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HE HERALD AND ADVERTISER. OL. XXIII. NEWNAN, GA. FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1888. NO. 26. 'HREE- •STORES IN •ONE. CHAMBERLIN, JOHNSON & CO., IMPORTERS DRY GOODS, CARPETS, — NEW SPRING GOODS NOW IN. T . T TvTNTr n A ATNO We handle the very bi-st. Buy at headquarters and discount every bill. I ruucaise and |M HD V I I II IMS Lyon Silks an.l Velvets a aperialty. In Woolens aud SHls w --arry the largest-lock of im- j IN !Jr\ I llUUL/iJ ported troods in the Southern states. Also in Table Linens, Towels, Napkins. D’Oyles, Blan- *l\. WhiteGno-K laeoH, tdnbroiderieH, G1Yes, Hosier*, Ladies’ Cloaks, Wraps. Furs, Umbrellas. Etc., with the largest selection of French Novelties in Triinnilngs,ever shown the “ ■‘ 1 ‘ IN CARPETS ; Novelties In Trunnilngs.ever show n 1 n!'havine as srood facilities as any house in the United States, we can afford as we do to guarantee prfc-s to be equal to any. Wc import our foreign fabricsi ill Carpets and Draper s direct and tbe quality as perfect. CHAMBERLIN, JOHNSON & CO., 66 and 68 Whitehall, and 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, II, 13 and 15 Hunter Street, ATLANTA, Georgia. STILL MARKING ’EM DOWN! My Spring Goods are all now in, and I respectfully call atten tion to a few bargains in the Dry Goods and Clothing line, as an earnest of what I propose to do for my fellow-citizens du ring the spring and summer in the way of cheap goods. For example, I am now sell ing full Cassimere Spring Suits at $8 that sell everywhere for $io. Splendid Cassimere Suits at $io, worth $12. Genuine Cheviot Suits at $14—same goods can’t be bought in Atlanta for less than $16 or $18. Fine Worsted Suits at $16 50— worth $20. Elegant Dress Suits, latest styles and finest fabrics, at $20—nothing liner in the city. I have also a handsome line of Alpaca and Silk-Mixed Coats and Vests—all sizes, including extra lengths. A full assortment of Boys’ and Children’s Suits, all sizes, and at prices ranging from $4 to $12 50. I can heat the world on Shoes. My stock of Gents’, Ladies’, Misses’, Youth’s and Children’s Shoes is the mo4 select, if not the largest, in town. Cents’ line Shoes, from $3 to $6; Ladies’ dress Shoes, from $2 25 to $3 75; Misses’ Shoes, from $1 75 to $2 50; Children’s Shoes, from 65c to $1. These shoes are manufactured by Frank D. Weyldman & Co., of Phila delphia, and each pair is sold upon an ab solute guarantee. A full line of spring and summer Hats —Felt and Straw—all styles and prices. An elegant line of Cents’ Neckwear, Herri * n§ ha3 ^ rked his Furnishing Goods, etc., and the largest Clothing down so low assortment to select from m town. A large stock of Shirts, laundried and unlaundried. A full linen, reinforced bosom, unlaundried Shirt for 50 cents; worth 75c. Gents’ Underwear in great variety. Ginghams, 10 and i2^c. White Checked Muslin, 10c.— worth 12^. Yard-wide White Lawn, 10c.—worth 12Fig ured Lawn, 4c.—worth 5. Bleaching from 5 to 10c., accord ing to quality. Brown Linen, Cottonades, Table Damask, Corsets, etc. A good Bustle, 20c. A special lot of Tobacco at 35c. per pound. Going rapidly. I keep also a general stock of Groceries, Hardware, Plows, Crockery, etc., which will be sold cheap, either for cash or on time for approved paper. J. R. HERRING. Hen? Ctbrertisemcnts. TAX KECtlVER’S NOTICE. SECOND ROUND. I will be at tlie following places at the times below mentioned, for the purpose of receiving returns of State a-d county t axes, to-wit: Haralson Tuesday, April 17'h. Senoia. Wednesday, April Xth. Turin, Thursday, .April 19th. Sharpsbnrg, Friday, April 20 f h, A. W. stokes’, Sixtn district, Saturday, April 21s . Puckett Station Monday, April 23d. Grantville, Tuesday. April 24th Kirby’s Store, Wedne-dav, April 25th. Handy, Thursday, April 2fith. Panther Creek Court Ground, Friday, April 27rh. Hurricane Court Ground, Saturday, April 2Sth. Newnan, Tuesday, May 1st. S niih’s Mills, Wednesday, May 2d. A- M. Powell station, Wednesday, May 2d, f. m. Palmetto, Thursday, May 3d. 14th, A. M. J. J. FARMER, Tax Receiver. SEASON 1888! The Standard-Bred Trotting Stallion, NEWNAN, 8029. Sired by ‘-Blackwood.” 174,) sire of “Pro- teine,” 2:18, ’‘Blackwood, Jr.” 2:22, “Black wood Prince,” 2 -23%. etc. Ham by “Dictator,” (IS,) sire of “Jay Eye See,” 2:10, “Phallas,” 2:13%. “Director,” 2:17, and fifteen other 2:30 performers, combining the blood oi the three greatest trotting f mi lies: “Hambletonian,” “Mambrina Chief” and “American Star.” “Newnan’s” sire, “Blackwood,” sold for?30.- 000. His grandsire, “Dictator,” sold for $25.- 000. “Newnan” is a stylish, handsome dark bay, 15% hands high, and is undoubtepiy the best-blooded animal ever brought to this sec tion. For terms, etc., call on or address R. M. HACKNEY. Newnan, Ga., April 13—3m E. S. BUCHANAN, DRY GOODS, DRESS GOODS, MERCHANT TAILORING, NEWNAN WAGON COMPANY. We are now prepared to do any kind of Wagon work, and in the best and most workman like manner. Nothing but se lect material is used in the con struction of our wagons, and every vehicle of our manufac ture is sold upon an absolute guarantee. All kinds of WAGONS, (double or single,) DRAYS, CARTS, etc., made to order, with patent iron hub and axle or otherwise, as purchaser may desire. Special attention given to i buggy, wagon and plantation j repair work. Buggies over hauled and repainted. Horse- j shoeing a specialty, i All work done by skilled : workmen, under the supervis- i ion of an experienced superin- Itendent, and warranted. Get our prices and give us an order: \\ e guai ante e satis faction. D. J. FOLDS, Supt. "save: youreyes By being properly c .id -jxctrv- clss. :: on a eye is dfflf, . e • >tn« r, c ifnear-Ugiiicd. or If .„• - cr.-Vn.- ur ’• yrm,~I have t T.“sp < sses, Framesaml alt par:>. R. :i: , I lotve ;h< only complete ’ .s'.o'. k oi ev c r> iLiug in the spectacle lino :a Jit v c. A'-:-. }\ : nbles. •-hr;. '.v. L . M •. A iso, gold, silver. ..t.k . .. -••■ i f. W. E. A V KKV. tin- Jewt-l-. r. FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS. Senoia. Mr. Editor:—Alter making some in quiries as to the probable acreage in small grain, corn and cotton, we reach about this conclusion: That there is about fifty per cent, less than tbe gen eral average of small grain in this sec tion, a small per cent, more in corn, and the increased acreage in cotton making up for what is lacking in the other two. At this time all accounts of the condition of wheat and oats are promising, but all admit that there is too little sown. Now, we refer to our recent state ment of fiour receipts here for January and February—189,000 pounds. We add to that the installment for March and we have the enormous aggregate of 233,000. We use the word enormous in view of the small acreage sown and the territory to be supplied, and we will presume that the limits of consumption will not exceed over ten miles square; and further, that this rate of supply and demand must go on, and cannot stop this side, at least, of July, 1889. Perhaps “Farmer” can figure this out so as to make “quite a difference”—and right here we bow our thanks to “Farmer” for his mathematical sagac ity, but it does not change the quantity. In addition, the receipts of bacon for three months show a total of 90,000 pounds. Now, if this state of things applies, even approximately, tc other portions of the county, it does not re quire any very great stretch of the im agination to reach results. “Farmer” says there are 2,000 acres of small grain sown in the Second district. I hope this is true. I do not know the number of miles square in the Second district, but am of tie opinion that if three anti one-tliird (31) miles square were sown in the First district it would reduce tbe present corn and cotton area astonishingly; and as much might possibly he said of the Second. A query might come in just here to “Farmer.” How many horses, mules, cows, sheep and hogs are raised in the Second? also, dogs? Please excuse this allusion to dogs—see Felton v>. Simmons, in the long parliament. 1 seems that an agricultural country ought to be a stock-raising country. The two ought to occupy relative posi tions; but can our country be properly called either? As to the cotton seed question. The point was the difference the farmers were paying for fertilizers over and above what they were getting for their seed—say *8 per ton. Is there any good business sense in such? It is what some people might call “killing the goose that lays the golden egg.” Yes, we said there were some noble excep tions, and we stand by it. We saw one a few days ago. He had reached his four score years, aud he told us that he had never bought but two dollars’ worth of lard in his life, and I would to God our country was full of just such noble exceptions; hut, alas! such are, like angels’ visits, “few aud far between.” And why is it so? Why are there not more? Would not our country be in better condition? We have also seen it in print that much of the lands of the Western farmers are under mortgage, but who holds the mortgages? The moneyed vampires that are sucking the life-blood of our people; and until there is a rev olution in our whole system of farming and living, they will continue to do it, and we will be hewers of wood and drawers of water for these our task masters. And more, we will scratch poor men’s heads from now till dooms day and transmit the legacy to our children and our children’s children. The employing and combining of ex treme and extraneous measures cannot in the nature of things produce the desired remedy. It has to he internal —in the man and in the land. Make more, spend less. Talk about combin ing to buy things cheaper! It is like borrowing money at a high rate of in terest to pay out of debt. One is as sensible as the other. The cheapest goods is meat and bread raised at home, and t he more raised the cheaper they get. What is time worth when looked at from a laboring standpoint? "What is the labor of a man, horse, and plow v nit per day? To be reasonable, we will -ay one dollar per day. How » j/ ■ lay afternoons are lost in ta comity? IIow many laboring are idle during that time? We ■-e there are five hundred, nod uht there are more). At fifty t’:t is two hundred and fifty J, :> ■-h st every Saturday; that would make one thousand dollars for each Cov mer u: . time and money wasted. A •. a nu was once given that had the ;■ • of divinity on it which said. “Six days‘.halt-thou labor, and do all thy work.” Modem practice has reduced it to five, and five and a half days. Ought we not to learn a wholesome lesson from the great railroad, mining and n aaufacturing enterprises? They (with few exceptions* succeed. They know the value of time and labor, and utilize both, and their example should not be lost upon an intelligent people, who have more at stake than all other interests combined. Mrs. Lizzie Henderson, of Atlanta, has been visiting relatives and friends here for some days. She has returned home. Mrs. Lillian Laws, of Grantville, has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Bag- garly. Mrs. Deracken has been suffering greatly from acute inflammatory rheu matism, but we are glad to be able to state that she is improving. Mrs. E. Culpepper has been very sick for some days but is reported more comfortable. We hope for hor speedy recovery. The members of the M. E. Church here have remodelled the parsonage, which gives it quite a genteel appear ance. Mr. J. B. McCrary has added a front room to his residence, which is quite attractive. Fine season last evening and vege tation looks beautiful. The guano famine continues. April lith. Vincent. Grantville. Mr. Editor:—All the peaches were not killed, but I will admit that but few were left. Dr. J. W. Moorman, a former resident of our town, but now living at Henderson, Tenn., writes me that the fruit crop there is large—“fin est prospect for fruit there has been for years; peach trees loaded.” Garrett & Zellars’ fine dray mule ran away with Messrs. Zellars and Dean some days ago, though both made a lucky escape by jumping from the bug gy in time. The buggy was considerably damaged. Neither of the gentlemen sustained any injuries. I know of but few things more uncertain than a mule —one of those few things is a Texas pony. Our town had a sensation in the shape of a set-to between two “cullud gem- men” last Tuesday. Not much dainag •vas done. They were interviewed by ou usiyor, Col. W. A. Post, and were re nested by him to contribute to tin ity treasury a small sum each. Guano is out! No more until nexi eason, and many farmers are not sup- died. It may be best for them, as thej must do without or make it at home. Next winter many a day may be Utiliz 'd iw preparing coinpost heaps, ant; bus prepare to be independent oi commercial fertilizers. Save cotton seed and make your own manures. Phil Thomas shot his wife with a pistol, (it is charged, with murderous intent,) a few miles south of town last Thursday. He escaped, but was cap ured at or near Ragland, in Trou aiunty, and tried before Justice More land on last Saturday, under a warrant for assault with intent to murder. Tht Court required a bond in the sum oi $250, in default of which Phil went to jail. The Ladies’ Parsonage Society, of our town, with the assistance of friends, gave a splendid entertainment at the Academy last Friday night. I can’t tell much about it, for I did not attend. 1 had a private entertainment at home. It happened this way: Mrs. “Arden” took two orthreeof the little “Ardens” and went to the entertainment at the Academy, and I (good pater familias that I am) remained at home with the balance of the family—especially the baby—and we bad a royal time, baby and I. I went to sleep the previous night at 1 o’clock and was aroused to meet the train at 4, consequently I was rather drowsy while my private entertainment was in progress, but baby “Pat” was equal to the emergen cy and kepi me walking until the other entertainment was over. Under such circumstances there is no sound so un utterably welcome as the jingle of the gate-latch and approaching footsteps of the long-wlshed-for mother. But 11 digress. The praise of the entertain- j rnent (at the Academy,) is on the | tongues of many. Several of the par- j ticipants are said to have acted their; parts well, and all say “that it was just j splendid.” The sum of twenty dol- j I ars was realized. Arden: i April 9th. Puckett Station. Mr Edito'r:—Miss Ada May Broom, ■ from Newnan, visited Miss Glenn Camp . recently. Miss Lillie Belle Andrews, from your ; city, visited Miss Neta Bingham and : other relatives not long since. Messrs. J. F. Lovejoy, J. R. Cotton j and W. M. Hopson, from Grantville,! attended preaching here Sunday. Miss Pauline Mclver visited relatives ! at Hogansville this week. Mrs. James Cotton and children vis- : ited relatives here la-t week. Mr. Henry Couch killed a sure enough; green-eyed, black-tongued mad dog last week. Glad to see Mr. W. D. Dennis out • again, after an illness of several days. ! Rev. J. It. Parker, from Grantville, ! preached a most ini cresting and im pressive sermon here last Sabbath. had a large audience. | April 10th. On last Sunday evening, while Messrs. W. II. Dodds and Benson Camp were out driving, their mule became fright ened at some little npgroes who were playing near the roadside and ran away. One of the lines broke, which freed the mule, and he ran into the woods, t browing t he gentlemen to the ground and breaking the buggy to pieces. The large bone of Mr. Dodds’ leg, near the ankle, was fractured, and he will be confined to his bed for some time. Mr. Camp was not seriously injured. Pic-nic time is at hand. We have heard of nothing of the kind for our Sunday-school yet. Now, our school is second t = none; are we not going U> get up a social gat liering in some beau tilul grove, where the whole school can attend? Let’s have a pic-nic, aud acknowledge the return of beautiful spring by one day’s social enjoyment together. Zubetus. April 13th. Panther Creek. Mr. Editor:—A few days ago my at tention was called to a buzzard flying through the air with a bright shining piece of tin following it wherever the bird would go. It seemed as though the buzzard was trying to outfly tin- appendage; sometimes flying upward, sometimes downward, and cutting all kinds of antics, but the shining trim ket kept up with its victim as far as could be seen. On last Saturday I made a trip to Powell’s Station, and found farmers all busy with their work; some planting cotton and others preparing to plant. Mr. Bud Herring is the biggest farmer in Cedar Creek district. lie makes something over 100 bales of cotton a year, runs 12 to 15 plows, and don’t use any cotton planteror other improv ed machinery on his farm. He says he can hire a negro to strew his cotton seed, and when he gets through the negro may lie down in a fence corner and die, without loss to him; but a cot ton planter wouftl rust and rot and that would be a loss. There is much com- laint. against the railroad authorities • <r not allowing the passenger train to •top at this station and take on and let iff passengers. For this want of ac innnn datum people who live within a •tone’s throw of the station have no depend upon Newnan or Palmetto, when they could get on and off trains Jninst at their own dbors. ’ iii.-i sorry to learn of the serious ill- iexs of Mrs. T. M. Sewell. Mr. 11. B. Jones’ son, name not known, had his leg broken and his an- -di joint crushed by being thrown from ■i loaded wagon, while crossing the Yilar.ta and ’West Point Railroad, rec ently. i would call the attention of the road commissioners of Cedar Creek iistrietto a very bad washout in the •ublicroad near Mr. Bud Herring’s. It is impassable with a vehicle. Call ou1 vour mules and have it worked. A word to the ladies about chicken raising. If you want chickens to grow fast, always put a little guano in the dough you feed them. They will feath er much faster, and get ready for the pie-pan by the first Monday in May. 1 notice that some of the editors say it was the Brady bill that caused the scarcity of guano. That is not the true cause. The fact is, some of our farmers tried to get it all; they would haul it a little way off from the station and store it away, and much of it is stored away yet. Then, again, som*- men are using it very extravagantlj. some as much as six tons to the horse, some four and some three, when a ton and a half would have been sufficient. It will take at least one-fourth ol the cotton crop to pay for the guano that went under the same, and that is a big tariff. By the time the renter pays one-fourth to the guano men and then one-fourth to his landlord, and then takes out the expense of feeding stock, black-smithing, hauling guano and put ting it in the ground, picking the cot ton, hauling to gin, paying for ginning, and then paying 25c. for every bah weighed at the warehouse, he has in deed a small margin for profit. It ha- always looked to me like the fee ex torted for weighing cotton, after it had been sold to another party, was down right robbery. The cotton buyei don’t pay for the negro who chopped the cotton; or who picked it, or wh" had anything at all to do with it. Th< farmer can’t tack on one cent of co.~i for making, gathering and hauling t< market. He is not like the merchant, who can and does tack on the freight, house-rent and clerk-hire to the cosi of his goods, and the consumer pay- these expenses of the merchants. Mr. Editor, with your permission, anil formv own information, I will ask some questions on the tariff, which I hop: some of our free trade friends will an swer. First—Were the internal revc nue laws passed by a Democratic or ;■ Republican Congress? Second—If on - protective s’stem should be broken d.;wn, would not our industries be in j u: e<. an 1 ou r homo market s destroyed? Third—If English manufacturers can make woolen goods cheaper than Amer ica i* manufacturers, why is it that line ion ; tjuys 8500,000 worth of woolen cin l.iug from American manufacturer- r-;: k year? And why is it that Ameriy. exports steel rails, .nails, edge tool-, cutlery, watches, axes, saws, hou-<- h-;.‘ . and kitchen furniture, wooden w: r • from bedsteads down to bale crikt, c! .ths-pin?, boot- and shoes, fire, arm-, agricultural implements^ book-, maps, and a thousand other things, ty European market? each year? Fourtl —Now, if America can make these goods cheaper than Europe, what ben efit would free trade be to our people, especially as it is said that our goods are He ! 8Uj t rior to the kurepean goods. RTI’FLKs