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Newnan, Ga., Friday, September 91H, 1887.
THE PASSING SHADOW.
8AMUKLX1NTURN PECK.
With sorrow in her eyes of nine.
With trembling hands she slowly pinned it—
The little parting billet doux
That conscience told her now should end it.
Those tete-a-tete along the shore.
Those gipsyings with fern-filled basket,
Must join the dear delights of yore
And only liv ■ in memory’s casket.
There never was a heart like Jack’s—
He told his passion in his glances;
She sealed her note wit h scented wax.
But could not drown her dismal fancies.
When he should read his suit denied,
So long the theme of idle gazers.
Site pictured him a suicide,
And siiuddercd at the thought of razors.
At last she slept—but not till dawn
Had blossomed through the ocean vapors,
Jack conned her missive with a yawn
When he had read the morning papers.
He gave hts beard a languid twirl.
And murmured as he sat a-smoking:
“Tear-stained—By Jove!—poor little girl—
I thought she knew that I was Joking!
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A Railroad Incident.
Mrs. M. L. Bayne in Detroit. Free Press.
It was the first time she had ever
traveled alone, and all the family came
down to the station to see her off.
“Now, Pheeb,” said her father, as he
helped her on, “don’t let any of them
young|fellers come foolin’ ’round; mind
what me an’ your mother has alius told
you, an’ don’t have nothin’ to say to
strangers.”
“I won’t, father,” chirruped Phoebe.
, “Where’s the box with my best hat!
And the bag with the.dried raspberries
for .Tim’s wife ? And the kitten! oh,
where’s the poor little cat! ’
“Here she be,” said the mother,
showing up with the rest of Phtebe s
belongings, “and here’s the six pairs of
stockings I knit Reuben, and the } arn
towels, and the—”
“All aboard !” yelled the conductor.
“Good-bye, Phoebe ! Don’t forget the
new cheese in the hand V asket - Tel1
Jim’s wife to send me the raceet for
dyeing cotton yarn a primrose cast.
. Take keer of kitty, an’ be sure an’- "
“Good-bye, Pheeb ! Don’t make no
acquaintances with anybody. As your
' grandfather -used to say, ‘The , Lord
helps them as helps themselves.’ ”
There was a lot of them—brothers,
«sisters and cousins—who watched us
until the train and “Pheeb” were out
of sight. Then the young traveler set
tled down to business. And we all
watched her, for she was a verj piettj
girl.
First, she heaped all her tilings in the
seat facing her. Then she concluded
to put some of them in the bracket
above.
“Allow me,” said the spruce travel-
« ing man, with a mashing smile.
“Thank you,” said Miss Phcebe, cool-
“It,’s kinder inconvenient going
we are not so sure that is not unfortun
ate all around, for pupils and patrons
as well as for the teachers.
The great mistake, however, which
the public make is not so much in de
siring these public exercises, but lies in
making them the criterion by which to
judge the teacher’s efficiency. Herein
lies an evil that has long cried for rem
edy. The idea rests upon false prem
ises and is utterly, false in its conclu
sions.
The ability, faithfulness and zeal of
a teacher are not to be determined by
ability to make a public display of bis
pupils. Many of our best and most ef
ficient teachers, under whose tuition
the very best results are obtainable,
have neither the taste for public dis
play, nor the peculiar tact necessary
to make them entirely successful. But
by the foolish standard' raised by. a
false opinion, these teachers pass for
naught because they refuse to acknowl
edge the correctness of the standard, or
fail in reaching the public estimate of a
“good show.” The principle is wrong
and deserves £o be uprooted.
Another objection to public exhibi
tions is the tremendous amount of ex
tra work and worry imposed upon the
teacher. No one who has gone through
the experience can form any just con
ception of the terrible strain upon the
nervous system produced by the weeks
of drill and worry and excitement. No
one who lias not experienced it can un
derstand the total collapse of the over
worked system when the thing is over.
Usually it requires weeks of sleep and
complete rest for the nervous system to
rally, and all the powers of the man to
regain their normal condition. The
teacher realizes this as no one else does,
and his voice would be against exhibi
tions, first, last and all the time. But,
poor man ! he must bend to this absurd
sentiment. He must accept the yoke a
foolish public puts upon his neck with
all the patience he can command. Let
him defy the public, and his school
dwindles away. He is rated as not
competent to teach and train the sons
and daughters of this age. He will
soon find himself fronting empty
benches, and his pocket will not be
pulled down by the weight of sheckels.
What, then, is the remedy ? Let the
press come to the rescue of the teach
ers, and combat this wretched sentiment
that rules the public mind with a rod
of iron. Let it be shattered with shot
and shell from the newspaper batter
ies of the land, until not a vestige of it
remains. The teachers will rise up and
call us blessed, and a great good will
have been accomplished for the cause
of education throughout the land.
sweet corn, pop com and kaffir corn. I
had corn and meal from new com on
the 4th of July, and on the same day
planted com that will mature before
frost; speckled peas, clay peas, fall oats,
barley, rye, wheat, green sugar cane,
early amber sorghnm cane, kershaw
squashes, Spanish ground peas, German
millet, pearl millet, sessamum or benne
crab grass hay, crowfoot grass, bermuda
grass and red clover.
“Then in fruits I have peaches from
May 1 to November 1, apples, pears,
quinces, plums, grapes (twenty varie
ties ripening from June to frost,) figs,
blackberries, strawberries, pomegran
ates. In vegetables I have an almost
endless variety—all that can be grown
in the temperate and semi-tropical
zones. Here we have twenty-seven va
rieties of field crops, eleven kinds of
fruits and vegetables without number,
on twenty acres of ground.”
D. COLE MANUFACTURING CO.,
NEWNAN, GEORGIA.
lv.
anywhere alone.”
? “Going far?” asked
the traveling
n, as lie sat down, and we all glanced
m with envy.
inly to visit my brother Jim, m
ton Center. I get there after dark,
gh, and am awfully afraid they
in’t meet me.”
‘I am going that way myself,” haz-
[•dptUhe untruthful traveling man.
T ‘Wh}>how nice ! I wouldn’t be a bit
'raid of you.”
‘Mew ! mew ! mew !” came from a re
note corner of the car. jJtiss Phcebe
bade a dive for the kitten’s basket.
! “Oh, won’t somebody catch the kit-
;cn for me ? Oh, dear, it will be lost,
md it’s a real Maltese ! Oh, where’s
[he conductor ? Won’t somebody ring
irhini?”
We all started to hunt the wicked
ten, while its excited mistress pulled
„ bell-cord and stopped the train.
[Then peace was restored, and four
.raveling men hail returned the kitten
:o its ojjtner, the conductor seated him
self by Miss Phcebe to explain that a
passenger must n@^^\ under any cir
cumstances, touch the bell-cord.
Meanwhile all the onerous duties of
.nswering questions and reassuring
iglitened old women devolved on the
irakeman.
Then the boy with peanuts came in
md she snared him into getting some
jnilk for the kitten from the restaurant
far.
The book fiend dropped an armful oi
Burning novels into the seat at last left
lacant by the conductor.
' 5jHave you ‘How He Won Her,’ or
jubve on a Rail-car ?’ ” she asked sweet-
. He sat down to explain that he was
Just out of them, but had “Divorced at
t ight,” or “A Romance of Chicago.”
Then the only man in the car who
ad not been down on his knees, a cold,
_aughty, soulless man, with a cynical
jneer, opened his valise and handed her
fHow He Won Her.”
, When the train reached Newton Cen-
jer the young lady left it, followed b\
I meek and submissive crowd. The
[onductor carried the cat. The brake-
ban had the satchel. The rest of her
age was apportioned to the male
»engers, each of whom received a
set smile and a‘cordial “good-bye”
brother Jim hove in sight to claim
kfair relative. As we scrambled back
Jbur train we heard Jim ask: “How
Fthe world, Pheeb, did you get along
lith all those traps?”
[And her musical laugh, as she ans
wered: ▼
| “Oh, you know, Jim, father brought
s U p to help ourselves.”
Why the Farmer is Successful.
Because lie takes some good agricul
tural journal, reads it and tries to profit
by its teachings.
Because he works according to some
system, with common sense to vary it,
if necessary.
Because he doesn’t believe in over
cropping his soil and constantly taking
away without- replacing. He gives as
well as takes.
Becauses he keeps ahead of his work
and drives it rather than let it drive
him.
Because lie plans ahead, and when
his hired man arises in the morning he
knows what is the first business of the
day after breakfast, because he was in
formed the night before.
Because he keeps an accurate account
with his shops and his stocks, and
knows what field or what cow pays
and which does not.
Because lie watches the market and
studies the demands of the same, and
neiul|^)uys nor sells with eyes hood
winked:
Because he purchases the best seed
and is careful to get no other because
it Aay be cheaper. And he doesn’t
wait until he wants to sow or plant be
fore he purchases; everything is ready
when wanted for use.
Because his farm tools are carefully
housed when the season for their use is
over, and repainted and put in order
for future use.
Because he saves all possible fertili
zers made during the winter by his stock
and does not let the spring rains wash
the best part into the road.
Because he doesn’t sit around the
“corner groceries” in winter and go to
town every night in summer.
Because he is temperate, kind, eco
nomical, honest, industrious, wide
awake. fore-sighted, contented and
happy.
Loan Companies and Usury.
Savannah Hews.
The decision which United States)
District Judge Speer rendered a couple
of weeks ago relative to the usurious
interest of a loan company, a synopsis
of which was published in our dispatch
es, will cause some of the loan compa
nies to change their methods of doing
business, or to be satisfied with the le
gal rate of interest. There was, of
course, no new principle established by
the decision. The facts of the case that
was tried by Judge Speer showed that
the parties who loaned the money
charged 8 per cent, interest for it—the
legal rate—and accepted the greater
part of the commission of 25 per cent.,
which the agents of the borrowers, and,
apparently, also of the lenders, had
charged for negotiating the loan. If
the agents had represented the borrow
ers only, and had retained the whole
commission, the decision would have
been different. The lenders, however,
were guilty of accepting usury when
they took a part of the 25 per cent,
commission. They attempted to evade
the law and failed.
These loan companies have hundreds
of thousands, and perhaps millions, of
dollars loaned out in this State. The
borrowers, under the influence of this
decision may, in many instances, refuse
to pay the lenders any more than the
amount actually received by them, to
gether with 8 per cent, interest on .the
same. They cannot be forced to pay
any more. Under the law the titles
given to land as security for the loans
are not valid.
No farmer can pay more than 8 per
cent, interest and prosper. Even 8 per
cent, is a very high interest. It seems
remarkable that while the bonds of this
State, which pay only 44 per cent., com
mand a premium of 5 per cent, or more,
farmers who have good real estate se
curity cannot get money at 8 per cent
There must be some reason for this
which does not appear on the surface
Does not the homestead law render real
estate security undesirable ?
STEAM ENGINES
WE HAVE ON HAND SOME SPECIAL BARGAINS IN STEAM ENGINES
NERY OUTFITS, WHICH WILL REPAY PROMPT INQUIRIES.
A VERY LARGE STOCK OF DOORS, SASH AND BLINDS ON HAND AT LOW PRICES.
ALSO, SPECIAL GIN-
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EYE -GLASSES
Of all the men "who left the United
States Senate to cast their fortunes
with the Confederacy only Jefferson
Davis, of Mississippi, and Thomas L.
Clingman, of North Carolina, are liv
ing.
The report of a California encounter
says: “Colonel Baggs was shot once
in the left side, once in the right
shoulder and once in the drinking sa
loon adjacent.’
Green Apples.
Eaten in the spring time, or any
other season, is liable give to one bowel
trouble, which can be speedily cheeked
bv the use of Dr. Biggers’ Huckleberry
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School Exhibitions.
is unfortunate for the teachers
“ false public sentiment demands
ie school shall close the spring
with public exhibitions. And ■
Grown on Twenty Acres.
Americus (Ga.) Recorder.
On the edge of the city lives a gentle
man who has a little farm of twenty
acres. He is an ardent agriculturalist,
and has had much practical experience
in farming. His business in the city
takes up so large a portion of his time,
that he has only an hour or so
morning and evening to devote to his
little farm, but that little time is his
delight.
In conversing with him a few days
ago about the proposed county exhibit
at the Atlanta Exposition and Stile
Fair, we remarked that Sumter cer
tainly ought to make a grand display
with so great a variety of products.
“That is so,” said he. “I believe I
could fumfeh twenty varieties of pro
ducts off of my little place alone.”
“Well, suppose you enumerate what
you have grown and. are growing, and
we will make a list of them and see
how they foot up.”
“All right. We will take field crops
first. I hayegot two., varieties of cot
ton, white corn, golden dent com,
NO MORE EYE-GLASSES,
NO
MORE
W. E. AVERY,
THE JEWELER,
NEWNAN. GA.
LUMBER.
July 24th, 1887.
Up Day Passenger Train—East.
Leave Selma J? 2ft a m
Leave Montgomery i a m
Grantville }? a m
Puckett’s 11 0/ a, in
1 Newnan 12 P m
1 Palmetto 12 82 pm
Arrive at Atlanta 1 2o p m
Down Day- Passenger Train—West.
Leave Atlanta i HP, p 03
“ Palmetto 2 20 pm
“ Newnan 2 ■*< pm
“ Puckett’s 8 02 p m
“ Grantville 3 13 p m
Arrive at Montgomery J lo p m
Arrive Selma 10 CO p m
Up Night Passenger Train—East.
Leave Selma 3 30 p m
Leave Montgomery 8-15 p m
“ Grantville 3 13 a m
“ Puckett’s 3-37 a m
“ Newnan 3 58 am
“ Palmetto 4 45 am
Arrive at Atlanta 0 10 a m
Down Night Passenger Train—West.
Leave Atlanta 10 p m
“ Palmetto U 2fi p m
“ Newnan 12 08 am
“ Puckett’s 12 32 a m
“ Grantville 12 50 a ro
Arrive at Montgomery 7 05am
Arrive at Selma 1147 am
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN (DAILY;—East.
Leave LaGrange G 15 a m
Arrive Grantville 7 02am
“ Puckett’s 7 20am
“ Newnan .733am
“ Powell’s 7 52 a m
“ Palmetto 810am
“ Atlanta 915am
Accommodation Train (daily)—West.
Leave Atlanta ^ T5 p m
Arrive Palmetto 6 09pm
. “ Powell’s 6 27pm
“ Newnan 6 42pm
Puckett’s 7 00pm
“ Grantville 7 13 p m
“ LaGrange SOOpro
Columbus and Atlanta Express, (daily)
GOING SOUTH.
Leave.Atlanta ** 2? a m
Arrive at Newnan sOOam
“ LaGrange 8 55 a m
“ Opelika 9 58 a in
“ Columbus 1107 a m
“ Montgomery 12 10 am
“ Selma. 4 08 p m
GOING NORTH.
Leave Selma 10 14 a in
“ Montgomery 12 30 p m
“ Columbus 125 pm
“ LaGrange 3 34 p m
“ Newnan 4 30pm
Arrive at Atlanta. 5 45 p m
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Cecil Gabbett, || Gen’l Pass. Agent.
Gen’l Manager.
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“ Banning 6 lo a m
“ Whitesburg 6 20 am
“ Sargent’s 6 51am
“ Newnan 7 14 a hi
“ Sharpsburg 8 05 a in
“ Turin 8 12am
“ Senoia 8 32 am
“ Brooks 9 05 am
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« Griffin 9 50am
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« Senoia* 110pm
“ Turin 1 85 pm
“ Sharpsburg i ™ p m
** Newnan ... 228 pm
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“ Whitesburg 3 48 p m
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