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gcrald and ^dccrfeq. BY THE NEWNAN PUBLISHING CO. V'VW'NA VWvV. ■'VWWW'VWV w* S. W• MURRAY', Mnnu^er. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF CITY AND COUNTY SUBSCRIPTION PRICK. Sl.AO A TEAR. SINGING ITSELF. I Asked a wee maid with winsome way How she sang her songs through the livelong day, e they woodland echoes that come at call? Art? they fairy footsteps that 'round you fall? "lid you borrow or steal each happy note Prom some feathered songster's bursting throat ? Ho you make them out of the flowerets gay? Or weave in the Stinbeam's golden ray? ‘Oh, I cannot tell.” said the merry elf,' “I cannot help it, it sings itself." There's a song in my heart whose gay notes ring Louder than woodland songsters sing, ‘rander than those which have found a tongue. Sweeter than any my lips have sung, brighter than sunbeams or flowerets gay. This song that sings through tile livelong day. It never ceases, through storms or ill Of one sweet joy will it carol still. I will borrow your phrase, my merry elf, For this song in my heart that sings itself. —Ada M. Simpson. tinge containing little Harry, walking doctors came; he must have died in- • - - • ■ —" stoutly.” slowly, his eyes bent on the pavement, evidently unmindful of what was passing around him. At the sound of his wife’* •No. he died in my arms!” Eva said with a sob; “I remember he gave one R. D. sharp voice he lifted his head, and far gasp, as I took him up. Oh, my baby! the first time saw Mav’-s danger. my baby! and she broke forth again “Come here, May', this instant!” he into piteous sobs, and rising, started to called quickly. But May stopped for a leave l ' ie room. COLE MANUFACTURING Cft, NEWNAN, GEORGIA. EVA’S LESSON. I There were indications of a domestic storm brewing as Richard Hayes entered his house at 7 o’clock one fine evening in June; his little 3-year-old Mary ran eagerly to meet him, and baby Harry Stretched out his dimpled hands and prattled a glad welcome, but bis wife’s face showed that no pleasant grueling awaited him from her. “So you have condescended to put in an appearance at last!” she said angrily. I concluded you intended to stay all night watching that silly baseball game and guzzling beer.” Richard's face flushed painfully at the last taunt, so wholly undeserved. Al though harsh words were becoming of almost daily occurrence in his once happy home, he felt them most keenly now, as they were uttered in the presence of an intimate friend, who had never be fore seen these too frequent outbursts of anger. “Well, come to supper,” Eva said un graciously: “you have kept us waiting m hour, and I’ve no doubt Clarice; is half starved.” Clarice protested pleasantly, and Rich ard made courteous excuses for his de lay, hut Eva was too angry and impa tient to heed them. Her sharp words and unkind reproaches marred all the pleasure there might have been at her neatly spread supper table. At the earliest moment Richard es caped from the unpleasant home atmos phere and took his little ones out for «i walk. To Clarice the whole scene had been painful. Slight indications of growing unhappiness between her friend ‘and her husband had been betrayed before, hut nothing like this. Audit had been such a pleasant home. She remembered how proud Eva had been of her handsome, even tempered husband, how devotedly she had seemed to love him in those early days. She recalled the tender confidences Eva had poured into her ears of his patience, his constant kindness and gen erous devotion; but now, in her impa tience and ill temper, everything was wrong petty faults and foibles, that would have passed unnoticed in the old .lavs, were dwelt upon harshly and mag nified into serious defects. A merry, thoughtless girl, fond of society and gay pleasures, Eva had taken upon herself the duties of wife and mother without a thought of how weary the burden might prove to be. For two or three years she bore thqjn remarkably well; she was very proud of her handsome husband, her pleasant home and her bright, sprightly little girl, whom every one admired and petted. But with tin* coming of the second child her cares increased, the household duties became heavier, and her confinement to home closer. She never realized how largely t he nervous irritation, which made her so cross and fault finding, was caused by these things. Confuted to her close, warm rooms day after day. with rarely any other society than her little ones, wlio-shared her irri- tabilitv. the troubles had increased ■ rapidly. From an occasional impatient word, it lhad grown to shsrn. angry reproaches • and constant fault finding, until Richard . was lieginning to seek pleasure in the ' societ v of friends outside, only to lie met ..with still harsher words each time on his {'return. Thoughtless and ignorant of the laws of health, it never occurred to either t hut a ride or a walk each day. a few , hours in the .open air. would do more to cure all this trouble than would either : - ermons or good resolutions. The day of Clarice's visit everything had gone wrong. It had been very "aim. ind Eva had spent many hours in her dose, hot kitchen, over the ironing and baking, while May. mischievous little iiiss. had been unusually trouble some, scarcelv out of one piece of mischief he- - fore she was into another, keeping the babe in constant fretfulness by her teas ing." until Eva's patience was exhausted, without the additional vexation of having ^ j^r husband take advantage of a half holiday to attend a baseball game, and delay bis return beyond the usual hour. ‘•Oh. if girls only knew when they were well off. they would never marry,” :she said bitterly, as she seated the parlor window with - ; dusi look at the cozy life .marriage: and now it is -from lftorning till night, no chance tor lost or recreation, no opportunity to ; out, and the children drive me T vild. while nn husband eaves no more V?.an a block for all my troubles. Oh l - ' A-ish 1 were free qnce more! 1 vi ou.d - b he broke off abruptly, and 1< aned 'Vat of the window. "For heaven s sake. 5 Uc cried, excitedly, "ju -t /mild! Max. come out of i distant. or you'll get a good whipping- r r>i c k Hayes, are you crazy: iheiy sthat Ainld in the middle of the road, liable to Life run over at any moment. A L, m a taret i k ■ a:\ < children. rf ;* M-V "is iii the street, re’.mng here Mnd there, ki king at some tits of .stone bed now and tinnstopping to ^ ihrliir- and twisting, jumping hke a Jailer dancer, while A-a’k near her. wa .I 113 " 1 *^ on- .... J car ( herself at her friend. 1 led before AA'ork. work. i earlv iqck at that the road this moment only in her dancing, then whirl ing on her foot cast a saucy, defiant glance at her father. “May. do you hear me?” he said stern ly. “Come over here!” And dropping the handles of the baby carriage lie started rapidly toward her. May stood still for an instant, kicking the earth with her tiny shoes, then started to obey. At that moment there was a rattle of wheels, the quick tramp of a horse’s feet, and before the child had passed half the distance to the walk a horse attached to an empty, broken carriage came rapidly around the corner not a dozen rods from her. The whiffletree of the broken car riage dashed against the horse's heels at every jump, and Half maddened with fright, he was tearing down the street at a furious pace. To spring into the road and catch May in his arms was the Avork of an instant: but the horse mils close upon them, and with a shout Richard threAv up his arms almost in its face, thinking it would naturally turn to the right, hut, on the contrary, the animal in its mad terror swerved to the left and struck Richard with full force. In an instant the iron hoofs and heavy vehicle had passed over liis prostrate body, and at the next bound the Avheels struck the baby carriage, leaving it Avrecked about the helpless little form. It Avas all over in a moment, the frightened horse Avas dashing madly down the street, and the three lxxlies lay apparently lifeless in the road. So suddenly had it all happened that Clarice and Eva had stood as if paralyzed Avith horror, then with a quick cry Eva was out of the house and doAvn the steps. Reaching the Avrecked baby carriage she lifted her child from amid the debris. There M as a cruel ga-sh at the l>ack of the head, from wluch the blood was flowing freely, while the fair hair, the sAveet face and dainty white garments Avere stained Avith the crimson tide. The beautiful blue eyes met hers in a dull, glassy stare, there was a quiver of the blue veined lids, a quick gasp, and a little form lay limp and liteless in her arms. A crowd had rapidly collected and Richard and May Avere carefully lifted and borne into the house, Avliile Eva. like one bereft of her senses, silently and mechanically followed, holding the life less form of her babe pressed closely to her breast. In the middle of the pleasant parlor slio paused and looked Avith a wild, horror stricken countenance from the pallid, blood stained face upon her breast to the unconscious forms of h^r husband :uid child upon the sofa. Clarice came to- Avard her. passed her arm about her, and tried to lead her to a seat. Slowly Eva turned toward her; then as she beeuied to recognize the friendly, sympathetic face, die cried out in tones of heartrend ing agony: “Oh, Clarice, Clarice! I have murdered them! I wished myself free, and God has taken me at my Avoid!” She staggered, threw out her hand blindly and sank in a dead faint in her friend’s arms. Through all that long, sad night she passed from one fainting lit to another, tasking all the skill of the medical at tendants and the kind care of her friend. She would revive only long enough to recall the terrible accident; then Avitli a repetition of her first wild erv—“1 haA'e murdered them!”—would relapse into another fainting fit, only to repeat the same over and over, until at last, as the morning began to dawn, worn out Avith the fearful struggle, she slept the'sleep of utter exhaustion. When she awakened a feAv hours later her friend's face greeted her opening- eyes. At first she gazed around in be- | wilderment; then, as there came back to i her the scene of the previous evening. 1 she turned her face to the wall, and the i first tears she had been able to shed fell i freely. (Tarice pressed her hand in ten din' SA'inpathy. making no effort to check her tears, thinking wisely they were nat ure's best relief for the aching heart and overcharged brain. After a few moments the tears ceased, and Eva lay motionless Avith closed eyes, only an occasional sob shaking her light frame. ■•Oh. Clarice.” shelsaid at last, in bro ken tones. "1 am most bitterly punished. 1 wanted to he free, and now they are all gone! 1 am utterly alone! Oh. my God. how .can 1 hear it! “But Mav is not seriously hurt,” Clar ice hastened to explain. "She was only bruised and stunned. Here she is now, ! as the mischievous cause of all the trou- 1 hie, awed and quieted by the strange 1 scene around her. slipped timidly into the j room. Eva sprang up with a Avild cry. and. 1 dropping on her knees, caught the child I in her arms. "Oh. thank God! she ut- ; tered fervently, "that I have even one | left.” ' • •Your husband is alive, Clarice said softlv. laying her hand upon the bowed head. Eva raised her eyes quickly. i -Oh. Clarice, say it again!” she cried, hysterically. betAveen smiles and tears, j “Dick alive! I must go to him.” And she rose to her feet, trembling in every limb from the reaction of feeling. Clarice laid her hand gently on Eva s arm as she turned to leave the room. ••"Wait one moment, dear. Richard is verv seriously hurt, liis head is cut ; badlv. and one leg is broken. It Avas a long" time before Ae doctors could re store him to con® iousness, but they think now Avith the best of care he may | recover." Eva had sunk into a chair, her eyes fixed intently on the face of her friend, as if everv word were hie or death to her. -If care can save him. then he shall surely live. How gixxl God is to me! she added fervently,' the tears falling again, but this time like soft summer rain. “And my baby. Clarice, will he live alsoi'" She almost held her breath, awaiting the reply. Clarice did net an swer. on : y passed her arm around Ea.i. ■ and drew*her head against her shoulder. “Clarice, tell me.” Eva pleaded, -i# i he dead?' ’ ••Yes. dear," Clarice said gently, her tears falling in sympathy for the be reaved mother, -he was dead before ihe One moment, please,” Clarice said, again detaining her; “let me go first. He Avas asleep a few moments ago, and the doctor left orders that he must not be disturbed.” She left the room, and in a few mo ments returned and motioned Eva to fol low her. “Be as calm as possible, dear,” Clarice Avhispered as she left her. As the door j closed softly behind her friend. Eva stood still a moment at her husband's bedside. His head was well covered with bandages, concealing the ugly Avounds beneath, the eyes Avere closed and his face wore the pallor of death. Her heart grew faint within her; surely he would die. if not already dead: and every unkind Avord she had spoken rose up liefore her like avenging spirits. How all the «*ld love revived with tenfold power! He had never, even in their happiest days, seemed so inexpressibly dear as at that moment! Oh. if God would but spare him. a life time of devotion should atone for all past unkindness. A quick sob broke from her. notwith standing her efforts of self control. Richard’s eyes unclosed and Avith a faint i smile he held out his hand to her. Drop ping on her knees by the side of the bed she laid her head beside his on the pillow, while Ill's arm Avas passed fondly about her. “Oh. Dick, forgive me!” she sobbed, forgetting all her caution. “I shall never j forgive myself; I'll newer speak an unkind Avoid again, never, never, while I live!” The sentences Avere broken and disjointed, uttered amidst sobs and tears. “There, there, dear.” Richard said, genth. as he drew her face closer to him and kissed her tenderly. Then, with a noble generosity, wliich seems a part of some men's natures, he added kindly: “I was to blame; I should have been more thoughtful; I ought to have taken you out instead of going off alone for my own pleasure. We Avill begin aneAv, now” He stopped, unable to finish the sen tence. “Yes. I know! Harry is dead. Oh, my baby! my baby!” she sobbed. Richard’s lips quivered and the heavy eyelids were pressed upon the pallid cheeks to repress the starting tears He drew her closely toward him and ten derly pressed her tear stained cheek against his own in mute sympathy, but cqjild utter no Avoid. How very, very dear his beautiful boy bad been to the young father, none but God might know. For a long time they were very quiet, Eva’s sobs alone breaking the stillness, until at last those ceased and Richard said softly: “Evvie!” “Yes, dear!” How many long months had passed since she had heard the dear old pet name from his lips! liow many more since she had spoken one endearing AA’ord to him! The sound of them now carried them back to the old, happy days before harsh words had been spoken or unkind feelings held sway. “What do you Avish, dear?” Eva asked, waiting a moment for her hus band's request. “Harry”—his lips trembled—he could not go on. “Yes, dear,” Eva said softly, divining intuitively, in her neAv found sympathy with her husband, the Avish he could not express. Rising quietly, she passed out of the room. In a few minutes she returned, hearing the dead babe in her arms. All "the violence of her grief seemed hushed into stillness in the presence of death. Seating herself on the side of the bed, she turned her precious burden tenderly until the father's eye could rest on its face, his hands touch it without change of position. Never in the full flush of health and infantile beauty had their boy looked more lovely than iioav, as, robed for the grave, he lay- in his mother's arms. The fatal wound had been deftly concealed, and the locks of hair fell over the Avliile forehead in soft, curling rings; the long lashes of the blue veined lids lay lightly <z> H M % 0 % m STEAM ENGINES. ALSO, SPECIAL GIN- 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. MANUFACTURING CO., NEWNAN, GA. R. D. COLE J. II. Reynolds, President. Hamilton Yancey, Secretary ROME FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA. CAPITAL STOCK, $103,400. A home company. Management conserv ative, prudent, safe- Soliciting the patron age of its home people and leading all com petitors at its home office. Its directory composed of eminently suc cessful business men', bucked by more than one million dollars capital. H C FISHER & CO., Agents, Newnan, Ga. A. P JONES. JONES Sc J. E. TOOLE. TOOLE. NO MORE EYE-GLASSES, n° ^ WEAK MORE W" EYES! on the fair, round ehook: the street , Engine and Machinery, curved lips just parted with a smile, and & the pretty dimpled hands were crossed on the lifeless breast. Too fair and beautiful he seemed for the coflin. the cold, dark grave. Tiie white lips of the young father quivered, and the large tears forced their way from beneath the trembling eyelids, as he laid his hand -on the head of his darling boy. Then his hand fell softly upon Eva’s with a gentle, loving clasp. ••Our darling Harry is safe in a letter world.” he said at last, in a voice broken by emotion. “And let us, dear, make his death the beginning of a new life of thoughtfulness and forbearance each to ward the other.” And Eva. touching her lips with tender reverence to the fair, cold forehead of her darling, said softly: “God being my helper. I will prove that the death of my precious boy has not been in vain.” CARRIAGE BUILDERS AND DKALKRS IN HARDWARE, LiGRANGE, GA. Manufacture all kinds of Carriages, Buggies, Carts and Wagons. Repairing neatly and promptly done at reason able prices. We sell the Peer- Application for Charter. STATE OK GEORGIA, Cowkta County: To tbc Superior Court of said County: The petition of Abraham O. W. Foster. James II. Shelnutt. anil Lavender H. Hay, of the county of Coweta, and John It. Wilkin son. r.l the county of Fulton, shows: That t liev are joint owners of a certain pat ent granted by the Fnited States, known as the •*Abraham G W. Foster Improved Car- Coupling," So. .'5R4.S10. That saiii patent is of great value, to-wit: the sum of one million dollars. Your peti- I ioners pray That they, their associates and successors, may lie made a body corporate and politic under the name and style of the “FOSTER CAR-COUPLING COMPANY" For the full term of twenty years, with the privilege of renewing at tlie expiration of said term. That the capital stock of said company shall lie one million dollars, divided into two hun dred thousand shares of five dollars each. That the principal office and place of busi ness of said comimny shall be at Newnan, Georgia, with agencies and offices at such oth er places, in or out of said State, as the busi ness of said corporation may require. That said company shall have the right to remove said principal office and place of busi ness to any other place that may better suit the convenience of the corporation. That the object of said company is gain and profit for its stockholders; and to lhat.end the particular business ot said corporation shall he: To deal in said patent, which your petition ers stand ready to assign to said corporation upon such terms as may he agreed upon, so soon as a charter shall he granted by the court, and all improvements that may be made thereon, and in any other patent car- coupling. by purchase, assignment, grant, mortgage, license, conveyance, or otherwise; To manufacture and sell or let said car- I couplings, or otherwise dispose of the same; ! To build railway ears, drawbars and draw- i heads, with or without said patent attached I thereto, and to dispose of the same; ! To erect or rent, own and control, shops for i the manufacture of the aine. That the rights, powers, and privileges shall be; To have and to use a corporate seal, and ' alter the same at pleasure; To sue and be su«*d, to plead and he imp! ed. to contract and he contracted with: To purchase.take, hold, and use •' i : pertv, real or personal, that mav he- • for the purpose of tile corporation, et i i: - - > i; • the conduct of Its business or to secure *my indebtedness to the company, and to sell otherwise dispose of the same: To make any constitution or by-law not contrary to the laws of tiiis state and <>t the United States, and to amend or repeal the same at pleasure; To create and elect such officers, manager--, or directors, and appoint eh agents, as <:;•■! company may decide upon, and lo fix their salaries: To do any and all acts not. prohibited by law that ma v be or Ix-i-om-- necessary for i m- successful iu"p:igcmt>n? of the business of said corporation. That post- .-a holder in said company sir;’! lie liable for lie <i<-bis. contracts. torts. or de faults of said eomnany over and beyond the amount of his unpaid stock subscription. And petitioners will ever pray, etc. LAVENDER R. RaY. Petitioners’ Attorney. SHOW-CASES DESKS OFFICE & UH FURIilTlKE & FIXTURES'. Ask for Illustrated Pamphlet. TERRY SHOW CASE CO., YashviHe/Tim PIANOS ORGANS Of all makes direct to customers from head quarters, at wholesale prices. All goixls guar anteed No money askI till instruments are r«- ceived and fully tested. Write us before pur chasing. An investment of 2 cents may save you from 550.00 to SIOO.OO. Add res., JESSE FRENCH, NASHVILLE, - TENNESSEE. Wholesale Uixtrilnilvui Dcp’t for the South. fREEMAN & CRANKSHAW, IMPORTER’ AND MANUFACTU RERS OF Weather and Temper. The typical November flay L« one on which the atmosphere is lowering and depressing, although there may be no ac tual storm. In some households such weather constantly prevails, and. as a general thing, no one knows the reason. The causes, patiently traced, usually center in some one member. He may not have what is usually meant by “a bad temper." and may go on. day after day. giving others little cause for active complaint against him. And yet his personal atmosphere is so depressing that the constitutionally si>ber are made melancholy by his presence, and the light hearted find themselves deep in the blues. ' “I don't see why everybody complains of my manner.' 1 once said a most esti mable gentleman. “I'm sure I don t easily lose my temper, and 1 never - ly disagree J lie things. “Ah. but you always link ;ts if you were thinking them, and that's wors> ! answered a candid friend. Repressed Aitieasm is, indeed, some times harder to hear than a frankly ut tered complaint.—Youth's- Cumpai.mn. 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