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Newnan, Ga., Friday, MarcH 30,1888.
City and Country Boys.
Col. A. K. McClure In Philadelphia Times.
Which is the better place to be born
and raised in, city or country, if one
wants to achieve success in life ? This
question is asked occasionally and there
is a widespeard popular impression that
the country boy has the better chance.
The claim is truthfully made that near
ly all the great American statesmen of
the first century of this government’s
existence were countrymen and that
the leading representatives of profes
sions and business enterprises were
born in rural districts.
v While this is undoubtedly true, so
far as the past is concerned, it would
hardly be safe to jump to the conclu
sion that a city bred boy is foreordain
ed to stand all his life at the foot of the
ladder and gaze with feelings of en-'ji
and admiration while his country cous-|
in climbs to the highest pinnacle of
success. Franklin was city born, and
so was Sumner. The two generations
of Vanderbilts and three of Astors
have been city born, while Girard, if not
city horn, soon gravitated to the city
and made his career.
Tf there have been more American
statesmen furnished by the country
than by cities it is partly because there
were more country than city districts
to be represented in Congress and Leg
islatures, and partly because, while
countrymen of good abilities sought
political careers, city bred men of the
same class devoted themselves to
business instead. If many of the lead
ing business men of our large cities
are country born, it must not be for
gotten that American cities are" mostly
new, their population being made up
of countrymen and foreigners, without,
which there would have been but few
cities of importance. The fact is that
the real test between city and country
as starting places in life is yet to be
made in the United States.
Philadelphia, one of the oldest, most
stable and conservative of all the Am
erican cities, is represented in Congress
by a solid city bred delegation, and it
cannot be said that Ivelloy or Randall
suffer by comparison with the country
born representatives of other districts.
Is it not quite possible that other cities
besides our own will in time duplicate
Philadelphia’s experience in this re
spect V So far the fast growing Ameri
can cities have offered the greatest
prizes to men ambitious for wealth and
professional distinction, and have serv
ed to drain whole States of their ablest
and most ambitious men, thus giving a
great preponderance to the country
born among those who have achieved
distinction even in business life. But
will t his process continue indefinitely V
It is very doubtful.
An analysis of the relative advantages
of city and country during the forma
tive period of a boy’s life shows them to
be nearly equal. The city boy has ac
cess to libraries, lectures, the best
schools, and is subjected to the quicken
ing influences of the busy life that sur
round him everywhere. On the con
trary, he is beset by a multitude of
temptations and distractions which do
not assail the country boy. The latter
has fewer books, fewer instructors and
his surroundings are less inspiriting
than those of the city boy. But he has
more time to appropriate the few ad
vantages he does possess and less temp
tations to neglect or disregard them.
City life is doubtless more enervating
than country life, and, when all is said,
it is probable that the country boy’s
chief advantage is in the great capacity
of physical endurance which he ac
quiree almost without effort or volition
on his own part.
The enervating influence of wealth
is the same in city and country. The
sons of the rich in either are likely to
be outstripped in the race for wealth or
prominence by the sons of the poor and
of those only moderately well to do.
Simon Cameron’s shrewd remark that
he possessed one advantage in early
life that outweighed all the advantages
of his son Don, viz., poverty, is applica
ble to city and country boys alike. And
as American cities come to have a dis
tinct and stable population, there is
little doubt that from among the lower
and middle classes of this population
there will constantly arise men who
will achieve as marked pre-eminence in
business, professional and political life
as their country born neighbors.
Beading Character from Men’s Ears.
Boston Globe.
In a late newspaper interview Inspec
tor Byrnes of New York gives a report
er some interesting facts about reading
character from the surface signs on the
human face. The keen inspector says
he has studied physiognomy all of his
life, and has come to the conclusion that
the general character of the head and
face have little or nothing to do with
the character of the man. A person may
have a Roman, a Grecian or snub nose;
he may be tall and slim aud lank; he
may be short and “chubby,” or lie may
be anywhere between; he may be blonde
of dark; he may wear a number six or a
number eight hat; he may have a full
or retreating forehead; his eyes may be
sunken or protruding, large or small,
and yet the inspector thinks no one can
tell with any degree of certainty from
his leok* whether he be a saint or a sin-
*aw a smart man, either in crime
or in business, who had large flabby
ears that stood off from his head like
wings. To succeed in business or to
make any headway in life the rim of a
man’s ears must stand in toward his
head. It is the flopping, off-standing,
down-hanging ear that shows weak
ness of character and of purpose and
gives a man away every time. Accord
ing to the inspector the man with this
kind of an ear is the one who is first to
enter crime and the first to confess
when arrested. He brags and blows
and blusters, and then “peters out”
without doing anything. The long-eared
man is a failure.
Of course this is simply the result of
one man’s observation, and cannot be
laid down as a law. But Inspector
Byrnes is an able man, a keen observer,
and a person whose ears hug his crani
um preity closely. His opinion should
therefore be entitled to some weight.
If they are correct the lop-eared man
must go.
Let us Know Where They Stand.
Macon Telegraph.
In many of the counties of Georgia
candidates for the Legislature are al
ready announced. The election is over
six months off and it isjsvident that the
number of aspirants will be unusally
large. When a candidate seeks the
votes of a constituency be must expect
to be asked to define his position on all
important public questions.
AVe notice that the people in differ
ent parts of the State are endeavoring
to ascertain the opinions of those who
ask their suffrages. In Wilkes county
the candidates were requested through
the local papers to give expression to
their views on federal taxation. The
only two gentlemen who are announced
for the Legislature in that county
promptly responded. Both declared
that they approve the tariff policy of
President Cleveland and both made
strong arguments in favor of the reduc
tion of the tax on the necessaries of life
and against the repeal of the whisky
tax. In the last issue of the Madison
Madisonian the editor says, in reference
to the choice of legislators:
AVe are perfectly neutral and impar
tial as to whom these trusts shall be
confided. All we wish and insist upon
is that they shall be the choice of the
party, fully abreast with it on the ques
tions of the day, and are worthy a:
well qualified.
The Madisonian in right; Members of
the next Legislature in Georgia should
be fully abreast of the Democratic par
ty on the questions of the day. That
Legislature will elect a United States
Senator. Several months ago a news
paper in this State openly made the
threat that no man should be sent to
the Senate front Georgia this year who
is not in favor of the repeal of the whole
internal revenue system. The people
of Georgia by an overwhelming major
ity are in favor of retaining the tax on
whisky. That is the position of the
great mass of the Democratic party
throughout the country. The next Leg
islature of Georgia, if it fairly repre
sents the people of this State, will con
tain a large majority of members who
are on this line. This matter is now in
the hands of the people. AVitli vigilance
and prudence they' can insure represen
tation of their views.
They should not accept any man on
faith or on the ground of personal pop
ularity. There are great principles and
important public issues at stake and
the preference among candidates should
be guided by the conviction of the vo
ter as to these principles and issues.
What we have said in reference to the
choice of members of the Legislature
applies with equal force to the selec
tion of delegates to the State conven
tion which is to send delegates to the
National Democratic convention. There
is no doubt that both the convention
and the Legislature will contain a great
majority of genuine Democrats of the
Grover Cleveland sort if the people
will only take sufficient interest in the
elections to express their honest wishes.
But it is time to be watchful. There
are men in the Democratic ranks in
Georgia who would be delighted to see
a delegation sent from this State to St.
Louis to oppose President Cleveland’s
policy, if they do hot vote against his
nomination. Some sly work has already
been done by these gentlemen. Their
only chance of success is to pack the
convention so that it will not represent
the will of the Democrats of this State.
These same gentlemen would be happy
if they could secure the election of an
out-and-out protectionist to succeed
Senator Colquitt and they are industri
ously at work at that hopeless task.
We are glad to see that the weekly
press of the State is keeping the issue
clearly before the people and that the
chances are against the success of can
didates who do not show their colors.
You may depend upon it that when a
candidate hesitates to declare himself
or equivocates on a live public issue
that he is not iu sympathy with what
he knows to be the prevailing sentiment
among his constituents. Vote for no
man who does not stand squarely with
the Democratic party.
going through the list of physi
ol traits Mr. Byrnes comes
\ business, and says he never
An Official Call for Two State Dem
ocratic Conventions.
The National Democratic Committee
having met in the city of AVashington
on the 22d of February, 18S8, and hav
ing appointed Tuesday, the 5th day of
June, 1SS8, at noon, as the time, and cho
sen the city of St. Louis as the place of
holding the National Democratic Con
vention. And having declared in ac
cordance with the established usages of
the party that each State is entitled to
representation therein, by delegates.
equal to double the number of its Sen
ators and Representatives in the Con
gress of the United States, and that
each Territory and District of Columbia
have two delegates, and a regular call
having been issued to that effect, the
Democratic Executive Committee of
Georgia being duly assembled in Atlan
ta on the 21st of March, 1888, do issue
this call to the Democrats of the State
for a convention of delegates to assem
ble in the House of Representatives in
Atlanta on the 9th day of May, 188S, it
being the second Wednesday of said
month of May, then and there to ap
point delegates and alternates to the
convention to be held in St. Louis and
to transact any other business that may
be deemed appropriate under the above
mentioned call of the National Demo
cratic Committee.
The Democratic Executive Committee
of Georgia will meet at 9 o’clock, A. M.,
on the 9th day of May, 18S8, in the
Senate Chamber.
Another call is now issued for the
State of Georgia for a convention of
delegates to assemble in the House of
Representatives in Atlanta on the 8th
day of August, 188S, it being the second
Wednesday of said month of August,
then and there to appoint electors and
their alternates for the Presidential
ticket, and to nominate a candidate for
Governor, and for Attorney-General,
and the other officers usually called
the State House officers; to appoint a
new executive committee, and to trans
act any other business that may be
deemed appropriate.
The committee adopted the following
recommendations, which are instructed
to be made knowu in connection
with the above;
Resolved, The the State Democratic
Executive Committee recommend that
the Democracy of Georgia, in each
county, select their delegates in such
mode as the Executive Committee of
each county may adopt, for the first
convention, on the first Wednesday in
May, and for the second convention on
the first Wednesday in August.
Resolved, That each county in this
State be entitled to double the number
of votes that the county has Represen
tatives in the Lower House of the Gen
eral Assembly.
Resolved, That each county be re
quested to select as alternates the same
number of persons at the same time
and in the same manner as it selects
delegates; and that the committee rec
ommend that each county at the time
of its election of said delegates pass res
olutions requesting the State conven
tion not to admit any delegate unless
he be regularly selected, either as a del-
gate or as an alternate, and that no
person not a citizen of the county be
allowed to represent said county as a
delegate by proxy, and these resolu
tions apply to both conventions.
Benj. H. Bingiiam, Chm’n,
W. D. Ellis, Sec’y,
Executive Committee of Georgia.
been down here have gotten married
since their return home, and all the
rest of them are engaged. The girls
think it is better than finding a four-
leaf clover, and those who have not
been here are crazv to come.”
Old and reliable Medicines are the
best to depend upon. Acker’s Blood
Elixir has been prescribed for years for
all impurities of the Blood. In every
form of Scrofulous, Syphilitic or Mercu
rial diseases it has no equal. For rheu
matism it has no equal. Sold by W. P.
Broom, Newnan, Ga.
Comptroller Durham has decided that
the Governors of States can receive the
$15,000 due each State for agricultural
college purposes without additional
legislation. The proper authorities
will therefore prepare to receive the
appropriation for Georgia, and the
agricultural station at Athens will be
put into working order at once.
Why Girls Visit Mrs. Cleveland.
New Yorjt \V»>r'd.
The President, after making a decid
ed sensation by walking out to west
Washington, on Thursday last, in com
pany with Secretary Fairchild, contin
ues to create surprise by his feats of
pedestrianism. As the winter wears on
he finds the indoor life he is forced to
spend exceedingly irksome, and has
never before felt the need of open air
exercise so much. He has now adopt
ed the habit of slipping away from his
desk for half an hour, at about dark,
for a sharp walk of a couple of miles
out through the less frequented portion
of the West End. Until recently,
most of his exercise has been confined
to short drives behind the “seal
browns,” but, as he remarked to a
friend a day or two ago:
“If I can stretch my legs for half an
hour in a brisk walk, it does me more
good than all the carriage riding in the
world.” Either from his unusual ex
ercise, or from some other cause,
the President is undoubtedly losing
in weight. A gentleman who called
at the White House a few days ago,
and who had not seen Mr. Cleve
land for a year, said to the World cor
respondent:
“He is certainly twenty pounds
lighter than he was a year ago. I do
not think it is overwork that has
brought him down, for his eye is as
bright and his step as firm and elastic
as ever. His frock coat, which he al
ways wears tightly buttoned up, comes
together now with a little less strain
upon the buttons, and, on the whole,
the change is a decided improvement.”
Another of Mrs. Cleveland’s school
mates, Miss Kate Willard, is visiting at
the Executive mansion. With a de
lightful impartiality the fair mistress
of the White House is slowly going the
rounds of her old school friends, invit
ing one after another to enjoy the nov
el and charming experience -of a short
stay at “the palace,” as the young la
dies have christened the altogether
commonplace edifice that serves the
President for both office and mansion.
A pretty young girl, who belongs to
what is called the “White House set,”
and who has met nearly all of Mrs.
Cleveland’s visitors, said to a World
correspondent at a recent reception:
“It would be easy enough to know
what an awfully nice girl Mrs. Cleve
land used to be just by meeting the
splendid girls that come to visit her.
Nobody could have such a lot of de
lightful chums unless she were just as
nice as she could be herself. And these
are not the sort of girls that come to
see her because they can visit at the
White House. They love her and
would go anywhere to spend a day with
her. I hear, though, that a pretty lit
tle superstition is afloat among her old
school-mates, that the best of luck al
ways follows these visit* to Washing
ton. Several of the girls that have
A Rich Legacy.
The general attorney of the Pullman
sleeping car company, Ex-cliief Justice
O. A. Lochrane, states that old Dr. Rig
gers could leave no better legacy than
his Huckleberry Cordial for all bowel
affections.
THOMPSON BROS.
The Georgia State Dental Examin
ing Board will meet at Macon April 10.
Dr. C. McLane's Celebrated
LIVER PILLS
WILL CURE
A tew doses taken at the right time
will often save a severe spell of
sickness. Price only 25 cents at
any druq store. Be sure and see
that Dr. C. McLANE’S CELE
BRATED LIVER PILLS, FLEM
ING BROS., Pittsburgh, Pa., is
on the box. None other is Genuine.
Use IVORY POLISH for the Teeth,
Perfumes the Breath.
Eegal Zlotices.
Letters of Dismission.
GEORGIA—Coweta County:
C. A. and J. P. Russell, administrator of Jas.
Russell, late of said county, deceased, having
applied for 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-
Dlication should not be granted This March
1, 1888. W. H. PERSONS,
Pis. 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
mist, all persons concerned are required to
show cause ir said Court by the first Monday
in May next, if any they can, why said app'i-
cation should not be granted. This February
■12 188S. W. H. PERSONS,
Prs. fee, $5.00. Ordinary.
Letters of Dismission.
GEORGIA—Coweta County:
C. A. Bolton, executor of Peter Owens, late
of said countv. deceased, having applied to
the Court of Ordinary of said county for let
ters of dismi-sion from liis said fust, all per
sons concerned arc 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. This January 0. 1888.
W. H. PERSONS,
Prs. fee, $5.'X). Ordinary.
Application for Year’s Support *
GEORGIA—Coweta County:
The return of the appraisers setting apart
twelve mouths’ support to the widow of
Judse Suggs, deceased, having been filed iu
my office; all pe sons concerned are cited to
show cause by the second day of April, 388.x,
why said application for twelve months’ sup
port should not be granted. This March 1,
1888 W.H. PERSONS,
Prs. fee, $3.00. Ordinary.
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. DICKSON,
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 of John R. 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,
1888. before 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.
Administrator’s Sale.
GEORGIA—Cowkta County:
By virtue of an order from the Ordinajy of
said county, will be sold on the First Tuesday
in April next, before the Court-house door in
said county, between the 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 northwest 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 A manda
Moigan, widow of John Morgan, deceased.
Sale made to pay debts of the estate. This
March 1st, 1888. E. W. MORGAN,
Prs. fee, $4.41. Adm’r John Morgan.
SberilTs 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 following 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 property of Paul
Wilkinson to satisfy a fi. fa. issued from the
Justice Court, 646th District G. M., in favor of
Frank E. Block vs. said Paul Wilkinson.
Levy made and returned to me by J. T
Holmes, L. C. Prs. fee $3.15.
Also, at the same time and place, one store
house and lot, lying and being in the town of
Haralson, 1393d District G. M., said county,
containing 17 rods of land, more or less, and
bounded on the east and south by J. G. Cagle
and west and north by Wm Taylor, being
the store-house wherein defendant, G. D.
Floyd, sold goods during the year 1887. Lev
ied on as the property of G.D. Floyd to satisfy
a fi.fa. issued from the Justiee Court, 1393d Dis
trict, G. M., in favor of Howard Manufactur
ing Company vs. said G. D. Floyd. Levy made
and returned to me by M. "8. Hindsman, L.
C. This March 1st. 1888. Prs. fee,$4.35.
GEO, H. CAIUIICAL, Sheriff.
NEWNAN, GA.
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FINE AND CHEAP FURNITURE
- AT PRICES-
THAT CANNOT 8E BEAT IN THE STATE.
Bi<r stock of Chamber suits in Walnut, Antique Oak, and
o
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, night or
day.
THOMPSON BROS.,
NEWNAN, GA.
FURNITURE!
I buy and sell more FURNITURE 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.
A Nice Rattan Rocker, $2.50.
A Nice Leather Rocker, $5.00.
A Strong Walnut Hat 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 gets
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/
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