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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 COWETA COUNTY.
’Phone No. 20.
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The Dairen Gazette furnishes
the interesting information that
Hoke Hmith will not be governor
this year. No—not this year. His
term in office will not begin until
next year.
“There will be a crow banquet
in Georgia after awhile," says the
Columbus Knquirer-Sun. Yes;
there is a large dish of crow being
THI8 CA8E DEMAND8 ATTENTION. P re P ared for the Knquirer-Sun.
Klsewhcrc in this week’s News
appears a communication trom a
citizen of Newnan, in reference to
the cruelties practiced upon the
mules used by the construction
gangs employed in building the
Newnan and Greenville railroad.
This communication is couched in
plain and strong language, but it
does not exaggerate the deplorable
conditions existing among the
poor animals employed at these
railroad constructions camps in
Coweta county. The editor of the
News has some personal knowl
edge of the facts, and indignant
protests against the treatment
given these animals is heard on
every side from people who are
thoroughly familiar with existing
conditions The News is convinc
ed that its contributor has not
overdrawn the picture.
Evidently,this is a case demand
ing immediate investigation by
county officers of the law. Huch
conditions should not have been
allowed to exist so long in a civil
ized and law-abiding country with
out bringing down upon the heads
of the men responsible for them
the heavy hand of the law. Geor
gia law is plain in referonce ti/ the
matter of cruelty to animals. Such
cruelty is a misdemeanor and is
punishable as such.
The county authorities should
investigate conditions in these
railroad construction camps; and
the men responsible for the ter
rible mistreatment of dumb brutes
that is practiced there should be
handled by the laws of Georgia.
The Washington Reporter says
it- is safe to wager that Hoke
Smith will place Wilkes county in
his string of counties on August
22nd.
The Good News of Out-Doors.
(SPRINO-TIMK IN DIXIE.)
Dr. John J. Tigcrt, one of the
three newly elected bishops of the
Methodist Episcopal Church,South,
began life as the driver of a gro
cer’s wagon in Louisville, Ky. He
is one of the ablest and most
scholarly of Southern Methodist
leaders. Hishop Tigort married a
daughter of the distinguished
Hishop McTyeirie, one of the
strongest men who ever occupied
that high station in the Methodist
denomination.
The Gwinnett Journal has a
new and highly appropriate name
for certain folks in Georgia. It
denominates them "1 Iampocrats.”
The Journal says this is the new
party we have been hearing about,
and that it was founded hy and be
longs to Hamilton McWhorter, of
Athens, the hired lobbyist of the
Southern Railroad, who draws a
salary of $10,000 per year as the
political boss of this State.
The Athens Banner thinks that
“Hoke Smith is justly entitled to
the credit of having made the Pied
mont bar famous." The Banner
is wrong. Hoke's enemies have
made the Piedmont bar famous, in
a lame and unsuccessful effort to
make political capital out of it.
Now it is rumored that Uncle
Jimsmith will soon step down and
out of the gubernatorial ring. His
inactivity during the past few
months apparently indicates that
the old man is seeking to sneak
out of the contest.
Where O where is Hon. Syd
Tapp during these strenuous sum
mer days of the gubernatorial cam
paign? Like Clarke Howell, he
made a promise—and like Clarke,
has failed to “keep the appint-
ment,”
Vice President Fairbanks, the
frosty figurehead of national offi
cial circles, was the guest of At
lanta last Saturday. The cold
Vice President was given a warm
reception by enthusiastic Atlan
tans.
The tender grass showeth itself;
flowers ap|>ear on the earth; th--
time of the singing of birds has
come.—Bible.
I have ever claimed comradship
with nature, the ever-beating heart
of the great universe, for “Nature
never did betray the heart that
loved her." This glad resurrec
tion season that we love comes
again in all its glory. Life is
flowing afresh through the great
arteries of the earth, rehabilitating
it in vernal beauty. Spring’s ban
ners are waving on the hills and
the landscape is as beautiful as of
yore. A faint breath from the
orchard comes drifting in across
the driveway, bringing pleasant
reminiscenses of a happy country
home, nestled in a high lap of
level, sandy land and tall South
ern pines, surrounded by other
high hills in the distance; a verit
able “tent in the wilderness,’’
situated on a dust-white winding
road, running through the land
like a silvery thread, a mile from
the Atlanta & West Point Rail
way, in north Coweta, a location
which reminded me of the Atlantic
coast region, but to my more prac
tical guests, who could not appre
ciate the rainbow in a single drop
o! water, it was a reproduction of
“Sleepy Hollow," immortalized in
Irving's “Legend”—for ’round
about it everywhere brc.itbed the
same sweet spell of indolence and
calm.
The bursting buds and yellow-
greenness of early spring, the
breezes ladon with the breath of
bulm, the bright sunshine resting
on green lawns and billowy pink
orchards, recall to memory car
riage drives through the country
with congenial companions during
the last years of the last century,
from that wee cottage.
“When time who steals our years away,
Shull steal our treasures too—
The memory of the |>nst will stay,
And half our joys renew."
Strange that the odor of a flower
can connect the current of the
brain to events of the past. In
those years we were wont to drive
around the many circles we could
encompass in an afternoon with
our splendid iron-grey carriage
horses, Daisy and Pansy, the for
mer named for the fair young
daughter of the horse-lover of
whom my husband bought her;and
when her mate was selected in At
lanta, to carry out the floral sym
phony and for harmony of sound,
she was called Pansy. They were
photographed several times; once
drawing the hearse that carried
out to burial all that was mortal of
ex-Gov. W. Y. Atkinson, Coweta’s
illustrious son. After years of
faithful service, when they were
sold less than a year ago, I felt
like throwing my arms around
their necks in fond farewell. One
was carried to Atlanta, the other
to an adjoining county, thus rudely
sundering the association of years
May they bring as much happiness
into the lives of their new owners
as they did into ours, and receive
the same kindly care in return!
This immediate section was not
ed for the culture and integrity of
its citizens, the most prominent
and influential being great ad
mirers of Hon. T. E. Watson, of
McDufhe, Dr. McGee, our near
neighbor, named his carriage horse
tor him, a spirited and handsome
animal that won a premium at a
horse show. Mrs. McGee petted
all animals from kitten to horse,
and was especially proud of the
blue ribbon won by “Tom Wat
son.”
One of our most picturesque
drives was in the vicinity of Ros-
coe. Some think there Is little
worthy of description in our im
mediate locality—true we have no
great mountains, grand waterfalls,
nor rushing rivers, but have the
ever-varying outlook of field and
wood, hill and dale and stream; the
brook flows over its pebbly bed
with a soothing murmer, as it runs
on to join the Chattahoochee, not
far away; with here and there the
roofs of neat homesteads, telling
that to every heart is its own
home-nest; how charming! With
now and then a quaint old mill
with its antique water-wheel, mak
ing a picture that excites the
jealousy of the artist; or a church
pointing heavenward, embowered
in woods that stud the landscape.
Because the great majority of peo
ple will never travel in Italy or
Switzerland, which are said to be
as grand as anything of earth, and
can never stand under the shadow
of Mont Blanc and hear it say to
us, as it said to Coleridge, God!
God! God! we can be quick to see
the glory of the common-place.
Our favorite drive was around
the “Redwinc Mineral Spring
Circle," on which are situated
some of the historic old homes of
the county—an old house, like an
old violin, has the music of the
past wrought into it. Some have
carried out the short and simple
annals of Southern farm life:
“Broke up and moved to town;”
the descendants of others have re
mained to help rebuild the ruined
South in this locality—hence the
“abandoned farm” is no longer
abandoned, but smiles with peace
and plenty. Some who have mov
ed away, love to return and hear
again the wind-harps of their na
tive woods, In front of the old
Gibson homestead is a grove of
giant oaks, survivors, seemingly,
of the forest primeval. I hope
they will not bo sacrificed to en
large the domain of king cotton,
as this farm has recently passed
into the hands of Mr. B. L. Red-
wine, a young man, who though
successful in his business under
takings, does not worship the gol
den eagle, and say.^W'' will have
no other gods before thee."
TI10 road to this wonderful country
I,cuds out from the toil
waves of pink and blue and silver,
while “Beyond the darkening
ocean burns the sunsets dying
embers." And the grandest of all
trees, the pines, that fling balsamic
odors all day long, and chant harp-
ings learned when the world was
young. Rooted in clay, they lift
their heads toward God.
"And far above in martial lines
Like warriors, stand the plumed pines,
Erect and firm they lift on high
Their pointed to]* and funeral Rpires,
And seem to pierce the sunset sky,
And bask amid its fires;
Add when the mountain winds are loud.
Their branches swell the anthem proud."
Newnan, Ga,
Cruelty to Animals in Coweta.
It is a tact generally known,
that the animals (mules) used in
the construction of the railroad
from Greenville to Newnan, are
most cruelly and brutally treated
by the men in charge, and the
laborers who work them.
Where are our officers of the
law? Where dre our humanitarians?
Where are our Christian mission
aries? What are they all doing, to
let a lot of men into our county,
beat and kick and cuff poor
dumb brutes, harnessed up so that
they cannot help themselves, with
swollen shoulders, skinned backs,
bloody heads and moaning and
groaning under the severe treat*
ment they receive.
Go down to the place where they
are at work on this new railroad,
and see the awful condition of
some forty or fifty of these poor
beasts with the blood dripping
from their skinned shoulders, and
backs and heads, and hear their
awful groans as the lash and blud
geon are plied, and then ask your
self whether you are living in a
heathen or civilized country.
Will not some officer of the law,
some citizen, or body of men, look
into this disgraceful affair, and
bring every one of the violators of
the law to justice for this wilful,
wanton, cruel, devilish treatment
to unfortunate dumb brutes.
Go down and see for yourself.
It is within only a few miles of
Newnan. Citizen.
POTTS AND PARKS
THE LEADING DRESS GOODS HOUSE
A visit to our store will convince you h at we are the
leader in ladies’ goods. We have patterns and
shades that please the eye; we have quality and quan
tity from which to select; our prices will appeal to
the conservative buyer, and convince the optimistic
that we have correct styles and best grades at reason
able prices.
New Lawns
and Organdies.
Thirty pieces figured lawns
and organdies opened this
week, many of tnem worth
20c to 40c, now on sale at 10c
to 25c a yard.
at
Colored Linens.
Three shades blue linen
20c and 25c per yard.
Brown linens, 28 inch
80 inch, 15c to 25c a yard.
Imitation linens, in white
or colors at 10c and 15c yd.
to
White Goods.
40 inch lawns, 10c to 25c.
45 inch Persian lawns, 15c
to 25.
48 inch French lawns, 20c
to 35c.
48 inch wash chiffon, 25c
to 50c.
Linen de hides, 32 in., 25c.
Linen lawns, 25c to $1.00
a yard.
Laces.
Baby Irish bands and edg
ing.
Round thread and French
val laces.
Oriental edge and all-over
laces.
Linen cluny bands.
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WE SELL
Krippendorf Dittmann Shoes.
Gold Medal Black Goods.
American Lady Corsets.
Butterick Patterns.
POTTS <3 PARKS
Phone|109 Bay Street Newnan, Ga.
of curt
And tiiod foot in tlio dusty street
Are longing to enter there:
And n voice from that land is calling,
lit the rush of many rills,
Come away, away,
To the woods today,
To thu heart of the Imppy hills."
God’s pictures are painted on
nature's canvas for all who have
He never shuts them
-BOONE’S-
eyes to see
up in a gallery or makes them de
pendent on the snobbery of wealth.
All creation sings to him who
lends an ear—
"List to the bird, that on the bough too
frail
To bear him, gaily swings;
He carols, though the slender branolies
fail,
He knows that lie lias wings!”
No life is more charming than a
rural life, no flowers more lovely
than those blooming in the wild-
woods and fields encircling this
Mineral Spring, through which
runs in romatic beauty, Cedar
Creek, mid ranks of waving fern,
bay, crab-ap fle, honeysuckle, wild-
roses, cedar, violets and laurel, on
its way to the sea, cheering the
life of the humblest.
I have recently read of a gifted
artist who traversed all climes in
search of rare flowers she sought
to delineate; yet at the end of life
she confessed that the flowers of
her native land were unsurpassed.
The writer added that beauty, hap
piness and usefulness are in our
immediate neighborhood, but “the
eyes of a fool are in the ends of
the earth." We must not despise
our situation in longing for what
is not, thus missing the glory be
fore our eyes, the treasures at our
feet.
“O, oould some painter’s facile brush
Ou canvas paint our landscape's blush;
Or oould some poet snare in rhyme
The beauty of this Southern clime—
His fame might dare the dart of time,
Aud soar uudimmed forever!”
O, the beautiful sunsets, the
magnificence of the sky, when the
West burns like a living ruby in
the deep green horizon, with isl
ands ot gold in seas of sapphire,
and overhead, like the dome of
some grand cathedral inlaid with
A complete line of men’s and
youth’s two piece suits, 5.00 to 12.50.
Three piece suits for men and young
men, 5.00 to 25.oo. Boys’ suits 1.5o
to 5.oo. Agents for Ed. V. Price &
Co., Tailors.
Soft shirts, with or
cuffs attached. Full
men’s negligee shirts,
ver” brands.
without collars,
line boys’ and
‘F-M” and “Sil-
Collars, Ties, Handkerchiefs, Sus
penders. Hosiery for men and boys.
Dress suit cases, Trunks, canvas tel
escopes, umbrellas.
Hats, all kinds—panamas, straw,
Porto Rican, wool. All the newest
styles, at lowest prices.
Men’s odd pants, largest line of styles
and sizes to select from. Most com
plete line boys’ knee pants in town.
Ladies’ skirts, latest makes
styles. The “Elite” Petticoat.
an(
Silk shirt waists, ]
shirt waist patterns,
cries, laces.
awn shirt waists,
Lawns, einbroid-
Ladies’ Hats, trimmed
to-wears. Children’s
ready-to-wears. Baby
hats, etc.
and ready-
sailors and
caps, mull
Window shades in stock, and made to
order. Can make shade to fit any win
dow. Art squares, rugs, mattings.
We have the largest shoe stock in
town, and can fit any member of
the family, from baby to grand
parents.
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If it’s anything to wear, we have it. Your mon
ey’s worth, or your money back, is the guarantee
on every article bought in our store.
When you
think of
Bargains
Phone 119.
You
think
of
Boone’s
