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Whitesburg. Agn in nnr town Im* been visited by tlie ilentli nngol. On Inst Snturdny afternoon about ft o’nloek the HWeet, gentle Nj>irit of Mrs M. Y. < '-Btcs wuh Itorm- away bv the angelfn messenger of ili>iitli to tlie renlniN of eternal bliss anil Imppioeh- Mr*. Cafe* wan the mother of Mrs. Virgil L. Brantley, and wan well and favorably known. Mr* Cate* was born iff Green county, Georgia, in 1818, and was 88 yearn of age ■ She Joined the Baptist chnroh in 18IIS and bail for more than (W) yearn Iteeli a faithful, eon- serrated member Her Christian char acter was one of deep piety nnd calm, i|Uiet resignation to the will of God in all tilings Her Ufa was a bleaaed bene diction in the home of her daughter, where she had lived for many years. The funeral was conducted by her i«s- tor, Kev. ,1. W. McBeod. at the Hnptist church, Sunday afternoon at :t n'olock Tlie interment was made at the city cemetery. Last Saturday at the regular monthly meet!UK of the Baptist chureh. Brother Hiehard M. Stevens was ordained as a minister of the i>oH|rt-l hy eonsent anil oo-o|x>ration of the ehnrolt. Itev. W. W. Roop, of Carrollton, preached the orillnalion sermon. It was a very beau tiful and impressive service, and helpful to all who witnessed it Brn. Stevens is a young man of fine character and deep spiritual eonseeratloti, and lias ta ken a leading pail in chureh work. He has many friends in Whltcsbnrg nnd community who wish for him the great est sueufMs in his ministerial labors. Whitcshurg is smut to have a new brink hnslliess house erected on Main street. Dr O. W. Burnett is the pro moter of the enterprlae, ami it is under stood the oontrnot ha* already heeli let. I'rof. Fleming. of Carrollton, visited Ids friend, Kev. It. M. Steven*, last Sat urday. John Burns, of Clem, visited fiiumls in Whitcshurg last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. John Driver, of Clem, visited relatives here Saturday, Tlie many friends of Mr. Welcome Harks will be glad to know lie Is stead ily improving mid is now able to tie out. Wo are sorry to note that Mis. J. S. Moore continues <|tiite ill. The ootuiuoiioumuiit exercises, which begun at Hutcheson College Inst Sun day, eoiioludod Wednesday. The ooin- moueenieiit sermon was prenohod hy Dr S. B. Cousins, of LuthersviUii, anil it was a fine gospel sermon of deep spir ituality. A large congregation was P> esent Sunday to hear the sermon. The exercises Monday evening were the work uf the primary department, wit m ssed hy n good silted audience. Toe* day night the program was rendered by tlie High School. It was nil excellent program and greatly enjoyed hy the large audience. Olio of the prettiest pieces ol the evening was tile Bow and Airow drill, beautifully presented hy I- girls. Wednesday at It! o’clock State School Commissioner W. It. Merrill de livered the literary address. The grad uation exuroises occurred Wednesday night, when live young ladies received their diplomas. I’rof. W. J. Wilson de livered a splendid address Wednesday evening. Rev. W. A. Burks made the literary address to the graduating class. Thus has (dosed another school year Willi a brilliant commencement at Hutcheson College, Coweta was well represented at our Ooiiiineiicemelit exercises this week Among (lie large number who attended were the following: Miss Una Cuveii- tier, nnd Mr. and Mrs J F. Brewster, of Newiiau ; Misses Blind Copeland and Halite Fannie Austin, of Welcome; Misses Bern Morris, Ola Dyer, Myrtle Boone. Annie Morris, Nollie Carter, Paul Warren, Albert Boone, Kd Cope- laud, and Millard and Bernard Jackson, of Sargent, * C. M. Boynton and J. U. Buyers, two of Carrollton's leading photographers, were in the city this week. Rock Spring. F. M. Parrott visited his son, John Parrott, at Flat Creek, last Saturday and attended the Masonic Ixxlge at that place in the afternoon. M. A. Davis and son, Freddie, attend ed divine services at Line Creek last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.(feorge Lewis, of Senoia, were the geests of the former's brother, J. 0. Lewis, and family, last Holiday. Oscar Uuniyl, of Orantville, visited his father's family here one day lust week. T. G. Haines and J. W. Sprayberry attended worship at Ebenexer Inst Sun day. Owen Haynes, necomimnled by Ids sister, Miss Norn, visited their sister, Mrs. Lucius Gomel, near Palmetto, last 1 Sunday. Emory Pitts, accompanied by Misses Bosk Lee and Clara May Hammock, of McCollum, visited relatives nnd friends lit Bock Spring last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs Press Entrnklil nnd chil dren, of Palmetto, were the guests of the former's jwrents here Inst Sunday. Mrs. Zndie Divis and daughters H|s'lit Sunday with their cousin, Mrs. A. F. Parrott, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Willintn Smith and Mr. and Mrs Yarbrough attended the inter ment of Mr. Kd Smith of Oakland at the Smith burying ground, near Sbar|*s burg, Inst Tuesday. 0. C. Parrott and children, of Doug las county, visited relatives here last Tuesday and Wednesday. 1 Bniu is much needed in this section. Palmetto. ' The Confederate monument will be unveiled Friday, June 1st. General Clement Evans, of Atlanta, will deliver the memorial address. Capt. James A. Richardson and Prof. George Looney, of Atlanta, will both address the veter ans of their respective noiU|HUites, to whose memory the monument Inis been erected. Other attractive features of tlu> day's exercises have tieen arranged. The Palmetto Womans Club was most delightfully entertained on last Friday hy Mrs. Albert Brittain. The following Indies were up|>oii>ted by the president j to prepare historical jsiimts on our town, county nndHtato: Mrs. Ohas. Mosely will give history of comity, for whom It 1 was named, and other Interesting data. Mrs. T M. Dean will present a lilstorl- i cal sketch of the tow n. Mrs. Neal will include In her paper the early history of the prominent women of the Stale. Mrs. Bachelor will entertain the Clalion that 1 neons Ion. Miss Edna Hough and Miss Stevie I Timmons are guests of Mrs. Wiley on Mam Street, Mrs. Duard Ballard attended Miss Ethel Reid’s recital at Agnes Scott on lust Tuesday night Miss Ethel is a daughter of Col. CIiiih. Beid and is a very brilliant pianist Mr. tuid Mrs. T. B. Zellars have re turned from an extended visit to Wash ington, l>. C. Mrs. T. K Cullireatli leaves for Ma con next week, lo attend commence- incut exercises id Wesleyan College, where Miss Annie Gene, her daughter, graduates with high honors in he class. I Mrs. J. T. Beckman is quite hulls- j posed. Mrs. Jane Stitli, who hns been quite sick at the Presbyterian hospital ill At- | lanta. is better. Mr. Dean Stitli, nf Asheville, N. C., is visiting friends in town. Mr. Arthur Latimer, of Atlanta, is visiting Ids sister, Miss Sophy Latimer. Prof. Banks, of Gnintville, lias been elected tile teacher for the school for the | next scholastic year. I’rof. Neal goes to Eastman ns superintendent of the public ■ schools at that place. Prof, and Mrs. Neal have a great many friends and | their departure is a source of regret. Wbr Ihf llerll Has Cloven Hoots. Legends of the devil are quite com mon in Ireland, but tlie one which Is most Interesting nnd least known per haps Is that which tells why the prince of the Infernal regions has split Iosifs, like those of a cow beast. Moore al lude* to the legend In his story of St Kevin nnd Kathleen at (!lendnlough In that story Moore makes St. Kevin throw his former ladylove over the I clllT In order to tie rid of her Importu nities, but the peasants of the Glenda- lough district give the story n more po etical touch. They Insist that It was not Kathleen that was thrown over the cliff, but that It was Satan, who had assumed tin* form of the lady In order to tempt the saint. Tlie moment the prince of evil toppled over the edge of the yawning abyss he spread his Imt- llke wings nnd sailed away In safety, much to tlie surprise of the holy saint. Enter on the devil again attempted to lay a snare for St. Kevin, but the saint i ninniigcd to get the arch fiend on holy ground, where, of course, he was help less. While the devil was In this help less condition Kevin sawed off his legs nnd attached cows’ hoofs to the stumps. Since that day Satan has been - cloven footed and will lx; until Hip end of time. Oboes nnd Architect*. "U Is possible to make echoes," said an architect. "It Is, Indeed, easier to make thnn to destroy them. In Ba ptist men built tla-lr great temples and cathedrals with no thought of acous tics; hence when tlie preacher preached 1 echoes rolled freely nmld the grolnlngs of the roof, down the rows of sculp tured columns and round and rouud the nave. With wires strung here and with tnpostrlca spread there, many of the echoes of the old world buildings have I as* n obliterated. There are echo exjierts— builders acquainted with the I science of acoustics whose sjieclnlty Is ' colaa-s’ destruction. Sometimes tlielr tasks are hard. Today an architect takes thought of tlie echo. His build ing Is constructed so as to exclude this Intruder. Aud, knowing how to ex clude It, lie knows how to welcome It also. I have frequently In landscape work put up summer houses nnd ar ranged rocks so as to create an echo 1 there."—Exchange. STEWART & PARKS We furnish sup plies for the farm ers home and farm. Lowest prices for c a s h; reasonable terms on credit purchases. STEWART & PARKS raississ. Blogging, In public and otherwise, Is not of mediaeval origin. In the middle nges ridicule nnd not physical suffering was the means employed for the cor rection of wrongdoing; hence the pil lory, the stocks and the thewe-a elmlr suspended high over the heads of the | crowd, In which women, generally 1 scolds, were brought to a sweet rea- sonablencHs—but tlie whipping post be longs to the Tudor age. The Kll/.ii- hethnn servant question was met by Hogging girls for Idleness on Sunday morning. But It was In the Hanove rian period that hogging wns carried to excess. As lute us 18ir| six women were publicly Hogged In Gloucester, England, liectiuse they Imd Is-en found begging. Kiiropean Jin .lllsu. A French toucher ot boxing points otil that an art of self defense approx- I linutely equivalent to Jin jitsu was ’ known In Europe in the seventeenth 1 century. Its principles lire expounded lu a work by one Nicolas l'etera, pub lished at Amsterdam In ItiT-l and bear ing tlu* lengthy explanatory title: "The art of wrestling and how one can pro tect oneself lu all kinds of quarrels that may occur; how one can with agil ity and rapidity repel all unfair at tacks and inert one's adversary with science." The work Is Illustrated. Tlie author apparently anticipated many of the characteristic grips of the Japa nese exponents of today. Have You Seen Our NEW VEHICLES? We are receiving every few clays the very latest and best Surreys, Top Buggies and Runabouts. We are pleased to show you. Our terms are Cash or Credit. BRADLEY & BANKS Sore Nipples. A cure may be effected by applying Cliniuberlnin’s Salve as soon ns the child is done nursing. Wipe it off' with a soft cloth before allowing the child to nurse Many trained nurses use this salve with the lx st results. Price 2ft cents per box. Sold bv Dr. Paul Beiiiston, Newimn.Ga. An Islmitl rtti. Greater New York consists of forty- five islands. It might lx* called tlie Is land City. Bead tin* names of some of the larger; Manhattan Island. Long Is land. Staten Island, Hart's Island, City Island, Biker's Island, North Brother Island, South Island, Blackwell’s Is land, ltandall's Island, Ward’s Island, Berrlan's Island, Governors Island, Barren Island aud Coney Island. Many small ones la Jamaica Imy have large names. One inland Island, Marble Jill). near Klngsbrldge, has been made by the government channel cut through on the Harlem river Improvements. We use l>r. Leininger Chemical Co’s. 100 percent solidified for maldehyde. No solution. Noth ing better is known to seienee for killing germs, etc. 7 Thompson &8eroggin. The Only Guaranteed Kidney Cure is Smith’s Sure Kidney Cure. Your druggist will refund your money if af ter taking one bottle you are not satis- lied with results. 60 cents at Holt & Oates’. For Rent—Four rooms in niee residence, close to center of New- nan; bath room and water; desira ble place. Address box 381, New- uan, Ga. 7 I sunllr Rffepltve. "Sometimes," said the merchant, “I ' feel like the poet who wanted a lodge ! In some vast wilderness. 1 yearn for I solitude nnd silence." "Well,” replied his friend sympatbet- j icnlly, "lt'B nn expensive taste to grat- j lfy, but you might start la by taking | your advertisement out of tbe news papers.’’—Washington Star. A Trifle Belter. Professor— Pray excuse me for keep- ! lug you waiting for a few minutes, I gentlemen. Unfortunately 1 have come : without Uie manuscript of my lecture. ! but I have sent my little boy for It. Little Boy (eutertng tbe ball)—Mother ! says she can’t find the manuscript of 1 your lecture, but I’ve brought the book j you copied It from. Awful Thoughtt Molly—Papa, I wish you’d close tbe door of your room when gentlemen are calliug on me. Your snores are some thing fearful. Dad—Well, it won’t hurt ’em. Molly—Perhaps not, but they might think it’s hereditary. The Hrnetlt. She — So you really imagine that ' smoking benefits you. He—1 know It 1 does. My mother-in-law leaves the room the minute I light my pipe. II Looks Ttint War. Apropos of the distinction between au amateur and a professional, Is a man a professional If be marries for money ?—Life. Watch, Clock, Jewelry, Spectacle, Bicycle Repairing are some of the kinds of re pairing done at this shop. Any kind of repairing in my line will be done, and all work delivered promptly. Prices reasonable. Baby Carri ages Re-tired Frank J. Flannery Watchmaker and Jewtltr. IIWMsT MN IV ?»• ■IIIM Wl MICHAELS-STERN/ \riNE CLOTHING' ' MiesaiL*. arts* A Os. 1 .sssswtis. a. v./ t WHEN IT COMES TO CLOTHES For young men, count on us. Count on us for giving you the nobbiest, most up-to-date garments ever designed for young men. Count on us for giving you clothing that will positively retain its shape and fit you accurately. Count on us for selling you the best clothing made for the money. If you don’t know our clothing you’ll make a most serious mistake if you don’t become acquainted with it. Call, and see the new style summer suits—three and two piece suits at £7.50 to £25.00. You’ll find every new model here, some thing to suit every taste. Summer haberdashery, in the most exclusive effects for business or dress wear, at prices that will appeal to you. BARNETT, ST. JOHN & GO. Greenville Street.