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THE aMERICUS WEEKLY NMES-RECO FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 13. 1907. REMOVES • BLOOD HUMORS When the blood is pure and healthy the skin will be soft, smooth and free from eruptions, but when the blood becomes infected with some un- of impurities through the perspiration that is constantly passing throng these little tubes. There are other glands that pour out on the skin an oily substance to keep it soft and pliable. When the blood becomes filled with humor 8 and acids these are thrown off through the pores and glands, burning and irritating the skin and dnring up the natural oils so that we have not only Acne, Eczema, Salt Rheum, etc., but such dry, scaly skin affections as Tetter, Psoriasis, and kindred troubles. The treatment of skin troubles with salves, washes, lotions, etc. is not along the righhline. 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THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA. Bracing food for steady nerves— Nutritive food for heal thy appetites— Strengthening food for sturdy muscles— The most nourishing wheat food Uneeda Biscuit £6 In moisture and dust proof packages. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY Georgia School of Technology FIRST AND LAST ERnn-mim c m Mean $ $ made to all who buy or wear them. In style,! ease and durability, “Shield Brand Shoes’ toe the mark of perfection. 801.0 BY RELIABLE MERCHANTS ONLY M. C. KISER.CO. , Manufacturers., ATLANTA, CA. Southern Dental College ATLANTA. GEORGIA Dental Education Georgia is now beginning to reap the harvest of the whirlwind that Hoke Smith has sowed. Work on the great shops of the Central railroad at Macon has been indefinitely stopped and all other improvements under way or projected have been abandoned. As President Hanson pointed out, in discussing the matter, no corpora' tion, be it railroad or manufacturing, can afford to go ahead expending great Bums of money In improvements, or planning for improvements Involving large expenditures, much of which must be borrowed money, under the conditions now extoltlng in Georgia. All of the other railroads in the state will of necessity be forced to follow the example of the Central. Like individuals, they cannot spend more money than they have in hand or can secure from capitalists else where. No Investor is likely to advance money to a Georgia concern at such a Juncture as this, when it it an open question whether the railroads will not be forced into bankruptcy through the "pressure brought upon them by those who have riden into office by a bitter war on corporations. There is probably not a reader of the Tlmes-Recorder who has money lying idle who would Invest it in a railroad or public utility corporation in Georgia under the present conditions. How^ then, can it be expected than men North and West who have means will take the chances of losing their money by Investments of this nature. Let us review what has been done to bring about this state of affairs, to make it an unprofitable and perhaps absolutely qnsafe thing to invest money in railroad enterprises in Georgia at this time. Assessments on the valuations of all of the railroads have been greatly increased. It is true the arbitrators reduced the assessments originally levied, but the increases have added a very material expense on the corpora tions in question. Although it is a known fact that other classes of property in Georgia, city and country, do not pay on more than 50 to 75 per cent of their value, so far as state and county taxes are concerned, determined efforts were made to put the railroad assessments on a full hundred per cent, of their gross values, Including the estimated value of their franchises. Further increases in their assessments are to be expected. It is evident that Gov. Smith does not propose to stop until the very heaviest burdens possible have .been levied on all public utility corporations in the State, Not satisfied with this increase in the burdens upon them, a determined effort was made at the instance of the Governor, who recommended it in a special message to the legislature, and who used all of the influence at his command to force It' through that body, to levy a one per cent, tax on the gross income of railroads, and other corporations serving the public. Not on the net earnings, mind you, but on the gross income, before the actual expenses of the concerns had been paid. How would a Sumter county farm er, raising 100 bales of cotton feel if it were proposed to levy on the $7,000 he received from it a one per cent, tax, oi $70.' He would at once protest that the $7,000 did not represent his profit, that he had to pay labor, ferti lizer bills and other expenses out of it, and that if such a tax was to be lev.ied it should only be upon what was left after his operating expenses were paid. Why, then, should railroads and other corporations be treated differently? Is not the injustice proposed just as great when applied to them as it would be if applied to the Individual? ' Gov. Smith has not abandoned this effort to still further oppress the corporations. It is rumored that he Intends to have an extra session of the legislature, and Insist on a tax of one-half of one per cent, being levied on their gross Incomes. Perhaps by the same process by which he Secured the passage of the amendments to the railroad commission bill he may succeed in doing this. Trading with some politicians and intimidating others may prove successful tactics again. During the past year redactions have been made in freight rates which" l educed the income of the railroads in Georgia by over two million dollars. Further reductions are now threatened by the commission, which has been so constituted—packed might be a better expression—that it will servilely obey the behests of the governor. This necessarily means a further reduction in the. Income of these corporations. On September 1 the reduction in passenger rates went into effects. To what extent this will reduce their income In problematical. Some reduction there will doubtless be. Considering all of these things, one expense after another filed on the corporations, one reduction after (another made In their income, can there be any surprise expressed that the railroads must take in sail, cutoff all Improvements, reduce expenses wherever and whenever possible, and await with apprehension the next move of an administration that threatens to land them in the hands of receivers unless the courts Intervene In their behalf and protect their owners. The railroads may have brought a good deal on themselves by past arbitrary conduct, but can any one believe that it is gdod policy to push them to the wall, to stop railroad building and railroad Improvements throughout Georgia, to threaten every holder of railroad securities in the state with the loss of dividends, the shrinkage In values of his foldings, or their possible annihilation by bankruptcy? Is It not time that a sober, second thought prevailed among the people, and that the pressure of an awakened Intelligent public opinion began to be felt at Atlanta? There Is no doubt that Gov. Smith &nd his advisers think that they are playing fine politics that the people are rampant for the crushing of the railroads and other corporations. Is It not possible that they are mistaken, and that the people of Georgia are being misrepre sented? , Americans as a people are more sober than they were twenty, or ©van ten years ago. That is the conclusion that has been reached by men wire have carefully investigated the subject In the cities throughout tbe land, studying official figures, interviewing great employers of labor, and other wise going to sources of information whose reliability cannot be questioned. That this Ib so Is regarded as mainly due to the advanced position tbtft has been taken by employers against-the drink habit. During the past ten years, especially, great employing corporations throughout the land hare discountenanced drinking among their employes, some of them, especially in the transportation line, refusing to take into their service men kndwn to have the drink habit, while others have made any approach to intoxication a reason for prompt dismissal forever. Last week there was a signal Instance of this when tbe Philadelphia and Reading railroad discharged thirty employes because they were found to drink intoxicants. Coupled with their discharge came the official an nouncement that the rule of absolute abstinence would be rigidly enforced. The man who drinks liquor must accordingly leave the service of this rail road, or be discharged as soon as it discovers that he does drink. Commenting on this the Philadelphia North American points out that in this country today drunkenness is more than a signal for social ostracism. It Is business suicide. The North American well says in this connection: "tye give due credit for that fraction of the change wrought by the temperance workers of the churches anti the professional reformers and evangelists In that special field. But not all the Father Matthews and Goughs, and W. C. T. U.’s tbat ever essayed the! hopeless task of making men virtuous, when virtue was not demanded by self-interest, could hav* created the present status. "Materialism and not altruism is sweeping the world into temperance. In free countries citizens resent dictation of their personal conduct and restriction of their right to regulate their own habits. They consent to each restrictions and bring such regulation into being only when they become convinced tbat they are economic necessities. "The English know even better than we that the weekly drink bill 01 the British workman is one of the chief reasons why the American manu facturer is beating them in every market by reason of more efficient labor. ‘France looks to the zinc counters where light wines no longer satisfy the palates of the working men, and, dreading the decay of the nation's era- rivaled craftsmanship, is planning to abolish the manufacture of absinthe and, by taxation, reduce the sale of all drinks with high alcoholic per centage. Within the last few weeks we have called attention to the remarkable progress of prohibition legislation in the southern states, and demon strated that. it was due mainly to tbe wise determination to better :the citizenship of tbe negro and the "poor white." "In every section of every country the story to the same. Sobriety Id on Industrial necessity. Competition in the struggle for success in every walk of life haa grown too keen to permit the survival of the man braln- rodden from debauch of the night before* “The action of the Reading Railway to simply an instance of the> In evitable consequences of exisltlng economic requirements. The rule "which eventually to bound to prevail In every walk of life will be enforced natur ally and rightly first in occupations where human life, the loss of which costs dearly) depends upon the clear mind and the steady nervo of tht employe. "But sooner or later it will be In every branch of Industry os it Ib in our navy now. Grog once was as essential a part of every Bailor’s rations as hard tack. Drink now means confinement or court martial. The day to ndt far distant when every applicant for every employment will be confronted not by moral or religious pleas against intoxication, but with plain business rules like this of the Reading: “ ‘The rule against the use of liquors on the part or employes of this company is absolute. They are prohibited. If a man wishes to uso-them, we offer no objection, as that to his personal privilege, but if he does.so he cannot work for us." ” , Lj J Mwfc- ■yyyiv • \ TOBACCO I S made of (ho very best leal mat we can birr 'ion' ' “ ‘ - - "p„ on the very best leaf market in tho wor.i_ To those v.-ho prefer a natural leaf tobacco we unhesitatingly say that after ono trial o£ TAYLOR’S NATURAL LESiv rrtrnrRIwj Jfc cxrtastvehr !n the fatrov, .«*>, to rc!Hr~!f yovrnjor.’t. Insist f-n hifl swai ii in > »r » jVKCIiA NTS—Write us for . •' ., * /TV i If better care, more general propa gation and a fostering of present con dltions are not observed, says Secre tary of Agriculture Wilson, tbe for ests of the United States will be prac tically .wiped* out inside of another ten-years.l This to not mere tire some reiteration of an oft-told tale, but a solemn and superlatively im portant truth. Eight automobile factories have failed thus far this year. No factor ies manufacturing farm wagons are reported to have gone under. In the end It pays better to work for the masses than for the few. The editor of the Georgian flatters himself that bto ‘Chattanooga speech had Its effect upon the country.” It certainly did. It was one of the most amusing episodes of the year. The Valdosta Times says “The .At lanta Journal can’t tool all of the people all of the time!" Tho Times 1s 'on to" tho Journal’s peculiar curves. If these high prices-keep up the farmers of Sumter will bo sitting up nights planning where to Invest their' profits. Judge Pendletpn, of the Fulton 8u perior Court, urged the grand Jury not to be too severe In the enfpree- ment of the anti-dope law. He point ed out that the victims of the drug habit should be dealt leniently with and the law gradually be brought up to a strict enforcement. The victim of the drink habit will have an oppor tunity to gradually taper off through the medium of the locker clubs, so the same reasoning will not apply to the liquor prohibitory law. President Hanson docs not think Comptroller-General Wright to a big enough man tor his job. Wright to apt to hold It dowfa, however,, for tbe remainder of hit natural career. Democracy does not desire to tie Itself to ghosts” says the Savannah Press. It comes mighty near doing that when It flirts with Bryan for a third very-much-to-the-rear race. Tho duty on drilled pearls to worry ing tho government. The duty on blankets and other things of dally use Is what to worrying tho people. The Griffin News says Bryan is en titled to another vindication. CranK Side CranK and Center STEAM ENGINES BOILERS; Gasoline Engines; Ginning Machinery, Saw Mills, Shingle Mills, Corn ilills, Pumping i Outfits. Largo stock on hand. It i will be to your interest to write. merest to write, a Mallary Bros. Machinery Co., ,s ^, c c l ll^(L s,, ’ i Diamond Investments. Diamonds have enhanced in valne, as nearly every one knows, more tliau donblo in tho last eight or ten years. Tho opinion of those who are in a posi tion to know, to that undor natural conditions tho maximum price is fat from being attained. Added to the natural conditions, such as tho mines getting doop«r, otc. It is roportod that tho DoBeers peoplo havo obtained control of Premlor Mines, which woro tho only ones offering oven slight competition. It is thereforo very evident that In tho near future you will soo prices much in. flated over thoso at present. Tennlson says In his “In Memoran,” “Delay ing long, delay no "moro.” Take the hint and write us about our patiai payment plan. Oar lino is unsurpassed in variety and beauty and the cost it you is the cost to us plus a very moderate profi$. Eugene V. Haynes Co. Importer*. 37 Whitehall St Atlanta Qa.