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NEWNAN HERALD NEWNAN. FI R D A Y , JUNE I s ONE DOLLAR A YEAR IM ADVANCE. < omrminlcAtcri Andersonville Prison. Sergeants went into the prison each morning to call the roll, see after the elck, find if anyone wa« dead, bring the bodies out and report to headqusrters. The dead house, which was a kind of an arbor, was near the soii'h (fate, where the burying squad would corne every morning, take the corpses to the ceme tery and bury them. They were burbd in long graves side by side, without cof fins. It was a sad sight to see good, brave men, and true to what they be lieved to be right, give up their lives and receive such a burial, but it was the best that could be done. Nearly 15,000 sleep in this cemetery The Gen eral Government has decked the spot with beautiful monuments and shrub bery. The writer would likp to visit the place. Let South*rn dews bathe the grass upon their green n.ounds; let Southern hreezeB blow gently over this sacred spot; let Southern sons stand with heads uncovered; let Southern wo men strew fragrant flowers over their graves, for they were brave American soldiers —but let them say to the pres ent and coming generations that our Southern soldiers never treated these poor prisoners with cruelty. 1 know, because I was there. There is another little graveyard, separate from this one, where sleep those who died an ig nominious deBth. They were hanged by their own comrades. They were the leaders of a band of thieves, robbers and murderers, and committed so many crimes the good men in the prison pe titioned the U. S. Government, through the Confederate War Department, for the right to courimartial and punish them for their crimes. Their petition was granted, and they held a court, tried them, found seven guilty of crimes authorizing the death penalty, Guilt a acalTold in the prison yard and hanged them all on the same pole. They were buried together in a plot of ground northeast of the prison. Severn I attempts were made by some of the prisoners to escape by digging tunnels under the stockade, und a few got out, but were recaptured some dis tance frtm the prison. It was fearful to hear them talk about having to come back; but they did no more than any one else would have done under like circumstances. One p or fellow dug his tunnel a little too shallow and a post sank down and shut him i IT, but he was near the surface and pushed the sand up and crawled out. The most fearful diseases we had to contend with were scurvy and chronic diarrhtie. These curried off many a poor fellow, us we had comparat ively no medicine with which to treat them. From August until December was the worst time on those sfflicted, and the mortality was heaviest. We hHd mosquitoes by the tens of millions, it seemed like; sand flies or some other peat by the tens of thou sands; lizzards by brigades, and body lice until no man could rest; yet we were powerless to help ourselveB. Ra tions were not as plentiful as you have seen them at an all-day singing. Al together, conoitions were far from agreeable. One day the clouds began to gather, nnd after awhile the rain came down in torrenis. Every man not on duty shelter* d himself as t est he could, in whatever place he could find, in order to keep as dry as possible. About the time things got settled down we heard the boom of a cannon. We all knew that something unusual had tak un place at the stockade, and we had to rail in line in that rain, with the water about two inches deep on the ground. We were in our places in less time than it lakes to tell it and double- quicking to the pi ison. When we got there the guard was stationed around openings on two sides of the stockade, wbere ihe branch had washed out a gap thirty yards wide at one point, and one about fifty yards wide at another point. Over twenty thousand prisoners were looking longingly at those gaps, debat ing what to do. while three thousand guards with rifles and several cannon were looking on anxiously nnd hoping ONE WEAK SPOT. Many Newnan People Have a Weak Fart and too Otteu It s the Back. Many people have a weak spot. Too often it's a had hack. Twinges follow every sudden twist. Dull aching keeps up, day and night. Backache is often from weak kidneys In such case a kidney medicine' is needed. Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak kidneys. For backache and urinary ills. Newnan people recommend the rem edy. Mrs. \V. H. Holmes, 33 Robinson street. Newnan, says: “After 1 have a cold, the trouble seems to settle on my kidneys and 1 have soreness in the small of my back and other symptoms of kidney trouble. Doan's Kidney Pills, procured at the John R. Cates Drug Co., always relieve the trouble. 1 usually take them in the spring as a tonic. ” Price 50c., at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that Mrs. Holmes had. Koster-Milhurn Co , Props., Buffalo, N. V. that no break would be made. Heaven? 1 — what a slaughter of human life would have taken place if they had attempted to come out of that prison! How glad we •sere that this did not happen ! It took abiut two days to repair the prison, < and the prisoners would laugh at the i squads working, hut everything got normal in a day or so. When the guards went on duty at 0 o'clock in the even ing the word would be passed around, starting at post one. Tne guard would call out, “Post No. 1, and all is right.” No. 2 would pass the word to No. 3, and so on around the prison enclosure. After a lapse of fifty yeBrs I may not be exact in all the statements made in these articles, but haven't missed the mark far. If anyone has been inter ested, 1 am well paid for my labor. The North fought for what she con sidered to be her duty; the South fought for what she knew to be her rights. But we are all one nation now, and I want to repeat that the prisoners at An- dersonville were not wantonly or cruelly treated. No, sir. The men who guarded the prisoners were brave, true men, who would scorn an act of cruelty to a fallen foe. Most of the officers in com mand were men who had been wounded in battle-fine, brave men—an I incapa ble of such cruelty as has been charged. Thanks to a kind providence, we are again under the same flag. guarded by the beak and talons of the same eagle, ane woe he unto the nation that tram ples on our rights. J. H. M, Grantville, Ga. Bilious Attacks. When you have a bilious attack your liver fails to perfjrm its functions. You become constipated. The food you eat ferments iri your stomach instead of digesting. This infian. es the stuinach arid causes nausea, vomiting and a ter rible headache. Take Chamberlain’s Tablets. They will tone up your liver, clean out your stomach, and you will soon be as well as ever. They only cost a quarter. Obtainable everywhere. Banks Help Boys. A number of banks in the South which have found it profitable to help farmers introduce better stock have found that it is a good investment to lend money to the boy and girl mem'-ers of the pig clubs with which to Guy good young sows. ThiB movement to en courage children to take an interest in agriculture seems to have started in Arkansas and has spread to other States. It is very active in G.orgia, where in 1(1 of the 14 counties in which th ■ pig-club work is now being carried on the banks have offered to lend mon ey to junior members for the purchase of pure-bred pigs. In other counties wealthy residents, seeing the advan tage of the plan, are also assisting the children with loans. In some instances the indorsement of the parent or guardian is required when a loan is made; in others no security is asked. In all the counties, however, each boy who borrows is re quired to grow one acre of corn so as to have abundant feed, have some corn to sell, and pav off his obligations. A bank in Brooks county, Ga., last year loaned as high as $10 each to boys over their own signature without security, and in only a few instances did the bor rowers ask for an extension of time. This movement by the hank instills thrift into the boys and often starts them with hank accounts. One hank in Macon has set aside $500 this /ear to loan to the hoys who wish to purchase pure-bred pigB. Recently a well-to do farmer went into a hank and indorsed his son's note for $10. The cashier asked him why he did it when he had a substantial checking account of his own in the bank. "Oh, 1 just wanted to see the boy handle this obligation. If he does not pay it, 1 will, but it will be worth $10 to me to know what kind of boy 1 have,” replied the farmer. Only a Few Can Go. Those who are so fortunate that ex pense does not have to he considered a-e now going to health resorts to get rid of the impurities in the system that cause rheumatism, backache, swollen, aching joints ana stiff, painful muscles. If you are one of those who cannot go, yet feel that you need relief from such pain and misery, try Foley’s Kidney Pills. They restore the kidneys to healthful activity and make you feel well and strong. J. F. Lee Drug Co. "Bottles and rags! Bottles and rags!” called the ragman. "Why do you always put those words together. ” "Because, madam,” courteously touching his hat, "wherever you find bottles you rind rags. " Some Compliment to the Editor. UGranp Reporter. It is not often an editor hands him self a compliment. But this is the exeep'ion, and is just what we are doing, because a certain weil known citizen of this community is persistently recognizing th* value of this paper as a reliahD ilitsem- inatir of local news, and has paid us this compliment in a mariner which sp-aks volumes for his knowledge of i the good things of life. He is not destitute of this world's goods, hut he possesses the rare facufiy of holding on to that which hegeis, lest the pangs of poverty overtake him in his declining years. He possesses a wide knowledge of local affairs, because he is a constant reader of this paper, and the knowledge extracted therefrom is turned to good account in his behalf. If an important event is soon to oc cur he knows of it in advance, because he has read of it in this paper. If there is a bargain to be had any where in the community he is promptly apprised of the fact, because he has read about it in this paper. And if an acquaintance is sick, or death has overtaken some member of a family, or the stork has paid a visit to the home of some friend, he is among the first to extend his condolences or congratulations—because of these, also, he haB read in the paper. He is a man of wisdom—a pillar of strength—with a brain which absorbs to the utmost the essence of life. Few things escape his notice, for he is ever on the alert. But there is one thing which he never overlooks in this paper, and therein lies the compliment which we take unto ourself. It gives us a feeling that we are something more than a mere worm in human shape—that we may be even a whole cog in the community wheel. True, he is not a subscriber to the paper—his dollar never reaches this office—but he reads the paper just, the same. For his neighbor is a subscriber and pays in advance, and in his generosity he lends the paper to this "pillar of strength"—by request. But it may not always be so. In time we have hopes that the "pillar" will pay us the super-compliment of permitting us to add his own name to our subscription list —paid in advance, of course. Time sometimes works wonders, even in the newspaper field. And we have hopes, strong hopes. Not for Men Only. Foley's Cathartic Tablets are not as insistently demanded by women as by men, because this particular cathartic is not so well known among women. Women suffer as much as men do from indigestion and constipation, and they also require this scientific remedy to Keep the stotnacn sweet, the liver ac tive and the bowels regular. Foley's Cathartic Tablets are wholesome and thoroughly cleansing; do nut gripe or cause nausea. Stout people say mis is the one cathartic that takes away that over-tull and clogged-up feeling. J. F. Lee Drug Co. The Continuing Advertiser. When a manufacturer desires a wider distribution of his goods he calls in the advertising min. T.i-*y appro priate a fixed sum for the year, to be used for advertising, under the di rection of the advertising council, who seiecis the mediums, and the number of times to puolish the advertising in each medium, be it a nationil miga- zine or newspaper. This advertising appropriation is treated as p rt of the overhead ex pense of doing business. Now somsone asks: "They tack the advertising cost onto the goods, don't they.” Of course. But next year's in creased production lowers the cost of goods to the consumer. To-day you can buy a six-cylinder automobile for far less money than five years back. Increased production lowers the cost of manufacture and the consumer gets the benefit. If you say that times are dull, the answer is, advertise! Plan a cam paign in the newspaper to attract at tention to your store. Tnree buttons and a belt don't make a suit of clothes, nor do two advertisements make up an advertising campaign. Repetition is the Father of ProfitB in Advertising. A gambler often places his all on "one shot.” Don’t gamble. Adver tise steadily and consistently. The man who springs a full page on the public once a month would get better results with a single column advertise ment every week. The memory of the public doesn't work overtime, and has to be refreshed. All Blood Disorders Quickly Driven Away Astonishing Results With the Greatest Blood Purifier Ever Discovered. Less than a thousand Victoria Crosses COULD SCARCELY WALK ABOUT And For Three Scanner* Mn. Vin cent Was Unable to Attend to Any of Her Housework. Pleasant Hill, N. C.—"I suffered for Ihree summers," writes Mrs. Walter Vincent, of this town, "and the third and last time, was my worst. 1 had dreadful nervous headaches and prostration, and was scarcely able to walk about. Could not do any of my housework. I also had dreadful pains in my back and sides and when one of those weak, sinking spells would come on me, 1 would have to give up and lie down, until it wore off. 1 was certainly in a dreadful state of health, when I finally decided to try Cardui, the woman’s tonic, and I firmly Strength, Power, Accomplishment are all Typified in S. S. S. Some blood disorders become deeply rooted In the glands and tissues, and the mistake Is made of resorting to drastic drugs. These only aggravate by causing other and worse troubles. A host of peo ple knew this to he true. They know from painful experience. To get right down into where the blood is vitiated requires S. S. S. the greatest blood purifier ever discovered. This remarkable remedy contains one ingredient, the active purpose of which Is to stimulate the tissues to the healthy selection of its own essential nutriment and the medicinal elements of this match less blood purifier are Just as essential to well balanced-health as the nutritious elements of the meats. gTains, fats and sugars of our dally food eliminated from their presence. Then, too, S, S. S. has such specific stimulation on these local cells as to pro. serve their mutual welfare and a proper relative assistance to each other. In a very brief time S. S. S. has the reconstructive process so under control that remarkable changes are obseved. All eruptive places heal, mysterious pains ap<j aches have disappeared, and from head to foot there Is a conscious sensation of re newed health. From the fact that S. S. S. Is purely a botanical preparation, it Is accepted hy the weakest stomach nnd has great tonic Influence. Not one drop of drugs or minerals Is used in Its preparation. Ark for S. S. S. and insist upon having it. And if you desire skillful advice upon any Not only this, but if from the presence matter concerning the blood and skin of some disturbing poison there is a local or general interference of nutrition to cause bolls, carbuncles, abscesses and kindred troubles, S. S. S. so directs the local cells that this poison is rejected and write to The Swift Specific Co., 206 Swift Bldg, Atlanta, Ga. Do not allow some zealous clerk to larrup the atmosphere In eloquence over something "Just as good" as S. S. S, Beware of all counterfeits. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. This is a remedy that every family should be provided with, especially dur ing the summer monthB. Think of the pain and suffering that, must be en dured when medicine must be sent for before relief can be obtained. This remedy is thoroughly reliable. Ask anyone who has used it. Ootainable everywhere. Davis’ 100 Per Cent. 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