CLARKE COUNTY COURIER VOLUME XIII—NUMBER 4 ATHENS! <te*° 1 u ) «»,gy BI PBPA Y , JANUARY 26.1913. MR J. E. GARDNER "Mr. J. E. Gardner Is dead." This simple sentence was ut tered by a number'of warm friends of the deceased on last Tuesday evening; but it carried with it regrets unutterable as its meaning dawned upon those who heard it. Even now. since his remains have been looked upon for the last time, and the solemn rites at the grave have been per formed, hardly can it be real- . ied that no more his genial kind ly smile will be seen greeting friends in the homes and upon the streets of the city he loved so well. / . Mr. Gardner at the time of his death was 66 years of age, having lived in Athens all his ' life. Left an orphan by the death of-his father, Mr, Robert Gardner in early childhood, by indomitable energy, hard work and perseverence had-won for himself an enviable place in the esteem of all who knew'him. In early, manhood he was happily married to' Miss Mamie Mitch ell, also of this city. - Three children came to bless their home, Mr. Walter J.. Gardner, Mrs. Nellie Gardner-Price, and little George, who was taken fron\ the earthly home to the eternal when but a little boy. No man was ever more de voted to home than was Mr. Gardner. His virtues shone most beautifully here—a lovi: husband and a fond and'devot father leaves a heritage of love . priceless in value and non-erasi- ole from the memonr of those blessed with his lavish affection. In early boyhood he began his life’s work in the Southern Watchman, a live weekly news paper at that time published by the late Col. John H. Christy, and later was associated with Messrs. E. J. and J. R. Christy in the publication of the same journal. From then until his last illness he had wrought in one way and another in the printing office. He was skilled in the art of printing and in his younger days was among the swiftest compositors known to the craft. The first publication of Mr. Gardner was “The Evening Graphic,” a daily newspaper en terprise launched by himself, Mr. H. P. Christy and Mr. W. S. Cherry. This was an evening local sheet and succeeded for a time. Disposing .of “The Graphic” Mr. Gardner purchased E. W. Burke’s job office and engaged in job printing exclusively for sev eral months. He then began the publication of the Courier. The paper has flourished under his guidance for 12 years. It is not fulsome to say that the hundreds of subscribers to The Courier have read his writings with un usual interest and that the com ing of the paper was as eagerly looked for in the place of busi ness as in the home circle. Mr. Gardner loved Athens. The best that he had was given to the advancement of her inter ests. His paper, his personal ef forts in so far as practicable were devoted to this end. How well he succeeded is attested by many improvements in which his efforts assisted. For many years he was closely connected with Oconee Street Methodist church, giving splen did service as a steward and as sistant Sunday School superin tendent An ardent lover of mu sic, he inspired the children and older ones in the school as he led in song. His voice has been often heard in soft sweet notes as he would sing at funerals, af fording that comfort to those who mourn which music alone supplies. When the little church he loved so fondly was moved to its present site Mr Gardner con nected himself with the First Methodist church, where he con tinued to serve'his Master in an humble Christian manner. The Masonic fraternity was much beloved by Mr. Gardner and he was a faithful member of Mt Vernon Lodge, No. 22, He contributed his part in making the lodge famous for the diffu sion of Masonic principles. The funeral occurred Wednes day afternoon from the First Methodist church. The Masonic S artet composed of Messrs. E. McGill, E. A. Paine, F. E. Griffith and C. A. Von der Lieth rendered sweet music. Mrs. F. E. Griffith sang most sweetly, “Face to Face.” The Scripture lessons were read by the pastor, Rev. C. C. Jarrell, and Rev. S R. England preached the funeral, paying lofty tribue to the worth and character of the deceased; Just at one o’clock last Tuesday morning Mrs. Maria E. Nickerson, trite ot the late Capt. Reuben Nick arson, passed away at her home on Thomas street, after an illness of tome lime. She was born in Fonda, N. Y., July 12, 1828, and was married to Oapt. Nickerson, of Maine, in 1855. She had been a resident of Athens for many years and was greatly be loved by all who knew her for her .many traits ot Christian character. Her relatives in Athens at the time of her death were Mrs. Hattie Dede, of New York, Mrs. D. P. Haeelton, ot this olty, and Mrs. So phie Lazanby, Relatives by mar riage were Mrs. A. H. Davison, Mrs. Lambert, and Mr. T. H. Nickerson. The funeral of Mrs. Nioketson was held at her late reeidenoe and was conducted by Rev. A. A. Sulli van, pastor of Ooonee Street Metho dist churob, of which'the deceased bad been a member for fifty-fonr years, and Revs. S. R. England, pastor of Young Harris Memorial ohurcb, and A. J. Sears, pastor ot the Methodist church at Winter- vill.e, each of whom paid beautiful and appropriate tribute to the mem ory'of Mrs. Niokerson. The inter ment was in Oconee cemetery. Tho interment was at Oconee Cemetery and the solemn rites of the Masonic fraternity were performed by the officers and members of Mt. Vernon Lodge, No. 22. In the death of Mr. Gardner, a loving husband and tender fath er has been removed from his place in the home; a staunch cit izen from the community, a good Mason from the craft, and a loy al Christian from the church. He shall be missed, but those who miss him most have the priceless heritage of the memory of his loving service and the copsolation of knowing that he has entered that haven where “the wicked cease from troub ling and the weary are at rest.” Mrs. Nickerson Passes- Away FOR SALE—While Leghorn .Brown Leghorn and Ringlet Rock Eggs for setting. Phone Mrs. Geo. S. Mayne, 438-1 call, or see my ohickens at 259 South Finley Street. Capt. R. K. Reaves remains quite ill at bis home on Thomas street. The Popular Man of 1913 Acoordiug to the girls who have met and duly considered the case, here is what the man of 1913 must do and he, if he wants to be popu- r. 1. He must make a good appear ance, but need not be handsome. 2. Hi must be careful in peraonel appearance, but not be a * ‘dandy.” 3. He must be jolly, accomodat ing, considerate and a true sports man. 4. Ii an athlete and meeting the other requirements, so muoh the better, but if not an athlete it need not deiraot. - 5. He must be a good conversa tionalist and realize that a girl is not flattered by having nonsense talked at her all the time. C. He must show respect and reverence for the aged. 7. He must show the lame gentle- manllnees with men as with women. 8. He must not sit serenely in a streetcar while an old man or an old woman standi, and then arise suddenly and ofler a seat to a pretty girl. 9. He must not smoke nor drink nor be guilty of the attendant evils. '(These were most rigorously de nounced.) 10. He must dot sneer at religion nor joke about it. 11. The young women reoognize no difference in standard* for men end for women and declare such distinction as false. 12. The young women oen only truly respect those men who live by principle and not by others' The family PockfiM While strenuous efforts are being made in many directions to reduce the high cost of living, wouldn’t it be wise hot to forget the influence the use of the fam ily pocketbook may have upon the family circumstances? It isn’t always how much is put into the pocketbook that tells the whole story of the circumstan ces of the family. Two house wives with the same number of places at the table and the same amount of money with'which to keep the plates Ailed might get results that would be far differ ent. One might feel that twice as much money would hardly feed her family as it should be fed, while the other would make the table attractive three times a day and have money left for lit tle extras for Sunday's dinner. James J. Hill, who is being boomed for Secretary of Agri culture in the Wilson cabinet and who in that position would come into intimate acquaintance with the problems of the nation al food consumption and supply, is quoted as saying that the housewife’s pocketbook - is the greatest factor in our national ife. The reason for his saying that is that the family buying can be done economically or it can be done wastefully. It de pends very much upon the house wife’s ability to get value re ceived for the money she spends, as to whether the food the fam ily eats and the clothes it wears come too high. Too many families buy many things they do not need, just be cause the price seems low. The buying of useless things is very nearly pure waste. The house wife’s effort should be to buy as cheaply as possible where cheap ness is not false economy. Much of the food the family eats is not nutritive and therefore wasted. In making purchases for the ta- ble care should be taken to se lect food that will go furthest to- tbn huving is at haphazard the chances are that much of the money is thrown away. There is not only too much waste in buying, but also too much in what is thrown away after the meal. The practice of cooking too much for the fam ily’s consumption is too common. It is not economy to cook so lit tle that the head of the house must go to his work and the children to school hungry, and it is not economy to cook so much that after the family has eaten there are several dishes full of food to be thrown away. Her daily practice should tell the housewife just the right amount of food to cook to have plenty on the table, but not too much. Ail the food thrown away must be regarded as one reason for the high cost of living. Would it not be a very com mendable new year resolution for housewives to agree to watch for little leaks in the -family pocketbook and stop them? It might furnish a very happy sur prise at the end of the year if ;he total of the money saved in that way were known. It might be enough to buy the wife a new set of furs or replace the hus band’s old, patched overcoat. Why not begin now to try the plan?—Savannah News. ■fork Ip J»- 1 PRICE $1.00 A YEAR The Real Situation ( Mr. Cha>. T. Hay, Buried Near Bogart ires Senator Bacon is the ranking member on thrUe of the great committees of the Senate. It would be a physical impossibil ity for him to perform the du ties of chainhatt'of all three. For that reason, ;and for the other reason that .he is gener ously willing to yield his prior ity on two of tho^e committees to the next ranking Democrat, the claim is made that he is joining in the scheme to have the old seniority rule set aside. He is agreeing to nothing of the kind, further than jo adapt him self to tiie conpAlons named above- which are jfmusual and probably unprecedented. He could not endure the labor of the chairmanship of three of the great committees. No one man could do it;.and yet by priority he is entitled to those three posi tions. He is content with one, because he feels and knows from a conscientious sense of duty that one is as muJIi as he can give his whole energy to. In facing this condition he has in no part yielded to the Bryanized clamor for an abolition of the old rule. The two chairman ships in which has expressed a willingness and desire to yield his priority right will be yielded to the next ranking man, and not to one at the bottom of the list—thus preserving the senior ity rule, not turning against it. Southern Senates, by long service, and thenctSiy experi ence which counts in all the af fairs of men, enabled by the re- indorsement of thuir constitu ents, have worked up to a point of efficiency which'will require years of labor on the part of new Senators to acquire; and this is seniority. The scheme to cut these Southern seniors down and put the “green squad” 1 in the lead will fail and ought to fail. Of course, a rare, if not un precedented condition will face the new Senate. Half of the Democratic majority will be new men.' The older Senators could The remains ot Mr. Charles T. Heyes, whose death occurred in Ma con laet Monday arrived in Athens over the Central railway Tuesday. Mr. Welter Heyes, brother ot the deed man, went to Macon and ac companied the remains to Athene. The funeral party left Athens at 9 o’clock Wednesday morning fur the burial ground near Bogart where the fnnerel services were conducted end the remains tenderly laid to jf not if they would, add would not “ if they could, Sftril leader- Save your combinga and mall to us. We will make you a three-item braid for $1.60. Scientific Beauty Parlors. Athens, Ga. WANTED TEACHERS. SOHOOL TEACHERS—I have the questions and answers of the laet seven State School examinations in print. Will mail them all for one dollar. Descriptive circular free. ' B. S. HOLDEN, Box 7, Ellijay, Ga. Before quite a number ot the fac ulty and students ot the Unhrenity of Georgia and a large number of the Normal Sohool and Lucy Cobb students, Mr. T. W. Reed delivered a splendid addrete on the life ot Gen. Robert E. Lee Monday morn ing at U o’clock in the University chapel. There will be services at the Best Athene Baptist churoh Sunday night at 7:80 o’clock conducted by the pastor, Rev. J. P. Cooper. The pabUo is cordially invited to attend. ship on all the committees. They will need the help of, and will have to divide up in some meas ure with, the “green squad.” These new conditions, unusual as we have said,-will give the best opportunity for new mem bers the new squad ever had. But this will not mean an aboli tion of the seniority rule. An abnormal situation' will be worked out, of course, but with out relegating to the limbo of back seats the Southern leaders, as contemplated by Bryan and his backers. Gov. Wilson knows, if Bryan does not, that no legislative pro gramme can be put through Con gress during his administration without the hearty qo-operation of these older Senators, particu larly in view of the very narrow Democratic margin in that body, and he knows that he must have the backing of Clark and Under wood and the other Southern “seniors” in the House—not only the men of capacity, but of ex perience. The attempt to humil iate them must fail, or else the new administration' will split upon the rock of disaster. At a time-when the Southland is rejoicing over the fact that a Southern-bom man has come, in the providence of God, to the head of the nation affer so many years of banishmenk.it is a hu miliating shame th: " Southern bushwhackers shout . join with Northern Insurgents to pick off Southern leaders. * The Hon will not drag down his dying mother to least on her flesh, but there is another animal that will.—Macon Telegraph. AssessmennNotice Members of Oconee Burial Fund: You ire due cue assessment on account of the death of Mr. J. E. Gardner. Leave the amount at W. J. Smith A Bro., or pay the same to J. H. MEALOR. This is due and must be paid in 16 days. Dr. J. P. Campbell will deliver his second lecture to men in the se ries of four lectures on "Sex Prob lems” at the Colonial theatre Sun day afternoon at four o’clock, bis subject being "Know Thyself.’ Every men in Athens should hear these lectures. Messingwell’s Failure He Kept His Promise Faithfully Bj CLARISSA MACKIE Drink water from the Clear Wa ter Springs—nature’s gift. It is now on tbe market. Try it and you will be satisfied. Respectfully, J. L Berryman. Thursday afternoon at Watkins ville occurred the funeral of Mrs. M. M. Johnson, one o{ the most prominent women of Oconee coun ty, whose death occurred on the 22nd, after an illness of some time with paralysis. Don’t forget The Courier when you need anything in the way of job work and advertising. Mrs. j. W. Nodi Mrs. Jennie Noell, wife ot Mr. John W. Noell, died at her home in WlntervlUe Thursday afternoon at l:30o’olock. Bhewu 43 yean of age and leave* her husband end •even children to moon her death. She also leave* * mother end three brothers. , Shaw*** member of the Metho dist church and wu a good Chris tian vtptnan. Th* funeral wu held (•one 11 .hdlat churoh at twelve <u>«*1iJ!ay, the aerviora being commuted by her pastor. Rev. A. J. Seen, uelzted by Rev. J.. M. Bowden and Rev. W. M. Ouile. ffit «|o job Brings*. Lodge Directory Glenn Lodge, No. 76.1.0. 0. F., meets every Thursday night at Odd Fellows hall, corner Clayton and Jackson streets. All Odd Fellows are cordially invited to meet with them. W. A. E. Church, N. G. H. L. Garebold, Sec’y. Williams Lodge, No. 15,1. 0. 0 F., meets every Monday night in Odd Fellow hell. All brethren in vited to attend etch meeting. G. W. Marlow, X, G. J. A. Mealob, Seo’y. Athena Lodge, No. 790, B. P. 0. E., meets Wednesday night of each week, Corner Broad and Lumpkin street^ 8:30- All Elks weloome. B. S. Dobbs, E. R. Geo. H, Palmer, Seo’y. Mt. Vernon Lodge, F. & A. M„ —Mt. Vernon Lodge, No. 22, F, and A, M. meets in regular com munication every Thursday night at Maaonlo Hall, third floor, Max Joseph building, Clayton street. W. A. CAPPS. W. M. GLARED. HEIDLER, Sec., pm Mrs. W. J. Fleeman, Sr., diedet the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. T. Lester, near the Normal School, Thursday, after an illness ot two weeks. Her remains were carried to Beaverdam church, near Winter ville, for interment. If you want a genuine Block Orpington oockrel—a beauty, real oheap call at 196 Baxter etreet. Judge 8, B. Wiogfield continues very ill, to the sorrow ot his many friend*. The girl who dreams ot eloping allow* her imagination to run away withhsr. Km 4« loti erbgMb The telephone bell rang sharply, and the girl at the typewriter paused and drew the receiver to her ear. she frowned as she re- ognlzed the voice at the other end of the wire. ‘Perhaps you better talk to Mr. Mea- singwell; wait a moment, please,” she said, pressing a button at the side of her desk. She hung up the receiver, but did not resume ber interrupted oc cupation. From behind tbe closed glass door of her employer’s private office came the deep La*s murmur of bis oice as he talked with Rudolph Fear ing. Suddenly she caught her breath as Messingwell’s voice rang suddenly sharp and distiuct to her listening ears. "Very well, Fearing; if you don’t hear from me by noon you can do your orst—and go to the devil afterward!" Then she heard the receiver slammed on its hook and the creak of his chair is he swung away from bis desk. Emily Carman had lie-.:. Aden Mes- Ingwell’s chief clerk for two \ears. It was a losing game (»r .UesslngweH. He had come at the bidding of a dying father to carry on the ioug established business of Messing well A Co., which old Messingwell and a spendthrift younger sou had managed to involve almost to the point of failure when a death stroke laid the father low. The younger son had taken himself as far away from the tottering business as his means would permit, aud so Aiden was left with his promise to fulfill to the best of his ability. “I’ll do the bbst I can. father.” he promised. “I’m not a good business man—doctors seldom are. you know— but as long as 1 Lave a i*euuy to my uame the old sigu shall swing abov* the office door.” His father had begged him to keep up the appearau. e of prosperity. "T’uv business will come back again, Aiden. Just give It a chance to recover from the depression.” The depression was a thing, of the past, atul prosperity was abroad to the land, and there stfli remained the de caying business, perhaps a little strengthened here and there, but bound to die in tbe near future. The mat ery iu the long mill buiidlugs was out of date, aud Messingwell’s method- were hopelessly old fashioned. The week before Aiden had closet! down the mills aud given the hand; two weeks’ vacation. The notice tacketi on the door spoke of au "inventory’ being taken, but Rudolph Fearing had laughed as he read it aud promptly hired all of the Messiugweil hands for his own modem, up to the minute fa torles. He knew that Aiden had u the money to pay his workers anothi week's wages; that there were no c ders ou his books; that failure wi staring the unfortunate physician iu the face. Emily Carman knew all these thing: aud so she hesitated l»efore she turned the knob that opened the door between her office aud Messingwell’s. At last she summoned courage aud slipped iu- side, staudiug with her slender, erect figure beside him. 9 Did you call me, Mr. Messingwell';” she inquired. He swung about aud turned a pale, despondeut face toward ber. "No, l didn't call, Miss Carman. But,” he paused for an Instant and looked in her face for the flash of sympathy he had never failed to find there, and again he was rewarded, “did you kuow Fearing bad bought up every obligation we owe ?” he asked bluntly. heard it yesterday," she said steadily. "He gives me until noon to settle, then he will close me up for good. I've made a mess of it all!” he ended with sudden passiou. “I ought to have hired a tuauager aud kept out of it myself." She permitted a little silence to fol low in order that he might recover bis poise. Then she said; 'Ot course It seems bard to let the business go to a man like Rudolph Fearing, but every firm must come to au end some day, timely or otherwise. If you sell all the buildings, machinery and fixtures 1 have calculated there would be enough to wipe out all the obligations and leave a clean record for the firm of Messingwell & Co." His astouishmeut was genuine. "You have calculated?” he repeated. “You have estimated the possibility of my giving up—you have seeu what a blanked failure I am?" He smiled bit terly and turned his eyes away from her. It Isn’t failure to withdraw from business because one cannot honorably carry It on," she returned with spirit If failure is the ultimate end, why not draw out before It actually happeus and tbus frustrate the end?” He shook his head hopelessly. “I promised father I'd hang ou to tbe business as long as I had a penny. I haven’t got much now, but I think l know how 1 can stave Fssrlng off for awhile.** "You cannot do it. Mr. Messingwell," said Emily sadly. "If he holds all the notes you can't force him to arbitrate." 1*11 borrow the money from some body and pay him off," replied Aiden, reacht&t tar bia bat "We’U itrotf* along somehow for another month, and If Sherwood will only rake in a few or ders on this trip we may be able to start up once more." “Who are you going to borrow it from?" asked Emily, and so much a part of bis business bad she now be come that Aiden Messingwell did not consider whether bis chief clerk waa overstepping the bounds of her position or not. Only those two knew tbe reel situation of the Messingwell mills. •Til go to Giles. He offered to put me j»n ray feet once before." AlQen stood with his hand on tbe doorknob. "At njinoua interest, and he’d sell you r.nt to Mr. Fearing without tbe slight est compunction,’’ exclaimed Emily. T'\o got to do something!” cried Aldeu ami left the office. Half au u*;*ir later be came back, white and shaking. He beckoned Miss Carman into his officii and closed tbe door. “He turned me^wa—he t urn- , ed me down, Mias Carmfan, rfe‘gOlkm"* between his teeth "He treated me as if i had been a beggar suing for aims, and he talked !bud enough to inform his whole office force tbe nature of my errand. That Is the man my father set up In business—who might have been drawing kerosene in a country grocery to this day if father had not helped him!” He threw himself down In the chair and pulled the telephone toward him. "By the way, Miss Car man. please type a notice that owing to busioess troubles I must dispense with the entire- office help from tomor row night. Bring it here and I’ll sign It and {.nr it up In the main office. I shall be glad if you will stay with me until matters are closed up. If you will do so.” crtiiiui; the ba! ~;ild Miss Carman and ‘o-'in to do his bidding. As [ t !»•_• door a he heard Messing- ’ ■ uiing to his lawyer, au eventful day in the mill Hie startling notice of dis puted the half dozen men ?n at the various desks, and i little work done that after- miiy Carman made up tbe iv roil and discovered that it to exactly more than 'e iu the bank. That was a K* ;:itd ought not to be touch- ■ were going into the bands ed If they w ’ a receiver. But it didn't go iuto the hands of a reiver, for somehow Messingwell’s wyer got an extension of time from Fearing and in the meanwhile got in touch with an official of the trust and offered the Messingwell mills and en viable site for sale, and the trust ac cepted the offer aud paid a sum suf ficient to clear the good name of the old company and leave the erstwhile doctor a little balance to start him once more iu Vis profession. As for Rudolph FeariOg, it'was the worst turn of business he ever attempted, for in coarse of time tbe trust forced him to tho wall, and he had to sell oat or go under, so he sold out and be came a manager in what bad formerly been his own business. The last day of office work came for Emily Carlnan wheu the affairs of Messingwell & Co. were finally wound up. She had accepted a position with the trust when the mills should start up agaiu. but she looked very down hearted as she close*! the desk where she had sat so long with Aldeu Mes- slngwell’s responsibilities heavy on ber young shoulders. As she leaned weakly against her desk his deep voice suddenly pro nounced her uame, and she looked up to see him standing iu the doorway looking down at her with a quedr ex- pression in bis grey eyes. “Miss Carman, to hark back to tho day when we dismissed the clerks, will you please explain how you man aged to pay them off with a sum ag-. gregatfr.g $90 when yon didn't have a penny In the cash drawer and the bank account was tied up?” She steadied her voice with difficul ty. “Why-why, Dr. Messingwell’' (giving him the title that was his once more) "I knew it was only a tempo rary embarrassment, and so—so I hap pened to have some money saved and I was glad to do it,” she ended breath lessly. “I know you were glad to do it. Miss Carman. You’ve been the pluckiest little partner that a man ever hadl I’ve been going over thiugs and I find that you haven’t drawn half of the salary comlug to you, besides advanc ing $90 that last day. You’ve borne my responsibilities and—and”— He could not control his voice and It broke strangely. "Please don’t say any more. I hare not missed the money, and some day when things go better you can pay It back. Now I must go." She held out her band. "I wish you much success. Dr. Messingwell, and”— He held her baud tightly and looked down at ber flushed face and sudden ly confused eyes. Gone was the de murely quiet, young business woman, and la her place was the loveliest, shrinklug girl Imaginable. Emily,” said Messingwell at last, “success won’t mean anything to me unless you are my partuer iu It. Do you understand what l mean, dear?” Her face drooped until he could see nothing save her crown of lovely hair, so he was euiboldeued to take her In Ills arms and explain to her what he really meant—as If she did uot know! “Could you—would you marry such a fool as l am. darling?” pleaded the doctor In her pink ear. “I’ve made a failure of the business, and I don’t, blame you if yon haren’t filth ta me"— Suddenly Kmtly looked up and her eyes were filled with knppy tears. "Akjen,’’ she Interrupted, "have yoa— failed in everything?" ne looked deep down tn her eyea and then kissed her Ups. "My failures have been small Indeed, detr, beside the winning ot your Iot#*" he Mid tsndsrly.
