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Herald and fldwiiter. NEWNAN, FRIDAY, JULY 23. T HE MAN W H O TRIES. Sin# mo a non# of the man who trif»« The man who picturea hiH koh! ahead And keopn it before hia eyea. Determined to r**ach it with faithful tread; Who faila to-day, but to-morrow cornea Itight back on the hill he wantji to climb. And a merry hook from hiH heart he hums There ia the man who will win Home time. Sinff me a hofik of the man who triea Tbc man who followa a certairi way, Who journdya on wader laa«len akieH. Content with the proicroKH made eaeli day: Who HlipH and fallH, but with courage great And faith in himaalf that iw aublirne. Still tights hiH battle with man and fate Then* in the man w vill win Home time Ghas. K. Hender- couple of weeks mitH, Mr. and Mrs. "Believe in". BtruclH ini', mi. it nee.” I Shake moan*, Prof, and Mrs. son are spending a with the latter’s par L. C. Mnndeville. The barbecue Riven at Clifton Park on Thursday last by Hon. L. C. Mande- ville, president of Mnndeville Mills, to the stockholders and the editors of the local papers, was a splendid affair. At the stockholders’ meeting, on thfc same date, a line showing was made, in the face of a two-year panic. A semi-an nual dividend of 3 per cent, was de clared. Officers of the old board were re-elected. Stock is now selling at $150 per share. Hon. L. C. Mnndeville left Friday on a trip to Canada, and will be absent a couple of weeks. Mr. J. Appleton Mandeville, a member of the A. & M. Fair Associa tion, is exerting might arid main to make the fair a success, and it prom ises well. I was in Newnan Sunday, and n~‘. my old friend, Major Penn Brewster, who, notwithstanding the weight of threescore and ten years and the loss of a leg while commanding the gallant 60th Georgia regiment at the battle of Jonesboro, is still hale and hearty. He is a grand old man, who has served his day and generation well. As a soldier he led his gallant corps against the embattled hosts of yankeedom ; as a civilian he has set his fellow-citizens the splendid example of an honorable life, devoted to the interests of his State and county. Long may he live to enjoy the blessings of a well-spent life. - Mine excellent friend. Judge John S. Powell, now a judicial officer of the Philippines, inis returned to Georgia on a three-months’ leave of absence. Have had a couple of seances or, more prop erty speaking, tete-a-tetes with him. The Judge is a charming raconteur, and I was delightfully entertained by his recitals of matters pertaining to the i nsular government. Welcome, old friend, to the land of your nativity! — How to dispose of the accumula tion of litter in a mercantile establish ment, without sweeping it out on the streets, lias perplexed the merchants from the time the Merchant of Venice was putting his surplus coin out at usance, to tnis good hour, when the merchant hath no suplus dinaro. The problem lias been solved. A Griffin genius has invented a trash-can, made after the form of the cupola that adorns the "Temple of Knowledge" in the back of Webster’s blue-back spell er. It’s classically esthetic in form, but answers the purpose for which it is Intended as doth a ling’s vest the cessities of the buggie. My attention was called to the Griffin trash-can in a rather singular manner, (which made my troubles plural before 1 was done with the trash receptacle). Griffin is nominally a prohibition town. Nigh- beer is vended from numerous founts, and it is non-intoxicating so they say. It’s up to you, reader, to reason its mer- rits as a locomotor ataxia generator, (which makes the imbiber walk back ward or forward with euual facility,) when I’ve told you how 1 found Billy X. sticking out of one of the cans. I was passing down Hill street to catch the 9:30 p. m. train to my native town. Mc Donough. As 1 was rounding the Engel corner, depotwards, 1 heard a gurgling sound coming from the depths of the trash-can on the corner. Thinking a poor little kitten or puppy had been thrown into it by some low-born var- tet, 1 approached it, and was surprised to tind a man instead, mired up to his knees, head downwrad. One of his feet pointed to the constellation, "Great Bear,” and the other to the constella tion, “Crab." I recognized him by his feet, which had a decided tendency to “toe-in." Knowing from the vocifer ous gobbling he was doing that there was no immediate danger of smother ing, 1 began cautiously to try to pull him out. but he fitted the can like a champagne cork, and the combined ef forts of myself and three dagoes failed to aberuncate him. Fearing that a po liceman would appear upon the scene ami take charge of my "canned goods,” we (lung him, can and all, upon a dray and hurried to the depot. As the train was about leaving, and not wishing to leave Billy to the tender mercies of the lynx-eyed janizaries of the law, thrust a sack over his legs and shipped him as a shoat. 1 entered the baggage car as soon as the train pulled out, and with a pair of tinner’s shears cut his tin vest off him. He looked like the frazzled end of bad luck, and was com pletely flabbergasted when I had re moved his tin shirt. I asked him who swept him up and dumped him into the trash-barrel. With bleared eyes, and his lower lip hanging at half-mast, he said: “I’d been a-drinkin’ of nigh- beer, from 2 to 6 p. m. with a reg’lar and inareasin’ thirst. 1 was full of the slop to the sloshin’ p’int. Then I begun to promenade my ballast. I got tired and sot on that ash-can leastwise 1 thought a sot on it;—but bless your eyes! when I put the bosom of my pants on the rim of it down I went, headforemost, clear up to my hocks; and stuck there same as if I was poured into it. If you hadn’t took me out I guess I’d a walked up to the ‘golden gate’ with that trash-barrel on my head.” Observing his dilapidated con dition the benevolent baggage man poured into him about four fingers of tonic out of a flasket. It soothed him. We then laid him out on a pile of mer chandise and franked him home. — Brn. "Asterisk” is somewhat alarmed at the cool, phlegmatic atti tude of the average Carrolltonian to wards his church and Christian obliga tions. He says, in somewhat despond ent accents: "It is a lamentable fact (one that could be mended) that our church members have grown so cold and callous, so indifferent as regards our Christian welfare” — and much more to the same purpose. Brother, perhaps they have joined the higher critics and are “blasting away at the foundations of Faith.” Let us reason together and gather them into the fold. —Miss Clara Mote, of Mandeville, is attending the singing school this week. She is the guest of Mrs. Joe Creel. Miss Ruth Whatley, of Newnan, was the guest this week of Mrs. Joe Creel. —Miss Marie Travis is visiting friends at West Point. —The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society met at the Methodist church Monday afternoon. So far as we have been able to ascertain no resolutions of regret were passed concerning the death of Missionary Elsie Seigel, who met a tragic fate at the hands of Leon Ling, the Chinese convert (?) to Chris tianity, who foully murdered her while she was bringing religious consolation to his dive. —Mr. J. W. Snead, a graduate of Lo cust Grove Institute, who for the past two weeks has been the guest of his brother, Mr. A. K. Snead, is visiting relatives at Temple. —You say to the mule: “Git,.” and he “gitteth;” to the ox, “Come, Buck,” and he moveth ; but when you want to go to Borden-Wheeler, turn 1 the auto crank and she “lights a shuck,” you drop into the tonneau, and you ar there. Misses Pearl Zachry and May me Hayden are spending their vacation in Birmingham and Atlanta. —Hon. John S. Travis had as his recent guest Mr. W. C. Travis, of Sa vannah. Mrs. M. M. Bradley has returned from Borden-Wheeler Springs, where she spent a week or ten days. Miss Nell Sharpe is visiting rela tives in Jacksonville, Fla. Mesdames F. M. Camp, B. F. Boykin and C. E. Hoop returned Fri day from Borden - Wheeler Springs, where they sojourned for two or three weeks. -Rev. Robt. DeBelle conducted ser vices at the Episcopal church Sunday. —Capt. Ben Long continues his dia ry. Follow him: “Sept. 1. Have just returned from a scouting expedition, which was com manded by Lieut. G. T. Beauregard, of the regular army. The Lieutenant is a graduate of West Point, a native of Louisiana, and, as his name implies, is of French extraction. He is a gallant young man, and led us a merry round over the mountains and canyons, in a country where the guerillas had a fine chance to pot shot us. The purpose ot the expedition was to intercept the en emy’s wagon train, and, if possible, cut hini off from his base of supplies. We Biade a wide detour around Contreras. About the break of day on the morning of Aug. 28 we surprised and captured a paymaster and his escort. The mili tary chest contained upwards of 200,- 000 Mexican silver dollars. The pris oners and treasure were sent to our lines under a heavy guard. Our gal lant young commander pushed ahead, and about noon we fell into an ambus cade of a battalion or so of Mexican light dragoons, who poured several vol leys into our ranks before we were aware of it. Two of our men fell at the first fire, and four more at the next none of them mortally hurt. We were ordered to charge, which order was scarcely necessary, as we had all j determined to drive the rascals from I cover. With a yell we plunged into the thicket. This was more than mon grel nerves could stand, and they tied pell mell. This cavalry was acting as a kind of convoy to the wagon train, which was some distance ahead. We pursued the fleeing troopers until they had overtaken the wagon train. The teamsters were panic-stricken and left their teams standing in the trail and lied to the neighboring hills, where they and the cavalry rallied and fired several volleys into our somewhat di minished ranks. By this time they had discovered that ours was but a small force—less than one-tlvird ot their own —and, emboldened by their superiority of numbers, they charged us. Our men dismounted and took shelter behind the wagons. The enemy came sweeping down upon us. Some cut their way among the teams, but for this temerity they paid dearly, as most of them were shot down by our well-protected rifle men. Finding their position untenable, they began to retire. We pursued them, and a running fight of a mile or more followed. We captured 150 or more prisoners, whom we ordered to cut down and park the wagons. They were also made to witness the shooting of their draft animals, which was a disagreeable business, but the exigen cies of war demand many brutalities. "Sept. 10.—Had a letter from father yesterday. Things are moving on sat isfactorily at home, which fact con tents me to remain here and help drive Santa Anna into Honduras or Hades. The morale of the army is fine. Never had a commander more zealous or pa triotic army. The 10,000 Greeks who followed Zenophon in his Anabysis were never more ready to follow their leader than Scott’s men are to do his bidding. I would not have it appear that what I say is said in a vainglo rious or boastful spirit, but the annals of the campaign bear me out in saying that the American army of invasion have never failed to drive the enemy from his position. Aside from patriotic motives, I do not care how long the war lasts, for it is proving quite lucra tive to me, as I can lend my money at 5 per cent, per month to the men, and Uncle Sam guarantees its payment;— id est, our captain sees that the men settle with me on pay day. A little money well earned sweetens the adours of even a soldier’s life. “Sept. 25.- The grand passion—love, if you please—sometimes finds evanes cent lodgment in a soldier’s bosom. A few days ago I was detailed to guard the hacienda of a hidalgo whose estates had fallen within our lines, and who requested our commandant to furnish him protection from camp followers and other marauders. I rode down to the ‘big house’ and found one Enrique Estrada de la Palma, the proprietor, waiting for his guard Americano. The don is a Castillian of the first water, a man of 50 or thereabouts, and, like all his race, proud as Lucifer and polite to a degree unknown to we Americans. He could not speak a word of English, though his daughter, Donna Ysabel, could speak it fluently, she having been educated in New Orleans, as I subse quently learned. She, too, was on hand when I arrived. Holy Moses !—Star of Bethlehem ! The sight of the radiant senorita gave me palpitation in my clock-works. When she greeted me in English, vvith the melodious accents of her native tongue, i was charmed to a standstill. No picture from the pencil of Raphael ever shone so beautifully as did Donna Y sabel as she stood there, her raven tresses flowing over a pale blue silken mantilla. She communica ted to me the wishes of her father; but 1 was so bewildered by her dazzling beauty 1 scarcely understood a word she said. 1 dismounted and tied my horse to an olive bush, observing the precaution, however, to take with me my carbine, pistols and saber. I was invited into the house, and soon found my embarrassment oozing out the tips of my fingers as did ‘Boh Acres’ cour age’ on a certain occasion. As soon as I could consistently do so I excused myself from my wards and made an in spection of the premises. 1 found no one lurking around. The senorita proved very amiable,, and bv my bland Georgia manners I fancied I was gain ing the confidence of Mamma and Papa de la Palma really a good thing to do, if one wishes to have anything like smooth sailing with the senorita. They did not look upon me as a suitor, but as a guardian, or protector, and I played my part well, for ever and anon I’d stroll around the premises, and when out of sight would discharge my rirle and yell as though I was pursuing some marauder. This had the effect of mak ing the family think i was a devoted friend, who was anxious to spill blood for them if the occasion demanded. Don Enrique soon became gracious to me, and even permitted Donna Ysabel to stroll with me among the orange groves. I had been there two days, and found my situation better than Ad am’s when he had the run of the ‘Gar den’ with his charming Eve. I found myself head and ears rn love; but je- whillikens! how could I make so sud den an avowal of my paasion? I knew myself to be a common enemy to her people, and did not dare to tell her of the passion that was consuming me. 1 was recalled the third day. Adam never looked back on Eden, after his expulsion, more ruefully than did I upon the hacienda of Don Enrique Es- tra de la Palma as 1 wended my way slowly and regretfully back to the American lines. Woe is me ! Oh, Ysa bel! thou rare and radiant maiden, inheritor of the Aztecs '—when shall I see thee or thy like again?” -—I chaperoned Mr. Roy Power to Newnan Sunday. He is a charming young man, whose engaging manners are likely to cause some impulsive female to abduct him. 1 ran the gauntlet with him in the gay city of Newnan, and would have returned him to the pater nal and maternal bosom but for the fact that when we set foot on Carroll ton tera firma a lady was in waiting, who took him to church. Good looks and Chesterfieldian manners will cap tivate the susceptible heart of feminin ity, and Roy is overflowing with both. —The First National Bunk had a fine presentation in the last issue of the Car- roll County Times. The descriptions were forcibly written, and the illustra tions superb. The latter included the el egant bank building. The officers of the intitution are L. C. Mandeville, presi dent; E. G. Kramer, vice-president; E. B. Broadnax, cashier; Chas. L. Walker, superintendent of construc tion. Our soldier bovs left for St. Si mon’s Saturday. They go to drill, hut will cuss the sand flies, mostly. HIGH CLASS HIGH CLASS HIGH-CLASS BUGGIES and HARNESS WAGONS and HARNESS HORSES and MULES Boys, Em going to sell them Prices and terms cut no figure Come to see me; I’m always at home JACK POWELL JACK POWELL Mrs. Sparlington’s old classmate, still unmarried, was making her first call after a long trip abroad. Little Ralph Sparlington, six years of age, was playing with a woolly horse on the drawing-room floor. “Ah, my dear Frances,” sighed Mrs. Sparlington, "I have often envied you while you were away. No cares. No responsibilities. You are indeed fortu nate not to have the worry, the strain, the fatigue, the heavy burden of bring ing up a child.” “Won’t you please say the rest of that in French, mamma?” asked Ra ! ph. “Were you listening, Ralphy?” in quired his mother. “Yes, mamma.” replied the child, “and I’ll tell you what—it ain’t any cinch to be brought up. either.” Some so-called mediums don’t give you a ghost of a show for your money. Tutt’sPills After eating, persons of a bilious habit will derive great benefit by taking one of these pills. If you have been BROKING TOO MICH, they will promptly relieve the nausea, SICK HEADACHE undnervcusnesswhlch follows, restore the appetite and remove gloomy feel ings. Elegantly sugar coated. Take No Substitute. H. 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 SUPPLY CO. AT THE OLD BRADLEY-BANKS COMPANY CORNER. J. H. McKOY. REAL ESTATE AND RENT ING AGENT. Summer Excursion Rates to Tybee. Central of Georgia Railway will sell ten-day tickets Newnan to Tybee and return, every Saturday, May 27 to August 21, 1909, inclusive, at rate of $10. Summer excursion tickets will also be on sale to principal resorts in the United States and Canada. For further information call on G. T. Stocks, ticket agent, or address J. C. Haile, general passenger agent, Savan nah, Ga. When the farmer buys fertilizers he may appropriately say, “For the land’s sake.’ FOR SALE. New 5-room cottage, Second avenue; price $1,500. 7-room house, Second avenue; rents for $10. Price $1,250. 4- room house. Fourth street; rents for $5. Price 400. Two 3-room houses, Sixth street; rents for $6.50. Price $750-$100 cash and $10 per month. 5- room cottage. Spring street, all conveniences. Price $1,500—$100 cash and $20 per month. 5-room house, Jefferson street. 100 acres fine farm land, with two settlements, near new railroad survey. 150 acres land, close to good school and church. The new railroad will have a station near this place. These farms will bring more money when railroad is completed. See me if you want to buy a house and lot or farm, or rent a house. J. H. McKOY ’Phone 260. Banner Goods In our stock of furniture and house furnishings you not only find one of the most complete of assortments but you also find a stock of truly “banner goods.” Xo matter what it might be—if a house of our line o: business should carry it—you will find it here, moderated priced and of the very finest quality. Cut prices on evert- , thing in the store for Julv and August. Scroggin Furniture Company