Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

| A Gift That is Good For Many a I Merry Christmas. 1 1 j If I i l i h f I i i The great excitement of the year—when the new Piano f'j Arrives on Chriamns Day. There’s double reason for pleasure if it comes from the old, reliable firm . f Thomas 6c Barton Co. When the family comes together on Christinas there can’t be too much music. We have the largest stock and finest col lection of (!i i i i I i | High Grade and Artistic Pianos f ever assembled under one roof.“.Mnny of them are in rich, beautifully figured .Mahogany Veneers, specially selected, for our Christmas trade. t Our Furniture Department I is piled full of Fine Goods tliat will make handsome CMRIS T - MAS PRESENTS, and our 1’RIOES ARE LOWER THAN EVER. It will pay you to see us before you do [your Christ mas shopping. Thomas & Barton Co Augusta, Georgia. >5555- Baby Tonic Digestive § Means COMFORT AND EASE For Restless and Fretful Babies VrVr VVVVrVVVVVVV'.VVV'* EB+1 Christmas Fruit Cakes. Fresh Bread and Rolls. When you want fresh bread, ’Phone 62, the Home Bakery, and your order shall have prompt at tention. Everything clean and up-to-date. Let Me Bake That CbristmaslFriiit Cake For You. It will be sure to please and will save you a lot of worry. Your patronage is appreciated. J. B. STANLEY, PROPRIETOR. OLD TIME FORCEPS. When the Thing Wai Turned Some thing Had to Give Way. And speaking of teeth reminds me that the country doctor hud to draw them When they ached. The dentist s artistry had not attained the elevated plane It occupies trdny. when every body’" mouth shines like the inside of a communion cup. 1 honestly believe the modern dentist has more different ’■Mrwls of tools than even a sanitary plumber, and (lint's a whole lot when you come to count them tip. The mod- EARLY ROAD BUILDING. cm dentist hates the worst way draw a tooth. Nevertheless if the modern dentist must draw Hie tooth he lias a particular forceps for a par ticular tooth, and a cruel hearted and cold looking thing it is too. It puts Every quality of paper, from the cheapest to the most expensive, car ried in stock by the Herald for Com mercial Printing. See us. How a Wretched Pennsylvania "Turn pike Was Improvtd. The desire to speculate a hundred < r more yon is ago was apparently us (great as It ts today. An exnmple of this l« shown by tlu* organization of a cum pany In 17!rj to build a turnpike from Philadelphia to Lancaster. I'm., a dis tance of sixty miles. The charter was secured, and In ten days U.-Ki sulv scrlbers made application for stock. As this was more than the law al lowed, the names were placer I In n lot to i tery w heel, and 000 were drawn With tlieFe subscriptions the work began. The road builders of that day knew little or nothing regarding the con structlon of highways, and the rldlou- I Ions mistakes made on this occasion taught them some valuable lessons. 1 says (Toy Elliott Mitchell In the Amor- : lean Cultivator. The land was con demned. the trees felled and the rond- . bed prepared. The largest stones that could bp found were dumped upon It you so In mind of a successful finan cier. When you brace yourself In the Iron chair and lake a light grip on the arms of it and make up your mind you'll try to stand It and he gets that forceps well nnder the gum and—wait a minute; I feel so kind o' faint! I for a foundation, and upon this colon Laws! Why didn't 1 mind my mother sal base earth and gravel were spread, when she told me not to crack hick- Then (he work was declared ooui|..,-te. ary nuts with my teeth? Well, any- but when the washing ralus came deep way, you know lie'll gel the tooth out holes npgsared on every hand, sharp without doing more than take the- stones protruded fron the surface, and whole top of your head off, and that the horses received scratches and b o- onl.v In a figurative sense. Uncle I)og had one implement that did for every tooth, big and little, front and back. It wasn't a forceps; It was a turnkey. The real old folks know what that Is and will say so with the cold chills running over them. Hut you've never seen one. aid many a man that you would call old Inis never seen one. It's something like n cant hook. The loosely riveted piece that curves slips over the tooth and 'ntbhcs on the Inside: the solid earn boats on the outside gum: ibe operator (urns the handle. Let’s not talk about It. Something has got to give. Maybe the tooth will come out; maybe It will break off; maybe the Jaw will frac ture. All those are details. The main point is (lint If (lie operator twists Ibe handle something has got to give, and that's all there Is about It.—Eugene Wood In Success Magazine. A GENTLE REPROACH. Telling Retort of the Lamblike, Violet Eyed Beauty. There Is a certain young woman who | road is beautiful, with that childish, wistful, iunuccul looking, violet eyed beauty which reduces one-hall' the feminine world to tears, the other half to utter ly helpless rage. We ail know the iyi c\ but it is seldom given us to see it in Ktii h perfection. We usually as sociate it with a lamblike, appealing mentality that permits itsi If to he rid .km upon as soon expect a wood violet :o R.r.i and rc-r.d you. A short time ago she was asl.ed to a woman's; luncheon and g< t herself up for the occasion in a way that made the result of her efforts a tiling not easily forgotten. She arrived lot k ing so lovely that there was little said among the guests fur a few moments after her entry into the room. I'erhup- siie fell the silence. At all events, she tinned it) the woman standing nearest her ni:d sukl lu a childish voice, with ever sn b a little li p and pretty south cm accent: “How well yo‘ are lookin’ today!" It was a well meant civility from a young woman to an older one. who seemingly was unable to accept ii ns such and'put up her lorgnette, sweep ing the speaker from top to toe. Wha: she saw was enough to disconcert a younger and prettier woman than her self, but even so one finds it difficult to justify her next move. "Wish L could say the same for you " si'" returned, closing her lorgnette witfi a snap. One* or two of the guests were friends < f the pretty woman and ul most stopped breathing in order not to miss what they felt sure would come—and It came. The pretty one raised her eyebrows slightly, then said, with an air of gentle reproach; “Why don't yo’ lie like a lady, like I do?” - Itchoboth Sunday Herald. ken limbs as they sank between the bowlders up to their l uces. The gigantic error of the rond build er was tlum made plain. Indignation meetings were held, at which the turn pike cbm puny was condemned and the legislature blamed for giving the char ter. Mad It not been for an English man who offered to rebuild the turn pike on (he tnnoitdnm plan, ns lie had seen loads built In tile “old country." Improved road construction would have received a severe blow. The Eng lishman's proposition was accepted by the company, and he was successful In completing the Lancaster anil I’lilln- delpl la turnpike rond. which was then declared to be "the liest piece of high way In the United States, a master piece of its kind.” NEW ROAD MACHINE. Grading Attachment That Can Be Put Upon Any Traction Engine. Streets of Holdrege, Neb., linve been improved and beautified by a very unique and eminently practical and street grading machine, the What He Needed. A sovereign would tempt many men, and when I'limkius, making a few pur chases at the stores, saw one lying on the floor just by the counter he quiv ered with excitement. Glancing around to reassure himself that none was looking, he quite acci dentally dropped one of his kid gloves neatly on the coin and then dived. He got the glove a!! right, but still the sov ereign remained. A shopwalker approached him. "Good morning, sir,” said the man, rubbing his hands together in the ap proved style, “and may I show you a bottle of our celebrated liquid glue, which etick3”— — London Mail. The Cellar Stairs. A man who once had a bad fall when going down his cellar stairs now has a broad strip of white painted on the floor at the end of the last step. This is easily seen, even if the cellar be dark, and many a misty accident Is avoided. If the house is rented and you do not like to paint tlie boards a piece of white oilcloth can be tacked FREE SAMPLE OFFER 15 Days Only l’< nutiful, Bright , Sparkling, Famous $5 BARNATTO DIAMOND RING BHlllnitey pqua input of the nio-t c\ Hie C'’Ft. of tliP real diamond. Ah h iophof f iiitroiocmc marvolou* mid woiidprftil, sointlllnrit,(g U''in. ii mi h» e.nriou many ii*-w I nerds #» quickly as possible, we are mu king a Hp'C.inl ind iceniP .t for the N»-v Y nr, " e want Jon to wear thin ben,.I iful King, tills mnAter. piece of man’s linndi- erHff, this simnlatii u that sparkles with all the beauty, and Hushes with all tne Hr. of genuine—detection baffles exi prts—ill’s every roqtrre- •l ing—p Cum s ihv most fastidious, at only one-thin let It Invention of Elijah A. iiolletilieck of Funk, Neb. The machine was built by Mr Hollenbeck himself, and not withstanding its crudity of construc tion. owing to lack of facilities for turning out the proper kind of work. It ins proved a success mid a money maker from the very start, says the Omaha World-IIerald. It is in fact n ,i r.C!'.'!'.."’.C'it, so catirtruet- ,'i iL.,1 ii cull o.Hiii.i be put upon any ordinary make of traction engine. The machine Is very (Ample In it • construction and reldoin ever gets out of order or onuses any annoyance to the operator. It e insists of a frame attached to the boiler and running gear of the glue. On the left side, directly In front of the large drive wheel, is a beam carrying the plow The furrow cut by the plow Is Just outside of the trend of the drive wheel of the engine, enabling the operator to cut ii straight bank to any length desired. The dirt is dVoppod from the me Id board upon a belt conveyor paxs ing under the boiler of the engine and deposited in the middle of the street or rond to make the grade. The outer end of this elevator can be raised or lowered to meet requirements. Mr. Hollenbeck, the Inventor. Is a young farmer v ho has lived on n farm nil Ids life. lie has had no special training as a machinist, his only edu cation in that line being that gleaned from practical experience In operating thrashing machines and other kinds of .'arm maclrncry. Keep Out of Rut—Save Reads. It Is not unlikely that American (armers who have with them always the question of good roads and how to maintain them may find In the follow ing order, which was Issued by the Panama canal commission to officer* and tneu on the isthmus, a suggestion of how carelessness contributes to making good roads bad and bad roads worse. The order says; “Noilees have been posted at the cor rals, and the corral foremen have in structed teamsters that the custom of wagons following In one unotber’s tracks must lie discontinued. Consid erable of the maintenance work on the macadam roads, especially during the wet season, is made necessary by wagons wearing deep ruts. The team sters have been Instructed to distribute travel over the full width of the high ways. and it Is believed that the cost or road repairs will be much reduced as soc.» as compliance with those Instruc tions becomes general.” We « mit yon to ts* If—sell* nt sigh;- A Genuine Diamond to fiioiv it to yo r friends and take aiders for u«, ns it sell* it—and tushes 100 Per Cent. Profit for yt ii, nli-o diu-ly without «IT o t on y <ur pn t. \\ ** wart (ici a. I«t'f-M tcpien niMtivcs i vvij wI etc, in every locality, city •r country . in tnot In * v» ly i ry thn ugi unit In- world, hoi Ii men hi d wo* llii’ii. Jr ot g or oil. v 1,0 will iii t sell it pi w n lie Hm rim t to Simulation Mia* hum d> under the | few i »c »h h t t he j nr-’ t lie Gen nil e • erns, ns sneli action is 11 h -nn<iIniton diHtnoi iG si ineilmeH le-ols to tumble or embarrassment. If you wani a sin tilnt'oii (lii icoml- h subsiitoie for the genuine—DON’T W \ i'l — A(J I Tt i Da \ . mh I Iiie a. v< rtisemeht. inny not appear again. Fill out Coupon below and mail at once—First Come — First Served, (ur this urivevlisr- I. I V'riir here mime of fti/tr in uhiih i,iii ment . _ ft*The Barnatto Diamord Co., Girard Bldg., Chicago m I iii ii F re< .‘-i.iiii let llei, Ling, Eurritij s, Stud or Scarf j (Si- i k i I’ n Geta)i .-lie Niidic No T<>w ii St. Si nto D. No P.O. P.i Grading a Roadbed. It is simply extraordinary the lack of judgment shown by, many who un dertake to shape a roadbed. The rond allowance In various states is sixty- six feet. In rounding up the roadbed the earth Is sometimes moved toward the center from nearly the entire dis tance of the width of the road. This V it it; it \b it it h it it \it it it h it it vt; \t; vt; it *; it if 'it it it i i; it it it it it it % Have Or You a Cold a Cough ■ Iff You Have Get 25c Bottle of Cherry Balsam, WE GUARANTEE I' a m w ft w ft ft tfi hi ft ft ft ft m r<\ ‘ft ft G t fi\ iy ».i ; v ft ft SANDERSVILLE DRUG EANBERSVILLe, GO ** ** ** —*♦ t"' UP-TO-DATE Commerelal Printing % i i t A Choice Collection of New Type ^ ^ Faces for Any Job. ^ t t We have a large shipment of fine stationery ard ^ guarantee to please you at prices more reasonable ^than you could possibly get elsewhere. Special Attention Given Mail[ Orders. Book Printing Done By Machinery t. i to the floor nt the foot of the stairs. | means that the ditches for carrying See that the tacking is securely done or a worse fall may follow than from a mlsgnuged step.—Philadelphia Press. Dodged. “T got my wife through advertising.” “Then you’ll admit that advertising pays?” “I’ll admit that It brings results” was the cautious reply. — Louisville Courier-Journal. No man can be provident of his time who is not prudent in the choice of his company.—Jeremy Taylor. away the water are not distant from the fences that hedge In the highway. The roadbed is entirely too wide. It cannot be sufficiently rounded toward the center, and as a result water does not run ofT with sufficient quickness. The temptation to spoil roads by grad ing them thus is ull the stronger since road graders have come Into use. This result follows from the comparative quickness with which the earth can bo moved by these machines. A distance of forty-two to forty-five feet between the' outer edges of the ditches fur nishes a roadbed sufficiently wide. The Sandersville Herald ' Sandersville, Ga. 4^ Portable and Stationary Boilers, Saw Mills Side Crank in* Cantor Crank STEAM ENGINES Highest grade Ginning Machinery, Gasoline Engines, Shingle Mills, Corn Mills and Pumping Outfits to be had in the entire South. Large stock on hand, best terms, quickest delivery. 11 will pay you to investi gate our machinery and prices. MALLORY EROS. MACHINERY J ^Ti imiaai—iiia—iiiamwiwiMaaniiiaiiw— i i ■■■ tiim*^