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The Newnan News
Issued Every Friday.
J. T. FAIN, Editor and Publisher
SUBSCRIPTION RATE $1 00 PER YEAR
OFFICIAL PAPER OF CGIETA COUNTY
’Phone No. 20.
OFFICE UPSTAIRS IN THE WILCOYON BLOG
The H ganaviile News says that
nr, v thr* n n oj po-< ■ to Hoke
Sri • h c m fie found m 1b>g;insvi ic.
S' ■ a g ' worn f ir Ncwna?
and Cow* ‘.a county every tune the
opportutiity (or -o doing presents
itself.
The Hogansv e News says
many of the- cat nines are wear
i g the *mrc to. • is '■ure to come
off after the primary.
Where is S:d l a! ; ' Up to the
hour the News went to press Si*:
h id not in- n e ufi trr m. Is r
possible he ha- been wafted hern*
by a gust * f hot air of his own
manufacture?
"Uncle Jim’ MTti’h, "Rev.
Sam Small ami the private car are
not proving to b<- ov< rpowcrin.
factors m the gubernatorial cam
p.iign. Doubtless the palace car
is m service on "Uncle Jim's” pri
vale raiiioad, win • "Uncle Jim
and "Rev." Sam are running the
farm.
Wanted Information as to the
present place of residence of Mrs
Alice Long worth and Mr. Nicholas
Roosevelt. When ast he. rd from
they were occupying center col
umns, lust pages of the big daily
pipers. Suddenly dropped out ol
sight and have not been seen or
heard from since.
HOW IT HAPPENED.
Roth the Newnan papers an-
notineed I. A. Mi Uo..ough's name
as being a citizen of Haralson dis
trict. He is in Setmia district
This may be policy, as the present
encumbent is a citi/. n of Jl.ual
son district Haralson letter in
Senoia I Inlet pr ise-Gazette.
The above p uagraph ha- i ter-
dice to one nt the candidates for
county treasurer Mr. McCol-
lough's announcement was given
to the News by Mr. W T. Arnall,
ot Scnoia, who stated to the editor
ol this | aper that Mr. Mt Collmigh
was, at that time, a citizen oi Har
alson district.
That’s how it happened as far
as the News is concerned m the
matter
THE NEWS TENDERS ITS COLUMNS.
In response to recommendation
and request of the Grand Jury,
made at March term of Coweta
Superior Court, the News tenders
the use of its columns to the
County Commissioners for the
purpose of making public the
monthly financial ^statements of
the Hoard,
The Jury requested that the
Cleikofthe Hoard furnish alter
each monthly meeting, to the
newspapers of the county for pub
lication, "a full statement of all
amounts paid out, to whom paid
and lor what purpose."
1 he News will be pleased to
publish these financial statements
in its news i ciumns.fiee of charge;
and takes advantage of this op
portunity to say that it endorses
this recommendation of the Grand
Jury ami trusts the Commissioners
and Clerk will approve of it and
act accordingly
GRAMMAR AND POLLY TICKS-
As often as the News detei mines
to soberly discuss the issues in
volved in the present gubernator
ial campaign, comes that dear, de
lightful, blundering, threadbare,
aged, professional politician, the
Hero and Agonizer, and places
itself in a position so ridiculous
vulnerable that the News cannot
resist the temptation to punch its
sweet spirited contem porary’s
ribs. This statement is offered in
explanation and extenuation of
the News' course in devoting so
much s: ace to humorous articles
in referer to a declining,decrepit
■ /urnal wr.ose political sins have
; und i* out and forced it into
igirc nt before the bar of public
opinion.
•\ hear y laugh is beneficial to
" e la ., r, although it may be
-con*'" g and embarrassing to
' e la*:.: ee; but if a newspaper
•rrsis*- '. occupying the position
• a clow: and laughing-stock in a
mmnnity, it has no grounds for
complain' against a hilarious pubj
toe H - an : Agcnizer, as it er.-
avor- to fa* *• the News’ well di
rected arc. withering fire, furnish
musem'-m for the populace, • as
• are • .y assured they do why
should th sport not continue some
•irne yet bef >re trie News begins
serious discussion of issues at
cake in this campaign?
Still 'lodging . 1 i points germane
to the i.o* -'nns at issue between
itself anu the News, still seeking
an avenue- of escape from its pre
ccamcnt, still endeavoring to in
volve irrelevant and insignificant
matters in the discussion, the last
issue of the Hero and Agonizer
tlung its usual weekly consign
ment of rot at this paper; and
among trie gravest accusations
ma.e a r ust the News is the
charge that this paper's grammar
is bad.
Think of it!
Wonderful argument—emanat
ing from a brain of vast and re
markable capacity -an argument
destined to exercise boundless in
fluence over the minds of Georgia
voters in enabling them to make
Intel.igent selection of a governor
for the cnmmonwealth!
As a matter of course, the News
admits that its grammar is bad
vulgar, in fact> in comparison
with the pure diction and choice
rhetoric ot the classical Hero and
Agonizer. As is well known
throughout the habitable universe
there are no finer or more over
powering examples of exquisite
English extant khan the collated
files of the Hero and Agonizer
I he largest number of eminent
and versatile scholars employed
by any publication in Europe or
America is attached to the Hero
and Agoniz r’s staff. Many of
these distinguished gentlemen tote
degrees conferred at Oxford and
Cambridge and the great universe
ties of France and Germany.
The truth is that degrees are as
common in the 1 leroand Agonizer
office as cuss words are supposed
to be in the ordinary print shop;
and this eminent journal keeps on
hand at all times, ready tor instant
use, the "hell box" filled with a
choice assortment of A. Bs., M.
As., Rh. Ds„ LL Ds.. etc., etc.
Learning lies loose around the
Hero and Agonizer office; gieat
gobs ol culture mingle with print
er’s ink; the music of Rostonesc
conversation is heard above the
clangor of revolving machinery;the
odor of scorching English can
not extricate it sell from associa
tion with the perfume of excited
"tanglefoot.”
Time, space and language tail
the News when an enumeration of
the Hero and Agomzer’s number
less literary triumphs is attempted.
A few of them will be mentioned
hurriedly and with scant attention
to the scintilating details.
It is well known that a member
of the Hero and Agonizer’s staff
is th** proud author of that beauti
ful classic, “Poems of Peanut
Politics;" a volume which received
instant recognition from cultured,
scholarly members of "dc gang"
and which is regarded with ecstatic
emotion and admiration through
out the ranks of the machine made
and finished. If our memory
serves us aright,tnis same eminent
pencil jabber and ink slinger is
the author of “Lyrics of Political
Liars” and "Odes to the Also-
Rans.”
Another talented member of the
Hero and Agonizer’s staff won
everlasting renown by his "Lines
to a Rusted Lineup; or, Who Hit
Howell?"; while still another facile
grammarian attached to the Hero
and Agonizer’s payroll startled the
; classic circles ot pollyticka with
the words and music of that tear
ful ballad, ‘ Coweta, List’ to Clark s
Call."
But it is not alone in the realms
■sy and melody that the Hero
and Agonizer’s staff artists have
cf -nvred fame and cinched renown
In o’her lines of literary ar.*l in
tellect :al endeavor they long ag *
climbed to the t*»f rung of the iau
" r -• ;m.p'-b <*ff. In verifies*iOi
of this statement, the public i> ;n
vited t peruse the spotless page 1
ot th- Hero ami Agomzer’s "Die
t r ;r;. r f D mole-meaning I’
tical Phrases; its, “Reminiscen
ces of Twenty Years in Pod) tick-
—by a Hasbeen;'*its, -Treatise on
Tricker•. or, H *w to Divide the
Opposition and Fleet a Minont
Candidate." These are imrm rt
works, a: are re.igiousiy stuoie .
by political grammarians an ; : ea
nut bosses.
Next we arrive in the reaim c:
fiction, or novel writing—ar, . t
must be a nutted that the Her*
,m.i Ago: z r has been gui.ty
-omc very novel writing. Fiction
is thierg suit of every grammut
ca: attache <>f the Hero and Agon
izer's editorial staff We notice
briefly a few of the H. and A’s.
best sellers in the fiction line. At
the top stands that admirable c .as-
sic, "On the Water Wagon; or th -
Excruciating Experiences of a Re
formed Ringster." Next may be
mentioned "Racing Through Ge r
gia with a Reformer; or, H nv We
Fooled the Home Candidate.
Next we notice ‘ Our Ostensible
Attitude in the Present Guberna-
tnriai Campaign; “The Man \N"n- *
Will Carry Coweta;” "Collection
of Politicial Ecitorials for Home
Consumption;" etc., etc —and s me
more.
The News confesses the subject
is inexhaustible and as fathomless
as the depths of the Hero an*!
Agonizer’s intellectual ocean.
The Hero and Agon z* r’s gram
mar must be perfect and its wis
dom and learning overpowering—
otherwise, it would not have suc
ceeded in fooling for many years
some folks who ought to be well
acquainted with its real character.
News’ Circulation Crows.
• With the Exchanges f
Sister Mvrick thinks Hon. Joe-
.ius H.i mustt’e. a di>: nct sen
sation r.dmg or. the water wagon
with Brother Ncr-a ,y holding
the reins — ! aws. New s
• .-.tr • ;e - me in 'cstrie- and
l w he ; \ ur town through
- •-
st'ib'cfr.g \ ey
ins-
w: News
e-
ate K -or Lewis of the Isnmae-
te sa that Howe,, w ul ; not
■ leet Smith again and he was right.
Is ’t it H well's move?—Sparta
Ishmaelite.
There is a woman in Vermont,
-vs *he Savannah Press, who is
i 2 years of age and she nas *1-
ways done her own housework,
i’eice f mm*: came w th the set
tlement of the servant problem
and long life naturally followed.—
Albany Herald.
The Constitution and its sate-
tes ridicule the straw ballot.
They come so often and so un
favorable to their candidate that
very naturally they find it difficult
•) bring tiemse ves to beiieve that
there is anything in them, but the
Constitution docs not hesitate to
give conspicuous prominence to
every vote that indicates a major
ity for its candidate, notwithstand
ing it takes great risk in having
the claim exposed as a fraud, as
m st of them have been proven to
be.—Fitzgerald Enterprise.
Running with the Hounds.
fin* News" circulation growth
has Itccn greater during the past
thirty days than during any pre
vious month since the present
management took charge of the
paper.
This fact demonstrate- that the
people off oweta county appreciate
an independent newspaper with
the courage of its convictions—one
that prints all the news impartial
ly—one maintaining an editorial
page free from the domination of
any ring or clique—a newspaper
that is not tied up to or with any
man or set of men—especially, any
big or little pollytician or machine
I HiSS.
All the New *. a»k- of the people
of Newnan and ('oweta county is a
fair share of patronage and sup
port, based on sound business
principles. In return for merited
patronage no other kind wanted
or accepted) the News pledges its
best efforts to the del i-lopineiit and
upbuilding of this city and county.
Rock Spring.
Last W. < k'n l i tter I
Mt-. J. W. Lewis mid Mrs. Alice West
sp lit lust Friday in Newnan.
Mrs. Mamie .Smith and son. Hugh, of
Palmetto, pas-ed through here last Sun
day en route to Line Creek to visit tier
sister, Mrs Tom Whitlock.
Ed Knowles and sister. Miss Della, of
Fayetteville, w**re the guests of Mrs. A.
F. Parrott several days last week.
Joe and Sam Hall made a business
trip to Newnan last Saturday.
The farmers are busy hauling out
guano.
J. W. Harrison, J. W. Haines and
Charlie Cochran attended divine service
at Leigh’s Chapel Sunday.
S. O. Houston, T. G. and J. W.
Haines, M. D Thurmond, A. F. Parrott
and Willie MoGee made business trips
to Palmetto last Saturday.
Mrs. Safrouia Roberts and son, from
near Palmetto, were the guests of the
family of S. O. Houston Saturday. -
Johu R. Sims, of Palmetto, passed
through here last Wednesday en route
to Newnan.
Mr. aud Mrs. Neill and children spent
Snuday last with the latter's brother,
Press Kntrekeu, near Palmetto.
Peter Winkles, of Leigh's Chapel, will
soon begin the erection of a new barn
j on his farm.
POnS AND PARKS
Linens - sell - Linens
All that's pure, popular, stylish and substantial in
linens we carry, and in all widths, weights and
weaves. If vou will examine our line you 11 find
li.ore from which to select and get better value- in
your selection.
OUR LINENS ARE PURE.
Much is being said about farm
ers of the South dealing in cotton
futures. If the charges made aiong
this line are true it is a pretty
c ear case of “running with the
hounds."
It is not surprising that the
mede of prosperity the farmers of
the South have enjoyed for the
past few years should start them
on a mad rush for money. Such
is generally the case with people
in other callings, and there is no
reason why the farmer should be
an exception.
Hut it does seem that they would
choose some other way of making
the rush other than to patronize
and join issue with a class and in
a practice that all must admit has
been their undoing for so mat y
years in the past There are
plenty of other ways open to them
to get rid of their surplus money
that it would seem to be more con
sistent at least for them to adopt.
It is estimated that within the
past few months several millions
of dollars have found their way
from farmers in Georgia, who h..ve
gambled in cotton futures, to Wall
Street, New York. It is sale to
say that a very small percentage
of this money will find its way-
back. Thus are the farmers en
couraging what ali must admit is a
practice that works more harm to
them than all things else combined.
Besides it is not characteristic
of the average farmer to engage in
a practice that is as shady, to say
nothing of the hazard, as is dealing
in futures. We all know atjd all
admit that it is one of the most
condemnable forms of gambling,
even more than that of card-play
ing! It is not only a moral wrong
but one that wrongs and injures in
a material way the producers of
whatever commodity is dealt in.
Thus when the cotton farmer
deals in cotton futures he is the
pursued hare and at the same time
1 he runs with the hounds.—Ogle
thorpe Echo.
Wai't and Suit Linen—.‘hi in. medium, light in weight
and dot's not shrink. per yard 35c
■hi inch Blouse Linen—This is also a good value but very
s'- u ce. and y ou must buy early to get supplied, per yd 25c
42-inch Special -This is of good weight, used for -mt-
and art work, and i- excellent in quality and finish,
per yard 60c
Holland Linen—This j- light weight but heavier than
lawn; :hi inches wide, per yard . 25c and 35c
oil inch and .*1 inch Linen:—These have lie equal in this
market at the prices, ('all for prices.
7•_*-i111-n Sheeting—We give you the U-t that goes in
linen sheeting and not too high.
Ten-quarter and Eleven-quarter Linen Sheetings—We
show more styles of these than all our competitors
combined, and give pure goods at lowest prices.
Brown Linens—All grades of brown linens, 27 in. to .‘hi
in. wide, priced, per yard, at 17 12c to 35c
Linen Lawns—Ten grades of linen lawn *'h> inches wide
and prices run 2oc to sj per yard.
Table Damask—Now is your opbortunity to get the great
est value in this special showing of pure linen damask.
Prices f»0e to si.“5 per yard.
POTTS 6 PARKS
Phone!109 Bay Street
Newnan, Ga.
THE NEW BAKERY
()ur bakery is giving general satisfaction to all patrons. It
is equipped to do first-class baking and is in charge of one of
the most expert and careful bakers to be found anywhere. The
quality of all our baking is the very finest, and wo are sure any
thing ordered from the bakery will be found perfectly satis
factory.
Give us your orders for bread, cakes and pies. All orders
filled with, prom pin ess.
asatexTyr mmiMH
C. P. STEPHENS S CO.,
■ Proprietors of the New B&Kery.
Telephone No. 31.
iiiiMiiiiini ■ ii iii nii ii i —aawEa
To Publishers and Printers.
We 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.
Afflicted With Rheumatism.
"I was aud am yet afflicted with
rheumatism." says Mr. J. C. Bayne,
editor of the Herald, Addington, Iudiau
Territory, ‘but thanks to Chamerlain’s
Pain Balm am able ouoe more to atteud
to business. It is the best of liniments. ’’
If troubled with rheumatism give Pain
Balm a trial aud you are certain to be
more than pleased witli the prompt re-
1 lief which it affords. One application
relieves the pain. For sale by Dr. Paul
Peniston, Newnan, Ga.
Money to loan on real estate at 7 per
PRICES.
Refacing Column and Head Rules, regular lengths, 20cts each
I-** 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.
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manufacturers of
Type and High Me Prilling Material,
19 9. IIMTH ST- PHILADELPHIA, PA.