Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

IV -- —- * -nr-r—'in'.. A 3 ^ / ®hc 1'crald ami ^dwrtiscc. Newnan, Ga., Friday, November 2, 1888. Communicated. The Agricultural Department. I must notice the reply of “Ripples” of September 38th to my articles. “Rip ples” reminds me of the man who, in testifying, instead of saying the horse was sixteen hands high, said he was six teen feet high. When assured of what he had testified, he said, “Well, if 1 said it, I will stick to it.” “Ripples” lias said very severe things against the Agricultural Department and the Com missioner, which he utterly fails to sus tain, and yet he seems determined to stick to them. I will see if we can, for his-benefit, get more light on the sub ject. We have seen that the use of certain things was customary in the offices of government. We will go farther and inquire now whether it was right to use them thus? I will suggest to “Ripples” that it is always better to approve and commend the actions of others than to condemn and censure, if we can do it. Is it not better to find a good reason, if we can, for the use by the Commission er of certain things in his department, rather than to be trying all the time to condemn him for the use of them ? In all the offices of our government- executive, judicial and legislative, both State and National, from President all the way down—whatever is necessary to carry out the duties required—whatev- er is necessary for comfort, convenience and health in carrying out those duties —is paid for out of public funds. The exceptions are where, in a few offices, the salary is made larger to cover cer tain expenses, for traveling, etc. But I state the general principle, and it is a correct one—one followed from the foundation of our government. This is a matter of reason, and right, and jus tice and of necessity. How would it do to have a man in office, with certain du ties to perform, and not allow him the reasonable expenses to perform those duties ? And this is an established legal custom, without any particular statute enacting a law for every particular item. And this is the answer to “Rip ples” repeated question—“Is there any law for the use of a certain thing in the department?” Of course there is, if it is necessary or useful. It goes as amat- ter of reason that whatever is necessary to perform the duties of, or is useful in, any office is furnished free and it is law ful to be furnished. Then the whole thing resolves itself into this: Were the things complained of by “Ripples” nec essary, or serviceable, or useful, in car rying on the business of the depart ment? Was the telephone necessary and useful for this purpose ? Or the City Directory? No doubt these two things have saved the department the expense of employing one man or offi cer in hunting up people and their resi dences in carrying messages and trans acting the business of the department throughout the city. IIow about the traveling expenses when on the duties of his office? Are they not necessary? And soap? Is not soap necessary in so large an establishment? I know some people do not regard soap a necessity anywhere. But I do not put “Ripples” in that crowd—not at all. As to the subscription to several newspapers, over which “Ripples” is so much horrified, I will ask, was that nec essary? I have before me the law es tablishing the Department of Agricul ture, and pointing out the duties of the Commissioner. I wish I had space to quote largely from said act; but those who will notice the act will see how important it is for the Commissioner to net up all information throughout the State and over the whole country, on all subjects and about everything that can be of interest to “those who till the soil of the State.” Now, I suppose Governor Gordon, when he approved the subscription bills for these papers, thought the Commissioner and his as sistant could better get up the informa tion required of him, in order to per form his duties aright, by subscribing, for the use of the department, for sev eral of the leading papers of the State— particularly those published in the lar ger cities of the State. And if they are called political papers, they contain millions of things not connected with politics. They are papers from which general information can be obtained, from which the Commissioner can se lect that which will be of interest to husbandmen, and profitable to “those who till the soil.” In this way we are to regard the one dollar subscription for the paper called Century. I sup posed “Ripples” referred to the Centu- ry Magazine. That is a high-priced pe riodical, and I know that it would conle to more than SI per annum. Of course, if the subscription to a paper had been neglected to be paid for the previous year, there was nothing wrong in going back and paying it. And this : s the big offense, for paying for two years at once! I am surprised that “Ripples” presses me to answer so plain and obvious a thing as this. The simple question is this:— Could the Commissioner get up the in formation necessary to perform the du ties required of him, and carry out the designs of his office as well without as with newspapers, periodicals, encyclo pedias, etc ? Of course, he could not. Then it is necessary for the department to have them, and the Commissioner was right in subscribing for them, and the Governor was right in approving such subscription. Are we to have a Commissioner of Agriculture for the purpose of getting up and imparting valuable information to farmers, and i yet cut off from him the greatest means | of supplying that information, or put | him under the necessity of supplying it at his own expense ? IIow about the water with the ice in it? At the time we are speaking about, there was no artesian water in Atlanta; and it is well known that in the well near the capitol the water is inferior. In most of them it is warm, muddy and unwholesome. And even, in the best of them, \n the summer, it is intolerable without ice in it. Most assuredly, ice in drinking water was a necessity in that part of the city in the summer months, and was so regarded in all the depart ments of the State government. “Rip ples” complains that “we, the common people, have no such comforts except at our own expense;” and asks, “W by this difference?” The State makes no difference in its citizens. Of course, it does not propose to pay for ice and wa ter for everybody in Georgia; but if , “Ripples,” or I, or anybody else was in \ office in Atlanta, we would, during the summer, get the ice and water, also, free of any expense to us. But this is not needed in the country. e have water that is cool and good. We would not care to use ice in it, if the ice were furnished free of all expense. I had rather drink our branch water than wa ter out of the wells of Atlanta, even with ice in it. But Mrs. O’Conner’s well! “Ripples” wants to know how far it is from Commissioner Henderson’s office. I do not know the distance- have not troubled myself to inquire. But it is near enough for the Agricul tural Department to use water from. And I will tell “Ripples^i^t the Gen eral Assembly used wafer from the same well, and that Mrs. O’Conner was paid for it out of the money of the State. And I will mention to “Ripples” another fact: The General Assembly paid §2 a day for a supply of Ponce de Leon spring water, and this was also paid for out of the State’s funds. Un derstand me; I am not mentioning this in the way of censuring the Legisla ture. They were in Atlanta,living high, and, I suppose, needed water from that noted spring to aid digestion. Besides, they were there in a crowded city, and, during intensely warm weather, for several months, and I think the people of the State would be willing for them to use that water that would be most conducive to their comfort and health, and with ice in it. And I venture this is all right with “Ripples,” but if it was Col. Henderson instead of the mem bers of the Legislature, it would be all wrong, and wretchedly wrong, with him. A Farmer. IN MEMORIAM. Resolutions of ResRect Adopted by Grantville Farmers' Alliance. M. S. SMITH. Again the Angel of Death has invad ed our order and robbed us of another of our most efficient members and offi cers, in the person of M. S. Smith, who was elected President of our Farmers’ Alliance at the organization, July 6th, 1888. And we, as a committee, in be half of the Alliance, offer this tribute to the memory of deceased. On Sunday evening, August 19th, our brother departed this life, in the 00th year of his age, and leaves to mourn his loss a laving family and a whole town and community; for he was a nobfe, generous-hearted, Christian man, and we miss him. To the wants of the poor he was always ready to ad minister. He was a present help and adviser to all who would call on him. He served as presiding officer of our town for many years, and whenever those who transgressed the laws Avere brought before him he always showed a generous and charitable heart by the advice he gave them and the appropri ate fines put upon them. He had no disposition to use authority or oppress the unfortunate. He was an earnest advocate of the prohibition cause, and used e\’ery endeavor to suppress any violation of such laws that came under his knowledge. We deeply sympathize with the be reaved family and will say, as alword of condolence, that we confidently hope that what is their loss has proven his spiritual gain. Let us hope to meet again. We recommend that this tribute be entered upon the minutes of the Alli ance and a copy be presented to the family of the deceased. J. D. Stafford R. M. Word, Committee. ceased, which were ever faithfully ren dered, now that those sendees are end ed neither should we fail to remember the deep affliction, the poignant grief, and irreparable loss of his immediate family, which causes our hearts to go out in tender sympathy towards the sorrowing wife and affectionate child ren in their sad bereavement. And while we offer to them our condolence, Ave confidently trust and hope there is now another where the “gates are ajar” —another joined to the company of those who have “crossed over the river,” and isAvatchingand waiting for the com ing of loved ones. Be it Resolved, That this tribute of respect be entered upon the minutes of the Grantville Alliance, and that the secre tary be instructed to present to the family of deceased a copy of same. J. D. Stafford R. M. Word, Committee. C. J. GROWER. On the 6th of- July, at the organiza tion of the Grantville Alliance, C. J. Clower was elected vice-president, and was Avith us but a few days when, on the 25th of July, in the G3d year of his age, Providence saAv fit to remoA’e him from our midst. We, the undersigned, having been appointed a committee to present to this Alliance a suitable trib ute commemorative of the death of Bro. Clower, respectfully submit the following: We feel sad Avhen we contemplate our loss, but submit to the will of “Him who doeth all things Avell.” He Avas a good and kind husband, a loving father and a worthy fellow-citizen: for he Avould often discommode himself for the accommodation of others. His last days in life evidenced liis gentleness, humility, and submissiveness. He 1 served the public many years as an o£- ! fleer, and always acted conscientiously j toward his fellow-man. While we would not forget the labors of the cle- OBITUARY. “After life’s fitful fever, he sleeps well.” Malberry Stroud Smith was born February 8th, 1829, and died August 19th, 1888, in the meridian of a useful life. He was the son of the late W. B. Smith, one of the pioneers of Western Georgia, and, in some respects, one of the most remarkable men of the age. His early years were spent in and around Grantville. Possessed of an amiable disposition, gentle and refined in manners, frank and manly in character, he won the ad miration of all with whom he became acquainted. In youth he escaped the A'icious habits that so often wreck the most brilliant young men. He grew up honest, industrious, and sober, reflect ing the noble characteristics of his sturdy father, and entered upon a ca reer rich in hope and bright with prom ise to himself and family. In early manhood he was united in marriage to Miss Jennie Ferabia, a most estimable lady, with whom he lived in the fullest enjoyment of that felicity which results from the union of two congenial spirits, whose sole purpose and aim in life is to make each other happy. From this union there resulted four children, three of whom—Mrs. R. I. Sewell, Mrs. J. T. White and Mrs. C. P. Clower—are happily married, while the fourth, W. B. Smith, the only son, is a young man of considerable promise, upon whom the mantle of his father has Avorthily fallen. The deceased was a man of the strict est honor and integrity. Having known hiriflntimately for many years, and ha\’- ing tried him by the crucial test of va- ried business transactions, the writer can truthfully say of him, “He was an honest man, the noblest work of God.” He Avas industrious, economical, and fairly successful in business; hence, he leaA’es a competency for wife and chil dren. From early manhood down to the day of his death he was an earnest advocate of the temperance reform movement. For years he was a member of the organization of Good Templars and a zealous worker for the cause. To him, perhaps, is due more than to any other man the result of the prohibition movement that freed Grantville from the curse of bar-rooms, and delivered her people fore\ F er, it is to be hoped, from the blighting influence of the li quor traffic. He Avas a consistent member of the Methodist church. While he was not so demonstrati\ r e in his nature as many others who OA’erllowed with the least increment of feeling, yet he maintained that steady, uniform temperature of Christian character that rendered the services of the church a real delight. At the time of his death he Avas May or of Grantville. The people had often honored him Avith positions of trust and responsibility, and never did he betray a trust or leave a single blemish on his fair name. But in the midst of a useful career he was suddenly cut down. “One icy blast from the Angel of Death. And the strong brave heart was chilled; A gasp, a flutter of fleeting breath, And the throbbing pulses were stilled. “But there was a look on the still white face That none had seen betore;— The look of one that had run the race— A victor’s s.mile he wore. “At last, the peace so patiently sought, And hoped for long in vain— At last, the rest for which he wrought Through days and nights of pain.” He met death calmly and heroically. A short time before he expired he call ed his family around his bedside, and, after assuring them of his steadfast, unfailing trust in the promises of the Redeemer, and begging them to meet him in the distant Aiden, the home of the blest, he closed his eyes quietly in death. “Like one that draws the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.” Oct. 16th, 1S88. A Friend. “John,” askf.d Mrsv Bently, “suppose you heard a ttbiSe down stairs and didfi’t knoAv wbetii’er It was the dog or the burglar, Would you be so cruel as to send me doWb to find out.” “No, dear,” said MY. Gently; “I have a better way than tbat, I’d wait until next morning; if the sih’er Avas gone I’d know it was burglars, and if the silver was not gone I’d know it was the dog.” Fond Parent—“Take her, Augustus, take her, and may you be happy. Yet it is sad—very sad—for a father to see his little ones bud into beauty, and, when he loves them most, leave him. Ah!” Augustus—“Really, sir, I didn’t think you’d feel it so much. Still we can relieve your aching heart. Tell you Avhat Ave’ll do—we’ll come and live with you.” Mr. Chesley—“Quick, your decision, Louise.” Miss De Leigh—“Why do you hurry me so?” Mr. Chesley—“For two reasons. Prof. Barnard says that a comet is approach ing the earth at the rate 3,000,000 miles a day, and-er! ahem!—I think I hear your mother coming, too.” “Doctor, I can neither lay nor set. What shall I do ?” “I think ypu had better roost,” was the reply. Now if the doctor had prescribed a bottle of Salvation Oil, for the poor fellow’s rheumatism, it would have relieved his patient at once. 25 cents. A pretty hard rub—A Turkish bath. Straw hats and linen dusters Avill not be so very popular as heretofore; Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup, howeA’er, will be as popular as ever at 25 cents. A slip of the pen—A young pig. How Doctors Conquer Death. Doctor Walker K. Hammond says: After a long experience I have come to the conclusion that two-thirds of all deaths from coughs, pneumonia and consumption, might be aA’Oided if Dr. Acker’s English Remedy for Consump tion were only carefully used in time.” This wonderful remedy is sold under a positive guarantee by W. P. Broom, Newnan, Ga. The retired pianist and the retired minister are all expounders. Why Women Fade. Women lose their beauty because colds undermine their life. Dr. Acker’s English Remedy for Consumption is an absolute cure for colds. Sola by W. P. Broom, Newnan, Ga. Clerk (to busy employer)—“There is a gentleman outside, sir, who says he is a very old friend of your father’s.” Busy Employer—“Tell him I’m sorry, but mv father is dead.” Terrible. Two-thirds of all the deaths in NeA\ F York City are from consumption or pneumonia. The same proportion holds for most other cities. . Delays are dan gerous. Dr. Acker’s English Remedy for Consumption will always relieve, and may save your life. Sold by W. P. Broom, NeAvnan, Ga. If You Are Sick With Headache, Neuralgia, Rb ttinatism Dyspep sia, Biliousness, Blood Huiacffi, Kidney Disease, Constipation, Female Troubles, Fever and Apie, Sleeplessness, Partial Pafiuysis, or Nervous l’ros- fratirtn. nse Paine’s (Mery Compound and be cored. 'Breach pf these the cause is mental or phystcal' Overwork, anxiety, exposure or malaria, the effcct’bfwhlch is to Avcakeu the nervous sys tem,'resulting in one of these diseases. Remove fee c-ftfeEAVith that great Nerve Tonic, and the E-ESUiAwill disappear. Paine’s Celery Compound Jas. L. Bowen. Springfield, Mass., writes:— “Paine’s Celery Compound cannot be excelled as a Nerve Tonic. In my case a single bottle wrought a great change. My nervi jusness entirely disappeared, and with it the resulting ahect^on of the stomach, heart and liver, and the whole tone of the system Avas wonderfully invigorated. I tell my friends, if sick as I have been, Paine s Celery Compound Will Cure You! Sold by druggists. SI; six for So. Prepared only by Wells, Richardson «fc Co., Burlington, A t. For the Aged, Nervous, Debilitated. Warned jo color dSwc'cSoi' A:i tor the Dia.nmd, and Mk« no other. _ A Dress Dyed 1 |#\ A Coat Coloted > Garments Renewed ) cents. A Child can use them! Unequalled for all Fancy and Art Work. At druggists and Merchants. Dye Book free. WELLS, RICHARDSON &. CO., Props,, Burlington. Vfc THOMPSON BROS.| NEWNAN, GA. -:o:- FINE AND CHEAP FURNITURES —AT PRICES— THAT CANNOT BE BEAT IN THE STATE. Bisf stock of Chamber suits in Walnut, Antique Oak, and Cherry, and Imitation suites. French Dresser Suites (ten pieces), from $22.60 to $125.01:; 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. U 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 01 day. THOMPSON BROS., NEAVNAN, GA. ATLANTA & WEST POINT RAILROAD, The Best Purifier Made. Damascus, Ga., June 29,1887. I have suffered Avith Catarrh for about four years, and after using four bottles of Botanic Blood Balm I had my general health greatly improved, and if I could keep out of the bad weath er I Avould be cured. I belie\ F e it is the best purifier made. Verv respectfully, ‘L. W. Thompson. How it Sells. Palatka, Fla., May 31, 1887. We ha\ r e been selling B. B. B. for tAvo years, and it has always given sat isfaction in every case. Loavry & Starr, Druggists. C as i aaj f‘ **ra rats W I—a BILIOUSNESS, SICK HEADACHj TEAKTBURN, TJTVTER INDIGESTION JlSWiPSIA, COMPLAINT, JALNDICE —D £=-■<>■— WESTERN RAILWAY OF ALABAMA. —w-READ DOWN.-w -o^-TIME TABLE NO. !4.-£~o- -w-READ UP.-w- Accom moda tion. Local Mail (Daily) No. 51. Fast Mail (Daily) No. 53. In Effect September 8, STATIONS. 1888. Local Mail (Daily! No 50. Fast Mail (Daily) No. 52. 10 35 am 3 05 pm Selma n 40 am 12 35 pm 1 20 am ... Mont^ompry Ar. 148 pm 2 27 am Lv... Chehaw. ...Ar. Lv... Auburn ... .... Ar. 5 43 jam 4 20 am Lv... Columbus.... ... Ar. 7 10 pin 2 38 pm 3 20 am Lv... Opelika ...Ar. 5 25 pm 4 00 am 7 30 am 3 22 pu. 4 00 am Lv. .. ... AYest Point .. ... Ar. 4 4o pm 3 12 am 7 l) am Lv.. .. .Gabbettville.. . .. .Ar. 2 52 am 7 59 am 3 48 pm 4 28 am Lv.... ... LaGranee.... . ...Ar. 4 09 pm 2 30 am 8 25 am 4 10 pm 4 52 am Lv... .. HogansvTlle... ... Ar. 1 58 am 8 38 am 4 22 pm 5 04 am Lv.... .. Grantville .. . ...Ar. 1 42 am 8 53 am 4 35 pm 5 18 am Lv. . Puckett’s .... ...Ar. 3 19 pm J 28 a in 9 06 am 4 45 pm 5 30 am Lv ... Newnan ... .A r. 3 08 pm 1 09 am 9 32 am 5 09 pm 5 55 am Lv. . ... . Palmetto ... ...Ar. 1? 35 am 9 15 am o 19 pro 6 07 am Lv,. Kairhnrn Lv .. .... Red 0;tlc 10 10 am 5 40 pm 6 30 am Lv... . .East Point.... . Ar. 2 15 pm 11 50 pm 10 30 am 6 00 pm 6 50 am Ar.. . Atlanta ... Lv. 1 5 b pm 11 30 am Accom- moda- tiou. CECIL GABBETT, General Manager. CHAS. H. CROMWELL, Gen’l Passenger Agent. WALTER E. AYERY, BY USING THE GENUINE Dr.C.McLANE’ —CELEBRATED H0LIVER PILLS! PREPARED ONLY BY FLEMING BROS., Pittsburgh, Pa. yy-tWfirR nf Counterfeits made in St. Louis.”®* 1 “Was there eA'er a time in your life, 1 Mr. Slammaround,” asked Miss Lilibud ■ iu tones of tender sentiment, ‘When | all the Avorld seemed a dreary waste to : you; when your heart was hungry and I starving; all the sweet springs of your j life were turned to bitterness and death I seemed the sweetest boon the gods ! could offer you; when all friends seern- | ed false?” “Indeed there was,” said Slamma round, earnestly. “I can remember it ; as though it Avere yesterday. I was ! only 15 years old at the time, and I 1 didn’t try to smoke another cigar for sixvears after.” NO MERCURY. NO POTASH, Or any other Mineral Poison. “How well 1 remember,” said Dum- ley, as he proudly flourished a sword, ; “the first time I ever drew that once ; shining blade!” “Where did you draw | it?” inquired Featherly. “At a raffle.” j *; j 9 NatnreV Remedy, made exclusively from <Roots and Herbs. 3t is jierfectly harmless. is the onlv remedv known to the world that has ever yet 'Cured contagious Blood Poison, in all its stages. It cures Mercurial Rheumatism. Cancer. Scro fula. and other blood di.-eases heretofore consid ered incurable, it cures any disease caused fr..ni impure blood, it is now prescribed by thou sands of the best physicians in the United StatCc, a# a tonic. , ,. We Iia.e a book giving a history of tins won derful remedy, end its cures, from all over the world, which will convince you that all we say is true, nud which we w.l! mad free on application. No familv should be without it. We have an other on CoLtagious Blood Poison, sent on same Urms. , . . Write ns a history of your case, and our physi cian wiil advise with you by letter, in strictest confidence. We will not deceive you knowingly. for sale by all druggists. The Swift Specific Co., Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga : New York, 736 Broadway. London Eng., 35 Snow HiU- {Next Door to Post Office,) —DEALER- UN RELIABLE WATCHES, S CLOCKS, JEWELRY, SILVERWARE, SPECTAC LES AND EYEGLASSES! Useful and ornamental novelties, as well as staple goods for Wedding. Birthday and Sou venir Gifts. FINE STATIONERY ! Also, Christmas Cards, in season. AVatehes, Clocks, Jewelry and Spectacles repaired in best style of workmanship. Medals and Badges made to order. Letter and Monogram engraving. W. W. MORGAN, WITH MUSIC & 0’REAR, WHOLESALE & RETAIL GROCERS, 33 West MitcHel St., Atlanta, Ga. ; A\ ill be pleased to have his Coweta triends I call upon him while iu the city. The best ! goods at the lowest pi ices. £2T=Bring your Job Work to Mc Clendon & Co., Newnan, Ga. It you owe Jor this paper be good enough to settle at your first opportunity. The publishers need the money D16=Cime ->-Kemebies. KNIGHT’S OLD ENGLISH OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure ingrowing toe nails, Avounds, cuts, bruises, gathered lingers,-fel ons, boils, gathered breasts, corns hard or soft, carbuncles, bunions, an t when caused by a wound aud applied in time, even lock jaw. Price 30c. a Stick by Mail Prepaid. Knight’s Liver, Kidney and Malarial Pad is invaluable in districts where malaria pre vails. It will cure, or better still, will prevent. KNIGHT’S LADIES’ PAD is a sovereign remedy for female Aveakness prepaVd ntl6S ’ lucorrhea > etc - Price, |1 each’ Knight’s London Toilet Specialties. Indispensible to every lady’s toilet.. .SEXD for CIRCULARS LADY AGENTS AV ANTED. Can make *50 to *100 per month. KNIGHT’S REMEDIES, No. 218 Gold street, Philadelphia. Pa. DR. MOFFETT’S 1TFSY FEMALE MEDIClNEfed . isy giving tone to aud strengthening i i,,. rter me S^mmandbulhiing up the S^l'heaRh? Indian weed Ask your Druggist. Safeand Unfailing. f F (v m le h - v A- J. Lyndon, Newnan Ga.- G. \\ . Clower, Grantville, Ga. \ "PARKER’S HAIR BALSAM gteanses and beautifies the hair. Promotes a luxuriant growth. u F - a,ls to Restore Gray Hair to its Youthful Color. oOc. at hnipirigtq HINdercorns.