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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. OFFICE UP STAIRS IN THE WILCOXON BLDQ 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. * ♦ - 1 I 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. ♦>= 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