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fierald and Jldceriiscr. NEWNAN, FRIDAY, N0V. 1[2 Official Organ of Coweta County. Jaii. e. Brown, n n o w n Editors Tiros. S. Parrott, & P A R ROTT, AND PURMSHERH. '/’///•; SOUTH’S MANNER CROP. The remit rise in the price of cotton and the “bullish” condition which fol lows each pinners’ report, has prompt ed a writer in the Manufacturers’ Re cord to compile some figures showing the rich harvest the South will reap from I the sale of the fleecy staple. Wonderful, indeed, are these figures, if realized, as it now seems altogether probable they will be, this year’s crop will firing more than double the world’s production of gold, arid it will exceed in value the aggregate capital culation, have been prepared by the en gravers of the mint in Washington. Washington refused toallowsuch a coin to be issued during his lifetime, declar ing it to be a monarchial custom. If the Government adopts this coin, it will be the first in authorized circulation to bear the head of the first President of 1 ernor, the Republic. The adoption of the new i That man was the Hon. Jo design lies with the Treasury Depart ment. No Political Capital. Savannah Press. The Atlanta correspondent of The Savannah Press inadvertently did injus tice to one man in the telegram sent out the other day stating that Hon. Hoke Smith would in a short while issue his announcement as a candidate for Gov- The next reunion of Confederate Vet erans will be held in April instead of May, as heretofore, thedate of the 1910 reunion being fixed for April 26, 27 and 23. This change was decided upon after a consultation between Gen. Clement A. Evans, commander-in-chief of the United Confederate Veterans, and Gen. .1. W. Whiting, of Mobile, Ala. It was pointed out by Gen. Whiting that owing to the warm weather in May a change was advisable, to which General Evans readily agreed. of all the national banks in the United States. These wonderful facts are of tremendous import to the South. They will give to this section a surplus of wealth such as it has not had before since 1360. The $50,000,000 of profit on cotton over and above the profit made last year by the farmers of Geor gia is in itself a vast wealth, which ought to be productive^ of limitless good to this State. This bililon-dollar cotton crop may be made to do great things for the South if this wealth be wisely utilized. Out of the surplus profits many thousands of new and bet ter homes can be built, many thous ands of new and better schools and churches should be built, many thous ands of miles of good roads should be constructed and every avenue of busi ness activity should feel the thrill of the new life that comes from this great influx of money. Commenting on these figures, the writer suys— "If present prices prevail through the crop season, it is possible that the cotton crop tnis year will be worth to the South $900,000,000 to $1,000,000,- 000. Last year’s cotton crop was val ued at $633,000,000, not including the seed, and if to this be added the value of the seed, it was about $730,000,000. With cotton selling at about present prices and the fine grades of long sta ple selling in many cases as high as IHc. or 20c. and over, it is possible that this year’s crop, counting the seed, which are selling relatively as high as cotton, may yield $150,000,000 to $200,- 000.000 in excess of last year’s value. “The high price now ruling for cot ton means that the farmers in the Southwest, whoso cotton crops were short, will receive for the smaller yield equally as much as they received lastly ear, and in some cases even more, and thus be fully compensated by the increased value. The farmers of the central South, however, where the cot ton crop is as large as it was last year, will reap Such a harvest of prosperity as they have never known. In Georgia the increased value of the cotton crop this year over last, should present prices hold, will be about $50,000,000. giving that State probably $175,000,000 mi- more for its cotton and cotton seed. The Carolinas will do proportionately as well, and Alabama and Mississippi, although their crops may be less than last year, will receive in'.the aggregate much more for [cotton this year than they did last. “The South is on the high road to pros perity. Let it utilize its great wealth wisely; let its people avoid speculative dangers which are sure to come; for wherever great wealth suddenly devel ops the unwary are sure to be lead into many wild cat enterprises by men who make a business of living on the hard- earned profits of others. “Witnall this wonderful wealth which is coming upon the South, with this billion-dollar cotton crop now being gathered, let us forever banish from every mind the thought of the South being a poor country; let us forever cease to talk poverty. Let us, on the contrary, rejoice in the boundless wealth thrt is coining upon the South: that has already come upon it, and let us come into a full realization of the fact that in the light of such wealth no greater disgrace could come upon this section than to permit any of its people to pose before the world as seekers after either charity or philanthropy from out-siders for school or churches, or even for the eradication of the bugaboo of the hook worm from the South; let us forever banish the hookworm of mendicancy which has been used by many outside people, and, unfortunately, by some Southern people, to give to the world the impression that the South is a land of laziness and of poverty. What a travesty upon a land of such boundless wealth-creating, wealth-producing re sources! “If we could banish the mendicant mind from many people who for the sake of notoriety or the desire to share in the “pap” are forever prating about the South’s poverty or about sickness in the South, without exception the health iest part of America, or about lack of energy, this section would stand erect before the world, with a backbone that neither asked nor received the patron izing gifts of the rich, and thrilled with the strength of its own possibilities, the South would lead the world in manhood and in wealth. ” A Texas editor j obituary notices o: refuses to publish people who, while living, failed to subscribe to his paper, inti gives this pointed reason: “People who do not take their home paper are dead anyway, and their passing away is of no news value.” Death Is Taking Veterans, But Pension Payments Grow. Washington, Nov. 10.—Death’s inva sion of the fast-thinning ranks of war veterans caused 48,312 names to be dropped from the pension rolls of the United States last year. Of this num ber 152,831 were survivors of the Civil War. The total loss to the pension roll from all causes was 51,581. In striking contrast to these figures, comprised in the annual report of Ves pasian Warner, Commissioner of Pen sions, is the statement that the Govern ment paid out in pensions in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1909, $161,973,703, which the commissioner declares is the largest amount ever disbursed for pen sions in one year. Summarized, the report shows these facts: Number of pensioners at the be ginning of the year, 951,687; number of new pensioners added to the roll, 46,088; pensioners on roli at close of year, 946,- 194, a net increase of 5,49.3. ' Survivors of the Civil War on the roll now number 593,961. Commissioner Warner explains that the increase in the amount paid out for pensions was due principally to the targe number of pensioners placed on the roll under the act of Feb. 6, 1907, granting $12, $15 and $2u to the surviv ors of the war with Mexico and the Civil War, on reaching the ages of 62, 70 and 75 respectively. The increase is also due in part to pensions granted under the second sec tion of the act of April 15, 1908, to wid ows of persons who served in the Civil War, without regard to their pecuniary condition, and to increase from $8 to $12 per month of the rate of pension of cer tain widows, minor children and helpless minors. The pensions of 202,577 widows, minor children and helpless minors who were already on the rolls were increas ed by this act. Mrs. Palmer, Civil War Matron, Dead. Denver, Col., Nov. 8.—Mrs. Ella Palmer, who organized the hospital corps of the Confederate Army of the Tennessee and remained at its head until the close of the Civil War, died in a sanitarium at Boulder yesterday, aged 80 years. Death was due to pa- talysis. During the war, Mrs. Palmer traveled with the Confederate divisions of Generals Johnson, Hood, Beaure gard and Wilson, and she was present at many of the noted battles in which those leaders participated. Mrs. Palmer was born in North Car olina, but spent her girlhood in Hia watha, Ga. Her husband fought in the Mexican War. He died before the Civil War broke out and Mrs. Palmer was left a widow with one child. She was living in Chattanooga, Tenn., when the sick anil wounded Confederate sol diers were being brought in from the front and their woeful lack of proper attention appealed to her and led her to begin organizing a systematic hos pital corps. Her officia title was that of matron and her status in the army the same as an enlisted soldier. Mrs. Palmer came to Colorado 26 yenrs ago. Her daughter, who still lives in this city, is the wife of former Supreme Justice Charles D. Hoyt. Several years ago Mrs. Palmer be came interesed in mining and while on a prospecting trip discovered a valua ble soda mine in this State. She im mediately began^studying assaying and was considered an expert on ore. M. Ter rell, who was represented as attorney for John Harper in the pardon case from Murray county, and whose influence was said to have secured the pardon. The Press yesterday printed a card from Mr. Samuel D. liewlett, who was Harper’s counsel, who states positively that Gov. Terrell was not only in the case, but refused to make any ap peal for Harper’s pardon. Our correspondent sent the item as one of the political rumors and one which was talked of by the politicians. The main part was in regard to the probable intention of Gov. Smith. So far as this goes we believe it is correct. It has attracted attention all over Geor gia and has variously been commented upon. It is a topic of discussion in every' editorial column. The Press is not willing, however, that the inadvertent injustice done to a former Governor, the Hon. J. M. Ter rell, should stand. Mr. Hewlett’s card was very clear and elaborate. So far as the Murray county case is concerned, we must frankly confess we do not think there is room for making a politi cal capital there. The Cotton Crop Short. Macon Evening News. There can no longer be any doubt of the pronounced shortage of the crop of 1909 since the Census Bureau report is sued Monday shows that not only 7,012- 317 bales had been ginned to Nov. 1, of this year as |compared with 8,191,657 bales for the same date in 1908—1,179,- 240 bales less than last year. And this probably does not represent the full proportion of shortage as the crop ma tured earlier this year and a greater proportion of it has doubtless reached the gin than this time last year. De spite the confirmation of the short crop, however, the market has declined under manipulation, and this is where the speculation element is hurtful to the farmers. Undoubtedly it is owing to the legitimate laws of supply and demand that cotton has maintained high price in the harvest season this year and there is no reason at this juncture that prices should decline ex cept it be for speculative reasons. Many devices and reports have been re sorted to to bear the market and these having some effect, which no doubt only temporary. Nell—“But how is a girl to know when she is in love'” Belle—“I suppose when she thinks as much about a man as she does about her dressmaker she may know it.” State of Ohio, City of Toledo, i Lucas County. i ' Frank J. C-henoy makes oath that he is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, county ami State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot he cured by the use of Hall’s Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my pres ence, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1886. X a. W. GLEASON. < hEAL - ) Notary Public Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the System. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. Ohio. Sold by all Druggists, 76c. Take Hall’s Family Pills for constipation. Announcements. FOI4 MAYOR. I hereby announce myself a candidate for election as Mayor, subject to nomination in the Democratic primary, and respectfully ask the support of my fellow-citizens. M. G. Keith. To the Voters of the City of New nan: The friends of COL. A. R. BURDETT take this moth oil of announcing him as a candidate for Mayor of the City of Newnan, subject to the rules of the City Democratic Executive Committee. In mak ing this announcement we believe that the best interests of the city will be subserved by his elec Lion to this important ofliee. We judge his ability by the success of his former administrations as Mayor. He stands for carrying: out the wishes of the people as expressed at the hBllot-hox for a division of the city into wards. We believe that his election at this time will add materially to the pmsrress of our city, and the happiness and well' being of our people, of all classes. Many Citizens. The Interstate Commerce Commision announces that by railroad accidents during the year ending June 30, 1909, 2,791 persons [were killed and 63,920 injured, as against 3,764 killed and 68,989 injured ip the preceding year. The number of employees killed in coupling cars was 2 per cent, less than last year. It is also shown that there were 2,917 derailments and collisions in the same period of which, 272 af fected passengers. This is a decrease of 30 per cent, over the proceeding year. __________ Dies for a proposed five-cent piece teiring theheadof George Washington, to take the place of the coin now in cir- Planking Down the Plunks. Dawson News. The settling of claims of cotton fac tors against farmers who sold cotton last summer for October delivery is now the order of the day. The farmers sold at various prices ranging from 95 to 12 cents a pound, and they are having to go “down their jeans,” some of them mighty deep, to settle the difference. One gentleman squared his account last week at a cost of of $7,000, a good many others at sums ranging from $1,500 to $3,000, and still more around the $1,000 figures. There are scores who have had to pay several hundred iollars. The farmers are “coming up to the scratch” like men, and The News has heard of very few who are not inclined to stick to their trades. There has been some friction, how ever, in reaching a few settlements and in one instance the parties engaged in a light before reaching an adjustment. In a few other instances they have failed to agree, and settlements are still pending. The result of it all, perhaps, will be that not as much cotton will be sold next summer for fall delivery as there has been heretofore. Croup is most prevalent during the dry cold weather of the early winter months. Parents of young children should be prepared for it. All that is needed is a bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. Many mothers are never without it in their homes, and it has never disappointed them. Sold by all dealers. FOR MAYOR AND ALDERMEN. We hereby announce G. K. PARKS as a candi date for Atdhrman. subject: to the city primary and ask our friends and fellow-citizens to assist in electing him. Many Citizens. FOR ALDERMEN. The many friends of JAS, T. WILLIAMS pro pose him to the voters of Newnan as a candidate for Alderman, and oolicit the earnest support of his fellow-citizens in the approaching city prima ry. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Al dermen. subject to the city primary, and respect fully solicit the support of my friends and fellow citizens. L. W. Harris. We desire to put forward the names of A. R RURDETT for Mayor, and W. P. GEARRELD und S. W. WOODS for Aldermen. Many Voters. Appreciating their valuable services to the city since they have been filling the office of Alder man. and believing that their continuance by of iice for another term would be of marked benefil to Newnan and all her interests, we hereby an nounccT. M. GOODRUM. J. T. SW1NT. W. ASKEW anil W. J. MURPHEY as candidates New Advertisements. Dissolution Notice. The partnership heretofore existing between H. M. Hughs and E. 1’. Rutland, doing business un der tlie firm name of H. M. Hughs & Co., at New- nan Ga has been this day dissolved by mutual consent. H. M. Hughs has acquired by purchase the interest of E. P. Rutland, and assumes all debts of tiie old firm. All debts due tlte old firm are payable to H. M. Hughs. This Nov. 6. 1909. 1 ' H. M. HUGHS. E. V. RUTLAND. is Now in Full Bloom in HE CLOTHING season is now full boom, and our stock of Cloth ing is complete throughout. We are ready to show the most elaborate line of Men’s and Boys’ Suits and Overcoats to be found in New nan, and you will be surprised to learn of the great values we are offering. We ful ly realize that the cotton crop is short. We have the goods and are prepared to save 3 r ou money if you will only give us a chance. CYTiJA QPCPIAI We still have a few Men’s Suits in CAIlm oiLUlHL odd sizes and broken lots to CLOSE OUT. You will be very lucky to get a Suit out of this lot as we can save you from $4 to $8 on a Suit. Now, if saving money appeals to you come and let us show you this line. Ladies* Coat Suits At Half-Price. few last We have in stock a suits brought over from season to close out at half- price while they last. If you want a real bargain, buy one of these suits. The cloth alone is worth more than are asking for them, terested, you will have hurry, as we have only a Suits to close at half-price. we If in to few Ladies 5 Coat Suits At Money-Saving Prices. We have in stock a few Sample Suits—all brand new. They are this season’s styles, and are cheap at regular prices, but we are anxious to close them out at once. In order to do this we are offer ing very attractive prices. At these prices they will sell at sight, and if you wish one you’d better come at once. ■mw Kanrnmrni^wamMBttmwmBBaamiiBmgaamst ——MBB—Manap—aw Tax Collector’s Notice. THIRD AND LAST ROUND 1 will bo at places named, and at times specified below, for the purpose of collecting State ami county taxes for the year 1909 : Palmetto, Monday. Nov. 15, 8 a. m. to 2 p. m. Roscoe, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 8 to 9:30 a. m. Happy Valley, Tuesday. Nov. 16. 10 to 11 a. m. Corner Branch School-house (.Third district., Wednesday, Nov. 17, 8 to 9 a. m. Handy, Wednesday. Nov. 17. 10:30 to a 1:30 a. m, Grimes’ Store. (.Hurricane district). Wednesday. Nov. 17. 12:30 to 1:30 p. m. St, Charles. Thursday, Nov. IS. i to 9 a. m. Moreland. Thursday. Nov. 18. 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. Grantville, Friday, Nov. 19, 8 a. m. to 4 p. m. Sargent, Monday. Nov. 22, 11 a. m. to 2 p. m. Sharpsburg. Tuesday, Nov. 23, 7:30 a. m. to 1 p. m. Turin, Tuesday, Nov. 23. 1 to 5 p. m. Haralson, W’edn'isday, Nov. 24. 9:30 a. m. to 3 p. m. Senoia. Monday. Nov. 29. 8 a. m. to 4 p. m. Senoia. Tuesday. Nov. 30, 7:30 to 10 a. m. 1 will have with me the registration books. 1 will be in my office in Newnan each Saturday until the books close by law —Dec. 20. W. S. HUBBARD. Tax Collector. Telephone 111 MBMBBB——BM—WHOM—g 16 Greenville Street SgKaEBiPMgBHaBB ■a—mb—m———bbbbbbmm