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pons AND PARKS
Dress Goods, Silks, Velvets.
Thn latest stylos nro found fit this Htoro in ovorythinjf por-
tniniiiK to Indios* nppnrol; hut wo want your attention on
our strong line of dross goods, which is the largest and nioat
up-to duto within this market, and all fresh and bright.
NEXT WEEK
Wo will show Nome special grades of all wool Henriettas in
greens, rods, castors and blacks at unusually low figures,and
trimmings to mutch each shade, whether it be braids, silks
or velvets.
Broadcloths.
New lot just in—garnets, greens and grays—prices, 86c, 81
and 81.26 per yard. See our black cloth at 81.7b and 82.00
per ynrd.
Silks, Silks.
Ten shades of yard wide changeable and solid shades of taf
fetas at per yard, 81.00; t welve shades of striped taffetas,
chiffon finish, one yard wide ut 81.26 a yard. See the new
Alice blue, Reseda and Myrtle greens and garnet just opened.
Velvets and Velveteens.
All the popular shades of velvets at. 81.00 a yard. Velveteen
for suits or waists, 21 inches wide at 60c u yard.
WE SELL
Gold Medal black goods, Krippondorf-Dittman shoes, Amer
ican Lady corsets, Butteriok patterns.
ORDER OF THE GARTER.
SACRED ANIMALS.
POTTS 6 PARKS
Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Notions, Shoes
THE CHRISTMAS
DINING TABLE
Will lie loaded 'Svitli the best the United States affords if it
is supplied from this store. Kverything sold by grocers iH
here m greatest abundance; everything is guaranteed fresh
and of superior quality.
The canned goods ami special delicacies for the table
are alluring. All canned goods are of Unest quality. Es
pecially tine are the Olives, Ualifornia Peaches and Pears
and White Cherries.
The stick and bulk fancy candies and box goods are
fresh and delicious. Our Christmas candy stock is immense.
Fruits and nuts in great variety and equally as attractive
ns the candies. Housekeepers nro especially asked to give
us orders for Raisins, Currants, Citron, Prunes and Dates.
Nothing finer than these goods can be found anywhere.
Let us supply your table needs during the holidays with
the best of everything in groceries. Wo deliver promptly.
J. F. REYNOLDS
Grocer
Greeneville St.
Ha All.(«4 Ball re on Oriole Oalr
L«(»d.rr Romance.
The origin of the Order of the Golden
Fleece Is, like that of the Garter,
shrouded in mystery. Very few mod
ern archaeologists attach any credence
to the vulgar tradition, wholly unsup- ,
portent by any authority, that at a court
ball given by Kdward III. a lr.dy, sup
posed to tie the Countess of Salisbury,
dropped ber garter, and the king, tak
ing It up and observing some of his
courtiers to smile as though they
thought lie had not obtained this favor
merely by accident, exclaimed in u
lend voire, "Ilonl solt qul mnl y pense."
There Is another opinion which trnceH
the origin of ibis order, which, accord
ing to the learned Weldon, "exceeds In
majesty, honor and fame nil the chiv
alrous orders In the world,” to Rlohnrd
Coenr de Id on having upon the occa
sion of some warlike expedition during
his wars In Palestine chosen a leathern
thonged garter as the distinctive mark
of his partisans. Yet another theory
aserlb<*s the foundation of ttie order to
the fact that Edward at the battle of
Crecy Issued his garter as a slgnnl for
battle, which, proving successful, deter
mined him 1o Institute the order In
memory of ttie event.
Both these opinions nre to a certain
extent feasible, and the, first Is mate
rially fortified by the well known fact
that when the crusaders captured Rt.
.lean d’Acre In a nocturnal nHsault the
knights of the Christian army were or
dered to wear straps of white leather
hound round the Ipg under tin* left knee
In order to distinguish them from the
Infidels.
THE WATER SPIRIT.
The Way the Brote World la
ed br Katlvea of India.
India’s pets are not royal, but celes
tial. To write of animals In the land
which, keeps its Vedlc prayers and for
gets the names of Its emperors, one
must leave solid ground and ascend to
heaven, must speak In poetry, not prose,
In hyperbole rather than in plain
speech. The question of nnlmals can
not, Indeed, be soberly treated. Every
where one sees acts toward them that
can be explained only by tbelr sacred
and legendary Importance. One can
scarcely believe one’s senses. This at
titude Is not the fantasy of a moment
nor the bete blanche, so to speak, of a
single author. It Is the accumulated
national delirium of thousands of
yeurs. To detach such aulmul worship
from Indlnn life is to tear the rug to
pieces, and we can weave nothing more
beautiful.
The place held by these creatures In
India is different from that nceorded
them In any other country. Every unl-
mul Is looked upon as hut the covering
of a spirit. Is not Its mind with God?
Are not its auras Hnd vibrations far
purer than ours? Muy not even the
sou) of our grandmother look from Its
eyes? May not we ourselves return to
lower than its state If we give It not
reverence? Much conceptions nre not
culled from obsolete thought, but from
tlie vibrant Up and life of Iudlu today.
Once Is always In the orient. "It Is
your misfortune Umt you have to talk
ho much of progress,” said a sage to
me—“we have progressed.”— Edmund
Uussell In Everybody's.
Christmas at the Big Furniture Store
‘ \
The Big Furniture Store is tilled
with useful and appropriate Christ-’
mas presents. A stock of furni
ture and house furnishings as com- V
plete as ours affords a wide range
of articles from which to select 1
gifts for old and young and people
ot all other ages. Something suit-t
able for any member of the family,
or any friend, may be obtained y
here at a reasonable price; and any'
article purchased will have the
added distinction of being useful, 1
as well as appropriate and artistic. Come and see our stock and note
how many acceptable Christmas gifts are to be found in this vast ar- '
ray of merchandise.
STAGECOACHES.
Origin of Odd Belief* About Beam
ing Browning Person*.
In Great Brltnln the belief that you
must not rescue a drowning person la
moat prevalent in Cornwall and varl-
ouh parta of Scotland. The French
•allor and the boatman of the Danube
bow to the decree, together with the
UuHSiaus, and let the people drown.
Dr. Taylor In hla "Primitive Cul
ture” declares thla lingering fondness
for thla old creed la becuUBe the water
spirit la ungry at being despoiled of its
victim, and should the unlucky person
who line dared to frnatrnte him trust
himself to the water's {tower he will
drown as sure as fate.
The Bohemluu fisherman shrinks
from snatching a drowning man from
the waters, fenring the wuter demon
will take away his luck In fishing and
drown him before he gets to shore with
the would he victim. lu Germany
when some one is drowned they say,
"The river spirit claims Its yearly sac
rifice,” or, "The nix has taken him.”
The belief Is current not alone In
those countries above mentioned, • but
the Kamchatkans rather than help a
man out of the water would force him
under, and If he should eseape to the
shore no one would dure receive him
Into Ids house or dare to give him food.
He is supposed to be dead after once
falling Into the water.
The First American Line Wn* Ran
In New Jrr»rjr In 1744.
As public conveyances or the stnge-
coach lmd been in vogue lu England
since 1010, the establishment of a sim
ilar convenience was demanded In
America many years before the war
for Independence. As early as 1744,
therefore, a stage line started to run
between New Brunswick and Trenton,
N. J., and by 1700 this route had been
extended over from New York to Phil
adelphia. Moreover, ns In England, so
lu America, the advent of the stage
coach necessitated marked Improve
ments In the highways, while the build
ing of better roads and turnpikes nat
urally created a greater demand for
more coaches, and, what was more to
the purpose, lighter vehicles. In 1771
there were but thirty-eight convey
ances of every description In the city
of Philadelphia, but by 1794 their mim-
her had Increased to 827, more than
two-thirds of which were comparative
ly light vehicles, a condition which led
one of the local papers to publish a
most deprecatory article concerning the
use of conveyances, lu which It was
stated that the custom of rldlug was
then being carried to such extruva-
gauce that "even farmers want car
riages.”—-Metropolitan Magazine.
OEPOT 8T.
E. O. REESE,
1EWNAN, BA.
Newnan Marble Works,
J. E. ZACHARY, Proprietor.
-Manufacturer and Dealer in-
All Kinds Marble and Granite
Georgia Marble a Specialty.
All work guaranteed to be First Class in every particular.
Parties needing anything in our line are requested to call,
examine work, and get prices.
OFFICE AND WORKS NEAR R. R. JUNCT’N.
NEWNAN, GA.
DB.T. B. DAVIS,
Bealdence Tlione E-three calls.
DB. W. A. TURNER,
Residence 'Phone
A Mlvhtr llrarrt Wind.
The samlel is a hot, noxious dec-i
trlcnl wind which passes over the sandy
deserts of Arabia und Africa. It moves
with the quickness of llghtulng and
passes In narrow currents for a few
minutes at a time. It deals liiHtuut 1
death to every man or beast happening
to face it, and It Is said that It ho de- 1
composes them that their limbs full
asunder. The approach of It is Indicat
ed by thick lmze In the horizon, and
travelers, If they have time, throw
themselves on their faces, with their
feet toward it, till It lias passed. The
sirocco is another blighting wind, which
prevails In Italy and adjoining dis
tricts about April. The West Indian
hurricanes nre of a totally different
description, being simply vortexes of
great force, and they have been known
to blow heavy cannon out of a battery
and carry a man over a ten foot wall.
To Publishers and Printers.
We have an entirely new process, on which patents are pend
ing, whereby we can reface old llrase Column and Head Rules, 4 pt
and thicker and make them fully as good as new and without any
unsightly knobs or feet on the bottom.
PRICES.
Paris Hestn urnnls.
A Chicago man Just returned from
a rumble lu Europe declares that lu
l'nrls the traps for unwary travelers
are Innumerable as the sands of the
seashore. One of the most familiar Is
the restaurant where the bill of fare
Is without prices, the cheek being made
out according to what the customer
seems able to pay. “I was bitten once
or twice In this way," says the trav
eler, "but then I refused to order un
less the menu mentioned the cost.
Sometimes the proprietor protested
feebly, but I told him that he didn’t
buy Ills victuals without knowing the
price, uud I should follow his exam
ple.”
To Save One'* Bacon,
"To save one's bacon"—that Is, to
make a narrow escape—Is supposed to
refer to the Dunmow flitch. For many
centuries It was the custom at Dun
mow, In England, to present a flitch of
bacon to a married couple of twenty
years’ standing who would make oath
on the Scriptures that they had never
bad a quarrel. To come close to a
quarrel without an actual rupture was.
In the popular dialect, “to save one’s
bacon."
Take Care uf Your Teeth.
All decay of the teeth begins from
without. Consequently If the teeth’s
surfaces be kept scrupulously clean
they cannot decay. Let the child early
acquire the habit of using a sinull
toothbrush dipped into chalk flavored
with some uromatlc drug, and let It un
derstand that the places most needing
the brush are those between the teeth.
That Is the place where decay utmost
Invariably appears. Mucous secretions
and secretions of food nro ulways found
between the teeth after a meal. They
muy be removed with u toothpick. It
Is almost an art to use a toothpick.
One must beware of injuring the fleshy
parts and leaving spliuters, which in
some cuses may cause the loss of a
tooth. Metal toothpicks should be al
together avoided. Those of dull and
hard wood are best.—London Lancet.
DAVIS & TURNER SANATORIUM,
Corner College and Hancock Ste.,
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 bui ding. ’Phone 5 two calls.
Davis & Turner Sanatorium.
Merck & Dent
A Regular Smash-up
Joke of tlie Deep Sea.
"The sen's pressure is almost incredi
ble," said the clubman. “If you de
scended deep enough It would crush
you, bones and all, to a mass of reddish
mud. Off Sicily we ran out of ice, and
some one suggested that to cool the
champagne for dinner we lower It u
half mile or so Into the sen’s depths.
“This was done, and at dinner time
the three bottles enme up delightfully
cold. But when we opened them we
found that they contained nothing but
snlt water. The sen's pressure had
forced the water In through the pores
In tlie corks, displacing the lighter
liquid.”—New York Press.
copvri gm*£s|
points a straight finger to
this place, for the very
good reason that here un-
wheeled, generally bat
tered up vehicles can get
hack to business at small
cost. One word and that
is the end of it: We do
carriage repairing and
charge you only just
what's right.
BUGGY BUILDERS-
Refacing Column and Head Rules, regular lengths, 20cts each.
“ L. S. “ and “ Rules, lengths 2in. and over 40cts. per lb.
A sample of refaced Rule with full particulars, will be cheer
fully sent on application.
Philadelphia Printers’ Supply Co.
manufacturers of
Type ik High Me Priitii| literiil,
a a WITH it. pwiAoamiA. m.
Kvnr Bit a* Good.
"Have you a belt that will go about
my waist?" asked the young lady with
a smile as she entered the dry goods
store.
"No. but I have something just as
good,” replied the young man who for-
rnerly worked In a drug store.—Yon
kers Statesman.
Take a Felon In Time.
If you have the appearance of a
felon coming put some hardwood ashes
in an old tin cup, pour over them
warm water, Immerse the end of the
sore Auger In the ashes, set the dish on
some live coals or on top of the stove,
keeping the Anger in as long as you
can, and soak it several times a day.
If taken In thpe It generally cures a
felon from coming if the finger is wet
with it often.
After a Taate.
"Well," demanded Miss Starvem at
the back door, “what do you want?”
"Why,” replied the tramp, "I seen
you advertise ‘table board’ in this
momln’s paper"—
"Well?”
“Well, I t’ought inebbe yer wus giv-
tn’ out some samples.”—Philadelphia
Press.
Bt*1i<I*. at a Jake.
"What becomes of a joke when It
gets too old for the almanac?”
“The theatrical programme gets It"
"And from there lfe but a step ts
the muelcal comedy, eh?”—Philadel
phia Bulietha.
Ho4 Hla* HeU.
Pa Twaddles—I can’t see why that
young Idiot who is calling on Molly
hasn’t sense enough to go. It's mid
night Tommy Twaddles—’Taln’t his
fault He can’t go—sister’s aetfln’ on
him.—Cleveland Leader.
ffhere la no policy like politeness,
since a good manner often succeeds
where the hoot tongue has failed.—Mn-
Legal Blanks
i
A stock of all kinds of Legal Blanks will be
found at the NEWS OFFICE. The stock in
cludes Notes, Mortgages, Deeds, Bonds andi,
all blanks used by business men, as well as
those used only by justices, constables and
attorneys.
AllgOf these blanks are regular in form, and
thefpaper and printing are exceptionally good. *
In fact, no blanks printed in the State look
better or will give the users better satifaction.
Prices are the same as other printers
charge for blanks.
THE NEWS solicits business in this line;
and guarantees that users of these blanks will
be entirely prieased with them.