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THE RAILROADS AND THE PEOPLE. How the Roads are Fleecing the Business Men and Farmers of Georgia by Means of Exorbitant Freight Rates. from Nashville, Tetin., to Savan nah, < >».. :t.'l rent* p«r 100 poitnds. < >n it fiOO-pound halo this would |M' 1.05 per halo. From another hullot in issuoil hj tho saiiio asso ciation I find that tho charge from LaGrange to Georgia ports is r>0 Resolutions of Clen Crove Church on the Death of Rev. Hamrick. PERSIAN DISHONESTY. Nvkon. Ga., Aug. Ittho. For us to refrain from grieving after our friends and loved .ones when they are nailed into eternity nt,ly eents per 100 pounds, or¥-.50 lor a j )y m,,, w jjo gave them to us is lie- speeches made by Miwmilmau* hale off, (Ml pounds. Now Nash , h . It is natural In lion. made some Ills speech at Hoke Smith • (elements ol v itnl iliipoi tunee to the people ol New nun and ( oweta Founty. lie showed how the railroads are llt*t*cing the business men and farmers of this section of the State (us well as all other sections of the State, l>\ means of exorbitant freight rates. Mr. Smith present ed the figures to sustain his ar |« PrraMln Every eUuui of iMl.lf I'ron HIckMl to LohhI. Veracity Is a Hearts' article lu reraia, accord lug IFJJie Kev. Nnjiler Malcolm. In bis "KW; Years In I be i’erstun Town”-be- writes of eondkhpus In-Yewi as follows: "In tbe Yeed baaaars prob- noi less than oue-thlrd of tbe are Karo yond human power. It is natural ^ WPI| , to |he hBMHr #lKl Mfter the for us pi grieve even when we are usual haggling fixed the price of some absolutely convinced that they meat ut lk krans for tbirieen pounds ... ., , . ,,11 ’Bat,' said tbe cook, ‘you've gut your were at peace with (rod and all |buml> ou thff . 1)ld J011 think.' mankind and have taken up their retorted the butcher, 'that 1 would imitation to Savannah M5 edits ]ier a j MM j (l w j(j, the blessed in Christ. give you meat at thirteen isniudB for bale more than cotton shipped ., * , . the ^present time 12 krana unleaa I kept my thumb on .. ...... , .. .... , (ki I'OI ages uown U) tnt present, mm- tl)e W e had a neighbor who Hogansville, I rum Nashville to Geoigia polls. t h e grea t and the small, the strong wj ,„ <.ouKidered a fairly reapectabte It the railroad companies volun- weak have lieen made to mau whose note business was the fora- THE BIG FURNITURE STORE ville is more than twice as lar Irorn the Georgia ports as l.a<!range, and yet a bale of cotton shipped from this county is taxed for trails- t c f rvTcJiZs -- We have secured large additional space to accommodate our big stock of furniture and house fur nishings. We are now able to display the goods to better advan tage and can show the public that this store has the most complete stock of this kind in Ncwnan. Come and see. interest and lardy haul nearly 600 miles from ww>p ttlul grieve to that extent that Nashx ill** to our Georgia polls at results therefrom seemed noth 61.Of, per hale, surely they make money out of it. Why should the railroad com mission of Georgiu let them charge\ou 85 cents more pt bale for a distance of miles? Your rates should certain 1 v lie less for .'100 miles than Ihc railroad voluntarily charges for 85 cents lug less than certain death, .lob was a man after Coil’s own heart and it is evident that lie wu« made I UR of sen Ik. "Blit tbe fait is that avert* dim*, from the highest to tbe lowest. Is thoroughly permeated by tbe leaven of dishonesty. A Molmiiiiuedsn sssored me that truth speaking and honesty bad nothing to <lo with religion, bat ‘In 1'erSlH ought to apeak tbe truth very well, for grief was thoroughly weighed and oni , „f ,he Greek historians who lived my calamities laid in the balances before the Mohammedan era declared . .. • dial the Persians xvere famous for together, lor now .1 would he t|M , tr|lHl , , But who does heavier than tilt* sand of the sea. not- know,’ replied the Mohammedan, The Lord had taken his loved ones, that the climate of a country changes DEPOT 8T. E. O. REESE, NEWNAN,| GA, s more per „,.j,. V e exceedingly, for on one were purelj n matter of climate. atsiut IKK) , , j tliai case,' said 1. 'the people of P- . . occasion he cried out, “Oh, il my .. th „ ' wpll Newnan Marble Works, J, E. ZACHARY, Proprietor. All Manufacturer and Dealer in— Kinds Marble and A SWIMMING POOL. laignincut of Ihc railroads; and dllO miles. Yet you pay Ills argument is unanswerable. more per Imle, and t his comes out The News presents la-low that of the pocket of the mm. who toils an(! thiH ^th other things caused « uUrt,> » every years? " portion ol ,M r. Smith s speech deal- in the field and raises tile cotton. grieve. King David xvas a ing with freight rate conditions in "I have been charged with de niH1 , w Ji U grieved eontinnously and Ihis section ot Cenrgia: j «i ri iik Jo eon lisente the property ol ,.x ( '.]aime<l “Mine eyi* is consumed Now let ns come to your own railroads. I lie charge is lalsc. I particular locality. I will show wish to stop the roads from eon you that the rates from Newnan, liseating your property. fimn Hogansville, and from La “1 have, stated that you are en- 11range to Georgia's great port, titled to lower rates to the ports. Granite Georgia Marble a Specialty. lierause of grief.” Solomon, the wise, said, “In much wisdom is much grief and he that increaseth wisdom increaseth sorrow.” So that l>ears us out in Savannah, which can Ih* controlled I have stall'd that the objection ol that the wis*'and pure in hy oiii railroad commission, have the railroad commission to giving been left far higher than 1 he rates to you cheaper rates to the ports Iroiii Savannah to Opelika and is indefensible. That objection is siunlai points in Alabama volun- that lower rates to your ports will tardy given hy the railroads to the force for you lower rules on the ■ihippi'cs in Alabama. FREIGHT HATES Muvniiiinh Int :Uiviuiiiuli. * •“ lo New nan, Gu. lo ( ))h Itliu, A la (New nun (bulged I >|M,lIkII. .-Mu . <>l I ■ pounds ) luvnuiiuli. < in Buvuuimb. I in biglicr rule limn -,-tiis pm bandied III llognllHVille.liH III I Ipellkn. A 1m. all rail lines lo the east and west, and Mr. Joseph M. Itrown object S( . «*d to giv ing the lower port rail's m, at least in part for this mwon. | i M ,| OV tHl pastors; and why should , Lower port rates may loree lower sh ,. Il0t Kr j f . V e muter such eiremn- ratesto the eastern and western Htail|!eR< K ,. V- |<. V V. Ilamriek, points, lfso.it will accomplish wh( , was ^ghty-one years and six exactly wind you ar titled to.’' mon( , H ol(1> Ht hi s son’s home at Sargent, Ga.. on Hu How to Mokv One In o Brook or *»•- ulno Htrroao. Th«' ‘ brook or I'unulug streem of natural outdoor witter gives u variety of chuucvs for the uiuu who wishes to live bis life arlglil. The brook eau lie converted, without being diverted. Into n swimming pool for lioys by (hiding n thim nt the polot where the hunks do u little ext.ru shelving and tend to form a nut urn I liusln. Tbe hot- \ tom should be spuded out and made more of a reservoir In Its capacity ttuil sltnpt*. The dsm Itself can be made by n family of Isiys at the cost of the nun tier and nulls Involved. The etn- hnnkineuts are soddctl. The aides of the apillvvay are made of wooden posts made to grieve Iteeause ol tin* death ip-iven Into the ground and bon riled of one of her former und very much up. This makes u box up affnir. or All work guaranteed to be First Class in every particular. Parties needing anything in our line are recpiestcd to call, examine work, and get prices. OFFICEIANDIWORKSINEAR R. R. JUNCT N. NEWNAN, GA. heart hath sorrow. Jesus, while here on earth, was grieved Is-cause of many things und wept with others who had lost their friends and loved ones. The church at Glen Grove is now DR.T H DAVIS RsMidsiii'*- ' I'linn,- .Vt.hi-i DR. W. A. TDRNKTt, Residence 'I'hoiiP I 0| Ittl .a:» Bank of Heard County Will Soon bo Formed. ( HllglUihVlll* (ip, hi.ii Alu . pi in i it In i Miiviunmli. <hi idiuigi d higher i ate I bun nt ll.’i cents per hundred In l.ut Irungi . tin MaVulinnli. tin., to Ojieliku. Alu LaGrange. Ga., Aug. 12. At raogements have nearly been com pleted for a bank at Franklin, in Heard county, which will lie known as the Hank ol Heard County. The capital stock will he Hon. Fuller F,. Callaway, presi .gs ( LnC range clanged liigbei mle limn, 0|H<liku. A In , uf W reals p. r bundred *-"' 000 ' pun nils). Tlie.su are tirst nluss rates applying In deni of the LaGrange National niudi point) All otbin classes mv in | (ll nk. and one of the best known mime pni|Kimnu business men of Georgia, will he HHMMAHY. president of this bank, which will Tivc haul lo Newnan is 70 miles In* the only Imnking institution it; l H) ,•ter via Atlanta, ami 52 miles Heard county. Colonel Franks. Iiorter via .Macon, but the rate is Loft in, of Franklin, will lie vice IV tints higher than to the Ala president. The cashier will la* lmniftcltv. elected later. The stockholders The haul to Hogansville is 51 w ill be composed largely of Heard Ist It day of last .I line. He served a* pastor at kflen Grove for six successive years, commencing with tin* year I Silt). Owing to his feeble condi tion, after the six years service, lie resigned from care of the church. The church exceedingly regretted to accept his resignation, but under the existing circumstances, could I not do otherwise. He was true and faithful to the church and the members loved him and had the utmost confidence in him as their leader. He was ever ready to ' comfort those who were in trouble and distress. He did not fail to church to lu faithful rntber tvVo boxes, oik on escfi side of the stream. These boxes nre filled with suud, rocks und sods to mnke a solid cubic piece of resistance. The sodded eiahunkments ruu il cross the valley or depression of the brook hot low to tbe higher ground. By menus of a lever—a pole (pla.t Ing Into a wooden jawed socket and weighted with u rock or pieces of Iron) the wuler gate can be opened against a strong headway of water. Tbe water flows over the top ot the spillway when it Is closed, and by raising the gate the pond can tie emptied or re duced In tbe normal level of the brook. —Country l.lfe In America. DAVIS :& TURNER SANATORIUM, Corner College and Hancock Sts., NEWNAN, - - - GEORGIA. High, central and quiet location. All surgical and medical cases taken, except contagious diseases. Trained nurse constantly in attendance. Rates $5.00 per day. Private office in building. ’Phone 5 two calls. Davisr&Turner Sanatorium. THE MALE CRICKET. Merck Carious Trral Hr I)rvrlo|is fur ttia l.ud, of His f'holer. In the American Naturalist .1. L. Haiicni'k gives uii interesting descrip tion of some of tbe habits of the striped meadow cricket. The most, striking part of the account deals with the allurements which the male crickets possess. When he wishes to sttracl the female the male cricket raises bis fore wings vertically above ami iliTigmif in its sen icc to God. head and by rubbing them over Nor (lid lie fail to point out to the »*»«•' other produces h high pitched Of one who * ,U * ,D *' or ' l >tlha l ,w shrilling. woi Idly tht il doom. ... ..... when the female's attention has been proved to Ih* resigned to the w ill ot attracted she goes to the male and miles shorter via Atlanta audio miinty t iti/t us. ^ God, and One who so earnestly Htul proceeds to teke advantage of tbe re- faithl'nlly strove to build up the * *“ miles shorter viuMueon. but the A new bank building will mte is :»5 cents highei than tti erecU'd at onee and eonstnicU*»| of Opobka, Ala. Heard ootinly granite, for which The haul to Latlrtoigt Heart! comity :<8 this i*oiintv is famous. miles shorter via Atlanta and 2.'t miles shorter via Mueon, but the rate is 2.8 ismts higher than to the A labaiuu cit y. The bank will la* ready for busi ness about Oetolter lirst. Heard county has long lieen in cause of Christ hereon earth, we ean conscientiously say thut Hro. Hamrick fought a good tight, and that God wus plevised with his lu burs at His will, called him home, eagerness , . , . . ... where he will rest and enjoy tht* specially need ot a kinking institution, as , . ..... ' .. , . , . I nuts ol his labor. I lieu may the fresh men Ik ottered. Upon tile mate's back, sitii«ie<l well forward on tbe thorax.-is a-'ltttle'depfeuelim or'tvell In which a small ipiaDfltv of semlflnld material Is' secreted, ('limbing up on the male's back, tbe female eats this apparently delicious morsel with great & Dent, A Regular Smash-up points a straight finger tc this place, for the very good reason that, here ur.- whceled, generally hal tered up vehicles can get . hack to business at, small cost. One word and that is the end of it: We dc and just •arriage repairing vou only churj»e what’s right.. BUILDERS oo4’» &cc4s. New nan, LaGrange ami Opelika the nearest hank to its county seat nroHiuulurly situates! in the mat is alnuit 18 miles. With u new torn! railway competition, each Imnk and prospects of the early t*x jHMng served by two railways. tension of the Ghattuhooehee Yal Newnan. Ga.. Hiid Dpelika. Ala., ley railway through her Uirders, mix* served by the same railroads, together with other improvements, i..: The Central of Georgia and Frank.lin and Heard county will the Atlanta and West I’oint and; soon lake her place among the Western id Alabama. foremost counties in western Geor Dozens ol other Mahama points k'sidts Opelika, \ia., have the sunt' rales and consequently the same advantage. “Let us take up a single item which will especially interest the Inrmcis. \s I have already slat ed to you, the tanner pays the freight v-n his cotton to the port. I'ht* n : '' tn bays llie tanner s cotton looks at the Savannah ju ice, or Now \ i . I. j riiv, or l.ivorpool pi ice, -and .. ii ws ;h,- funner here in 1 logansvi' ,c a price per Jiountl after dtsha ting the juice jmid ja*r jHMini: vvtiii'. it will cost tin buyer of : in coti< : ii ship it. The buy cr id ’.r,i cotton ucducts the cost ot Iraiisj-i r.atii u. not much a halo, but ii the juice Jan ]>otiud. So the iarinci j ays tin- juice on the bale ot his cot tor to the market. “ll\ examining a bulletin from g r ta. From Franklin News and Banner. Mr. W. I’. Gearreld. of New nan. visited Col. F. S. Loft in and amilv Sitndux . church at Glen Grove Iw encour aged by these thoughts and strive the harder to please Him who hath the keys of life and death, that each in turn will meet this noble and ever faithful soldier of the cross in that home which Ghrlst has jirejiared for all that seek and jntt their trust in Him. Therefore, Hi IT Kbsni.y i:i>, i 1st.) That the church at Glen Grove has lost a devoted friend and brother, and that we, as a church, will strive to emulate the life of our brother, which was so full ot years ami honor. (2nd.) That the church has lost a y.caious worker and sytupa- lt Is evidently something ■bole* w hlrli Is formed there for her'.especial benefit. Tbla proceeding suggests that treating as n means of winning a laity's love is not routined to the allurements of ice cream and soda water. — t'ollier'a Weekly. Crimson Clover. ki|la«a'i NtMt|Hi|H*r Ou June lh. I8f)ti. England's newspa per stump duty was abolished and the reign of the cheap dally begun. This ■'tax on knowledge'* was tirst imposed In 17lli and vvus made most severe hy llie hc| of 1820, which fixed II at 8 rents h sheet, with" 87 cents duty on each advertisement. -The Whigs re duced tbe duly to a penny in lSttli, but when tbe Crimean war broke out and every one wanted the news even a penny duly was found to l«* intolera ble. Its repent Is called, the Magnu Chartu of the Brittsb press. Miss Mary Goudsou is laicl, froni tlii/cr; the family, a devoted (’hri New nan, where she sjient a mouth v lsiting relativ es. tian husband and father. (,'tril.) That we mourn with the Mr \. (i. Hendrick, ot New nan. is mingling with friends here this week. Mr. Hendrick Inis been quite si,-i, but is last gaining his health. \ square meal is ticUer w hen I'ouiided olVwdh giaid humor. fhe eloquence ol the jtrayer is no sign of its rising qualities. a food that tool- Flattery i> the Southern Freight .Association, thrive on. but even the most sen I find that the railroads voluntui sible like a nibble at it oee-asion dy charged for cotton shipped - ally. family of the deceased, bur rejoice when we retleet and in our imag ination see him as he stands on the right hand ol' iiis .Master, wrapjtcd in a new, bright, shining robe \>t glory. (4th.) That these resolutions Ih* spread ujion the minute kmk and a cojiy of the same be sent to the family; and also a copy of same be furnished the Enterprise-Ga zette, The Herald and Advertiser and The Newnan News for ptibli cation. J. M. Aun vu.. A. H. Jon is, NY. M. Spkku. ('ommittee. An A«'oide«jf. Snmll Tommy, being repruved by fits mother for some misdeed, showed bis (llspleasm-e in bis lin e "Why, Tommy.” said bis mother, “aren't \ ou aslmiucd to make a fiioe at Our Southern Farmers can gave fer tilizer bills and increase their revenues MILLIONS OF .DOLLARS, by sowing Crimson Clover at the last working ot their Corn and Cotton crops. It is the lust tame to sow and you saveun ex:tra_prep aration of the land. Crimson Clover makes land rich in humus or vegetaole matter and puts it in excellent condition for the crops which follow it. It also makes A lint wittier cover crop, An excellent grazing crop, A good earl; forage crop, A splendid soil-improving crop. Plowed inkier early in the spring, it increases the yield of corn, to- baeco, cotton or other crops which follow it, to a wonderful extent. Our *ales of Crimson Clover seed Me increasing euorn .msly eiy year, end we are to-day the largest dealers in this seed in the United Mates. NY rite for prices and circulars plying Went Bound. No. 0 No. J 10 no ji ii 11 ;jti of> J 00 10 00*Lv Crillin Ai 10 JO Vaughan Henoia " Newnnn '• ... Whitesbnrg .—.Carrollton.. “ .— .Bremen " - 10 “....Ceflartown---* 1 2 ‘itf ..Rome •• 2143 ” Holland •• 3 -V •• Lyerlv 4 05 — Raccoon .... 4 hi •*.. Sumihervlile..** 4 3Ui *• Triou •• 4 4H ”... LaFuyetie....“ 5 10 •*.-Ohickamatign.. 5 .Vi A r.. c h at t u uooga.. L v p M • 4 _ i CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RY. In Effect Mav, 1D04. ' iNo. 2 3 0 ! (-8 1 44 1 16 #*, «« J‘2 48 11 ‘27 10 41 10 C‘2 1 .**0 a 40 .. o : -i ... F ‘.‘J ... For Inforinttion as to Rates, ete.. udeires C W. CHEARB, Div. Paws. Agent- <‘bf.ttHnooga, Term. 0. A NOLAN. Agent. Newnan. Oh. . J. ROBINSON A Sot. G K A Bavani »ih. J c. HAILE.. U'.-Ll t'H-.-An,' vaimah. * uie 1111111111111." replied iLi‘ little fel low. **I tritMl to hnijrh, but iny face .slipped."- t‘liic:i>ro News. information about this valuable crop. T.W. Wood & Sons, Seedsmen, RICHMOND, • VIRGINIA. Wood's Descriptive Fall Catalogue, i-.ued in August, tells abnutall Farm -und Garden Seeds fur Fall Plant- ing. Mailed flee on request. 1 TAKE YOUR CLQTHlNe TO 1 IS. C. CASTER A CO. I'oHted. Mrs. IH- 8tyle- Bridget, will you please bang up my skirt aud picket? The Xluid—Yis, mum. 8li'll I git two liekets mi Tn, or only vvtin fr til’ two ut 'en V—Cleveland leader. They Appeal to Oji Sympathies. | OPPOSITE HOTEL P!KS0N, f when you want them u cleaned, pressed, repaired | or dyed in the best manner a. and at the most reasona- £j b!e prices. Ovrriirsrd In * Bus. Fust Old I July -He was a bad char acter. but I believe be repented ot last, gev'pud i )ki I July - Ob. no, fie didn’t. I saw that be died intestate.— IxmmIob GJohe. Tin- bilious till r : dyspe;i<* i, i - eonelant -utfeiers and iqiiH al tn our -vitijji.tines. There i- ii( * uiirtt liiein. however, who. in :y nut )„- biongnt hue.I; :• heali.li ami ; bhj»pit;ess bv tbe use of 'Oifl'i-berinin's Stomach and Liver Tablets. These mb iet> invigorate the -touiac!i and liver and ■ngtheu the digestion. They also: tSEsasaa R-I-P-A-N-S Tabuies Doctors find A gooa prescription For mankind { ... , , U- u„|. The6-oeut j-seket in enough fer nsnaloccasions regulate- the bowels hot sate by Holt I bottle m rente) remains a snpnjy O.r t j ear All -inggn-t- >^-ll tfcein. A. Oates, druggists, Newi.-tu:, Ga.