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NEWNAN HERALD & ADVERTISER
VOL. XLIV,
NEWNAN, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1909.
NO. 33.
MONDAY, MAY 17th,
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CLOVER DAY
At P. F. Cuttino & Company’s
Just at the high tide of Spring buying we offer some very desirable mer
chandise at astonishingly low prices. “Clover Day” presents an opportunity to
our patrons once each month to secure some great bargains. Below we men
tion a few of the many good things offered :
About 5,000 yards of wash goods, including printed lawns,
dimities, organdies, ginghams, cotton voiles, batistes, suitings, etc.
—goods that have sold regularly at from ioc. to 50c. a yard.
“Clover Day” prices, 5c., 7 i-ec., ioc., 15c. a yard. \\ here the
pieces are small—that is, less than dress lengths—the remnant
will not be cut.
A large quantity of white lawns, consisting of Persian, India
and French lawns—20c. qualities at ioc.; 25c. qualities at 15c.
About 5,000 yards ot embroideries and laces, in lengths of
one to twelve yards, at half or less than half regular price.
Large lot of handkerchiefs for men and women. Strictly
all-1 inen hemstitched handkerchiefs are offered at following pri
ces by the dozen only : 50c. doz. lor women’s ; $1 doz. for men’s.
Also, lot of hand drawn work linen handkerchiefs lor women
at 60c. per half dozen ; regular value 20c. each.
Silks and dress goods will also be offered at tempting prices.
IN THE ANNEX.
IN THE ANNEX.
A lot of women’s silk and net waists, ranging in price from $3 to $12, will be
offered at $1.99 to $4 99 each, or less than half-price' 1 on many styles.
Our entire stock of women’s percale wrappers, kimonas and negligees at great
ly reduced prices.
Lace curtains in a large variety of styles at one-third to one-half off the regu
lar price.
Rugs in all sizes up to 9x12 feet at greatly reduced prices.
A few more white shirt-wa sts at 59c.; worth up to $1.50.
ALWAYS TRY TO BE HERE EARLY ON “ CLOVER DAY.”
4 Come, Let Us Show
You Through
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C ome, let us show you through our new building' and see what
an immense stock of goods we have. On the first floor, as
you enter from Court Square, we have our dry goods depart
ment^ where we carry at all seasons one of the largest stocks of
goods in the city, consisting of Shoes, Slippers, Hats, Caps, Dress
Goods of all kinds, Clothing, Overalls, Crockery, Shirts, Hosiery,
Underwear, etc. CAfter showing you through this department,
we go into the Buggy Emporium, where we sell two of the best-
known buggies—and both made in Georgia, These are the “White
Star,” made by the Atlanta Buggy Co., and the Jackson G. Smith
Barnesville Buggy. We keep from twenty-five to thirty-five bug
gies on hand all the time, and are glad to show them. In this de
partment we also have harness of all kinds, at prices to suit every
one. C.Next, we carry you to the Grocery Department, where
you will see the largest stock of heavy groceries to be found in a
retail store. Here we can supply you at all times with Oats,
Hay, Bran, Lard, Meat, Flour, Salt, Sugar, Coffee, Corn, and
everything in Groceries. C.Come to' see us and let us show you
through. We will be glad for you to visit us.
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H. C. ARNALL MDSE. CO.
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WOMAN.
Woman ! thou loveliest gift that here below
Man can receive, or Providence bestow I
To thee the earliest offerings belong
Of opening eloquence, of youthful sonpr;
Lovely partaker of our dearest joys!
Thyself a tfift whose pleasure never cloys—
Whose wished-for presence gently can appease
The wounds of penury, or slow disease—
Whose loss is such, as through life’s tedious way,
No rank can compensate, no wealth repay;
Thy figure beams a ray of heavenly light
To cheer the darkest of our earthly night;
Hail, fair Enslaver! at thy changing glance
Boldness recodes, and timid hearts advance,
Monarchs forget their scepters and their sway,
And suges melt in tenderness away.
—[Winthrop Macworth Praed.
TRAGEDY OF THE ALAMO.
Austin (Tex.) Special.
Seventy-three years ago three of the
most heroic figures in American history
wrote their names on their country’s
scroll of fame in letters that time will
never fade. On the eighth day of
March, 1836, was enacted the final
scene in the tragedy of the Alamo, in
which David Crockett, William Travis
and James Bowie, with their handful
of devoted and fearless followers, yield
ed up their lives. There were less than
200 of these daring spirits within the
walls of the ancient mission at San An
tonio, Texas, and they were opposed by
an army of more than 6,000 Mexicans,
under command of Gen. Santa Anna.
The Alamo, the old Spanish church ed
ifice, wherein was enacted one of the
sublimest tragedies of the entire histo
ry of the American continent, is now
little more than a splendid ruin at San
Antonio, but around it have been writ
ten song and story that will never die.
Every one of the heroes of the Alamo
was an American frontiersman.
On Feb. 22 Santa Anna crossed the
Rio Grande at the head of an army for
the purpose of putting down the re-
February a messenger came from San
ta Anna demanding surrender he was
sent back with words of defiance. The
Mexican army surrounded the old stone
building, and a big gun was wheeled
into position and opened fire. Crockett
was asleep when a cannon hall an
nounced that the opening of the last
fight had occurred. Coi. Bowie was
bedfast from a wound, but Travis was
in active command.
Crockett sprang from his bunk and
saw in a minute that the gun was with
in rifle range. Crockett was a dead
Castillo’i wanted to spare the lives of
the remaining Texans, and besought
his commanding general to do so.
Crockett heard Santa Anna’s refus
al, and, dropping his gun barrel and
clutching his knife, he tried to break
through the fighting cordon that sur
rounded him and reach the Mexican
general, but fell riddled with bullets.
Meantime, Col. Bowie, who lay on his
bed in another room without being able j
to take a hand in the fight, assumed j
command of the wounded in the hospit
al room, and ordered them to sell their
shot and he picked off five Mexican j lives as dearly as possible. The door
way to this hospital room was very
narrow—so small that scarcely more
than a single person could get through
it at a time. Lying on his bed, Bowie
used his pistol and several other pistols
that were loaded and handed to him,
for he was as great a shot with the
pistol as Crockett was with the rifle.
Every shot killed a Mexican. Santa
Anna saw he was sacrificing men as
fast as Bowie could pull the trigger,
and he resorted to a most horrible ex
pedient.
The cannon that the Texans had used
in their defense was wheeled up so that
its muzzle was right at the door of the
little hospital room, and a load of grape
shot and canister turned loose chat de
stroyed every living soul in that room.
Even after this cannon shot was fired
Bowie leaped from his bed and plunged
his knife into a Mexican and both fell
dead together. History records that
four persons escaped this massacre, and
they were all non-combatants. One was
Mrs. Dickinson, wife of one of the
gunners with rifles loaded and handed
to him as fast as the Mexicans at
tempted to use their cannon. Finally
they were actually driven back by
Crockett’s accurate aim. Then the
Mexicans let things settle down to a
state of siege. This the Alamo seemed
well calculated to stand.
The walls were thick, and though
built more than a century previous,
were solid and could withstand the
long range firing of the Mexicans. The
windows were high and very narrow,
and there were few doors. For five
days the siege continued, and then San
ta Anna decided to try to carry the
place by assault. The entire building
was surrounded by a high adobe wall,
since torn down. Dawn of March 6
showed the Texans'guarding this wall,
which was strong on three sides, but
weak on the north.
The place was entirely surrrounded
and the devoted souls in the old stout
church building knew that their fate
was sealed. The storming parties were
held at bay by the Texas riflemen on j Texan officers, and her daughter, Emi-
| three sides, hut a column under com- ly ; the other two were negro servants,
volt that threatened to sever Texas I mand of Gen. Castillon attacked the | Miss Emily was an infant at the time,
from Mexico. This invasion of Texas I weak north wall, and made a breach. Afterward she was known as “The
stirred up all the fighting blood in the j Then came the most desperate hand-to- Child of the Alamo.’’
gallant spirits. Gen. Sam Houston, hand fight of which history makes re- ..p or twoyears ^fter f was married’
commander-in-chief, thought best to cord. a. the Mexicans came pouring in preacher I
ret,re across the Colorado river and | The Mexicans were beaten back a*a.n , unjte(| wjf| . me jp the ho|y !
await reinforcements. Col. William and a«ain, but each time they renewed ,.
Travis, in command of the regular gar- I the attack they made better headway,
rison, did not agree with him. took ref- the outer wall was carried and the
Texans retired within the church.
It was butchery then, and no slaugh- . , , , , , , .
ter house was eve. more completely was mighty cheap but I couldn’t very
blood-soaked. Into the very last part Wi ; 11 f’la.n without making myself
of the old building the Texans were j jealous or causing him to suspect
crowded and separated from each other th ? waH ab , 0 ^ ll ;
in different parts of the structure, j Y ™, 8a * ^ ftU that wa * tw "
Still they fought on, with dubbed guns. j yea ™ -
Crockett was still on his feet and I Yes - After that I began to be sor-
•,i , i ff, „„ u, i,„,i ry I had given him anything,
with a band of five or six. He had , ......
nothing left but the barrel of his rifle, i Our idea of a flirt ia a nf“ L does
and with this he laid about him. Gen. | not overlook ar^hets. ■"“ u " ‘
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| uge in the old Spanish mission at San
Antonio, and determined to make a
! last stand against the Mexicans. Col.
James Bowie, famous as a duelist,
| agreed with his plans. David Crockett
: joined them almost immediately.
The three intrepid commanders had a
mere handful of men and only one
small cannon. Against this company
came the great Mexican army. The
doors of the makeshift fortress were
: barricaded, and when on the last day ot
i bonds. You see in my excited condi
tion i made a blunder and gave him a I
S5 bill instead of $2 ), which I intended :
to hand him. I suppose he thought I
The Two Sinners.
She was a woman, worn and thin,
whom the world condemned for a sin
gle sin. They cast her out of the king’s
highway, and passed her by as they
went to pray. He was a man, and
more to blame, but the world spared
him a breath of shame. Beneath his
feet he saw her lie, but he raised his
head and passed her by. They were
the people who went to pray at the
temple of God on that holy day. They
scorned the woman, forgave the man;
’twas ever thus since the world began.
Time passed on and the woman died;
on a cross of shame she was crucified.
The world was stern and would not
yied, and they buried her in a potter’s
field. The man died too, and they
buried him in a casket of cloth with a
silver rim, and as they turned from the
grave away, said, “We buried a noble
man to-day.”
Two mortals knocked at heaven’s
gate—stood face to face to inquire
their fate. He carried a passport with
an earthly sign, but she a pardon from
love divine. O, ye who judge ’twixt
love and vice, which think ye entered
Paradise? Not he whom the world had
said would win, but the woman atone
was ushered in.
The main figure in the trial was a
lazy darky named Dick Sutton, urrest-
ed at the instance of his wife, who al
leged that he contributed nothing to
her support and refused to work.
During the examination of Sutton the
young lawyer asked:
“Dick, have you any fixed income?”
Sutton was puz.z.led by the term.
Counsel explained that the expression
meant a certain income—money paid
not for odd jobs, but for steady em
ployment.
”1 think I has a fixed income, sah,”
said Sutton.
“And what is this fixed income?”
was the next question.
“Well, sah,” answered Dick, with
a broad grin in the direction of Col.
Martin, "de Colonel allers gib me fo’,
dollars an’ a sack o’ flour on ’lection
day !”
Mr. Simple “I see that this here
piano-playin’ Paderewski has got the
rheumatism in his hand so he can’t
play.”
Mrs. Simple—“Then why don’t he
use one of them mechanical pianos?”
Never judge an a>“f • hv. v
b l i/ouii a—and
I take no " ,