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THE NEWNAN NEWS. Issued Every Friday. J. T. FAIN, Editor and Publisher SUBSCRIPTION RATE. $100 PER YEAR. ures, it in bnliwved he can make a showing that will win. Comparative figures of receipts at this postoffico show that there has been a remarkable increase in IT 18 UP TO YOU Welcome Miss Magpie Crain continues -very sick. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Amis, of Newnan, ’Phone No. 20. Of T ILE I'P-STAIRS IN THE WILCOKON BL 06 NIWS ItlfRS SIXTH YUR. Now, fellow farmers. we want to in dulge in a little plain talk. It is almost time for action. Within the next twO| weeks, the weather permitting, the visiting in our community this business during the past few years, major part of the cotton to be planted j „. aCB ft r rnwr-A MIIITTV For the fiscal year ending March j this year, in this section, will have been | Prayer meeting will be held at Monnt 1 '♦>] lhfi7 the receipts amounted tu j planted. Alter that time talk is out of j 0 ftrrne i n ext Sunday afternoon at three i-.Vno-ift Ib„ v«r ondim> rder You will have sown the seed.and | 0 ' clock . The farmers are wanting Euushine now. so that they may get their cotton planted. Miss Lena Hutchens spent Saturday night ami Sunday with her sister, Mrs. E. L. McKoy. Miss Emma Stephens, of Franklin. ] who hae been taking music under Prof. Johnson, visited home folks Sunday. Quarterly meeting was held at Mount Carmel Saturday and Sunday. Fine sermons were preached both days to good congregations by Rev. B. P. Allen. “Uncle Parks” wn'ialso present Sunday. We were very much shocked to hear of the death of Miss Susie Gibson, which occurred Monday from that dread dis ease. comriraption. The remains were J I ,hh1 week s JRBUC of the News wiih number 52. With this issue the News enters its sixth yeur. Having survived js-rilH incident to a voyage upon the sea of jour nal ism for five years, tile News 1 eginH its sixt h year with all suiIh set, and bowling along before a slid I reey.e <d jtopular approval and merited success which bide fair to reduce the perils <d the re mainder of its vovuge to a mini mum. Having been at the helm of 1 lie Nows tor such a short time, the present editor is not qualified to speak authoritatively of it? past., of which he has only t he gen eral knowledge glean' d by a cas ual perusal of its columns during the past year or two. However, lm can speak with certain knowl edge of its present and can pre dict., with some degree ot certain ly, in reference to its future. 'I'lu' News has lived long enough to establish itself us one of the fixtures of the future in Coweta count y. It is here to he reckoned with in years to come. It lias been identified with the energy, progress and development of tins city and county; and its present editor and publisher dbes not in tend that it shull he a less impor tant. iactor, along these lines, m $4,i .U..><i. For tin >‘ ar ,u( ‘“e a jj depend upou your action whether March dl, J'lOo, the receipts | von j.p (l p remunerative harvest, or a amounted o $10,184.44. The j whirlwind of low prices that will sweep quarterly receipts for the years you again into poverty and want. Your named were as follows: i that * on lM " e P 1 ^ 1 ; ed a full acreage of corn and other loocl April 1 to June 30, 18‘.ih, $1,114 13.July ^ (;r0 j W y 0ur ,.spense account for these ar- 1 to Sept. 3<), 1800, $1,1M» 36; Oct. 1 , ticlen has been low. Y on have also ob- Deo. 31,1800, $1,216,32; Jati. I to March Bervw j tfiat when you have done this, 31. Ifcln, $1,874 6b; 1 otal for, tour ^ T i mt the cotton crop has not exceeded quarters, $4,702 30. April I toJnuo 30,1004,$2,012 0G;July 1 »o Bejit. 30, 1004, $2,420 08; Oct. I to Dec. 3J, 1004,$2,84083; Jan. 1 to March 31, 1006, $2,846 88; tatal for the four quarters fl0,J34 44. ten nnd a half million hales. You will also remember that yon have been re ceiving in the. neighborhood of ten cents for your cotton when the crop was not in csctes of ten million lialesi Now. you should know all this without furtli- There* has been a steady increase j ,-r argument. It makes no difference in postoflicc receipts each year I what any one tells you,you should know since 1807; showing that Newnan that, experience is your best teacher. ^ ou know that lust'ty repeats its>«ll., interred in Elim cemetery on Wednes-j The same force, surrounded by the same , d(tJ , Her fRmi | y aU( i friends have our j circumstances that won the battle 01 ( heartfelt sympathy. tVe were very sorry to hear of the has enjoyed a gradual, constant, solid growth, This growth is go ing on nt presold, mid will con- Waterloo will win other battles, and so tinU»*; and it is believed t hose it goes the world over and so history facts will have groat weight with w ‘ 11 continue to repeat itself officials of tho post office depart ment when presented for their consideration by Congressman Adamson. Will you ever learn wisdom by ex perience': Last spring cotton went up above 16 cents the pound when it was all out of the farmers’ hands. The s|H*cnlative pnee in the speculators Further figures in reference to | hands, cotton went up far above its real . ... i nul | value. You bit at the bait—swallowed the business ot the postofheeshow 1 1 the hook, hue, pole and all and went to that during the year ending March j work ftU( j planted every briar patch and 81, 1906, the number of registered 0 ld fie dge field in cotton. Result.: Cot- letters dispatched by the Newnan I tou dropped in price one liuudred per office was 1,180, anti the number cent, aud you are the sucker. Can any received nnd delivered was l.oHO. During the same period there were issued ti,125 money orders, of the value of $28,506.71, and 2,787 were puid, valued at $25,207.05. death of Joe Lime (whose illness we mentioned last week), which occurred Saturday morning. The remains were carried to Centralhatchee, Carroll county. Wc extend our deepest sym pathy to his bereaved wife and friends, j MEMORIAL EXERCI8E8. The News wants more corres pondents. New ones are appear ing in our columns every week,but business on earth stand such loss? Are you going to retreat the folly of last All ore invited to the Memorial exer cises at the Turin M E church on the afternoon of April 20, nt 3 o’clock The Improvement club of Turin has had two soldiers’ graves inclosed and | marked. This club has put forth its year? Do you insist on being the hot- j best efforts to find some relative or in- tom dog in the fight instead of the cor ner-stone of prosperity? Do you wish to leave to your children, as a heritage, your worn out. farm with all its worn- out. hills and gullies, tnmbled-dowu hauses and nukept door yards and ex- pect them to keep your grave green when you are under t lie sod? If so, you will be disappointed. Wake up, now. terested party to give [information con ceming the birth and regiment of these j soldiers. Their names are J T Linden j aud A O Sloan, from East Tennessee. Any information will be gladly received, j Following are the names of the sol diers buried at Tranquil cemetery: \ Patrick carruical, William Hunter, j Richard Hunter, Tom Hunter, James 11m future than it lias in the past. 1 several places in the county are In fact, the News’ influence and still unrepresented. The News importance will increase as its wants a correspondent at each of business expands and its circula- these places. We expect, to cover un ,| «" confidently the county with a force of report- Mutable laws of supply and demand, ery. Ben dark, John G Summers, J x ’’ 1 . ... ,. ,, x- , 1 The hankers encourage von to make i Linden aud A O Bhaw. j ers who will secure for the News , „ ' rm | I each week every new and see yourselves as the world looks j Hnuter, Wiley Herring. Albert Martin, 1 upou yon. A giant in strength and an | Fred Page. Tom Shell, Rufus Shell, i imbecile in performance,if yon continue I William Summers, W H Addy, W Sj to disregard the effect of the plain and ' Bniley. John McCullough. Frank Drew- ; <i xpert it will become a iiiue,, | e, j your farm self-sustaining. The careful, greater factor for g.ioil in the each week every news item | merchant tenches yon the lesson of not j county than it lut-- been during | importance. Tim correspondent w over stocking your market on any ouo ! the years (it its early struggles. j pnz grows in interest. | line of goods. The, ministers pray for) I( js 1 lm firm purpose of the All the correspondents are edit.nrnt tlie News to make it a ing to win the prizes. Th newspaper for all the people. | will welcome others who wish t No personal likes or dislikes, putty REVIVAL MEETINGS AT FIRST BAPTIST OHURCH. siriv- you and ask onr Creator to watch over News I y° a and keep you from going astray. jealousy or spite, will enter into tho conduct ot this paper under his management. All the people of Newnan an<l t’oweta county will receive trank, courteous, honor able front moot in tlm columns ot the paper and in personal contact with its editor. Wo propt Revival meetings at. the First Baptist Even the lawyer sympathizes with yon. I church are attracting overflowing andi- But neither the Heavens, nor the earth, jences and deep interest is manifested by join its force ol reporters and “ii-, n0 r the regions below can prevail with j people of all denominations. Rev J J ! t,.]- \ fij H contest. some of yon and stop you and save you j Porter, ol Joplin, Missouri, is doing the from yourselves. ! preaching: aud the music is in charge pi If you don’t heed the lesson now 1 Prof S T Snow, of Savunuah. taught, never again ask for pity or dr- The first of the week several preach- 1< i rd tv person sis good treat- i moot as they are capable of ap preciating. Those persons who have soured on the world, or the News, who are narrow of mind, The News learns from its farmer friends t hat t he corn acreage in t’oweta this year will break the record. This is not t rue of every community in 1 he county, but it is true of the county as a whole. Much fertilizer is being used for corn this season; which fact ex plains why fertilizer sales have clare your harden too hard to bear. Never again let your plaintive voice be heard in lamentation over the ruin you have brought on yourselves. Put your own shoulder to the wheel if you may expect to succeed, for there is no power on earth that, can stay your hand except your own will jHiwer. You have now on hand something like three million hales ol' surplus cotton and been so large. The News believes j (h e price is about 73j> cents. Another .there will be a substantial redue- j such croj ns you grew last year and you I prominent singers and music teachers prejudiced, and incapable ot ap-: ( j on ,,f t lie* cotton acreage in Cow- i will have five to six millions of surplus. [and i e making the singing one of the best ers were, present and some strong ser mons wore delivered by Rev J S Wor- 1 rell, D D, of Louisville, Ky. Rev H R I Bernard, D D. of Atlanta, and Rev K H ; Rhodes, of Palmetto Later in the week j Rev Mr Porter arrived and he is assist ing Dr Nunnaily in continuing the ser-1 vices He speaks with earnestness and 1 power and excellent results will doubt- j less follow his consecrated efforts Prof. Snow is oue of the South's most j The remarks of Editor Small, predating frank, friendly and honest.dealing, (it them be su< ^ j fertilizer used l'or cotton, in Coweta county) will be given a i wide berth by this paper nnd its editor. We can make far better use of our time than to let it run to waste in the hopeless effort to placate such folks or increase tlie width of their omniums between their eyes. To the fair minded, intelligent ami public,spirited citizens id Cow eta county, the News extends greetings on the fifth anniversary ot its birth, with the assurance that its health is good, its future bright, and its determination to serve them is unshaken. ta this year ami of the amount ol\* oU ^es not take a professor of mathe-1 features of the services. matics to tell that cotton will again sell ! — ^__ forlive cents a pound. With every- 1 thing the farmer buys selling at top | notch and extra labor beyond his reach, 0VER10AT5 AND PANTS] THE SUPREMACY OF Dcsbecker- Block Made to Order Clothes becimrn apparent by crit ical Inspection or by com parison with other f*n menu costing $10 to MO more. They arc urr cqualcd In make, style and wearing qualtrica. V 1 how deep will lie be in debt next fall if t he Brunswick Journal, do not j when cotton brings five cents? NI»NAN M*Y Gil mil DtlIVlR>. The showing made by the New- nan post office during the fiscal year ending March 81, 1905, may imtitle this city to free mail de livery. Congressman Adamson will use his influence with the‘sight of the need tor more regi- uuthoritios in Washington City to 1 deuces. People just ket ji on corn- secure free delivery for Newnan; ing this way. Homes must bt- *4uid, backed by tin tacts and tig* provid'd for them. burden the mi min* of a great num ber of Georgians. Bam is a unique dispenser ol words, a picturesque slinger of slang. His writings amuse, but only occasionally con vince. Many people laugh over his sayings; but few—very few— are willing to follow his leader ship in politics. Anvway, Judge A. D. Freeman s article advocating u change in Georgias primary system, has stirred up the newspapers and politicians. Some men ot both classes advocate a change and som* are opposed to a change. Newnan citizens should not lose This problem we leave for the farmer to solve.—Rome Tribune. Judge Dunne, Democratic may or-elect of Chicago, is the father of ten children, the eldest being only 17 years of age; but he has not yet received a congratulatory telegram from President Roose velt. The Florida Legislature is after the vagrants. Can any person name the last resting place oi Georgia’s vagrancy law? The man who wants to profit by wrong doing is never at a loss for Needed EaroungnirBl. **1 remember,” said an old naval offi cer, "bearing of an incident on hoard of n ship which was commanded by a religious captain who would not allow the mute to use profane language or violence toward the crew nnd where the work aud diselpllue were carried on more liy moral suasion than by force, with the result that things went very slowly. The men did not Jump to the braces or ropes, aud the general work of the ship was Blow. "While at anchor one day in the har bor of ltio two of the sailors, leaning over the rail, were watching work go ing on on hoard of another ship an chored close to them, where the oppo site system prevailed. The air on that ship was lurid with the language of the mate, aud the men were treated with n violence that was far from necessary, but the work went on quickly. The sails were furled anil the yards braced in a smart and seamanlike manner. As they listened to the sulphurous or ders of the mate oue of the sailors on the good ship remarked sententiously to the other: “ ‘Bill, d’ye see now what it is we an excuse. The railers against fashion Are two kinds— Those who would like to Dress correctly, But don’t know how, And those Who are frankly too lazy To try. The first named Have our pity. Tne man who is too lazy To defer to good form Need not be considered. The dandruff On his shoulder And the one sided pucker Of his cravat Proclaim him “Sloven” As unerringly As stripes Mark a zebra. P'ashion has an Important place In the scheme of things. It refines customs, Nurtures breeding, Sweetens fellowship, Promotes all the social graces, Guides its followers upward. Fashion cannot unaided Turn out a gentleman In the best sense, But it does help mightily Toward it. Assuredly, It makes a man Respect himself: And that’s the first step Toward having his fellow-men Respect him. April 17th, 18th and 19th Are the dates Of our Opening, Regard it With an inspection. The lateness of season Leaves many Odd suit and Pant Patterns At considerable reduction. want aboard here? encouragement! 1 ” We want a little Men who would scorn to cheat in business have no hesitancy in i world than many of those whom people There are m greater wretches in tt»: I .cheating in politics. 1 in genera! Ink* to be happy. -Seneca. ORR & mm