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WHY DON'T YOU DO IT NOW?
Some- tim»* \<mj mt-.m to mend your ways,
Why don’t you do if now?
You hope- to win the whole world’s praise
Why don’t, you do it now?
You’ve- always rc-ud in prone* or rhyme
“Th*- prem.-nt ih the golden time*."
If y. u ar- ever tfointf to climb,
Why don't you do it now?
In abort, no matter what you’ve planned,
Why don’t yau do it now?
If you have- work right at your hand.
Why don’t you do it now.’
Successful men are novel late;
You'll fail if you procrastinate,
If you have vowed to conquer fate.
Why don’t you do it now'.'
Da*h of the “W. H. Webb.”
New York Sun.
Our battleship "'Mississippi” re
turned safely to New Orleans after
her memorable procession to Natchez,
none the worse for a journey that gave
great happiness to thousands of people
by the way. it appears that Capt. Fre
mont is skilled in the use of stern an
chors and other devices for turning a
big ship around in a comparatively nar
row channel. The rest was easy. Ev
erybody knows that at this stage of
the river there is an abundance of wa
ter as high as Natchez, and indeed
much higher up, and no one ever sup
posed there would be any difficulty, ex
cept in turning a 400-foot ship around
in a 600-foot channel, with the current
running at about three and a half miles
an hour. That difficulty has been thor
oughly.eomjuered and the ship is now
as safe as she would be in mid-ocean.
It is another thing and a very differ
ent thing to say that never before was
such time made over that part of tne
Mississippi river. Quite a number of
the old sea dogs who command or offi
cered warships on the Mississippi river
during 1862, 1 Stiff, 1864 and 1865—espe
cially those who served with the vari
ous squadrons stationed between fiayou
Sara and New Orleans during the
spring of 1865 will wag their gray
heads over this proposition and proceed
to the story of the Confederate vessel,
“W. H. Webb,” which one May night
ran out of lied river, just below Nat
chez, and mdae a dash for the open sea
by way of New Orleans, something
more than 200 miles uwav. That was
forty-four years ago-before the days
of t!ie ConC.ructioi^Bureau and tur
bines .,d wonderful ships with records
op paper, and all the rest of it. This
fugbnat, however, had been turned out
of the yards of W. H. Webb, of New
York, one of the greatest shipbuilders
of his day. She was of comparatively
light draught, of splendid model and
extraordinary power, and she had been
converted to the uses of the Confeder
acy by a former United States naval
officer named Heed, a man of genius
and desperation. It was this boat that
on a May night- we think in 1865—
slipped out of Red river and started
down the Mississippi on her crazy voy
age, officered and equipped to perfec
tion, and manned by a crew as reckless
as ever signed to Raleigh, Hawkins.
Kidd or Lafitte. It was long after mid
night when the “Webb” crept out of
Red river and headed for New Orleans.
Armed vessels of the United States
blocked her way at every turn. The
river was high, her draught was light,
and away she sped through the dark
ness like a ghost. The survivors of that
mad flight were wont to tell that they
passed New Orleans in less than nine
hours. A shot through her steam pipe
ended all a few miles below the city,
and she was run ashore and the crew
escaped into the swamps. Surviving
members of the crew and the officers
of the Federal ships who still live will
tell you that the dash for liberty of
the ”W. H. Webb” was one of the
most astounding exhibitions of speed
within their experience.
Of course, the circumstances are
widely different. Capt. Fremont, com
manding a modem battleship, under
no urgency for haste, hut under every
obligation of caution and deliberation,
took the "Mississippi” down at the
rate of fourteen knots an hour; hut
will any one with a memory that cov
ers forty-live years declare that the
performance is equalled in the histo
ry of the river?
It will not do to exclude the "Webb”
from estimates of speed upon the Mis
sissippi river.
A lawyer Came into court drunk,
when the Judge said to him :
‘‘Sir, 1 am sorry to see you in a situ
ation which is a disgrace to yourself
and family and the profession to which
you belong.”
This reproof elicited the following
colloquy :
“Did your honor speak to me?”
"I did, sir. 1 said, sir, that in my
oipinon you disgrace yourself and fam
ily, the court and the profession by
your course of conduct.”
‘"May i—i—it please >our honor. 1
have been an attorney in — in • this
c—court for fifteen years, and, permit
me to say. your honor, that this is the
first correct opinion 1 ever knew you
to give. ”
Here is Relief lor Women.
If you have pains in the back, uri
ry. bladder or kidney trouble, :
want a certain, pleasant herb cure
woman's ills, try Mother Cray’s A
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N. Y.
In Memoriam.
Mrs. Leila Smith Bowen, daughter
of William A. and Frances Penn Smith,
was horn June 25, 1855 : married Mr. S.
C, Bowen, Jan, 2, 1878, and left her
earthly home for the "House not made
with hands, eternal in the heavens,”
April 28, 1909. She was descended
from a family noted for integrity and
refinement, being a niece of Dr. C. 1J.
Smith, a most cultured and eminent
physician, until recently a resident of
Proper School Age.
American Medicine.
The proper age to begin education is
wholly misunderstood. Of course a
child begins to learn the minute it
takes its first breath, and in its first
three years it probably learns more
than in any other subsequent three of
its existence, but it undertsands little
of the phenomena it perceives. Until
it is 9 or 10 years of age its whole pur
pose in life is learning its environ-
this city now of Atlanta; also, of the j ments, and sometimes it is ten years
late Dr. Luther Smith, one of Emory ; more before it really understands the
College’s most highly honored presi- 1 simplest things it has learned. It is,
dents. The leading characteristics of therefore, not at all strange that if a
Mrs. Bowen’s life were generosity, un- j child is kept out of school until its
selfish hospitality, a desire to help the
sick and sorrowing -cheering them by
her visits and any little delicacy that
kind thoughtfulness could suggest. She
rarely ever visited the sick empty-
handed, and during the long weeks she
lay “cheek to cheek with pain,” she,
who had so gladly ministered to others,
received the untiring devotion of
friends, relatives and family. Such de
voted attention is beautiful, and we
realize that unselfish devotion to others
is worth while, and is rewarded not
only here, hut in the world to come.
In the absence of her pastor Rev. A.
E. Sansburn, who, with his wife was
one of the last invited guests to enjoy
the hospitality of her home. Dr. R. J.
Bigham conducted the funeral, and she
was tenderly laid to rest in Oak Hill
cemetery beneath a wealth of beauti
ful roses, that in life she had loved so
much.
She joined the Methodist church in
her girlhood and loved it to the last,
finding comfort and sustaining power in
Him whom she had trusted. She is sur
vived by an aged father, a husband and
four children, (two having preceded
her to the glory world,) to mourn her I whole commercial fabric is based on
brain is fairlv well grown, say until 9
or 10, that its subsequent growth is
greater than that of children whu must
often unlearn many of the absurd con
ceptions they formed in the first years
of school life. We must realize that
until 9 or 10 the school is merely a
nursery to relieve mothers of the home
care of children, a species of socialism
to which Americans are wedded. Stud
ies now given to these tots must he
postponed until 10 to 13, and subjects
now given to these children are really
appropriate for the ages of 14 to 17,
and so on. Every time a teacher reads
absurdities in examination papers she
should realize that the child is gener
ally too young, and that the whole sys
tem must be changed.
Keeping Promises.
Vernon (Tex.) Call.
If there is one man or woman who
deserves the good opinion of all, it is
the one who pays his debts: and if
there is another, it is the one who is on
time. The two belong in the same
class—the class that keeps promises.
This is an honest old world, and the
absence, hut may the light that has
gone from their home prove a beacon
to beckon them on, and upward, until
they are all reunited around the great
white throne with harps and crowns.
May the blessing of God be upon her
bereaved loved ones.
"nb, think of a homo over there,
IV the side of the river of life.
Where the saints all immortal and fair
Are robed in their garments of white.
"oh. think of the friends over there
Who befoi * ’i ha..- trod;
Of the song-i that they breathe on the air
In that home in the palace of God.”
n. l c.
Newman, Ga.. May 27, 19u9.
Easily Coaxed.
Youth’s Companion.
The new school teacher had
faith that people will meet their obliga
tions. Some people say that a man who
won't pay his debts will steal. Per
haps this is not exactly true, but the
non-debt-payer certainly does an injus
tice to those with whom he deals.
Close behind him in the class of un
desirable citizens comes the person
who makes promises he never expects
. to keep, engagements that he does not
intend to fill. A minor member of this
crew is the man or woman who is al
ways late. Many of us have wasted
valuable hours that we could not count
without an adding machine, waiting
for people who have no intention of
keeping their appointments.
J The man who pays his debts, the man
talk 1 who keeps his promises, the man who
with Mrs. Hobart one day in regard to j is on time, deserves a wreath of appre-
discipline. "I don’t see how you man
age Bobby as well as you do,” said the
teacher. ”1 like him, but he’s such a
mischievous little feilow, and he will
not mind ; yet every pne says he minds
you. 1 wish you’d explain it to me.”
"Well,” said Mrs. Hobart, doubt
fully, ‘‘I’d just as soon tell you, but
I’m afraid it won’t help you much.
You see, 1 kind of coax him.”
“Coax him?” echoed the teacher.
ciation and praise.
The Bible.
The book contains the mind of God,
the state of men, the way of salvatior,
the doom of sinners, and the happiness
of believers. Its doctrines are holy, its
precepts binding, its histories are true,
and its decisions are immutable. Read
it to be wise, believe it to be saved,
and practice it to be holy. It contains
“Yes,” said Mrs. Hobart, “that’s light to direct you, food to support you.
what 1 do. 1 say to him : 'Now come, j It is the traveler’s map, the pilgrim’s
Bobby, wouldn’t you ratner be moth- l and pilot’s compass, the soldier’s
er’s good hoy and have griddle cakes sword, and the Christian’s character,
and syrup for supper, and play games | Here paradise is recovered, heaven
till 8 o’clock, than have just plain
bread and milk that's been through the
separator, and go to bed right after it.
with the curtains drawed so you can’t
see the stars?’ 1 can most always coax
him that. way. Once in a while, if he’s
real set to he naughty. I'll say; ‘See
here, Bobby, which’d you rather have,
mother fry you some doughnuts or cut
a little willow switch—not so very lit
tle, either?’ I can coax him that way,
sure, if the other fails.”
GET INSIDE.
opened, and the gates of hell closed.
Christ is its grand center, our good its
design, and the giory of God its end.
it should fill the memory, rule the
heart, and guide the feet. Read it
slowly, carefully and prayerfully. It
is a mine of wealth, a paradise of glo
ry, and a river of pleasure, ft is given
you in life, will he open at the judg
ment, and be remembered forever. It
involves the greatest responsibilities,
rewards the greatest labor, and con
demns all who trifle with its contents.
Two travelers diiving across country,
in Louisiana, were overtaken bv dark
ness, and seeing a house just before
them, asked to be taken in for the
night. Receiving yes for an answer,
they unhitched and went in, and found
’twas only a two-room shanty, contain
ing the man, his wife, and six chil
dren ; and as there didn’t seem to he
but one bed, they wondered where they
were going to sleep. After supper was
over, the woman put the two youngest
children to bed. They went straight to
sleep. Then she took those out, laid
, ., - .. I them over in the corner, put the next
them. 1 am sure that, no other remedy ' . , , , ” ,,
could have proven of more value than ! t wo ^ ec t an< ^ so ot ’ - Af ter a ll the
they did to me. For several years I was | children were asleep on the floor, the
a victim of kidney trouble. My back j old folks went in the other room and
ached terribly, and 1 was subject to ] told the travelers they could go to bed,
frequent attacks of dizziness. The kid- .. ... ... 7.
ney secretions were badly disordered; | they wished, and, being tired out.
in fact, my general health was much ] they did. On awaking in the morning
Your Friends and Neighbors in New-
nan Will Show You How.
Rubbing the back won’t cure back
ache.
A liniment may relieve, but can’t
cure.
Backache comes from the inside -
from the kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills get inside—
They cure sick kidneys.
Here is Newnan proof Shat this is so:
Mrs. .1. T. Holmes, 20 Fair street,
Newnan, Ga,, says : "My advice to all
in need of a remedy for disorder
ed kidneys is to get floane's Kidney
Pills at Lee Bros’, drug store and try
run down. 1 took treatment at a min
eral spring, and tried many advertised
I remedies, hut my condition failed to im
prove. About two years ago I chanced
| to hear of Doan’s Kidney Pills, and be
ing impressed in their favor, procured
| a box. They promptly relieved me of
I the trouble. A few weeks ago 1 felt a
slight lameness in my hack, but on this
occasion again used Doane's Kidney
i Pills and was afforded just as prompt
relief.”
! For sale by all dealers. Price 50
I cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
j New York, sole agents for the United
| States.
| Remember the name— Doan’s—anc
i take no other.
I An English paper says that the
| champion absent-minded man lives at
j Balhain. On one occasion he called
j upon his old friend, the family physi-
Honest for His Age.
Harris Dickson in Everybody’s.
• Every day of his life, and in many
little ways, Robert Murdock discharged
some portion of his hereditary obliga
tion, and felt the responsibility of that
peculiar relationship which the ante
bellum patriarchs sustained toward
their people. He was not their master,
but the Almighty had endowed him
with greater gifts than theirs.
"Weli, Uncle Andrew, I’m glad to
see you. Sit down.”
Murdock’s voice grew softer as he
spoke to the old negro who came in,
leading a small boy by the hand. Un
cle Andrew was an old-timer, one of
the remaining few.
‘‘Marse Robert, please, suh, take dis
boy in de sto’ an’ teach him sumpin’.
I kain’t do nuthin’ wid him. He kin
sweep out an’ tote water an’ run er
rands.”
Murdock glanced at the shrinking,
white-eyed little negro: ‘‘Well, Uncle
Andrew, is he honest?”
Andrew scratched his head, consid
ered a long time, and replied: ‘‘Dunno,
Marse Robert—dunno yit. But ’spec’
he’s tolerable honest fer he age.”
“Very well. Uncle Andrew; the boy
can stay here if you want him to. Send
him down to-morrow; Aunt C’indy will
take care of him at the big house.”
Jocko (the burglar) — ” ’Tis easy to
steal in these jungles.”
Jumbo—“Yes?”
Jocko — “Why, the elephant keeps
his ivory under his trunk, instead of in
it. ”
“You mustn’t ask for another piece
of cake, Fauntleroy. it’s bad man
ners.”
“Mebbe so, but it’s good taste,
mamma. ”
MOTHERS
WHO HAVE
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Winchester. Ind. — “Four doctors
told me that they could never make
HP| me regular, and
that I would event
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I would. Idoat, and
suffe v fr o m b earing-
down pains,cramps
and chilis, and I
could not sleep
nights. My mother
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pound. After taking one and one-
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Hundreds of such letters from girls
and mothers expressing their gratitude
for what Lydia E. Pinkliam’s Vege
table Compound has accomplished for
them have been received by The Lydia
E. PinkhamMedicine Company, Lynn,
Mass.
Girls who are troubled with painful
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If you would like special advice
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Lynn. Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
the two men found, to their great sur
prise, that they were lying over in the
corner with the children and the man
and the woman had the bed.
The man who edits the average
country newspaper cannot well avoid
treading on somebody’s toes continual
ly ; must expect to be censured often
for unintentional failures; must ex
pect hard work and little thanks;
must expect to be called a coward be
cause he does not “pitch into” every
thing that somebody thinks is wrong,
and a fool if he speaks out too plainly
on public evils. He must expect to
grind other people’s axes and turn the
grindstone himself. Still, we think it
is one of the noblest professions on
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It is the standard Roofing for
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Through its almost endless lasting
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can wield much power for good.
When the pantry is left unlocked the
small boy may get his deserts.
the doctor saw him to the door and
I bade him good night, saying: “Cone
again. Family all well, I suapose?”
j My heavens’.” exclaimed the absent-
mindel hegae-. “that reminds me of!
| my errand. My wife is in a fit.”
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Newnan Hardware Co.
Has a complete line of up-to-date
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