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It Is a Serious Business to the Man
NEWNAN, FRIDAY, OCT. 22. Who Concocts It.
Senoia Notes.
Senoia Enterpriae-Gazette, 14th inat.
Dr. A. J. Mann, of Alvaton, has been
quite sick for several days from ner
vous prostration and an enlarged liver.
It is reported that Mrs. Florence
Watts has rented a residence and will
return to our town to reside in the fu
ture.
Mr. J. Shelly Huddleston has pur
chased the residence of Mr. J. W. Story,
and expects to occupy [same next week.
Mr. J. R. Cotton andiMrs. Pope Bo
hannon, of Grantville, were guests of
relatives here the latter part of the
week.
Mrs. C. A. Greene, after spending
several days with the family of Mr. E.
H. Powers, has returned to her home
in Atlanta.
Mrs. Geo. E. Nolan, who has'been
spending several months with her pa
rents, Hon. and Mrs. M. H. Couch,
leaves to-day for her home at Orlando,
Fla.
Mrs. R. A. Jones and little daughter,
after spending some time here as the
guests of Mrs. J. H. Jones, have return
ed to their home at Nashville, Tenn.
Her many friends will be glad ,to learn
that Mrs. J. C. Arnall, who is under
treatment at Dr. Noble’s sanitarium in
Atlanta, is improving and was able to
sit up yesterday.
Mrs. J. Gilbert Bedenbaugh and little
son, of Atlanta, are spending some time
with Mr. L. W. P. Bedenbaugh. Gil
bert, who was hurt in a recent wreck
on the A., B. & A. railroad, was able to
return to work Sunday.
Messrs. W. L. Cole & Son are quite
busy building houses these days. They
will look after the erection of Mr. C.
F. Hollberg’s new store-house at this
place, and have also contracted to build
the new bank building at Gay. They
have other contracts in view and it now
seems they will be rushed for a while.
What came near being a serious ac
cident happened last Friday evening
about sundown when Mr. Ben McKnight
was riding a bicycle down the side walk
in front of L. L. Hutchinson’s new home
and struck little Everett Hardy. The
little fellow was in a serious condition
for a short while, but was soon himself
again.
The fourth quarterly meeting was
held at the Methodist church last Sat
urday afternoon and there was a very
good attendance of the official members.
The financial reports were good, and by
the close of the year it is thought all
the obligations will have been met.
The year’s work has been very success
ful, and shows that Pastor Jones has
served his people faithfully and well,
Mr. R. M. North was re-elected super
intendent of the Sunday-school, and
Mr. A. O. Baggarly was added to the
list of stewards to succeed Mr. J. H.
Reid, who resigned. Rev. J. H. Eakes
preached an able sermon Sunday morn-
ing.
At the close of a most excellent and
touching sermon at Ebenezer Sunday
by Rev. I. W. Keithlev, of Fayetteville,
Miss Dallas Moore, of Oak Grove, and
Mr. Alex Padgett, of Woolsey, were
happily married. The bride is the eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Moore,
and is of a sunny disposition, and will
make an ideal companion for the man
who has been so fortunate as to win
her for his wife. Mr. Padgett is a
prosperous young farmer of Woolsey,
and an honest, energetic young man.
After the ceremony a few special friends
and relatives enjoyed an elegant dinner
at the home of the bride’s parents.
Perhaps one of the largest contracts
ever awarded to any Senoia concern has
been recently closed by the Long Blue
Granite Co. The contract referred to is
with the Atlanta, Birmingham and At
lantic railroad, the Long Blue Granite
Co. agreeing to crush for the railroad
all the surplus stone from their immense
quarry, which they hope to have in op
eration in the near future. The grad
ing for the sidetrack is nearing com
pletion. The stone-crusher which they
will soon install will have a capacity of
eight or ten car-loads of crushed stone
per day. The crushed stone is to be
used for ballasting the road-bed on this
first-class railroad. Mr. Etheredge, who
is managing the business here for the
present, is a courteous, accommodating
man. and believes in doing the right
thing by all concerned. The company’s
pay-roll is between $300 and $400 per
week, and we understand will be mate
rially increased when the business gets
fully in operation.
Peary’s Highfaluting Nonsense.
Philadelphia Record.
An ocean over 15,000 fathoms deep
and more than 400 miles from the near
est land is not a “region” of which an
explorer can take possession’in the name
of the United States nor any other
sovereignty. Peary’s alleged dispatch
to the State Department announcing
that he had hoisted the Stars and Stripes
■“on” the pole and “formally” taken
possession of “that entire region and
adjacent territory for and’in the name
of the President of the United States, ”
is so foolishly theatrical that one is
inclined to doubt the authenticity there
of. Peary's reported soundings show
that the borealcenter is covered by the
high sea, andthe world’s ocean can be
long to no nation. One may forgive a
successful pole-hunter a little hyber-
bole about having “nailedthe flag” to
his goal; butto claim possession of the
unclaimable in a dispatch purporting to
be a sober officiate ommunication to
the Government is highfaluting non
sense.
John Smith had worked for the cor
poration for forty-two years and de
cided to quit. The company, in con
sideration of his long and faithful ser
vice, arranged to give him a monetary
recognition. The superintendent of the
works, a German and an extra good
mechanic, was asked to present it.
He was advised to use a little sentiment
in making the presentation speech, and
this is the way he did it:
“John, you haff worked for the com
pany over forty years?”
“Yes. ”
“You are going to quit?”
“Yes.”
“Veil! They are so tam glad of it
that they asked me to hand you this
hundred dollars. ’ ’
The architect naturally likes to have
the girl he loves help him make plans
for the future.
“There’s one thing i thought I knew,
but find 1 don’t know,’’ said Tommy.
“What is a Joke?"
Father pricked up his ears, us It
were. "A joke," he said slowly, "Is
something its maker thinks is funny,
but nobody else does.”
“That explains it then. Today I said
an awful quaint thing. Mother had a
lot of women here, and they talked
about clothes. 1 said: ‘A woman’s
mind Is always on clothes. When she
ain’t talking through her hat she’s
laughing up her sleeve.’ But no one
laughed, nud I read that oue too. Tell
me a joke.”
”lf 1 were to say when l came home
from visiting the cemetery that 1 had
returned from the dead, that would be
a joke.”
“Is that a practical joke?”
"It is not. It’s a grave joke.”
"What’s a practical joke?”
“If yoar mother just before going
out shopping nsked for mouey and I
gave her all she wanted.”
“Do you like practical Jokes?"
“Not wheu they’re us practical as
that.”
“Does every one like jokes?”
“Few people do. Most think it is
more blessed to give than to receive."
“Then people enu’t take a joke?"
“There are some who cau’t. Editors,
for instance, rarely take a joke.”
“Does any one make money from the
writing of jokes?”
“Only the papermakers and the post
al department of the government.”
“Must a joke be tunny to be a joke?"
“Few are.”
"Then some are serious?”
“Not exactly. But if yon refer to a
sexton as a man of grave cares some
might think you intended to be jocu
lar.”
“Is a pun like a joke?"
“Nothing at all. A man who makes
a joke is an idiot, whereas a umn who
makes a pun is a criminal.”
“Then the man who writes what he
thinks are jokes is a funny fellow?”
“No; it is a serious business with
him.”
“lie has his ups and downs, then?"
“Yes. He gets up courage to write
to editors aud gets turned down by
them.”
“You’re not referring to the man
who writes the column in the papers
every day? Surely life is one joke
with him.”
“No, it isn’t. Ho thinks he’s a hu
morist, but lie’s a papsimist. He’d
rather be a hodcarrier.”
“Why, does a hodcarrier make more
money ?”
“Well, he has a habit of climbing and
often goes higher. Besides, the out
door work is healthier.”
“Isn’t joke writing healthy?”
“Not when you’re caught at it.”
“Gan a man write Jokes and still be
a gentleman?”
“You forget, Tommy, that our re
marks are Intended for publication
and that I have many friends who
write. Besides, J sometimes get off a
joke or two myself.” — Philadelphia
Ledger.
The One Who Knew.
“Elijah,” said the judge to the de
fendant, “you have had a fair trial.
The prosecuting attorney has shown
by circumstantial evidence that can
not be gainsaid that you were in Mr.
Brown’s chicken coop on the night
that his hens disappeared, and your at
torney in his speech has practically
admitted that the theory of the prose
cution is true. Have you anything to
say before the court pronounces its
decision ?”
"Jedge,” said Elijah, rising politely,
“all I’s got to say is dis. 1 don’t know
much about de law, hut 1 does know
heahsay evumdenco isn’t good, an’ all
dese lawyehs says is heahsay. I
oughter know, fob I uz de only man
in that chicken coop dat night, an’ I’s
denied, it might erlong."—Chicago Post.
An Apology?
A London journal says that a lively
discussion once took place in a town
council in the north of England. One
thing led to another till one of the
disputants gave another the lie direct.
The Insulted party rushed forward,
and the pair clinched. At that mo
ment the first man exclaimed, “I re
iterate that you are a liar!” To the
astonishment of every one, the aggriev
ed party let go his hold. "Oh, well,”
he said, “in that case I accept the
apology. If a man says he reiterates,
that is all any gentleman can ask.” ne
did not understand why the bystand
ers laughed, but the fight was off.
Anything to Oblige.
While crossing the ocean the two
sprightly children of very seasick par
ents were scampering around the deck.
“Tom, dear,” snid the mother in n
weary voice, “the children are too near
the railing." But he was too ill to no
tice, and in sheer desperation his wife
nudged him on the arm. “Speak to
them, Tom,” she said faintly.
With a wan smile he lifted his head
and said, “Eh—how do you do?”—Lu-
dies’ Home Journal.
Village Gossip.
“Is Squire Whetstone considerate of
dumb animals?”
“I don’t know how he treats ’em,”
answered Si Simling, “but he certain
ly speaks mighty kind of ’em when
he’s engineerin’ a boss Lade.”—Wash
ington Star.
Hilarious.
Clarence—I'm going to ask old Vava
sour for his daughter’s band. What’s
a good way to begin? Algy—Oh. spring
a few other jokes on him first and see
how he takes them!—Exchange.
Despotism may govern without faith,
but liberty cannot—De Tocqueville.
TREES IN HOLLAND.
All Streets and Canals Bordered With
Elms or Lindens.
The average Dutch town is an at
tractive place in the summer months,
since practically every street and canal
is bordered with shade trees, which
shut out the glare of the suu and offer
cool and Inviting avenues for the ex
ploration of the tourist. The banks of
these canals are generally terraced in
two levels—the lower one for ware
houses and the upper for shops or
dwellings, but each elevation is plant
ed with trees.
At best a city is an exceedingly poor
location for tree culture. Narrow
streets, with tall buildings, exclude the
life giving sunlight; asphalt or closely
paved walks prevent the necessary
moisture from sinking into the ground
nnd nourishing thirsty roots, and leak
age from the gas mains is a deadly
poison to all vegetation. For this rea
son care should be exercised in the
selection of the variety of trees for
street planting in order to get the best
results. In Holland time lias demon
strated that the elm and linden should
be placed in the first rank, for there
are many examples of these species in
Dutch towns which have withstood
the ravages of more than two cen
turies. The elm appears to be the
hardier of these two trees and will
live under most adverse conditions.
The Dutch municipalities expend
large sums each yenr for the preserva
tion of their shade trees, but the re
sults amply justify the cost for main
tenance.—Harper’s Weekly.
A MARRIAGE NOTICE.
The Modern One Sounded Quite Grand
to the Old Lady.
Old Lady Goodyear laid down the
paper with a sigh and looked over her
spectacles at Grandfather Goodyear.
“I feel quite ashamed when 1 remem
ber our bumble marriage notice,” she
said.
“ ‘Married, in the First Congregation
al church of Harborville, Abel Good
year to Mary Lawtou,’ ” cbnnted
Grandfather Goodyear. “It read well,
to my thinking.”
“Yes, for those days, but not: for
present times,” said his old wife.
“You know, Auastnsiu Cumming’s
daughter Laura married a Toby, and
their daughter has just married Sophy
Leavitt’s grandson. His mother, So
phy's child, married a Wilson.”
“Well, what of all that?” inquired
Grandfather Goodyear, rubbing his
forehead in great confusion of mind.
“It’s the fashiou to keep all the fam
ily names,” suid Old Lady Goodyear,
severely. “You hear how grand it
sounds:
“ ‘Married, at the home of the bride’s
mother, Mrs. Frederick Cummings-
Toby, by Rev. Harold Lowden IClrk-
brlght, Edith Srnythe Cummings to
George Brouue Leavitt-Wiison.’
“Now, there’s something for old
Grandpa Broune and Grandma Srnythe
to be proud of—if they were alive.”
“M’m!” said Grandfather Goodyear.
—Youth’s Companion.
His Condolence.
An English lord used to tell a story
of a sheriff substitute he once knew
slightly.
Although he was a very religious
man, the sheriff had his faults, and
one of these was that ho had a habit
of using strong language without re
alizing what his words implied. The
sheriff's best friend was the minister
of the parish, and a great misfortune
befell the reverend gentleman by the
death of his wife.
The sheriff wished to express his
sympathy, but he found himself quite
at a loss to know what to say. ITo
sat for a long time scratching his head
and puzzling himself to know wliul ho
could say to the minister. At last lie
blurted out “Well, minister, this is a
d—1 of a business.”—London Express.
Moon Worship In China.
The fete of the moon is celebrated In
China in the eighth mouth of the year,
and this lasts six days. Presents are
then made on which the figure of the
moon is apparent, and a large pagoda
is illuminated. Firecrackers aud mu
sic and family reunions prevail. A
midnight banquet on the last night ter
minates the feast, and then the de
scent of the goddess of the moon,
which we call the man in the moon, is
awaited. She is supposed to visit the
earth at this time to grant the wishes
of mortals. The moon with the Chi
nese is the patroness of poetry, aud
autumn is the poet’s favorite season.
Lika a Mental Moving Picture.
Baker—People who have been near
drowning say that in an Instant all the
events of their past lives are presented
to their mental vision. Barker—I don’t
believe it Baker—Why not? Barker
—If it were true they wouldn’t allow
themselves to be rescued.—Life.
Tha Advantage.
Phyllis—I suppose Kenneth’s marry
ing you depends on what your father
finds out about him. Mildred—Yes,
partially, and partially what he finds
lout about papa. Fortunately, papa has
the advantage of experience.—Vogue.
Finance.
Visitor—Why are you naughty so
much of the time? Bobby-Mamma
gives me a nickel every time I promise
to be good, and she never wants me
to promise to be good unless I’m
naughty.—Cleveland Leader.
Elevator Etiquette.
“Do you think a man ought to take
off his hat in an elevator when there
are ladies present?”
“Not If he is prematurely bald and
the ladies are young.’’—Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.
The Men’s Protest.
Slutc Journal.
It is reported that there is a move
ment forming among the men in the
East to express a forcible protest I
against the women playing so much at
cards. We understand that this move
ment is altruistic in its character, and
that the solicitude of the men is large
ly directed toward the welfare of the
women. While the men, as a general
thing, feel the weariness of a wifeless
home, they are quite willing to forego
their own griefs if they could only fool
that it was well with their wives.
This, however, they are not so sure
Newnan Hardware Co.
Long-handled Strapped Ferruled
rianure Forks
about. They have a strong suspicion
that, the exciting game affects the
nerves, and especially those house-keep
ing nerves that make the love of duty,
the sweetness of temper ami the con
tentment of mind pregnant within the
household; and how easily t hese, dis
placed, let in a hundred ills that afreet
the body and soul. It is these fears,
and not the smileless house and a cold
4- tine Forks, 50c.
5- tine Forks, GOc.
(i-tine Forks, 75c.
Long-lmndled round-point Shovels, 50c., 75c. and $1.
Diaston’s Hand Saws, $1.05 and up.
Lanterns, 50c. and un—the best made.
Hunting Coats, $1.50 and up.
Our line of Cooking Stoves and Ranges can’t bo beat anywhere. We
guarantee every stove we sell. All we want is a trial order.
We carry Heating Stoves from $2.25 up to as hi^h as you want them.
Our line of Rocket and Table Cutlery is complete.
Come to see us.
snack in the kitchen, that have instiga
ted the men to organize to protect some
of their rights.
Gov. Harris, of Ohio, said in an af
ter dinner speech in Columbus:
“This is a serious matter, and it
must he taken seriously. Haste is a
bad thing. It nearly always causes er
ror.
“I used to know a manufacturer. He
was a good, honest man, but rather
strict, rather close. Furthermore, he
was inclined to be a little hasty.
“He had instituted in his mill a sys
tem of fines -fines for lateness, fines
for spoiled work, and so on.
“Well, in the rush season, happening
to awake one morning very early, he
went to the mill a little after starting
time. As he got out of his automobile
he saw a pale, haggard, hollow-eyed
man walking wearily through the gate.
“ ‘Aha, Joe Harris,’ he shouted an
grily, ‘ten minutes late, eh? Well,
you’re fined 15 cents. Not a word now.
That’s the rule.’
“ ‘Take yer time, boss,’ Harris an
swered. ‘I ain’t knocked off from yes
terday yet.’ ”
A duck which faithfully stuck to her
business during the summer and laid
several dozen of large fawn-colored
eggs complained that she wasn’t appre
ciated. “See that hen over there,’’
said the duck; “shehasn’t laid as many
eggs as I have, nor as big, hut she has
books written about her and verses
composed in her honor, while nobody
is saying a word about me.” “The
trouble with you is,” said the wise
rooster that was standing near, “that
you don’t tell the public what you have
done. You lay an egg and waddle ofr
without saying a word, but that sister
of mine never lays one without letting
everyone in the neighborhood know
about it. If you want to cut any ice in
this community you must learn to ad
vertise. ”
Newnan Hardware Co.,
GREENVILLE STREET,
Telephone 148.
When
the Children
go to School
You have a feeling of secur
ity if there are telephones in the community. As a
means of protection the telephone is of inestima
ble value in rural districts, in widely separated dis
tricts neighbors can communicate quickly with
each other and with the nearest town.
Under the plan of the Bell System any farmer
can secure telephone service at low cost.
For information write to nearest Bell Tele
phone Manager, or address
Farmers’ Line Department
SOUTHERN BEI L TELEPHONE AM) TELEGRAPH CO.
SOUTH PHYGK STREET. ATLANTA, CA.
When the physician arrived at the
designated house he found that his
patient was a decrepit old negro, who
sat up in bed and inquired:
“How much yo’ charge, doctah?”
“Two dollars a visit, which includes
my time, experience, advice and the
medicine. ”
“A poor old coon like me don’t need
all dem extras; just gib me 10 cents’
wo’th o’ yo’ cough medicine and dat’s
enough fu’ me!”
Many a true word hai been spoken
regardless of grammar.
Court Calendar.
COWETA CIRCUIT.
R. W. Freeman, Judge; .1. Render Terrell, So
licitor-General.
Meriwether—Third Mondays In February and
August.
Coweta—First Mondays in March and Septem
ber.
Heard-Third Mondays in March and Septem
ber.
Carroll—First Mondays in April and October.
Troup—First Mandays in May and November.
CITY COURT OF NEWNAN.
A. D. Frcemau, Judge ; W. L. Stallings, Solic.
itor.
Quarterly term meets third Mondays in Janu-
aiy, April, July aud October.
BANKRUPTCY COURT.
R. O. Jones, Newnan, Ua., Referee in Bank
ruptcy for counties of Coweta, Troup, Heard,
Meriwether, Carroll, Douglas aud Haralson.
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