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THE NEWNAN HERALD
NEWNAN HERALD } Consolidated with Coweta Advertiser September. 1886. >
Established 1866. I Consolidated with Newnan News January. 1915. \
NEWNAN, GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1915.
Vol. SO—No 50
FARMERS’
Supply Store
It was with many doubts and fears that we
all started in to make this crop. Both the mer
chant and farmer had to go strong on faith—faith
in each other. We have struggled up to this good
hour, and now see that we have been greatly
blessed. Hope, too, we can see better times ahead
for us all.
We have stocked our store with the things that
our customers need, and at the lowest prices cash
can command.
We are still headquarters for supplies for the
farm and home. We want to mention especially
the following articles you will need—
“Star Brand” Shoes Are Better.
See us on shoes for the entire family.
Work Shirts, Undershirts, Work Pants, etc.
Also, bagging and ties. Special prices to ginners.
Georgia Seed Rye, Barley, Wheat and Oats.
Flour, Flour, Flour!
“Desoto” is the best Flour for the money that
you can buy.
Old-fashioned Cuba Molasses.
Come to see us. You are always welcome.
Hitch your mules and horses in our wagon yard
and store your bundles with us.
YOURS TO PLEASE,
MORNING COMES RACK.
Morning comes back in the dreams of the night.
Morning with laughter of love and delight.
M« rnitig comes back, morning comes back.
Morning comes back through the years;
Shadows and aplrits of trouble, and change.
Music and roses and tears.
Morning comes back in that hour when we lean
Above a sweet mom’ry that comes to ua green.
Morning comes back, morning comes back.
A glory ncross t he mi os.
Fragrant and vagrant and tender and true,
Dancing and singing nnd smiles.
Morning comes back with its light and its love,
Morning cornea back to the dreams Ivy our door.
Morning comes back, morning cornea back,
Neither perished, nor lost, nor astray;
Beaming nnd dreaming to light with its gleaming
The darkness nnd shadows and gray.
NEWS AND PUBLICITY.
And then there is still another class
that. clings to the belief that the editor
a tarnation fool anyhow, without
enough brains to feed a calf, damaging
tho town with indiscreet publications,
and unfit, for his business. This type
of meddling old cuss never hesitates to
send insulting messages to the editor.
Verily, the editor’s lot is a hard one.
Politeness Pays.
'Phone 147.
Corner Madison and Jefferson Streets.
You Want the Best,
Not the Cheapest,
IN GROCERIES
Especially when buying furnishings for the
inner man. I cater to the best trade and I
want to sell you. My regular trade keeps
6n growing. There are reasons—
BEST OF GOODS
RIGHT PRICES
PROMPT DELIVERY
Fresh fish every Friday and Saturday.
J. T. S W I N T
THE OLD RELIABLE GROCER
T. S. PARROTT
Insurance—All Branches
Representing
Fire Association, of Philadelphia
Fidelity and Casualty Co., of New York
American Surety Co., of New York
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co.,
of Newark, N. J.
14 1-2 Greenville st., Over H. C. Glover Co.
N<'\v Jorncy I’allsiulinn.
Toe village newspaper is a peculiar
institution in many ways. Many people
regard it as a plaything—something
they can knock about at will, taking as
many liberties with it as a child with a
rag doll. Some of them look at it as a
charitable institution. There are enough
amusmg demands made upon it to fill a
large book.
The general estimate of the editor is
that he is a good fellow, who is doing
business for the purpose of writing up
things and people who have the desire
to get into print. Generally these peo
ple have reached the limit of apprecia
tion when they condescend to say, "I
thank you,” for something that was
meant to be a compliment. On the oth
er hand, many take ail mention of their
names as their right and title, keep
mum as oysters, and strut around town
as though they had come into their own
when they get written up in the village
gazette. This class always feels that
the editor has taken unto himself a spe
cial privilege in mentioning them in his
columns. They pat themselves on the
back for having been able to put away
a bit of “valuable” advertising.
The matter of concluding that the
newspaper might be in business for a
livelihood does not occur to many peo
ple. And it might be said here that
the mere desire for pelf has seldom ac
tuated the soul of any good newspaper
man. In the ordinary consideration of
motives behind the publication of a
newspaper, mere gain is the last thing
a publisher is guilty of—that is, the
right kind of a newspaper man. When
he has graduated, when he knows the
art of getting out what the public re
cognizes as a real newspaper, mere
money-making is never considered.
This is for the reason, however, that
your ideal newspaper seldom gets
enough appreciation to warrant the
hope that it may one day be a financial
success.
The newspaper game might well be
called the costliest sport in the world.
It costs more in money, in labor, in en
ergy than anything else that can be
named — except war. Setting aside
what a newspaper is like on a busy day,
it generally is in a state of war any
how. Always a storm-center, the shot
and shell of public criticism are always
aimed at it. The mortars of disap
proval are generally of the 12-inch type,
loaded with the shrapnel of vitupera
tive abuse.
But while all these things are true in
a sense, and approximately so in others,
it really takes money to produce a
newspaper. Most people would deny
this. It makes no difference what the
editor’s views or ideals may be, he has
no right to be considered from the
standpoint of having any business worth
support. The fact that his machinery
may need oiling is not to be considered.
From the editor’s standpoint, there
are only two ways he may make money
—through subscriptions, if they be high
enough, and through advertising. Com
plaints come more from those who do
not pay their bills than from those who
are prompt. This is universally true.
This class also is the first to complain
when they do not get free publicity.
In the very nature of things the news
paper has to give a great deal of pub
licity in the way of free advertising.
It must make mention of all club meet
ings, all comings and goings, all church
meetings and church affairs, all enter
tainments, public or private—not be
cause these things are really news, but
because their mention has become a
custom, and the public look for them
with a longing heart and a yearning
eye.
If it would only occur to some people
that every line an editor publishes costs
money, his burden might in a measure
be lightened. But the more space giv
es to a person or organization, the more
it expects, and the less appreciation for
what is done. They finally come to de
mand as a right what was granted as a
favor.
The newspaper habitually boosts the
town, town enterprises, town people,
and gives free publicity where a dollar
a line could not buy it. And still the
public kicks. People say with amazing
frankness that whatever concerns them
is news, and that which relates to
someone else should be suppressed.
This sort feel that they have done a
generous part in allowing the newspa
per to advertise them.
Quincy Journal.
Perhaps we ore too apt to "Regard
politeness as a mere veneer, but the
pleasant smiles, the spirit of helpful
ness, the ready sacrifice, are not of
the exterior alone.
A good manner, like the good nature
that is a part of it, is not a thing to be
thrown on and olf with a dress coat. It
is of the man as the aroma is of the
rose.
The polite man is at a tremendous ad
vantage. He can win favor and fortune
under circumstances where the loose-
mannered and slovenly-spirited is left
to grumble in failure. It is not alto
gether because of his politeness. It is
chiefly because of the sterling charac
ter that lies back of it and gives it
birth.
Politeness is a good capital in any
business. A Cleveland street car con
ductor has proved it so, and so has
every other man who ever made good
manners a part of his equipment.
This conductor gave a little better
service than he was supposed to be
paid for. He was careful of the com
fort and safety of the children, the
ladies, the old men and the cripples who
rode on his car. He met querulous
complaints with pleasant smiles and
kindly words.
He collected no more fares for the
company than any other conductor. He
was no more faithful and efficient in
other respects than perhaps] hundreds
of his fellows.
But, somehow, that one advantage
was sufficient. In his kindness to
passengers he was unconsciously kind
to himself. He came to be selected
for special runs where courtesy was of
special importance. And now he has
been made a dispatcher.
He has won his way to a "good placo
by his politeness, just as millions of
other men have done in other lines be
fore him, and as millions more will do
in time to come.
Politeness pays. >
It attracts friends and good fortune.
It creates about a man an atmosphere
in which “luck” loves to linger.
Most of us seem to think tho world
owes us much, and that we own the
world nothing. We seem to be on our
guard against giving any more in ser
vice than we are actually paid for.
Even our smiles we reserve unless we
see a chance to coin them into ready
cash. We go through life grabbing and
grumbling, giving nothing to employer
or public, except what is specifically
cajled for in the contract.
And there is where we make a seri
ous mistake. Only as we give do we
grow. Only as we lift others do we
lift ourselves. Only as we bring joy
into the life of others do we really live.
No Indictments by Grand Jury in
Frank Lynching.
Marietta, Ga., Sept. 3.- "We regret
to state that we have been unable to
find enough evidence to indict Bnyone
for this crime.” This sentence, taken
from the presentments of the Cobb
county grnnd jury, sums up the find
ings in the case of tho lynching of Leo
M. Frank. The presentments sa^r —
“We have diligently inquired,
without envy, hatred or malice, and
without fear, favor, affection, reward
or hope thereof, into all the ciroum
stances connected with the killing of
A Cordial Invitation.
Ni»w York World.
The president of the German-Ameri-
can alliance, who calls the President of
the United States a "political bank
rupt, ” warns hi r> that he "has for
feited his re-election” by his notes to
Germany.
We do not yet know whether Me.
Wilson intends to be a candidate for
re-election, but there is one highly im
portant fact that we desire to empha
size for the benefitof all our hyphenated
friends. The next Presidential election
will be decided by American votes, not
I.eo M. Frank. We have worked faith-1 t ^ e vote8 ot men who are at heart
fully and hard to discover who were the objects of a foreign government,
perpetrators of this crime. Most Americans who are American in
We have had the active co-oper- nH we " 88 by birth or blood or
ation of the Governor of tho State, he c hoice have become satiated by the con-
giving us all information that he had; of l ' nu ' n K threat of the so-called German
the Attorney-General of the State; and I vote * n *be next election- The changes
especially have we had tho active co
Reunion of the Moncrief Family.
Atlanta Journal, 5th inat.
One of the largest family reunions
ever held in the South was that of Mr.
and Mrs. S. J. Moncrief, who cele
brated their sixtieth wedding anniver-
sarj last Tuesday on the beautiful lawn
of their granddaughter, Mrs. Hickman
W. Caldwell, at College Park.
The homecoming brought together
four daughters, Mtb. Olin Travis, Dal
las, Tex.; Mrs. F. S. Irby, Kirkwood,
(Ja.; Mrs. Nora Hand, Atlanta; MrB.
Cannon Hart, Dallas, Tex.; and six
sons, D. E. Moncrief, Atlanta; S.
P. Moncrief, Atlanta; R. L. Moncrief,
Newnan; .1. A. Moncrief, Houston,
Tex.; Dr. Wm. H. Moncrief, Washing
ton, D. C., and Elmo S. Moncrief,
Cleveland, O.
These sons and daughters, with their
children and their children’s children,
represented five generations, and num
bered over one hundred.
The youngest one on this occasion
was little Clarence Jones, of Live Oak,
Fla., who celebrated her first birthday
on her great-grandparents’ sixtieth
wedding anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Moncrief were married
in Lawrenceville sixty years ago, her
maiden name being Miss Ann E. Sim
mons, and have reared ten children, all
of whom are now living. They have
never had a death in the immediate
family, and have lived in Atlanta all
their lives.
His Rest Was Broken.
0. D. Wright, Kosemont, Neb., writes:
“For about six months I was hothered
with shooting and continual pains in the
region of my kidneys. My rest was
broken nearly every night by frequent
action of my kidneys. I was advised by
m> doctor to try Foley’s Kidney Pills,
and one GO cent bottle made a well man
of rn“. I can always recommend Fo
ley’s Kidney Pills, for I know they are
good.” This splendid remedy for back
ache, rheumatism, sore muscles and
swollen joints contains no habit-form
ing drugs. J. F. Lee Drug Co.
operation of the Solicitor-General of
this circuit; of the sheriff and his deputy
in Cobb county, and have examined be
fore our body every witness we could
find who might know anything pertain
ing to this matter.
We have found several clues, but
have been unable to find anyone who
could identify any party. Wo have
done our best, under our oath, and wo
regret to state that wo have been una
ble to find enough evidence to indict
anyone for this crime.
"We have made a list of all of the
witnesses we had before us. Tho Solic
itor-General was before our body, and
personally examined these witnesses
and we have turned this list over to
him for information, to follow up at
another grand jury if any more evi
donee can bo found to connect any per
son or persons with the death of Leo
M. Frank.
“We have been unable to connect
anybody with the perparation of this
offense, or to identify anyone who was
connected with it, although we have
investigated the information furnished
us by officers and other parties, and
have followed up letters which have
been received by the officials, both
signed and unsigned, and to this end we
have subpoenaed and examir cd many
witnesses in an effort to disclose the
perpetrators of this crime, but none of
these witnesses could identify uny of
the parties.
"From careful investigation, wo
find that tho reports which have gone
all over the country of lawlessness in
Cobb county, and the city of Marietta,
before and after this crime, are untrue.
We find, from investigation, that the
offenders of the law and tho citizens of
our town and county knew nothing of
this crime until they heard of the body
being found near Frey’s gin in this
county. The city of Marietta nnd the
county of Cobb wore quiet before this
trouble, are quiet now, and all reports
to the contrary are untrue.
“Wo have done our best to do our
duty and ferret out this crime, and re
gret to report that we find it impossi
ble to indict anyone.”
Mrs. J. Y. Nolan Dead.
Snnoia EntarprlflO-G&7.atta, r 2tith ult.
It is our sad duty to chronicle the
death of our dear mother, Mrs. J. Y.
Nolan, who passed peacefully away at
our home in this city Thursday after
noon at 2:45 o’clock. Our heart is too
sad to write an extended notice, but
we give only a few dots as to her life.
Miss Mary Virginia Ansley was born
in Newton county on October 2, 1845,
where she lived for a few years, later
moving to South Georgia, where she
lived until 1855, when she was married
to John Y. Nolan. They lived at vari
ous places until about 1875. then set
tled in Senoia. She joined the Metho
dist church when young and lived a
very quiet, consistent member of the
same. She was not a woman to make
big professions, but those who knew
her can vouch for our saying that
she was a good woman, a good neigh
bor, and a good mother. Her husband
died three years ago, after which she
spent much of her time with us; and
now wo will miss her, oh! so much.
She is survived by three daughters and
three sons, besides many other rela
tives.
The remains were laid to rest in the
city cemetery Friday afternoon at 8
o’clock, the services being conducted
at the MethodiBt church by Rev. W. A.
Maxwell, assisted by Rev. W. T. Cald
well. The floral offerings were very
pretty. The mayor and councilmen
acted as pall-bearers.
have been rung upon this theme for
nearly o year. The German newspa
pers in Germany are no less arrogant
than German newspapers and agitators
in the United States in boasting of the
decisive influence that this vote will ex
ert in electing the President of the
United States in 1916.
We shall have a showdown on that
issue next year. If there is a German-
American vote or any other hyphenated
vote that thinks it can elect a Presi
dent of the United States or defeat a
President of the United States, let it
undertake to translate its words into
deeds. There are a great many impor
tant political questions before the
American people, but we know of no
other question so vital as this—namely,
whether the United States is a free
and independent nation or a semi-de
tached German colony.
Whenever our German - American
friends are prepared to take their own
political threats seriously, there are ap
proximately 15,000,000 voters who will
he glad to settle this matter at the
polls.
When a real estate owner starts down
hill he loses ground rapidly.
Many Complaints Heard.
This summer Beems to have produced
an inusual amount of sickness. Many
complain of headaches, lame backs,
rheumatism, biliousness and of being
“always tired.” Aches, pains and ills
caused by the kidneys failing to do their
work and throw the poisonous waste
from the system yield quickly to Fo
ley’s Kidney Pills. They help elimina
tion, give sound sleep and make you
feel well and strong. They are tonic in
action. J. F. Lee Drug Co.
It is a great pity that a girl should
ever think of marriage as a refuge, a
means of support, or as the main ob
ject of life. Such an attitude is bound
to weaken character. A girl’s ideal
should not bo marriage, but woman
hood, as a man’s ideal should not be
marriage, but, manhood. We do not
talk of educating our boys to lie hus
bands and fathers; we train them to
be brave, true, pure and gentlemanly,
honest and active and industrious, know
ing that such a man ennnot fail to
make a good husband and father.
So it iH with the girls. Train them
to be ournest and independent; teach
them to be self-supporting; make them
accurate and responsible in money mat
ters, as delicate and refined in their
financial sense as they are in their
modesty; in other words, train them to
be womanly women, and they wil|
make the best wives and mothers the
world has ever known.
Worth Their Weight in Gold.
I have used Chamherlain’s Tablets
and found them to be just as represented,
a quick relief for headache, dizzy spells
and other symptoms denoting a torpid
liver and a disordered condition of the
digestive organs. They are worth their
weight in gold, ” writes Miss Clara A.
Driggs, Elba, N. Y. Obtainable every
where.
Mrs. Youngwed~“Well, dear, I’ve
found a fiat and the cars go right past
tho door.”
Youngwed —“Won’t the noise of the
cars disturb your rest, my love?”
Mrs. Youngwed—“Oh, the landlord
assured me that I wouldn't mind it
after the first two nights, and you
know, dear, we can sleep the first two
nights at mother’s.”
ONE WEAK SPOT.
Many Newnan People Have a Weak
Part and too Often It's the Back.
Many people have a weak spot.
Too often it's a bad back.
Twinges follow every sudden twist.
Dull aching keepB 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. W. H. Holmes, 33 Robinson
street, Newnan, says: “After I have
a cold, the trouble seems to settle on
my kidneys and I 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.
I 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. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Props., Buffalo, N. Y.
If You
are troubled with heartburn, gases and
a distressed feeling after eating take a
Dyspepsia
Tablet
before and after each meal and-you will
obtamprompt relief. Sold only by us, 25a
John R- Cates Drug Co.