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The New Era. ESTABLISHED 1888. It B. WALKER. EDITOR Entered In the poetoBloe at Dalle* M lieosl IMS mail matter. I DALLAS, GA., January 30. 1908. PHONE 58- BUBSORimoxt : Oil* TNI • Bis month* ... Three month* * • The New KreU nubllahed every Thueday at Dalian. Paulding County, Ua. It !• devoted to the beet interest* of the city of Dallas and Paulding County, and as such ask the support end encouragement of the people of this sec tion, The subscription prloeofThe New Kra Is 7t Cents per year, In advance, or slk months for (0 ocnt and IBoents for three months. The advertising rates of The New Kra are rea. aonable, and will he furnished upon applica tion. All advertisements are payable monthly unless special arrangements are made All communications In tended for publication must bear the name of the writer,not necessa rily f ,r publication, but ns a guarantee of good faitR. Wo are not responsible for the opluions contributor*. Obituaries over ten line* will be charged for. All communications should be addressed end all orders,oheoks,drafts, etc.f made' P»y- • t.lp tn Till NKW IVKA Tin 11 no flu AVliftt, is being done works for Dallas? nbout watnr- Press dispatciies indicate UiatGov- ornor Hughes, of Now York will got tin- backing of bis stato for the pres idential nomination. Tills is some cold water on tlio Taft boom. From the number of candidates an nounced for prison commissioner and those who aro thinking about it, this office will not suffer. Josse Morcer, of Fitzgerald, is going to bo heard from in till*. The number of cases on the calen dar for February superior court is about the best argument that can be found for a city court. It is simply impossible to try all of those cases, or half of them, in a week’s time. Tliero aro already two announced • candidates for congress from this (list ilet and some expect probably that Home will not be satisfied with out one of its citizens in the running. At any rato the district ’shows no disposition to fall to live up to Its name of the "Bloody Seventh." Atlanta is going through a novel experience theso dayrf on account of prohibition. Ever since tho now era began there have boen remark ably few cases in the recorder’s court, and last Friday afternoon was not a prisoner at the barraoks, for tlie first time since the place was ocouplod. B From Indistinct rumors heard now and then tills will bo a year for poli ties In Paulding county. No formal announcements have been mado for county offices, but as court week draws nigh tho would-be candidates are seeking for encouragement enough from their friends to Justify them In offering to serve their fellow citizens. The weather man soems to ho try ing ills hand at serving every con ceivable variety of weather to us mortals. Within twenty-four hours is experienced March weather, i^iwil weather, January weather, the most delightful spring weathor—and ad tied nil together it makes admirable pneumonia and 'grippe weather. But we’re not complaining. A number of citizens have express cd themselves In favor of a city court for Paulding county. There soems to ho a growing inclination to at least givo it a fair trial and clear the dockets of the numerous oases. The only objection at all urged to such a step is the fear of additional expense, but it is recognized that there is no real way to test this except by giving tiie court a trial. WATER- LOOaBD RAILROADS. It is the water-logged corpora- tions which have been hairing a hard winter of it. Railroad companies, for in stance, while they have undoubt edly felt the depression incident to the stringency and fright of last fall, have done fairly well where their capital stock and bonded debts have represented something like the actual amount of real money invested by them. Those which have not panned this safe and sane course have been having trouble. Uollier’s Weekly recalls that the hard times following the panic of 1808 put one-third of the railroad mileage of, the country in the hands of receivers, and at the same time expresses the opinion that nothing of the kind will occur as an aftermath to the panic of last fall. In speaking of the two receiv erships which have come about, Collier’s says: The Seaboard Air Line had shared with the Metropolitan Street Hailway of New York the honor and profit of tho financial activity of Mr. Thomas F. Ryan. Mr. Ryan had wrested the con trol from tho interests represent ed by Mr. John Skelton Williams, the former president of tbo road, and Mr. Williams had been car rying on a literary campaign against him forsome time, Assert ing that tho property had been "shamefully mismanaged,'’ with Intent to freeze out the minority stockholders. The system Is heav ily overcapitalized, and the worst of it is that over half of its out standing securities are in tho form of bonds and notes, whose inter est lias to bo mot in bad times as Well as in good. Even in the flush times that ended last year its fix ed charges absorbed seventy- eight per cent of Its total neb ln- coinu, and It took only a breatli of adversity to convert Its little surplus into a deficit. The case of the Chicago Great Western was unique. This sys- tom, largely owned by English stockholders, was financed on English lines. Its nominal capi talization was enormous, amount ing to $105,400 per mile, or over throo tlmos the rate found suffic ient by such great neighboring systems as the Northwestern and the Ht. Paul. Rut this was al most all represented by stock of various kinds—there was no bonded debt. Most of this stock never paid any dividends and brought little more than the price of wall-paper per square yard in tho market. The actual capital ization on tho day of the an nouncement of the receivership, as measured by market judgment, was about $15,000,000 instead of over $100,000,000, or a trifle over $10,000 per mile. As long ns the company's se curities were limited to pieces of paper representing the owner ship of the property it could laugh at panics. But in an evil moment it borrewed some real money on short-term notes, of which $3,842,000 were to fall due In 1008. That was its fatal weak ness. It could carry a hundred million* of stock without blink ing, and could have carried a thousand million* just as easily,, but the effort to raise three mil lions-in cash broke its back. The English mav be very sound on a great many other things, bat it is hoped that their own peculiar methods of capitalizing railroads will not make very ranch headway in this country. The logical result of it is to make their capitalisation per mile so enormous that the average Amer ican is staggered at the very sight of the figures. One American railroad on this basis is about all we care for at present.—Atlanta Journal. —\—~ SEVENTH DISTRICT AQRICULTURAL SCHOOL. It is announced that the Sev enth district agricultural sohool will open on February 8rd. Prof. Hunt, the principal of this school, has announced that he is anxious for all the places in the school to be filled, and that he will gladly send out catalogues upon application to him. This School is established ac cording to the act of legislature of 100(5 providing for schools of agriculture and mechanic arts in the respective congressional dis tricts of the state. The tuition is free. It has been announced that the expenses of the school for 10 months, including free light! and laundry will not ex ceed (04, and that a limited num ber may work their way entirely. The act establishing these ag ricultural schools provides that the course of study shall include the elementary branches of an English education, practical trea* Uses or lectures on agriculture and such studies as will enable the st udent completing the course to enter the Freshman class of the state college of agriculture. This school is located near Powder Springs, and those seek- ing further information might address the principal of the Sev enth district agricultural.school, Powder Springs, Ga. E. DAVIS, President. W. F. MEEK, V-Pfes. P. F. CLARK, Cashier. Hon. Jesse Mercer, of the Fitzger ald Enterprise, is one of the an nounced candidates for prison com missioner. There are a number of announced candidates, hut Jesse Mercer is one who will be reckoned with when the ballots are counted In the primary. He is an able ir an and would conscientiously All the office to which he aspires. His paper lias always been fearless in its advoeacy of what the editor thought was the right. In the campaign of 1906 Hoke Smith had no more ardent supporter than Brother Mercer. We are in clined to thluk he will get a good following all over the state, and hope that he will let the people of this sec tion know more about him, then they will he willing to c»Bt their ballots for him when the time comes. Here’s wishing that Jesse Mercer may ran a good raee. “T trust thl* ntty le re«l by tunny suf. ferers from kidney ntxl Uadner trouble” write* Mr*. Joe King, of Woodland, Tex. "I suffered f*ul( yiars end could find nothing to give even temporary relief. Our druggist at last Induced me to try your 80 day*’ treatment of Pinetriua for $ l, This one bottle hM cured me and money could not buy the value it bas been to me Guaranteed ut Goopet’s drug store. I A Square Deal I* assured yon when you bujr Dr. Plerc*'* family medicines—for all the Ingredi ents entering into them are printed on the bottle-wrappers and their formulas urc attested under oath a* being complete and correct. You know Just what you are paying for and that the Ingredient* are gathered from Nature's laboratory, being eelected from tho most valuable native medicinal roots found growing in our American foresfTMdjghllc potent to cure ar* perWeRg hariqlwOvg.to th* most delicate woineit^hwVnii « rites of It* own, iaeptlc and anti ferment, nutritive end toothing demul cent. Glycerine play* fen Important part In Dr. Pierce's Golden Mfedtefel Discovery la the cure of indigestion, dyspepsia and weak atomach, attended by sour risings, heart-burn, foul breath, coated tongue, poor appetite, gnawing feeling In stem aeh, biliousness and kindred derange' ments of th* stomach, liver and bowels. Huskies curing all the above distressing ailments, the "Golden Medical Discovery " Is a specific for ail diseases of the mucoas membranes, as catarrh, whether of th* nasal passages or of the stomach, bowels or pelvic organ*. Even In its ulcerative stages it win yield to this sovereign rem edy If It* us* be persevered In. InChronle Catarrh of the Nasal passages, while taking the "Golden Medtefel Dis covery " for the necessary coastltutlonal treatment, to cleanse th* passages freely a day with Dr. Sago's two or three times i Catarrh Remedy. This thorough course of treatment generally cure* the wont case*. In coushs and hoarseness caused by bron chial, throat and lunr affection* except eon- I umptlon In Its advanced Stases, the "Uoldea lad leal Discovers " Is a most eSIelent rem edy, especially In those obstinate, hans-on coushs caused by Irritation and confection of the bronchi al mucous membranes. The " Dis covery " la not oo food (or acute eoufhs aria- Inf from sudden colds, nor must It be ex pected to cure consumption In Its advanced itafea—no medicine will do that—but for all the obstinate, chronic courht, which, If ner- lected. or badly treated, lead up to consump tion. It Is the beet medicine thel can be taken. COMMERCIAL■SAVINGS BANK Capital Stock, $35,000 Paid Up DALLAS, QA E invite the citizens of Paulding coun ty to use this bank for 4heir conven ience and profit. We will' handle ac counts of any amount and welcome the small as well as the large customer, assuring them of courteous and kindly treatment always. What we ask is a trial to convince you. In our Savings Department we have paid out more than $ 1,000 in interest since we opened business less than a year ago. We have in- creased our rate of interest to 5 1-2 per cent and allow you to check on us as usual. You couldn’t ask for a better account than this. All customers in our Savings Department will please call and have interest due Jan. 1 st added to their pass books. ROAD IN BAD CONDITION.’ There has been a great deft't'of comment relative to the odiidlttim of the Southern railway near Dallas. Some have said that they n«ver re' member its being in such poor condi tion as at present, that the rails are becoming worn, the cross-ties rot ting, that In numbers of places there aro no spikes where they should be It Is said that whenever one of the fast through trains passes over the trestle Just this side of Pumpklnvlne. over the Weaver creek, the trestle can be seen to sag and rise, caused by the motion of the train. The eye* of au expert is not needed to see that the track is in need of repairs, not only in one or two places, but In rpany places for long distances. It is reported that an inspector was recently sont over the road by the railroad commission, and it hoped that teffne steps will soon be taken to improve thl* roadway. 'Nelson’s Signal man. It was in the winter of 1840 that Nelson’s signalman—the man who hoisted the famous "England ex pects,” etc.—was discovered by one who had served as surgeon on Doard the Tonnant at Trafalgar. The sig nalman, John Koome, was selling water cress and red herrings in Blackfriars. He had deserted from the navy after the battle, and this had disqualified him for a pension but representations were made Captain Pasco, signal lieutenant on the Victory at Trafalgar, who used his influence on the old man’s be half. Captain Pasco was at first unsuccessful. He was informed by the authorities that there ware many more deserving candidates M Greenwich. Shortly afterward, how ever, room was found at Greenwich hospital for old John. Had he lived in our time he would probably have received a princely (alary for-re peating the signal nightly at musie balls.—London Chronicle. Notice. An examination of applicants for County School Commission er’s place will be held at the court house in Dallas, Feb. 4th, 1908. This Jan. 25th, 1908. H. N. Finch, Pres. C. S. Board. TO EXECUTE TITLES. Georgia. Paaldlnf County. J. 8. Freeman, having In due form made ap plication to have title* executed to him to cer tain lands described In a bond for title there to attached, purporting to be signed by peo T. Psrker. late of said county deceased, said application alleging that said land Is fully paid for. All parties concerned are hereby notified that said application will be heard before the court of ordinary for said county on the first Monday In February, 1»08. This Jan. «, 1909. B. B. OBOKKR, Ordinary. BEES LAXATIVE COUGH SYRUP RCLICVKS COUGHS AND COLDS CITATION—LEAVE TO SELL. Georgia, Paulding County. Notice if hereby given that the underiigned has applied to the ordinary of said county for leave to sell land belonging to the e*tAte of M . X. Wyatt for payment of debt* and diitri- button. Said application will be heard at the regular term of th* court of ordinary for said county, to be held an the Oral Hon day in Feb ruary, 19C8. Thi* January 6th, 1W. C. R. WYATT. Admr. on the estate of M. K. Wyatt. LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION. Georgia, Paulding County. To all whom it may concern: W. H. Wade having In dn* form applied to me for perma nent letter* of administration on the eetate of Della L. Wade, late of said county deceased, this 1* to cite all and ilngnlar the creditors and next of kin of Della L. Wade to be and ap pear at my office on the first Monday in Feb ruary next, and show cause, if any they can, why permanent administration should *ot be granted^to W. H. Wade or some fit and proper person on Della L. Wade’s estate. Witness my offlclsl signature, this Jan 6th, 1906. B. E. CHOKER, Ordinary. YEAR’S SUPPORT. GUARDIANSHIP. Georgia, Paulding County. To all whom it may concern: W. T. Rake itraw, having in due form applied to the un designed for the guardianship of the person* and property of Mary Beatrice, Amos Clinton and Ivy A. Rakestraw, minor children of I. A. R&kestraw.late of said county, deceased. No tice is hereby given that said application will be heard at my office on the first Monday in February, next. Witness my official signature, this, 6th day of January, 1908. ' B E CHOKER, Ordinary. APPLICATION FOR QUNRDIANSHIP* Georgia. Paulding County. To all whom it may concern: DeWitt Rags dale, having in due form applied to the under- Georgia, Paulding County. signed for guardianship of the persons and To all whom it may concern: The apprals- property of Emma B.. Oscar N., John B., Effie ers appointed to appraise and set apart a year’s ; V., Virgil B., Wiley J. and Nellie M. Rake-' support for the widow and minor children of . straw, minor children of Mrs. S. E.Raksstraw, J. T. F. Bowman, late of said county deceased, | late of said county deceased, notice is hereby have filed their report in my office and I will j given that said application will be heard at .pass upon the same on the first Monday in j my office on the first Monday in February, February next. This 6th day of Jan. 1908. I next, witness my official signature this Jan- B. E CROKRR, Ordinary, j u ary 6.1908. B B. CHOKER, Ordinary.