The Newnan herald. (Newnan, Ga.) 1865-1887, November 30, 1886, Image 1

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***** 0T nmcurui One copy one year, In advance Knot paid In advance, the terms ar- 12.00 a year. A. clnb of six allowed an extra copy. Fifty-two numbers complete the volume. WOOTm £ CATC8, Proprietors. WISDOM, JOT1TCK AMP MODERATION. TEMS:-»l.aO per year la Adra VOLUME XXII. NKWNA5, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1886. NUMBER 7. kaes or aptMIbuM- One Inch one year, $10, * veer, |100; less time than three *1.03 per Inch Tor first Insertion, and -O ?ents additional for each eUDSequem. in- ®Notices in local column, ten cents per ; ine for each insertion. Liberal menta will be made with those advertiz ing bv the quarter or year. All transient advertisements must t> paid for when handed in.) Announcing candidates, •Sc., •irietly in advance. _ Address EsfSewnan Ga*. Our lives are albums, written through With good or ill, with false or true. A CHOIR-SINGER. There is two sides to every question, as the best of reason demonstrates; but Mane Pirot, try as she might, could find only one side to the question of her en gagement to Sydney Worth; and that, un fortunately for the lover, was the nega tive side. Sydney, on his part, being a man, was logical enough to take in alL the bear ings of the case, and yet heroic enough to await Marie's decision with a cour age worthy of a cause more sublime than theyea o^mayof tt brtjwn-ejred girl. In this trembling balance, however, was hung this hope of all earthly happiness, while he smoked his cigar and talked, and walked about the world as usual. "Take a week, only a week, for calm consideration,” he had 'begged her, arid then proceeded to enhance her calmness by daily letters of urgent pleading. His eagerness harassed arid woried Marid into a state almost of resentment, and took from her much of the responsibility of her final action. It gave her some thing tc fight against, and armed her with necessary firmness. "Whereas, if he had thrown himself completely and helplessly on her mercy, she would have found it doubly hard to wring his heart by her decided refusal; but she would have wrung it, all the same. When her letter came at last, poor Sydney kissed the dagger before he re ceived its stab—that is, he kissed her handwriting, and then very likely a few moments later dropped a tear or two in the same spot. But the letter was folded and put away, as such letters and such poor and broken hopes are being folded and put away all over the worid to-day and every day, and Sydney went about his b sines* astonished and mis erable at the heavy weight of his disap pointment. But the days and years went on; Syd ney sat at his desk and made money, and Marie sang in her church and gave music lessons, losing her youthful beauty somewhat, but gaining always in grace I and attractiveness. She and S\’dney met occasionally as friends, and hise\es still told the same old story that was now forbidden of all other expression. As for Miss Pirot, she met the usual ex perience that falls to the lot of talented and gracious woman. She had hosts of male friends, quite an array of admir ers, and always one or two ardent lov ers who were much in the same case as Sydney himself—for it would seem even to the most interested observer that Miss Pirot’s being, musical ami harmo nious as it was, had uever yet responded to the master- chord of all—the chord of Love! But at bwt, when the keynote of Marie’s destiny was struck, and its flood of melody came pouring into her life like an overwhelming tide, neither the alto on one side of her, nor tho bass on the other, nor even the organist. Lucy Crumm, who was her bosom friend, guessed that anything unusual had hap pened. It came about in this very common place way. Old Brande, the regular tenor, was absent, for the first time in seven years, for the Tuesday night re hearsal. The choir had assembled, and stood about, waiting and wondering, and conferring on Mr. Brande’s position apart from all other tenors on record by the genuine surprise at his delinquency, when there came suddenly up the choir staircase a tall and slim young man, very fair, with plenty of flowing blonde hair that hung in student fashion on his broad while" collar. He spoke with a foreign accent, in a high musical voice, addressing Mias Pirot, who happened to be nearest to him, as he approached the organ. , “Mr. Brandt has sent me to sing—he is too much ill for this night, and also for Sunday, he thinks. But if it is pleas ing, I sing his part for all.” Miss Pirot only bowed and amiled, but did not speak. There was good reason for her silence. She had fallen i. ? love with this young inan, of whose existence she had been aware three seconds! It is not to be wondered at that, m the con fusion of her senses, she had, for the moment, mislaid her voice. “So very glad,” said Lucy Crumm, all animation, and reassured on the scowof Mane sighed, but said nothing. She ivas 28, with a heart that had just ’earned to throb like the heart of 18. The scale of fortune, we are told, is often turned by a feather, and this propo sition was very, forcibly demonstrated for Marie Pirot, one windy autumn evening, not long afterwards, as tbe lit tle choir-group came into the street to gether. She was walking with Lucy Crumm. as usual, and behind them, arm-in-arm, came the base and tenor (Miss Roberts, the alto, had said good night and gone off in the opposite direc tion with her little brother); Miss Pirot was listening with her ears to the voice beside her, and with her soul to the voice behind her, when suddenly away on the wings of the wind went her long brown feather, wrenched from it, fastenings on her jaunty "hat; away and away, careering and whirling out of sight like a living creature that had found all at once the freedom of its wings. • Marie uttered a little half laughing cry/ and started on the chase; but the tenor darted by her like a flash, and soon distanced her, as the feather distanced him. Marie did not slacken lier-paye,,however, and as 8 result, when the feather was at last captured, they fonnd themselves fade to face, laughing, breathless, under a street-lamp, and more than a block ahead of Mr. Aiken and Miss Crumm. What more natural than that they should walk on together, slowly, or that Mr. Wetzel, seeing her out of breath from her late exercise, should offer her his arm? There seemed no valid reason why they should dis solve this pleasant- companionship when the other two caught up with them; and (rom this time, instead of putting the ladies in the street car at Twenty-third atreet, Sir. Aiken walked with Miss Crumm to her home in Twenty-fifth street,-and Mt. Wetzel walked all the way across town with Marie Pirot. «****»» It was a wretched night; the rain fell in torrents, a chilly wind was blowing, tiie streets were wot and dismal, and Marie Pirot was walking under an um brella with Gustave Wetzel and cling ing fondly to bis arm. The rain was Minding her. somewhat, but her tears were blinding her still more—furtive, hit ter tears, such as women often weep, unknown to all tbe worid. The crowded street cars passed them ever minute or two, but Marie had refused to ride. This was the last time they would ever walk together—the last of many, many times. She could not afford to shorten these few sad moments of parting and fare well. He had come to the choir that evening only to tell them that he had been suddenly called back to Germany and must sail in the morning; but he had staid and sang over with Marie some of the old duets, and now they were walking home together, slowly, through all Die storm, by the way they had learned to know so well. At first few words were spoken be tween them. Marie felt only the un reasoning love, the delight of contact, the bliss of this dual solitude encircled by rain and storm and darkness. To ber it mattered little what they said or where they went, so that they were to gether; and to-morrow was pushed as far from her horizon as if it were twenty years away. Bat all the truth came back on her like a shock when Gustave’s voice said: “I must thank you. Miss Pirot, for the kindness yon have given to me always —to me, a stranger: I shall often think of your lovely voice when I am far away.’’ "We have indeed had pleasant times,’’ she answered, bravely and clearly, after a moment’s pause. “But why need you go if you have been—happy—here? Ah, you—you have not many regrets. You are glad, I think?’’ "Indeed I anl glad,” and glad his face looked—excited and eager. “It is a grand opportunity now that offers. You can understand, if one has been planning long, and waiting, that one might be glad to see fulfillment near. ” “Yes,’’ said Marie. That one word only, and in her voice was the huskiness that comes with tears. “Ah, well, I see my way now, clear,” he continued, gayly and brightly. All unconscious of tUfe mute tragedy that went on beside him. he poured out the story of his disappointments in the past of his plans and visions for the future. Marie listened silently. It seemed each moment that the tide of her emotion must burst all bonds and carry with it the fine reserve of her nature, its womanly dignity and pride. She called up all her strength at last, in a desperate effort. “I must leave you here,” she said, stop ping suddenly at a corner. “I—I have theouartette- “but so very sorry to hear | wm e business to do—I will say good- w. n' ’i« ilL Nothing serious, I „j K ht and good-bye. I hope you may Mr. Brande is ill. Nothing hoDe? We were just wondering how Should manage. Yon read, I sup „ose? Mr. Aiken, will you please hand —thanks. We intended to rehearse this quartette. All along here is Mr. Branded Sart—the tenor’s; the bass comes m next Cow; but. of course, you understand? He wa^alreadv humming Arough the bars of the music she had placed m his hand, like one^sure of his ground. MuTpirot started visibly, then walked OTer quickly to her place, with a heigkt- rCd color. When had she ever before needed* a summons to duty? No one Anoearod to notice her embarrassment, terChtyes were now fixed on the open CXand miss Crumm'. strong fingers were’pressing the keya , . , “Of couree I shall be glad when dear i,i Rrande is well enough to come ^kS!but I shall awfully hate to CrWhart-his-name?”Miss Crumm was leaning on Miss Pirot* arm. themselves into^venTOT let him go! Don t you allfhffe! hut, then, being a single man, — r wife to Oh?’he»»toiP® 0 ***’“ d “ th * boazi What m •Yea, it roans:' ’HeTT wortd bring* you into this region?” only to night and good-bye. have a pleasant journey.” “But surely not!- I can not leave you in this storm. Let me escort you where you wish to go—so dark, and such a rain!” “I liave my own umbrella here.” She raised it as she spoke. “Thank you, very, very much, but I prefer to go alone. And you know,” smiling strangely at him, “I shall have to do without your escort altogether after this. You have been more kind—” She broke off suddenly, and busied herself with the fastening of her cloak; then held out her hand. “Good-bye!” she said, abruptly. “Good-bye. Miss Pirot, if it must be so —if tou wish it.” “Oil, yes. Parting, I think, should never be prolonged. I hope you will have a good voyage. I hope you will be always happy. Good-bye, Gustave." But Marie had wrenched her hand from his and was gone, a dark, hurrying shape, down the lighted, rain-swept street. *•*•••* "Marie!" Sydney Worth had come out of the opera after the second act, and having buttoned his long rubber coat to the chin,, was scudding, up Fourteenth street in an element defying humor, when this word burst from his lips, in a tone of amazement. Marie Pirot had just passed him on the crossing at Fourth avenue: a sudden backward tilt of her umbrella had shown him her face plainly, pals and strange, with that absorbed, unsee ing look that mental suffering give*. Her swift step faltered an instant at the sound of his voice, and at that instant he was by her side. •q knew I could not be mntakeb,” he said, breathlessly; "hut yeft-tof-tol and at this hour! What in the He a holding her hand in bis warm. menciiy clasp, and looking down se&fch- ingly at her half-averted face. “Oh, I was walking away from the furies," she said, trying, to apeak lightly; “but they have conie* -witit ini* 'I think I really did not know - where I was go ing! f only wanted -to walk; Did yon ever have that feeling. Sydney.” that you were too unhappy to he quiet?” “She asks me if 1 have ever had that feeling! Ah, Marie, there are few feel ings, bom of unhappiness, that I have not bad. You ought to know that, my dear.” “But—but they pass away some time, don't they?" she asked, wistfully. “Peo ple can’t go on suffering—some change, some relief, must come.” “I don’t know," he answered, with a long sigh. “Perhaps. I have not found ■it yet” “Oh, Sydney," she said, passionately, with a wild burst of tears. “Sydney, Sydney!” She laid her cheek on his shoulder, sobbing like a child. • He had taken the umbrella from her hand, 1 and. held jta shelter between them and r*isaisn hy-- Sydny'a knowledge.efs suffeii very fufter ward j Wef'pairr#: jflfowfed 1 ' his conip^iuou! A?-: weepliiuquei [•atting gvtstiy from:time to tune the tit tle quivering fingers’that clutched “his arm. “How good you are!” she - stammered, whisporingly. at length. “Oh, Sydaeyt how could you forgive me—how could you ever look at me again, if I have made you suffer—like this? I never knew it could be so terrible! I did not dream Of what you felt when we parted; you were so noble and so good. You never made me understand how cruel— Oh, and you bore it all? I can pity you now?” “Yes, dear?” he said, tenderly. “I am glad to hear you say that. I am glad you liave, at last, some pity to give me.” “Oh, but you do not need any more. Surely you can not care still as you used to—” “Oli, hushl” Sydney interrupted, very gently, “Hush, my dear! hush, Marie! You have never understood- my love if you think it could change or pass away in a few months or years.” “And you do love me this minute— now—as you did then?? “Always—always!" “But if I should tell you that I had thrown my heart away, unasked, un sought—oh, so hopelessly and vainly 1 and if-1 should Say to you, ‘Will you take my promise to be your wife—ah, not soon, but some time, when I am a better aud happier woman?’—if I should ask you to accept the poor service of my life and let me try to love you—would that atone a little for tbe pain and trouble of the past?” “Oh, Marie, you do not mean it?” His grasp tightened on her ting »rs. “Do you think what you are saying?” “Yes, ves, yes!—if you will take my poor half-broken heart—but not yet!” she checked herself, piteously. “I could not love you yet—bye-and-bye it all may come right. And, meanwhile, if you wish it, we can be engaged. You must stay near me, Sydney, and be good to me.- Oh, help me?—help me to live. You know how hard it is—how impossi ble it seems that joy or hope can ever come again!” “You have given joy and hope to me, I know,” he said, in a low, happy voice. “I am willing to wait for love—as long as ever you like, darling, for it is sure to come!” “But think—oh, Fate is strange!— think, if I had not met you!” Marie leaned more closely on his arm. “Fate knows what she is about,” Syd ney answered, smiling down at the earnest, pale face. “You were obliged to meet me. Under the circumstances nothing else could have happened.” Fate did know what she was about, as she usually does, if minds finite could but compass her infinite plans. A few days later brought to Sydney Worth the unexpected fulfillment of a hope that he had patiently placed a long way off in the future—the full bestowal of Marie Pirot’s love. They were driving through the park in a brilliant October sunset, and Syd ney had been talking brightly of vari ous matters of interest, when he threw liis head back with a short laugh, and said, in a kind of triumphant tone: “Well, I was pleased to-day, Marie. You remember that fellow I told you of that had defaulted from our office with a lot of money last week?" “No,” said Marie, vaguely. “Did you tell me?” “Come to think of it, I didn’t," said Sydney, smiling. “That’s so. I was afraid it might annoy you. WelL it’s all right now. They’ve- got him—at least, not him, for he gave them the slip at the last moment; but the money's safe. He took away $7,000, and we’ve recovered all but $300; that he spent. I tell you we’ve been lucky, and so has he. It’s a curious thing,” pursued Sydney, thoughtfully; “but—I’m awfully glad the scamp escaped.” “Glad?” repeated Marie, solemnly. “Oh. why? He will be sure to victimize other poor people.” “Other rich people," said Sydney, eor- rectingly. “Of course he will, for it turns out that he is a regular confidence man; but you have no idea how much I liked him. We all did. He came to us about six months ago, and said he had just arrived in the country, and was quite friendless. Well, the firm took him on trust, actually. He had gotten himself up like a German student—long hair a" l broken English, and he had tire loveliest tenor voice! Old Bond was fairly infatauted with tins paragon. It was Wetzel here and Wetzel there—” What!” Marie grasped Sydney’s arm with both ber hands. lYrl^ht of on Infant. An infant loses from three to six ounces ill weight during the first four to six days after birth; by the seventh day it should have regained its birth-weight: from that to the fifth month it ought to gain about five' ounces per week, or about six drams a day; after the fifth month about four drama a day: at the fifth month it ought to have doubted -its birth-Weight, and' in=. sixteen months quadruptedlt—Journal of Beconstrejc*' tion. Teach self-denial and make its prac tice pleasurable, and you create for the world a destiny man sublime than ever issued from the - brain of the widest dreamer.—Sir Walter Scott. water sober looks LOVE THE UMNO. Tbe £«nctitr that is cbontta tad. .. To make os love them more'than late, 'when here, . . . Is it not well toflaffths living dear, With sanctity like misters ttey have Bed! Thu tendar thoughts wenurture for a low Of mother, jriehd, or rhild—Oh! it wets. torn, . . j_: ... To spend this jjory on the earnest eym, The longing "heart, that fee!, life's ‘ {{reseat Give also imrey to the living hero. Wbo#3 keen-strung mills win quiver at your touch) , The utmost reverence is not too much For syec that weep although tbs lips may sneer. Rost- Hawthorne Lathrop. A WEALTHY INDIAN TRIBE. Their Klebee Dae to a lea mt Fa vorable Owe—farce—CMUatlm. Tbe Osage' ri 'Hie wealthiest tribe of Ifldiansr' id the United State*. TBfe is tine iiotao much to their ' personal abil fimnzfernaa-toa suocasakni sift- Kuardiafllmip o/ tpe xjm tRr SCuMb jjtfr ernmeot,’ Thq Osajga lung - Jutapj ago occupied tire-country- about’ St Louis. They were remdve.1 -from there to a reservation at Westport, Mo., near Kate sas City, then to the valley of the Neo sho, then to a reservation in southern Kansas, and finally to their present home in Indian territory. The Osages Were a powerful tribe, and to get them off of coveted lands Uncle 8am seems to have been willing to pay them "more liberally than tho other wards of the na tion. In this way the Osages come into their present possessions; which include a tract of land In Indian territory' fifty miles square, or about 1,500,000 acres, and an annuity of $350,000. This is the interest on United States bonds given them in exchange for their former lands in Kansas and Missouri and held in trust by the government, which pays the an nuity in semi-annual payments. There are about 400 families, averag ing about four to a family—a total of about 1,000 people. Out of this interest fund the Indians draw $185 a year for each man, woman and child—so that the larger his family the more the head of a family is enabled to draw. This system would apparently foster a rapid increase of population, but, strange to say, the’full-blood Indians are decreas ing in numbers. The full-blood families are small and the tribe is doomed to ex tinction. This is probably due to two causes—the changed physical condition of their life and the laS9 of all ambition as a race. The wild Indian was a fine specimen of robust physical develop ment, with great enduring powers. He could face any storm, brave the most vigorous weather, endure the toils and privations of the march and camp. Na ture, somehow, took care of him, healed his wounds, and warded off disease. But now, taken from his “native heath,” cut off from much that was part of his physical existence, his territory circum scribed, compelled by superior force to keep the peace- with neighboring tribes, coaxed to adopt the habits, food, the customs, and the dresa of the white man, compelled to send his children to school, and too often tempted to adopt the white man’s "vices—with all these changed conditions be is a changed be ing. As be has deserted nature, nature now deserts him. He is more susceptible to disease. The wild Indian could be care less in dress and indifferent to exposure, but on the reservation it is different. If he gets his feet wet or sleeps on the ground, he is liable to “catch cold” like his white brother. They are subject to lung troubles. Some are consumptive. This and the small-pox and other dis eases are decimating their ranks. Ten years ago there wore 3,000'Osages; to day only a little over half that number. The mothers die prematurely. You find comparatively few old squaws. The tribe being rich aa a community very- few of the men will work. They live in idleness, and that is fatal to a longevity based upon active outdoor life.—Cor. Burlington Hawkeye. Scieace aad Love. British sages have been considering the science of falling in love. At the recent British association : meeting. Sir George Campbell suggested that a vast race improvement would be brought about by pairing individuals according to physiological fitness instead Of .‘yield ing to foolish ideas about love. This has led Mr. Grant Allen to show that the in stinct of love is usually excited by com plementary natures and the biologically excellent traits of youth, beauty, health and strength. This condition is most favorable to improvement, and justifies the old theme of the novelist and the poet. It is marriage on some other basis—for money, rank or other practical reasons—that results in deterioration.— Arkansaw Traveler. A Wraiti W -AntiuUa Leave*. How hard it is to keep apace and abreast of all the new agonies. It is now quite the proper idea for a young lady to entwine a wreath of autumn leaves of beautiful colors, and attaching a big bow of flame-colored ribbon thereto, to have it transported to her best voang man, per district messenger boy, if the boy ever gets there. The double-dyed significance of this mark of friendship is. “The years are passing. Young man, what do you intend to do about it?” If tbe aforesaid young man is at ail bright, he labels one of tbe golden leaves $50,000 and pins it up on the wall as his high mark of ambition. When he reaches that figure he hires a clergyman.—Hartford Post. A New Consumption Core. A new cure for consumption has been originated by a German doctor. He makes his patients pass the night in the open air of the Thuringian forest, well wrapped up, and sleeping in light ham mocks so as to avoid all damp from the ground. A watchman keeps off any in truders who might disturb the night’s rest, and the experiment has proved- wonderfully successful. — New York Sun. sent _• linii g permit ccept the isldem • f ver Min- hns sold lity, to J. England, _ that in^the ana, Will ind itherto Tbe deepest artesian well in the world ijat Path. ’ It has reached the depth of 3,120 feet, and is not vet finished. At present it yields •of the tempsntowaflM deftIt is M itshaU reach itea depth (tat the ■ shall have a tarn .-tana at 173 dn F. Thawed aappUr 1?3M0 gate of aady. g-ISBC .11 2 The King of telegram to under any Prince throne Judge J the Boa tng'Coi the mil IT. Barflett,' for $600,000 It is tl the total ] season of amount to o exceed the raised on the The barbed raised the price five dollars promise that, in Jan .kfe’Mnolher advance Vnd fifty cents for pi The Ghilzeai rebels ton have been Afghan General them, and badly defeai oral sent to Cabal ten rebels killed in tbebatt) of the victory his for® The cotton crop esti: lows; Virginia, 37,818 bales; North Carolina, 341,516; South Carolina, $00,897; Georgia, 932,693; Florida, «1,2U0: Alabama,798,080; Tennessee, 406,962; Mississippi, 838,692; Arkan sas, 643,425; Louisiana. 470,442; Texas, 1,490,092: total, 6,414,400. Tbe formal opening of the new Mammofb Cave railway took place on November 17, tbe road having been in operation several weeks. The opening of this road will no doubt, largely increase travel to Kentucky’s greatest natural won der, as the most serious obstacle to the pleasure of the trip, the long wearisome ride ever the rough hills of Edmonson county, is now re moved. Pleuro-fmeumonia, of a most virulent kind, is raging in Indiana, especially in Clinton county. The disease was brought into the State som« weeks ago, when about 200 dairy calves were carried from Ohio to Frankfort, Ind., and one hun dred ot them sold in Clinton county. The rest were sent- to Illinois. The disease developed immediately, and the postmortem examinations al ready .made prove it to be of a most fatal nature. The car-shops of the Roanoke Machine Works, at Roanoke, Va., -eem to be enjoying a most encour aging run of business. Oae thous and cars and twelve locomotives are being built for the Norfolk and Western road alone, besides many orders from other roads in the South and from a number in the North, The works are supplied with the very best machinery and are favorably located, especially with a view to Southern orders. One thousand hands are employed. The works are said to have cost m the vicinity of $1,000,000. Dispatches from the Yellowstone Park, dated November 9, report strong indications that the Excel sior geyser on Hell’s Half-acre is about to hrupt. Strong convulsions were felt shaking houses at the foot of the -falls, the upper and lower basins.' Crockery and glass werw thrown from the shelves, and at Norris windows were broken and the plaster on the walls of the houses cracked. At the general of fices of the Northern Pacific there is considerable fear that it there is an eruption much damage will be done to the park.-Norris is twenty- five miles from Hell’s Half-acre, aud i( the subterranean’ rumblings are felt there-, it is thought the erup tion will be general throughout the Park. The distinguished Mexican scien tist, Senor Mariano Barcena, who was sent by the Government to examine the volcano, Colmina, re ports that he went to the summit and madeobservations at the crater. Tbe eruption was going on without violence and clouds of steam were cotiniially arising. At tbe southeast oMbe principal crater, adeepfissure was o.»s*-rved f from which proceed ed showers of incandescent rocks. Volcanic showers of sand and ashes have been carried to a con dderable distance, but no damage has been done io adjacent towns. It is repor ted that a volcano on Islas Blancas, off the Pacific coast, is in full erup tion, Emitting a column of flame and smoke 100 feet in diameter. The Express Bobbery which took place! three weeks ago, near St. Louis; has been the cause of much hard aorkon part of the detectives. Of coarse suspicions pointed at once to Express Messenger Forthingbam, he was found gagged and bound in the car. Investigations now made pablic prove indubitably that he was an accessory to the crime and that be was a willing-victim in tbe affair. A number of copies of signa tures, especially that of J. J. Bar rett, whose order professedly caused him to admit tbe robber to his car, have been toned in his Trunk. The young man is in jail, and has been indicted fijjr the pUdty PUBLIC SCHOOLS. An Act to establish aj system - f Public Schools in the City of Neu- nau and provide for the Mainten ance and Suppo r t of the Same; to provide for the issuance ol Bonds of said City for the purpose of purchasing School Property, building School Houses and for other purposes, after submitting the same to the qualified voters of said City of Newnan. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of leorgia, that from and afterthe pas sage of this Act there may be estab lished in the City of Newnan in this State a system"of Public Schools to ne established, conducted, main tained, supporter* and provided for in the manner prescribed in this Act, . Section t. Be it further enacted, that in conformity with article 8, section 4, paragraph i of the Consti- ution, an election snail tie held in City of Newnan on the day f o be anted by theMayorandAIder- of the City of Newnan on the tion of local taxation for the pport of said system of Public hools, and all persons resident in Said City who are qualified to vote for members of the General Assem bly shall be entitled to vote in the election herein provided. All voters who favor the adoption of the provisions of this Act shall have written or printed on their ballots “For Public Schools,” a id those who are opposed shall have writ ten or printed on their ballots the words “Against Public Schools,” and in ca?e two-th r.ls of the votes cast at said election shall be for Puolic Schools then it shall be the ■July of the Mayor and Aldermen ol ilie City of Newman annually to raise by taxation a sum sufficient to carry ou f the purposes ol this Act. Notice of said election shall be given by the City Clerk in a newspaper published ten days pre ceding said election. In case two thirds of votes cast In said election are not “For Public Schools” iu any election held under this Act, an election may be held in said City by order of the Mayor and Aider- men of said City annually until the provisions of this Act are adopted by the vote of two-thirds “For Pub lic Schools.” Section 3. That in case a two- thirds majority of the voters voting in any one of said eh i-!ions shall vote “For Public Sell >•>!»,'’ I.N.Crr, R. W. Andrews, P. S. Whatley, J. O. Thompson, R. D. C»ie Jr., D.m- iel Swint, W. A. Dent, W. C. Snead, P. F. Cuttino, T. W. Pow. I, A. J. Lyndon, J. T. Carpenter and J. P. Brewster shall be and eonstituie the Board of EJucati m tor the City of Newnan, with the r!^ht in them and their successors to take and hold intrust for the City of Newnan any grant or devise of lands, or any do nation or bequest of money or oth er personal property made to it tor educational purposes. The terms of said Board of Edu cation shall be as follows: J. T. Carpenter, Daniel Swint, B D. Cole Jr. and W. A. Dent shall hold for one year; I. N. Orr, J. C. Thompson, T. W. Powel and J. P. Brewster shall hold two years; R. W. An drews, W. C. Snead, P. F. Cuttino- P. S. Whatley and A. J. Lyndon shall hold three years. Each mem ber shall hold over after expiration .if his term until his successor is elected. The election to fill tbe va cancies in tbe Board occurring an nually by expiration of terms shall be held annually on the same day that this Act is carried into effect, under the same regulations ejt the election to adopt this Act except that a plurality shall elect. Ail vacancies • ccurring otherwise than by expiration of terms shall be fill ed by the remaining members of th° Board. If for any cause an election is not held on the designat ed day, the Board of Education shall appoint a day and give no tice thereof in a public gazette ten days before day of election. All members elected to succeed those whose terms have expired shall be elected for a term oi three years and.untii their successors are elect ed, and those selected by tbe Board to fill unexpired terms shall hold for the balance of such unexpired terms. Section $. Be it farther enacted, that the said Board of Education shall elec* annually a Superinten dent and Teachers for the Public Schools of Newnan; shall adoj..; such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the successful con duct of said schools; shall chose the text books and books of reference to be used by the pupils; shall have general oversight and manage ment of the schoo’s, and shall do such other acts not inconsistent with the laws of this State as may promote the efficiency of the system of education under their charge. Section 5. Be it forther enacted that said Board shall organize by electing from their own number a President, Vice-President, Secre tary and Treasurer- The Secretary and Treasurer shall keep a record (Continues D. 1 DOUGHERTY k CO., ATLANTA, GA. THE FALL CAMPAIGN IS OPEN! Hie Races Have Begun. Trot in Your Fastest Nags and Watch usTLook Back into Their Faces! Dry Goods Market For Atlanta!, *Frnm ourcmipetitoro, daring me next niaety days von may look out for a nigh ’larometer, with prices routine upward, and’a slight tendency to nervousness, ioi- lowedjby more or less fever, when our prices are mentioned. D. H. Dougherty & Co. Nowwe have passed ‘he first quarter pole and are fall five lengths ahead, and tvliilealmost every bo i .• knows how we did it, we will here take occasion to a down a leal and tell you^that it was Wesell a beautiful four Dutton kid glove at50cents aJ>*ir! Because our five button scallop topIcid sclove is a perfect beauty, and is made ox a fine, soft skin, and is under the market in price. Because we don’t advertise to sell an article vorth 40c .for 15c, for we can 't doi , vou know; but we do sav that our Knit Underwtoar tor Ladies, Misses, Children and Gents, are bia values. 25c each for Ladies’ Pants and \ ests, quality. 25c each for Misses’ Pants and Vests, Rood qualtty. The Misses are sixes lo to J4. Bocause our stock of Worsied and Silk Dress Goods are the handsomest in the eoum rv, and hiirh prices are out of fashion. . . T Because our Plain and Stripod Plush and Velvet Novelties and Beaued and Jet Trimmings match the Worstetl a!id Silk Dress Goods, and everybody says they ^Bt^ause’you can’t afford to buy your Dry Goods before you examine our many J Because our Jersey Waists for Ladies and Children are going at such roek-bottom prices, and our sales are double any we ov r made. » -- „^ Am Because It is nonsense for us to say we sell goods worth 7nc for 50, ana wc gooaa for 25c. This is bosh, and it can’t be done. Don’t you listen to such We simply say that we are selling manv linesrif ?JVJ a P 01 ]i Atlanta, and if is your duty to LOOK BEFORE YOU BUY, and this is all we ask. Why we beat the race could be and shall bo 4? a . in 8 ?Zi our combination Dress Goods, Choice and Grand Novelties, both in Worsted ana Silk Goods, Velvets and Plushesare unsurpassed in quality and price. Once more. A. word about our Table Linens, Napkins, Towels, Etc. W^e have a Superb Stock, Great Variety and Great Big Bargains—Bigger Stock and Bigger Bargains than anybody over offered in this town, and we will stake our reputation on the assertion. And as for HOSIERY, why, we bull tho market on low prices, excellence of goods and handsome designs. Our low prices here are a Tvmn ng feature. AND DON’T YOU FORGET OnrCLOAKS,Short Wraps and Jackets. They are in handsome designs and at priees largely in favor of the buyer. “Comforting” Thoughts Pardon his chestnut, but the truth Is, our Comforts, Blankets and are in by whole carloads, and youean keep warm this winter on the very smallest “outlay.” This is no joke, but a solid truth. FOR MEN AND BOYS, We aave brought out a superior line of Jeans and Cassimers for Pants, Vests, Coats and Overcoats, whice aro lower than anybody will sell. In other words, we are ‘Forcing the FI <ht,” and h ive got the to back us up in any statement contained in this or any other advertisement in print. We (lon’t care a snap what others say, you corn* to us; tVe 11 satisfy you unless you want the earth—and we’ll give yon a large slice of that. D. H. DOUGHERTY & CO. Atlanta, Ga THOMPSON BROS. Bedroom, Parlor and Dining Room Fnrnitnro Big Stock and Low Prices.* PAROR AND CHURCH ORGANS, WOOD AND METALLIC BURIAL CASES epIB- lv “Orders attended to at any hour day or night.,^? THOMPSON BROS Newnan. Ga. E. VAN WINKLE & CO Manufacturers and Dealers in Wind Mills, ! Pumps, Tanks, Etc., ALSO Cotton Gins, Cotton Presses, Oil Mills, Etc. CONSTRUCT Public aad Private Water Works,'Railroad Water Supplies, Steam Pumps, Pipe and Brass Moods. Mend for Catalogue and Prices. E. VAN WINKLE CO-, 52-13 Box 83, ATLANTA, GA. o.g. McNamara. NEWNAN MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS. -:0:- ISON &. McNAMARA. DEALERS IN MARBLE&GRANITE, MONUMENTS, TOMBS AND HEADSTONES, TAB LETS, CURBING, ETC. XW’Special Designs, and Estimates for any desired work, furnished on application. 4-52 NEWNAN, GEORGIA.