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THE GEISHA GIRL. The Newnan Hews Issued Every Friday. J. T. FAIN, Editor and Publisher SUBSCRIPTION RATE. $1.00 PER YEAR. OFFICIAL PAPER OF COWLTA COUNTY.^ ’Phone No. 20. office up stairs in the WILCOXON blog M. W itte, the Russian envoy, has relatives in Augusta, Ga. In Augustat Yes; l)iil it is Imlievetl they oeeasionally take a ilny ofi and visit Atlanta. Good bye. Hooker Washington! You are a dead dock in the Month. Hettei permanently reside in the North ami allow a saner head to control the destiny of that Tiiskoe get* school. Newnan lua already received several “lirst liali*s ol new cut - liiin, and soon a steady stream ot the staple will lie pouring into the metropolis ol Coweta County which, by the way, is one of the best cotton markets in Georgia. The Atlanta News is publishing a serial story entitled “The I’llllli Tree.” Y et there is no reason to suppose that t here is any con nee Uon between tliis and the fact that John Temple Graves is preparing | shake the United States Sena torial plum tree. es three salaried clerks. Then the annual receipts of the office amounted to probably not more than $2,400; now the receipts run alnive $10,000 per year an«l New nan is entitled to free mail de livery. So much tor some of the changes that have transpired since Mr. Milner entered the New nan post office. Mr. Milner became postmaster in February, 1H73. He served twelve years, until the lirst Cleve land ailministration, and was sue needed by Capt. J.' R. McCollum, who served four years. Mr. Mil ner was then re-appointed anil served during the Harrison regime. During Cleveland’s second term as President, Hon. James B. Hrown was postmaster for four years. Mr. Milner was then re-appointed;and, when he goes out ot office the lirst of next year, will have served six terms, or a total of 24 years, as postmaster. This is a record for length ot service which lias I men equalled in but few cases in the entire United States. Postmaster Milnei lias been a faithful, capable and popular olti- — cial throughout bis long career as a public servant. His retirement is contemplated with genuine re gret by the people of this entire city and county; and he will leave office followed by the very kindliest wishes of all. 'Pile concensus of opinion here is that President Roosevelt ought to It Tdini Tmlnlnc to l)«Ttlai This Japmirii Artist. There are many Kclsfm training schools In Japan, lint the beat ot them nil Is, I think, tlii’ one in Kioto to tHiicb I, 'with'Home ilUlleulty, in 1 hits! admittance. It la apparently a delight ful place, but It Is n place of unremit ting toll, 'llu- girls arc appieutlceii to these schools by tiieir parents or guard ians at the age oftentimes of six years, and for ten years at least they are put through such a course of train ing as would break the aplrlts of girls less Inured to unquestioning obedience to authority. Their physical training Is of great Importance, of course, aud each little girl must go through such exercises every day as will keep her little body flexible as rubber, and after thnt Is finished she must devote her time to tasks that far exceed In diffi culty any schoolgirl work linngliinblt to one of us. No woman of ordinary mind can pos sibly become a successful geisha, be cause she must be able to acquire and make use of every kind of worldly knnwhslgc which will lend to her con versation n vivacity and charm that will lend men to seek her society. The dancing and the music arc the h-asi of a geisha entertainment as It Is un derstood by a Japanese. These arc merely an nccompnnlilu^t to the feast which Is served by snlrni apprentices, such little girls, kndeod. ns mot us at (lie door of the yvlm red ami Iris pur pie tea bouse In' Mote, bat ■ nffor-Mhc feast the men must l>o entertained by Interest lug stories and bright repartee, nnd In this the girls are trained rig idly. Klcnnor Franklin In IawHc's Weekly. A LIMIT TO ALL THINGS. THE NEWS CONGRATULATES MRS. give Mr. Milner another appoint W. Y. ATKIN80N. inent in the government’s employ i where he tain Ik* woll eared for. The appointment of Mrs. W. Y. I in view of his long and faithful Atkinson to Is- postmaster in tliis service, the fact that he was many tiity, which wus announced by j years postmaster when the reinun- President Roosevelt on Aug. 17th, oration was small,anti his splendid has lieon received throughout the efforts in placing the office on the State with unqualified approval. Mrs. Atkinson is eye of the most widely known and most universal substantial, business-like plane it : now occupies, it would la* but simple justice if .the President ly admired women of Georgia; and should give him a federal appoint the chorus of approbation which incut of equal or superior import greeted the announcement of the! ance. President's action, shows eonelu sively that Georgians regard this as the most worthily bestowed ot any appointment President Roose velt has ever made in the State. In Newnan there is nothing ex pressed but hearty approval of Mrs, Atkinson's appointment; and the people of her home city have We Can Furnish the heaviest bagging is made. No 3-lb. that bag ging is manufactured this season, but we good lot of 2 3-4 cloth. found a lb. sugar Gubernatorial Candidates and Liquor. Some of the Howellitcs dug tip the fact t hat there was a bar room in the Piedmont hotel, a hostelry owned by a stock company, Hon. Hoke Smith living a minority been enthusiastic in congratulating sU)C kholder. IU could no more her on her good fortune. have kept that bar room from lie The postmastership of Newnan illg t *tahliidiod, than the lamented isau important and honorable po ; y H minority stockholder— sition and one of great rcsponsibil t>ouU1 ' hrtVi . ;j u . Constitution ity. That Mrs. Atkinson | in line lor prohibition, in the dar^s *«« to Wlol m Woman Can Do With th* Handy Hairpin. He hail been away on a long journey, and upon his return his wife was de tailing to bliu a number of reform* and Improvements which she had suc cessfully engineered during bis ab sence. "And you know," nbe said, “the draw er that was locked for over a mouth aud which'you aald couldn't be opened except by a locksmith7 Well"—tri umphantly—"I opened It.” "Well, well. How did you do It?" “With a hairpin." "Aiul the oven door,” nhe continued, "has la>en slopping around on one hinge for ever so long Just Ihm*h use you were too lusty to tlx It, lint It's all right uow.” "Well, I'm glnd you had it fixed." "Ityd It fixed! I fixed It myself— wltlFa hairpin.” "And then there's thnt ernyou ’por trait of mother thnt stood In the cor ner for almost alx solid weeks because you never would bring me any pic ture hooks"— "Well, 1 intended to, but"— “Oh, hut! Well, It don't make any difference now. I got It up with g hook I made myself —out of a hairpin.” "Ye gods!" he said. "And there's Willie. You’vo been coaxing him aud bribing him for n year, trying to break him off lilting bis nails, and I broke him In u week." "With a hairpin 7" he inquired weakly. "No!” she snapped. "Don't be a goose! With a hairbrush.” 1,000 Bundles Tics. of New BRADLEY & BANKS. meet all requiiviueutx of the po>i lion uml prove an efficient anti popular official is a foregone eon elusion. Georgians are familiar with her career as the wife ami willow of one of the State’s ablest Governors. They know of her when it was a vital issue in At lanta, ami the eloquent Georgian in vain took Issut with the then managing editor. Mr. Smith, like Mr. Grady, protested, but to no ax ail. No One then expected Mr. Grady splendid elVorts in behalf of her'j bis in the C’onstitu- gifted husband’s political aspira tions ami of her success in the bus iness world in later years. Those who have watched Mrs. Atkinson rim* to the demands of numerous exacting and important duties and occasions, know full well that she is capable ol mustering the de tails ot business in the Newnan tion, even though its anti prohibi tion policy ami acceptance of whisky advertisements did viol epee to his principles as a probi liitionist. No one w ho has eonsiderod the subject in a spirit of fairminiled ness, now expects Hon. Hoke Sipitli to sell his Piedmont hotel flaw Wr inti'll Cold. The rationale of tbc caimatlon of the ordinary "cold” In pretty well under stood at the present day, end It le gen erally conceded Unit wben circulatory disturbances or vital depression Is produced as *lw> result of.'localized or general ^hilling ol 1 tbc laxly surface newly entered or already present path ogenic bacteria are enabled lo attack the body wltli very good clmnces of success. At Biicb tluv^ti Join*stHtGtlia t (be ■ |M»w*fs ' of - redjttjfliffjjp, si« below par, and consequently tile bacteria gain an easy victory, 'lids imlnt was illustrated In telling fashion by Durck. wbo found that rithblb: Infect ed with pneumococci ttove|qjietl pneu monia If tb«*y wew-subjected to severe cold, wliereno uocbqicd control ani mals survived. MetMeal, Itecord New R. F. D. Routes to be Established. i financial loss ami would only give ptMtotlici ami of giving the patrons k b to tU , s0 MO uld entail Mt ° r . ®°" r , - , "Who Is flint person 7” “That," rotqionded Hour, Blank of my state.” A few “l am holier than thou’’ 7^ to w.*i£ 1‘ecksuiffian yaw-ptM-s, tuasquerail- tou iug for the most part behind noui dt* plumes, have rabidly assailed Mr. Smith, ami. unfortunately have arrayed some really good against him men w ho arc? too fair minded to tlo Mi. Smith the injustice ot holding him to acs count lot what he could not pro; vent, if they could lx* induced to look at l*oth sides of the question. Dublin Times. of the office excellent service. The News joins the people »‘j that bar-i-oom fuller sway . Newnan, of Cow eta county and ot Georgia in extending to Mrs. At kinson hearty congratulation^! THE RETIREMENT OF A WORTHY OFFICIAL The feeling of approbatioi which greeted the appointment of Mrs. YV. Y . Atkinson a> postmaster of Jtew nan does not lessen the sincere regrot which is so general on ac count of the fact that Postmaster Milner is to retire. It is now more than thirty three years since In* entered the New nan postoffice as assistant to I’osunas ter YV. L. Rigby. That was on March 15, 1872; I S. Grant In 1 ing President ol the l nited States. The office was then in the fourth class and paid about $800 per y ear. Since that tinu it has become a second class office; tin postmaster receives a salary ol $2,-00 pci JO |j iX Morgan. Somehow the year; ami the government pays all' story came t« bis «ars. He sought bar expenses of the office and furnish OMt ■’«' «"*1 ,unrrl «xl her. 4 i nriHM Mtiry, It) "A I'iurj Fiou I'iiii by Mary Boyfi t'bosuul, theix* It a curious story « l>t'Hotirul VI ashington girl Vntlle ll«xxty. wllO, weary of the utilise thnt In** uortIn-in (rleuds showered upon the soul tiers general John Moignu. took up the cudgels in his defense. ■ \x list s your uauie?” usked nu officer, turning tlereely upou her. "My uniue now Is Mattie Keedy,” was the answer, "but. please (toil, l shall one day call rayseit Mrs .lohu Morgan.” Up to this time she bad uever mot or evoa H«vststkin. A certain pompous indlvldunl from the state of MiiHwieliuNettN a us ouce strutting nlMiio the eiipltol at Washing- tou. A western senator an Id to Ben- 'ln ireBeral "No," said Senator Hoar, with merry twinkle. "No, (ieiiernl Blank's reputation Is purely national.” t.lfe. Thr Niilsrki «* Aaibls«lty. • Admiring Friend (to captain of col lege boat club) I any, Thompson has been slanging you like anything about putting Jones Into the Henley boat He says the 'the biggest fool in (be varatty IMlitah' Oh: And what dltl'yoii say? AdnYtt'Uig Friend Oh. I stuck up for you, of course, old fel low Punch A Dell., It loll. "What does the word a room mean?” w its recenth askr-tl by a teacher. Only one Imnd went up Its owner thus explained: "When you cook an onion In the kitchen, the a room is what you get iu the parlor.” A KiiuiiiI «>* Pleoniirw. Nell—Last night was the happiest In uiy life. It brought uic one round of pleasure. Bell What do you consider one round of pleasure. Nell-An en gagement ring. Commencing JOot. Xfitli, next, rural j free delivery routes numbers six and seven will tie placed in operation from Newnan. The course of the routes is as i follows: Route No. (>.— From Newuau south-j easterly on the Gordon road to Pitts j cemetery, 6.6 miles'; iliouce sdutlieruly | ami southeasterly by H. A. Martin’s, 1 Lucian forks and Young forks to Bow-; ers’ oross roads, 4.4 miles; thence, northeasterly to Dominick's storo, 1.2 j mile; theuue northwesterly on the Gor don roud to A. H. Young forks, 3.1 i miles;, theuoe southwesterly on the j Moreland roud to the State road at E.N, Camp's place, 3.02 miles; theiice slight ly nortii westerly en the 'State road to the Hill forint, 2.1 miles; theuoe north easterly on the Grayson trail by C. C. Parrott’s ayd C. J. Oweus’ to the Mor-1 tou|forks, 2.0 myles; theuoe northwest- ] erly ou the McIntosh trail to Newnan l>o6toffioe, .4.5 miles, total distance, 26.6 | miles; area covered, 22 square miles; I number of houses ou route, 180; populu-' uou served, 720. Route No. 7—From Newuau south? | westerly ou LaGrauge road to the Hill j forks, 0.8 miles; retrace to Bohauuou forks, 1 mile; theuoe easterly to J. T. Kirby forks, l.U miles; theuoe south- westorly ou Grautville road to Camp’s cross roads, 2.8 miles; theuce north easterly by Cliaudler’s cross roads toJ. T. Kirby forks, 3.3 miles; theuce easter ly aud northeasterly by 1 J Jackson’s to State road ut W . YV. Camp plaoe, 2.9 miles; theuce northeasterly ou State roud to Potts’forks, 2 2 miles; thence uoriheusterly to Gordon road ai Boltou crossing, O.lhmiles; thonce northwester ly ou Gordon roud to Newnan postoffice, l.d miles; total distuuce. 23.4 miles; area covered. 20 square mites; uumber I ol tiouseA viu route. 16o; population: served, (MX). The follow iug re-arraugemeut of j route No. 2 will go into effeot at the , suUie time; >>00:1 Newnan northeaster- 1 ly i.n upper Fayetteville road by Shan non s, Thomas’ oross road? aud Kedron j 10 YVyuu's store, 11.8 miles; theuce I southwesterly ou Fayetteville road by Kedron, Jones’ cross roads. Moses place and Freeman place, to Newnan postol- lice, 12.75 miles, total distance, 24.5a 1 miles; area covered. 25 square miles;' uumber of houses on route iut; popula- tiou served. tlOO Parties on above nuiued routes must j provide mail boxes, otherwise they will not be served by caTiers. An iMtaiMlIo*. May—Ever beew jilted, MktMh? —No, dear. What J**: 't feet IlkeY I give botti qtuxlity ana quantity of .teve-wood Uut a Phone 122. tf Four Thousand Dollars’ worth of Sample Notions just received at J. W. STRIPLING & SON to be sold at a great deal less than in .t,he regular way. 2875 neckties in nil the new shades, worth 25c to 85c, choice for 19c 89c 10c 19c -89c 2200 neckties in four-in-hand and techs, all the newest shajxee^wort#,50c tp 75c, your choice for only 89c 1250 ladies’ aud gfint’e .neckwear, worth 15c and 20c, your choice* for only. - ; io c 000 pairs of ladies’ and gent’s gloves at manufacturer's cost./ i 1500 pairs ladies’ hose and men’s socks, solid colors and fancies, none worth less than 15c,'choice lor • T0c 750 pairs ladies’ hose and Rent’s socks, assorted colors, cheapest 10c, your choice for . g c 800 pairs hose and half hose, all worth 50c and up, choice of the line,' per pair 400 pairs hose and half hose, worth 50c, to go at 89c 800 ladies' belts and girdles, silk and kid, all the newest styles, worth 25c to 85c, choice ‘ ;9 C 200 ladies’ belts and girdles, all the new styles, worth 50c and 75c, choice^ 150 pairs men’s suspenders, tfie 15c kind for.__ 300 pairs men’s suspenders, Guyots, farmer braces, etc., worth 25c, choice for 100 men’s fine silk suspenders, worth 50c, choice 1000 ladies’and gent’s handkerchiefs, in this line samples going the same as other things. 750 hair, shaving and clothes brushes, prices 89c, 19c, 15c, 10c and 5c each.; 1 ’ r 1800 combs in dressing combs, side combs, back combs, pom padour combs or any other kind of comb at 89c, 25c, 19c, 15c. 12 i 2c, 10c and 5c each or per pair. 240 pipes at 5c. 10c, 15c, 75c. $1.00'and $1.25 160 ladies’ hand bags, 19c, 39c, 76c. 98c. 1 19 and 1.50. 108 ladies' corsets, worth 50c and 75c, choice 59u 75 ladies’ corsets, worth- 1.00, choice 75 c 120 hose supporters for children, ladies and mi u, l6c. 19c, 89c 0LK) hair pins, any kind you want. 00 belt buckles, i9c and 39c. One wagon load umbrellas, 49c, 79c, 98c, 1,89, 1.50 and 1.98 all bargains. Big line of towels and napkins, from the finest linen cheap cotton at wholesale' co6t. Ladies’ lace collars of all kinds, 10c, 19c, 25c and 39c. Thousands of other small notions in this sample line. J. W. STRIPLING & ’Phone 98. to