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NEWNAN. GA.. FRIDAY, MAY 26.
Entered nt the Post Office, Newnnn, Ga., as
BCCond-eln«s nniil nmttcr.
THE ROCK-A-BYE BOAT.
There's n hont that leaves at half-past six
Prom the busy port of Play.
And it reaches the haven of Slumbcrlnnd
Before the close of day.
It carries the tinist passengers,
And it rooks so gently, oh !
When the wee ones nestle In their berths,
And the hoatinnn begins to row I
The whistle sounds so low and sweet,
(Like a mother’s lullaby,)
That the travelers smile and close their
eyes.
To dream of angels nigh.
Sometimes the travigors tarry too long
In the busy port of Play',
And the anxious boatman coaxes ami calls,
And grieves nt their delay.
Itui they come at last to the rooking bent,
Which bears them down the stream,
Ami drifts them to the Slumltcrlund,
To rest, nnd sleep, nnfl dream.
The name of the boat Is Hock-a-bye.
And it's guided by mother's hand,
For she is the patient boatman,'dear.
Who takes you to Hlumberlund.
Now v.lml is the fare a traveler pays
On a llock-a bye boat Iiko 4liis?
Why, the poorest child .•an nITord the
price.
For it's only a good night kiss!
The Southern Cotton Planter.
Philadelphia Record.
How to secure more profit from tho
cotton crops is tho most pressing
question now before tho .Southern fur-
iitur, and to much an acceptable solu
tion which should give promise of
some amelioration of tho planter's
distressing position would bo an
achievement, indeed. The term “an
acceptable solution” is used because
years of investigation of the agricul
tural nnd economic conditions of tho
South by some of its ablest men huve
demonstrated that It is possible to
solve tho problem; but Inability on
the part of some of the planters to do
what is required to bring about the
desired improvement, and prejudices
on the part of others against innova
tions, have thus fur operated against
the conversion of theory into prac
tice. Briefly stated, the controlling
causes of the increasing llnancial em
barrassment of planters of all dugreos
aro tho over-production consequent
upon the utilization of tot), vast an
acreage for cotton-growing, the re
fusal of the farmers to attempt to
grow any crop other than cotton, and
the demoralizing practice of mort
gaging the crops before they are ma
tured.
Notwithstanding the constant do-
cllno in tho price of cotton, there hns
been (except at two or three periods)
no reduction in the acreage during
tiie past thirty years; and the stub
born adherence of tho Southern far
mer to ancient methods has until very
recently prevented any recognition in
tiie South of the system of crop rota
tion, while the planter’s oppressive
practice of mortgaging his crop in ad
vance of the harvest continues to al
most hopelessly burden him with a
load of debt. This pernicious prac
tice was necessitated at tho close of
tho war, wheu the planter found him
self bereft of collateral upon which
loans might be secured. He found
that he would either have to abandon
bis farm or borrow. He accepted the
latter alternative, and having nothing
hut the prospect of a crop to offer as
security he obtained credit from mer
chants for seed, implements, stock
aud food at only the moat exorbitant
terms. This practice has continued
ever since; and if it were burdensome
when the price of cotton was twenty-
five cents, it has become trebly op
pressive with the price oscillating be
tween aix and four cents por pound.
Latterly, however, it has become
apparent that the persistent condem
nation by the agricultural preBa of the
methods followed by the cotton-grow
er and the intelligent work of tiie
Southern experiment stations in the
Hue of diversified crops and Intensive
farming are exerting a favorable in
fluence. The successful production
of other crops than cotton at these
stations constitutes an impressive ob
ject lesson to the Southern farmers,
fend they are beginning to recognize
the advantage of devoting some of
tiie cotton acreage to the growth of
wheat and other food crops. The
accomplished agriculturists who man
age these experiment stations do not
advocate an abandonment of cotton
growing, but they want the planter to
realize the benefit of producing more
cotton on a given area titan he now
grows. This end may, of course, be
accomplished only by tiie adoption of
more Systematic methods of cultiva
tion, and it may be facilitated by giv
ing greater attention to the produc
tion of cerealB and fruits. It is thus
hoped to undermine the long-settled
conviction that cotton is the only
staple crop for the South.
The unquestionable industrial im
provement throughout the South has
led to more attentive consideration of
agricultural conditions and of the
means.for the utilization of the pro
ducts of that section. Large amounts
of capital are being invested in cotton
mills, notably in Louisiana and Mis
sissippi, and the production of cotton
cloth is becoming a growing and lu
crative industry. Unfortunately,
while the establishment of these mills
benefits the industrial centers directly
by increasing the opportunities for
work and by enlarging the output of
wages, it only indirectly affects the
cotton-grower. No rise in the price
of the staple may be expected to en
sue from the establishment of the
mills; hence the farmer must continue
to produce cotton for the usual small
(and in many cases profitless) re
turns. For this reason the task of
persuading him to apply more syste
matic methods to tits cultivation of
his acres and of inducing him to ex
tend the list of his crops and enlarge
his herds of sheep and cattle, should
bo continued.
A Word from Mercer.
In view of the fact that Mercer’s
noble work Is attracting tiie attention
of the State, I would say that it is at
tributable to the high moral influence
which exists among her faculty and
students. There is that element in
her Btudents which champions the
best nnd denounces that which is
wrong to that degree which awakes
in every boy’s heart an earnest and
genuine desire to go out reflecting
honor upon his institution nnd to be
of great service to his fellow-man.
Mercer’s Y. M. C. A. is doing a
great work. Every morning at sun
rise nnd nt twilight tho students gath
er for a fifteen minutes’ prayer and
praise service. These meetings are u
source of much spiritual strength;
and it is no wonder that our Y. M. C.
A. Is justly culled “Mercer’s power-
ItbiiHe.” At the beginning of each
term the Y. M. C. A. sends members
to meet all the new students at the
Inins, to conduct them to tho college,
to introduce them to all the boys nnd
assist them in selecting hoarding-
places. What Impresues tho new stu
dent most is the fine fraternal spirit
shown him by tiie other boys. As tiie
students, all tho way front the Sub-
Freshman to the Senior class, nre one
socially, lie readily leariiB to throw
aside all embarruMsment and to love
his work and associations more and
more the longer he remains, until lie
looks upon his being here us u “thing
of heuuty and joy forever.”
Such is tiie harmony that exists be
tween faculty and students that one
fools ut all times that in each profes
sor lie has u personal friend, and that
he is ever at liberty to make known
any of his difficulties. One cau’t help
but admire the co-operation of facul
ty and students in all matters pertain
ing to the interest of the college com
munity.
Our having “never lost a battle in
the realm of the mind” is attributed
to the litornry societies, the Phi Delta
nnd Ciceronian, which are two of the
most potent factors of Mercer. Here
the boys meet every Saturday nnd
spend three to four hours in debate,
and it is hardly necessary to suy that
these two societies are truining men
who will hold high and commanding
positions in the different professions
of life. The record of these two so
cieties should he a strong Incentive in
bringing new students to Mercer, to
develop those latent faculties into ac
tivity, which means vastly more to
one’s college course and usefulness in
after life than any oilier one brunch
of the University.
We are watching with pleasure the
erection of our gymnasium on the
campuB, which, when completed, will
give us athletic facilities equal to any
in the State. When we get this and
our loan fund we hope to have at
least four hundred students.
There is no reason why Mercer
should not have an endowment of at
least half a million dollars. There
are hundreds of youug men in our
State who would be in college had
they the moans to do so; but instead,
on account of being unable to educate
themselves, they grow up knowing
nothing of the great possibilities of
life, and make the world no better
for their having lived in it. In such
hoys are found those qualities which,
if developed, rule our nation. With
these facts facing us there is indeed a
serious responsibility resting upon us
—to look well to our institutions of
learning, to give them our earnest
support, and thereby be one of the
world’.* wide factors in advancing
civilization.
As the Baptists of Georgia pay 52
per cent, of the taxes, why should not
Mercer, a Baptist institution, be en
dowed equal, yea more, than any col
lege of Georgia? Until a few years
ago Mercer did not have the liberal
support of her friends as she deserved.
But now her supporters have seemed
to realize more keenly their obliga- |
tions to this institution. Since then j
they have been contributing to her ;
support more freely, iu both students
and finances. Yet, while these friends
have been somewhat awakened to
their possessions here, there are
ninny who claim to be in sympathy !
with Mercer who know nothing of ;
the noble 'Work she is doing. They i
huve no conception of how great an
investment they have in this man- j
making institution, aud still they are ,
satisfied to receive no benefit which j
it affords.
Let her friends bestir themselves
by giving to her Btudents and money; ;
let them study and compare her work
and progress with other colleges, and :
they will find that they can make no 1
better or more benevolent investment j
than to be true to the principles j
which they represent.
Wayne P. Sewell. |
Mercer University, May I5th.
Oil Trust’s Oreat Power.
Washington, May 10.—Attorney-
General Frank 8. Monett of Ohio was ;
before the industrial commission to- |
day as a witness in the trust investi
gation.
His testimony related almost ex
clusively to the Standard Oil Trust,
against which he has been proceed
ing in bis official capacity in Ohio.
After detailing the particulars of
the suits against the Standard com
pany brought on behalf of the State
of Ohio, Mr. Monett said the com
panies comprising the trust were so
distributed as to control all the opera
tions pertaining to the-production,
transportation, refining and delivery
of the product;) of the oil wells in
Ohio, including even its own tele
graph system.
Referring to this telegraph line,
Mr. Monett snid it had been develop
ed that it was exchanging business
with tiie Western Union company,
acting in a common carrier, and mak
ing a cheaper rate to tiie constituent
members of the trust than to other
customers, functions which were out
side the corporate authority of the
trust.
He also complained of tho discrimi
nation in railroad rutes in favor of tiie
Standard company tank lines, saying
that it was equal to 400 per cent,
against ordinary citizens.
Speaking of tiie earnings of the oil
trust, Mr. Monett estimated that tiie
grosa receipts were $120,000,000 a
year on the Ohio product alone, and
that all was profit over 4 cents a gal
lon on refined oil. He placed tho
value of'the earnings of the company
per year as greater than the value of
ail the farm products of tiie State.
Referring to the necessity 6f con
trolling the transportation agencies
ns an available remedy for the evils
of which he complained, Mr. Monett
Haid that no course could he too severe
if nothing less would produce the de
sired result. Tiie Stntes had the
remedy of depriving tho railroad
companies of their charters, and this
should be resorted to if they failed to
treat all equally fair.
While he thought that for the past
two years affuirs hud been drifting
very rapidly toward the control of
the country by a few individuals, the
witness thought there was no great
danger of its going very much further,
because the masses of the people
were becoming thoroughly aroused.
He did not look upon the Govern
ment control of the public utilities as
an effectual remedy.
In conclusion Mr. Monett said that
suits had been begun in the Ohio
courtB against the brewers, tiie to
bacco and the tin plate trusts, and also
against the central traffic association.
With a torpid liver and the impure
blood that followa it, you are an easy
prey to all sorts of ailments. That
“used-up” feeling is the first warning
that your liver isn’t doing its work.
That is the time to take Dr. Pierce’s
Golden Medical Discovery. As an ap
petizing, restorative tonio, to repel
disease nnd build up the needed flesh
and strength, there’s nothing equal to
it. It rouses every organ into health
ful action, purifies and enriches the
blood, braces up the whole syatem,
and restores health .and vigor.
Wonders About Advertising.
t’hicago Herald.
Twenty-two thousand periodical
publications print advertisements in
North America.
Grand total circulation, 3,500,000,-
000 copies.
There are 2,000,000 advertisements
in each collective issue.
Thirty-five billion impressions of
advertisements are made in a year.
Annual advertising, sheet upon
sheet, would make a pile 117,000,000
feet high.
The advertisements of a year, end
to end, would reach 111,000 miles.
Annual newspaper and magazine
advertising expenditure in North
America is $ 150,000,000.
There are 100^000 printing offices
in North America.
There is an expenditure of $160,-
000,000 a year for commercial print
ed matter.
Cost of covering the earth with
printer’s ink, $2,000,000,000.
Aggregate annual circulation of the
world’s periodicals 12,000,000,000.
Seven hundred and fifty thousand
tons of paper that would cover 10,-
! 500 Bquare miles, or make a pile 500
; miles high, are consumed.
SLUGGISH BRAIN
Is caused hv Disordered ' iver and Bowels,
and Imported Digestion.
PRICKLY ASH
BITTERS
IS A BOON TO LRAiN WORKERS.
It purifies the bowels, strengthens nnd regulates the
liver, aids digestion, promotes vigor of body, use
cheerfulne&s and menial activity.
SOLD BY ALL DSUSGIST3 P2ICE $1 00 PER BOTTLE W®
G. R. BRADLEY, Special Agent, Newnan, Ga.
Lincoln and Vallandigham.
St. iiOuis Globe-Democrat.
Apropos of tiie utterances of Ed
ward Atkinson and other anti-expan
sionists, it is said that Abraham Lin
coln finally came to doubt the wis
dom of Stanton’s vigorous .policy re-
$15,000 in Premiums.
The premium list for the Georgia
State Fair is now rendy for distribu
tion and every enterprising citizen of
Georgia should send for a copy. The
premiums offered in the various de
partments aggregate $15,000. Agrl-
garding the speech of secessionist j culture is, of course, given first place,
sympathizers. “Gradually,” says the j premiums in thia department
writer, “he came to doubt if itupris- ' 6tnrt w j t j, $1,000 for the best county
onmeut for speech in opposition to; display and cover the entire list of
tiie Government during time of war! f nrnl products, offering really hand-
was good policy. He doubted if
Secretary Stauton’s policy of repres
sion really repressed; it seemed to
encourage martyrdom. Toward the
close of the war Mr. Lincoln’s policy
of leniency toward the secession sym
pathizers became more clearly de
fined. Free speech that ’Was not
commendable was tolerated. Utter-
some prizes (or every imaginable ar
ticle. Live stock interests and the
dairy are generously treated. Some
especially handsome premiums are
offered for fat stock nnd for dairy
products.
For the first time in the history of
State Fairs education comes in for
generous recognition. A number of
anccs of a seditious character were especially interesting contests bave
ignored.
Vallandigham was one of the
Northern sympathizers with the
South. He was imprisoned and
banished to the South in the earlier
efforts to suppress him. Later, when
Lincoln's policy of ignoring this ele
ment of the North was in the ascend
ant, Vallandigham, defying the order
of exile, returned to Ohio. The in
formation was telegraphed to Wash
ington. Nothing was done. One
loyal Congressman went to the White
House to see about it.
“Mr. President,” he asked, “have
you been informed that Vallandigham
has returned to the North?”
“Not officially,” replied Mr. Lin
coln.
After a brief pause, the President
added:
“And I’m taking darn good care
not to be.”
This fairly illustrated the policy
which Mr. Lincoln found to he most
satisfactory toward enemies in the
rear who used no weapons worse
than speech. k
Pimples, Boils and other Humors
appear when the blood gets impure.
Tiie best remedy is Dr. M. A. Sim
mons Liver Medicine.
C OTTON, is and will con-
tinue to be the money
crop of the South. The
planter who gets the most cot
ton from a given area at the
least cost, is the one who makes
the most money. Good culti
vation, suitable rotation, and
liberal use of fertilizers con
taining at least actual
Potash
will insure the .largest yield.
We will send Free, upon application,
pamphlets that will interest every cuitufi
planter in tiie South.
GERHAN KALI WORKS,
93 Nassau St„ New York.
RoYal
Baking Powder
Made from pure *
cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alum.
Alum taking powders arc the greatest
mcaaccn to health of the promt day.
mu*, mw wwn eg, sew took.
Clara Stood the Test.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
His arm, that had been resting on
the back of the little settee on which
they sat in the gloaming, slipped
down and enciroled her slender waist.
“Clara,” he whispered, “we shall
be very happy, shan’t we?”
‘ A soft sigh was her only audible
response, but she nestled closer to
him and he appeared satisfied.
The mellow haze of the golden Oc
tober day still hung over the darken
ing landscape. The voice of a tree
toad somewhere in the neighborhood
lifted itself up and called insistently
for rain. A faint odor of fried ham
from some kitchen to the windward
of them pervaded the air.
A thought seemed to strike the
young man.
“Clara,” he said, “we onght to
have the clearest understanding about
everything that affects our future,
ought we uot?”
“Yes,” she murmured.
“Clara,” he said again, after along
pause, “can you cook?”
There was another long pause.
Then she straightened herself lip,
looked him squarely in the eye, and
proudly answered:
“Reginald, I can cook potatoes in
fifteen different ways.”
Then she put her head down where
it was before, and into her pink,
shell-like ear he warbled incoherent
outpourings of joy.
Simmons Squaw Vine Wine or Tab
lets soften, relax and expand muscles
involved, Decreasing Labor, Pains
aud Shortening Lnbor.
“Yes,” said little Archie, address
ing the visitor, “mamma will be down
pretty soon. She said when she seen
you cornin’ that she s’posed she
must slick up a little, or you’d think
she doue her own work and hurry
around and toll the neighbors about
j it."
If “Out of Sorts,” Cross and Pee
vish, take Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver
Medicine. Cheerfulness will return
and life acquires new zest.
Rich Uncle—“Are you always so
quiet, Willie?”
Willie—“No; but ma said she’d
give me a quarter if I behaved and
didn’t say anything abont your bald
head.”
been arranged, and every boy in the
State will be given a chance to com
pete for prizes offered for declama
tion, and every girl in the State may
compete for prizes offered for compo
sition. These contests will first take
place in the cities and counties, and
the winners will go to Atlanta nnd
compete with the winners from other
cities and counties.
Poultry and pet stock come in for
nearly $2,000 in premiums. This
guarautees the finest show of fowls
ever mt.de in the South. Liberal pre
miums are offered in the departments
of art and woman’s work. Every im
aginable class and character of work
in these departments has been gener
ously recognized. In fact, the entire
list has been compiled with a view to
encouraging worthy enterprise of ev
ery character. A copy of the premi
um list will be mailed upon applica
tion to T. H. Martin, Secretary, Pru
dential Building, Atlanta, Ga.
If you have piles, cure them. No
use undergoing horrible operations
that simply remove the results of the
disease without disturbing the dis
ease itself. Place your confidence in
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. It has
never failed to cure others; it will
not tail to cure you. G. R. Bradley.
Newspapers Errors.
To run a newspaper without occa
sionally printing an item that is un
true or gives offense, remarks a level
headed exchange, is like running a
railroad without having accidents or
smashups.
To do either is a physical impos
sibility.
No man on earth is to so great an
extent at the mercy of both friends
and enemies as the editor of a coun
try newspaper. Pushed continually
with work, he must get much of the
information concerning transpiring
events second-handed or third-hand
ed—or not at all.
Frequently statements are received
from supposedly trustworthy sources
which are subsequently found to be
without foundation. If, therefore,
you find yourself aggrieved by some
statement in your home paper, be
charitable.
Bear the above facts in mind and
give the editor the benefit of the
doubt until at least you have investi
gated. Not one editor in a thousand
wilfully injures friend or foe by mi»r
representation.
Go to him and ask for a correction,
and our word for it nine times out of
ten, if your cause is just, you will be
received politely, and correction made
with pleasure.
Admiral Watson is now on the
bounding waves, beaded for Manila.
A SOLID SORE
Knee to Instep. Wild with Pain.
CURED BY CUTICURA.
I was afflicted with «uch a terrible sore leg, It
was thought it would have to bo amputated.
I could bard!; stand the pain, and bad to get
along with a crutch. I tried all kinds of medi
cines without success, gottlng worse until it be-
camo a solid sore from knee to Instep. Almost
wild with pain, I gave up In dcapair. I heard of
CuTicoai remedies and tried tbem. The first ap
plication of Cuticura (ointment), after washing
with warm water and Cuticuba Boat, gave me
so much relief that I was able to sleep over hall
of the ulgbt, and In eight weeks I was cured.
T.C.B1USCOE.1G0 W.Huntor St., Atlanta,Ga.
Ctrricntt Rssolteut purifies the blood and circu
lating fluLs of lltmoa Qiuua, and thus rsoovts the
one, while warm bethe with Curies BA Soar, and gentle
anointings with CUTlcvnA (ointment), grooteet of omat-
Uenlekin curat. cleanse the akin and ecnlp of cruets amt
ecatea, alia; Itching, burning, nnd Intlemmntton. and
thus aootlM nnd heal tho moat torturing, disfiguring ha-
more of the akin, eealp, nnd blood, with toes of heir, wham
ell clec fisilo.
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to housekeepers—
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Extract of Beef.
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tcllimr how to prepare many deli
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Address Liebig Co., P. 0. Box, 2718, New
York.
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lion* and imitation*. At Drncglata, «r Mndd*.
In sumps fbr partlonlnrs, teulmtralila sni
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MaIL 10,000 TcsiItnootala. Nam* Paper.
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Skin Diseases.
For the speedy and permanent cure ol
tetter, salt rheum and eczema, Cham
berlain’s Eye and Skin Ointment :i
withont an equal. It relieves the itch
ing and smarting almost instantly ant
its continned vise effects a permanent
cure. It also cures itch, barber’s itch,
scald head, sore nipples, itching piles,
chapped hands, chronic sore eyes an I
granulated lids.
Dr. Cady’s Condition Powders tot
horses are the best tonic, blood purifiei
and vermifuge Price, 25 cents. Soldbv
HOLT’S DRUG STORE.
CURE all your fairs with
Pain-Killer.
A Mudlclte» Cheat In Itaulf.
Simple, Safe and Quick Cur* far
CRAMPS, DIARRHOEA, COUGHS,
COLDS, RHEUMATISM,
REURALQIA. ’
28 and BO cent Bottles.
BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.
BUY ONLY THE GENUINE.
PERRY DAVIS’ *
BABY HUM0R8
Excursion tickets at reduced rates
between local points are on sale after
12 noon Saturdays, and until 6 p. nt.
Sundays, good returning until Mon
day noon following date of sale.
Persons contemplating either a bus
iness or pleasnre trip to the East
should investigate and consider the
advantages offered via Savannah and
'steamer lines. The rates generally
are considerably cheaper by this
route, and, in addition to this, pas
sengers save sleeping car fare and the
expense of meals en route, as tickets
inclnde meals and berths aboard ship.
We take pleasnre in commending to
the traveling public the route referred
to, namely, via Central of Georgia
Railway to Savannah, Ihence via tho
elegant Steamers of the Oecan Steam
ship Compauy to Mew York and Bos
ton, and the Merchants and Miners
line to Baltimore.
The comfort of the traveling publie
Is looked after in a manner that defies
criticism.
Electric lights and electric bells;
handsomely furnished staterooms,
modern sanitary arrangements. The
tnbles nre supplied with all the deli
cacies of the Eastern and Southern
markets. All the luxury and comforts
of a modern hotel while on hoard ship,
affording every opportunity for rest,
recreation or pleasure.
Each steamer has a stewardess to
| look especially after ladies and chil
dren traveling alone.
Kor information as to rates and
sailing dates of steamers and for berth
reservations, apply to nearegt ticket
agent of this company, or to
J. C. HAILE, Gen. Pass. Agt.,
E. H. HIATUS, Traffic Manager,
Savannah, Ga.
Itch 'on human cured in 30 minutes by
Woolford’s Sanitary Lotion. This never
fails. Sold by J. T. Reese, Druggist, New
nan, Ga. ,
