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NEWNAN HERALD & ADVERTISER VOL. X L I V. NEWNAN, GA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1909 NO. 47 LAYING HI Now Comes the Big Meeting, and Here are Some Things You are Certain to Need: YYe have good Flour at the right prices. Good Coffee at a good price. Shorts to start your pigs and hogs. A word to the wise is sufficient. Meat is very high and going higher. Cotton Seed Meal and Bran always on hand. We have some Clothing and Pants we will sell at low prices. You will soon have to pull your fodder; then you will need a pair of “Gold Medal” Jeans Pants, and a pair of “DEW-PROOF” SHOES. Try a pair of “Stronger Than the Law;”—they will do the work. LADIES’ SHOES.—“High Point,” “Dixie Girl,” “Vir ginia Creeper.” These are popular priced Shoes, are war ranted solid leather, and are 'wear-resisters. Ice water always on tap. T. G. Farmer & Sons Co, 19 Court Square :: 6 and 8 W. Washington Telephone 147 Barb Wire and Nails we We h ave more nails now than have room for, and if you are building,^ or intend to build soon, we can save you V money on the above articles. We want to sell in the next i 5 days— 10 Kegs 40’s, Wire Nails 15 Kegs 20’s, Wire Nails 15 Kegs 12’s, Wire Nails 40 Kegs 10’s, Wire Nails 35 Kegs 8’s, Wire Nails 8 Kegs 6’s, Wire Nails 5 Kegs 4’s, Wire Nails 25 Kegs 3’s, Wire Nails 5 Kegs 10’s, Finishing Nails 5 Kegs 8’s, Finishing Nails We also have 30,000 lbs. Barb W ire ! —not wire that sells by the rod, but by j the pound—and is the best heavy 4-^ inch Barb Wire. Get our prices on well as on all others. these goods, as IF I WERE ONLY YOU. If I were you, I whisporcd to the sun. I’d throw a few more sunbeams on the urrnss; For know you not that ere the day is done My lady down the meadow lunds will pass? And seeing that you reign aloft alone, ^ There am bo many thing.' that you might do; Shake myriads of sunbeams from your throne, Or sweep the hazy sky lrom gray to blue. If I were you. 1 murmured to the stream That wound its twisted way to tind the sea, I’d leave in every nook a tinted dream That one who passed might stay awhile with me. Oh. river, sunlight, summer, shadows, trees, There tire so many things that I would do Such songs I’d utter to the morning If I were only you— if 1 were only you! V H. C. ARNALL MDSE. CO. ❖ «8» Ex-Gov. Smith’s Political Future. Savannah Morning News. There is a good deal of speculation as to ex-Gov. Smith’s political plans. It is clear that he has a following, and there appears to be evidence that the leaders of it have been particularly active since the Legislature has been in session. The impression is that, un der Mr. Smith’s direction, they have been trying to so shape legislation as to strengthen Mr. Smith’s chances for whatever position he may desire. One idea is that he is being urged to run against Gov. Brown for Governor in the next State election, with the view of reaching the Senate as the successor of Senator Bacon. It seems to be admitted that he has no ambition to be Governor again, but that he will be a gubernatorial candidate if it be thought necessary to gratify his ambi tion to be Senator. There is no doubt that he is anxious to get into the Sen ate. He is quoted as saying that it is his ambition to serve the State in that position. But he is up against two hard propo sitions. It is doubtful if lie could beat Gov. Brown, and Senator Bacon is pop ular for the reason that he has made and is making an excellent Senator. One authority said recently that, as a matter of fact, Senator Bacon was the leader of the Democratic minority in the Senate. Gov. Brown being very popular with the plain people and Senator Bacon being a statesman who is an honor to his State, it isn’t easy to see how Mr. Smith U going to break in, as it were. There are no such issues in sight as those which made him the successful candidate for Governor in 1906. Columbus Enquirer-Sun. There is much speculation among the politicians as to the future course of former Gov. Iloke Smith. There is every reason to believe that he will not be content to remain in private life, in view of the conditions surrounding his retirement. It is generally be lieved that he desires to become United States Senator from Georgia, and that he will make the race at no very dis tant date. But the question that is of more than passing interest to the peo ple of the State at present is, whether or not he will make the race for Gov ernor against Gov. Brown next year. The former Governor is beyond ques tion a great fighter, and many believe that in view of the fact that he was de feated for a second term in the Chief Executive’s office he will make the race again. It is recalled that not long since he said that when he was a boy and got into a fight and whipped it he was content to make friends and let bygones be bygones, but that when he got whipped he was ready to go into the fight again. This was construed to mean at the time that he would op pose Gov. Brown for a second term as Governor. The former Governor’s friends have been much elated over the fact that the Legislature recently sustained him in one of his political moves—the sus pension of Mr. McLendon from the Railroad Commission—and they believe that he is stronger to-day than he was last year, when Gov. Brown defeated him for Governor. Whether this is true, is doubtful. There is not, in our opinion, much reason to believe that this contention is correct. McLendon’s suspension was not due so much to the strength of Mr. Smith as to the weak ness of Mr. McLendon. The latter v/as an appointee of Gov. Smith, and as such was regarded as being of the same political faith and order. Therefore, when they fell out with each other, those who would probably have voted | to retain the Commissioner in office, j had conditions been different, regarded j it rather as a political fight between j the two men, and they may have I thought that it was a good chance to get I rid of both of them. | At any rate, Mr. Smith won out in I the fight. But when he goes up against Gov. Brown, if he shall decide to do so. he will find that it is not so easy to win. He will probably find it more difficult to do so than he did last year. And he will find it no more easy to de feat Senator Bacon for a seat in the United States Senate than he will to defeat Gov. Brown for the Governor ship. _ ‘‘Your tickets were complimentary, were they not?” ‘‘Well,” replied the man who had seen a painfully amateur entertain ment, "I thought they were until I saw the performance.” The Origin of Profanity. Harper'*. One proposition there is which needs to be stated emphatically at^this point. Words and phrases which are amply sufficient for the understanding are often altogether inadequate for the ex pression of the feelings. The result of this mental dissatisfaction with the communication of mere knowledge is most conspicuously illustrated in the wide prevalence of profanity. Into the discussion of this practice its moral and religious aspect does not enter at all. It is purely from the linguistic side that it is here to be considered. So looked at, its existence, and the ex tent of the indulgence in it, bear out the truth cf the principle just an nounced. Whatever intellectual justi fication there may be for profanity is based upon the fact that men are aim ing ti state strongly what they feel strongly. The habit is, in consequence, subject to the general law governing intepsives. To a very great extent the practice of swearing is specially characteristic of a rude and imperfect civilization. With the advance of cul ture profanity declines. It declines not so much because men become peculiar ly sensitive to its viciousness, but also to its ineffectiveness. The growth of refinement both in the individual and in the community tends more to its disuse than all the exhortations of moralists or the rebukes of divines. Much must always be allowed in the case of particular persons for the in fluence of early training and associa tion. Exceptions are, therefore, too numerous to lay down any positive rule; still, it is safe to say in general that a man’s intellectual development is largely determined by the extent of his indulgence in profanity. No one, indeed, doubts its wide prevalence at the present time. But compared to the practice of the past, it has been steadily, even if slowly, diminishing for centuries. This does not prove that men are better morally or intel lectually than they were. It does show, however, that there exists now a higher average of cultivation, which renders the habit distasteful to increas ingly large numbers. About Shoe Sizes. N t Y6rk Sun. Stockings have always been measured by the inch from heel to toe, but the numbering of shoes was fixed a long time ago by a Frenchman and it’s so long ago that only one New Y’ork deal er could be found who knew anything about it. Even he didn’t know the in ventor’s name. The Frenchman permanently fixed the numbers of shoes for all Europe and America. He arbitrarily decided that no human foot could possibly be smaller than three and seven-eights inches, so calling this point zero he al lowed one-third of an inch to a size and so built up his scale. Consequently a man cannot find out the number of his own shoe unless he is an expert at ex act arithmetic. And even then he is likely to go wrong, because all shoe experts allow tor the weight cf the in dividual and the build of his foot be fore they try to determine what size shoe he ought to wear. As far as women’s shoes are con cerned the problem is still more diffi cult, because many of the manufactur ers, instead of keeping to the regular scaie, have marked down their numbers one or two sizes in order to capture easily flattered customers. For this reason most dealers ask out-of-town customers to send an old shoe with their orders. j The system of measuring hats is I much simpler. Any man can tell what I size he wears by adding the width and I length of the inner rim and then divid- I ing by two. Orders can also be sent to the shopkeeper by stating the cir- | cumference of the head. j A certain family has a servant who is an excellent cook, but insists upon making all her dishes strictly according to her own recipes. Her mistress gave her full swing not only as to cook ing, but as to the purchase of all sup plies. The other day the mistress said : ‘‘Nora, the coffee you are giving us is very good. What kind is it?” “It’s no kind at all, mum,” replied the cook. “It’s a mixer.” ‘‘How do you mix it?” ”1 make it one-quarter Mocha and ore-i,carter .lava and one-quarter Rio.” “but that’s only three-quarters. What do you put in for the other quar ter?” ‘‘I put in no other quarter at all, mum. That’s where so many spiles j the coffee, mum, by putting in a fourth ■ quarter. ” Many Women Praise This Remedy, j If you have pain in the back, Urina- | ry, Bladder or Kidney trouble, and want | a certain, pleasant herb cure for wo man’s ills, try Mother Gray’s Autra- lian-Leaf. It is a safe and never-iailing regulator. At druggists or by mail 50c. Samole package FREE. Address, The Mother Gray Co., Le Roy, N. Y. The Rattlesnake. A rattlesnake carries his rattles on edge. They have no light-colored side. They never have holes worn through them. He does not drag them on the ground when crawling. They slope up from the end of the tail on the under edge and are usually carried at an an gle of about 15 degrees. A rattlesnake does not shake his tail when rattling. The shedding of the skin each year discloses a now rattle. When in proper position the rattlesnake can strike nearly one-half of his length. You can run the tine of a pitchfork down through the center of his head, and his rattles will stand up and buzz for hours, but draw a sharp knife light ly across the back of bis neck and the tail will lie down and the rattling cease. The power house is in his head, and the current that sounds the warn ing is carried by the spinal cord. It pains me to have to say that whis key is not an antidote for the bite of the rattlesnake. In fact, it is about the worst thing the patient can take, as it heats the blood and thus stimulates the absorption of the venom and gives you a headache the next day. Not one per son out of a dozen struck by a rattle snake receives any of the venom in the wound, and this perhaps accounts for the many cures by whiskey. When struck, cut the wound down ward, being careful not to cut too much or too deep, and suck the wound. The venom taken into the 'mouth or stomach is perfectly harmless. Or, if you are alone, and cannot reach the wounds with your mouth, but cun heat the blade of your knife red hot, do that. But when snake hunting always carry a syringe loaded with permanga nate of potash, and inject it into the wound and you will find it a perfect cure. Milton D. Purdy, of^the Department of Justice, said of a rumor brought to him for confirmation by a reporter of the Washington Star: ‘‘The originator of that rumor is as plainly ignorant of the law as a certain school boy was of French. ‘‘This boy’s father said to him one night at dinner: “ ‘Well, how are you getting on with your French, my son?’ “ ‘Very well, thank you, sir,' the lad replied. ‘‘The father beamed with pleasure. “ ‘Ask politeiy in French for some peas, ’ he said. "There was an awkward pause. Then— “ ‘But, father,’ said the boy, ‘I don’t want any peas.’ ” An Alabama man tells of an unique funeral oration delivered in a town of that State not long ago by a darkey preacher. Now, it seems that the habits of the deceased brother had not been irre proachable, to the great scandal of the worthy pastor of the flock. So, in summing up the case at the funeral, the preacher delivered himself of the following: ‘‘My brethren and sisters, we are here to pay our Ia3t sad respects to our departed brother. Some says he was a good man, and some says he was a bad man. Where he has gone to we can’t tell, but in our grief we have one consolation, and that is—he’s dead.” Just before Artemus Ward’s death his friend Robertson poured out some medicine and offered it to the sick man, who said, “My dear Tom, I won’t take any more of that horrible stuff.” Robertson urged him to swallow the mixture, saying: “Do, now—there’s a dear fellow—for my sake. You know I would do anything for you.” “Would you?” said Ward feebly, grasping his friend’s hand for the last time. ‘‘I would indeed,” said Robertson. ‘‘Then you take it!” Ward passed away a few hours af terward. Raymond, aged 5, returned from Sunday-school in a state of evident ex citement. He strutted around the room as if about to burst with impor tance. The sympathetic eye of his moth er was not slow to observe this. ‘‘What’s the matter, Raymond?” she asked. ‘‘Oh, mother,” exclaimed the small boy, his eyes sparkling, “the superin tendent said something awful nice about me in his prayer this morning.” “What did be say?” ‘‘He said. ‘Oh Lord, we thank Thee for food and Raymond.’ ” WESTON, Ocean-to-Ocean Walker, Said recently: ‘‘When you feel down and out, feel there is no use living, just take your bad thoughts with you and walk them off. Before you have walked a mile things will look rosier. Just try it.” Have you noticed the in crease in walking of late in everv com munity? Many attribute it to the com fort which Allen’s Foot-Ease, the anti septic powder to be shaken into the •shoes, gives to the millions now using it. As Weston has said, ‘‘It has real merit.” The Poor Boy’s Chances. The “chance” of the poor hoy is so large and numerous and frequent that he does not need to look for it as a “chance” at nil. In every line of en deavor the “chance” is looking for him. There is not a head of a business house in this or any other community who is not compelled to spend a large share of his time in looking for assistants, and whose days are not a constant effort to find or make helpers who can be relied on to do their work with intelligence and fidelity. If this were not so, the conduct of any business would be a mere pastime, a happy dream, instead of the hard and continuous work that it is. Industry, frugality, fidelity, zeal to understand what is to be done, readi ness to do it, patience to wait the call to the larger task, cultivation of knowl edge how to deal rightly with emergen cies and courage in dealing with them when they arise—these are the qualities that give the poor boy his “chance” to-day as in the past—these are the qualities that win material success. And because the tasks are larger and the wealth to be won or lost in them greater than ever before, the poor boy’s chance was never bigger than it is to day. All he has to do is to he worthy of it and take it when it comes. Capt. N. P. Nuse, of the Celtic, was regaling a little group of ladies with sea stories. “One trip,” he said, “there was a woman who bothered the officers and me to death about whales. Her one desire was to see a whale. A dozen times a day she besought us to have her called if a whale hove in sight. “I said, rather impatiently, to her one afternoon: “ ‘But, madam, why are you so anx ious about this whale question?’ “ ‘Captain,’ she answered, ‘I want to see a whale blubber. It must he very impressive to see such an enor mous creature cry.’ ” There joined the police force of Lon don a young Scotchman, but recently arrived from his native land. Being letailed one day to block the traffic on a certain thoroughfare, whore mem bers of royalty were expected to pass, he was accosted by a lady who thrust her head from the carriage window to remonstrate with him over the delay. “I canna’ let you pass, ma’am,” an swered the man of the baton. “But, sir, you do not know who I am. I am the wife of a cabinet minister.’’ “It dinnamakenadifference, ma’am, ’’ he answered. “I could na let you pass if you were the wife of a Presbyterian minister!” A teacher in a small Oregon school was giving a lesson on the circulation of the blood; trying to make it clearer, he said: “Now, children, if I stood on my head the blood, as you know, would run into it, and I should turn red in the face.’’ “Yes, sir,’’ said they. “Now, Arthur,’’continued the teach er, addressing a small boy, “what I want to know is this: How is it that while I am standing upright in this ordinary position the blood doesn’t run into my feet and turn them red?” “Why, sir,” answered Arthur, “be cause your feet ain’t empty.” The attitude of The World and the other New York papers toward Bryan recalls the old story of the Adventist minister in 1372, who preached an elo quent sermon predicting the end of the world on Nov. 1. “Glory!” shouted a fat man in one of the rear pews. After the service the minister hunt ed up his enthusiastic auditor, and said: “My friend, are you as anxious as you 3eem for the world to come to an end?” “Sure,” was the reply. “Anything to heat Grant.” “Isyour father rich?” someone asked a five-year-old girl, and the little one replied confidently; “Why, of course! He’sgotme.” And she was right, too, for the father of a sweet, loving, help ful little daughter is richer than some millionaires whose money cannot buy them the love of a single heart. How about your father? Does he feel that he is a rich man because of the daughter at home? There are households where it is hard “to make both ends meet,” hut where there is plenty of that better wealth of love and goodness and loyalty. Is yours one of them? The moon, the maid, the man—and nobody’s thinking about mother-in- laws. Many a gay looking little slipper covers an aching sole. Shake Into Your Shoes Allen’s Foot-Ease, a powder. It cures painful, swollen, smarting, nervous feet and instantly takes the sting out of corns and bunions and makes walk ing easy. Try it to-day. Sold every where. Sample FREE. Address, Al len S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.