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THE NEWMAN NEWS. C»»ry PrMiy. News has had all the business it could handle, and but little solicit ing has been done. Increased fa- \ m. *+**.*«*. ^*uwi.h« for handlin * bu8ine8 , 8 ’ a — larger force of employes and an enlarged paper demand more busi ness. This the News is going af- PECULIAR CURRENCY SKINS OF ANIMALS PROBABLY FIRST FORM OF MONEY. THE stJKcnmai mte, tut m tem. •FflOAL PAPER Of COWETA COMTT. 'Phone Mo. 20. MflCE UP STAIRS IN THE WltCOIO* M.M ter, systematically and energetical ly. The business men of the city and county wilt have the News' claims for patronage presented to TW NfW WWS. new Now* I’lilnrgnd to six col umns to til*- pugn and issued from sprinting plant which Iiiih been so greatly improved that the News’ oldest friends fail to recog iinte the surroiHidings when they! drop in to visit us. This number of the Nhwh was due to up|H'ur March 1st ; but de- An editorial clipping from the lay in receiving and installing our ; Oglethorpe Kcho, which will be engine made it im|M>Hsible for the found in another column ot the pa)s-r to a|»jM!ar in enlarged form ■ News, discusses the question ot inaugurated. With these remarks as an intro duction, the new News sa utes the ; p.ople of Coweta County! LIT THE PEOPLE ELECT RaIIHOM) commissioners. Him the r»«*nl As*. With Ikt Aaltaala laataaS a( Their Palta , aa a MtSlaa af Kaahaaia—Shall, Laathar aa4 Natal Tahaaa. Tbara was a time whan neither coin nor even tnrtals In the rough were In use among mankind aa a circulating them; and a most thorough and ,„«^ii U ui. Numismatics, na a rule, go no _____ ! complete campaign for circulation, farther back than 800 or BOO ye*re be- Thm is the tirst number of the coveiing the entire county, will be fore the Christian era to the stamped pieces of inetal circulated among the Creeks and I.ydlana. It may be of Interest to glance at some of the early forms of curreucy and at the strange substitutes for money still In use among barbarous I •copies. The earliest substitute for coin cur- 1 rent used by man Is believed to have been the skins of anlmuln. This medi um of exchange was employed by the undent Itussians and ulso by the tirst settlers of this country. Certulu tribes of the Alaskan Indians today use the pelts of hoars uttd fonts for currency. The pastoral age succeeded the hunt ing age, hikI men begun to use animals themselves Instead of their skins for a circulating un-dlum. The animals principally employed were sheep and ox on, their relative val ue being determined by the undent Itomnns at ten sheep for one ox, which standard Is still recognised aunmg the Mongol tribes. Truces of this custom are still visible In the Irish und Ice- Intelic laws. Among (ho curly Teutonic races lines wore often paid In cattle, and tin- 'Aw Ins and the Kattlrs In this year of grace make use of this old time medium. A direct Unit between this practice and the use of metal coins for money Is found In the currency of the early ItoinuiiH. who lists) pieces of brass clip- off from a mass. shells were brought from India to IJ* ; •rpool to exchange for palm oil. The.' j value In Bengal U ft.200 to tbs rupee m altoMt seveuty to tiie rent. j The list of what dh.v tw termed curi ous money is an extensive one. Ball Is used Id Abyssinia and whales' teeth In the FIJI Islands. In some of the south s«u Inlands red feathers form tb< currency. Among the native Austri ans greenstone and red ocher are used. Female slaves form the standard of value In the retired districts of New Quins*. In the rurnl parts of Norway corn Is nsed fur coin, riecea of silk pass as currency lu China and cakes of tea In Tibet. At the great fairs of lower Novgorod. In Uuoela, tin Is the accept ed standard of value. In the British West Indies plus, a slice of bread snd a pinch of ouuff all have a purchasing power, while on the African coast axes are the currency most In vogue. The strangest coin of all, however, la the Ideal moucy spoken of by Montes quieu us being found lu certain parts of Africa. This singular currency Is called “mu coute," but Is purely n sigu of value without a unit. — Clinton Mon tague lu Forward. until this date Now t Imt. 1 lio en largement of ilm paper is ft non in- pludiod, I lie first |»nrt nl (In* prom- ihi- made to the |mm>|>Ih of Nntvinin uinl Uowtdu county by tint News’ present editor uli(l publisher lilts lict'ti fulfilled; but # in ndditioti to tin- foregoing, we promised to give tlmm in the News the Imst county newspnjs r Coweta has ever had. This part of our promise cannot be consummated in u week or month- probably not in a ytmr- Inrt it is our firm purpose to looting Georgius railroad com missioners by a direct vole of the people The Echo’s editorial is given to (he News’ readers for what it is worth, as an argument on tlie right, side of this question, and the News takes advantage of this opportunity to go on record iih favoring the proposition to let the people elect the railroad com missioners. This is a question of grave im portance to the welfare-of the people of Georgia; and one that is going to lie nettled (und HuttJutlypert ‘““•‘future. I‘i l.et the people elect the MYSTERY OF OCCULTISM. Aa Incident That Chanced tkf View* of n Skeptical MluUeal. The subject hud turned to occultism, when tlie student Who hail been listen lug attentively said: “1 was skeptical for u mlniber of years In regard to the stories I heard of occult manifesta tions until I came face td face with a practical demonstration right here In New Orleans which convinced me lhat there are many strange laws of nature of which we are entirely Iguoruut. One What is Easter without a KNOX? ORR & POWELL, Sole Agents. Montevallo Coal Mining Co. Organized under a New Jersey Charter. Miners and Shippers of Montevallo Coal W. F. Aldrich f President. J. L. McConaughy, Sec. Sl Treas. Aldrich, Ala.,Apr i l 19th, 1905. Mr . E. C . Goodwyn, N ewnan, Ca . , Dear Sir Your fore u e, favor of the 17th, i n s t . . is be- and in reply will say that we "make good” our pledged word t tin- people of Cowt.tu county, mul j l ight) in tlm near fut ur wo expect tn.luhor tarnosilvand ‘•nergcticttll v to this und until our j commissioners of G corgi purpose is accomplished. Tin-' N*,\v* will lx> improved week by 1 ;,nt'er, la the tlineHif Hcrvlus Ttillltis. ^ .. .. . me I,.ass was celt J and marked with' <i riiXljCOi^r 1 ,|jf. nf-ur,. ( ,f all ox. An Interesting Ut il! ‘tie lift of etyinoTdglcal lore Is uonnetdod day i met a stranger on st. cimi'los h ave given you the agency for our coal Htreet who speke to me as familiarly as if he had kiiovVinue for years. Newnan and no on 8 else will handle our "‘I urrlved • ill New Orleans yester day from Europe.’ lie said, 'and 1 hud a strange premonition that 1 would meet a man of your- description and i n coal there except yourself. Very truly, J. L. McCONAUGHY, Secy. Whether oo„lnn iglt or week, nnd its dcvobipment- and j next full, farmers who pruciicp gt'otuh will ho tin a solid und hist* ’ divepsilied fanning (plant corn, .ng b«« Now. with this custom, for tlui Latin word for'inbney, ixtoimU—whdtire out;, unsl ow I era term- pecuniary—'was derived from perils, cuttle. -1 ■ MoUjli.' money was used, however, long before the time of the lt inihiis. , , I ppuh ami vegetables,.and As fur b**. ««* tlm days of Ah.’.ilin.ff , ^ , -, nlIU0I1 ,.,.- »-■>; - tv" •" word in rnfenmoirto the, wi || find themselves pfoajktmut rf ,|K ’ «*** “"«» s.KW Tor |1|1( , pj,,,,,,,,. ^.rfeetly Wcoptlve.- To News’ ma'iageiiUMit unit policy : , llu | if happens to li.il i> JT?P‘ i, v " ‘ I'um'or- him I did wlmt lie suggested, nxed’scUlo. 'I ho glad to do anything In my power. 1 To make a long story short, we be- ciimo good MCnds anil' were In the habit of seeing eoeli other quite fre-J quetitly. lie. was grout l.v Interested In oefUftlsm. -hilt I ronly laughed ut his ; many stories and told him I \vus a i puor subject for a convert to his UiunrleH. Finally one day lie iudueed , THE PRICE OF A LIFE. | Contract for GranlviUe Cot ton Mills How Old Tht* News is llm property of u duly charioted nnd organized our- purnl inn. Tim present odilui* owns u tnu(only of the stock of s ml nor point ion und Iiiih.abwilnltt control ol the biisiniMs ami ndilo- uul uiaii.igeinont, policy, ami evi-rj’td her teat tire connected with tlie public ttoti ol the News. This statement is liltulo that tint pilhllc may tuttloi'siaiiil this mutter; in order iltHi no portion, in the ftt- ttiro, muv bill into tlm error of shoiiUlering tespotisiliilily for the editor’s nut ions upon any stock holder ol tlie News Printing (’ puny. Tlm man whose name ap pears ut top of these columns as editor and publisher of I lie News, ! is controlling this paper without uny diclution or assistance from ni, tn wh utty living man ami it is being conducted in ucc irdiilioe with Ins ideas, opinions ami principles. He will gratefully accept whatever cotiimoinlution the public may see til to b. slow upon his labors; and will olnsTluhy accept the public s censure, when that fill s to Ins lot. pros| and if coltoii happens to hq t^ (T?e c 'tils gait at lhat lime, tlie all cotton fanners will against mole hard t hues. If majority rule is' Democratic, as we have always heard it is, it is not easy to s«'e why Democrats < should object to requiring a ma jority vote to nominate in the pri-, , munes. I f iniiiorit ies are to nomi nate, don’t cnl I it Demoferttcy.— iSparta Islnmielltu. The T pl'ise ntd masville Tiuies-Enter- tlie fact that the two Sams (.lopes and Small) are sing ing Psalms for (Mark Howell. ncjf. It was fount* wmd,iifo.t,V, v fu V‘ ''ante. flic. ilvhi'uwH had “jew'td money" In >iiiri |i ‘ tip I a»r<tUlo:i .to shekels and talents ami dpahiu uf..gold and silver. On .tlie Lgypllim ts•intis gold Is represimtod as l~i Iiic -ivi-lirlimI In rluirr lur eomtnerflal pariMses, ratlier aa linprovetuent, It may las considered, on the earlier metal lump. I’.cfore the Introduction of coined tu-mey lut") skewers or spikes of Inn and copper constituted the ctir- ncy six making a dram or haudl'til. Tills Iron immey continued in use amour; the Spartans for many cen turies. and Plutarch tells us that to a great ipi.nnflty nnd weight of this hut a small value was assigned, so that to lay up ten mimic, a little over C.”l. it whole room was required, and to re move It nothing less Ilian a yoke of Tli tin* constant advertiser o makes advertising largest dividends. Madras I In: pay Claude Pitts, of Newnan, visited here last Sunday. Mrs. Fannie I lyde visited James llytil's tamily in Heard county,last i'lic appioval ot d sapproval ol,weck. the poptdace • is of small conse •qu.ncc to us in comparison with the retention ot sell respect ami a q.oid conscience. Wc expect to Miss Mollic Ramsey, of Heard coinilty. is t ie guest ot her aunt, Mis. Fannie Hyde. Spence Hays, of Newnan, was meet everybody on a friendly foot- ,, 10 SUUBl ot |,j s brother, Harrison ihg, accord everybody courteous I llavS| , ;lst Sunday. Krle Redwinc has left this place to accept the position of railroad anJ honorable treatment, give our patrons the beat service wejarc'j capable ot rendering, fight for and .^^ .^ pr'imbl^’G^ defend the principles and policies ■*4 believe to be rtgbt, and let tlie , -...’..u, i | U « 1 Ala., where he has the po- sition of agent for the Western Railway of Ala. School at Madras closes today, Apii) 21sf. Under the manage ment ot Miss JennieJ.ee Houston, our school has made splendid prog ress this tear Tomorrow the school will pie-lie .If Giant Patk, Atlanta. A pleasant outing is an* tietpated. results take care of themselves. If the. kind of newspaper out lined anil the kind of editor indi cated are ihi kind Newnan and Coweta County de-ire, the News ought to ne emu ently successful, ll they prefer some other kind of newspaper and echtor, doubtless this tact will appear ou the surface in due time. The News i here as a business enterprise—just like the factories and store, of the city. It makes no claim on any citiren except as a business enterprise. It will do business on a business basis and oxen. In oortiiIn parts of Central Africa iron spikes are still used, after the Spartan fashion, and. ueeot'dlng to Adam Smith, it was not so long ttgt that nails wore used as a subsidiary colli In Scotland: hence, perhaps, we obtain the term "tenpenny nail" I. e„ ten for a penny. During the commercial supremacy of Carthage the common currency used by her merehanis and sailors both In their trade at home and with foreign nations was pieces of leather stamped with the arms of tin* powerful republic. The currency of the Aztecs consisted of transparent quills of gold dust, of hits of tin out In the form of a T and of hags of cocoa containing a sped fled number of grains. "Blessed money." exclaims tlie old uuiiullst, l’eter Martyr, "which excepts Its possessor from avarice since it' cannot lie long hoard ed or Itlddeu under ground." The earliest coinage In America was the famous “hog money” made In 1012 for the Virginia company at tlu* Sum mer Islands, now the Bermudas The coin was of brass, with the legend "Sommer Islands" -uud u "hogge on one side In memory of the abundance of hoggos which were found on the tirst landing.’’ • * The currency of the early "colonfeta was a very mixed one. At one tlitic musket halls pussed for change ut « farthing apiece und were a legal tender lie' placed d pencil lu my liund, uud quite unconsciously 1 began to write rapidly in a stratige hand. After com pleting nine pages- 1 signed the. Ijtst pug-' with u name L had ppvcr heard before. What strange force compel led me I know not, It Just scented that 1 must, write. All this time my friend was scanning the pages eagerly. When he saw the name at the end he uttered an exclamation of surprise. “ Did you ever know that man'/’ he asked eagerly. "I told him I did not. " ‘Well, that man was my dearest friend. lie was drowned ten years tig i lu the China sea!’ •'Volt can Imagine my surprise. The letter I Imd written was an eerie af fair describing life lit the spirit land, and you can imagine the interest with which 1 read It. It took me several days to recover from the strange shock of It all, and since that day 1 have never made another experiment or at tempted to delve into the mysteries of occultism. However. I’m a linn be liever lu the existence of natural laws about which we know absolutely noth ing." New Orleans Tlnies-Deuiocrat. Who Fixed I'nitrr the Anttlu-Snxon I.hwn. According to Anglo-Saxon lows, ev ery uiitnlH Ufa. Including that of the king. ,\vas rallied nt a fixed price, and took It couUl commute the money payfneut upon a The life of ti peasant wns honed to ho wortll 2(K):shllllugs, that of a man of noble birth 1.2IKI shillings, uud the killing of a king involved the regicide In a payment of 7.2(H) sldl- Uttfcs. ' : It has been pointed out that the heir to the throne could thus get rid of the existing occupant by murdering him uud thereafter handing over the lino, according to the scale, to the excheq uer, when his offense would ho purged and his money would come bar himself, for in those days the sover- Piku Bros, of La Grange, have aeon veil contract to erect buildings tor the Grant- ville cottop mills. Contract price is f22,7f>r>. It is proposed to spend fdOO,- out) in erecting this plant. It-will tie a modern mill in every respect und a valuable addition to GranlvtUe’s manu facturing interests. Odd Fellows Will Celebrate Newnan Lodge, No. 102, Odd Fellows, will celebrate the order’s tKith anniver sary on April 27th ut then hull in this city. Judge VV. R. Ofiinpbeli, of Lu to j Grunge, is the orator selected tor the oc casion. and other speakers will bepres- oign received all lines as personal per- | 011t . There will also lie refreshments iiuisltes. There' Is vvry little doubt i . , . , : 11,1,1 “ Rciteiftl good time lev number* ot that these rough means were practical ly applied In the ease of some rulers of Bugle lid lu the prccouqttcst period.— London Telegraph, the order. Shrinors Co to Atlanta Two I-klMO-d I*hn 1 NhmenI. An F.uglish newspaper says that a Newnan was well represented at- schoolmaster was in the habit of pan- i Yattrib Temple Nobles of the Mystic Drain Work mill l.rnigi'vltr. A medical limit who gave evidence lu a chancery division ease test Hied us to tlie connection between brain work and longevity lu a way that charmed the lawyers atal will charm other brain workers. One-third of the laborers in rural districts, lie Is reported as saying, die of brain stiffening, and the average vegetative rural laborer dies milch earlier than the hard thinking lawyer simply because his brain rusts from lack of exercise. “The use of the brain prolongs life.”- There is much In this. lulling scholars who came late school in the morning by keeping them In la the afternoon. One who was five minutes Inte was kept In ten minutes and so ou in proportion. One morning. It elmuced that the school master was half an hour late, uud a smart hoy among bis pupils was not slow to rcmlud him of the fact. "I’m very sorry for being late, hoys.” said tl.e schoolmaster, with a twinkle in his eye. "and as 1 punish you It's only fair that you in turn should punish me. so' you will all stay and keep me in for an hour this ufternoon." A nrwwiilnK Letter. One of Browning’s letters Is n reply to a young |«>et who wrote asking Browning’s advice about publishing a volume of poems. The reply, in part. Is as follows uud may serve a useful .... doubt, and we believe that thorough purpose to young poets of today as statistics ns to lunacy .would astonish H sounds strange and almost Shrine in Atlanta Wednesday night lust, A large class was instructed in the mysteries of theoider. Borne of tho best Masonic blood of Newnmi made- "trosli meat" for tho pilgrimage over tho hot sands. They were: llr W A Turner, Jack Powell, Jr, T B Mangtun, Tom Fisher, Joe Arunlt, Rnwsou Dear, Rev H IT Davies, J F Reynold-, and Dr TS Bailey, Tho Newimn nobles wtto Went along.us the special friends of the candidates to see tlmt they received tho woitli of their money ware, E II Bow man, C li Glover, II W A mall, J O Addy, Dr Tom Co‘e,N I.North, PT Mc- Cutchen.O F and J A Bttsser. What the candidates Imd was a plenty, They have recovered from the scorching und strenuous toils they underwent, Uutaic, still uching lorn chance to get exc-n. those who imagine that It is the wear , anil tear of high pressure thinking uud exeilume'iH that more than • anything else, sends Tueii. mad. _ But some dis count surely must he,allowed lu the. ease of lawyers, for Instance—for the fact that tlie weaklings are killed or frightened off early, while In the.coun try air even a man of poor stamina and lustUUclently fed can vegetate for for sums under a shilling, t’orn, lieans, i. a long time; also worry must he reck- sad to me that I should ho Imagined of authority In this kind. 1 who for years could not get n line printed ex cept at m.v own expense, and l begun half n century ago or more." codtlsb and peltries were also legal ten der. Wampum, the shell Semi money of the Indians, was thi* currency most In use, however, .being accepted by the colonists as a c(jyveiileut token. There were two kinds of lljls shell oiled with. If harft brain exercise does not kilt, chronic bnilp worry will, and the two are too often associated now adays.—Pull Mull Gazette. Mlcluuk 1k* PaMWAtlou. The Young Woman (surprised and Vullgunuti—Hew dared you kiss me. $lr! Penitent Young Man—Why. you said you’d like to see me do It. The Young Woman—But you know ns well ns 1 do that 1 suld It with an exclama tion, point at the end!—Chicago Trib une. A Glffitntfc Woollen Stntne. In the Japanese capital there Is a money — "wnmpuu.eug." which, was gigantic Image of a woman, tufjRe of FOUND DEAO IN TENNESSEE RIVER W. B. Wo d, a native of Newnan an 1 n nephew of Judge B. W. J. Dent, was found dead in the Forked Deer River, near Jackson, Teun., ou April 10th. Ills death is a mystery, but foul play is in accordance with business prin- |* u «peeted. Mr. Wood wns a commercial traveler, give him too •&* years of age, and u bachelor. lie formerly lived lu Atlanta and wns a brother-in-tnw of Judge Joint R Wil kinson. Him remains were mtei red ut The News is 0OW prepared, not I Jaoksou, but it is ‘probable will la- ex- white «ml made from the conch, or periwinkle, and "snrhdm>ck.” wlti<-h was dark purple and thnde from the hard shell clam. The purple wars worth twice as much its the white. The shell was broken in pieces, rubbed smooth on :t stone till about the thickness of a pipestem, then pierced with a drill und strung into necklaces, bracelets and belts. The English. French uud Dutch set- wood and plaster,-dedicated to Haelii- tnnn. the god * of - war. In • height It measures fifty-four feet, tli#? head alone, which W reached by a winding stairway Jn The Interior of the figure, being large.qqough to comfortably bold twenty persons,. The figure holds a huge wooden swonl in., one hand, the blade of the weapon .-being fweuty- sevetl feet long, and a ball twelve feet In diameter In the other. Internally S*ttlta«. Smith—Jones. I’m going to tnarry nnd 6ettle down. Jones—Humph! You’d'hetter remain single and settle UP. There was no fnjl moon In the whole of February. IS:<d. According to as- tranouiers, this' will fiot occur again until the year 2-KtbCKi2. cinlcs;kM(I it wants no man’s busi nets uuleu i.t can cents of value for every _ dollar of hit money received tiers all ust*d wutupum, the value be-' the model Is fitted up with extraordi nary anatomical arrangement which Is supposed to rep-wsent tho different portions of tlie brAi. A fine view of the country obtained by looking olu i ymr it aMiiimes a woody snb- on|y to print more nows,.. but to ar^ommodhte tnore ; advertiser* wtih space in its column#. Dur- ut* the past ' thrCc mouths the ktep toward-moral regeneratiou. burned aud again iuteiml in this city. A satisfied stomach is the first *r soUddiory coin lug fixeil in lt’i40 at six l>oads for ft penny. The strings were called fath oms and varied In value from 5 to 10 shillings. Shull money lias played quite an Im portant part la tlie world’s commerce. ‘ The small hard. shell known ns the cowrie to used today. I* India, the __ Indian to lands and Africa tn the place were piled nreund It and fired. taK that der heavy at< Tti* l.lrarle* HUxt. The licorice plaut resembles n rose with a single green stem, reaches a height of trbout three feet and bears a sn.al! tv.rple star shaped flowur. The first year’s ru»t growth resembles a loosely twisted string of tow and may run to twenty feet Ik length. 'Die sih - Chautauqua is Being Re organized | Tlie Newnan Chautauqua Association j is being reorganized and suLscnplions solicited for tlie purpose of holding a 1 Chautauqua here in July. The Botud | of Directors has been reorganized and is composed of the following gentlemen: B. T. Thompson, Chairman; W. I'. Gearreld, Secretary; Prune Campbell, Assistant Secret ary; I. N. Orr, Jr.,N. L. North, J. T. Funi, Bum Banks, T. S. Part’ott. C. B. Glover and D. VV. Boone. The directors are now engaged ill tanking pieparatious to place the move ment oil a solid basis. Cue liuuilred and fifty shttieg of,stock, at #20 ja-r slmiv, Will be .taken by citizens of the city to guarantee- the expenses of tlie Chautuu- quu. VV lien the stock subsorijfUona have been received, otlxir details ol the movement will receive atti nt ion. The Chautauqua held lieie last year was a great sucuess. financially and otherwise, and this year the [ Lomoters of the movement bo]>e t<> improve ou lust year’s work all along the line. through one of tlie eyes of the figure. Japanese tradition says that daring the time of the Teahomeng rebellion. stance when dry. - aud the third year It acquires Its commercial valve. The time for dtggtag the root la the win ,n 1K * at ’ r 0 ?* 1 *. ® f w ? od ter, wkeu U to dried and crushed un i draw* roved on It by oiivda *re erwnbed to the veered object itself foiled ve b«rv tuutoe, In Ji»l more than l,W tons of these ’ * r *• ,m ^ ocififcbvd by the flames, extract flicxr okL The man who wauls to profit by wron" doing is never at a loss lor aii excuse. Weedere for sale, by E. L. VVal- tom, agent for improved farm