate revelation of. hidden and
unworthy motive tbatthe very
travial of disgust comes upon the
average man and he~ wonders if
there are no honors in public, life
If either is to be believed then
the other ought to be convicted of
the most abandoned political pro
fligacy and dishonesty, and con
demned to the indignant contempt
of all honorable men for the
shameful abuse of position and
opportunity, aud the venal exer
cise of power in the interests of
those institutioos which seek for
increased prestige in order to
bleed the business world by the
misuse aud abuse of a monopoly ”
of public utilities.
One of these men charges the
other with being a hireling and a
Mercenary whose,business it is to
prevent or obstruct all legislation
inimical to the greedy designs of
plutocratic corporanons; and
whose talents have been devoted
to the enactment of laws enlarg
ing the opportunities of these
corporations, thereby enabling
them to avoid just taxation and
roll np dividends extracted from
the pockets of luckless tax payers
honorable and open methods.
These reflections are occasioned
by the present verbal sparring of
Mr. Osborne and Mr. Morris in
which thede two political pugilists
seem to be maneuvering for posi
tions before the actual prize fight
hegiuB.
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Moneys Worth
c a | r
We Lead
.....Or Money Back.....
i O Mr m : &
...And Others Follow...
that may be secured by noble,' havingno redress, power or “pull”
- - to prevent it.
The other is charged with con
cocting dark and dishonorable
schemes desigued-to gratify the
inordinate ambition of peraonal
preferment, and of pondering to
the behests of a group of secret
professional lobbyists, hired to
hang about the hallsof legislation
and wheedle the simple minded '
rural member into the support ot
measures adverse to the general
public welfare and helpfni to the
advancements of those gigantic
concerns which prey upon the
business interests of every class
of private commercial enterprises. .
It is charged that these profes
sional political agents are well
recognized public individuals, who
receive fat - salaries to carry on
th^ir nefarious business of cor-
>ting legislation by ^bribery or
Friday, Saturday, Monday.
We will start Monday taking our inventory and we expect to make a big
sacrifice in our general stockl Think of the many extraordinary bargains that
we have niven you. Recall to the mind the numerous special sales that we
have had in giving you great values. : : : : : : : :
g) Hardware.
OUR
Notions.
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25c Saws [10 cents.
Dry Goods Department.
Hair Pins 4 cents per box.
Curry Combs 10 cents.
Pearl Buttons 4c per doz.
Bits 10 cents.
[Towels 10 cents, value 25 cents.
Safety Pins 2 1-2 and 4c
Hammers 10 cents.
Doylies 10 cents.
per card.
Mill Files 10 cents.
Ladies Handkerchiefs 10 cents.
Hair Brushes 10 cents.
Locks 10 i ents.
Men’s Linen Handkerchiefs 9 cents.
Combs 10 cents.
Knives and Forks 60c set.
Napkins 60 cents per set.
Pins 1 cent per paper.
f Extra value $1.20 per set.
Napkins with borders 50 cents per set.
Shaving Brushes 10 cents
Watch For Our Big Enamelware Sale in February.
Misses Hose 8 cents per pair.
Ladies’ Hose, Fleeced Lined, 9 cents per pair.
Men’s Half Hose, 9 cents aer pair.
See our Crockery and [Glassware Department dur
ing this sale.
Scissors, all sizes, special-lGcems.
25 cents Box of Soap 10 cents.
Gold Dust Washing Powder, 2 boxes 5 cents.
Fairy Soap 4 cents per cake."
If you are in seareh of good values, don’t miss this.
McClure 10c Co.
203 ClaytonsStreet, Athens, Qa.
y-en dtiir& tu tliesej>owerful
organizations by means fair or
fool.
Now if all these things are so,
they may be easily established,
and an houest^and suffering pub
lic should see to it that they are
established.
The railroads, the liquor meu,
the book houses and others are
charged with being the employers
of this body of adroit and unscru-
pnlous lobbyists that swarm about
the legislature aud other public
officials, and seek to beguile the
unsuspecting as well as to joggle
with the rural members of the
law-making body to effect these .
results. Let the facts all come
out. Osborne and Morris are giv
ing us common folks “some
mighty interestin’ reading” these
davs, aud the patriotic citizen
ooucerned for the well being of
stale does not complain faa some
newspapers are doing) of the
length of their diatribes
The only qualm of sorr -w there
is in all this affair iatheconvic-
ture that some of our legislator*
are either too iguoraut for their
responsibilities or too corrupt to
be entrusted with great public
interests, if so, tbeu the truth
is that they represent the general
average of personal patriotism in
the individual voter.
At\l!,events we say, let the good
work go on, aud may it result in
the exposure of all men and meas
ures antagonistic to the public
weal aud in the expulsion from
public life of all trimmers, time
servers aud mercenaries. It can
lie doue? Well, Joe Folk, of Mi*,
aoun could do it.
Purity iu politics it uot "an
endeaceut dream," hut a possi
bility dependent t uly upon the
personal purity aud incorruptible
integrity of the individual voter.
A New Feature.
The Citizens Pressing Club has
added a new feature. Presstug
and cleaning ladies skirts. Phone
841. 81 Clayton street.
Mr. Joe Brightwell, wet and fa
vorably known in this section as
a splendid salesman, will l.« found
at the live firm of Eppe—Wilkins
Co., after the first ot K-b.uary.
Mrs E. V. Mi’chell cl-hrated
her 09th birthday with a line tur
key dinner at the li-nneof her son-
in law, Mr. W J Potts, o.i the
Boulevard Wednesday.
See the Exhibit ot the GREAT MAJESTIC RANGE at BAILEY SUPPLY COMPANY, Clayton Street, All Next Week.
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