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POTTS AND PARKS I ODDS AND ENDS SALE Wr cm)i not jjivr* n definite description of just wlnit is shown nt this sale, hut, you might visil us and find the very thing you need fin-some special purpose, and then at a suvinu price. NOT ALL SHORT LENGTHS (ioods offered at this sale lire not necessarily remnants. Often the lies! article in stock may noi sell Inst., and then we make a price that will move it These offer* mgs come from various departments, from outings to silks and trimmings. YOU NEED ANY OF ifHESE AT VERY LOW PRICES? Outings, llanuellettes, ginghams, percales, waistings, embroideries, bices, ribbons, braids, shoes and hosiery. 4 We Sell American body corsets, Krippemlorf-Dittman Shoos, Gold Medal black goods, IJuttorick patterns. POTTS & PARKS $ Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Notions, Shoes | A Resolution for 1906 If you worn nut numhernd with our customers in 1 SKlf), you nro cordially invited to enroll your name on our hooks for UMHh Why not resolve to trade at this store this year, giving us a fair opportunity to demonstrate the olli- cienoy of our service, to show the quality of our goods and the reasonableness of our prices? We feel sure we can hold your trade indefinitely if wo can induce you to give our storo an impartial op portunity to serve you this year. Think about this matter and resolve to give us a chance at your business. C. P. STEPHENS & CO. The Promot Service Grocers. LUCKY THIRTEENTH By 1NA WRIGHT HANSON ( opyriuht, Mot, hij Mc< lure, Phillip* <k Co. To Publishers and Printers. Wo have an entirely new process, on which patents are pend ing, whereby we can reface old Brass 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. 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 lad High Grade Printing Material, SI N. NINTH 8T« PHILADELPHIA. PA. The sky was blue, the ocean bluer, eml Dorothy's eyes the fairest blue of ull. The sunil was white, the breeze carousing, and Dorothy Roomed unusu ally susceptible. I Judged It to be an auspicious time to declare my feelings, so 1 begun: "Dorothy,dear, I have wealth through no fault of my own, social status ditto and a moderately good disposition. I love you. Will you mar”— To my surprise, Mistress Dorothy sprang to her knees, crying, “Don't, don’t!” and clapped her suinll hand over tny mouth. "Very well, then, I won’t,” I snld to the circumstances. "Oh, but I want you to!" was the next astounding development, while she <1 rapped down on the sand again, bowed lier head and wept, I thought I was used to Dorothy's moods, but I realized then that my knowledge eoncerulng them was small. As I didn’t know what else to do, I Jiot sat still. Finally she raised her head from the snnetunry of her hands and looked at me reproachfully. "Oh, Oeorge, I've been waiting a whole year to hear you say it, and now why couldn't you have said It differ ently V" I sat up u little straighter. "How should you wish me to approach the subject V" 1 Inquired coldly. "of course you don't understand, poor hoy!" she sighed, poking hack be hind her pink ear a little damp brown ctiH, "I have a chum at home, and we were always thinking of something that no one else would. One day she said, 'Let’s make vows.’ No wo each took n piece of paper uud wrote on it a vow which we were hound to keep tf we were were—hung for It. Null's vow was"— “Never mind Nell’s vow," I said. ‘‘What wns yours?" "I vowed I wouldn’t marry a innn who didn't propose to me In a way no other man ever did.” "Ever proposed to you?" I asked Jeal ously. "No, uo! Ever proposed to anybody. I vowed, so I have to keep It, Oh, fSeorge, I’ve Just lived to have you say It in some strange way!" "There's no law against a fellow's proposing twice, is there?" I asked. She looked up eagerly. "Oh, you haven't said It yet, you know. I stop ped you. Do you suppose you could think of some original way?" "Well, I'll try mighty hard. Hut what a fool thing for you to do anyway!” “I know It," she acknowledge)), with unusual meekness. As our afternoons at Santa Monica were devoted to the surf, we met again In front of the bath house and hand In hand walked toward the seething breakers. She looked more ehnrmlng than ever In her black suit, handed with scarlet, and n scarlet handker chief knotted about her small head. "Heavens, Dorothy, how I love you!” I exclaimed as we emerged from our plunge through the first swell. “And I love you, too, dear," she mur mured, coloring n little. “You will And some wny, won’t you?" "Yes, If I have to pick you up some day and run off with you." “That wouldn't do. Some of the snv- brch behave that way. It Isn’t the do ing anyway; it's the asking." "Dorothy Allen, soe thnt swell com ing? When It gets here I’ll hold you under It till there Isn’t a breath left In your body If you don't any you’ll marry me!" "It Isn’t original,” she persisted. “The man Nell’s engaged to said almost that" "Darn the man, and Nell, too!" I said viciously under my breath. I didn’t try any more that day. but she allowed me one kiss as we sat on the raft and thnt was something. It would be a wearisome tnsk to re late all the wbj-b In which I tried to propose to Dorothy that summer, I lay awake nights trying to think of some wild and woolly way to ask her to mar ry me, only to face bitter defeat by be ing told that some other John had Bald the aame to his Joan. Dorothy's knowl edge on the subject seemed prodigious. It would have looked suspicious to me had she not really felt as bad as I did over my Inability to be original. The summer was almost gone. A certain Thursday was to mark Doro thy's departure for her New York home. On the Tuesday before we, with a gay party, were to visit Mount Lowe. Dorothy’s pretty lips read the de scription from the guidebook as we left I .os Angeles and were borne swift ly through suburban places toward the fog wreathed mountains. The rest of the crowd was considerately oblivious of us two, so 1 made bold to Interrupt. “Dorothy, this has got to end. I am Losing my appetite, and I can’t sleep nights. I have tried twelve times. If I can't tlnd a way to suit you on this trip I nui off for Africa or Shanghai next week. You needn't look incred ulous. I am In dead earnest.” "Seems ns Though you might think of something," she replied. "And tf I do you are going to marry me right away and let me go home with you.” I went on. Ignoring the re proach of her remark. "I deserve some thing for all I've gone through." She didn’t say yea, but on the other hand, she didn’t say no, so I felt fairly confident “Echo mountain," called the conduct or. "Change cars for Alpine tavern. Five minutes’ wait" On the right were the ruins of a ho tel, which we went over to observe. Here we found a cannon, mounted and ready for business. “That," snid the man who had been there before, "Is fired off occasionally to show the marvelous power of echo. It reverberates here, yonder, to the right, the left, many times over.” I grasped Dorothy’s hand and drew her n ny from the crowd. “Darling,” I whispered, "I’m going back on this car, nnd I'm going to mar ry you tonight. Wnit here or at the observatory yonder. When you get tired of observing, pick your wedding bouquet, for you will need It ns soou ns 1 get buck. Goodby, sweethenrt." And before she could do anything hut stare at me In a half frightened, wholly charming way 1 lmd caught the down car nnd was out of her sight. Once the car reached Los Angeles I wns out. tonring along the sidewalk to the courthouse, where the smiling coun ty clerk favored me with the precious hit of paper which would allow me to wed my Dorothy. "Do you know anything nbout any of the preachers In this town?" I asked, wiping my perspiring forehead. Ilis smile broadened. "Well, if It is a runaway match I shouldn't advise you to tackle the Methodist. A tritle narrow is Mr."— “It Isn't a runaway match,” I an swered hastily, "but for certain rea sons I want the services of a young man.” "Mr. It. of the Unitarian Is about your age, I should judge.” "He's the man. Where can I find him ?” After getting definite directions I fled down the courthouse steps. I found Mr. 1!., who when he had heard my story laughed immoderately, but, as I thought a young man would, consent ed to go with tne. Consequently the last ear for Altadeim and Mount Lowe found tis on hoard, together with a huge, awkward parcel which I had purchased on the way to the station. As the car reached Echo mountain I found a laughing, much larger crowd than wo had started with uud In their midst Dorothy, looking most uncom fortable, hut holding in her little hands n bouquet of Indian paint brush, tho gorgeous coloring matching well tho hue of her own sweet cheeks. "Thoy’vo surmised something," I whispered to niy. companion. "Well, the more the merrier, I suppose; kind of tough uu uh, though.” At which speech 1 thought the min ister was going to disgrace his cloth again by unseemly levity. The crowd drew brick a little as I ndvaueed to ward Dorothy and Introduced the rov- creml gentleman. I tucked her little trembling liiind under my arm, and, with my great parcel under the other, the minister discreetly leading, nnd uft- er us th(> crowd, though not fully un derstanding the play, we wended our way toward the cannon, mounted nnd ready for business. I dropped Dolly’s hand, tore the pa per wrapping from my megaphone and put It to my lips. “Dorothy!" I shouted, and first this hill, then thnt. here, there, yonder, re peated her sweet name. 1 raised It to my lips again, nnd "Re mine!" sung out the hills. Then I lnid it on the ground nnd held out my hand, while the women smiled nnd the men tossed up their hats in delight. The situation was severe, but my Dor othy wns game. Rlushlng, tearful, yet happy withal, she gnve me her hnnd, nnd the minister stepped forward with his little book. THE CHRISTMAS RUSH §1^1 \ v fPi sii HE DEPOT ST. 1 At the Big Furniture Store was terrific, but we were equal to the occasion nnd supplied all who catue with the right things in fur niture and house furnishings. Every customer went away pleas ed with the goods and prices, and everyone will remain a satisfied patron of this store, because the goods they bought will hrove em inently satisfactory in the home. The Christmas rush is over, but the tide of New Year’s business is beginning to How in. Join the throng and come to the Big Fur niture Store. E. O. REESE, NEWNAN, GA. 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. OFFICEfAND WORKS NEAR R. R. JUNCT’N. NEWNAN, GA. DU.T B. DAVIH, Residence ’Rhone 5-threo calls. OR. W. A. TURNER, Residence Tlione DAVIS &; TURNER SANATORIUM Corner College and Hancock Sts., NEWNAN, - - - GEORCIA. High, central and quiet location. All surgical and medical cases taken, excep contagious diseases. ^ R^fi ne «R n nri se co ? star| tly in attendance, nates $5.00 per day. Private office in buiding »Pho ne 5 two calls Davis & Turner Sanatorium. Careful Inspection •••• Uenernl Hamilton'. Order.. In the Boer war one of the columns, half Canadian and half regular, under General Ian Ilnmllton, became so no torious for looting that the soldiers were nicknamed "the Thousand Thieves." ! Consequently General Hamilton re viewed them one dny in n small village near Bloemfontein, says the writer of “Some South African Kemlnlscences,” for the purpose of warning them against any future depredations. The column hnd Just drawn up and was waiting for the general to begin the review when a ragged rooster ran out from a hut and across the front of j the line. Suddenly a private left the line and ran after the rooster. "Halt!” shouted Hamilton. The soldier ran on. He soon overtook the rooster and turned back, wringing the neck of the fowl. As he passed the general he noted the fierce scowl on his face. The soldier, an Irish Canadian, was not easily daunted, but this time he temporized. Throwing the defunct rooster at the feet of the general, he said, “There, now; I’ll tache ye t’ halt whin the glneral says so!" At which the column roared with laughter, and even the general smiled, and the soldier got only two days’ Im prisonment for one of the most bare faced breaches of discipline In the rec ords of the army. of the work we do—no matter small the job—has a great dea do with our success in repai vehicles. We are not content til we feel sure yon will be tented. So if you have met ’ a break-down or a shake-d come to us. What we can’t d carriage or wagon repairing ( be done anywhere by anybody MERCK & DENT Buggy Builders. Fnnlns Food Before Eating. In nearly all parts of the arctic re gions food Is frozen not only for pur poses of preservation, but also to In crease, us tho natives believe, its nu- j tritive properties. Their fish and seal flesh are frozen mid eaten in thin slices, cut off by ax or knife. Seal flesh, half decomposed and then frozen, is one of the Eskimos’ greatest delicacies. Wal rus liver, too. when frozen Is held to possess great sustaining power, and it Is considered that cooking deprives It of Its delicacy of flavor. The natives of the Titicaca batdn, In Peru, who In habit a district 12.000 feet above the sea, prepare their potatoes by soaking them in water, then freezing them, then steeping them In water and mash ing them to remove die soluble matter. After this they are dried and beoome an article of food. They will then keep any length of time and are extremely convenient for carrying on long Jour neys. The oka, another vegetable of the district, la prepared In the aame way. Legal Blanks /* A stock of all kinds of Legal Blanks wil found at the NEWS OFFICE. The stock eludes Notes, Mortgages, Deeds, Bonds all blanks used by business men, as wel those used only by justices, constables attorneys. All of these blanks are regular in form, the paper and printing are exceptionally g( In fact, no blanks printed in the State ! better or will give the users better satifact Prices'; are the same as other prin charge for blanks. THE NEWS solicits business in this I and guarantees that users of these blanks be entirely pleased with them. Mgaafl mm