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ficrald and Hdwriiscr. . M NEWNAN, FRIDAY, JAN. 15. Bank Meetings. The Newnan banks held their annual meetings this week—the Newnan Rank ing Co. on Monday, and the First Na tional, the Coweta National, and the Maufacturers National on Tuesday. The showings made by these insti tutions were very gratifying to the stockholders, the sum of $9,970 be ing distributed in dividends. The Newnan Banking Co. paid a semi-an nual dividend of 5 per cent, on its capi tal stock of $55,000, the First Na tional paid a semi-annual dividend of 6 per cent, on its capital stock of $57,000, the Coweta National paid a semi-annu al dividend of 4 per cent, on its capital stock of $50,000, and the Manufactur ers National paid a semi-annual divi dend of 3 per cent, on its capital stock of $60,000, Each bank carried a goodly sum to its surplus account, also. Offi cers and directors were elected as fol lows : Newnan Banking Co.—B. T. Thomp son, president; M. F. Cole, vice-presi dent; T. M. Goodrum, cashier; .J. S. Hardaway, assistant cashier. Direc tors—B. T. Thompson, M. F. Cole, R. D. Cole, sr., T. E. Atkinson, P. F. Cut- tino, J. A. Hunter, P. B. Murphey, J. S. Cole, T. M. Goodrum. First National Bank—Chas. C. Par rott, president; R. W. Freeman, vice- president; N. E. Powel, cashier; J. H. Powell, assistant cashier. Directors— Chas. C. Parrott, R. W. Freeman, N. E. Powel, J. A. Hunetr, P. F. Cuttino, W. C. Wright, M. C. Farmer, Gordon Lee. Coweta National Bank—Mike Pow ell, president; W. C.-McBride and N. L. North, vice-presidents; R. E. Platt, cashier. Directors—Mike Powell, W. C. McBride, N. L. North, Thos. J. Jones, J. A. Hunter, H. A. Hall, M. G. Keith, H. C. Glover. Manufacturers National Bank — H. H. North, president; R. D. Cole, jr., vice-president; T. G. Farmer, cashier; W. B. Parks, assistant cashier. Direc tors—H. H. North, R. D. Cole, jr., T. G. Farmer, J R. McCollum, R. O. Jones, W. B. Orr, H. C. Glover. Tribute of Respect. On the evening of Dec. 29, 1908. the messenger came to our beloved sister, Edna R. Parrott, saying: “The Master is come, and calleth for thee.” She heard, arose, and went to Him. While her departure has left sad and aching hearts, it is to her the consummation of the Christian’s hope—to be present with the Lord. Death is always sad, especially when it comes to one so young. Edna was in the springtime of a happy life, filled with the buoyant hopes that animate the young. To the natural mind her death was untimely, and an inscrutable mystery. Faith alone can sustain and bear us up in the presence of such a providence. A sim ple and child-like faith makes the grave the shrine of hope, and hears from the depths of the tomb the Easter greeting: “He is not here; He is ris en.” The light of Christianity has dis pelled the gloom of the grave. The death of the pious young is to them a blessing. God accents the promise for the performance, and whilst the faith ful, earnest laborer is asking, “Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do?” He answers, “Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.” Christianity alone hallows an early decease. Paganism bewails it as an unmitigated calamity ; Judaism contemplates it as an inscrutable mys tery ;—but the gospel consecrates it with its sacred benediction, as the speedy beginning of a higher and hap pier life. Her family and friends do not mourn as those who have no hope. Her Christian example is worthy of emulation, and the influence of her god ly life wiii rest like a benediction upon her home. Since its organization she has been a faithful member of the Bi ble Study Circle of the Central Baptist church. She loved the Scriptures. Reg ular in her attendance, she was helpful and instructive in spiritual things. A divine presence seemed to have led her to “so number her days as to apply her heart unto wisdom.” That life, how ever few be its years, is not unfinished which had learned to know God. “This is life eternal, that they may know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent.” To know God is the highest conception of life; it is the perfection of existence. To the grief-stricken family we tender our sincerest sympathy, and the assur ance of our prayers. As an evidence of the love and esteem we bear her, be it resolved— 1. That in the death of Sister Edna A. Parrott the Bible Study Circle of the Central Baptist church has lost an earnest and consecrated member, and the cause of truth a devoted follower. 2. That this memorial of her be printed, and a copy furnished her fam ily. Mrs. H. C. Glover, Mrs. N. L. North, Mrs. H. A. Hall, Committee. Georgia’s Vote is Cast for Bryan. Atlanta, Dec. 11. — Assembled in solemn conclave in the State Chamber at the State Capitol at noon to-day the thirteen Democratic electors, compos ing the Georgia electoral college, unanimously declared that the State of Georgia has elected William Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska, President of the United States. John W. Kern, of In diana. was unanimously elected Vice- President. The college was called to order by Eb T. Williams, who was then elected president without opposition. Benja min M. Blackburn was elected secre- tar.\. Mr. Bryan and Mr. Kern were elec ted President and Vice-President, re spectively, on the first ballot. The tel lers were Frank H. Saffold, James R. Pottle and Samuel J. Boykin. Having disposed of the formality of electing a President and Vice-President for ;’.,o United States, the electoral college directed its attention to the election of a special messenger, who shall be entrusted with the obligation of conveying the important information to the President of the Senate at Wash ington. Clayton Robson, of Baldwin county, was elected on the first bal'ot, receiv ing seven out of thirteen votes. John Corrigan, of Fulton county, received two votes and T. K. Oglesby, of Sa vannah,^received four votes. A train of thought is the real thing in rapid transit. Cause of Car Sickness. W. c. Wood attributes car sickness to the nystagmus produced by looking out of the car windows. Look out of a car window and observe how rapidly the telegraph polos lilt by. Each otto Is seen and Involuntarily fol lowed by the o.ve until It Is opposite, when the eye shifts to the one follow ing. This Is true of near buildings. Objects farther away seoui to move slower, and those very far oil’ soetn to be almost stationary until the whole landscape appears to be revolving round u common center. The un conscious effort to take In everything produces a rapid lateral oscillation of the eyeballs, as any one can observe by watching the eyes of Ills follow passengers. The eye strain Is enor mous and Is the chief factor In pro ducing car sickness. ■ This can he proved by asking a patient who Is subject to car sickness to look steadily at a mirror which Is moved rapidly- to and fro or tilted backward and forward. He will Immediately com plain of nausea and vertigo. The treatment consists of advising the patient to avoid looking out of the car windows and In giving him a grain of cltrated caffeine shortly before he takes the cars and repeating it every hour as long as there Is any tendency to he sick. The author has been en abled by tills procedure to relieve many sufferers from car sickness.— New York Medical Journal. The Ship's Bell Clock. In Its mosf 1 ordinnry form the ship’s bell clock Is a stout, well made clock, a good timekeeper, contained In n round nickel plated case gjx or seven Inches In diameter whlcll is mounted on a board that can he hung on or screwed to a wall or bulkhead. The face of the clock, the dial, Is of finish ed steel, and Its pointers are of blued steel, so that with its nickeled case the whole clock has a metallic, solid, serviceable look. Attached to a projection of the board upon which the clock is placed, out side the clock and Immediately below It, Is the clock’s gong, with the ham mers—there are two of them—brought down Into It on arms extending through nil opening In the clock's case and striking on the gong's inner side. It Is u sturdy gong two or thr.ee' Inches In diameter, and it sounds with a strong, clear, resolute note when the hammer strikes It. On this clock's face you can tell the time In the usual way, but the hours are struck as they are at sea on a ship's bell.-New York Sun. Fresh. There was no doubt about it. lie was very angry when lie entered the village grocery store and demanded tc see the proprietor. “You sold my wife some eggs yester day, Mr. I’envey,” he said when the grocer appeared. “Waal, yes,” said Mr. Peavey genial ly, “believe 1 did.” “And you told her that they were fresh eggs,” continued the visitor. “Waal, yes; It seems to me I did,” said Mr. Peavey. “But, see here, Peavey, you had no business to say they were fresh eggs.” “Why not? I bought ’em for fresh —from Si Wiley too.” “I don’t believe It. Si Wiley’s an honest man.” “Waal, SI said It, all right, lie come In hero with his basket full of ’em and put ’em down on the counter and trad ed ’em off for a box of sody biscuits." “When was this?" “Oh, I dunno. 'Bout six weeks ago. I guess.”—Baltimore American. How He Knew. A ragman who was gathering up woraout clothing in the country pur chased u pair of discarded trousers at a farmhouse and remarked to the man of the house us he paid for the stuff he had bought: "I see, sir, that you are about to lose your land on a mortgage.” “Guess you ure right,” said the dis couraged looking farmer, “but will you tell me how the Sam Hill you found that out?” “Easy enough,” said the cheerful ragman ns he settled back on the seat of his peddling wagon. “I notice that these old pants arc completely played out, so far as the part of ’em you sat down on Is concerned, but they show mighty little wear nowhere else.”— Exchange. Ju«t His Luck. “William, Freddie informs me that his teacher has decided to advance him from the sixth to the seventh grade owing to his fine deportment and his praiseworthy attention to his studies." “Pshaw! That’s just my luck!” “Why, what makes you say that?” “I had It all figured out that I was going to be about $10 ahead at the end of this month. Now It will be neces sary to buy a new set of schoolbooks.” —Chicago Record-Ilerald. The Invisible Point. It was an awfully old joke, but the American thought it might cause his English friend to generate a smile. “Just before I sailed for Liverpool,” said the American, "I dreamed that I was dead, and the heat woke me up.” “So?” rejoined the Englishman seri ously. “The weather must be beastly hot In America.”—Chicago News. Luck. ‘Do you believe there Is anything In luck?" asked the young man. “Yes,” answered the home grown philosopher. "There is a lot of Intelli gence and perseverance In it.”—Ex change. In Saxony no one Is permitted to shoe horses unless he has passed a public examination and proves that he Is properly qualified. Hotel Grafters. The proprietor of one of the largest hotels In New York, speaking of the uses made liy nonpaying customers of his house, said to a rural guest a few days ago: “We have a largo number of patrons from whom we never collect a cent, although we have no such thing as a free list. They come here in the morning, pick up a castoff pa per, which they read, keeping an eye open for another, which they grab as soon as it is dropped. After reading awhile they stand at the ticker, often giving long lectures to their follows on financial conditions and stock possi bilities. The overcoat becomes burden some, and It is taken to the cheek room, where its owner knows it will he perfectly safe. Then, If they can tear themselves from the ticker, let ters are written on our stationery. They do not use our telephones lie- cause wo charge an extra 5 cents for the call, but they carry home matches, toothpicks, blank cards and blotters and use up the soap In our lavatories. They also take generous nibbles of the cheese nnd crackers In tho cafe. The strangest part of all Is this—that the majority of this class are well to do and highly respectable, and on that account we do not shut them out."— New York Tribune. The Sleeping Sickness. . The terrible sleeping sickness of tropical Afrien Is discussed at length In an article in Popular Meehanies. The disease, which long baffled scien tists, Is sprend by the tsetse fly, a bloodsucking, dny flying Insect. On the approach of either man or unlmal nt a river crossing In the densest forest the victim Is soon scented out by the fly, If there Is one In the vicinity, und then, either silently or with u peevish buzz, It makes straight for the most accessible spot and gives Its stab. The usual course of the disease Is from four to eight months. At the outset there are headache, a feverish condlton, lassitude und a correspond ing disinclination to work. The facial nspect changes, and n previously happy and Intelligent looking negro becomes Instead dull, heavy and apathetic. Later, tremor in the tongue develops, speech Is uncertain, and mumbling, walk shuffling nnd progressive weak ness, drowsiness und oblivion to his surroundings nffliot the sufferer. The last stage Is marked by extreme ema ciation and a coma deepening Into death. Cause of Fatty Heart. The great danger from obesity lies In the liability of the fat to invade the cellular elements of the body, especial ly the muscles. This produces fatty degeneration of the muscular tissues, which greatly weakens nnd Impairs their functional activity. When the fat Invades the tissues of the henrt muscles the disease known ns “fatty degeneration of the heart” results, nnd the patient Is In serious danger. When ever a slight additional strain upon the circulation results from undue exer cise, excitement or other cause the muscles Interfere with the heart’s ac tion, and It is liable to cease beating Anaemia and hysteria often nre accom paniments of obesity. Because of the increased weight and difficulty of moving about such patients are pre vented from taking an ordinary amount of exercise. Often, too, there ore a lassitude and a positive dislike for muscular exertion of any kind.— What to Eat. POTTS & PARKS LADIES’ GOODS. Here you find, at all periods, the most complete stock in Newnan. We lead in stylo, quality and assortment. NOTE THE NEW ARRIVALS LACES AND NETS. Plain and strined nets for waists, in ecru, cream and white. Persian nets and bands to match. GINGHAMS. Beautiful patterns in ginghams. Buy now for early spring garments. PERCALES AND CALICOES. Well selected patterns, in dainty figures and stripes, light and dark shades EMBROIDERIES AND WHITE GOODS. Swiss and Cambric embroideries, longcloths, nainsooks and lawns. “Flaxon” linonette and linens. “Gold Medal” Black Goods. “Krippendorf-Dittman” Shoes. “American Lady” Corsets. “Butterick Patterns.” POTTS & PARKS Lucky Numbers in Boone's Draw ing. The following numbers, drawing the several amounts stated below, haye been presented and the premiums awarded— 13,402- 15.00, 44 “ O V Wingo 7,210- 10.00, “ S S Bridges 23,623- 2.50, “ H W North 12,974— 2.50, 44 “ J C Reid 2,428- 2.50, “WE Jones 10,819— 1.00, “ Miss Tiny Camp 12,732- 1.00, 44 “ Mrs J 11 McKoy 4,905- LOO, “ Hiram Hunt 8,530- 1.00, “ Charlie Daniel 15,983- 1.00, “ H T Kilpatrick 23,164- 1.00, “ Mrs A L Sewell 16,238 - 1.00, “ J M Story 30,706- 1.00, “ Andrew Pitman 9,410- 1.00, 44 "WL Carmical 10,196— 1.00, “ J C Grimes 14.481- 1.00, “ W H Hutchens fl ,442— 1.00, 44 “ Will Arnold 18,593- 1.00, “ J W Whatley 24,588 1.00, ** “ C J Haynie 22,391- 1.00, 44 “ P G Morrow 158- 1.00, “ T W Wheat. 25,510- 1.00. 44 “ G V,’ Fuller From second drawing the following' numbers have been presented 14,633— $5.00, drawn by Mrs. Gammon 30,782— 5.00, “ “LJ Brooks 18,046— 1.00, “ “ F M Parrett 25,192— 1.00, “ “ Frank Price 13,143— 1.00, “ “ C J Haynie All uncalled for numbers will be drawn for again to-day, and we will give until Jan. 29 for tickets to be pre sented. Save your tickets. D. W. Boone Co. Grocery Specials ■ 1 For Next Week ■ ■ From Monday morning, .lan. 18, until closing time Saturday night, .lan. 23, I will sell 20 lbs. Plantation Granulated Sugar ■ For $1.00 ■ 1 K If you like good coffee try Durand’s Special Drip. I have the exclusive agency for Newnan. Hot rolls every day. Also, Rye, Graham and White Bread. “Eatmo’’ is the bread of quality. “Pride of Bedford” Tomatoes, three cans for 25c. 1 have also Domino Loaf Sugar in pound boxeH. “Telmo” Early June Peas, 25c. Van Camp’s Hominy, 10c. “Sugar Loaf” Peas, 15c. 1 i CHARLIE COLE TELEPHONE 31 ■ From Medicine to the Drama. The earlier part of Vlctorien Sar- dou’s career was beset with many trials nnd difficulties. Ills parents wished him to tnke up a medical ca reer, nnd he began his studies with some zeal. The love of the drama, however, was far greater than the love of the pill box, nnd In the Inter val of the other work Sardou was busy upon n pluy. Life was a strug gle for him, for he had little money, though he managed to get Journalistic work to supplement his more slender income. His first piny wns a failure, and Sardou rushed from the theater vowing never to enter one again. He fell seriously 111, wns nursed buck to health by Mile, de Breeourt, nn ac tress who lived on n floor below, nnd from that time his fortune wns made. A Friend In Need. About half, nn hour had been ex pended by the bashful young mas In a series of advances and retreats, nnd little Johnny’s cramped position be hind the sofa wns becoming some what painful. “I wish I dared”— the young man commenced on n new attack, when the couple were electrified by nn Impatient exelumatlon behind them: "Aw, make a break! She’s dead easy!”—Brooklyn Life. Literary Irrigation. “Your latest novel seems very dry,” said tho reader of the publishing house to the young hut rising author. “I wns pretty sure you would say that,” rejoined the author. “Conse quently if you will count them you will find the heroine weeps real tears on Just 253 pages of my story."-rCleve- land Plain Dealer. Inconsistent. Howell — Rowell Is nn Inconsistent fellow. Powell—That’s right: he would tell you take nil the time you wanted nnd then have you arrested for steal ing his watch.—New York Press. Public Opinion. The single snowflake—who cares for It? But a whole day of snowflakes— who does not care for that? Private opinion Is weak, but public opinion Is almost omnipotent. " Wolfskin makes the best banjo parchment. Another “Rival” Newspaper Goes to the Boneyard. Dublin Courier-Dispatch. One of the impossible things of life is to successfully establish a new paper where one is already covering the field. This has been tried time and again, and it has been found impossible to break down an old established paper and put a new one on its feet, when the field is only large enough for one. Over in Eastman The Times-Journal was covering the field most admirably. There was no reason why a new paper should have been established, and yet The Hustler sprang into existence. It led a precarious life for some months, and is now dead for all time. We regret that anyone should lose money in a newspaper venture, but there will always be money lost when the reason for a new paper is no more apparent than it was in Eastman when The Hustler was established. “ We congratulate the editor of The Times-Journal over the vindication of his course in conducting a clean, read able, newsy paper. Opposition may come to him again, but it will sooner or later fail, if he continues to print as good a paper as The Times-Journal is now. _ The American invasion of England does not appear to be at an end yet. King Edward thinks his national an them a bit too slow and wants it quick ened up a bit. That’s what the Ameri can ragtime has done for the Briton. The thing that a man likes about traveling with his family is when it’s a very short distance. New Year Resolutions Are in Order So we renew our efforts to increase the efficiency of our store in every way; —to maintain the quality of our goods, to maintain uni form prices, and to maintain satisfaction to patrons. It has been our policy all the while to constantly im prove our store service in these respects, and so it is not a new resolution we make, but only a renewed determination to accomplish better things in conducting our drug business. LEE BROTHERS Prescription Druggists IN BUSINESS FOR YOUR HEALTH Cates Coal Company PHONE 117 Sella the best Red Ash, Blue Gem, and Climax COALS Gas Coke makes no smoke nor soot. It goes further and makes more heat than coal or wood. Best for cook stoves and heaters. TRY IT. Cates Coal Company AT RAILROAD JUNCTION PHONE 117 Legal Notices. To Whom It May Concern. GEORGIA—Coweta County: r Th t < state of Ike Hill, colored, lunatic, of said I county, be*in# unreprcHented, and not likely to In* represented, all personH concerned arc required to fihow cause in the Court, of Ordinary of said county, on tbefirnt Monday in February next, why ! guaidiannhip of the propertyof Baid lunatic should i not lx? vented in the Gounty Guardian. Thifl Jan. I 5, J909. PrB. fee, $9.' L. A. PERDUE, Ordinary, and ex-officio Clerk Court of Ordinary. To Whom It May Concern. GEORGIA—Coweta County: The cHtate of Bill Rivera, late of said county, dec eared. being unrepresented, and not likely to bo reproKcnted. all persons concerned are required to ehow cauHo in the Court of Ordinary of aaid county, on the first Monday in February next, why Much administration should not be vested in tho County Administrator This Jan 0, 1909. Prs. fee, $3. L. A. PERDUE, Ordinary, and ex-officio Clerk Court of Ordinary. Application for Leave to Sell. GEORGIA—Cowet a County: Creecy Leigh, administratrix on the estate of Alonzo Leigh, deceased, having applied to the Court of Ordinary of said county for leave to sell one and one-fourth shares of the capital stock of Palmetto Cotton Mills, Palmetto, Ga., all persons concerned are required to show cause in said Court by the first Monday in February next, if any they can. why said application should not he granted. This Jan. fi, 1909. Prs. fee. $3. L. A. PERDUE, Ordinary. Letters of Dismission. GEORGIA—Coweta County: Mrs. A. V. Sewell, guardian of A. F. Sewell. Es sie P. Sewell and Minnie P. ’Sewell, having ap plied to I he Court of Ordinary of said county for letters of dismission from her said trust, all per sons concerned are required to show cuuse in said Court by the first Monday in February next, if any they can, why said application should not bo granted. This Jan. 5 f 1909. Prs. fee. $3. L. A. PERDUE, Ordinary.