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THE HERALD AND ADVERTISER
VOL. XLIV.
NEWNAN, GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1908.
NO. 8.
FLOUR!
Four hundred barrels Flour, boughtfbefore the rise, We
offer this lot, while it lasts, at wholesale prices. We have
also a car-load of Bran and Shorts.
COFFEE & TOBACCO
For the next thirty days we will sell S lbs. best BULK
ROASTED COFFEE for $1.
We have on hand 2,000 lbs. TOBACCO, and will make
a run on this lot for the next thirty days at WHOLESALE
COST.
SHOES.
THE ROAD TO YESTERDAY.
If 1 could only find the road,
Tim road to yesterday,
I’d ease my heart of many a load
That burdens it to-day—
Recall the words ho harsh, unkind,
Kiss clean the stabs 1 mode when blind,
Plant love for hate—if 1 could find
The road to yesterday.
The road to yesterday 1
The road to yesterday!
Unlock, O blessed antfel tfuide,
My niyrht of sleep, and open wide
The gates that intervene and hido
The road to yesterday l
Repentant turn and walk again
The road to yesterdny 1
Rewrite the page with cleaner pen,
And wipe out yesterday.
With wiser heart I would retrace
The stains of sin, nnd wrong efface;
My tortured soul seeks means of grace
To re-live yesterday,
O angel, show me, pray,
The road to yesterday!
.With precious blood the way was bought;
I’ve found the blessed boon I sought;
To-morrow shall be happier wrought
Than was my yesterday.
—LW. N, Hull.
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Our leaders in men’s everyday wear are “Dri Sox” and
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. are unquestionably the best.
For ladies, our “High Point” and “Dixie Girl” have few
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UNDERWEAR.
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that we have what you want at $1 per suit. Nothing bet
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FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS'
WORTH OF
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No. 20 Steel Beam Plows, $11.
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No. 13 Steel Beam Plows, $9.75.
No. 10 Steel Beam Plows, $8.50.
No. G. S. S. Steel Beam Plows,
$5.50.
No. O. Z. Steel Beam Middle-
Busters, $9.75.
No. 20 Oliver Chilled Points, 35c.
No. 19 Oliver Chilled Points, 35c.
No. C Oliver Chilled Points. 35c.
No. 13 Oliver Chilled Points, 35c.
No. 10 Oliver Chilled Points, 30c.
No. O. Z. Oliver Chilled Middle-
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No. Z Oliver Chilled Middla-Bus-
ter Points, 35c.
No. O. S. S. Oliver Chilled Points,
25c.
Kirby-Bohannon Hardware
Company, ’Pohne 201
Hon. S. E. Leigh Makes Eloquent Speech
at Columbus Convention.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun, 10th inst.
One of the most eloquent addresses
heard in Columbus in a long time was
the beautiful oration delivered by Hon.
S. E. Leigh, of Coweta county, re
sponding on behalf of the Gulf Coast
Inland Waterways Association, and his
own county in particular, to the ad
dresses of welcome that had been de
livered by Mayor Browne and Presi
dent Loewenherz, of the Columbus
Board of Trade. Mr. Leigh said :
“Mr. Chairman: On behalf of the
representatives from my county and
other delegates to this convention we
thank you for the cordial welcome ex
tended us by his honor, the mayor of
your city, and the president of your
board of trade. Be assured that we ap
preciate the kind words of greeting,
the hearty reception given us, and the
generous welcome to your homes and
to the hospitality of your city. On
stepping from the train, the first thing
that attracted my attention was ‘Wel
come to the delegates to the Gulf Coast
Inland Waterways Convention.’ Your
welcome, in its unbounded generosity,
reminds me of Henry Watterson’s wel
come to the Presdential party visiting
Louisville: Said he: ‘We turn over to
you our houses and our horses, and
there is the jug, and the sugar and the
ice and the mint. We even surrender
to you the hip-pocket playthings with
which we are wont sometimes to amuse
ourselves. And if you can’t make
yourselves at home and pass the time
pleasantly, may the good Lord have
mercy on your souls.’
‘Mr. Chairman, the pleasure is ours
in being the guests of such generous
hosts. We congratulate ourselves on
having the opportunity of visiting your
city and witnessing its marvelous
growth. As a mnufacturing center it
has become the Lowell of the South,
the Manchester of the New World. It
is appropriately called the ‘Electric
City.’ You have harnessed the spark
ling waters of the silvery Chattahoo
chee as they come rushing and leap
ing—
“ 'Out of the hit's of Habersham,
Down the valleys of Hall;
They hurry a^ain to reach the plain.
Run the rapid and leap the fall,
Split at the rock and together again;
Downward the voices of Duty call,
Downward to toil and be mixed with the main,
The dry fields burn, and the mills are to turn,
And A myriad of flowers mortally yearn.
And the lordly main from beyond the plain
Calls o’er the hills of Habersham,
Calls through the valleys of Hall.’
“The mighty forces stored up in these
rushing waters are utilized in lighting
your city and in furnishing motive
power for your mills and factories, as
with busy hum of whirling spindles and
revolving wheels, they make merry
music to gladden the hearts of the sons
of toil. After doing your bidding they
hurry on in their joyous course down
ward to the main, hearing upon their
bosom the commerce of your city to en
rich the nations even beyond the sea.
“Mr. Chairman, we are here to-day
to pledge you, and through you the peo-
country. ‘The Great Middle West will
control the trade of the entire west
coast of South America,’ says the Hon.
John Barrett, director of the Interna
tional Bureau of American Republics,
‘when the Panama canal is completed,
provided a deep waterway from the
Lakes to the Cull is ecnitruoted. Oth
erwise it will he Japan, Germany and
England that will exercise commercial
swny over this vast empire to be open
ed up.’
“For the same reason we favor the
Gulf Coast Inland Waterway. No mat
ter where the terminal points may be,
no matter if it miss our State, if built
on Southern soil it will benefit our
Souther,n country. For a stronger reft-
sor weEfavor deepening and improving
the dfettahoochee. It Hows through
our Sttite, it is in our district, it is
near my own home. Of course, if prac
ticably, 1 would have the Chattahoo
chee opened up to navigation as high
up as Coweta. But it can’t he done
without interfering with your power
plants and dams, and we don’t want to
do that. If you will pardon me quoting
a Methodist preacher, ‘The Chattahoo
chee is the dammedest river that 1 ever
saw.’
“It requires no prophetic vision to
see a bright future for the city of Co
lumbus. Situated at the head of navi
gation on the Chattahoochee, with the
Gulf Coast Inland Waterway connect
ing the Apalachicola with New Orleans
and Galveston—soon, we hope, to be
built—with the Prnama canal con
necting the Atlantic and Pacific,
soon ta be completed, your city will
have water communication with every
country on the globe. She may become
a real port of entry and not merely in
name, as is the case with the Capital
City of our State. It is not extrava
gant exaggeration to affirm that at no
distafit day she will rivnl the great sea
port towns of the South Atlantic and
Gulf States, as she already not only
rivals but surpasses them nil in natur
al and artistic beauty.
“If not trespassing too far upon the
time and patience of the convention,
permit me to say that, living far in
land and with no navigable river near
me, I know nothing of the advantages
of cheap water transportation—noth
ing of the blessings of navigation that
has br'OUght wealth and influence not
only to nations, but to individuals- ex
cept as it comes to me through history
and observation. But history is replete
with examples. From the earliest ages
down to the present time, we find that
the maritime nations of the earth have
been dominant in the alfairs of the
world. The most populous and opulent
cities of the world have grown up on
the sea coast or the banks of nuviga-
ble rivers hard by. Babylon on the
Euphrates. Rome on the Tiber, Car
thage on the Mediterranean, Athens on
the Aegan, Sidon and Tyre on the Med
iterranean, all owed their commercial
and political supremacy to the domina
tion of the seas. One nation after an
other attained to power and went down
before the all-conquering march of civ
ilization, until the star of empire rose
on the coast of Britain. Rome was the
mistress of the world. Julius Caesar,
with his veteran legions flushed with
victory, crossed the English Channel,
invaded Britain, and laid upon the
banks of the Thames the foundation of
the city of London, destined to become
the mart of all nations—the metropolis
of the world.
“But the scepter of power, wealth,
and influence has been transferred
from the sea-girt shores of Old Eng
land to the wave-washed coast of New
England and the New World. On Man
hattan Island, in the first half of the
seventeenth century, the enterprising
Dutch traddV.s established a trading-
post that soon grew into a city that not
only rivaled, hut has already eclipsed
all the greatness and glory of the past
achievements of the world. New York
earth - the
navigable streams. But it is often
practicable to divert the stream from
its course by means of canals, or artifi
cial channels, and thus turn the current
of trade into new channels to enrich
ourselves. Our ancestors were quick
to realize and avail themselves of this
advantage. The first quarter of the last
century marked the inception of an en
terprise to which New York is largely
indebted for her commercial suprema
cy—the cutting of a waterway from
the Hudson river to the Great Lakes.
The Erie canal, begun July 4. 1817, ami
completed the 28th of October, 1825.
made New York City the gateway to
the commerce of half a continent. The
canal extends from Albany, on the
Hudson, to DulTalo, on Lake Erie, n
distance of 352 miles. It cost seven
nnd a half millions, hut it has paid for
itself many times over. It reduced the
freightage time between its termini
from twenty to ten days, nnd the pas
senger time to three nnd a half days
It reduced freights at once from $100 a
ton to $10. and finally to $3. It made
Central New York, at that time large
ly uninhabited, a district of potential
empire, with settlers flocking in; se
cured for New York City the domina
tion of the American scabonrd, and
created or solidified the prosperity of
the remarkable line of cities that
sprang up in its pathway along the
beautiful vulley of the Mohawk.
“The Illinois and Michigan canal con
nects the Missouri system with the
Great Lakes, and through the Welland
canal with the St. Lawrence.
“The Ohio Falls canal is a short, but
very important one, rendering possible
the continuous navigation of the Ohio
river.
“There are divers other barge or
boat canals in the United States of
more or lesB importance, but I will
not trespass upon your time by describ
ing them.
“Among the great ship canals of the
world, the most important aro the Suez
and the Panama. The Suez connects
the Mediterranean and the Red seas,
and is about 100 miles long. It reduces
the distance between Western Europe
and India nearly 4,000 miles. It is un
derstood that a waterway communica
tion wus established between the two
seas ns early as 600 years before the
Christian era, and was continued in use
for about 1400 years, after which it
was abandoned. The present oanal was
cut by Ferdinand de Lesseps. the
French engineer.
“The Panama cnnal connects the At
lantic and Pacific. The route extends
from the six-fathom line in Colon har
bor on the Atlantic, to the six-fathom
line off the city of Panama on the Pa
cific coast. It will be 49 miles long, and
will cost about $800,000,000 when com
pleted. It will render the United
States impregnable to any force that
can be brought against her.
“Once more, Mr. Chairman, allow
me to express my hearty thanks for
the generous welcome to the hospitali
ties of your city.”
and Congressman Rufus E. Lester, of
Georgia, had worked on the matter for
fifteen years, was the South able to get
lo per cent, of the appropriations for
river and harbor improvement, hut that
it was due to their efforts that the
South was slowly coming into her own,
and he hoped that as time went on this
section would receive her deserts in
this respect. He thought that by per
sistent effort this would be accomplish
ed. He stated that ho was a patriotic
citizen, that he was broad in his views,
hut that he wanted what was coming
to him. “That is the sort of patriot I
am,” said the Judge, and the senti
ment seemed to strike the audience
with a good deal of force.
Again Judge Adamson referred to
the matter of welcome to the conven
tion. He said that he wanted to wel
come it to the best city in the best dis
trict in the world--the best to live in,
the best to represent, the best to farm
in, the best to manufacture in, the best
to merchandise in, und the best to die
in; “for”, said the Judge, “when one
dies here he is less likely to take cold
on account of the change of climate
when he goes to heaven.”
Judge Adumson again assured the
convention of his hearty indorsement
of the objects it seeks to attain, and
pledged his elforts in this behalf. He
closed his remarks amid a storm of ap
plause and hand-clapping.
pie of Columbus, our hearty co-opera
tion in any enterprise that looks to the I City is the richest city
advancement and development of our metropolis of .the greatest republic on
resources, and to the upbuilding of our the globe. Nature arid man have made
State and section. ^ Every canal that is
cut. every river that is rendered navi
gable. every harbor that is deepened
and made safe to shipping, every fac-
her the main portal of the foreign com
merce of the United States. Within her
harbor floats the shins of all nations,
paying rich tribute to this empress of
tory that is established, every enter- j the seas. Golden argosies from every
prise that is set on foot anywhere | country under the sun and from the
j v/ithin our domain, adds to the wealth far-off islands of the sea, enter her port
and greatness and glory of our common freighted with richer treasure than the
1 country. While my patriotism is broad fabled wealth of the Incas—than all
enough to cover every foot of soil over the gold and precious stories of Ophir.
which the American flag floats in proud j Through her gates each year pours a
triumph to day, yet I am selfish enough steady stream of the oppressed and
to covet the best for my own State and i downtrodden of other countries, the
section. Should Congress, in carrying I poor and needy, aggregating in the
put the suggestion of the President for I year 1907 over a million and a quarter
a systematic ar.d vigorous improvement [ people, seeking homes in this land of
of all the inland waterways of our i plenty, and the protection of our laws
country, make an annual appropriation that guarantee equal rights to all.
of fifty million dollars, we want as | From Maine all around to Alaska our
JUDGE ADAMSON ALSO ADDRESSES CON
VENTION.
President Craft presented Judge Ad
amson to the audience, and he was giv
en quite an ovation.
"I’m really Berry that I arrived as
early as I did.” said Congressman Ad
amson. ”1 did not know that I was ex
pected to make a speech. Mr. Swift
wrote me to he here and l consented to
come. Mr. Swift had put me down, so
I thought, to maku an informal ad
dress.” Judge Adamson said, however,
that it gave him great pleasure to wel
come the convention to the “best city
in the best district in the United
Stales.” He said he hoped to be able
to persuade Congress to make an ap
propriation of one hundred million dol
lars for waterway improvement in this
section instead of fifty millions. He
said he would do this even if he had to
forego the dreams of empire; even if
he had to forego the pleasure of doing
something that every republican gov
ernment under the sun opposed -that of
maintaining colonies in another world.
“I am in favor of waterways.” de
clared Judge Adamson with great earn
estness. “I want to begin at the ocean
and go up each river.” lie said by do
ing this certainly we should have an
outlet from the ocean as far up the riv
er as we go, while should we begin in
the mountains we might never get to
the sea. He said he was in favor of
beginning where nature had made the
start. He was very much in favor of
opening the Chattahoochee river; he
wanted it opened as far up as Atlanta.
He said that he would not quarrel with
his friend Brantley, nor with his friend
Burnett. He said that when he got the
Chattahoochee opened to Atlanta, then
Let the South Come to the Front.
Philadelphia Rocord.
The comments of Southern Demo
cratic newspapers on the result of the
election indicutes a perception of the
fact that the States which contribute
the main strength of the Democratic
party should have a main say in declar
ing its policies and naming its candi
dates. The South has been too long
satisfied to maintain an attitude of
looking on. It is time to take hold of
the helm and do the steering.
The Ueocrd did what it could be
fore the meeting of the Denver conven
tion to persuade Southern leaders to go
to the front and give a solid support to
a candidate of their choice. Whether
they should name a Northern or a
Southern candidate was deemed of mi
nor importance. Southern dominance
at the outstart of the contest for the
Presidency was necessary to Democrat
ic solidification. This pleading was un
availing, because it was urged by
Southern leaders that the nomination
of a Southern candidate, no matter
what his qualifications, would kindle
afresh the smouldering embers of sec
tional animosity, and that Southern
dictation of a Northern candidate
would he offensive to either the radical
or the conservative wing of the party
at the North. As a consequence the
South waited and deferred action. The
result is disclosed in what is now ad
mitted to have been practically true.
Bryan curried the South, but lost the
North and West. The vote demonstrates
that ho wusreally weaker than his par
ty. His splendid campaigning did not
avail. He has the admiration but not
the confidence of his countrymen.
The South has been too modest and
deferent. It should now take the lead
and call on the North to follow it back
into the main road, from which the par
ty has sometimes wandered in the pur
suit of delusive and impracticable poli
cies.
large a slice of it as possible to come to j coast is dotted with thriving cities, and ; he would be willing for Mr. Burnett to
Georgia, for the improvement of the I our shores indented with landlocked
Chattahoochee and other rivers of the harbors in which ride our battleships
State. We favor a deep waterway
from the Great Lakes to the Gulf. It
will bring capital to the South, and
will help to develop the almost inex
haustible resources of our Southern
that bid defiance to the navies of the
world.
“But all cities are not blessed with
harbors, and it is not practicable for
us all to live on the sea coast or on
come over and connect with it. and he
would not mind Congressman Brantley
digging his canal to Brunswick. But he
was first and foremost for the Chatta
hoochee.
Judge Adamson said that not until
Congressman Bankhead, of Alabama,
WHAT THE KIDNEYS DO.
Their Unceasing Work Keeps Us
Strong and Healthy.
All the blood in the body passes
through the kidneys once every three
minutes. The kidneys filter the blood.
They work night and day. When
healthy they remove about 500 grains
of impure mutter daily. When un
healthy some part of this impure mat
ter is left in the blood. This brings
on many diseases and symptoms--pain
iri the back, headache, nervousness,
hot, dry skin, rheumatism, gout, grav
el, disorders of the eyesight and hear
ing, dizziness, irregular heart, debili
ty, drowsiness, dropsy, deposits in the
urine, etc. But if you keep the filters
right you will have no trouble with
your kidneys.
C. L. Baker, 112 Jackson St., New
nan, Ga., says: “Riding over rough
roads has been a severe strain on my
kidneys and as a result I suffered off
and on for years fnm a dull aching in
my hack. The kidney secretions were
also disordered and from this I realized
that my kidneys were in an unhealthy
condition. A short time ago I learned
about Doan’s Kidney Bills and procur
ing a box. at Peniston’s drug store I
began their *use. They relieved me
promptly and 1 am sure it will not be
long before every symptom of kidney
trouble will he banished from my sys
tem.”
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The Kid Brother—“I know it. But
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The Suitor—“Why not?”
The Kid Brother—” Because she
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