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I he Herald and Advertiser NEWNAN, FRIDAY, JAN. 2 2 STORiES OF FLAGS Origins of Seme of the Emblems ot European Nations. THE TRICOLOR OF BELGIUM. Ft Was Ongtnally the Standard of ths Ducny ot Brabant — Complex Colore ot Austria and the Flags ot Germany, France. England and Hussia. error to tin* I' iiiiioti I’i'iissiuu wur or 1870 tile German i*tii]>] Itr tv Its little mol'd thnu n «i'ini|i ot M'littered states. Wlteu tliej voinliiiiftl tuto u single etu- pile, liuwevel, tnues ot nil thetr dags were vumuim-il in Hit- resultant stand- urd. To lie sure, the i - olors or Prussia— black and white mid the Prussian eugle emei very largely into It. but it must be remem tiered that Hits country became at that tune the head mid ruler or all the others Resides the smaller states, there wetv also the dags of East mid West* Prussia to tie Included. 1’hat ot West Prussia was black, white, bluett, three stripes ot equal diameter, running the length of the dag. That ot East Prussia con sisted ot two such stripes, the upper bluett mid the lowel white. The “jack" ot the Imperial navy consists ot three horizontal stripes, the upper black, the middle white mid the tower red. The much prized Iron cross (dat ing hack to the end ot the twelfth cen tury i is in lhe ccuiei This red stripe appears in the dual war ctisigu ot the empire, m which the tricolor (black, white, redi appears in the upper qttar ter, with the iron cross upon It. while the remaining three-quarters are white, with the royal arms in the center. A bluett cross divides the whole dag Into quarters. Tin- ling ol Austria Is a very com plex nil:iii. To begin with, the various Austrian provinces have their own dags, ftoliciiila Is red white. Tyrol Is white-red. Dalmatia is 1111it*-yellow, fin- lletii Is hlne-red. Croatia is red-white-I blue and Istrla Is yellow-white-blue. Then again. Austria Hungary being a dual monarchy, both Austria and Hun gary must lie separately represented— mid fully —on the dag Fortunately, this ciim til let mm whs rendered more easy by the fact that portions of the dags of both countries were already tile silme Thus, the Austrian Hag was red-white-red. the Hungarian was red- white green Compromise was effect ed by dividing the lowest horizontal stripe in two, and leaving lout red while the renmlndei was green. The arms ot both countries also appear on the ting. This was decided upon March 0, IMi'J. The Imperial standard of the czar of all the Kusslus Is ot brilliant yellow, in the center of which is n'large dou ble headed bluett eagle. This dag dates from the year 1472, when Ivan the Great married Sophia, a niece of Con stantlne I’nlaeologus. arid thence as stinted tile arms ot the Greek empire. On the breast of the eagle is an es cutcheon hearing on its red held in sll vet the ligtire of St. George slaying the dragon, the whole being surround ed by the collar of the Order ot St. Andrew. On the displayed wings of the eagle are other shields bearing the arms of Kiev, Novgorod. Vladi mir, Knsan. etc. The Russian union jack is very similar to that of Eng land. save that the principal crossbars are blue Instead of red This Is the ■well known Russian war dag. The croj.s is that ot St. Andrew, the patron saint of Russia. The well known tricolor of France is made up of three stripes—blue, white and red—running not the length, but the width of‘the ling. It dates front the era of the French revolution and came into existence in 17S9. It has been the national dng since, with but slight variations. In 1794 the tri color was also made the Jack of the French navy. The union Jack of Great Britain is composed of the three crosses of St. George. St. Patrick and St. Andrew. That of the first was a broad red cross, dividing the white dag Into four white squares; the white cross of St. An drew, on a blue background, ran from corner to corner diagonally, while the red cross of St. Patrick ran In the same direction. If the union jack be exam ined It will be found to be composed of these three crosses, as stated. The flag was first unfurled In 1801, on the union In that year of Great Britain j (England, Scotland and Wales) and Ireland. The dag ot Belgium Is composed of a tricolor—black, yellow and red run nlng up mid down—that is. the width mid not the length of the dug The royal standard has the arms placed In the center of llle yellow strip This was adopted as the national dag lit IHItl. being originally the colors ot the duchy of Brabant From 1477 until ir.fMi Belgium he longed to Austria, lint on tbe latter date It fell Info the hands of Spain. In 1790 and for some years following it was held by Fra nee. and in 1814 was handed over to the Prince of Orange, but in lKtti the Belgians rose against the Hollanders and established their Independence The dag which Is now down was then adopted.—ash- lngton Post Difference in Men. Some men try to hide their light un der a bushel and some others try to make the world believe they are the whole dynamo. i , —1 CONSCRIPT ARMIES. Military Rules In Force In the Vari ous States of Europe. Nupoieou In 1795 tlrst brought con scription Into force, then It wits adopt ed by Prussia after her defeat h.v the French at Jeun In IStiil. lu most countries where conscription Is in vogue every man on reaching n curtain age—front nineteen to twenty-one— Uas to undergo it period of military train ing. This prevails In Fram e and Ger many, hut In Russia a certain number of uiett Is required only, mid If this Is exceeded I lie authorities decide from whom full service shall be exacted. Of course certain men are excused, such as the only sons or eldest sons of clergymen, etc. lit Spain ami Portugal every man Is not directly called upon, but each lo cality is obliged to furnish a certain number, the men being chosen by bal lot. There Is no standing army In Switzerland, but all nblchndlcd citizens serve* In the militia, which Is culled upou to train it few weeks every year Although compulsory service is the law of the land, the army In the Neth erlands Is mainly composed of volun teers. It Is considered by some people that conscription Is unpopular, lutt In the ! rural districts of the countries where | conscription is In force the Inhabitants | look forward to the tittle when they will be called upou as the only excit ing change In their lives. The best eonscrlptlve countries have so legislated that when the eouscript leaves the army suitable employment is found for him: also, another point hi his favor, his period of service Is not ro long ns that of the volunteer.— Lon don Chronicle. A BOTANICAL PARADISE. Juan Fernandez Islands Have More Than One Claim to Fame. In the Juan Fernandez group of is lands. 3U0 miles from Valparaiso, the Chilean government has a wireless sta tion. Tliree islands comprise the group, hut tile untile is usually applied to the largest. Mas a Tlerra. closest to the mainland. Here it was that Defoe pic tured Alexander Selkirk (Robinson Crusoei in exile. Mas a Tlerra Is of Irregular form, about twelve miles in length, but hard ly four miles across In Its widest part. When seen from a distance the peak of El Yuuque—the anvil appears eon splcuously In a range of precipitous mountains and attaining a height of 3.00b feet. From the summit to the base the mountain Is wooded, with a wonderfully fertile valley at the foot. Dr. Carl Skottsberg of the Swedish Magellanic expedition landed on the Is land in 1908. and the eminent geogra pher wrote subsequently that "from u botanical point of view Juan Fernandez is one of the world's most famous places. So many wonderful plants are brought together here on a small area that one must touch them to realize that one does not dream." Coloniza tion of .hint! Fernandez began some years ago. and a considerable fishing settlement is now in evidence. lu the finer restaurants of Valpa raiso and Santiago file lobsters of Juan Fernandez are considered delicacies for which fancy prices are paid. — Argo naut. Asking Too Much of the Bank. The officials of the English savings bank department, a correspondent writes, occasionally' find themselves re garded as a kind of universal purvey ors. A depositor sent his bank book with this modest request: "There are some little things I should like to get from London, and one la some natural leaf tobacco. I should be glad If you will send two ounces und charge to my account. It Is only to bo obtained In the largest tobacco stores." We tailed to comply with his wishes, whereupon he wrote nn indignant letter to the comptroller of our department.—Man chester Guardian. Languages of India. One hundred and fifty different lan guages are spoken In India, most of them unwritten, und this fact fre quently leads to trouble In the courts of thut oriental country. Strangely enough, lndlnns frequently drift into that eapitnl who can find no one able to understand their veruncular. Nei ther the court nor the court interpret ers understand some of the litigants and witnesses in legal cases. Obnoxious Presumption. “Why did your sister drop her wel fare work?" “While she was out trying to uplift the children of other people another welfare worker came along and tried to uplift her children.” — Louisville L’ourier-Journul. Flowers. Slowest—Virginia creeper, trailing arbutus. Most sedate—Jack In the I’ulpit. Dopiest— I’oppy. Most active—Johnny Jumpup. Most taciturn—Chrysanthemum.—De troit News. Chemistry Kindergarten. Bobby—Is oxygen what oxen breathe nil day? I'apa—Of course, and what everything else breathes. Bobby—And Is nitrogen what every one breathes at night? Different Ways. Hewitt—1 have been pinched for money lately. Jewitt— Well, women nave different ways of getting It My wife kisses me when she wants any. There la not a single moment in this life thut we can afford to lose.—Coal- burn. SKIN OF THE FRUIT. It It Wise Not to Eat Apple* or Peers Without Peeling Thom. Borne people say that an apple does not taste right when the skin Is re moved. Some even go so fill’ ns to saj there Is danger In eating I'rnll thill has come in contact with the steel of the paring knife, ns the add In the fruit Is apt to produce some poison when tt omes In contact with the metal. But whether these things are true or tint, here Is still greater danger In eating apples without iH-ellng them. The skill ot the tipple litis always been more or less Infested with germs of different types, and now our mod ern methods of lighting Insects by spraying the trees are liable to leave poisonous deposits on It which will do our stomachs serious harm. Arsenate of lead, lime and sulphur wash and n number of other spraying compounds used by fruit growers have been found to remain in considerable quantities on the skin of tipples and pears until ripe and placed the mar ket. The action of such chemicals upon the tissues of the tuiuinn body Is very injurious. Spraying the trees is giving us more perfect fruit and getting the grower better prices, hut if you value your health you should never eat apples or pears without first removing the peels. —New York American. NAPOLEON VALUED TIME. He Might Have to Lose Battles, but Ho Would Not Lose Minutes. 4 After forcing tile army of Sardinia back toward Turin, Napoleon had scarcely taken possession of the beau ti in I Palace Salmatorl. at Cliortisoo, thirty-five tulles from the Piedmon tese capital, when an aged marshal from the Sardinian side came and In formed the little general of the French that the king was about to propose terms of peace. 'Terms!" shouted the young com mander In chief In startling tones, as lie pounded the desk. "It Is 1 who inline terms. If you don't accept them at once Turin Is mine tomorrow!" Although the directory, sitting In far away Parts, had reserved the right for themselves and their trained diplomats to accept or reject terms, the young general could not delay operations for weeks while messengers were sent back and forth between the camp and the capital, so Bonaparte look It upon himself to arrange an armistice, lie called a halt to all spurring for time by drawing out Ills watch and. tapping the dial with Ills forefinger, ordered them to sign Immediately, remarking: ‘1 may lose buttles, but 1 will not lose minutes." — Condensed From "In the Path of Napoleon." by James Mongan. His Indorsement. The lute Lord Roberts once sent ills orderly to the bank to cash n check, says Pearson's Weekly, mid the clerk wanted It. Indorsed. "What for?" demanded the soldier. "Well, it’s the rule, and l can't pay you tlto money until you do Indorse It.” he was told. •'Oh, all right." grumbled the messen ger. So lie took buck the check and bit the end of a pen In deep meditation for a minute or tivo. Then he wrote this: "I beg to say that I have known Lord Roberts for several years, and be lias proved himself times without num ber to be as brave as a lion, but al ways kindly considerate to those who serve under him. And 1 have., there fore. great pleasure in respectfully in dorsing his check." Difficulties of Pronunciation. What Is the most difficult English place name for a foreigner to pro nounce? That Is a question suggested by u writer In the London Observer. Ho plumps for Southampton as the most difficult “port of cull" for the Frenchman bound for England. Obvi ously It cannot he spelled phonetically, as there Is no “th” In French. We all have these little International difficul ties. But ‘the Frenchman gets over the sea to Southampton by culling it “Sudouton.” Look Yourself Over. An editorial in the New England Homestead contains what appears to he some very good advice. Here it is: "It’s n good thing at least once a year for every farmer to stand nside and look at his place as if it belonged to some other fellow, and pick out the things this other fellow has left un done. Sticking too close to the wotk sometimes narrows h man vision and mak<s him overlook Important things. By going past a pile if rubbish four or live times a dny you finally come to tliinlc it belongs there, just as a man will sometimes plow around nn old stump year after yenr as if it were established by divine mandate.” Collier's Weekly adds the following, which appears to be no lees to the point: "If this is true of the farmer-and we imagine ic is—isn't it equally true of every other calling? Why shouldn’t the doctor, the lawyer, the minister, the teacher, the business man, the car penter, the grocer, the dny laborer, the butcher, the baker, and the candle stick maker, form the hnhitof checking themselves up thoroughly and merci lessly from time to time? At least every six months one should try to de tach his vision from his personality, should put himself under the rnisero- pcope and profit by what he discovers. And what, lime can he better than tho beginning of a new year?” Stop the Child's Colds—They Often Result Seriously. Colds, croup and whooping cough are children’s ailments which need imme diate attention. The after-effects are often most serious. Don’t take the risk—you don't have to. Dr. King's New Discovery checks the colds, soothes the cough, allays the inflammation, kilts the germs and allows Nature lo do her healing work. 60c. at your drug gist'^. Buy a bottle to-day. Salvation is Free. A colored parson in Virginia neatly explained away an inconsistency which perhaps has bothered many a thought ful person. This divine had just con cluded a powerful address entitled “Salvation is Free,” and was announc ing that it collection would be taken for the benefit of the parson and his fami ly- At this juncture up jumped a member of the congregation, exclaiming: "Look a-heah, parson, ef salvation is free, what's de usu oh payin' fer it? I ain’t gwine to give nuthin’ ’till I finds out.” The parson regarded tho interrupter with a look of pity. "I'll elucidate,’ he said. “Suppose yo’ wus thirsty an comes to a ribber. Yo’ could kneel right down an’ drink yo’ fill, couldn’t yo’? An’ it wouldn’t coat yo’ nuthin', would it?” “Obco’se not. Dat’s jest what I — ” "Do water would be free,” continued the parson; ‘‘but supposin' yo’ was to have dat water piped to yo’ house, yo’ would have to pay, wouldn’t yo’?” "Yessuh, but—” “Well, brudder, salvation is free all right, bul it’s de having it piped to yo’ dat yo’ got to pay for.” More lhan 200,000 persons die in the United States ever year from the so- called degenerative disease, according to an article just issued by tho Federal I’''blic Health Service, and the indis criminate consumption of medicines and drugs, without the advice or prescrip tion of a physician, is reported to he an important factor in their causation. REPORT OF (S4TT) THE -ft K T II K CONDITION Manufacturers National Bank At Newnan, in tho Stale of Georgia, at the close of business Dec. 81, 1914. RESOURCES. Loans nnd discounts $106,820 88 Overdrafts, secured. 674 84 > Owiilrat t«. unsecured is9 22 ' 11. S, Bonds deposited to so. run*circulation(pHt'Viiltip)$15,000 00— Subscription to stock of Federal R ‘unvp Hunk $6,400 on • L« amount unpaid . i t ROO 00 \ Furniture and fixture, Duo from Federal Hi serve Hank Duo from approved reserve n if until In central reserve cities . Dun from bunks and bankers (othor i hao above). Outside checks nnd othor cash items $|7H fil I Fractional currency 160 f)0 ' Exchanges for clearing houiui Notes of other National Banks .... Federal Reserve notes Lawful money reserve in hank, viz : Specie $10,170 70 ( Legal-tender notes 1,180 00 l Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer (not more than 5 per cent, of circuln- t ion) 3.80 i 00 15,000 00 900 00 3.464 04 4.200 00 36,128 79 276 32 836 07 1.260 77 426 00 6 00 11,826 70 Tot A!.. 760 00 $273,748 03 LIABILITIES. Capital Btock paid in $ 60,000 00 Surplus fund 30,000 00 Undivided profits $13,068 19) Less current expenses, in- ! 8.826 14 ten st nnd Inxes paid . 1.242 06 1 Circulating notea... $16.000 00— 16.000 00 Due to spproved reserved agenis in oth er reserve cities 3.947 20 Individual deposits Hubjeot to check ....$133,040 10 | CcrtUleiileH of deposit due | in It as than 30 dnys .... 1.786 96 > 156,703 79 State and municipal depos- I its 20.878 73 1 Certificates of deposit duo on or at tor 30 duy« 269 60 Totai $273,748 fJ* STATE OF GEORGIA —County of Coweta, ns: 1. W. H. Parks, Cashier of the above-nam *d bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to tin* best of my knowledge nnd belief. W. B. PARKS. Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th dny of January, 1915. Correct Attest; Jauk H. Powell. Notary Public. R. D. Cole. | T. G. Farmer, . Directors. W. B. Oku. ) One Advantage In trading with me is that you can usually get what you want at my store. Very few grocers any where, and none in Newnan, carry stocks as com plete as mine. A splendid' assortment/ 1 of fancy cakes and crackers, perfectly fresh and of the finest quality. Sliced breakfast bacon, Heinz’s mince meats, Camp’s assorted soups, and Vienna sausage. Dried peaches and apples. Fresh fish, oysters, and celery every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. “The Pear Is Not Ripe." Bourrienue asked Nupoieou before the expedition started if lie had really determined to risk his fate lu Egypt. “Yes,” wus the reply, "if 1 stay here I shall have to upset tills miserable government and make myself king. But we must not think of that yet. The pear Is not ripe. 1 have sounded, but the time Is not yet come. 1 must first dazzle these gentlemen by my ex ploits.”—Table Talk and Opinions of Napoleon Buonaparte. J- T. SWINT ’PHONE. 54 L .TtWMianBaaitfmiinuMuaaRM i ftiggp (Sggj 4 8 Dyeing, Repairing, •• i PRESSING D 1/ The Model Cook. “1 hear that you have a college graduate for a cook. Isn't that very expensive?" “Not very. She works for her hoard and clothes." “Why, how does she come to do that?" "She is my wife." The Ever Present Casus Belli. Judge—What’s the row between this man nnd woman? Policeman—You see, they’re married nnd— Judge—Wus there any other reason for the fight?— Philadelphia Ledger. Paradoxical. He—You have had a week now to think over my proposal of marriage. She—Yes; nnd the more I think of it the less 1 think of IL—Boston Trim script. Cynical Wit. Less brnlns are required to say bril liant bitter words about people than to say brilliant kind words. The cynic's wit Is easiest nnd cheapest. f ft cV thirst is a great blessing if you can get Chero-Cola. Drink it from the bottle— through a straw. Always uniform. Perfectly delicious.. DRINK" Chero-Cola Many People In This Town never really enjoyed a meal until we advised them to take a l D £ P b, P ef before and ufter each meal. Sold only by us—25c a box. John R. Cates Drug Co. Call us up and we will send for and deliver your clothes promptly. Try us and see. TELEPHONE 294 HOLBROOK TAILORING AM [LEANING [0. OPPOSITE POST OFFICE NEWNAN, GA. Free Flower Seed. Hastings’ Catalogue Tells You About It If you aro engaged in farming, or If you plant only vegetables or flow ers, you cannot afford to be without the big catalogue published fresh and new every year by the great South ern seed house, It. G. Hastings & Company, of Atlunta, Ga., and sent ab solutely free, postage paid, to all who write for It, mentioning tlie name of this newspaper. In this catalogue wo tell you of a splendid offer of free flower seed to all our customers, (lvo magnificent varieties thut mean beauty about your home and a pleasure to wives nnd daughters that nothing else can give. This catalogue tells you, too, about our big cash prize offer to the Corn Club hoys of your state. It tells all ubout our fine yielding varieties of corn and cotton—tho kind we grow on our own 3,200 acre farm. It tolls about the best seeds of all kinds for planting In lhe South. It should ho In 'evory Southern home. Write to day and let us send it to you,—H. G. HASTINGS & CO., Atlanta, Ga.—Advt Tax Receiver’s Notice. Notice to Debtora and Creditors. GEORGIA—Coweta County; Notice in hereby Riven to all creditors of the es tate of WoHley Tolbert, lute of aaid county, de- ccHfied. to render in an account of their demands to the undersigned within the time preaurihed by Jaw, properly made out; and all persona indebted to said estate are hereby requested to make imme diate payment. This Dec. 19,1914. Prs. fee, $3.76. CALLIE TOLBERT. Administratrix. P. O.. It. F. D. 1. Kaymnnd, Ga. Give us a trial order on job printing. For the Information of the Taxpay ers of Ooweta County. The books of I ho Tax Receiver will be open for the receiving of State and county taxes beginning Feb. 1 and closing May 1, 1915. FIRST ROUND. Newnan, Monday. Feb. 1. to Saturday. Feb. 13. Palmetto. Monday. Fe»<*. 15, 8 a. m. to If p. m. Moreland. Tuesday, Feb. 16. 8 a. m. to 1 p. m. St. Charles, Tuesday, Feb. 16. 2 p. m. to 4.30 p. m. Grnntville, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 8 a. m. to 12 m. Sbarspburg, Thursday, Feb. 18, 8 h. m. to 1 p. m. Turin, Thursday, Feb. 18. 2 p. m. to 5:30 p. m. Haralson, Friday. Feb, 19, 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. Si*noin, Suturduy, Fob. 20, 8 a. *n. to 6 p. m. Sargent, Monday. Feb. 22, 11 a. in. to 1 p. m, Raymond, Tuesday. Feb. 23, 8 a. m. to 10:30 a. m. SPECIAL NOTICE. All landowners aro required by law to give in the land lot numbers of each lot or parcel of land they own, in the original land district. The new law is very strict on thin point, and instructs tho Receiver not to accept, the returns on any land without LOT numbers nnd the original land dis trict. It is impossible for the Assessors to da their w**rk intelligently und do justice to the landowner without the correct information in giving the lend LOT NUMBER and land district of each land lot and parcel of land in the county. Employers are r< quired to give n lint of all em ployees on their land subject to taxes. The time for giving in taxes is from Feb. 1 to May 1. This is very important, as the books will be turned over to the Tux Assessors on May 1. Anyone who fails to give in his or her taxes with in the above-named time will bo entered on the defaulter** list und double taxed. The Tax Receiver’s books will be open at tho court-house in Newnan all the time, except when at places nnd dales named above. Date for Reckoning Taxes Will Be From Jan. 1. B. PAUL SMITH. Tux Receiver. Old newspapers for sale at this office at 25c. per hundred. Pay your Subscription.