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THE POSSUM TOASTS f 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, and certain remedy and have spoken in no uncertain words of its almost miraculous action. This remedy is Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Pre scription. It acts directly upon the organs that make wifehood ana motherhood pos sible. It gives them health and vigor. It stops weakening drains, allays inflammation and soothes pain. The nerves, no longer tortured, resume their natural function of directing the healthy action of all the organs of the body. Under its benign influence the weak, sickly, nervous, fretful invalid, be comes a robust, capable, helpful, amiable 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 £ 'll 1 knowledge from actual experi- • II • ence is greater than any local > 1 "•*_ physician in the world. The fol- » , I lowing invitation is freely offered; 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. The Greatest Discovery Yet. 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 satisfy. Trial bottles free at Curry-Ar rington Company’s Drug Store. CASTOniA.. The fxe- .. „ simile /IT //f> . 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. ■ *.» X, _„ xr • Only the Best ’’ Should be your motto when you need a medicine. Do not be induced to take any substitute when you call for Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Experience has proved it to be the best. It is an honest medicine, 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. - T-sr* •< 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- emy. There is no need of little children being tortued by scald head, eczema ■end skin eruptions. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve gives instant relief and cures permanently. For sale by Cur ry-Arrington Co. CASTOR! A For Infants and Children. Hie fie- /f _ 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. Address for full particulars A. P. T. 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