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NEWNAN, GA.. FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1890.
NO. 38.
NEW HARDWARE AND SEED STORE,
GREENVILLE ST., NEWNAN, GA.
Jars and Jugs, (all dimensions,) for sale.
New goods in every department re
ceived regularly. The finest and best
stock of Razors, Scissors and Pocket
Knives in the county.
Powder, Shot, Caps, Primers; Rim
and Central-fire Cartridges; Smith &
Wesson, Colt’s and Mailin Pistols;
Winchester, Colt’s and Marlin Repeat
ing Rifles and fine Breech-loadifig Shot
guns; Wagon and Buggy Tire; Bolts
of all kinds; Hubs, Rims, Spokes; Sol
id Steel Axes; Fence Wire and Sta
ples; Orchard and Blue Grass, Red
Clover, Lucerne and cultivated Ger
man Millet. Best Garden Seeds. Ask
to see the Sublett Hoe.
A. POPE.
THOMPSON BROS.
HEADQUARTERS FOR
FURNITURE, ORGANS AND COFFINS;
BED ROOM SUITS FROM $12.00 TO $100. PARLOR
SUITS FROM 35.00 UPWARD.
Bedsteads, Bureaus and Chairs—All Sorts,
Sizes and Quality.
Organs for cash or on the installment plan.
Window Shades, Curtain Poles and Rings.
Drapery Pins and Curtain Chains.
Baby Carriages for all Pretty Babies.
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DU. KING’S
ROYAL GERMETUER
One fact In worth a thousand arguments,
and Dr. King's Itoynl Uermetuer demon
strates every day that It la making more
cures than any other medical preparation
I In the world.
A daughter of Mr. C. Jordan, of Atlnnta,
was cured of a serious case of stomach and
bowel troubles.
Mr. N. T. Johnson, of Atlanta, was cured
of a long continued and severe case of
catarrh which was sapping Ills Ufa away.
Mrs. M. Farmer, of west End, Atlanta,
was completely cured of a ten years' case
of Inflammatory rheumatism.
ltev. A. u. Vaughn. Canton, Ha., was
cured of facial neuralgia, also of a liver nod
kidney trouble of many years standing.
Mrs. T. H. Pelot, ot Atlanta, had been an
Invalid 14 rears, but Uermetuer cured her.
Mrs. W. F. Herndon, Atlanta, (la., suf
fered with ncutn catarrh. One bottle of
Oermetuer freed her from tills dreadful
disease.
A daughter of F. T. Brasilia, of Atlnnta,
had tried every known remedy for ag
gravated dyspepsia. Two buttles of Oer-
metuer cured her.
Mr. I.ewls Bennett, Atlanta, fla., had
been afflicted with Indigestion for a) years,
complicated with dlurrhoia. Three-fourths
of a bottle cured him sound and well.
Thousands of voluntary certificates tes
tify to the remarkable curative virtues of
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wooes "nuturo's soft nurse refreshing
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wives, etc., It Is the nonpareil of all rem
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diseases by removing thn cause. Price.
$1,110 per concentrated bottle, which will
make ono gallon of medicine, as per ac
companying directions. Send stamp for
full particulars, wonderful cures, etc.
For sale by druggists and by Kino's
Royap Okhmbtukh Co., Atlanta, Ua.
1SES3!
For sale by G. R. Bradley,
Newnan, Ga.
ClIARI.KSTON, W. Va., .Tun. 18, 181)0.
DeurHlr: I have received your crystull/.ed
lenses, adjusted for me some weeks ago, and
am very much pleased with them.
Very respectfully,
KTW. Wilson, '
Governor of West Virginia.
These famous glasses adjusted to defective
visions at the bookstore of CARTE It & ENG
LAND, Newnan, Ga.
M. G. KEITH,
LIVERY, FEED AND SALE
STABLE,
Opposite M. E. Church, NEWNAN, OA.
The best vehicles, the safest drivers and the
fastest horses ul ways ready for hire, night and
day. No man, woman or child will ever hire
a team from me with which they will he dis
satisfied. Everything Is first-class.
My charges are reasonable, and I do all I
can to accommodate my putrons. Give me a
call. Conveyances fordrummers to surroun-
ping towns a specialty. M. G. KEITH
(Ebucationcil.
WALKER HIGH SCHOOL
Second
Begins Spring S
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.ATS! J» nstot*
w P»**«eajlrhrfor the Senior claw In college;
bttMWWftMi, and both tor practical life.
.— annnitt saved by pat
ronizing this school instead of entering the
lower classes In college.
Girls boarded by the Principal study at
night under his supervision.
$130Q rd and ^ u *" on * or scholastic month,
Text books furnished at reduced rates.
DANIEL WALKER, Principal.
FUN OPENING SAFES.
Some Incidents Showing now Troubles
Arise from Llttln Causes.
“There are mnjiy amusing incident*
connected with our business," said a
sufe manufacturer one day to a Boston
reporter. “It is to bo expected that in
tlio ordinary course of events circum
stances will nriso when a safe will have
to bo opened by an expert. Looks, like
any other piece of mechanism, ore not
infallible. The best of them aro liable
to fail at times through some slight de
fect in manufacturing, same as the
mainspring of the most valuable watch
may give out unexpectedly,
“Not long ago a firm wanted a man
to fix their safe. It was open, but they
could not shut the door far enough to
throw the bolts. The man wont to the
place and after a brief examination saw
a penny resting on ono of the bottom
flanges. Taking this off the door shut
and locked all right. I forget how
much it cost the firm to have the man
go to their place and piok up that little
coin, but it was enough to prevent it*
being related, no doubt. A similar
ease happened recently. We were sent
for at about the close of business hour*
to see what was the trouble with one ol
our safes. The bolts would not throw
far enough to turn the lock. The re
sult was the finding of a cloth button
from a lady’s dress In the lower bolt
hole.
“Some years ago wo had delivered a
now set of vault doom for a bank about
two hundred miles away. Just before
they wero ready to occupy their now
quarters we had a telegram to send a'
man at once. The bolts of the Outer
door would not thYOw far enough to
lock it. Our man went, and this is
wliat he found: The bank ofllner* bad
fitted in a board for the tread of the
vestibule, but bad omitted to boreholes
in it for the throw of the bolts. An
auger and ten minutes’ labor made
everything all right, but made that
pioce of board a rather extravagant
luxury. ,
“Kpieureau like, we have reserved
the best for the lust. For fear that
this may reach the eyes of the hero of
the incident I will substitute for Ills
correct address that of Calais, Me. It
was not a thousand miles from there.
The letter read to come at once and
open a safe, as there were important
documents wanted for immediate use.
With his kit of tools a man took tho
next train and arrived on the following
evening. It proved to be an old
fashioned safe with a large key look.
‘There,’ said the man, ‘is the safefThe
lock has been working hordor and
harder for weeks, until now I am
looked out. I am in a hurry to have
It opened. Never mind the damage if
yon will only break Into It in short or
der.’
“Our expert took the koy and tried
it,, but it refused to work. lie tlion
took a small wire and picked out half a
thimbleful of dirt and lint from the
koy, trlod it again and a better working
lock was never seen. ‘How much is
your bill?’ As this involved a trip to
and from Calais of about 800 miles, and
timo and oxpense in proportion, lie re
plied $40. Taking a roll of bills from
his pocket lio said: ‘That is satisfactory
on conditions. Does any one in the
place know your business heror The
reply was, ‘No one.’ ‘All right, then;
get put by the next train and keep
mum, for I would gladly pay $100
rather than have any of my friends
know that I was fool enough to go to
Boston for a umn to pick the dirt out
of my key. ’ ”—Boston Courier.
A Phantom Postman.
For weeks a remarkable phantom or
illusion has attracted attention at Park
ersburg, W. Va. On dark nights the
figure of a phantom postman has been
seen clearly outlined on ono of the win
dows of tho city postoflloe. The form
and features of tlie phantom aro as dis-
tlnot as life.. It appears to be in the
act of distributing mail. The appari
tion lias been seen only when no ono
was In the building, and it cannot be
accounted for. Hundreds have seen it,
and among the superstitious It has cre
ated alarm. It reads the postal cards.
—Exchange.
Where “Counterpane” Come* Prom.
Counterpane is a corruption of coun
terpoint, from tho Latin cul, cita (h
wadded wrapper, a quilt). When the
stitches were arranged in patterns it
was called cul, cita, puncta, which in
French became courtopointe, corrupted
into coutre pointo, counterpoint where
point is pronounced “poyn” corrupted
into “pane.”—Dry Goods Chronicle.
, Bound to Win.
Boston Girl—Papa, Mr. Toney is
coming hero to-night to press his suit
with you. , :
Boston Papa-r-Does the young man
appreciate what an alliance with our
house means?
Boston Girl—Yes, papa, but Albert
says he is bound to have me at any
price.—New York Ledger.
A. —A smart boy is Johnson’s son;
quite a little man.
B. (who is not friendly to Johnson)
— Yes. Ho resembles his father, who
is about as small a man as you ever
met.—Texas Siftings.
A GIGANTIC HORSE.
IF I WERE YOU.
A |)nopr Mounter Thut Ha* Existed Iti
Ktiglttiul for Over 1,000 Ynarn.
About two miles to tho north ol
Lainboume, In Berkshire, England, ii
White Horse hill, on the summit ol
which there is a largo Roman entrench-
moiit called ITfllngton castle. A little
below tho cost loon the steep side of the
hill facing the northwest is the flgur*
of a gigantic white horse, the dhtien
slons of which extend over about an
acre of ground. Its head, neck, bod)
and tail consist of one white line, a-*
does also each of its four legs. Tho out
linos of this monstrous specimen of th<
genus oquu are formed by cutting
trenches In tho chalk, of wliich tho hill
is mainly conqiosed, the ditches being
2 or 3 feet In depth aaid about 10 feel
wide. Tho chalk of tho trench being
of a beautiful white color, and tho sur
rounding turf the greenest of green, tin
flguro of the horse can jbe' plainly soer
at A distance of twelve miles, and ever
farther, It is said, if tho sun is shining
brightly.
A white horse is known to have beer
the standard of tho Saxons, and sonu
have supposed thiit this monster era
blematlo figure- was mado by Hengist,
ono of tho Saxon kings. Mr. Wise, nr
author who has written much of th<
celebrated white horse of Berkshire,
brings several arguments to prove that
this figure was made under order of A1
fred during tbe reign of Ethelred, hii
brother, and that the figure is a inonu
mont to a victory over the Danes in
the year 871. Other well known wrlton
are of the opinion that tho wondorfu!
white horse Is a natural freak, one ol
nature's oddest oddities. Aslimead
Burton thinks that the early tribei
noted tho outlines of a horse on thi
hillside olid gradually worked it Intc
its proseut graceful symmetry.
However this may be, it has been n
custom since time out of memory foi
the nolghlmrlng peasants to assemble or
a certain day of each year, usually about
midsummer, to clear away the weedi
from the White Horse and trim thi
edges of tho trench so as to presorvt
the color and shape. This task it
known for miles around os “Scouring
the Horse.”
A large mound at the foot of Whitt
Horae HU1 and almost directly undoi
the “Horae” Is called Dragon Hill.
Here, according to tradition, St. Ooorgt
killed the dragon. On the top of thii
mound, or “barrow," there is a spue*
about fifty yards square upon wliiol
not a spear of grass has grown during
the last thousand years. Tho peasant)
say that tho gross cannot grow on ac
count of the ground having been pol
soned with tho dragon’s blood ut thi
time St. Georgo gave him the fatal
wound.—St. Louis Republic.
"Down on tlio Null.**
Tills is a well known half slang
phrase used for a cash payment. 01
its history I cannot speak, but I con
fess to feeling startled when I found it,
os it seems to me, in a parllumcntur>
deed of King Robert tlio Bruce. Ilj
indenture dated July IB, 1328 (Hooti
Aots I, 476), a tenth penny was cove
nonted for, payable to the icing. On
his part ho agreed not to exact certain
prises and carriages unless he was pass
ing through tho realm, after tho cus
tom of his predecessor, Alexander III,
“for wliich prises and carriages full
payment should bo made super un-
guem." (Tho words aro, “Pro qulbiif
prisiset eariagils plena flat soluelosupci
unguem.”)
I ain aware of tlio classical uro oi
the phrase “In unguem,” or “ad un-
guem,” signifying “to a nicety,” but it
does not seem to apply here. At the
same time tho corresponding French
phrase “payer rubls sur l’onglo” may
make this doubtful. Just below the
passage cited occurs another, in which
payment is to be made “in maim.”
Both In my opinion refer to ^'eady
money, and I do not hesitate to trans
late “super ungufem” “doSVn on the
nail.” Hitherto I have supposed the
noil to be a figure of speech for the
counter on which the coin was told.
Apparently this is erroneous, os it i$
clearly the finger nail which is referred
to.—Notes and Queries.
Too Many Porpoise*.
The French fishermen are troubled
by the depredations of porpoises, for
which they have not succeeded in find
ing a remedy. An attempt was made
to catch them in seine nets, but they
jumped out of the snares. They wero
seared away by guns and torpedoes,
but the fish were frightened and disap
peared with them. They aro too nu
merous to be shot one by ono in ah ef
fective maimer. -The only thing to he
done seems to be for tho fishermen to
unite and drive them away in crowds;
hut this will hayo to bo often repeated.,
Insurance aim payment of damages
by tbe government are the lust mea-
suresof relief suggested; but they, too,
are expensive to somebody.—Philadel
phia Ledger.
Htnlag Unchanged.
She—In Bhakespeare “fond” means
“foolish."
He—1 don’t believe the meaning has
clianged an y since his day. I used" to
call myself your fond lover.—Yankee
Blade.
If I woro you, I often say
To thoab who xeom to not'd advice,
I’d always look before I leaped;
I'd always think it over twice.
Ami then IM heavo a troubled sigh—
For, After all, I’m only I.
I’d nn'er dlnotma, If I wore you,
Tho fallings of my fellow mon;
*I’<1 think of all their virtues first,
Ami soon my owu shortcomings thon.
But though all this Is good and true,
I am hut i; I am not yon.
If I were )‘oii nud half so vain
Amidst my folly I would pauso
To see how dull and light a fool
I was myself. I don't because—
(And here I htStve a pitying sigh)
I am not you; I’m only I.
If I weru you no sol fish care
Should ehaso my cheery smllo away;
I'd scatter round in^ love and hope;
I'd do a kindness every day.
But here again I find It true
That I am I, and you are you.
I would not lie so very quick
To tako ofteuse, If I wero you;
I would resphet myself, at least,
Whatever others say or do.
Alas I can uo one tell me why
I am not you, Instead of If
In short, If I were only you
And uould forget that 1 was L
I think that Uttlo cherub wings
Would sprout upon ny by and hy.
—Ueorgs II. Mur^tyr In St. Nicholas.
Ic ness.
li^rwi, a naval sur-
Kola Air Sea fflnici
Charles W. Ilawilb
goon, publishes this (nan for curing sea
sickness; “Tho successful treatment of
sea siokuess, wliioli surgeons afloat have
so much to do with, and which gener
ally they are unable effectively to alle
viate, must prove my exouse for bring
ing beforo tho profession the ouratlve
offoot of koln (Stcroulia acuminata). In
the few oases which I have lately hod
to deal with I hnvo found the internal
administration of the seed of the kola a
most successful remedy. Half to one
draobm of the seed ohowed slowly was
followed, In about forty minutes by
complete cessation of tho various symp
toms of mal-de-raer; the depression,
vomiting and giddiness disappeared;
the heart’s action was regulated and
strengthened, and a confidence was felt
in lioavy weather that my oases never
before experienced during the many
years that they served in the royal
navy, and had tried the usual remedies
prescribed by their advisers. At pres
ent no means of preventing sea sick
ness in those susceptible of it is known;
and 1 venture to believe that in the
kola, or its alkaloid, we have one, and
that a largor trial of this drug will tend
to support my opinion. From its well
known sustaining and invigorating
properties during fatigue, for wliich it
is daily used by the natives on the west
coast of Africa and the Soudan, its
notion in sen sickness seems to be the
giving tone to tho nervous system,
proving a stimulant—acting generally
and locally."
One Way of Looking ot o Joke.
“Billy” Knox, who, about a year
and a half ago, went over to England,
has rotumod, and lias conceived no
very exalted opinion of our cousins
across tlio wator. Tho obtuseness of
tlio average Dtiglishman In tlio matter
of seoing the point of a story or Joke
has boon mueh commented on, but Mr.
Knox brings a new illustration, and a
very amusing ono. Ho, In company
with soiiio of tho English reporters and
one or two Americans, was seated In
The Horald office when tho nows of
Jell Davis’ death came over the wires.
Tho announcement called to tho mind
of Mr. Knox the linos incorporated in a
letter to the deceased by Artegms
Ward. They woro; “It would have
been money In your pocket if you liad
nevor been bom." Billy repeated them,
and tho American boys laughed hearti
ly, but the Englishmen sat sober as
owls, and after a moment or two of si
lence one of them broke out with:
“But, I say, if ho had never beon bom
lie wouldn’t have had any pockets,
don’t vou know?"—(Jhierjgo Herald. .
Religious Dog*.
Tho fumous St. Bernard dogs ore
very carefully trained. A travelerwbo
visited soiiio of tho monasteries of the
monks of St. Bernard a few yean ago
found the monks teaching their dogs
from the earliest stages of puppyhood.
Not only is physical and mental train
ing included in tho teaching, but spirit
ual culture is by no means neglected.
At meal time the dogs sit in a row,
each with a tin dish beforo him contain
ing Ills repast. Grace is said by one of
the monks; the (logs sit motionless with
bowed iu*ids. Not one stirs until the
“Amen” is spoken. If a frisky puppy
partakes of his meal before grace Is
over an older dog growls and gently tugs
his ear.—New York Ledger.
•Ii»y Gould Interviewed.
Jay Gould lmd gobbled the New Jer
sey Southern, and there was an effort
to attach its boats. He sent them
somewhere out of the state. I went to
ask him about it.
“Tell me all about It,” sold he.
1 did, like a little man.
“Well, well, well,” said he. “Now,
that’s great news. What, the Jesse
Hoyt missing—and the little Americas)
Why, I know those boats very well, sir,
and I have ridden in them so often that
I have grown very fond of them, espe
cially the Jesse Hoyt. This is great
news. If you hear any more_about it
ooweaad tell me."-'
