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fi«ra!d and Fldocrtiscr. NKWNAN, F RI D A Y f J i: N K 4 . A CELEBRITY. With jaunty air hi* atopp^d ! vn The rear end of a train; Th»» crowd burnt forth in lou I huz The band Htruck up a t t rain. Committees rushed to moot him tl Then rnado a brave parade Unto a H\vell hotel, where platen For many jrucntM wore laid. The papers hustled extras out Excitement filled the air; His name on everybody's tongue, Was Hpokon every where. All day and far into the nlffht The eolobration r n Tin seldom that you ever see More honors paid a man. ch i vho the str vide ronr Our Carrollton Correspondent v umifTHtariiiimr r.iy |iutH it to utt "H.llovii m". I apeak ntructn m*\ arwl a ; mini ■ inn." IKhnkenpruro, New Jersey is the home of “the long-haired men and the short-haired women,’’ besides carrying as a kind of side line a trust incubator the place where most of those disreputable dev ils get their nefarious charters. Aside from these pestiferous specimens they have installed what might prove a pretty good matrimonial scheme: i. e. marriage on the installment plan. We hear from South Orange, of that State, that Mr. and Mrs. William IJ. (Mover are to lie remarried Monday night. By agreement they enlisted in a ten-year matrimonial contract. The union has proven so happily satisfactory that they both agree to make another ten- year enlistment, and after having passed under the yoke they agree to serve each other faithfully to the end of the term. Such a scheme in Georgia might save the courts from severing marital ties. If you think you’d like to try it have your Representative to introduce a bill to this end. Joe Aycock, (from whom I had a line a day or two since,) is chasing that elusive ignis fatuus, pleasure, in Florida, where he' goes hoping to have a shattered voice welded, besides adding a few pounds of adipose to his diaphanous corporeal development. May he return with a siren’s voice. The young lady who lost a pluin gold ring in a bean crate, while pack ing these delicious elongated legumes in a town somewhere to the south of us, a few days ago, will doubtless be pleased to know it was found by one of Carrollton’s most attractive unmarried counter-hoppers, Mr. W. D. Webster. The gallant young man says if the loser of the ring is unmarried, of an age be tween 1(1 and 45, and owns a moderate set of good looks, she can have both the ring and)himself by claiming them. He says any woman who’ll pack beans can cook them, for that’s the kind of “a rag, a bone and a Imnk of hair’’ he wants to raise his children and wrestle with his pets. Georgia and Florida pa pers please copy, for by so doing you are likely to match a couple of aflinities that the decrees of Omnipotence cut out for each other when the roaring Chattahoochee was only a spring branch. 1 have abstained from messing with the (Jeorgia railroad embroglio, for the reason 1 would not like for Genera Manager Scott of that road to know what a stink-pot I think him. 1 have always held that “blood is thicker than water.” Abas avee le chaufour d’ Africaine! Carrollton has been remarkably free from burglaries or even petty thefts, until recently a few small negro boys played the role of the bad, bold burglar. These idle, skulking pilferers entered the store-house of Messrs. A. J. Baskin & Co . and from time to time stole hats, clothing and shoes. Officer Joe Walker, of the police force, has done some line work in recovering the stolen property. To date he has re covered something like $100 worth. — It’s the expected that now and then happens. Young folks will get tied with the legal thongs of matri mony. We were not expecting Billy Fitts to bring home a blushing bride in May, but it would have been no espec ial surprise for him to have brought her in June, possessing himself of a jaunty June bride. But it’s all right, Billy, to have an helpmate. The happy event took place in Griffin, in the office of a Justice of the Peace. That limb of the law performed the ceremony that made Mr. Win. Fitts and Miss Lois Drewry husband and wife. —Thrift is one thing and economy another. Thrift puts a dollar in the stocking economy tishes the bits of coal out of the ash-barrel. A thrifty neighbor, who had upwards of a million of llies to dine and sleep with him daily, bought a dime’s worth of “tan gle-foot” Hy-paper, laying these sec tions of N'essus’ shirt where the festive intruders did most congregate. In the course of the day the dies, not taking the precaution to grease their heels, went wading about in the veneered gum, giving it a rich embossed appear ance. The lirst day he took a bushel of them in his nets, and garnered them into quart crates with his little muck rake. He sold them to an Italian colo ny for huckleberries at ten cents the quart. This financier will one day be president of — . You cun guess the institution. —Hon. H. W. Long is fast becoming a globe-trotter. He is learning how right along. Awhile ago he could get no further than central Alabama. Week before last he reached Mobite, and at present is taking his meals, coffee au fait, at thd St. Charles in New Orleans. Few churches have a more devout and appreciative membership than the Presbyterian church of this city. All have done their part in the erection of a beautiful church, but no one has dem onstrated his love for both the church edifice and the brethren in a greater degree than has Hon. L. C. Mande- ville. Some years ago he donated to the church fifteen shares of Mandeviile Cotton Mill stock, the interest of which is to be applied to the minister’s sala ry in the years to come. This was the inception of a generous love which has culminated in his design to build the church an elegant, pressed-brick two- j story manse, in a fashionable quarter j of the city. The plans are drawn and j the building material is being placed upon the site. It will he ready for oc cupancy by the lst'of October. This gift is a great boon to the church, and will endear its donor to the little fiock. Mr. and Mrs. Silas Coalson enter tained a few friends at a spend-the-day party Sunday. Among others were Misses Ethel Carroll, Pearl Campbell and,Mr. R. J. Galbreath. Carrollton sends Messrs. G. C. C«ok and L. S. Sims, a couple of her adolescent bankers, to Savannah to at tend the State Bankers’ Association. Mrs. C. B. Lassetter. accompanied by her children, were guests of Ban ning friends Sunday. Miss Pauline Harris returned home Tuesday, after a pleasant week’s visit to Whitesburg. -Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Mandeviile have returned from New York, where they spent a week or ten days. — Bob Jones, of Whitesburg, says if you want to angle for a young fellow bait the hook with a Carrollton girl snd you’ll land him every time. Bob was here Tuesday evening. The indications are that he’s nearly a goner. -Messrs. R H. Fletcher. Calvin Webb, W. W. Jenkins and Robt. H. Fitts have returned from Thomasville, where they have been in attendance on the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows. Prof. Melson gave a delightful bar becue at the A. & M. grounds on Satur day. 28th inst. The invited guests were Hon. L. U. Mandeviile, Hon. C. H. Stewart, Hon. Roy Mandeviile, Judge Harris and the writer. Other guests were invited, but for one reason and another they failed to manifest their appearance in the flesh. While there it was my privilege as well as pleasure to be shown the farm. The wheat and oats crops were as fine as I ever saw. The wheat will make 20 or 25 bushels per acre and oats from 40 to 50 bushels per acre. Half the wheat crop was fer tilized with 230 bushels of cotton seed per acre, and the remainder with Man deviile Mills high-grade guano, at a cost per acre equal to the cost of 30 bushels of cotton seed. It is very ob vious that the grain fertilized with gu ano will produce a third more than a like amount manured with cotton seed. Some interesting experiments are being made with various lots of corn. One lot is being cultivated by Carroll’s fa mous farmer, Mr. G. W. Burson, an other by the Mandeviile Mills, a third by the U. S. Government, and a fourth by Prof. ti. G. Daniel. The weather has been very unfavorable, but Prof. Daniel has demonstrated his ability to cope with adverse weather conditions If seasons are anything like propitious from 50 to 75 bushels of corn per acre may be made. 1 was shown some line specimens of cabinet-work done by the A. & M. pupils. The girls also made splendid showing in different branch of handiwork. If the farmers of the Fourth Congressional district could see the splendid work that the school doing they’d send their children there to be educated, and would give the school an endowment fund such as it deserves. The people should make themselves acquainted with the school and its grand purposes. Once these are known the school will take the high rank it deserves as an institution of learning. —Judge W. C. Hodnett, of Franklin, was the guest of Carrollton friends Wednesday. Miss Florence Harris left Tuesday for Piedmont. Mrs. Robt. Kennebrew, whom it will lie remembered recently emigrated into the State of Alabama and matri mony, returned Monday to visit the family of her father, Mr. J. H. Harris. - Mrs. J. B. Camp entertained the Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid Society Tues day afternoon. — Dr. and Mrs. B. F. Boykin, accom panied by Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Brad ley, were in attendance on commence ment exercises at Bowdon. Mrs. Alonzo Alexander entertained the Willing Workers Tuesday afternoon in a most pleasing manner. At the conclusion of the business meeting a delightful spread of strawberries with whipped cream and cake was served. —Horace Greeley gave the young Amercians of his day a dissertation on “What I Know About Farming.” Car- roll has a young man who operates a farm scientifically at Lum, Ga., about fourteen miles from Carrollton. The aforesaid bucolic disciple resides here, and leaves for his farm about 9 a. m. He employs no help on the farm. He boasts of being teamster, plow-hand, hoe-chopper, and milkmaid. He would have you understand that to farm on scientific principles the land must be thoroughly prepared. If you have a good seed bed the crop is assured with out more work, except to put a couple of tons of Peruvian guano per acre. The preparation consists of using a traction engine and a subsoil plow, coulter and shank six feet long. The land i.s broken six feet deep without turning the soil, and the breaking leaves the soil soft as an ash bank. This preparation enables it to hold all the water that falls without running the soil together. It holds the mois ture in suspension, and acts like a res ervoir in supplying the plants with moisture in dry weather, thus rendering them immune to drouth. It must be understood that no horse nor hog nor anything that wears hoofs must be a', lowed to venture on the land when once broken as above described, for the soil is so soft they’ll mire up. If the land is intended for cotton it is checked with a hoe sixteen feet each way. The plant comes up and grows off like a mushroom. By the middle of July the cotton stalks are twenty feet high and the limbs interlocked. The bolls grow to the size of an ordinary orange, and the stalks have from 4,000 to 5,000 bolls to the plant. It is no uncommon yield to make fifteen bales per acre. He gives the crop no plowing nor hoeing, though weeds and grass grow amazing ly. He has a patent grass eradicator that is applied in liquid form to the end of each row. It spreads down the rows like oil on the surface of water, destroying all vegetation except cot ton, oorn and other cultivated crops. The action of the eradicator on cotton or corn is wonderfully helpful to the plants. If the land is to be planted in corn it is sown like cotton seed, in rows four feet wide. These are opened with a garden plow and covered with the same. The corn comes up with joints a-popping, and grows like a canebrake. If planted early the corn may be gath ered by the middle of August, dry as last year’s crop. He gathered on an average last year 400 bushels per acre, and left something like 40 bushels of nubbins. The young scientist returns home at 3 p. m., driving a $600 rig. And the man does not live who ever saw him with a plowstock, singletree or other rnule jewelry protruding from the depths of his buggy. Now, my dear farmer boy, you can understand how this prodigy can leave here at 9 a. m., drive 14 miles and return by 3 p. m. and make such prodigious crops. He tells you it’s scientific application, and that’s just why he has so much leisure, so much truck and a bushel of money. If you’d like to know the young man Reese Adamson will give you his name. He will also explain to you that the cotton is gathered by monkeys who are imported for this class of work. Men, women and children find it rather un comfortable climbing the cotton stalks and hanging about on the limbs pick ing “the fleecy.” A monkey, when properly trained, can hand down 600 pounds a day from the cotton trees. Those who would make a departure from the old slip-shodden methods of the past would do well to make a pil grimage to Lum. Ga., see the mod el farm, and get a pointer from that past-master at farming—its owner. —After a brief sojourn Judge Adam son returned to Washington Wednesday to see his ungodly old man that old mountain howitzer, the twelve-pounder, smooth-bore Napoleon even old Uncle Joey Cannon, the out-cussingest man on four continents. From a Democratic viewpoint I think Uncle Joe makes a fine autocrat even a better tzar than Hon. Thos. B. Reed, now ornamenting the necropolis at Portland, Me. —Those nimble, persistent pension ers on our waste and patience, the house fly, should be made to walk the plank. The following formula will give him a paralyzed diaphragm and a fixing for slow traveling: A drachm of bi-chromate of potash dissolved in two ounces of sweetened water. It is cheap and effective, and entirely innocuous to mankind. —Mrs. C. H. Stewart has been quite ill for the past week, though her condi tion is somewhat improved at this writing. —Senator F. S. Wilson, a financial magnate from the up country, was with relatives here Sunday. The Sen ator is an Elk almost ab ovo. He stands for the best in the order, and i a fine average on the whole shooting match. Hon. H. W. Long is in New Or leans engaging floats lor the Carroll ton Mardi Gras If we have luck the Crescent City display will be knocked endwise into nothingness. —Since it lies within the purview of a newspaper correspondent to run annex to a Sunday-school, I’ll catechise you a bit if you don’t object. How many of you know the difference be tween "Sabbath” and “Sunday - .”’ "Some do,” you reply, “and some don’t most don’t.” Here’s the differ ence (the explanation is intended for ^0 0-^. 00 $450 JACK POWELL, 32 Spring Street. <&# 0%$. 00 those who “don’t;” those who “do” can put cotton in their ears and shut their eyes when they come to this elu cidation): “Sabbath,” in the Jewish calendar, is the seventh day of the week the holy day. Now, according to Christian reckoning, the seventh day is Saturday. Observe this differ ence : “Sunday” is the first day of the week, the Christian Sabbath — the Lord’s day. The name, “Sunday,” or “day of the sun,” belongs to the first day of the week on astrological grounds, and has long been so used, from far beyond the Christian era, and far ouside of Christian countries. It’s plain. Stick a pin here! —Do you think “Colclough” should be pronounced “Cokely?” Regardless of opinions that’s what they say the Elks, and other good people, salute Ed Colclough. who was in town Sunday. Three colored brethren, high church men all, happening to meet at a cross road oite day, fell into a discussion. Deacon Jackson stated that in his opin ion the country was going to the dogs, therefore he allowed he was a pessi mist. Elder Hightower combatted this view, seeing that the panic was about over and the price of cotton was on the rise. He declared himself a firm opti mist. When Deacon Poweil was called for his opinion, he scratched his head reflectively for a moment and said: ’Well, brudderin’, hit ’pears to me dat ’simmons am ’bout ripe now : dare- fo’ I ’speets I is a ’possumist!” The hare may be timid, but he dies game. P. Woodroof. President. D. P. Woodroof. Vice-President. P. L. Woodroof. Sec’y and Treas. WOODROOF SUPPLY CO. Comes before the people of Newnan and surrounding country with an entirely new and select stock of goods, consisting of Groceries, Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, and all kinds of Farmers’ Hardware. Everything in stock is first-class, has been bought for cash, and discounts taken on all bills. We are therefore prepared to give the best goods at the lowest prices, and this, coupled with cour teous treatment and prompt delivery, we feel sure will bring to us our share of custom. We would thank all our friends to call and give us a chance. C.A fresh supply of Orange and Amber Sorg hum Seed just received. WOODROOF KT'PPJ.Y CO. AT THE OLD BRADLEY-BANKS COMPANY CORNER. J. H. MCK0Y. REAL ESTATE AND RENT ING AGENT. R. F. HERRING G. EDWIN PARKS HERRING & PARKS INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE, STOCKSAND BONDS. • do general insurance business, with a uood line of old insurance companies, can sell you Fire. Tornado. Life. Health and Accident, Boiler, Liability and Automobile Insurance. FOR SALE. 20,000 Pumpkin and “Nancy Hall” yam potato slips. $1.50 per thousand. Slips ready now, and up to July 1. The Bowden home, on Second avenue. House contains 5 rooms. Price $1,500—$300 cash; balance, terms to suit. 5-room house on lar^e lot. Jelferson street. Price cheat* for a «iuick sale. FOR RENT. 15 Jackson street. House contains 13 room?. Suitable for two families. J. H. McICOY ’Phone 260. We have this week the following: FOR SALE Three nice homes on Greenville street. One house and lot on Greenville street—lot, about four acres. Two nice building lots on Greenville street. One house and lot, also brick stoiv, on Greenville street, at a bargain. Two nice homes on Temple avenue, at a bargain. One nice home on LaGrange street. One nice home on corner of Fourth and Second avenues. One nice home on Second avenue. One nice home on First avenue, at a bargain. We also have a house and lot on Second avenue—good house: lot 100x100 feet. Will sell for $50 down and balance in $10 monthly pay ments. FOR RENT Three nice furnished rooms on Jackson street. Several nice rooms on Greenville street. Four nice unfurnished rooms on Spring street. One nice home on LaGrange street, eight rooms, close in. Ol'R MOTTO: "PROMPTNESS." ’PHONE 278. OFFICE OVER FIRST NATIONAL BANK.