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Boone’s
Panama hats will be worn more this season
than ever before. They are light and cool. At
the prices we ask you can’t afford to be without
one this season. Full line of straw hats.
Men’s, women’s and children’s shoes and ox
fords in all the latest lasts. Our prices are right.
' We have the largest stock of clothing and, odd
pants we have ever carried. Can fit every man
and boy in the family, and at prices that makes
it possible for every member to be suited.
In the effort to make our men’s department
the best to be had we have not forgotten the
wants of the ladies. Our line of dress goods,
wash goods, laces and embroideries is complete.
Large variety of ladies’ skirts, waists, belts,
ready-to-wear and trimmed hats.
If it’s anything to wear, we have it.
We would appreciate your looking at our line
of rugs, art squares and mattings.
Every article you buy a bargain, backed by the
guarantee, “Your money’s worth or your mon
ey hack.”
BOONE’S
THE USE OF SLATE.
It thr Middle A(*a Scholar! Em
ployed It For Their Tablet*.
It la not cany to tell exactly for how
lonif n period elutes have Iteen used hj
schoolboys, but they were used as writ-
lug tablets as far back os the middle
ages, and probably, therefore, thpy
were Introduced Into the schools of Etl- i
rope nt n very early period la the his
tory of education In this part of the
world.
And Indeed It would be hard to find a
more suitable substance for the pur
pose than the easily flaked stone which
yields a smooth surface with a mini-
• mum of trouble on the part of the
workman. The ancients, as we know,
fre<|uently employed waxen tablets for
the purposb of writing letters or mak
ing calculations which are not Intended
to be permanent and could easily be
' erased or smeared out of ull recogni
tion with the Anger. Diligent bouse
keepers and clandestine lovers found
these means of reckoning or communi
cation equally Indispensable, while, for
1 the man of letters, whether orator or
lyric poet, the tablets on which were
Jotted down the heads of a great speech
or passionate stanzn to some fulr lady
were almost as necessary ns pockets,
| of which the ancient world knew noth
ing, to the mislern mnn or boy.
Compared with these perishable aids
to memory tin* slate was very long
lived, for though the nnme Implies n
brittle substance easily broken off
when the Hue of cleavage Is discover
ed, being equivalent to the French
i “eclat," yet slate does not collapse like
wax with the application of moderate
heat, and even If cracked by a fall
! might still be used If Its frame was
| stout enough to stand the shock. It Is
not surprising, therefore, thnt the slate,
when once Introduced Into school and
I domestic life, soon became popular,
i But slnte Is also a good roof cover-
i Ing and hua been used for this purpose
for eight centuries at lenst. Tiling,
which still holds Its own to a large cx-
! tent, partly on account of the Inartistic
appearance of the modern slnted roof,
was practically universal In the towns
of the undent world which came under
the Influence of Greece nnd Home. It
Is Interesting to note In this connection
that ns time went on buildings reduced
the thickness of their slates.
Whether tills was due to reasons of
economy, for heavy slates need to have
solid timbers beneath them, or to other
considerations, the fact remains that
the slates used in the cheap houses of
the present dny have n very cheap ap
pearance. The difference Is clearly seen
by contrasting Hut flimsy look of a jer
ry-built suburban villa with the mass
ive solidity of an old slnte roofed farm
house which has weathered the storms
of centuries. I.ondou Globe.
1'almotto.
Dm following Is the program of the
Mdses by the I laughters of the C'on-
•demey tor the unveiling of the Con-
derate monument :
Prayer, by ltev. George Barrett.
Address of welcome In la-half of the
own by the Mayor, Mr. Duard Bullard
Mrs. M. A. Wiley, President of the
rhrlmatto Woman's Club, will present
.lie monument.
Mualo.
An address, aeoepting the monument
m behalf of Company O, lath Georgia
Regiment, l'apt ,1. A. Kioliardion, of
tlaut-a.
Beading of a poem liy Mrs. S. M.
'an, Chairman Monument Committee
'•unto.
tress in behalf of the vetornna of
iboll Comity, by Col, Clms. Keid.
inlnlsoouoes of Palmetto during the
by Mr. Robert Q’Douuolly, of At-
—••Tenting Tonight on the Old
Ground," by Misses Katharine
e Hudson.
i of acceptance in behalf of the
of Wheeler's Cavalry, Prof.
(Jeorgo i uoiiev, of Atlanta
Music—Dixie with variations—Mis.
I bund Bullard.
Benediction hv Rev. Hcnben Rhodes.
Standing Rock.
W P. Knott, of Gritlln, spent Satur
day night and Sunday with ,1. P. Wil
son and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff P. Morgan, of Se-
noia, worshipped here Sunday.
"Undo Doc” Bailey, who was sent to
the asylum a few weeks ago, was
brought home dead Saturday night. The
remains were carried to Tranquil ceme
tery Sunday. The funeanl service was
onnduoted by Rev. ,1. W K. .Tonkins, of
Benola, and Rev. W. J. Cotter, of Ncw-
nnti.
Hewlett® Hunter mid his sister, Mary
Katharine, s]N‘nt Sunday in the burg.
Will C»>uts, who lives near Breuiau,
spout Sunday with relatives here.
The singing at Mr. and Mrs. John
Cavetider's was enjoyed by all present.
Mrs. ,1. G. Kliuore, who lias been very
sick, is better.
CON AND BUGGY HARNESS
'bp' "I wagon f.uul buggy harness includes a suflicient
stylelfnnd values to insure satisfaction to all
piece of the stock is first -class in material and
id is worth every cent asked for it .
,i stock a large number of the old reliable
Gantt Distributors and Planters.
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FARM SEEDS
Our Sorghum seeds are priced at #1.25 per bushel. Other
dealers ask #1.50, We have “Speckled" aud “Unknown”
Peas and German Millet—sound, clean, reliable seed.
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Farmers, come to ns for all kinds of supplies and general
merchandise. For cash or on time, our prices are right.
| STEWART & PARKS
I Wc Sdl Ike DOMESTIC" Sewing Machine.
Itlirrat Amrrlrnn I’lnnl.
Of all rare plants In America the
most rare Is the buckleya, which lias
disappeared from all known places ex
cept two Paint Rock, in North Caro
Him. the refuge of plants In hidln;:.
and Wolf Creek, In Tennessee. its
foliage is t'ellcate and graceful, and It
bears oily little nuts of a rather agree
able flavor. As for Its flowers, they
uro rather odd. having no petals nnd
being of two distinct kinds, one grow
ing solitary at the ends of twigs and
tile oilier in tiny clusters between a
pair of leaves. Its fruit Is a queer,
long ridged drupe, dotted with bright
orange and sometimes with a long
fringe at the end. Dr. Asa Gray car
ried It to Cambridge, Mass., and it
seemed to thrive, but be could never
raise any more from It. After a long
while Its secret was found out. It lives
usually on the Carolina hemlock, a
perpetual guest to this host plaut and
doing no work for Itself — in other
words. It Is a secret parasite, as the
mistletoe Is an open one. It Is named
after Dr. Buckley, who loved flowers
and sought them under ull kinds of
difficulties.—New York Herald.
THE PLANTING SEASON
Calls for Corn Planters, Guano Distrib
utors and Cotton Planters.
We have a complete line of these
machines—the very best made.
We can still supply you with High
Grade Fertilizers.
A fresh lot of Purina for horses and
mules. This is fine feed.
P. 8.—Seventy-live up-to-date Ve
hicles. Come to see us.
BRADLEY AND BANKS
Rock Spring.
Flail Know Color..
•'Fish know colors.” said a keeper nt
the aquarium the other day. "They
can distinguish between red and blue
or white and green ns well as you atul
I. Walt, nnd I’ll prove It.”
11a led the way to a tank In which
were some ml and some yellow aud
some green Ash, and In It were arti
ficial grottoes painted respectively ml
nnd yellow nnd green. The keeper
rolled the water with his hand, nnd the
flsli fled, the ml ones to the ml grotto,
the yellow ones to the yellow grotto
uml the green ones to the green grotto.
"They know which color shields them
from observation best," said he. "Now
I'll change the grottoes, so as to prove
my statement a second time.”
He moved the grottoes to different
places in the tanks nnd again rolled the
I water. The same thing followed as
before. Each tlsli darted like u shot
to the grotto of Its own color, where it
knew It would be best concealed.—New
York Press.
T. J. Wilkinson and H. L. Banks, of |
Newiuui, were here lust week oil busi- J
nets.
Miss Lucy Thurmond spent last Hat-|
unlay with relatives nyd friends in
Palmetto.
Rev. E. A. Ware, of Turin, was the
honored guest of F. M. Parrott’s family
lust .Saturday.
H. O. Houston and family visited his
brother's fnmily near Palmetto, Sunday.
Hook Spring was well represented at
Palmetto last Saturday afternoon to
hoar Georgia's next governor speak.
F. M. Pnrrott and daughters niul A.
F. Parrott and children and Willie Mc
Gee worshipped at Coke’s Chapel Sun
day.
The many friends of little Miss Kath
erine Royeton will be glud to know she
is now c.oiivnlescing.
S. O. Houston nnd son, Wilber, spent
last Saturday in Palmetto.
There will bo an nil-day singing at
Ebenezer church the second Sunday in
May.
J. T. Holmes, Real Estate and Rent
ing Agent. Cilice over 1st Nat. Bank.
Last Day for Registering.
Next Saturday is the last day to
register for the county primary.
' If your name dot's not go on the
i books on or before that date you
j can’t vote in the county primary,
j The Board of Registrars, com
posed of Dr. L. M. McGee and j
| Messrs. (J. P. Hoduett and A. H.
i Freeman, is at present engaged in
j making up the registration lists.j
This registration will probably be
ihe largest in Coweta’s history,but
the exact number of names will not
be known until the lists are com
pleted and tinally passed upon by
the Registrars.
SPECIAL
ORDERS
Special orders for jewel
ry, silverware, watches,
diamonds, etc., receive
prompt and careful at
tention at this store.
Purchases are made from
the largest and most re
liable manufacturers and
dealers in the United
States, and satisfaction
is guaranteed in every
case. Prices are always
placed at the most rea
sonable figures.
Frank J. Flannery
Watchmaker and Jeweler.
Dress Well!
Look Distinguished!
Be Contented!
There’s one sure way of accomplishing these things, and
that is to wear the smart new spring models we are showing
this season. Sack suits for men and young men #10 to #25,
in single and double breasted styles, faultless in fit, perfect
'••otkimt imi a, tni a.*.** art
MICHAELS-STERN^
FINE CLOTHING/
Michaels, stern a Co 1
Rochester, n. v. '
in finishing, with coiit cut. fiishion&hly long, trousers gmee-
fully modeled, made ot fine worsteds, cheviots and tweeds.
Everything you want in hats, shoes, shirts, underwear, ties,
etc., at extremely moderate prices. We have juct received
a line of odd trousers. Gall and see our line of goods.
BARNETT, ST. JOHN & GO.
Greenville Street.
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