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fjerald and JMwrtiier. NEWNAN, FRIDAY, JAN. 21. LABOEST GUARAKTEKD COUNTRY CIRCULATION IK FOURTH GONORKNHIONAL DISTRICT. Official Organ of Coweta County. Jab. E. Brown, Thob. S. Parrott, BROWN & PARROTT. Euitorr AND PunLISIlRRB. LEE'S BIRTHDAY. Lee’s birthday was observed in New- san with fitting ceremonies Wednesday afternoon. The exercises, which were of an unusually interesting character, were under the auspices of the Daugh ters of the Confederacy, and when the appoihted hour arrived there was a con siderable gathering at tho auditorium to do honor to tho South’s great chief- tan. Major W. A. Turner was master of ceremonies and announced the dif ferent numbers on tho programme, pre facing each announcement with a few apt remarks in his own felicitous style. The exercises opened with prayer by Rev. W. J. Cotter. Following this was an instrumental duet by Mrs. E. F. Sims and Mrs. Lemuel Poole, after which Mrs. Z. Greene read the beauti ful poem, “March of the Deathless Dead.” A vocal quartette was next rendered by Mrs. Mike Powell, Miss Annie Lizzie Widener, Mrs. T. M. Goodrum and MisB Dorothy Burpee. Then came the oration, which was de livered by Col. Garland Jones. Col. Jones has all the graces of the orator, and his beautiful and eloquent address elicited round after round of applause. When he had finished there was a unan imous request from the old veterans present that he furnish the address to the city papers for publication, and in compliance with their wishes Col. Jones has kindly supplied The Herald and Advertiser with a manuscript copy, which is printed below— “Ladies and Gentlemen: I appreciate wnoat highly the honor of being invited to speak to you to-day upon Robert E. Lee, tho world’s greatest general and the South’s beloved leader. So much has been written in story, song and his tory of his greatness, grandeur, and prowess on tho field of battle, that I am going to speak to you, not of Lee, the Boldior nnd military genius, nor at tempt to describe to you the (treat bat tles in which, ugainst heaviest odds, he led the noble boys in gray to victory, but rather of Lee, the man, of Lee in private life. “In theso times of peace, when we hope that nation and brother luive ceas ed to go to war with each other, we, the youth of tho South, may never be ublo to emulate his life and example on the field of battle, but wo can learn from the life of this great man much of good to each of us; and when wo know the sweetness and simplicity of his homo life, tho purity of his thoughts, tho tenderness of his heart, his groat Jove for his family and his fellow-man, and his grand, almost blind trust in the never-failing power of Almighty God, wo enn learn lessons from his life which •will bless each of us in our various walks. "Hubert E. Lee was born in Strat ford, Va., 103 years ago to-day. Ilia father was Gen. Henry Lee, known to tho world and history as ‘Light Horse Harry,’ signer of the Declaration of Independence and an illustrious cofn- mandor of tho Continental Army. His mother was Anno Hill Carter, of an old, distinguished colonial family—kin close ly to John Marshall, Thomas Jefferson, and other noted people of that period. It has been said of Robert E. Lee that no man ever had prouder lineage, nnd no man ever depended upon his lineage lesB. Ho recoived his early education in Alexandria and ontered West Point at tho age of 18, graduating there in four years, second in a class of forty- six. Ho was not only a good student, but he was also a good boy, for during tho entire four years under the rigid discipline of the Uuited States Military Academy ho did not receive a single de merit—a wonderful record. "When Lee was a small boy his fath er’s health failed, taking him from home, and when Lee was 11 years old his fath er, in the South, where he hnd come in quest of a warmer climate, died on Cum berland Island, and -now sleeps under Georgia’s Boil. It was then that the gentle, kind, sweet disposition of this man, which in after years.was his great- , cst claim to greatness, showed itself in the boy; it was then that his mother, in speaking of him and his cara for her when she was deprived of the aid and assistance of her husband, said, ‘Robert hns, ns my aifectionato guardian, been both a son and daughter to mo. ’ ‘ ‘From the time of his graduation un til April, 1861, a period of thirty-six years, he was an officer in the United States Army, and his rank there may bo judged by what was said of Lee bv Gen. Winfield Scott in 18-16, who said, ‘If I were on my death-bed and the President of the United States should tell me that a great battle was to be fought for the liberty or the slavery of tho country, and ask my opinion as to tho ability of a commander, i would say with my dying breath. “Let him be Robert E. Lee.” “The ruling passion in the life of Lee was his love for his wife and children. His wife, Mary Custis, great-grand daughter of Martha Washington, was a confirmed invalid all her life, and Lee, whether he was commanding in the army in Mexico, whether he wasorgan- izing, mobilizing and equipping the Army of the Confederacy, or out on the field of battle, against greatest odds and in direat straits for tho necessities for his men, he always found time to take upon himself the slightest detail and arrange the smallest trifle of the home and family, relieving her of every mo ment of worry and care. He always believed in looking after the little things. He always found time to write and advise his children. He was a man of wonderful domestic taste and habits. His motto with his friends and around his homewus, ‘Ifyouwantto be missed, be useful.’ “Next to his love for home, his most ardent passion was his love of his State and country. No critic or historian, however biased he may be, can charge that Robert E. Lee ever advocated se cession, oxcept as a last resort. He opposed it as not the best method, but when he saw that it was inevitable, he wrote his son, saying; ‘If the Union is to be dissolved and the Government disrupted, I shall return to my native State and share the miseries of my people, and, save in defense, will draw my sword on none. ’ And when Abra ham Lincoln sent his messenger, Fran cis P. Blair, to tender to Gen. Lee the position of commandcr-in-chief of the armies of the United States, he said, in declining it: ‘If I owned the four mil lion slaves of the South I would wil lingly sacrifice them to the Union, but how can I draw my sword upon my na tive State?’ ft was then that he re signed as colonel of the Union army, afterwards accepting command of the Army of Virginia. History has already written in unalterable terms its verdict of that campaign, and I cannot attempt at this hour to tell you its details. You around me who were there know that no tongue or pen can fittingly describe the greatness, the horrors, the gran deur and the miseries of those four years: but one thing will I say: No captain of any army of earth ever sur passed Robert E. Lee in generalship, or equaled him in humanity and love for his fellow-man. “Some idea of how Lee was regarded by those who knew him best can be gotten from what Stonewall Jackson said of him. and you who knew Jack- son know that thero was never better authority on a fighting man than ‘Old Jack,’ as he was affectionately called, When at Chancellorsville Jackson fell wounded on the field, Gen. Lee wrote him, saying: ‘Could I have directed events 1 should have chosen, for the good of my country, to have been dis abled in your stead;’ and Jackson an swered back, ‘Better that ten Jack- sons should fall than one Lee. ’ And on another occasion Jackson said: ‘Lee is a phenomenon; he is the only man I ever saw I would follow blindfolded. ’ “His ever-present confidence in the power and mercies of God was upper most in his every thought and act. It may be truly said of Lee that, like Enoch, he walked with God. When Burnside, Hooker and McClellan had been removed from command of the Union forces, because with from three to five to one they could not defeat Lee, and when against Grant, in that memorable nine-months’ Beige around Petersburg, Lee ‘had displayed every art by which genius and courage could make good the lack of numbers and re sources,’ his pure, simple trust in the Divine Ruler was shown in his state ment, ‘I pray that our merciful Father in heuven may protect and direct us! In that case, I fear no odds and no numbers.’ And when, with supplies cut off, resources curtailed to almost nothing, he faced the question of fight ing through an army of 100,000 fresh, well-fed, well-clothed men, with his 7,- 892 hungry, half-fed, tired, barefooted, ragged boys, he submitted to the inevi table with the same Bublime faith that had been his all through life, saying that he knew that the world would say hard things about them nnd would not understand how they had been over whelmed by numbers, but that it was right and merciful to preserve what few remained of the flower of the man hood of the South, nnd that he would take all tho responsibility. And then he said to tho brave boys who surren dered at Appomattox with him, ‘Feel ing that valor and devotion could ac complish nothing that could compen sate for the loss that would attend the continuation of this contest, I have de termined to avoid a useless sacrifice of those whose past services have endeared them to their countrymen. I have done my best for you. I pray earnestly that a merciful God will extend to you His blessing and protection.’ Thus he bowed nis head in humble submission to the will of that Power which makes and unmakes nations. “When the war was over he retired to private life, and only asked that he might remain in the country where he could live in quiet with his family and endeavor t<? restore his lost fortunes. He was offered many positions, with large salaries,- to lend his name to va rious money-making schemes, but all such offers were declined. Then he was elected president of Washington Col lege at Lexington, Va., which now, as Washington and Lee University, stands as a monument more lasting than stone to hia labors and his honor. His reason for accepting this position and giving his last years to the work of education is shown by a letter to Gen. John B. Gordon, in which he said, ‘The thorough education of all classes of the people is the most efficacious means, in my opin ion, of promoting the prosperity of the South. The material advancement of its citizens, as well as their moral and intellectual culture, depends upon' its accomplishment.’ When he was uncertain what he would do and where he would live after the war, an English nobleman offered him a mansion and estate commensu rate with his merit and the greatness of his historic family, but ho was true to his State in sorrow as in joy, and said, ‘I am deeply grateful; I cannot desert my native State in the hour of her adversity; I must abide her for tunes and share her fate.’ “Thus he rounded out his life, teach ing the youth of the South lessons of pence and love, just as he had led them to battle and qamage as no other man of history had ever done. ■ “Great in war—yea, glorious in bat tle—yet I say to you, greater in peace, ho passed from earth the idol of bis countrymen, the wonder of all nations, the hdro of wars; but greater still, a benefactor, patriot and leader in peace. “Look upon that marvelous work of Italian art, the lifelike recumbent stat ue of Lee in Lee’s Hall at Washington and Lee University, or look upon that wonderful equestrian statue of Lee at Richmond, or look upon that picture of Robert E. Lee, familiar to every child in America, and you will say with me that ‘his intellect sat enthroned visi bly upon his forehead and in bis eyes, his heart was written upon hia counte nance, and his soul was revealed by his expression of love and tenderness.’ Great he was, greater he is to-day, and his life and character will live through out eternity. "It was Robert E. Lee’s father, Gen. Henry Lee, who, in delivering an ad dress upon the death of Washington, uttered that sentiment which is known to every school child in our country, de scriptive of the ‘Father of our Coun try, and, while I would not detract one iota from the name and fame of Wash ington, yet when history makes up its final impartial verdict upon our coun try’s record, it will be that it should have been of his own distinguished son, Robert E. Lee. rather than to any oth er American, that this famous saying of his father should be applied, for then Robert E. Lee will be ‘first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of all his countrymen.’ ” At the conclusion of the address Miss Ruth Cole rendered very effectively the beautiful solo, “Peace,’’the sacred sentiment of the song blending with the sweet notes of her voice in tenderest melody, and she was warmly applauded. Short talks were then made by Major W. A. Turner, Hon. John B. Goodwyn, Capt. John L. Bailey, Mr. J. D. Arnold, Mr. W. T. Arnall, and other old veterans present, after which Crosses of Honor were conferred upon the following old veterans by Mrs. R. D. Cole, jr., presi dent of Newnan Chapter U. D. C., viz: J. L. Bexley, Co. E, 28th Ga. Rgt.; J. T. Brown, Corput’s Batt., Cherokee Artillery; J. M. Entrekin, Co. H, 4th Ga. Rgt.; Josiah C. Lewis, Co. B, 26th Ga. Batt.; W. A. Smith, Co. F, Phil lips’ Legion; L. B. Watkins, Co. H, 66th Ga. Rgt.; N. H. Young, Co. B, 1st Ga. Cav.; J. T. Lewis, Co. F, 8th Ga. Rgt. The exercises were then closed with a benediction by Rev. J. E. Hannah. According to a statement issued by the Bureau of Statistics the imports for the month of December were greater but the exports smaller compared with those of the same month of 1908. The imports were $387,422,892, an increase of $26,821,730 over those of December, 1908; the exports were $171,662,197, a decrease of $17,168,710 compared with December, 1908. For the twelvemonths ending with last December, the imports were$l,476,520,205, an increase of $369,- 146,118 over last year; but the exports were $1,727,383,128, a decrease of $26,- 462,319 compared with last year. The excess of exports over imports in the twelve months ending with December is $251,862,923, a decrease of $384,598,- 437 when compared with last year. Senoia Enterprise-Gazette: “The Fitzgerald News and Thomasville Times- Enterprise are both in financial trouble. People are gradually learning that it takes money to run a newspaper, though sometimes they get pretty costly school ing.” ___________ Laurence Keith Gets Promotion. Albany Herald. Mr*L. W. Keith, for several years traveling passenger agent for the Cen tral of Georgia, with headquarters here-, leaves Monday for Birmingham, where he will occupy a similar position for the same road. Mr. Keith has many friends in Albany who regret exceedingly to see him go. In fact, no one in railroad circles has ever been more popular here than is Mr. Keith. His friends congrat ulate him on his deserved promotion, but hate to give him up just the «atne.> The Birmingham Ledger says, conceiv ing the change that sends Mr. Keith to Birmingham: “L. W. Keith, the new traveling pas senger agent of the Central of Georgia railway, reached Birmingham to-day for the purpose of making arrange ments to locate in the local offices Mon day. Mr. Keith hails from Albany, Ga., where he has been identified with the Central of Georgia railway for a number of years. During that time he has shown marked ability in the pas senger service, and when it was decid ed to make the change m Birmingham Mr. Keith was selected as the man to look after the road’s steadily growing business. He is not-only popular with employees and officers of the railroad, but he knows how to make and keep friends, possessing a personality that is at once pleasing and convincing.” —Congressman Adamson, of this dis trict, and Congressman Clayton, of Ala bama, both good friends of Columbus and enthuiastic workers for the devel opment of the Chattahoochee river, made exhaustive arguments before the Rivers and Harbors Committee of, .Con gress in Washington Tuesday morning in favor of an appropriation to connect the Chattahoochee system of rivers with St. Andrews bay, by means of a canal. It was announced in Washington Tues day that the project had been surveyed and favorably reported by Government engineers. It will be remembered that the survey was secured by the joint ef forts of Congressmen Adamson and Clayton, who nave frequently attended river development meetings in Colum bus, and have worked hard to get what the citizens of Columbus have asked from Congress. Judge Adamson ad dressed the committee Tuesday with reference to deepening the channel of the Chattahoochee river from Columbus to Apalachicola, and it is quite likely that nis commendable efforts in this re spect may bear fruit this year. —Colum bus Enquirer-Sun, 19th inst. —Everybody is advising the farmer not to plant a big cotton crop this year, But, as usual, the farmer will do as he dinged pleases.—Savannah Press. If the farmer plants a big crop in the face of present conditions and is forced to sell it at 7 or 8 cents next fall, it will be just exactly what he deserves. The farmer has the cotton situation entire ly in his own hands; he can sell his crop at 15 cents, or he can let it goat 8 cents. Mr. Farmer, you are the man to fix the price. If you prefer 8 cents to 15 cents, plant a big crop and you will surely get the 8 cents in return for it. Use some judgment, the same you display in your everyday business transactions. Organ ize and agree not to increase the acreage of the year just ended. And if you do organize, stick this time to the agree ment, and you will make money by sticking.—Eatonton News. Foley’s Kidney Remedy will cure any case of kidney or bladder trouble that is not beyond the reach of medicine. It invigorates the entire system and strengthens the kidneys so they elim inate the impurities from the blood. Backache, rheumatism, kidney and bladder troubles are all cured by this great medicine. Sold by all druggists. Queer people are those whose actions are different from ours. == i t Linen Bargains WE ARE OFFERING THESE STRONG VALUES IN WHITE LINENS OF A MOST DESIRABLE CLASS— 36-inch pure Linen Lawn, extra walue, 19c. 36-inch Linen Suitings, worth 50c., special at 39c. 90-inch pure Linen Suitings, always worth $1. All you want at 89 c. 36-inch Irish Linen, extra fine quality; can’t be matched for less than 75 c. Specially priced at 50c. “RED SEAL” GINGHAMS New spring styles, beautiful patterns, and fast colors, at 10c. BLEACHED DOMESTICS We have several thousand yards full standard Bleachings, bought long before the advance in price, and offer the very best grades at only 10c. BOONE-STRIPLING CO. The busiest and mightiest little thing that ever was made is Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets. They do the work whenever you require their aid. These tablets change weakness into strength, listlessness into energy, gloominess into joyousness. Their ac tion is so gentle one doesn’t realize they have taken a purgative. Sold by all dealers. It isn’t always policy to be interested in what your neighbor doesn’t do. How’s This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15> years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions, and finan cially able to carry out any obligation made by hia firm. Waldino, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo*. Ow Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces* of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75< cents per battle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall’s Family Pills for constipation. Announcements* FOR TAX COLLECTOR. ] hereby announce myself a candidate for Tax Collector, subject‘to the Democratic primary, and wfll appreciate the influence and support of my friends and fellow-citizens. B. J. Far. To the Voters of Coweta county:: I hereby an nounce myself a candidate for Tax Collector, sub ject. to the Democratic primary. L have been a citizen of Coweta county more than 40 years, and have never before asked an office at the hands of the people. I feel that I am qualified to fill the office, and if the people should honor me by elect ing me* to this important office I pledge myself to an honest, sober and faithful administration of the duties thereof. I will, if elected, devote my entire time to the conduct of the office; and it will be my pleasure to serve and accommodate the people. Dan W. Broadwater. FOR TAX RECEIVER. I take this method of notifying my friends that I am a candidate for Tax Receiver, subject to the Democratic nomination, and respectfully ask the support of tho white voters of the county. J. A. Royeton. “Proof of the Pudding is in the Eating” The best accident and health insurance is that which actually pays your claim. Below we print copy of a letter received from one of our policyholders— Newnan, Ga., Jan. 5, 1910. Messrs. Camp Bros., Newnan, Ga.—Gents: I am in receipt of yours of 3d inst. inclosing draft covering two weeks' and two days' total indemnity, under my accident and health poli cy. Please accept my thanks for your prompt attention to this matter. I also wish to heartily indorse the action of the Maryland Casualty Co. in this and previous claims. I value my policy with this company very high ly. Wishing for you and the Maryland Casualty Co. a prosperous New Year, I am, Very truly, W. F. C. LINCH. This form of policy covers all diseases and accidents. Let us have your application. CAMP BROS. FOR COUNTY TREASURER. Mr. J. P. Shaw is an old soldier, 78 years old, has lost his right ey?, is ruptured, and his wife, Caged 74.) is practically blind. He is a candidate for County Treasurer, is a worthy citizen, and asks tne support of the voters of Coweta county. He has no children to assist him in making a sup port. He was caught on a circular saw some years ago and so seriously injured that one arm and one leg have been practically useless since. Respectfully. A. A. BARGE. M. D., DUKE LEE. M. D.. J. L. BARGE. M. D., T. B. DAVIS. M. D. New Advertisements PHOTOS When you want good work it will be to your interest to get my prices. I turn out nothing hut the best of work. I am here to stay. Come up, girls; aU good-looking people's pic tures made free. You can find me at my gallery at all hours of the day. W. M. BOYNTON, At Jackson's Old Gallery. Oar Clerks Smile When You Ask Them to Grind Your Coffee \ We have installed the latest model Hobart Electric Coffee Mill, which makes it possible for us to grind your Coffee just like you want it, and the pleasure is ours. Two things are most im portant for the making of a good cup of coffee—quality and proper granulation. We carry the very best grades of coffee, selected and blended for their cup value, and we have the mill to grind it to suit the pot you are, using. Trust us with your coffee orders and “see the difference.” TEA AND COFFEE HEADQUARTERS CHARLIE COLE “The Store O’ Quality.” TELEPHONE 31