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/ mm' • • THE [ERALD AND ADVERTISER VOL. XLIV. NEWNAN, GA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1909. NO. 14. New Year Greeting BACK TO THE FARM. Back to the farm Where the bob-white still is calling: Ah in remembered dawnintrs when youth and i wimv boy*. Driving: the cattle where the meadow brook is brawling: Her immemorial wandering fears and joys I Ncwnai, Ga., Jan. 1, 1909. MY DEAR SIR:- With all the disappointments and trials that may have beei our lot the past year, we still have much \o be thankful for. We now wish to thank you most sincerely for the part you contributed tpwards^making 1908 the most successful year's business that we have ever had, and again solicit'your patron age for the future, assuring you that we will put forth our best efforts to serve you even better the coming year. Thanking you again for your many fa vors, and wishing you a happy and prosperous New Year, we remain Sincerely yours, T. G. FARMER & SONS CO. I Heating Stoves. The most complete line in New- nan. Prices from SI.50 to $15. Cook Stoves. Fifty new ones just in, and the prices are the lowest we have of fered in two years. ^ , Axes. Thirty-five dozen Kelly’s best Axes. The quality of these can’t be improved. They are the best. Hardware. 10 dozen Coal Scuttles, 2oc. to 40c each 20,000 Bolts. Can furnish any length. 1,000 Plow Bolts. Have them for nearly all plows. 400 Cotton Collars. Can fit your mule. } 400 pairs Hu. * Plow Lines. Three dozen Boy v»<fgons. Thirty - five Pistols — all good and bad. Oliver Chilled Plows. If you don’t see what you want, call for it. kinds, Kirby-Bohannon Hardware Company, ’Pohne 201 ) Home to the farm for the deep green calms of Hummer, Life of the open furrow, life of the waving grain— Leaving the painted world of masquerade and mummer Just for the sense of earth and ripening again. glint Down in the hayfteld where scythes through the clover: Lusty blood a-throbbing in the splendor of the noon— Lying ’mid the haycocks us castling clouds pass over, Hearing insect lovers a-piping out of tuno. OfT to the wood lot where briar bloom runs riot Presidential Popular Vote. Mncon Telegraph. The analysis of the Presidential pop ular vote shows that despite the vast advantage of the party in power of an organization of officeholders and of pe cuniarily interested grafters, pension ers and favored classes generally, 6,- 393,182 of the voters of the country registered themselves in favor of en trusting the Democratic party with the control of government against 7,637,676 in favor of maintaining the entrenched party in power, a difference of only 1,- 244,494. Who can doubt but that the free, un- And wary forest creature no hunters snore i trammeled and unbought sentiment of deceives. . . , , | Virgin growth beguiling the solemn-hearted quiet With songs of winter fires n-ripple through the leaves. Out in the dews with the spider at his shuttle— In that half-dreaming hour that awukes the whippoorwill And sets the nighthawk darting sinister and subtle, E’er the full moon complacent loiters o’er the hill. Back to the farm! With the friendly brute for neighbor. Where youth and Nature beckon, the tryst who would not keep? Back to the luxury of rest that follows labor. Back to the primal joys of hunger and of sleep l [Martha Gilbert Dickinson Bianchi in Scribner's. the COUhtry is In favor of a change of We Never Know. Milwaukee Journal. A man was being driven by a friend through an avenue in a California city. As they were admiring the rich homes surrounded by palms and pepper trees, luxuriant shrubbery and flowers, the friend turned to the man and said: "Every house in that row has its trag edy." We never know. If we knew, we should not envy ; we should be far gentler in our judgments. We do not know the sorrowing heart, or perhaps the silent endurance of phy sical pain, that lies back of the cold, repressed manner of our friend. We do not see the tragedy of disap- party administration, in view of such a pointed hopes and ambitions in the face To Standardize Cotton Grades. Washington, Dec. 27.—Definite steps towards the standardization of the different grades of cotton will be undertaken in this city shortly by a committee of the leading cotton men of this country and Europe in co-op eration with the experts of the bureau of plant industry of the Department of Agriculture, and the proposed meeting will be held in January. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson is now engaged in selecting the committee of cotton experts. The proposed standardization of the various grades of cotton, which already has been making splendid progress, has been undertaken in accordance with i provision of the last agricultural ap propriation act requiring "the Secreta ry of Agriculture, through the bureau of plant industry, to establish a stand ard for the different grades of cotton, calling to his assistance for that pur pose expert cotton classifiers, by fix ing a standard of nine different grades, to be designated middling fair, strict good middling, good middling, strict middling, low middling, strict good, or dinary and good ordinary, which shall be the official standard of cotton class ifications. These standards are to be prepared in practical form and fur nished unon request to any person, the cost to be paid when delivered by the person requesting the standard. At the present time there is a great diversity in the method and practice of grading cotton, as no definite standard exists. in order to secure the most reliable information as to the present accepted grades, the ;Secretary of Argiculture has secured from authoritative sources in the United States sets of grades, which are now held under seal for ex amination by the special committee of exnerts. "It is nroDOsed to base the new offi cial standards on the old more or less heterogeneous standards of the cotton exchanges, departing therefrom only insofar as will be necessary to secure uniformity,” said Prof. B. T. Gallo way, chief of the bureau of plant in dustry to-day. "At a later date it is hoped that the official standards will be elaborated, without alteration of their fundamental character, so as to be much more use ful than any such standards have been in the past. "It is not too much to say that we can now see clearly the possibility, by technical examination of the cotton fibre of this country, of so improving the classification that all interested in the cotton industry will be materially benefited.” result? What reason is there to despair of a party or to question its usefulness that can marshal such a splendid minority in protest, under such circumstances, against governmental abuse? Who Can doubt but that it is due to this potent expression of the conscience of the country that the party in power is even now showing some evidence of a neces sity for calling a halt in its wild orgy of corruption and profligacy, and of as suming the virtue it has not of paying some respect to the wrongs of the peo ple? The figures show that despite the dis advantages under which the Democra cy labored, with five subsidiary parties hanging oh its Hanks and hampering it in the race for the Presidential goal, it was practically the only party which made gains in the popular voting, hav ing scored a gain of 1,315,211 votes of the total gains of 1,341,531 over the popular vote in the preceding Presiden tial election. The figures show a gain for Taft of a pitiful 14,190 votes over Roosevelt in 1904, as against the nearly million and a half votes gained by Bry an over Parker. As for the other al leged parties, they each and all show dwindling totals, except the Socialist party, which did not in all command* a half million vot is. The five subsidiary parties in all foot up only 801,381 votes, the Populist, the Prohibition and the Socialist Labor parties displaying di minished totals, and the new Independ ence party scoring only a pitiful 83,186 votes out of the nearly fifteen millions total • of the man who asks for a Job We do not comprehend the unspoken pleading for love and patience in the apparently incorrigible child whose at titude defies us. We do not know the shame and de spair of the drunkard nor the brave fight which he makes in his moments of freedom, when hope springs up anew in his breast. We never behold the secret sorrow of the girl who has given herself to shnme when the purity of her woman hood asserts itself, and when with bur ied face and bitter tears she sits in the presence of her God. We seldom realize the heriosrn of the old man who is forced to earn his bread in extreme age, facing pain and weari ness, daily toil, the passing of his strength, and the grim presence of death. We never know until we, too, have suffered; until sorrow, pain, mortifica tion and defeat have claimed us for their own. If in the battle we some time reach that place of divine compassion and understanding of the hearts of others, where we would never willingly cause another pain, and would gladly help a fellow-being in his hour of need, let us be thankful that it has been given us to belong to the great brotherhood of those who suffer. American Stuffing Habit. Ufa, The American has three national stuffing days Thanksgiving and Christ mas, and one a week—on Sunday. The people who live in the cities, and who can afford it, stuff themselves con tinuously. Not satisfied with eating us much as they can hold under normal conditions, they drink cocktails before hand to stimulate their appetites, and wines and whiskies in between to stir up the jaded stomach to renewed exer tions. An American square meal is a gastro- nomieal horror. Its secret purpose, dis guised by fine linen, delicate china, and nimble service, is in reality a “gorge,” differing only in its hypocrit ical refinements and the strength of the actors from the prehistoric orgies of the Angles and the Saxons. But it is on Thanksgiving and Christ mas that the American makes his su preme effort. The meal is usunlly served in the middle of the day, when the vitality is supposed to be at its height. A goodly number of relatives and visitors having arrived, the table is surrounded, and the ghastly ceremony proceeds. If there are children—and this fre quently happens—they are goaded on by their superiors to eat until they can not swallow any more, and if a child has unusual abilities at the stuffing process, his attainments become the target for the delicate and subtle wit of the entire company. After every one has eaten to the point of exhaus tion, pies and cakes are then brought on, and disposed of in a sort of coma, after which long cigars are lighted and the air reeks with all sorts of poisons. Inhaling this air for some hours, and exchanging ejaculatory remarks about the weather and the football game, the guests then boisterously depart, declar ing that they have had "the time of their lives." These two dn.vs were originally set apart, one of them as a day of fasting and thanksgiving, and the other to com memorate the fact that we are a Chris tian people. Let those Democrats who will join in the sinister disparagement of their par ty. The rank and file have no reason but to be proud of its showing in the last election, and optimistic of its suc cess under wise leadership in the next election. Costliest Railroad in America. New York World. Regarded by engineers as a marvel of construction is the Spokane. Port land and Seattle railway, 123 miles, the most direct line between SDokane and Portland, winch will be completed Jan. 1, 1909. The road, built jointly by the Great Northern and Northern Pacific systems, is the most expensive in America. The line will permit of longer trains being hauled over it than any other road in the country. There are no sharp curvatures, the greatest being 3 degrees, and as a result one locomotive can pull from Spokane to Portland as many cars as it can start on level ground. This is expected to set new records for heavy loading. Twenty miles of line between Pasco and Kahlotus cost $5,000,000 or $250.- 000 a mile, while a mile of road along the bluffs overhanging Snake river in volved an expenditure of $500,000. To survey and build this part of the line, which follows the Columbia river, men were suspended over the cliffs with ropes, but while there were many nar row escapes, not a life was lost, nor was anyone seriously injured. Journalism With a Conscience. American Press. We hear a great deal about the pre vention of crime by newspaper expos ure. There is much truth in it, but there is another side to the question. The transgressor may be entitled to no consideration, and the public might be benefited by showing him up in print, but what of the innocent sufferers, his relatives and friends? Are they en titled to no consideration? Evidently none, according to the practice of met ropolitan journalism. Outside of the great centers of popu lation, it is different. In the smaller towns, humanity is permitted a voice in the sanctum. There, newspapers do not make merchandise of sorrow, or traffic in blood and tears. A sensation is not worth more than the approval of a good conscience. A case in point comes up just now. A young man whose father had occu pied a prominent position in a city of 100,000, committed suicide in a distant State. The misguided youth himself was not entitled to much considera tion. He had done more to break the hearts of his parents than did Absalom. He had forfeited the esteem of his friends and associates by a succession of dishonorable deeds, and had been false to every trust. The papers in his native city might have had a sensational story of his sui cide. They might have told how he jested about it to his friends, saying: I think I will take my little four ounces of chloral and knock on the gate and ask for my crown. I wouldn’t mind it so much were it not for the prospect of carrying a harp about with me throughout the rest of eternity.” This and similar details to the extent of two columns would have been good for a large number of extra copies in a city of a hundred thousand. But the papers of his native city refrained from publishing it. They contented themselves with the facts briefly told, throwing the mantle of charity over the rash act. This is not the sort of journalism that sells the largest number of papers, but it is something better. Anger Wrecks the System. O. S. Mnreden in Success Mtupulnu. It is well known that a violent fit of temper affects the heart instantly, and paychophysicists have discovered the presence of poison in the blood immedi ately after such outbursts. This ex plains why we feel so depressed, ex hausted, and nervous after any storm of passion—worry, jealousy or revenge —has swept through the mind. It has left in its wake vicious mental poison and other harmful secretions in the brain and blood. There is no constitution so strong but it will ultimately succomb to the con stant racking and twisting of the nerve centers caused by an uncontrolled tem per. Every time you become angry you reverse all of the normal mental and physical processes. Everything in you rebels against passion storms: every mental faculty protests against their abuse. If people only realized what havoc indulgence in hot temper plays in their delicate nervous structure, if they could only see with the physical eyes the damage done, as they can see what follows in the wake of a tornado, they would not dare to get angry. When the brain cells are overheated from a fit of temper their efficiency is seriously impaired, if not absolutely ruined. The presence of the anger pois on, the shock to the nervous system, is what makes the victim so exhausted and demoralized after loss of self-con trol. “Cupid the Surgeon.” Chicnsro Dispatch to Now York World. “Cupid the Surgeon.” or what might be more definitely entitled "Practical Love-Making,-” Unhook on the, mys teries of the tender passion, just sent forth by Herman Lee MeaderS. He says love is no longer a game of chance, hut an exact science. You need not be handsome, rich or fascina ting to win. All that is required is to assimilate the rules as you would so many pink pills—and she is yours. Be it known, in the first place, that all women fall into four classes—or at least Mr. Menders says they do- -the conceited, the sentimental, the merce nary and the blase. The immediate thing for one to do is to decide in which category his beloved belongs. "Give flattery to the conceited wo man,” says the author, “promises of eternal fidelity to the sentimental one, precious gifts to the mercenary one, sensational thrills to her who is tor mented with ennui.” Here are some of the rules of love- making, as revised by Mr. Menders’ and some of the new philosophy and wisdom that illuminate the rules: “If I were allowed to give hut two words of advice they would be ‘pa tience’ and ‘perserverance.’ “The man who never parleys over cab fare, who never scans the price on a wine list or a menu, and who hiber nates when he’s broke, carries an in fallible amulet against feminine criti- He Stopped Tooting. A certain Ne\y York automobilist visited a secluded locality at the open ing of the hunting season. In a narrow road he came up behind a ramshackle country wagon, pulled by one horse. He couldn’t pass with his machine, so he tooted his horn vociferously as a signal to the driver to pull to one side. The horse began to dance and prance and the more the horn tooted the higher he jumped, fflvt between leaps, turned aroun<-and signalled the autoist to stop tootinj*. "Get out of the road, then, - ’ yelled that individual, grinning and redoubling his horn solo. The driver, holding his frightened cism. "Kemember that in the final balance a woman is always a woman.” DON’T EXPERIMENT. You Will Make No Mistake if You Follow This Newnan Citizen's Advice.. Never neglect your kidneys. If you have pain in the back, urinary disorders, dizziness arid nervousness, it’s time to act and no time to experi ment. These are all symptoms of kid ney trouble, and you should seek a rem edy which is known to cure the kidneys. Doan’s Kidney Pills is the remedy to use. No need to experiment. It has cured many stubborn cases in Newnan. Follow the advice of a Newnan citizen and be cured vourself. William T. Lazenby, 64 Wesley street, Newnan, Ga., says: "I think nag with one hand, reached under the | very highly of Doan’s Kidney Pills, and This is An Easy Test. Sprinkle Allen’s Foot-Ease in one shoe and not in the other, and notice the difference. Just the thing when rubbers or overshoes become necessary, sad your shoes seem to pinch. Sold ev erywhere, 25c. Don’t accept any sub- 1 stitute. seat, pulled out a shotgun, snapped the breech open and shoved in a shell. "Now, stop tootin’, dang ye!" he shouted, pointing the gun right at the motorist. The tooting stopped and the wagon cruwled along at a snail’s pace for miles, while a vanquished motorist crawled along behind, searching his memory for new things he’d like to call that farmer—and didn’t dare. your socie- "What is the object of ty?” * "You wish the truth.?” “Why, yes.” “To get our names in the papers as often as possible.” consider them an excellent remedy for kidney complaint. Before using them, I had suffered from kidney trouble for several years, during which time I tried many remedies without receiving any benefit. My back ached a great deal, and I was always annoyed by the excessive action of the kidney secre tions. The contents of one box of Doan’s Kidney Pills, procured at Lee Bros’, drug store, gave me immediate relief.” 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. A man gets back at his best friend when he kicks himself. / ' ' ,