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THE ECHO, LEXINGTON, GA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25 MAXEYS' BIG BARGAIN STORE CHRISTMAS GREETING Santa Claus is making his rounds and I have engaged him to spend the balance of December with me, dispensing presents for the babies, young folks and old folks too. He is now displaying at my store a lot of High Grade Christmas Novelties which the public is invited to see. I am making the greatest run in Men’s, Boys and Youths Suits and Overcoats that the trade here ever saw. Specials in Shoes for Men, Women, Boys and Girls, and the greatest line of Men’s Head Wear to be found in this county. Don’t forget that I am selling the best Buggies to be found. COME TO SEE ME WHETHER YOU BUY OR NOT. A. vJ. GIL/L/BN, MAXBY S, GA. Wintry Wrinkles. Oh, the happy boy is flopping Down the hill with his new sled, While the humble tramp is chopping Kindling wood out in the shed, And the ruffled, , Muffled, stuffled Chicklet pecks the frozen corn, And the golden, Molden, olden Brandy’s looked for ev’ry morn! The fragile maid Is skating On the pond behind the mill; The sparrow’s masticating Frozen crumbs upon the sill, And the bawling, Sprawling, crawling Infant’s wrapped In flannels hot. While the zealing, Ever healing cot. Goose grease stands beside the The suburbanite is skipping To his snow becovered lair, And old Boreas is flipping air. Merry snowflakes through the And the creeping, Leaping, sleeping mush. Trolley car hops through the While the rosy. Always dozy slusn. Butcher’s boy slops through the These wintry scenes I fancy As I’m snuggled in my bed. Concealed so that you can’t see E’en the baldness of my head. And the dashing. Clashing, smashing Hailstones rhyme upon my pane, While I coolly. Honest, truly. again. Bream that summer’s here —New Yerk Journal To -improve the appetite and strengthen the digestion, try a few doses of Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets. Mr. J. H. Seitz, of Detroit, Mich., says, “They restored my appe¬ tite when impaired, relieved me of a bloated feeling and caused a pleasant and satisfactory movement of the bowels.” There are people in this com¬ munity who need jnst such a medicine. For sale by W. J. Cooper & Co., Lex¬ ington; Howard & Young, Stephens, A. J. Gillen, Maxeys. Every box war¬ ranted. Christmas Wonder Oranges. The wonder orange may be used to conceal small Christmas gifts, and it also makes a pretty decoration for the tree. Take a good sized ball of coarse orange colored worsted and begin wind¬ ing it about the present. If the gift is not symmetrical enough to admit this, first wrap It in crushed tissue paper. After the worsted is completely wound so as, to make a ball the size of a big orange fasten green tissue paper leaves in a cluster about where the step should be and a loop of baby orange ribbon with which to hang it up. The w’onder orange can also be used to stuff into the toe of some expectant Christmas stocking. The Penn Mutual is the only old line company guaranteeing a 2o p.er cent, dividend on 20 -payment life accumulated surplus. See Joe J Smith about it. Joys of Christmas Time. While the Christmas season brings a of joy to all the aged who have lived correct lives, yet it is sometimes saddened by reminiscences of sins of omission and commission. The knowl¬ edge that during this blessed time evil spirits are shorn of power to do evil does not always soothe the pangs of conscience. But to the young, to whom life in prospect is fill hope and sun¬ shine, the season is one of unalloyed bliss. In addition to health and good digestion, they have two patron saints, “Little Jack Homer, who sat in the corner,” and Santa Claus, who, though a Dutchman, Is endeared to the in¬ fantry of all nations by the bound¬ less profusion he showers on all na¬ tionalities. There are trees sufficiently stacked up around the market house to carry all the old gentleman’s benefac¬ tions this year, and they are selling readily, a testimonial to the improved prospects of the expectant recipients of his bounty. to Numerous, indeed, are the hearts which Christmas brings a brief sea¬ son of happiness and enjoyment. How many families wffiose members have been scattered far and wide in the rest¬ less struggle for life are then reunited and meet again in that happy state of companionship and mutual good will! How many old recollections and how many dormant sympathies does There are thousands of Pickwicks to¬ day as well as a century ago who enjoy that sacred time as well as he.—Pitts¬ burg Press. Revolution Imminent. A sure sign 6f approaching revolt and serious trouble in your system is ner¬ vousness, sleeplessness, or stomach up¬ sets Electric Bitters will quickly dis¬ member the troublesome causes. It never fails to tone the stomach, regulate the Kidneys and Bowels, stimulate — ~ Liver and clarify the blood. Rundown systems benefit particulariy and all the usual attending aches vanish under its searching Bitters and is thorough only 50c, and effectless. that is Electric don’t give perfect satisfac¬ returned if it J. Cooper & tion Guaranteed by W. Co., Lexington, Walter Maxwell, Craw¬ ford. __ A Country Named For Ckrt«tma». South Africa was discovered by the Portuguese, who were searching for an ocean road to India. Bartholomew Diaz was the commander of the two little ships that formed the expedition in 1480. Eleven years later Da Gama took another Portuguese fleet south. Up discovered Natal on Christmas d.iy and thus named it in consequence. Let Joe J. Smith tell you about that guaranteed 20 per cent, divi¬ dend which the Penn Mutual is only old line company paying. THE FARMER FEEDETH ALL, Some Very Interesting Figures About Our Farm Products. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson in his seventh annual report to congress re¬ views at length the production and ex¬ port of American agricultural products. The increase in the exports of farm products for the half century ended 1901 was from $147,000,000) to $952,000,000- 550 per cent. The exports of farm pro¬ ducts for the closing decade of the last century was over $700,000,000, and for 1903 over $878,000,000, an amount second only to that of 1901. Although the consumption of cotton in this country is greater than that of any other country in the world, yet in addition to supplying the home market, the south exported last year over three and a half billion pounds of cotton, worth $317,000,000. Of grain and grain pro¬ ducts, the export exceeded in value $221,000,000, and in the supply of animal meats, and meat products, the value ot exportation was $211,000,000. trade, the Discussinj | he balance of sec¬ retary shows that, the favorable balance to the credit of the country is due entire¬ ly to the farmers. The balance of trade in favor of farm products during the last 14 years, no year excepted, aggregated other 4,806 million dollars. In products, the than those of the farm, during same period, the balance of trade was adverse to this country to the extent of $865,000, 000. Our farmers not only cancelled this immense obligation, but placed 3,940 million dollars to the credit of the nation exchange were balanced. He concludes that, “It is the farmers who have paid the foreign bondholders.” magnitude of Reviewing the agri¬ cultural porductiou, after giving the figures of the most important crops, Mr. Wilson states that the value of all farm products, not fed to live stocks, for 1903 considerably exceeded their value in the census year, when it was given as 3,742 million dollars. According to the de¬ partment’s inventory of farm animals for January 1, 1903, the value of horses was over $1,000,000,000, and of mules, nearly $200,000,000. The value of cattle of all kinds considerably exceeded 1,300 million dollars, of sheep, $168,000,o00, and of hogs, $365,000,000. the He congratulates the country upon better distribution of agricultural distribution pro¬ of gress since 1890. The expansion, progress, and welfare has been more general thronghont all sec¬ tions of the country, especially in the south. Beauty Is Only Skin Deep? Beauty is only skin deep, but the forces that create beauty are as deep as the fountain from which they flow, when the Blood is charged with impuri¬ ties Beauty disappears, when the blood i« pure Beauty blossoms in face and form. Rydales Liver Tablets keeps the Liver he lthy and the Bowels regular, prevents the blood becoming ladened with bile and waste, make the skin clear, eyes bright and Beauty more than skin deep. W. J. Oooper & Go., Lexing¬ ton, Arnold & Berry, Kuching, J. K. | Brooks, Anon. Some Cotton Figures. The high price of cotton, the dis¬ turbance among the mills, and the bull of Messrs. Bull, Brown and threatening yet higher figures have set everybody to talking and hardly writ¬ ing about cotton, and one can pick up a publication of any character that does notrtiontain an article on cotton. The discussion has led the New York World to go into statistics, and it notes that the highest price ever reached by cotton was in 1864 during the Civil War, when the crops were cut short by disorganized labor conditions in the Houth, and the blockading of our ports, which prevented its egress to the world’s markets. In that year cotton reached $1.90 oer pound. reached The lowest price market ever price in New was York in 1845, when its was 5 cents a pound. raised The largest American crop ever was in 1898 and which aggregated 1899, it 12, 156.000 bales. Since then, in 1901,10,- was 9,442.000; in 1900, 10,339,000; 760.000 ;1902, 10,750,000, and the govern¬ ment’s estimate of the 1803 crop that was given out last week, and which caus¬ ed the unprecedented rapid advance in price, is 9,962,000 bales. The New York Post cites the record to show that the government’s December estimate has always been under the crop. That, may be true this year also, but the department’s estimate is not usually more than 200,000 or 300,000 bales too low, and with these added to the December estimate there is still a short crop, and a guarantee for high prices. ...SUCCESS... WITH HERNIA, The successtul treatment of Hernia has for years been one of our special¬ ties. Probably we have lltted and sold more Trusses that have Riven comfort and satisfaction to wearers than any other two or throe concerns in this city. Cur work in (his depart¬ ment is carried on in a way that ap¬ peals most favorably to physicians and all well informed people. Our prices are reasonable and fair, never excessive. We carry a complete lino of Trusses and Bandages of all kinds and have private apartments for lu¬ ting. Correspondence and personal inquiries are earnestly solicited. H. R. PALMER & SONS, Druggists and Pharmcists, ATHENS, GA. .. .THE____ Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contains Mercury. as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such arti¬ cles should never be used except on pre¬ scriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is tenfold to the good you can posMbly derive from them. Hall’s Catarrh Cure, manufactur¬ ed by F. J. Cheney & Co . Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mneous surfaces of the sys¬ tem. In bayiDg Hall’s Catarrh Care be sure yon get the genuine. It is taken in¬ ternally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. Sold by all Druggists, 75c. Hall’s Family Pills are the best. How We Catch a Cold. A cold is sometimes contracted while remaining inactive for a while in an uncomfortable room or a cold draft and by falling to sleep under like conditions. But most colds are caught while sleep¬ j ing too cold at night. Deep renders sleep causes the slugg ; sh circulation which : system susceptable to change of tem perature. To prevent colds, sleep under plenty of cover. To cure colds use Ry : dalesElixir, it lessens the severity and shortens the duration of a cold and prevents Pneumonia, Bronchitis and Consumption. W. J. Cooper & Co., ; Lexington, Arnold & Berry, Huchiug, J. E. Brooks, Anon, 7 For information as to routes, sehed ules and rates, both write to any of the undersigned and you will receive prompt reply and reliable information 0 0. McMILLIN, A. G. JA0K80H, (1. A. Pium. Dept. (1. P. A.’ A. 0. DAWSON, S. A. AVOt'STI, GA. B. E. MAGILL, S. W. WILK8 Oeo’l Ast., T. F. V. A.,It ATLANTA, OA.l W. W. HARDWICK, W. 0. RAGIN, Cen’l A«ent, Mol. A«l. MACON, ii\. O.D. 00X. w. m. McGovern j Hen’ll ATHKN*. Ant., <U A|’<il Hen’l l «T*.l Axt., ; A , j j j ROBERT IRVIN i BAEBEE, j Tft back at tile Uoane House Barber Shop. Call 1 to tee blm. He will give yoy gwl work.