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fierald and Hdoertiscr.
NEWNAN, FRIDAY, NOV. 12.
SPIRIT OF AUTUMN.
Spare-rib and sweet potatoes,
Corn-pone and Sally I<un.
Spiced fitf.i and brand ikI peaches—*
Sweet autumn haa begun!
Fresh cider foamime heady.
Persimmons on tiie hill.
The corn-knives cutting Judder
And the buir-sonnr of the mill!
Bee trees ond hlachhaws ready.
Paw-paws and fading rnoon.
The chinquapins urn falUni*.
The hound dot?’ treed a coon.
Oh, whistle, Mr. Redwing,
And come, old Christmas, come.
The partridge heats to covert
With the rattling of his drum!
Spare-rib nnd cracklin’ gravy.
Corn dumplings in the |x>t,
String beans and yellow pumpkins —
Now ain’t I gettin’ hoi.t
Sweet autumn's on the hillside.
Her spirit's in the dales.
Just like a dream all misty
Sleep through a mist of veils!
Italy’s Cure for Her Forests.
Italy, which has suffered extremely
in the paBt from the ruin which follows
the removal of protective forests, is
now among the leading nations work
ing for the conservation of forest re
sources. Extensive operations in re
forestation have been going on for for
ty years, and the Italian Secretary of
Agriculture has just published his re
port on the progress made in that time.
This report indicates that the Italian
Government is keenly aware of the
value of forests to the country and that
it is determined to bring its deforested
lands into a forested state as soon as
possible. To attain this end, planting
operations have been conducted on Gov
ernment land to such an extent that
during the last thirty years 122,000
acres have been planted in twenty-five
of the provinces of Italy. Of this
area, 69,000 acres, or approximately
108 sriuare miles, were planted in the
year 1907 alone, causing an outlay of
nearly $2,000,000 and giving employ
ment to a large number of men.
Reforestation ha3 been carried on
so vigorously that there now remains
only about 36,000 acres of Government
land in need of planting. In addition
to conducting planting operations on a
large scale, the Italian Government has
during the last forty years distributed
over 130,000,000 young trees and 337,-
600 pounds of seed, an amount suffi
cient to restock approximately 100,000
acres of land, to the people in an effort
to encourage planting and sowing by
private persons. As the forest area of
Italy amounts to only slightly more
than 10,000,000 acres, this planting by
the Government and private persons
amounts to approximately one-fortieth
of the total forest area of Italy. Furth
er steps must be taken by the Govern-1
ment, however, before its forest policy
will prove the success of some of its
European neighbors.
Forest fires still continue to be the,
cause of heavy damage. During the
year 1907 1,294 fires were reported, with
.an estimated loss of $194,400. While
this amount is insignificant when com
pared with the yearly loss from fires
in the United States, it is large rela
tively speaking, and would be viewed
almost as a calamity in the better
managed German forests. Of these
(ires, 91 were due to criminal design,
267 to culpable negligence, 123 to acci
dent, and the rest to unknown causes.
Fire, however, is not the only enemy
of the Italian woods. The Hmall land-
owner often fell recklessly and some
times with good excuse because of the
heavy taxation of timber lands. Large
tracts which used to he covered by a
thick growth of chestnut have, even
during recent years, been stripped of
every tree.
Like all other countries where fores
try 1s successfully practiced, Italy
must not only resort to planting the
cut-over acres, but must also perfect a
system of fire protection and enact laws
to relieve timber lands from excessive
taxation. _
Many school children suffer from con
stipation, which is often the cause of
seeming stupidity at lessons. Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are an
ideal medicine to give a child, for they
are mild and gentle in their effect, and
will cure even chronic constipation.
Sold by all dealers.
“Money is the root of all evil,’’ and
graftirg doesn’t improve the fruit.
Jenny Lind’s Salate to the Flag.
Youth’s Companion.
Fifty years ago, when Jenny Lind
was singing in New York, the Ameri
can frigate Saint Lawrence, return-1
ing from a cruise abroad, came into
the harbor. The young midshipmen, on
the first night of their shore leave,
went to hear the famous singer.
The next day the boys, to express
the emotions that her wonderful voice
bad stirred in them, called on her in a
body. They hardly expected that she
would receive them, but she did ; and
she was so charmed by their youthful
ness and ingenuousness that when they
timorously asked her if she would like
to see their ship, she accepted the in
vitation. Then, growing bolder, they
asked her to luncheon, and she accepted
that invitation, too.
When, on the appointed day, she
came on board with her companion, the
captain saw her from his cabin and
recognized her.
There is nothing more strict than the
courtesy observed in ship etiquette
among officers of all ranks. Of the
three messes—the captain’s table, the
ward-room and the steerage mess,
where the midshipmen ate—no officer,
from captain down, would make him
self one of a company at another mess
unless especially bidden.
In this case the captain rang the bell
for the orderly.
“Tell the gentlemen of the steerage
mess,” he said, “that the captain is
going ashore, and that his cabin is at
their disposal ff they care to use it.”
The luncheon, however, was eaten in
the steerage. But after the pleasant
meal was over the boys proudly invited
their guest into the captain’s cabin,
where they took their coffee.
“Ask her to sing something,’’ whis
pered the paymaster’s clerk.
“I’ll thrash you if you dare!” re
turned one of the midshipmen, under
his breath.
The ward-room officers had guests
too. They brought up guitars and sat
on the poop-deck above, singing “The
Suwanee River” and other popular
songs.
“How pretty!” cried Jenny Lind,
with enthusiasm, clapping.
.When at last she was leaving, she
paused on the step between the curved
sides of the gangway. Looking up at
the floating Stars and Stripes she said:
"I wish to salute your flag.”
Uncovering her head and holding her
hat in her hand, she began to sing
“The Star-Spangled Banner." As she
sang the first verse every officer and
every man came silently on deck. When
she had sung the song to the end, deaf
ening cheers rang out from the Saint
Lawrence, and were taken up by every
ship near by, for al! had been listening.
Steamers blew their whistles, and ev
ery man within reach ot' that thrilling
voice knew that he had heard one of
the most inspiring songs in the world
sung as he would probably never hear
it sung again.
Why They Grinned.
LippincottV Magazine.
Mrs. Grant was undoubtedly the dis
ciplinarian in the family, and Mr.
Grant, who was a very busy lawyer,
was regarded by the two children as
one of themselves, subject to the laws
of “Mother.” But one day Mrs. Grant
became very ill. and at luncheon Mr.
Grant, who felt that the children were
already showing sign3 of “running
wild.” felt obliged to reprimand them.
“Gladys,” he said, “stop that imme
diately, or 1 shall have to take you
from the table and spank you.” In
stead of making the impression he had
fondly hoped to do, he saw the two lit-
I tie imps glance in a surprised manner
at each other and then simultaneously
I a grin broke over the faces of both cul-
j prits, and Gladys said in a voice of de-
i risive glee:
I “Oh, George, hear father trying to
talk like mother!”
Gov. Glascock of West Virginia, while
traveling through Arizona, noticed the
dry, dusty appearance of the country.
“Doesn’t it ever rain around here?
he asked one of the natives.
“Rain?” The native spat. “Rain?
Why, say, pardner, there’s bullfrogs in
this" yere town over five years old that
hain't learned to swim yet.”
Absolutely,
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The American One-Cent Piece.
VV'oman'M National Daily.
Next time you run across the fellow
who “knows it all,” go right after him
with the question as to what he knows
about the coins of the country, and the
chances are he will rise to the bait like
a hungry fish to a fly. You might
make a careless sort of remark to the
effect that it is strange that none of
the coin bears an Indian’s head, in
view of the fact that the Indian is the
only real simon pure American. He
will probably sneer at you, and ask you
what’s the matter with the little cop
per cent? Of course there’s nothing
the matter with the cent, and you can
tell him so. Now, just take one out of
your pocket and look at it. That’s what
Mr. Smarty will probably do. Before
he gets a chance to stick the coin un
der your nose, you may assert that it
doesn’t bear the face of an American
Indian, and then he will sure enough
call you several kinds of an idiot. Let
him go right on talking until he gets
himself all tangled up in the strings of
his own verbosity, and you just stick
to your assertion that no American
coin contains the face of an American
Indian. You may even get a small
wager out of him. When you have him
“all het up” over the subject, and a
lot of other fellows gather round, you
may tell him that the face on the coin
is not that of an Indian brave, but of a
little white girl. Now look closely at
the face, and you will begin to see the
childish features. More than that, it
is a portrait, and is said to be the only
portrait on an American coin. The lit
tle girl whose face adorns the coin was
Sarah Longacre Keen, and she was for
thirty-five years secretary of the Phil
adelphia branch of the Methodist
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society.
She died only a few years ago. Her
father was an engraver, and when he
made the design for the coin he used
his daughter for n model, simply put
ting on her head an Indian warrior’s
head-dress that happened to be in the
room.
Plebian Corn bread--Aristocratic Braia*
Mobilo Register. ‘
A young girl was heard to 3ay re
cently: “Oh. no. I never eat corn-
bread—it’s so plebian !”
So plebian ! It is wholesome—that
cannot be gainsaid, and most whole
some things have come to be consider
ed plebian, it would seem, if one paid
attention to the oracles in the woman’s
section of the Sunday papers, with
their descriptions of my lady’s boudoir,
and my lady’s modes and manners.
But, fortunately, few ladies have
boudoirs and all of us aren’t entirely
devoid of the gray matter that is able
to discriminate between wholesome and
plebian.
If the young woman had used her
brains she might have seen her mis
take—or if she reads her bible she
might have remembered that “it is not
what enters into the mouth, but what
comes out of it, that defileth.” If she
used her brains —
But perhaps it is something like the
case of the old negro woman’s dog.
Her daughter’s suitor failed to call
with his accustomed regularity, and
she asked him why his visits had
ceased.
“Well, l tell yo', Miss Smif. I stop
a-comin’ caze I'se skeered o' yo’
dawg.”
“G’wan, nigger,” said the old wo
man. “Yo’ knows yo’ ain’t skeered o’
dat dawg. In de fus’ place dat dawg
don’t bite, an’ in de secon’ place I
al’urs keeps dat dawg tied up. an’
de third place, I ain’t got no dawg.”
It may be that in the first place the
young lady’s brain won’t work, and in
the second place it may be that it is
displayed only at pink teas and bridge
parties, and in the third place But
it would be impolite, perhaps, to carry
the analogy further.
An Iowa man, who had for a long
time been “paying attention” to a
young woman in his town, finally took
his courage in both hands and pro
posed.
For some moments there was an omi
nous silence. Then the young woman
sighed.
“I have been dreading this for some
time.” she said, dejectedly. “I’m sor
ry to say that I cannot marry you.”
“Don’t you care for me?” ventured
the suitor.
“I do,” answered the fair one, “but
—but—the fact is, I am a somnambu
list!”
“Is that the only obstacle?” came
from the lover, in a relieved tone. “If
it is, I don’t care in the least. I’m
Campbellite. You’re a somnambulist
It is easily arranged. You go to my
church one Sunday, and I'll go to yours
the next.”
A Religious Author s Statement.
Rev. Joseph H. Fesperman, Salisbury,
N. C., who is the author of several
books, writes: “For several years I
was afflicted with kidney trouble and
last winter I was suddenly stricken with
a severe pain in my kidneys and was
confined to bed eight days, unable to
get up without assistance. My urine
contained a thick white sediment and I
passed same frequently day and night,
l commenced taking Foley's Kidney
Remedy, and the pain gradually abated
and finally ceased and my urine became
normal. " I cheerfully reccommend
Foley's Kidney Remedy. Sold by all
druggists.
It is not the song of the siren that
does the damage, but the ears that
hear it.
When I sell 216 Buggy Whips at $1 each,
call at my place and I will explain. The U. S.
Government prevents my telling you through
this paper.
Remember, I have a full line of brand-new
Buggies—no accumulations from lai^t season or
du^t-worn goods to offer. And when I make
prices and terms—the buggy will go home with
you.
COME TO SEE ME. FM ALWAYS AT
HOME.
Jack; Powell
for backache, rheumatism, kidney or bladder trouble, and urinary irregularities.
Foley’s Kidney Pills purify the blood, restore lost vitality and vigor. Refuse substitutes.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
“I won’t wash my face!” said Dolly
defiantly.
Naughty, naughty, ’ ’ reproved grand
mother. “When I was a little girl I
always washed my face.”
“Yes, and now look at it!”
Push, persistency, and perseverance
produce polarized power.
TO THE CITIZENS
OF NEWNAN
Reese Drug Co., druggists, handle Gil-
hooley’s Irish Liniment, and they back it
up with what might bo called a Govern
ment bond. In fact a guarantee certificate
goes with every bottle, to the extent that
if Gitbooiey'a Irish Liniment does not cure
Eczema, Rheumatism, in any form. Sait
Rheum, Lumbago or any skin ailment, you
nre out nothing, as the druggist you bough*
it from will give back your money and taka
the certificate for his pay.
The matter is entirely in your hand3.
Gilhooley Irish Liniment Co,,
ST. PAUL. MINN.
Atlanta and West fain!
RAILROAD COMPANY
arrival and departure
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ben, northbound
Ws Enough
The estimate of the newly-
married couples as to the cost
of fitting their home will be
within their means if they
figure on OUR prices.
Let us talk the matter over
with YOU—let us show YOU what we have to offer in the
latest designed and best furniture. Let us quote you OUR
prices. You’ll find them the best any way you look at it.
Scroggin Furniture Company
WHEN IN NEED OF
LUMBER AND PLANING
MILL STUFF
Of all kinds—Brackets, Mouldings, Columns, etc.—you will
find it to your interest to give us a call.
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49-54 E. Broad St., NEWNAN, GA. ; 'Phone 14.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors,
GEORGIA—Coweta Cottnty :
Notice is hereby priven to all creditors of the es
tate of T. T. Bohannon, late of said county, de
ceased. to render in an account of their demands
to me within the time prescribed by law, properly
made out; and all persons indebted to 3aid de
ceased are hereby requested to make immediate
Ur f :.e“°75 he UnderS W?M. bShANNOn!^'
Administrator of T. T. Bohannon, deceased.
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