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yf H P#r*oni THE HERALD AND ADVERTISER. VOL. XXIII. NEWNAN, GA., FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1888. NO. 21. 4 4 PRO BONO PUBLICO.” We are receiving our new spring OS HOE S1> which for quality, fit and price, •'KNOCK THE SPOTS” Clear out of anything in Newnan. We stand in the front rank, at the head of the procession, leading all others in stylish and reliable Foot-wear, Head-wear and Neck-wear. SNEAD’S SHOE AND HAT STORE, <jif>EN FROM 6 A. M. TO 9 P. M. GREENVILLE STREET. T. E. FELL & CO. HERE IT IS! Oil the axle with “Columbia Axle Oilloosen the hopper, so it can move “up and down” easily. For opening, use a 3A or 4x8 “sharp pointed” scooter, with a narrow 12-inch scraper. Newnan, Ga., March 2d, 1888. SOME SPRING FACTS AND FANCIES, FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE DEAR PEOPLE! FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS. “There’s nothing half so sweet in life as love’s young dream,” saith the poet; but, of course, fie hadn’t seen those lovely Spring Goods that now decorate my counters, else he would have qualified his re marks. On this ground I can ex cuse him, but upon no other; be cause I have the prettiest, cleanest, nicest lin« of Spring novelties that were ever offered to the trade, ei- ther here or else\\;herc, including Prints, White Goods, Muslins, (checked and barred,) Renfrew Binghams, Staple and Fancy Notions, And numerous other irticles calculated to catch the feminine eye and make glad he hearts of my countrymen. I have no timidity in pushing hese goods, because they will ■ float upon their merits. In- ieed, they have only to be seen'to be admired, and in this en- ;erprising age to admire is to buy. In the masculine line I can show a most elegant lot of Spring Clothing, comprising the latest styles and fabrics, and im confident of my ability to please all who may favor me ,vith their custom. Suits range in price from $6 to $30, and ,vere made specially to order, from samples selected by Major Woodroot and myself. This is official, and we have the rai- nent to show for it. In addition to the above we have a splendid line of La- iies’ and' Gents’ Shoes, medium and fine, (all late summer styles.) Also, an elegant line of Spring Neckwear and Gents’ Furnishing Goods—the most complete assortment in town. Likewise, a handsome assortment of new and stylish Spring Hats, for men and hoys. The celebrated “Pearl” Shirt a specialty., I am also the exclusive agent in Newnan for Nomburg, Kraus & Loura, manufacturing clothiers of New \ ork, and will take your measure and have suits made to order without extra charge, Full line of Spring samples now on hand; fit guaranteed. In the GROCERY line.I keep constantly on hand such articles as Flour, Meat, Lard. Sugar, Corn, Meat, Meal, Oats, Bran. Peas, Stock Feed, and everything designed to nourish or tickle the interior of either man or beast. I have a job lot of Tobacco, all grades, which I am offering at a bargain. Also, twenty-five or thirty barrels of new New Orleans Syrup, on the same terms. Cash or On Time, and uniform prices to all rich or poor. Come and see me; 1 can do you good. I. P. BRADLEY. Greenville Street, next door to Newnan National Bank. Orantvlll*. Mr. Editor:—Garrett & Zellars hare placed heavy woven-wire protectors over the front windows of their store room, which adds very much to the beauty of the building, and when the rooms are lighted at night it presents quite a city-like appearance. The only wonder is that this improvement was so long delayed, and that others do not do likewise. Miss .Jessie Zellars came home on Friday afternoon from Southern Female College, accompanied by Misses Kate Henderson, Annie Dorsey, May Hen derson, Ida Brinson, Leola Pennington and Clara McWilliams. Miss Jennie Collinsworth came up the same day, accompanied by Misses Irene Nolan and Mary Harrell. These young ladies all returned in time for their college duties on Monday morning. From ob servations made by one of our hand somest young men, the young ladies en joyed their visit very much, and doubt less were much benefited by the short vacation allowed them. The sudden sickness of Dr, L. C. Wis dom, of Corinth, was very much de plored by his friends in our town; but when his death was announced a sin cere sorrow was experienced by all. Dr. Wisdom was a good citizen, a popu lar physician, and a true Christian. In his immediate community he will be greatly missed, but around his fireside heartsarebleedingand desolation seems to have settled there. Hearts are bro ken, hopes are blasted, and the home which was so recently one of happiness is turned into a house of mourning. May “He who doetli all things well” pour upon the bleeding heart« of wid ow and sons a healing balm. Our sin- cerest sympathy is extended to the sorely bereaved family. Mrs. W. A. Post and her little daugh ter, Gertie, are very much improved, and we trust will soon be well again. The infant of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Cot ton was buried Monday. We tender our sympathy to the bereaved parents. I saw John White pulling a long string of little fish through towo last Saturday which he evidently feasted (?) on Sunday morning. Ask Pinson Bryant whether he likes playing “blind-fold” or liorse-swap- ping. He was eminently successful in the one, but failed in the other. We had a couple of new bailiffs in town this week. They bagged their game. Our regular bailiff, J. H. Bry ant, is spending the week in Newnan, attending Superior Court in the capaci ty of a juror, recuperating—his duties as lawful constable having been ex tremely onerous for the past few months. Henry has ample time for rest, as he has not been called upon to serve liis country in his new position to any great extent. Col. John F. Metlivin, of Seuoia, spent the afternoon and night with “Arden” Tuesday last, returning to Court Wednesday morning, John is a whole team. Last week I had on my table new squashes, cabbage, vegetable oyster, roasting-ears, etc., sent me by my good friend, Col. A. B. Stroud, who now re sides abHaines City, Fla. May he live loug and prosper, for he certainly de serves it. Quarterly meeting for Grantville cir cuit was held with Grantville church Saturday and Sunday last. The presiding elder, Rev. Thos. Pierce, ptresided, and preached two or three able sermons, commanding the closest attention of his congregations. His sermon on Sun day night was peculiarly strong. March 7 th. Arden. Turin. . Mr. Editor:—The happening of a suc cession of events, sometimes in the his tory of men, lead to grave and grievous results, as may be learned from a peru sal of the history of the deluded Ma- liommed, who, by his beguiliug, led millions astray from the worship of the Eternal God, and whose descendants even to-day are numbered by the tens of millions. Take, for example, what is said to have happtened in the life of this deluded prophet, upon a certain day of the week. It is claimed for him that he was born on Monday. On Mon day began his hallucinations, or pre tenses of preaching. On Monday he fled from Mecca: entered Medina on Monday; returned and captured Mecca on Monday; and at last died on Mon day. Now, could there have been any thing divine or providential in these happenings to Mahommed, just because incidents in his life occurred on Mon day? Certainly nothing. Neither should Friday of the week be regarded as a day of ill-omen. Strange incidents have happened just the same to each day of the week. The other day a planter remarked that he “would not begin the planting of his corn crop on Friday.” Why such superstition in this enlightened age? And another wonder is, why do men and women who make greater pretensions, indulge such notions, and even go so far as to impress the same upon the minds of others ? As the fruit crop was destroyed by cold last year, allow me to suggest a plan by which I think another such oc currence may not happen. The plan is, cut young pines the height of the fruit trees; place them so the boughs will lap over and around the same, thus cover ing the entire fruit tree, and thereby preventing the collection of frost upon the tender fruit. The plan is cheap, only costing a little labor, and the ex periment is, I think, worth a trial. Many have invested heavily in orchards, and why not save the fruit, if it can be done? The grand jury, at this session of the Court, should recommend the building of a bridge across Keg creek, on the road leading from the Capt. Stallings place to Senoia. The fonl is almost impassable at that place. Esquire James Walker says he’s the party that went to the Gate City with with Mr. I. M. Shell, but that he didn’t have his name changed to Wallace. Mr. John Carmical and his excellent wife came over from Fayette, and mingled with old friends in these parts last Saturday. Mrs. II. S. Reese and Mrs. C. L. Moses visited Senoia on Saturday last. Rev. J. B. Hunnicutt is in attendance upon Court this week. Another heavy rain on Sunday night last. R. A. T. March 7th. Panther Creek. Mr. Editor:—News items are scarce in these diggings. I have been think ing over and about our political out look. Who will be, our next President and Governor, Congressional and Legislative members ? Some want a high tariff man for President, and some want a free trade man ; some want a prohibition man, and some want an anti-prohibition man; and for Governor and Congressman their ideas run about the same way. As for Representatives, the Farmers’ Alliance will run two candidates for the Legislature—or that is the talk. The non-Alliance farmers would like to run one candidate. The town people would also like to run a man. To harmonize these difficulties Judge Swint proposes for two Justices of the Peace to run—himself from town and “Ripples” from Panther Creek district. We are in the hands of our friends, if we have any. Our farmers have rolled up their sleeves and gone to work in earnest, There is at least a third more guano being hauled out than in any previous year. I have taken some pains in try ing to find out how the crops would average, and from the best information I can get it will be 1 to 4—1 acre in corn to 4 acres in cotton. Wheat and oats about live acres to the horse. Farmers are taking more pains in ter racing their lands than ever before. While in town last Wednesday I met up with Mr. J. P. Fleming, of the Fourth district, who informed me that his father was the first man who ever made a corn crop in Coweta county. The Indians then occupied this section, and the lands had never been surveyed. There was no such thing as land lots in those days. Mr. Fleming further stated that he had in his possession a skillet that was over two hundred years old, and that the same was used daily. Mr. Fleming said that he was 75 years old and had never had a pain in his back during his life. He is as pert now as most men are at the age of 25 years. As his life has been free from pain and suffering, I hope he may pass through death’s gates as painless as his natural life has been. It looks strange to me that the pres ent grand jury of the county would have made choice of a skeleton as fore man of their body when they had so many fine lookiug men to select from. Farmers are mighty busy this week. March 7th. Ripples. 189,0001bs. flour @ *2.50 per 100 *47,250 79,0001bs. meat (a; 10c. per lb.... 7,900 4,000 gals, syrup @. 40c 1,000 1,365 bushels oats @ 50c 680 .945 bushels corn (A 75c 708 600 tons guano @ *20 12,000 Total *70.338 There will possibly be six hundred more tons of guano received here. As to the shipment of corn, it has hardly had a beginning. In the shipments of meat and flour but little abatement need be expected. So, that, taking our figures as approximately correct, the supplies necessary to meet the demand of our immediate vicinity will cost the consumers some $350,000 for the year. Now, suppose there is received in this market next fall seven thousands bales of cotton and the average price paid is $40 per bale. Then we have $580,000 to meet an indebtedness of *350,000, leav ing a deficit of *70,000, besides thous ands of dollars of indebtedness for other things not enumerated. I do not think my figures are extravagant, but reasonable. Now, if this course is persisted in, what must be the end ? Nothing short of bankruptcy, in its very completeness. What should wisdom and common sense dictate to every man? Why, to produce these articles of prime neces sity on his farm. His com, small grain, sugar-cane, potatoes, everything neces sary for home consumption. And he can raise hogs and cattle, too ; and horses and mules. What is necessary to do it ? Bone and muscle, backed by energy and will power, is your last and only remedy. Apply these, and a won derful change in your favor will soon be apparent. As it is, while you and yours are in the fields in your shirt-sleeves honestly laboring to meet your honest liabilities, your task-masters in the North and West are in their counting rooms, placing their estimate upon the sweat trickling down your cheeks ; oc cupying palatial residences; owning fine stock; riding in silver mounted carriages ; their sons and daughters in college, while you and yours are strug gling to keep the wolf from the door. You may speculate and theorize, and form Farmers’ Alliances, bull say unto you the best thing to be done is to form personal, individual, -Self-Reliaifbes. Do this, and there will be no need of t he others. Men come here from the North and West and say you lm\ e the finest coun try on the globe, and they invest and demonstrate what they say. They make money, but they do not plant cotton. They practice diversified farming and succeed. So can you. What a shame it is upon any man in the possession of healthy mental and physical powers to say “I cannot.” Much is being said and written about tariff and revenue re form. The great reform needed among us, as a people, is home reform. More time devoted to business, less time to liesure ; more licks made at the right time and place, and less by theory and gas. Curtail expenses, stop the little leaks, husband our resources, use to the best advantage the precious time that a merciful God gives us. Then the revenues of labor will roll in upon us, and peace and happiness, like a river, will flow over this sunny land of ours. This is “our, country,” but how long, if mortgages are given as collat eral upon our property for the payment of these and other outrageous obliga tions, before it will all be in fhe hands of the “land sharks” of the country ? Will ice learn in this school of experi ence ? . A’ixcext.. March 7th. this place. But we need more help to fininish the house; for we have decided that this is our home, and we want to do a lasting work, and make the com munity feel that it is good for us to be there. Who will help us finish? We are thankful for the help already ren dered. G. W. Meriwether, March 7th. Pastor. A KOPi 1 I* l: NO. 6, w* Resolutions uii. . o \ k \ i.i i AV'E, K i ti\\ i i a rot \’i v. Maim ii 3d, 18*8. the members of White Oak Alli ance, believing that the principle-* of the organization, rightly carried nut, will restore to our country sociability, honesty and prosperity. Therefore, we agree to stand by and carry out the following resolutions: 1. That we commence by living more economically, and try to curtail our ex penses this’year at least 25 per cent.; and that each member keep an item ized account of his business during this year. 2. That we give more attention to the crops which, by our own negligence, has well-nigh destroyed our independ ence. 3. That we discountenance all inter ference between landlord and tenant by outside parties, and heartily con demn such action on the part of any farmer. 4. That some merchants, in their anx iety to sell goods, forget that the ten ant system is a copartnership business, and instead of talking to the landlord and tenant on business matters in which they are jointly interested, they man age to see the tenant privately and by “blarney” promises of fair dealing, love for his sort, and a general sidewiping of his brother merchant, with whom the tenant may be dealing, he destroys in ten minutes that tenant’s usefulness for twelve months. We say to such, desist, or change your occupation. 5. That we cordially invite all far mers who desire to see the country keep pace with the towns and cities, make country life less lonely, more so cial, and better our financial condition, to join in and help carry out this glori- rious work. 6. That we are in favor of reducing the tax on the nere.->aries of life before the tax on whiskey is removed. Sim L.* AVh ati.ky, Pres’t. W. C. Lee, Sec’y. Bankruptcy and Starvation. Mr. Editor:—Mr. Cleveland, in his message to Congress last December, justified the internal revenue law and condemned the present tariff law, re commending changes in it which, if carried into practice, would bankrupl many of the rich, and all of those in debt, and starve the poor. Bob Short. Senoia. Mr. Editor:—Thinking it might he a matter of some interest to the many [ readers of The Herai i> and Adver- ! tiser, we have concluded to furnish ! them with a few statistics showing, to ! some extent, what it costs the people j of this section of the country to live, ' and we take it for granted that the ex-. | hibit here made will find a general ap plication. We give the statement in condensed fown for the months of Jan uary and February, including only the leading articles of consumption receiv ed at this point : Flour, 189,000 pounds. Meat, 79,000 pounds. Oats, 41,000 pounds. Corn, 53,000 pounds. Syrup, 100 barrels. . Guano, 600 tons. This is for only' two months ! Is there anything in this statement that will be cause for reflection with the producer? These statistics are gathered and writ ten as much for his benefit as for that of the consumer ; for a very large per centage of these articles are used by the producer. Now, let us make some calculations: In Memariam. A. J. Lowe, who died in Cedartown. Ga., March 4th, 1888,. in the 64th year of his age. He was iny friend and my father’s friend, and I greatfully pay the just tribute of unbroken friendship : tears to his memory ; reverence for his vir tues ; peace to his ashes. With him friendship was a sacred bond—an altar upon which he laid,.unhesitatingly, his costliest sacrifices. In all the relations of life he acquitted himself.with honor; as husband and father, fond hearts tes tify to liis tenderness and loyalty; as v citizen, no man had the public weal more at heart; ah, his was a golden heart tluit loved justice arid eschewed not mercy.' 5 Truth to him was a shining virtue—the keystone of his character. As a patriot, lot ; his record in the Mexican war bespeak his bravery and devotion, and when w6 ' strew the graves of our patriot dead, let us lav upon his quiet resting-place. the sweet garlands of grateful remembrance. . Of a genial, magnetic nature, few men gathered around them inbrfe, or triiei friends ; many a-manly breast? will pay him the tribute of a sigh.. Almost the last coherent sentence he spoke was, “I’m sqtiare with the world.” - ' When questioned as to a future state, lie would often reply,, “I think more of such.things than.you suppose ; I have wronged no man’. I am not afraid to die. The rule of my life has- been. ‘Do'unto others, as yon- would, have them do to you.’. ” Staunch in his .integrity, just in hi> dealings, he bequeathes to his family Card of Thanks/* Mr. Editor:'— Please allow me space in your valuable paper to speak a few words about our new church, known as Powell’s Chapel. We have about fifty' members at this place, but hadn’t much of a house. We were unable to build without the help of others, but thought best to do all that we could before we asked the help of our j his “good name, the immediate -jewel friends, and decided so to do. After 1 of the soul.” ; • a? doing all that we were able to do, we'j by the sMe of.her he lo\ed in lif^, ie ® sleeps his last, long, dreamless sleep, went out among our white friends, and j V ' Q more throbs for the creat font ni ear t; H is life with ours Tnna ut> longer a pact; • No more .-.miles, and words of cheer, That made the' hours to us so dear. Where has the true friend suddenly flown-.’ Where shall bloom what he has sown? God, who sees the diamond shine Kar below the deepest n ine; G<xL who knowelh the hidden soul, Will grant to liim a happy goal. March 7th. D. B. W. I am rejoiced to say that our going was! not in vain; for we found a goodly•; number ready to help us. Softie gave j money, others gave nails or lumber. . while others laughed at and reviled us. \ Oitr White friends who live in the viein-, ityof the above named church came to i our relief, witli money, material and It Gives Satisfaction, labor. I don't think there is a white * Orlaxda, Fla., June 1st, 1887. man in the settlement of Powell’s AVe have been selling Botanic Blood. Chapel that did not give or do some- ! Baliu ever since it first came before the thing to help us. The merchants of ; i Y e s^U raore of it than any „ ° . ■ ’ other blood purifier in the market and Newnan nearly all gaAe something, j ^ jrj ves perfect satisfaction, either money or nails. Some of the. . . J. H. Meggs & Co., lawyers put in a little also. As our Retail and AVhole.sale Dealers in B<- friends have contributed their money ‘tame Llood Balm. to help us build this church, we will; state that we have tried to build one : ! that the community will be proud of A Preacher Cured of Dyspepsia. Mtccosukee, Fla., Leon Co., July 20. I have been a sufferer from indiges- and we hope that those who gave us j tion and dyspepsia for a long time, ami ! will not feel that tliev have thrown i have tried many remedies, but until 1 ! ... . . ‘ : was induced bv my friends to try your ■ away their money. j B. B. B. received no relief, hut sine. AVe are thankful to all who gave to using it have found more relief and this good cause. AA'e, the colored peo- ! comfort than from any other tresitmeni pie, are not ungrateful. I, as the pas-; * b^ ve used- Hoping you will forward 1 , ... , , ^ ! to my address the little 32-page book ioi tor of this church, express the heart-: prescription, also evidence of cure.', felt thanks of all the membership at Send at earliest date. Rev. Rol’t C.