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Ordinary's Office THE HERALD AND ADVERTISER VOL. XLIII. NEWNAN, GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1908. NO. 50. oooooooooooooo o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o BAGGING -AND- TIES We want your fall trade, and we are in position to make you some very close prices on anything that ydu may need. Get our prices on Bagging and Ties. We have just received a car load of the York & Hub Bagging, also car-load of Ties. Don’t forget we are still selling the famous Chattanooga Wagons— the best made, everyone guaranteed. Come to see us, or ’phone 147 for anything you want and we will be glad to supply your wants. T. G. FARMER & COMPANY 00000000000 o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o 00 SHE’S AWAY. Yea, she’s away. You would not tfueaa It from the way I’ve made my bed; Nor could you know her absence by The bird, for twice a day he’s fed. The rubber plant is moist all the time; I am attending: to her wishes: And yet you’re sure that she’s away. Because you see those dirty dishes. Yes. she’s away. I’ve fed the cat, I've even dusted all the chairs: And though she is not here, you'll find No burned-out matches on the stairs. The sweet peas daily I have plucked, That was but one of many wishes; And yet there’s proof that she’s away- Uehold that stack of dirty dishes! Yes. she’s away. I’m “keeping bach,” The curtains in the front are drawn: Yet you’d not guess that I’m unbossed; Three times a week I cut the lawn. The ice each mom I carry in; I change the water for the fishes: — And yet her absence now is plain. For I’m entirely out of dishes. REPAIR YOUR WAGONS The best line of Wagon and Buggy re pairs in the city. Be sure to see our line before you buy. Machine Oil. The Atlantic Red, a specially good oil at a special low price. Eng' ine Oil. Something good and the price is right. Rop e. The best line of gin rope in the city. Rope is cheap and we are able to sell the best grade at the price of the cheapest. Call and see the difference. Stoves and Pvanges. Fifty Stoves and a dozen new Ranges just in. Call and look them over. Kirby-Bohannon Hardware Co. Telephone 201. He Eulogizes Davis. Prof. Henry E. Shepherd in Baltimore Sun. The two years extending from 1807 to 1809 are marked by the advent of a group of men of light and leading such as has rarely descended upon the world in so brief a period Merely to suggest few of the full welling fountain heads of change that cast their radi ance over these crowded years of glori ous life, Robert E. Lee. Jefferson Da vis, Edgar A. Poe, Charles Darwin, William E. Gladstone, Abraham Lin coln, were all born between the dawn ing of 1807 and the close of 1809. To the student of historic coincidences it is suggestive to note that Jefferson Da vis and Abraham Lincoln were both born in Kentucky, at intervals of eight months from each other—June 8, 1808, Feb. 12, 1809—and that the natal day of the Confederate chief falls on the anniversary of Cold Harbor, June 3, 1864, the most brilliant of the victories won by Lee over the vast and surging host of Grant, when 10,000 Federal sol diers lay prostrate in less than half an hour before the deadly fire of the Con federate army. We assume on the part of the matur- er readers of The Sun an acquaintance with the essential or characteristic events of Mr. Davis’ life, his education at West Point, where R. E. Lee and Joseph E. Johnston were his contempo raries : his honorable record in the war with Mexico; his early Congressional services; his association with the cabi net of President Pierce, 1853-57, as Secretary of War, from which he passed into the Senate, retiring upon the secession of Mississippi, the State of his adoption: the marvelous story of his administration as the only Presi dent of the Southern Confederacy ; the final overthrow, the capture, the unique and fadeless infamy of his treatment at Fortress Monroe; his ungracious re lease when the charge of treason sank under the weight of its own flagrant absurdity ; his death in Deeember, 1889, almost simultaneous with that of Rob ert Browning. Such is a mere outline, a faint suggestion of a character some distinctive features, without parallel in our national annals. The pitiless rancor of partisan hate has pursued the fame and memory of Mr. Davis far beyond the grave, illus trated by the comments of the North ern press upon the occasion of the ded- iaation of the monument at Richmond. June 3, 1907. Malignity and acrimony, unrelenting and untempered with the lapse of years, have obscured the his toric perception of the American peo ple, if they have not resulted in abso lute eclipse of judgment, with regard to the motives, the ideals, the genius, as well as the personal character of the Confederate President. It is a sig nificant fact that in not one of the text books in current use in the schools of Baltimore, allied to the South by every bond and memory, social, material and political, that centuries of historic com munity can inspire, is there to be found a single reference—even a remote allu sion—to the prolonged and vicarious tortures inflicted upon Mr. Davis by his captors at Fortress Monroe; the lamp that cast it3 fierce and relentless light into his frail and delicate eyes, caus ing an agony that baffles all power of description ; the shackling with heavy manacles; the inspection of his corres pondence even with his own wife; the crucifixion of the soul involved in the vigorous revision of his most sacred ut terances by his vulgar and insolent jailers. The story carries its own moral and conveys its own lesson. In the retro spect of the past it stands out ir, its appalling hideousness; age cannot dim its horror or wither its infamy. That which the shaping spirit of imagination strove to realise and portray through the medium of the drama, was illustra ted in the cell of the Confederate Pres- the martyr, as well as the champion, to be found in the annals of contem porary ages. The relentless gravitation of our na tional development for at least four de cades has seen the creature supplant the creator, until not only the sover eignty, but even the autonomy of the States has faded like the baseless fab ric of a vision and left no trace behind. Such is the logical outcome of the fail ure of the Southern Confederacy to per petuate its existence—an autocratic ex ecutive, an abject Legislature, a sub servant judiciary. It is no over wrought fantasy of rhetoric to affirm that the American republic entered upon the downward slope to death with the coming of Appomattox. If we contemplate Mr. Davis apart from his political career and his politi cal convictions, he may be justly ac corded a place in the foremost files of fame. No rational mind will, at this stage, impeach his purity of motive, or challenge the intense sincerity ^of his constitutional creed. More than this, the range of his intellect was ma jestic and all-embracing in its nature. He seemed at least to approach the Baconian ideal, and take all human knowledge for his province. In the accuracy and the comprehensiveness of his acquirements he has no peer among American statesmen save Thomas Jet ferson. His mind was endowed with a faculty of assimilation that was truly Shakespearean. Science, literature art, history, jurisprudence, all had been absorbed in minute detail by his masterful, receptive power. As an illustration of his rare versa tility of intellect, and the affluence of his knowledge, I recall my last conver sation with him, which occurred at the home of a friend in Baltimore. The subject of discussion was the most ef fective method of teaching the English language in our higher forms of educa tion. With the subtlest discrimination he ranged over every feature of the complex problem ; one would have been inclined to suspect that the world-worn stftesman had bestowed no small meas ur* of his genius and labor upon the scientific elucidation of his ^mother tongue. Bryan Starts on Speaking Tour Lincoln. Neb., Sept. 6.—William Bryan left here at 4 o'clock to-day over the Rock Island railroad for Chicago, and thus began a three-weeks’ cam paign tour which will carry him into the Middle West, the Eastern States, and back through the West into South Dakota before returning home. Perhaps no recent news afforded the Democratic candidate for President much interest as the announcement that Mr. Taft proposed making a cam paign tour. Mr. Bryan regarded his opponent’s decision as a distinct vindi cation of his course in the present as well as his two previous campaigns, when he tracked over the country and delivered political speeches. When asked if he had any comment to make on the subject, Mr. Bryan said : “Well, I am getting a great deal of consolation out of the way the Presi dent and Mr. Taft have been doing. I used to be called hard names because I advocated an income tax, and now the income tax has been indorsed by the l'resident and Mr. Taft. I .used to be bitterly denounced because I favored railroad regulation. Now the Presi dent and Mr. Taft have brought that reform into popularity and I am no longer considered dangerous. I used to get a good deal of criticism because I favored tariff reform, but now tariff reform has become so urgent that Mr. Taft is willing to have a special session called immediately after inauguration to act on the subject. It used to be that when I talked about independence for the Philippines. I was told that the American flag never came down when it once went up. Now we have a Re publican candidate for President who believes that the Philippines must ulti mately have independence. “But I have reason to rejoice over the fact that some of the things I have done are now viewed in a more favora ble light. When I secured some phono graphic records in order that I might discuss political questions before more people, the Republican papers ridi culed me, and called it undignified, but Mr. Taft has lifted the phonograph to an equal eminence by talking into it birnself. “And now my greatest sin is to be made a virtue by imitation. Surely, limitation is the sincerest form of flat tery.’ When I went out campaigning ir, 1896 and 1900 they said it was dem agogic to run around over the country hunting for votes. Now it is eminent ly proper since Mr. Taft is going to do it, and;i hope the Republican pa pers will make due apologies. They said in 1896 and 1900 that I was scared when I made speeches from the rear Bryan Rally Turned Out to Ee Hoke Smith Hurrah. Atlanta, Ga.. Sept. 5.—Hisses given the name of Joseph M. Brown, Demo cratic candidate for Governor, at the Rryan rally here last night, and the studious care which Gov. Smith evi dently took to avoid committing him self to the State ticket, were the cause of no little discussion in the hotel lob bies Saturday. Were it not for the fact that the young men who promoted the meeting incapable of such an action and were thoroughly honest and sincere in their purpose to promote harmony, one could easily believe that the meeting was packed in the interest of the pres ent State administration. Despite their care to avoid all factionalism, several things beyond their power to prevent, but which in large part made the meet ing non-effective, except possibly to in crease bitterness, cropped out. The meeting was gotten up by the Young Men’s Democratic League of Fulton county, for the commendable purpose of strengthening sentiment in favor of the national Democratic tick et. Hewlette A. Hall, chairman of the State committee, presided. Col. Eb T Williams, candidate for elector from the State-at-large, and Clark Howell, national committeeman, both support ers of Mr. Brown in the recent State campaign, were the first speakers. Neither mentioned Mr. Brown’s name, and each referred in terms com plimentary to Gov. Smith, who was present. C. W. Bernhardt, who was Smith supporter, followed, and made no reference to State matters. Senator A. S. Clay was the first and only one to mention the name of the gubernatorial candidate, and he did so in one of his characteristic periods, rendered in emphasizing his Democracy. “I was against the nomination of Mr. Bryan,” ha declared, “but now I am for him. I voted for Gov. Smith in the primary, but in the general elec tion I am going to vote and work for Joseph M. Brown.” From the bulk of the audience this remark was greeted with applause hue an appreciable part received it with jeers and hisses, conduct which nothing the speaker had said justified. One was reminded of Hoke Smith meetings during the recent campaign when the Governor arose. It was clear that the crowd was made up, in large part, of hU partisans. During the ova tion there were jeering references to the candidate who had defeated him all of which he received with dignified bows and smiles. “I came here to-night to pledge my support to the national nominee,” he declared in opening, or words to that effect. Some say that he even gave emphasis to the word “national, ” as he wanted it understood that such was his sole and only purpose. He made no reference to the State ticket, and when he sat down and the meeting closed there was more ap plause for him and continued jeering for his opponent, all of which seemed to please him much. A half dozen or more members of the audience seemed to take pride in repeating, in loud tones, sentences ta ken or paraphrased from the editorials or cartoons dealing with Mr. Brown that appeared recently in the Atlanta Journal, such as “Where is my Wan dering Brown To-night?” While the supporters of Mr. Brown, who Joined heartily in the meeting for the purpose of trying to aid the na tional ticket, do not believe the promo ters were|in any waylto blame, they do feel that more harmony would have been produced had not several thingB occurred. Although the Governor was not ex pected to make a Joe Brown speech, even his best friends declare that in the face of the demonstration of his supporters and the almost insulting ref erences made about Brown in the crowd he could not have done less than to have expressed himself in some way with reference to his opponent. One of his strongest local supporters declared that in the face of such con duct he was no longer the political friend of the Governor. It was reported that special invita tions were sent out by the members of the Fulton County Hoke Smith Club to attend the meeting. Have We Progressed in Medical and Surgical Research ? Walter E. Hadwen, M. D.. in London Abolitioniat. The earliest records of surgery are found in the Hindu writings. Susruta describes more than 100 surgical instru ments made of steel. They were to have good handles, firm points, were to be well polished, sharp enough to di vide a hair; and such were their views of asceptism (which is supposed to be an entirely modem idea) that those early writings demanded that the in struments were to be perfectly clean and kept'in a flannel box. Splints, bandages, catheters, syringes, specolae, lancets of various shapes—in fact, most of the instruments used in modern sur gery—were in use at least 3,000 years ago. Fractures were diagnosed as they are now. Dislocations were reduced in sim ilar fashion. Wounds were classified just as at present. Cuts were sewn and iron particles were drawn out of wounds by magnets. We could have given no points in the treatment of in flammation. Poulticing and fomenting were done just as we do now. Ampu tations were performed in spite of the bleeding, which was stopped by the ap plication of boiling oil or pitch. Tu mors and glands were cut out. Dropsy and hydrocele were tapped with a trocar, and even ruptures operated upon. Abdominal operations were per formed, and even stones removed from internal organs. Cataract was ex tracted from the eye, and even artifi cial noses were made by taking por tions of skin from the adjoining cheek. Some of the most intricate op erations in obstetrics, which are the pride of the modern surgeon, were per formed by these ancient peoples long ere the dawn of the Christian era. As the Rev. Edward Everett Hale, chaplain of the United States Senate, was walking along a Boston street last summer, in company with a friend, he was suddenly accosted most familiarly and affectionately by a woman who, without further warning, proceeded to throw her arms around his neck and kiss him on both cheeks. Then followed a brief conversation- gushing on the woman’s part, guarded on Dr. Hale’s, who confined himself to discreet inquiries as to the welfare of the woman’s family : were they well? —and living in the same place?—and so forth. Finally the woman tore herself away, and the venerable.divine turned to his companion; "I should have been glad to introduce you, but I did not know the lady’s name,” he said, with his gentle smile. To tell the truth,” he added reflect ively, “I didn’t even know I had a kissing acquaintance with her.” ^ _ „ „ I end of a train, and I was, and the re- ident at Fortress Monroe with a perfec-1 suits showed that I hack reason to be. I tion far transcending the wildest have been wondering where this expla- dreams of the artistic fancy. Here, if ever in the tragedy of human history, was Prometheus chained to the rock, the vulture gnawing at his vilals. Yet in the revealing light of this centennial ^year the whirligig of time is fast bringing its revenges. The streams of tendency that dominate our political evolution, constitute the most far- reaching and effective vindication of the man and the cause of which he was nation would be given when Mr. Taft starts out. and whether the rule will be the same with him that it was with me. “It is hard for us to keep our pat ents from being infringed on this year. 1 am afraid they will try to raise a campaign funu by popular contribution next. ” Operation for piles will not be neces sary if you use ManZan Pile Remedy. Put up ready to use. Guaranteed. Price 50c. Try it. Huffaker Drug Co. Wood’s Liver Medicine is for the re lief of Malaria, Chills and Fever and all ailments resulting from deranged con dition of the Liver, Kidneys and Blad der. Wood’d Liver Medicine is a tonic to the liver and bowels, relieves sick headache, constipation, stomach, kid ney and liver disorders and acts as a gentle laxative. It is the ideal remedy for fatigue and weakness. Its tonic effects on the entire system felt with the first dose. The $1 size contains nearly 2J times the quantity of the (Jljc. size. In liquid form. Pleasant to take. Huffaker Drug Co. “Well, you are no longer poor and struggling.” “You’re only half right. We are rich, but still struggling. My wife has the society craze. ” The elderly matron with the bundles who was journeying to a point in Wis consin and occupied a seat near the middle of the car, had fallen asleep. On the seat in front of her sat a little boy. The brakeman opened the door of the car and called out the name of the station the train was approaching. The elderly woman roused herself with a jerk. “Where are we, Bobby?” she asked. “I don’t know, grandma,” answered the little boy. “Didn’t the brakeman say something Just now?” “No. He just stuck his head inside the door and sneezed.” "Help me with these things, Bob by!” she exclaimed, hurriedly. “This is Oshkosh. It’s where we get off.” WOMEN’S WOES. Newnan Women Are Finding Relief at Last.* It does seem that women have more than a fair share of the aches and pains that afflict humanity; they must “keep up,” must attend to duties in spite of aching backs, or headaches, dizzy spells, bearing-down pains; they must stoop over, when to stoop means torture. They must walk and bend and work with racking pains and many aches from kidney ills. Kidneys cause more suffering than other organ of the body. Keep the kidneys well and health is ea sily m untamed. Read of a remedy for kidneys only, that helps and cures the kidneys, and is indorsed by people you know. Mrs. Mary E. Philips, 26 Salbide aye., Newnan, Ga., says: “I have been using Doan’s Kidney Pills off and on for sev eral months and have received the best of results. For three years my kidneys were in a disordered condition and caused my back to be so weak that at times I was helpless as a child. The kidney secretions were also irregular in action, and if allowed to stand, con tained much sediment. When I heard about Doan’s Kidney Pills, I immedi ately bought a box at Lee Bros. ’ drug store, and can say that I never took a remedy that brought more satisfactory results. My kidney complaint disap peared in a short time anu my health improved in every way. I know that Doan’s Kidney Pills act up to all the claims made lor them.” For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name—Doan’s—and take no other.