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THE POSSUM TOASTS
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Program For Speeches at the Graat
Newnan Feast.
SPECIAL TRAIN FROM ATLANTA
Gov. Bob Taylor and ‘"Private John” Al
len Are Both Expected To Be Present.
Fully 300 Are Expected, *
Six hundred invitations have been
sent out to the possum supper which
will be given at Newnan, oompliment
% ary to the governor, on dext Friday
evening, says the Atlanta Journal,
1 At least 800 will accept and this gath
ering will be composed of the men most
prominent in the state politics. All the
state home officials, many of the candi
dates for next year, and others who fig
ure conspicuously in public life, will be
present. ,
The event will be more than a dupli
cate of the famous possum supper of last
January, and it promises to remain
memorable in the annals of state poli
tics. A number of fine 'speeches are
scheduled, but owing to the fact that all
of those invited to respond to toasts have
not yet been beard from, a list of the
speakers cannot yet be obtained. Gov
ernor Bob Taylor of Tennessee, and Pri
vate John Allen, of Mississippi, will be
among the distinguished visitors.
The responses will be as follows:
Our guests.
Railroads—the relations to the public
Our court of last resort.
The Press,
Our circuit courts.
The Georgia bar.
The old soldier in peace.
The state administration.
The state Democracy.
Our friends the candidates.
Our lawmakers; ' •
What they did.
"What they didn’t.
Possum and taters.
A glance at these admirably selected
subjects is ample assurance of the flow
of eloquence which is certain to mark
the occasion. Some of them seem to
promise important utterances, for it is
easy to comprehend that such subjects
as “The Old Soldier in Peace, ” or ‘ ‘The
State Administration. ” or “The State
Democracy” will furnish the speaker
with unlimited opportunity to set a pace
in the coming campaign. These speeches
may each become campaign documents.
For that reason they will be well pre
pared, and therefore good.
Governor Atkinson will respond to
“The State Administration;’’ Chief
Justice Simmons to “Our Court of
Last Resort;’’ Hon. Clark Howell to
“The National Democracy;” Senator
A. S. Clay to “The State Democracy;”
Hon. H. H. Carleton, of Athens, to
“The Press;” Judge George F. Gober
to “Our Circuit Courts;” Hon. Hew
lett A. Hall, of Newnan, to “Our
Guests;” General Clement A. Evans to
‘ ‘The Old Soldier in Peace.” Hon. R.
W. Freeman, of Newnan, who was a
member of the last legislature, will be
toastmaster.
It is not known who will respond to
“Our Lawmakers —What they did;
What they Didn’t.” Two members 1
of the last legislature have been asked
to speak on these two ideas, but neith
er of them has been heard from as
yet. l
For the benefit of the guests going
from Atlanta a special train will leave
the union depot at 6 o’clock p. m. on
Friday, returning at midnight. Around
S— Death grimly
=jj/. bars the passage
-way through the
door of happiness
for thousands up
on thousands of
wistful women.
The woman whose
nerves are racked
by pain, and
whose strength is
sapped by debili
=; taring drains, due
to weakness and
disease of the or
gans peculiar to
I women, cannot be
L. happy. She is not
[ only shut out from
1 happiness, b u
' death daily con
— fronts her. Ma
~ —■—'ternity, to a wo-
—man thus afflict
ed, is fraught with great danger. Even if
she escapes with her life, it is only to live a
martyr to untold agony. This is needless.
Thousands of women have found a sure,
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directing the healthy action of all the organs
of the body. Under its benign influence the
weak, sickly, nervous, fretful invalid, be
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wife, fitted for the duties of motherhood.
All good druggists sell it
“Three years ago," writes Mrs. J. N. Messier,
of 1794 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, N,’ Y., ‘‘l
was given up by some of the best physicians in
this dty. They said there was no cure for me—
unless I would go to a hospital and have an op
eration performed. I could not walk across the
room for the pain in my side. I thought I would
die. I took Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
and after I had taken three bottles I could work,
walk, and ride. I could write a year and not
praise your medicine enough."
Dr. Pierce’s book, “The Common Sense
Medical Adviser” is a treasure in any fam
ily. It contains 1008 pages and 300 illustra
tions. A copy free to every person who
will send to the World’s Dispensary Med
ical Association, Buffalo, N. Y., 21 one-cent
stamps, to pay the cost of mailing only.
For cloth binding, send 31 stamps.
Women,
And Consider the Alblmportant Fact,
That in addressing Mrs. Pinkham you are con-
F tiding your private ills to a Woman—a woman
whose experience in treating woman’s
J \ diseases is greater than that of any liy-
/ aGXjwK. bST physician—male or female.
Mr's. V^-— You can talk freely to a'woman
> 1 4 /JBl. w^en it is revolting to relate your
\ 1 (c A private troubles to a man—besides,
V,, ) a man does not understand—simply
be caus e he is a man.
Many women suffer in silence and
drift along from bad to worse, know
'\x ing full well that they ought to have
immediate assistance, but a natural
modesty impels them to shrink from
exposing themselves to the questions
/ / an< i probably examinations of even
/ .ill ” '/!■ their family physician. It is unneces-
/ f//j n ... sary. Without money or price you
£ ti i can consult a woman, whose
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> 1 "•*_ physician in the world. The fol-
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L accept it in the same spirit:
MRS. PINKHAM’S STANDING INVITATION.
Women suffering from 'any form of female weakness are invited to promptly
communicate with Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass. All letters are received,
opened, read and answered by women only. A woman can freely talk of her
private illness to a woman; thus has been established the eternal confidence be
tween Mrs. Pinkham and the women of America which has never been broken.
Out of the vast volume of experience which she has to draw from, it is more
than possible that she has gained the very knowledge that will help your
ease. She asks nothing in return except your good-will, and her advice has
relieved thousands. Surely any woman, rich or poor, is very foolish if she does
not take advantage of this generous offer of assistance.—Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
trip fare of $1 has been given by the
road in honor of the event, but these
tickets will only be good on that train.
The committee in charge of the sup
per is particularly anxious that all who
intend to be present should give notice
of their acceptance. It is expected that
not less than 800 will accept, but ar.
rangements will be made to entertain
350 guests in case the number should
reach that figure.
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W, M. Repine, editor Tiskilwa, 111.,
“Chief.” says: “We won’t keep house
without Dr, King’s New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds. Ex
perimented with many others, but never
got the true remedy until we used Dr.
King ’ s New Discovery. No other remedy
can take its place in our borne, as in it
we have a certain and sure cure for
Coughs. Colds, Whooping Cough, etc.P
It is idle to experiment with other rem
edies, even if they are urged oh you as
just as good as Dr. King’s New Dis
covery. They are not as good, because
this remedy has a record of cures and
besides is guaranteed. It never fails to
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LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN PARK.
Purchase of the Point Park By the Na
tional Government.
The purchase, of the mountain top.
round “The Point,” recommended by
the Chickamauga-Chattanooga na
tional military park commission, is a
big thing for this town, says the Chat
tanooga Times.
It insures the present and final sal
vation of the most magnificent view
point in the south, from the vanda
lism of speculators. It will work not
only the preservation of that splendid
historic ground, but its improvements
and decoration, so as to make it at
tractive, in and of itself, as well as on
account of the view of the valley and
mountain regions, extending into six
or seven states.
No one thing has occured, in con
nection with the expansion and com
pletion of the great park, that is of
such importance to this city. We
congratulate the people on this most
advantageous disposition of the noble
elevation, which overlooks the town
like a giant sentry, and is famous the
civilized world over, for its historic
and scenic associations and attrac
tion.
It is understood that the improvement
of this tract will be attended to hext
summer, when the striking war stories of
the mountain will be materialized in
bronze and marble and granite. Fine
roads will be constructed and access to
the mountain top will be made easier.
IV e are done forever with the policy
that, for many years, has made that fore
most of our attractions rather a drawback
and nuisance than a beneficence, because
of the squabbling over it for private
benefit
On all accounts, we rejoice in this pur
chase, and the people will not fail to
echo our shouting.
Cotton Damaged by Fire.
Loydon, Dec. 28 -The British steamer
Silverdale, from Galveston, via New
port News for Bremen, before reported
put into St. Michael* damaged, after
wards having had a fire in her after
hold, accordiug to a rough estimate,
has unshipped about 1,200 ba es of cot
ton, most of which was damaged.
Just try a 10c. box of Cascarets, the
8 nest liver and bowel regulator ever
made.
THE ROME THIBCNE WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 29
BURKE DENIES A REPORT.
No Combination Formed For the Parpose
of Maintaining Freight Kates.
Cleveland, Dec. 28.—Judge Steven
son Burke denies the report from
New York that he has been authorized
to complete the necessary legal forms ol
procedure for a combination of the Ohio
soft coal railroads for the purpose ol
maintaining freight rates.
It was reported that the representa
tives of all soft coal carrying roads held
several meetings in New York and
reached au understanding whereby uni
form carrying rates from the mines to
market were to be established. It was
also stated that J. Pierpont Morgan had
been concerned in these negotiations.
Judge Burke says that it is true that
the roads iiave an agreement relative to
the coal traffic but says that no different
arrangement has been made than has
existed for the past year and a half.
The recent meetings, he says, were for
the purpose of arriving at an under
standing regarding a division of busi
ness. ■
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possessing actual and unequalled merit.
Be wise and profit by the experience of
other people.
Hood’s pills are the favorite family
cathartic, easy to take, easy to operate.
PEARY TO START IN JOLY.
HU’ Expedition Will Be Made In a Ship
Given Him bv an Englishman.
Washington, Dec. 28. Lieutenant
Robert E. Peary, the arctic explorer, re
turned from England on the St. Paul
and immediately upon his arrival in
New York took a train for Washing
ton. where Mrs. Peary is living.
Lieutenant Peary was enthusiastic
over his reception in England and the
gift to him by Alfred O. Harmsworth,
a wealthy Englishman, o, the Wind?
ward, a fine ship which the explorer
will use in his trip to the arctic regions
next year.
Mr. Harmsworth also furnished funds
for the expedition. Lieutenant Peary
said that the Windward woultl be sent to
New York early in the spring, and that
he would start north the latter part of
July.
Lieutenant Peary started for New
York to finish work on his narrative,
which is in the publisher’s hands.
Looking Forward.
A Cleveland clergyman who is not
given to putting on a long face either
in his pulpit or out of it says that be
fore he came here from the south he
was one day asked by a young man. to
unite him with the woman of his choice
in the holy bonds of wedlock upon the
evening of a certain day.
“I am very sorry,” said the reverend
gentleman, “but I shall be out of town
upon that day. ”
The young man was crestfallen, said
that he had set his heart upon having
that particular minister perform the
ceremony and asked if there was no
possible way in which it could be ar
ranged.
“I thought the matter over,"said
the clergyman in recounting the experi
ence, “and finally agreed to return fur
the express purpose of complying with
his wishes. He was greatly pleased, as
sured me that it was very kind of me
and hinted that I would be well repaid
for my trouble'and consideration.
‘' So upon the day set for the ceremony
I traveled nearly 200 miles, paid out
$8.50 for my railroad ticket and other
accommodations and gave the happy
couple one of the best marriage services
in my repertory.
“After the ceremony the groom came
to me, blushing furiously, slipped a $5
bill into my hand and in all serious
ness said:
", ‘This is all I have to give you now,
but I hope to be able to do better next
time.'
“I was 53.50 out of pocket on the
transaction, and 1 guess I’ll let him
hunt up somebody else ‘next time.’ ”
Cleveland
THE COUNTY SCHOOLS
Ttrm For the Coming Year is Fixed at
130 Days,
STATE SCHOOL COMMISSIONER GLENN
Sends Out a Circular ■ Let er-What He
States About the Funds and Leng h
Os the School Term.
—; /
State School Commissioner ,G. R,
Glenn has sent out to the county school
commissioners a circular letter, outlin
ing important changes to be made in the
school system the coming year.
He recommends a radical change in
the division of the school term and ad
vises the commissioners to go slow in
making book contracts under the new
law. The census taken every five years
comes in 1898, and the commissioner
gives instructions for that, and calls for
copies of all book contracts in existence,
which the new law requires to be filed
in the state school commissioner’s office.
The circular letter is as follows, omit
ting a few unimportant details:
“The entire school fund for the state
amounts to $1,640,381. This apportion
ment has been made on the census of
1893.
“The treasurer informs me that for
both the first and second quarters of next
year there will be available in the treas ■
ury for the school fund only $600,000
$41)0,000 for the first quarter and $200,-
000 for the second quarter, and that there
will be no n ore money available until
the first of January, 1899. I beg to sug
gest that the county boards fix the spring
term so that we shall be able to pay in
full for whatever work we do during the
first and second quartets.
“At a meeting of the state board to
day the school term for next year was
fixed at 130 days. If the county boards
of education will fix the spring term at
forty or fifty days we will have money
enough to pay for a term of this length.
Then let the next public term
begin in September or October and
we can complete the term
for 1898. and by teaching three
montbs again in the spring of 1899 we
will be able to teach six and one-half
months from the time the fall term
begins in one solid term, and pay for
the entire work done at tbb close.
My judgement is that the county
boards will find this plan much more
satisfactory than the one we have
been pursuing. During the summer
months protracted meetings, picnics,
etc., occur, all of which seriously in
terfere with the work of the schools;
besides, during July and August the
weather is ordinarily so warm and
uncomfortable that £the children ac
complish very little. I hope that we
will spend a good part of our summer
months next year in building new
school bouses and improving the old
ones, so'as to make our school build
ings comfartable for fall and winter
schools.”
Mrs. M. B, Ford, Ruddll’s, 111., suf
fered eight years from dyspepsia and
chronic constipation and was finaly
cured by using DeWitt’s Little Early
Risers, the famous little pills for all
stomach and liver troubles. —Curry-
Arrington Co.
Vagabond Pioneers.
In The Century there is au article by
the late Francis A. Walkir on “The
Causes of Poverty. ” General Walker
says:
I will not inquire how many mute,
inglorious Whitmans or Thoreaus there
may be among the tramps of the United
States, but it cannot be doubted that
the outcasts of a highly sophisticated
society embrace not a few who in a
tribe of hunters or herdsmen or fisher
men ironld have a nlace
Modern Treatment of
Consumption
The latest work on the
treatment of diseases, written
by forty eminent American
physicians, says: "Cod-liver
oil has done more for the con
sumptive than all other reme
dies put together.” It also
says: ** The hypophosphites
of lime and soda are regarded
by many English observers as
specifics for consumption.”
Scott’s Emulsion
contains the best cod-liver oil
in a partially digested form,
combined with the Hypophos
phites of Lime and Soda, This
remedy, a standard for a
quarter of a century, is in
exact accord with the latest
views of the medical profession.
Be sure you get SCOTT’S
Emulsion.
All druggists; 50c. and SI.OO.
SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, New York.
perhaps ZT. T JeeiTaot'Lseless mT-abers
of the body politic. Formerly in the
United States we used largely to rid
ourselves of this element by throwing
men of that type cut on to the frontier
While millions went west with un
daunted resolution, boundless energy
and strong ambition to make for them
selves and their children homes in the
lands newly'opened to settlement, there
went along with them no inconsidera
ble number who were simply uncom
fortable under the requirements of an
old society. They sometimes made ex
cellent pioneers up to a certain point.
So long as all, the poorest and the
best w had to live in huts, wear shabby
clothes and live meanly while opening
up the country and making the first
hurried improvements upon the soil,
these men felt at home. But when the
mere camping out stage was passed,
when public decency began to make its
requirements and social distinctions
rose into view; straightway they came
to feel uneasy, uncomfortable, unhap
py. Daily they cast more and more
glances toward tiie setting sun, and be
fore long they were again on the move,
“seeking a country’’ where they could
be as shiftless, irregular and shabby as
they liked. The story of the reputable
pioneer . has been told in prose and in
verse, but the story of the pioneer vag
abond, sturdy, courageous, possibly good
natured and honest, but intolerant of
near neighbors and offensive to good so
ciety, has yet to be written.
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To Cure A Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. 25c. The genuine has L.
B. Q. on each tablet.
Values of Autographs.
“The different values of different au
tographs seem astonishing at first. For
example, a letter of the Duke of Wel
lington’s can be had for 10 shillings,
whereas a letter of Lord Nelson’s will
cost you £5. ”
“How is that?”
“Well, Nelson is, of course, the more
popular hero. But the main reason is
that Nelson, who was generally at sea,
wrote few letters compared with Wel
lington, who was generally on land.
And yet neither of these reasons holds
good always. Here are a few prices
that may puzzle you: A letter of Lord
Bfeaconsfield is worth 2 guineas, but a
letter of John Bright’s is only worth 5
shillings, and letters of Palmerston, Sir
Robert Peel and George Canning are all
frequently priced under 5 shillings.”
“What is a letter of Charles Dickens
worth?”
“About 2 gwincas.”
“And one of Charles Lamb?”
“From £3 to £6. ”
“Byron?”
“A letter from Byron is worth fully
£lO, but a letter of Shelley is worth
more than double that sum. ”
“And Burns?”
“Oh, £25 to £3O at least.” —Acad-
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Wat-b>iipa rort Hamilton.
London, Dec. 28.—A special dispatch
from Shanghai says the British fleet has
anchored at Port Hamilton. The dis
patch further says that a report is cur
rent at Chee Foo to the effect that the
Japanese fleet has also arrived at Port
Hamilton.
“THE LIGHT
Os the World or Oar Savior in Art.”
Cost over SIOO,OOO to publish. Contains
nearly 200 full page engravings of our
Savior by the great masters. Every pio
pure is reproduced from some famous
painting. Agents are taking from three
to twenty orders per day. The book is
so beautiful that when people see it they
want it. The Hermitage, Prado, Uffizi'
Pitti, Louvre, Vatican, National of Lon
don, National of Berlin, Belvidere and
other celebrated European galleries have
placed their greatest and rarest treas
ures at our disposal that they might be
engraved for this supurb work. “First
glance at the pictures brought tears to
my eyes,” says one. ‘ ‘Cleared $l5O first
week’s work with the book, ” say* an
other. “Some high grade man or woman
should secure the agency here at once,”
says every editor, ‘ ‘as SSOO can soon be
made taking orders for it.” Nearly
SIO,OOO expended on new plates for edi
tion coming from press. Also a man or
woman of good church standing can se
cure position of manager and oorre
spondont of this territory, to devote all
his kime ’to employing and drilling
agents and corresponding with them.
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WANTS ALL KINDS OF
Raw Fars, Skins, Ginseng, Senaca, etc i
Prices quoted for next 60 days are as fol
lows: Silver Fox, $15.00 to $180.00: Bear,
$5.00 to $25.00; Otter, $4.00 to $9.00; Martin .
$2 00 to $9.00; Beaver, $3.00 to $3.50 per’
pound; Wolf. SI.OO to $2.00; Bed Fox, SI,OO
to $2,00; Mink, 75c to $1.00; Skunk, 25c ;o
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