Newnan herald & advertiser. (Newnan, Ga.) 1909-1915, November 12, 1909, Image 1

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NEWNAN HERALD & ADVERTISER VOL. ' XL V. NEWNAN, GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1909 NO Good News TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE TO BUY THEIR SUPPLY OF FLOUR PASSING OF T H E VETERANS. They are paaaitv.r into the thadow, with their crosses on the breast. The Knights of Southern Chivalry, the men who wore the stray; They are passing into history, with faces toward the west. Where dies the ruddy afterglow that crowns the warrior's day. The serried lines are thinner, growing thinner, year by yeat— The high, proud hands that stormed the Bruns are white instead of brown; Upon the cheek unb'anchod by war there falls the furtive tear. And the mnka are cloned in silence as time mows a comrade down. 800 Barrels of Flour, bought before the last rise in wheat. To move this amount of flour we have decided to divide our profits with all buyers of flour. SEED OATS.—Texas Rust-Proof Oats, Home-Raised Rust -Proof Appier Oats. SEED WHEAT.—Purple-Straw Seed Wheat. TOBACCO.—“Merry Widow,’’the rich man's chew at the poor man’s price. SHOES.—Make your feet comfortable during the coming winter by buying a pair of “Stronger Than the Law” Shoes for yourself and your boys. And for mother and sister buy our “Virginia Creeper,” “Dixie Girl,” and “High Point.” We have for children the famous Walton Shoes at popular prices. Car-load Shorts just received. T. G. Farmer & Sons"Go, 19 Court Square :: 6 and 8 W. Washington Telephone 147 wake the that Soon the bugle calls resounding 1 shtll days that pass. Soon the roll will re-ocho in the haunt once they knew. But the clarion shall die sobbing low. amongst the billowed grass. And the roll-call find its answer hid beneath the violet’s blue. et the deeds they wrought in valor shall ward from tho sod; Their prowess, born of rights of men, give birth to glorious song; Like incense from Valhalla shall their faith float up to God. And sacrifice blot out the night of calumny and wrong! They are passing into shadow, with their crosses on the breast— The flower of Southern Chivalry, th love to greet; But they bear within their hearts of gold nil we have loved tho best— Our sorrow’s crown of sorrow, and the victory of defeat. —[Virginia Frasier Boyle. WE CALL Your attention to our immense stock of Dry Goods, bought long before the price of cotton advanced. A great many goods can be bought from us lower than we can buy them in market to-day. Come and inspect our stocks; we are always glad to show the goods, and know you will find both the [articles and the prices right. Our store is flowing with goods, consisting of— literally over- Shoes, Caps, Rugs, Shirts, Wright’s Underwear, Rappahannock Cas- Hosiery, Kan’t-be-Beat Cloth- simere, Neckwear,. ing. Crockery, Clothing, Collars, Domestics, Trousers, Coat Suits, Gloves, Finck’s Overalls, Overcoats, Blankets, Trunks, Wool Shirts, Linens, Valises, Dress Goods, Umbrellas, Noxall Hats, Tinware, Et cetera. Our Grocery Room Is filled with everything in the Grocery line. The goods were bought right, and our increasing trade shows that we have the right prices. ’Phone 342 when in need of Groceries. H. C. ARNALL MDSE. CO. GEORGIA HUMOR. George F. Mellen in Chattanooga New*. Since the death, last year, of Joel Chandler Harris, there is wonder wheth er the chain of Georgia humorists, almost unbroken for nearly a century, will have added links, and that speed! ly. It is a remarkable fact, how among her sister States of the South, Georgia, for years, has maintained the primacy- in literature, particularly in that dis tinctive phase termed humor. It has been the fashion in quarters outside of the South’s Empire State to speak of a Georgia literature meritorious, and so popular have been the products of her gifted men in letters. Her humorists did more to give her this distinct place or reputation than her poets, .roirfan- cers or historians. Georgia pride is limitless, but it is well founded. The achievements of her sons not only in letters, but in ev ery walk of life, have stimulated and cultivated a feeling of genuine pride In manufacturing, transportation, com merce, statesmanship, military affairs ana education, in church life and in journalism, the Georgian has been in the vanguard of progress and-btis ex hibited the best types of Southern life, whether on the commercial dr tffS‘agri cultural side. If an extraordinary self- consciousness has been begotten, it is neither excessive r.or unwarranted. The State has been a devoted mother to her sons, nor have they failed in filial gratitude and worthy returns. Three-quarters of a century ago Judge A. R. Longstreet's “Georgia Scenes’’ appeared as the first Georgia humorous product in permanent form. Its contents had first seen the light in the columns of the Augusta Sentinel, of which the author was editor. Later Judge Longstreet repudiated this bant ling of his brain, by which his memory will be best preserved. However, his work in this vein was taken up by an other editor. William T. Thompson, who had been associated with him on the Augusta paper. Five years later, in his own newspaper, the Madison Mis cellany, appeared “Major Jones’ Courtship,’’depicting the rural scenes of Middle Georgia, as his predecessor had done. Following him was Charles H. Smith, whose “Bill Arp" letters began, in the first year of the Civil W r ar, to appear in the press. Richard Malcolm Johnston, with his "Dukes- borough Tales,’’ published first in a magazine soon after the war, became a strong link in the chain. Joel Chandler Harris, the adorable “Uncle Remus,” concludes the honorable list of humor ists who widely extended the name and fame of Georgia. Than any of the oth ers his fame is more widespread and securer. It was the Atlanta Constitu tion which furnished “Bill Arp” and “Uncle Remus” a medium through which to reach the reading public. From law and journalism came most of the notable Georgia humorists. In the early days no two professions were closer to the people. One was a close observer, the other a faithful chroni cler. County court days at county-seat taverns brought members of the bar together. On these occasions, after the legal bouts of the day were over, they met in the delightful abandon of social intercourse. Exchange of jokes, with experiences and observations of rustic ways and rural life, gave to the humor ous raconteur and writer abundant ma terial for literary output. In such meetings was to be found the germ of many a published humorous tale. Before Longstreet. Thompson, Smith. Johnston and Harris immortalized themselves through humorous products of the pen, Georgia produced a trio of lawyers whose infectious humor was communicated to their successors. They were John M. Dooly and Augus tin S. Clayton and Oliver II. Prince. Many of Judge Dooly’s stories are pre served in Miller’s Bench and Bar of Georgia and through the memoirs of such lawyers as Judge Garnett An- Irews, sr., and Grigsby E. Thomas. Of these Dooly was a bubbling fountain of the raciest and rarest humor. He saw the funny side even in the most serious affairs of men. This was particularly true in his own experiences. Whether challenged to fight a duel or to sit at the breakfast table with a negro slave, dark as ebony, he relieved the situation by the humorous turn given them when conditions and environment were any thing but laughable. By nature he was a man of peace, and therefore opposed to duelling, the common mode by which gentlemen of the old school settled even their differ ences of opinion. On one occasion a ' up " fellow-lawyer. Charles Tait, who sub sequently became a Federal Judge in Alabama, challenged Dooly to settle a difference between them by a resort to the code duello. Judge Tait, early in life, had lost a leg. Judge Dooly re sponded that, in view of his rival’s misfortune, they could hardly fight on equal terms, and he well knew that his honored adversary would be willing to fight only on equal terms. He refused, consequence, to accept the offer of combat on the field of honor. At the same time he expressed the hope that his motives would be understood; he had no disposition to refer to the ac cident which had befallen his opponent, for which he cherished the sincerest re gret. Judge Tait was highly incensed by the answer, and became more deter mined to bring about a hostile meeting. In severe language he rejoined, insinu ating that cowardice had inspired the Dooly reply, and not sympathy for a cripple. Judge Dooly then put on a bold front, and stated that he had made a mistake in presuming that Tait would fight only on an equal footing. He then declared his willingness to fight anywhere and at any time, provi ded Tait would permit him to put one of his legs in a bee-gum ! This note out raged Tait more than the one preced ing, and with indignation he said that he would publish Dooly as a coward. The answer to this was that Tait. at his own expense, might publish him as a coward in every newspaper of the State, since he chose rather to fill dozen newspapers than a single coffin! All over Georgia the laugh was on the irritable Tait, whereas the popularity of the facetious Dooly mounted upward in increased proportions. Judge Clay ton published a pamphlet of 2ul) pages which was entitled “The Mysterious Picture, by Wrangham Fitzramble, Esq.” Much caustic wit was injected into this work, inasmuch as he lashed many of the foibles of the period prior to 1825. He is also credited with hav ing written for Davy Crockett “The Life of Davy Crockett, Written by Himself.” A3 a rule, his wit was with out malice, and he was the life of many a company, or social gathering. Col. Prince was the author of one «f the choicest pieces of humor in Long- utreet’s “Georgia Scenes,” "The Mili tia Drill.” In his book Judge Long street attributed it to another, appar ently without permission to give the name. The highest possible tribute paid to its merits is the fact that the celebrated English novelist, Thomas Hardy, in his book “The Trumpet Ma jor,” bodily extracted, without credit, from Prince’s product. This the New York Critic, in the deadly parallel col umn, showed, with some ludicrous pas sages between that publication and a contributor to the London Daily News. Dooly, Clayton and Prince were fore runners, or prototypes, of what is known as the school of Georgia humor ists. Danger of the Present High Price for Cotton. Augusta Herald. There’s not a rose without :» thorn. There is likewise no pleasure and no blessing which does not carry with it. as the thorn to the rose, something which may turn the blessing into a curse, and which must be ascertained and guarded against to prevent being injured thereby. The danger that lurks in the present high price of cot ton is exposed by the Commerce News. It says— "If cotton stays at tho present price one might as well sing psalms to a dead horse as try to get the farmer to sow wheat this fail. All tillable land will be reserved for cotton and the undergrowth grubbed out and the woods planted in fleecy staple.” There is reason to apprehend that the fear here expressed is only too well founded. Cotton is now worth practi cally fifteen cents, and it is almost cer tain that it will go still higher. With cotton fifteen cents at planting time the temptation will be great for the farmer to strain all his resources and devote all his efforts to raising ’as much cotton as possible. Ot the pros perity which high priced cotton brings he will make a desperate effort to get as large a share as possible. But if this be done it requires no prophet nor the son of a prophet to foretell the result: a bumper crop, probably largely in excess of any pre vious crop, followed by a demoralized market, which will be a ready oppor tunity for the bears to hammer the price down to figures that mean ruin to the farmer. The farmers understand this as well as everybody else. Through their Farmers’ Union, which hus done so much in promoting the farmers’ inter ests, they should at once begin to work against such a calamity. The rose in the thorn being so plainy apparent, they should tako steps to avoid being wounded by it. And this may be easily done. All that is necessary is for the far mers to sit steady in the boat. Contin ue to diversify their crops, as they have begun to do; for whether the price of cotton be low or high, it pays the fanner best to raise as much of other stuff as possible besides cotton. In this way the acreage planted in cot ton will be held down, and the land de voted to other crops be made to yield as good or better returns than if it had been planted in cotton, and the price of cotton will be maintained. The plans that were made earlier in the year for planting small grain should be closely adhered to. Wheat, oats and rye are paying crops on any farm. The good price received for cot ton should only stimulate to greater di versification, to add still more to the income of the farm from other sources. The future prosperity of the farmers is in their own hands, and they know it. And while some of them may care lessly do as The News indicates, the majority of them will be wiser, and by increased diveaification not only in crease their individual prosperity but avert the calamity of low-price coton following an abnormally large crop. Making Our Own Bread. Allwny Herald. Recently The Herald took occasion to refer,to the fact that we have no grist mills in Dougherty county. The state ment was made iu connection with the theory advanced by medical men that pellagra is caused by eating bread made from musty or mouldy corn. We have yet to be convinced that corn in any form is even remotely re sponsible for pellagra ; but that fresh, meal, ground from sound and well- cured grain, is not only more palata ble, but more wholesome and healthful than the average meal that we get from the commercial mills, must be ap parent to any intelligent mind, and is a proposition easily demonstrated. Much of the meal that is shipped here from the commercial mills is stale and mus ty when it reaches the consumer. Ic may have been ground from damaged corn, or may have become heated or moulded in transit or in storage after leaving the mill. The truth of the mat ter is. we don’t know where the meal of commerce that we buy comes from, what it has been through since it left the mill, how old it is, or whether it is fresh or stale. There are, therefore, (aside from the popular theory that the disease pellagra is caused by eating the products of stale or mouldy meal.) good and sufficient reasons why meal fresh from the mill and from sound and clean grain should be preferred over the meal of commerce for domes tic consumption. But the one common-sense, material reason why the farmers of Southwest Georgia should raise their own corn and have their meal ground at home is of a material and economic nature. The farmer in Southwest Georgia who is worthy of the name ought to produce his own bread, and we have indeed, fallen into a state of shiftleasness when there is not a grist-mill in the county where home-made corn can bn taken to be ground for the miller’s toll. Dougherty county has drifted into its present deplorable condition by degrees. So little corn has been produced in the county that there has been but little to grind. The grist-mills have therefore gone out of business because there was nothing for them to do. But this year our farmers have very generally returned to the first princi ples of successful farming, and more corn has been made in this section than has been known since the Civil War And now let us have the grist-mills again arid eat corn-bread made from our own corn. Now that we have some corn in the country, there should be a grist-mill on every large plantation, or in every neighborhood. There should be at least as many grist-mills as there are cotton gins. This Parson Was Honest. Baltimore Sun. “Yes,” said the railway claim agent, “we come across queer things some times. The queerest thing in my ex perience was the case of a minister. This man wa3 hurt in a rear-end col lision and we gave him 315,000 dam ages. At the end of the year we got a letter from him that ran something like this; ’My salary is .$2,000 and the accident caused me to lose it for a twelve-month. My medical expenses were $750. My board at a mountain sanitarium for six monthB was $850. Other expenses due to this accident were, in round numbers, $1,000; total, $4,600. You gave me $5,000. Now I am back in the pulpit again, as well and strong as ever, and I have $400 of your money on my hands. Not being enti tled to that sum I do what any other minister would do in my place—return the money to you as per check in closed. ’ “How was that for honesty?” said the claim agent. “The ministers are a wonderful lot. We sent the $400 back to this honest minister and he gave it to charity in our name.” When a cold becomes settled in the system, it will take several days’ treat ment to cure it, and the best remedy to use is Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It will cure quicker than any other, and also leaves the system in a natural and healthy condition. Sold by all dealers. HELPFUL HINTS ON HAIR HEALTH Future Delivery of Cotton. Madison MudinonLan. About the livest subject in Morgan county just now is the mattei of set tling the future sales of spot cotton. It is astonishing to lsarn how many farmers sold their cotton back in the spring and summer for fall delivery. Some people who never raise a bale of cotton sold it for future delivery. Settlements are now being made for these future sales, and some of our best citizens are being hit very hard, so to speak. It is estimated that some thing like ten thousand bales of cotton were sold by Morgan county farmers for future delivery at prices ranging from ten to twelve cents and above. It is very hard for a farmer whose crop is already short to sell his cotton at about $25 a bale less than the mar ket. But after the contract is entered into in good faith there is nothing else to do but deliver the goods. It is too late now to question the ability of thq buvers to settle, in case cotton had been three or four cents below the price of the future sale. This future sale of cotton has proved disastrous. It has not only deprived Morgan county of nearly a quarter million dollars that belongs and other wise would have gone into the channels of her trade, but has had a depressing effect on the spirit of trade. The ef fect of it is very generally felt. A Card. This is to certify that all druggists are authorized to refund your money if Foley’s Honey andTarfails to cure your cough or cold. It stops the cough, heals the lungs and pr events serious results from a cold, prevents pneumonia and consumption. Contains no opiates. The genuine is in a yellow package. Refuse substitutes. Sold by all drug gists. Alimony alleviates the ailments at tendant upon altered attachments. Scalp and Hair Troubles Generally Caused by Carelessness. Dandruff is a contagious disease caused by a microbe which al30 produces baldness. Never use a comb or brush belonging to some one else. No matter how cleanly the owner may be, these articles may be infected with microbes, which will infect your scalp. It is far easier to catch hair microbes than it is to get rid of them, and a single stroke of an infected comb or brush well lead to baldness. Never try on anybody else’s hat. Many a hatband is a rest ing place for microbes. If you happen to be troubled with dandruff, itching scalp, falling hair or baldness, we have a remedy which we believe will completely relieve these troubles. We are so sure of this that we offer it to you with the understand ing that it will cost you nothing for the trial if it does not produce the results we claim. This remedy is called Rexall “93” Hair Tonic. We honestly believe it to be the most scientific remedy for scalp and hair troubles, and we know of nothing else that equals it for effect iveness, because of the results it has produced in thousands of cases. Rexall “98” Hair Tonic is devised to banish dandruff, restore natural color when its loss has been brought about by disease, and make the hair naturally silky, soft and glossy. It does this be cause it stimulates the hair follicles, destroys the germ matter, and brings about a free, healthy circulation of blood, which nourishes the hair roots, causing them to tighten and grow new hair. We want everybody who has any trouble with hair or scalp to know that Rexall “93” Hair Tonic is the best hair tonic and restorative in existence, and no one should scoff at or doubt this statement until they have put our claims to a fair test, with the under standing that they pay us nothing for the remedy if it does not give full and complete satisfaction in every par ticular. Two sizes, 50 cents and $1.00. Remember you can obtain Rexall Rem edies in Newnan only at our store— The Rexall Store. Holt & Cates Co. The real hero is the man who can bear his own troubles as stoically as he doeB those of his friends.