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®h* gtrald and ^flptrii»«[. Newnan, Ga., Friday, March 23,1888. WHY PEOPLE DIE. Physician Who Does Not Believe That Death is a Necessity. Dr. Wm. A. Hammond. People die through their ignorance of the laws which govern their existence, and also for their inability or indispo sition to obey those laws with which they are acquainted. We are told in the first chapter of Genesis that before Adam ate the forbidden fruit the life of man was to be eternal, but -with the acquisition of the knowledge of good and evil, death became his portion. It seems to me that it would be more in accordance with the actual state of af fairs at the present time to believe that death came through his loss of knowl edge, rather than from his obtaining it, for now he loses his life not through an excess of knowledge, but through an excess of ignorance. I do not see that there is any physi ological reason why even at the present day man should die. Prom aknowledge of the causes of diseases greater than that possessed fifty years ago, and from the advance of medical science leading to better methods of treating the deviations from the normal stan dard of health to which we are subject, the life of a generation has within the period mentioned been lengthened from five to six years. That is, the av erage man, instead of living thirty years, as he did fifty years ago, now lives thirty-six. Looking at the ques tion from this standpoint only, it will be seen that it is merely a question of time when his life will be extended to thousands of years, and that with an eternity of time his life also will be eternal. Let us take one aspect of the subject and we 6hall not, I think, fail to per ceive that when we thoroughly under stand it, and are willing to live in ac cordance with its' requirements, death, unless by accident, will cease to exist. We know that this life is continued through the death of the various atoms of the several tissues that enter the composition of the body. His organs are kept in action by force, and this force results, as does all other force, from the metamorphosis of matter. Thus, to obtain heat we burn wood or coal, and ashes and gases are evolved in the process; to generate electricity we convert zinc or some cither metal into a salt, through the action of an acid, and electricity is set free. In the body the brain, the heart, the liver, the muscles, all act through the destruc tion, or rather alteration, of the sub stance of- which they are composed. With ; every, thought that emanates \ from'‘the. brain, with every, emotion which‘it feels, with every;, perception which it experiences, a certain portion of the central tissue is broken down in to simpler substances and through va rious-channels is execrated through the body-,. With every pulsation that the heart .makes some part of the organ, small though it may be in amount, is destroyed and is cast out of the system to make room for new substance. With every contraction of a muscle, no mat ter how small, from the effort required to wield the heaviest kind of sledge hammer to that necessary to lift a pin or to crack a finger, or to wink an eye lid, muscular tissue dies, and being no longer fitted for the purposes for which it was formed, is taken up by the veins, and like that coming from the brain, and the heart, and the lungs, and the stomach, and all the other organs which serve the purposes of the body, is got ten rid of through the kidneys, and the skin, and the respiration, to be re formed outside of the system into other substances, which, in their turn, make the food by w hich the body is again nourished. The food that man takes into his stomach ought to be of such quantity and quality as would exactly repair the losses which, through the action of the several organs, his body is to undergo. If it is excessive in either of these di rections, or if it is deficient, disease of some kind will certainly be the result. If he knew enough to be able to adjust his daily food to the expected daily re quirements of his system, disease could never ensue through the exhaustion of any of his vital organs. A large ma jority of the morbid affections to which he is subject are due to a lack of this knowledge. .Suppose, for instance, that a man on rising in the morning should say to in his calculations, and that the food taken is neither too great nor too little, but exactly compensates the antici pated losses, the death of each cell in the brain or the heart or the muscles, etc., will be followed by the birth of a new cell, which will take its place and assume its functions. Gout, rheuma tism, liver and kidney diseases, heart affections, softening and other destruc tive disorders of the brain, the various morbid conditions to which the diges tive organs are subject, would be im possible except through the action of some external force, such as swallowing sulphuric acid, or a blow on the head, ora stab with a knife, which would come clearly within the class of acci dents, and of course many of these would be avoidable. Again, let us imagine that man knew just to what extent his animal appe tites should be gratified; that he had ascertained definitely to what extent, if at all, alcohol and tobacco, and other stimulants and sedatives, should be used; that his knowledge in regard to clothing were perfect; that he had ac quired complete information of the manner in which his house should be built, and heated, and ventilated, and otherwise made sanitarily perfect; that cookery had become one of the exact sciences; that he was able to avoid the effects of heat and cold and moisture; that, in a word, he had nothing to learn in regard to the best way of liv - himself from all exceptionally solemn life compact made by the wedded pair; and it gives the best promise of happiness to all. We are fast banishing ostentatious and costly funerals; let us speedily banish ostentatious, costly, and vulgar wed dings. Femininity. Philadelphia Record. It has been universally admitted that woman’s chief charm is feminini- tv, and it is likewise certain that femi ninity, as a prominent characteristic of American women, at least, is declining. The women who, by force of inclina tion, or circumstances, have become bread-winners, and struggle shoulder to shoulder with their brothers, may be pardoned for catching a certain manliness and independence of man ner. The feeling of self-assurance will crop out and show itself on the exte rior. Higher education, too, especially co-education, may have its influence. The girl who studies the same lessons and recites to the same teacher in a class mainly made up of boys, may be expected to gain, in a measure, the same assurance as a woman who fights for bread and butter on an equal foot ing with man. This may be particular ly expected if the girl should stand at the head of the class, as is often the case. Hut just why the girl who, tenderly watched and guarded, educated in books just enough to pass muster, and accomplished to the utmost of her ca pacity, with the one idea of captivat ing an eligible party to a marriage, should discard the charm of femininity and become, or assume to become, de cidedly masculine in her tastes and manners, is a little more difficult to un derstand. We all know this sort of girl. She arrays herself in conspicuous fashion; her self-possession is astound ing; reserve she has not; in the pres ence of gentlemen, or her elders, she is always to the fore; she bets at the races, plays pool or billiards at the wa tering places, and in public is as manly as her sex will permit her to be. Her petticoats are her only hold upon wo manhood. She is what the men call “horsy.” They all like her. She cop ies their slang, even to the verge of profanity, and is always ready for a lark, the more harum-scarum and the more closely it treads on the heels of impropriety the greater zest it has for her. Yet this same girl would be shocked if she could know exactly the position in which her antics place her, Luckily for her self-esteem, she can not see herself as others see her. There is another kind of girl—the girl with ideas. She attracts another class of men, who admire her genius, her wit, her self-possession. There is nothing giddy or what might be called even mildly fast about her. But she is gifted in the way of opinions, and as serts them like a man. She is a terror among lesser lights. Both men and women of mediocre calibre fear her and steer clear of her. She is not fem inine. It is clear that the self-assertive, manly women are in the majority, and that femininity is having a sorry time of it. Some writers on this subject have laid the blame at the doors of the tailor-made suit, which robs a woman of all flowing, graceful lines and gener al fluffiness. There may be something in it. The severity of the style of gown may impart somewhat of its character istics to the demeanor of the wearer. If the tailor make the man, does he not also make the woman ? If this be the case, the sooner the wheel of fashion shall turn backward the better. But there is another consideration The increasing disinclination of our young men to marry worries fond mammas with daughters on their hands, and is a problem which they have been unable to satisfactorily solve. The most popular reason ad vanced is that women are extravagant, expensive luxuries, in which the aver age man hesitates to indulge. In some cases this may be true, but iu the ma- .. . jority it is rank nonsense. The men of battle of life and its unknown vicissi- i he period may think the “horsy” girl Brae* Up. You are feeling depressed, your ap- g itite is poor, you are bothered with eadache, are’fldgetty, nervous, and f enerally out of sorts, and want _ to race up. Brace up, but not with stim ulants, spring medicines, or bitters, which have for their basis very cheap, bad whisky, and which stimulates you for an hour, and then leaves you in worse condition than before. What you want is an alterative that will puri fy your blood, start healthy action of Liver and Kidneys, restore your vitality and give renewed health and strength. Such a medicine you will find in Elec tric Bitters, and only 50 cents a bottle at A. J. Lyndon’s Drug Store. For sale, also, by J. L. Askew, Pal metto; G. W. Glower, Grantville. NEW NAN, GA. FINE AND CHEAP FURNITURE: - AT PRICES— THAT CANNOT BE BEAT IN THE STATE. Any kind of an honest job is better than no job at all. ing, so as to preserve morbific diseases—supposing all this (and I admit that it is not very likely that he will for ages and ages acquire the most God-like omniscience neces sary) death would be impossible, and the eternal life, to which we are told he was born, would then be his. From a consideration of these points we perceive that people die First—From ignorance of all the laws of life. Second—From willfulness in not obeying the laws they know. Extravagance in Weddings. Philadelphia Times. Next to the ostenatious and costly display that is so often witnessed at funerals, the ostentatious and costly display of modern weddings is the most inexcusable. The number of weddings is largely diminished every year by the common custom of costly display, and, in addition to the serious hindrance to timely marriages, it is a pernicious and steadily growing evil. There is nothing that is more beauti ful on wedding occasions than refined and elegant simplicity, while the os tentatious display, so common these times, always border strongly on vul garity and is exhibited in its most offen sive qualities. It begins with the vul gar gaze and description of the bri dal trousseau; continues with cost ly presents for exhibition and publici ty, and ends with all the pomp and ceremony that can be commanded to attract the attention and inspire the gossip of the multitude. If any doubt the correctness of this criticism of ostentatious weddings, let them recall the two which most con vulsed social circles in New York 'with in the last few years. The most costly trousseau and most dazzling gifts and most elaborate newspaper report of any New York weddings, are now memor able only as they recall the death, in a felon’s cell, of the central figure of one of them, and the scandal that soon separated the bride and groom of the other. They exhibited in all the vul gar grandeur of purchased social po sition the gross vulgarity and extrava gance in weddings, and should teach all to shun even the semblance of cost ly ostentation that seeks notice at the cost of modest elegance. There is another reason that argues strongly against ostentatious and cost ly marriages. It is the unwholesome lesson it teaches all newly-married couples. Even if they have what ap pears to be ample wealth, in possession or prospect, such costly exhibitions are calculated to unfit them for the great Bucklin’s Arnica Salve. The best salve in the world for Cuts. Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe ver Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup tions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refund ed. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by A. J. Lyndon. For sale, also, by .T. L. Askew, Pal metto; G. W. Glower, Grantville. £cgal Icotices. Letters of Dismission. GEORGIA—Coweta County: * C. A. and J. P. Russell, administrator of .las. Russell, late of said county, deceased, having applied lor letters of dismission from their said trust, all persons concerned are required to show cause in said Court by the first Monday in June next, if any they can. why said ap plication should not be granted This March ], 1888. \V. H. PERSONS, Prs. fee, $5.00. Ordinary. Letters of Dismission. GEORGIA—Coweta County : H. J. Lasseter, administrator of J. M. S. Smith, late of said county, deceased, having applied for letters of dismission from his said trust, all persons concerned are required to show cause ip said Court by the first Monday in May next, if any they can, why said appli cation should not be granted. This February 22, 1S8S. VV. H. PERSONS, Prs. fee, .$5.00. Ordinary. Letters of Dismission. GEORGIA—Coweta County: C. A. Bolton, executor of Peter Owens, late of said county, deceased, having applied to the Court of Ordinary of said county for let ters of dismission from his said trust, all per sons concerned are required to show cause in this Court by the first Monday in April next, if any they can, why said application should not be granted. Thispersons 188S " Prs. fee, $5.<I0. ’ * Ordinary. Big stock of Chamber suits in Walnut, Antique Oak, and Cherry, and Imitation suites. French Dresser Suites (ten pieces), from $22.60 to $125.00. Plush Parlor Suits, $35.00 and upward. Bed Lounges, $9.00 and upward. Silk Plush Parlor Suits, $50.00. Good Cane-seat Chairs at $4.50 per set. Extension Tables, 75 cents per foot. Hat Racks from 25 cents to $25.00. Brass trimmed Curtain Poles at 50 cents. Dado Window Shades, on spring fixtures, very low. Picture Frames on hand and made to order. SPLENDID PARLOR ORGANS Low, for cash or on the installment plan. Metallic and Wooden Coffins ready at all times, day. t THOMPSON BROS., NEWNAN, GA. night oir FURNITURE! Application for Year’s Support GEORGIA—Coavkta County: The return of the appraisers setting apart twelve months’ support, to the widow of Judge Suggs, deceased, having been filed in my office; all pe-sons concerned are cited to show cause by the second day of April, 388s, why said application for t welve months’ sup port, should not be granted. This March 1, ls8S. \V. H. PERSONS, . Prs. fee, $8.00. Ordinary. tudes. It is not at all urfeommon now to see ifi want and misery the woman who only a few years ago before was petted and flattered as a bride with every surrounding of luxury, and the responsibility for the misfortune rests largely upon those who started the bride out. upon the perilous voyage without the anchor of a common-sense knowledge of the practical duties of life. Marriages are occasions when friends love to exhibit their affection for the bride and groom, and it is eminently Notice to Debtors and Creditors. GEORGIA—Coweta County: All persons having demands against the es tate of Cortes Lazenby, late of said county, deceased, are hereby notified to render in their demands to the undersigned, according to law; and all persons indebted to said es tate are required to make immediate pay ment. This 10th day of February, 1888. T. G. DlUK^ON, Administrator Cortes Lazenby, dec’d. Printer’s fee, $3.00. Administratrix’s Sale. GEORGIA—Coweta County: Under and by virtue of an order of the Court of Ordinary of Coweta county, Ga., I. as ad ministratrix on the estate ol John it. Sim>, late of said county, deceased, will sell to the highest bidder for cash, between the legal hours of sale, on the First Tuesday in April, 1883. betore the Court-house door in the city of Newnan, in said county, nine shares of the capital stock of the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company. Sold as the property of said estate. This March 1st, 1888. Prs.fee $3.18. BARTOW SIMS, Administratrix of John R. Sims. I buy and sell more FL T RNITURE than all the dealers in Atlanta combined. I operate fifteen large establishments. I buy the entire output of factories; therefore I can sell you cheaper than small dealers. Read some of my prices: A Nice Plush Parlor Suit, $35.00. . A Strong Hotel Suit, $15.00. A Good Bed Lounge, $10.00. A Good Single Lounge, $5.00. : A Good Cotton-Top Mattress, $2.00. ] A Good Strong Bedstead, $1.50. j A Nice Rattan Rocker, $2.50. A Nice Leather Rocker, $5.00. A Strong Walnut Plat Rack, $7.00. A Nice Wardrobe, $10.00. A Fine Glass Door Wardrobe, $30.00. A Fine Book Case, $20.00. A Good Office Desk, $10.00. A Fine Silk Plush Parlor Suit, $50.00. A Fine Walnut 10-Piece Suit, $50.00. A Nice French Dresser Suit, $25.00. I respectfully invite everybody to examine my stock and get my prices before buying your Furniture. I have the finest as well as the cheapest Furniture in Atlanta. Write for prices. A. G. RHODES, 85 Whitehall St., Atlanta, Ga., Administrator’s Sale. GEORGIA—Coweta County: By virtue of an order from the Ordinary ol said countv, will be sold on the First Tuesday in April next, before the Court-house door in said county, between tbe legal hours of sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, the remainder interest in the sixty acres of land in the northeast corner of lot of land number one hundred and eleven, in the original Eighth, present Cedar Creek district of said county, bounded as follows: Commencing at the north west corner of said lot, running south twenty chains, thence east thirty chains, thence north twenty chains, thence to be ginning point twenty chains, the same be ing the dower lands set apart to Amanda Moigan, widow of John Morgan, deceased. Sale made to pay debts of the estate. -This March 1st, 1888. E- W. MORGAN, Prs. fee, $1.41. Adin’r John Morgan. HUNNICUTT & BELLINGRATH, 36 AND 38 PEACHTREE STREET, ATLANTA, GA. -DEALERS IN- jolly fun, but they do not want to mar ry her. The men of brain like a set-to with a woman of opinions, but they do not want it for breakfast, dinner and supper. The student knows that al gebra and isms are not worth a cent to keep household machinery in good running order. No! Every mother’s son of them will pick out for a wife the clinging, modest, womanly woman who will be content to shine by reflect Sheriff’s Sales for April. GEORGIA—Coweta County: Will be sold before the Court-house door in Newnan, said county, within the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in April, 1888, the foil .wing described property, to-wit: One house and lot in the eastern part of the city of Newnan, in “Chalk Level,” bounded south by Jake Rutledge, north by Harriet Walker, east by Oliver Craw and west bv Maria Street, containing one half acre of land more or less. Levied on as the propert y of Pan! Wilkinson to satisfy a fi. fa. issued from the Justice Court. 6-ifith District G. M.,in favor ol Frank E. Block vs. said Paul Wilkinson. Levy made and returned to me by J. T. Holmes, L. C. Prs. t'-e $3.15. Also, at the same time and place,one store house and lot. lying and being in the town ol Haralson. 1393d District G. M.. said county, containing 17 rods of land, more or less, and bounded on the east and south by agio and west and north by Wm Taylor, being the store-house wherein defendant, G. D. Floyd, sold goods during the year 1887. Lov ed li'dft. N O man wants to be know n iea on ast e property of G.D.I loj d to satisfj cu „° ■ , , , , , vion . w i a fi.fa. issued from the Justice Court, 1393d Dis- as Mrs. So-and-so S husband. \ieweu tr j Ct M , it: favor of Howard Mannfac-tur- himself: “To-day I have to read ten proper for them to do so; but it can be pages of ‘Blaekstone’s Commentaries,’ ! done, and very much better done, with ten pages of ‘Don Quixote, to walk eve r y regard for modesty and elegance.. three miles and a half, to pay a visit of I The idea that parents must lavish half an hour's duration to my grand- money on a bridal trousseau that they mother, and to take my sweetheart to , cannot afford, or that friends must gi\e the theater, where t shall spend two j presents that they cannot afford be- hours. To do this I require (taking out cause of the possible criticism of idle or his pencil and memorandum boofc as he ■ malicious gossips, is the one that should speaks) so much carbon, so much nitre- be banished from every wedding occa- gen. giving of. course, the exact weight sion. To honest recipients some of the of these several elementary substances, poorest gifts in money value would be l can get these precise quantities from most cherished, but if exhibited to vul- of bread, four ounces of | gar gaze and criticism they 7 would be regarded as a con fession of either pov erty or meanness, and such display ever exhibits a greater or less degree of vulgarity. Modest, refined, elegant weddings may be had in families of the humblest means, and modesty and should be the charm of every marriage occasion. It misleads no bride or groom eight ounces eggs, eight ounces of beef, six. ounces of potatoes, four ounces of fish, a half pint of beef soup, eight ounces of water and eight ounces of strong coffee, to make them go a little farther than they otherwise would. In case I have any extraordinary demands upon me for mental or physical exeition, I shall have to add to fhese substances others which will compensate for the increased j in the first step of married life loss. in this light alone, is it not worth while for the girls of the period to cultivate the womanly characteristic of feminin ity V Their Business Booming. Probably no one thing has caused such a general revival of trade at A. J. Lyndon's Drug Store as the giving awav to customers of so many free trial bottles of Dr. King's New Discov ery, for Consumption. Their trade is simply enormous in this very valuable , article, from the fact that it always cures and never disappoints. Coughs. Colds, Asthma, Croup, ami all throat and lung diseases quickly cured. You can test it before buying by getting a trial bottle free; large size ti. Every bottle warranted. For sale, also, by .T. L. Askew, Pal metto: G. W. Clower. Grantville. ; Company vs. said G. D. Floyd. Levy made and returned to me by M. JTindsman L. C. This March 1st, 1888. Prs. fee,$1.35. GEO. H. CARMIC-VL, Sheriff. Stoves, Heating Stoves, Hall Stoves, Parlor Stoves, Office Stoves, Cooking Stoves for everybody, Ranges, Furnaces, Marbelized Iron and Slate Mantels, Maliogony, Walnut, Cherry, Oak and Ash Mantels, Tile Hearth. Tile Facings and Vestibule Tile, Plain Grates, Enameled, Nickel and Brass Trim med Grates. Just received, a beautiful line of Brass Fenders, Andirons, Fire Sets, Coal Vases, Coal Ilods and Tin Toilet Sets, that in quantity, quality and designs cannot be sur passed in the city, Gas Fixtures, Chandeliers and Pendants, Plumbers, and Steam Fitters, Supplies, Water Closets, Bath Tubs, Pumps, Rubber Hose, Brass Goods, Steam Cocks and Gauges, Tin ‘Plate, Block and Galvanized Sheet Iron, Wrought Iron Pipe for steam. gas and water. Practical Plumbers, Steam Heaters and Gas Fitters, Architectural Galvanized Iron Workers and Tin Roofers. Agts. for Knowles’ Steam Pumps, Dunning’s Boilers, Morris V Taskers Wrought Iron Pipe for steam, gas and water, Climax Gas Machines. yf^Plnns qnd specifications furnished on application. Call and examine our stock ol - write i or price list and circular. You will re ceive prompt attention and bottom prices! HUNNTCUTT & BELLINGRATH. I Dr. C. McLane’s Celebrated1 !UVER PILLSl WILL CURS lberry & McClendon, I PRODUCE AND WHOLESALE. GROCERS, j»imission merchants, CO.mmtq NO. 15 SOU-H BROAD Si., ATLA.KTA, GA. poses no honest friend to criticism for Now suppose that he is exactly right j humble gifts; it harmonizes with A Birmingham protection paper says that the proposed reduction of the duty refinement i on pig iron will not effect the iron in terests of its region. Of course not. No one is green enough to think foreign pig iron would reach Birmingham, or any market supplied by Birmingham, even if the duty was entirely repealed.' the j —Atlanta Journal. A few doses taken st the right f!me| wli! c-ften save a severe speli cf| 1 sickness. Price only 25 cents ai| any drug store. Be sure and seeg {hat Dr! C. McLAiME’S CELE-y |§fRATED LIVER PILLS, FLENF |ng BROS., Pittsburgh, Pa., isi the box. None other is Genuine.« |Use IVORY POLISH for the Teeth,| Perfumes hie Breath. Irish Potatoes] Hay, Oats, Corn, Meal, Bran, Stock Feed, Onions, Feathers,*Cabbage Dressed and Live Poultry. Meat, Flour. Laid, N. O. Syrup, Dried Beef, Cheese, FRUITS AND ALL KINDS Ol- PROVISIONS AND COUNTRY PRODUCE. Consignments solicited. Quick sales and nromnt ,, , , _ , age. Excellent facilities for the care of perishable gw.ds Good ’ tlry ’ rilt 'P roof stor ‘ Judge Tolleson Kirby, Traveling Salesman. gen^Kr. REFEREXCES: Gate City XuUomU Baa*, and merchants and bankers of Atlant*