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T —r I Ijerald and fldteriiser. NKWNAN, FRIDA V, M A R. 20. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. How He Did It. Why People Should Pay Their Bills. “It is strange,” said a veteran mer chant yesterday, in discussing current business conditions, "how many peo ple fail to realize the importance to I mysterious In Memoriam. ! On Feb. 22, 1909, the dear little spir- l it of Dorris, the infant daughter of i Mr. and Mrs. E. McJenkins, took tain W its (light to heaven. “As the shadows nent official of an Eastern line, we 1 steal over the earth, softly closing the had in our employ a hrakeman who, flowers and touching them to sleep.” for special service rendered to the road, i silently and lovingly in the province of was granted a month s vacation, a bright awakening, so she fell asleep. . “He decided to spend his time in a Nature softly and gently severed the j trip over the Rockies, vital chord, and she passed serenely him with passes, into rest on sea Harper's Weekly. “When I was connected with a cer- tern railway,” says a promi- We furnished Strew Flowers Now. Pacific Oriel Fellow. “No flowers.” These words frequent ly accompany the announcement of day and date of a funeral. “No flowers” - the husband, wife, sister, friend, has closed the history of life. During its prime was the time for flowers; flow ers for morn, and noon, and night; flowers strewn upon the path at the roadside; roses for the couch; forget- Don’t the other shore of that | "He went to Denver, and there met j me-nots all along the journey. ■that never yet has a number of his friends at work on one I wait till the last page of life’s history merchants and others of paying their borne on any wave the image of accounts regularly, or with flue atten- homeward tion to the rules of trade. People fre quently buy a large bill of goods with out paying anything upon it at the She is not dead. She has passed through a transition state that will en able her to live with Him in glory and time. Or they run a series of small {immortality. If a pure life—and such bills until the aggregate amount due is quite large. Then they overlook or neglect to pay for the stuff. Month after month passes. No attention is paid to the statements that are sent them, and finally the merchant finds that he has been carrying the unpaid account six, twelve or even eighteen months. Whatever profits there were on the goods have been largely wiped out by the delay in getting the money for them. And then quite often the parties become much aggrieved when an insistent demand is made for pay ment. “It is all wrong. A merchant wants all the custom he can get, but custo mers who hold him off so long are not desirable. I often wonder if these peo ple) realize that the merchant can’t settle his accounts every six, twelve or eighteen months. The merchant pays his rent monthly; he pays his lighting bill monthly; he pays all of his help monthly, or semi-monthly ; he pays his advertising bills monthly; he pays his freight bills monthly, or more fre quently; he pays for his goods either practically spot cash to get the small discounts, or in ninety days. His ex penses must be met monthly. When people favor him with their patronage and then withhold payment for the goods for so indefinite a time, they are embarrassing him, and they are embar rassing the community. I tell you, if people would pay their accounts, and make it a rule to do so regularly, we would hear less about business depres sion. When the people omit paying their accounts they are hurting the entire business interests of the commu nity, and in the end hurt themselves. It is an endless chain business. Our interests are all in common, and sooner or later the truth is brought home to all that that community is kept in the most healthful state, in a business way, where prompt and regular settle ments are required.” The complaint of the merchant quoted above really voices the feelings of the entire merchant class of the city. They feel keenly, and justly, that those of their debtors who fail to pay their ob ligations when they are able to do so are working an injury to them ami to the city'. There is no city, we believe, where the merchants are mure consid erate than they are here in Americus, where they endeavor more to meet the requirements of their patrons, and to show them every possible concession. But it is not possible here or anywhere else for merchants to allow outstand ing bills for goods sold by them to con tinue unpaid indefinitely. No merchant wants to go into bankruptcy, and yet any merchant who is willing to allow such a condition of affairs to continue knows that he is on the road to financial wreck. Poor collections, it is safe to say, do more to put merchants into the hands of receivers than any other sin gle agency. The merchants are right in demand ing that those who are indebted to them make efforts to settle their ac- coun.s regularly, in full or in part, and not fall into the unbusiness-like meth od of deferring payments to some un known time in the future. If all adopted this method of prompt payment business affairs here, and in other towns too, would soon take on a much brighter aspect. Inasmuch as the vast majority of people are paid for their services weekly or monthly, there is no apparent reason why they should not pay for the goods they have bought more promptly. If this were done there would probably be no living beyond in comes—the evil that is said be so com mon among American people. The man or woman who adopts the policy of prompt payment of debts has an easy conscience, is devoid of uneasiness about accumulating’obligations, and is on the road to Easy Street. The one who adopts the reverse policy is more than apt to be soon floundering in the morass of debt and suffering the conse quent mental anxiety and loss of credit. An injury to one class in the eommuni- I ty is undoubtedly an injury to the en- J tire community. Whatever tends to harass and depress business in any of j its branches is speedily found to be a | detriment to the welfare of the whole community. Americus is largely dependent upon its position as a trading centre for its prosperity and progress. We all recog nize that. When the business men are suffering from poor trade or poor col lections the whole community goes un der a cloud. Sometimes this is, in a measure,.unavoidable. But all too fre quently the condition referred to is cre ated unnecessarily by people who are amply able to pay their obligations failing to do so—putting off to next month, or next fall, the settlement of just debts that should be paid now. was hers—is a perfect title to a home in heaven, where the heart-sick and the weary may find rest, (and death alone gives this possession,) God quick en its coming, and bless its eternal stay. Many times we find ourselves looking for a face that we cannot see, and listening for a voice that we can not hear. From the fireside and the home life the babe has taken its eter nal leave. It cannot be that earth is our only abiding-place. It cannot be that our life is a bubble, burst up by the ocean of eternity to float another moment upon the surface, and then sink into nothingness and darkness for ever. As a pebble dropped into the placid bosom of the lake awakens the waves that widen, and yet grow wider and wider still, till they reach the farthest shore, so her gentle life shall shine and speak to her loved ones, and find echo in their better lives. There is a realm where the rainbow never fades, where the stars will be spread out before us like the islands that slumber on the ocean, and where our loved ones that pass before us like vis ions will stay in our presence forever. But the grave is not the end. We look beyond to the great fact of immortali ty, and cling to the fact that we are immortal: that there is a life beyond the grave;—and, comforted by such re flections, we can say of our departed ones: "Ah the mists have risen above us, A i the Father knows Hia own, Fare to fare with those who love up. We uhull know as we are known.” A Friend. CAUSE FOR ALARM. Loss of Appetite or Distress After Eating a Symptom That Should Not Be Disregarded. Appetite is just a natural desire for food. Loss of appetite or stomach dis tress aft»r eating indicate indigestion or dyspepsia. Over-eating is a habit very dangerous to a person’s good gen eral health, and an insatiable appetite is a sure symptom of diabetis. It is not what you eat but what you ligest and assimilate that does good. Some of the strongest, heaviest per sons are moderate eaters. There is nothing that will create sickness or cause more trouble than a disordered stomach, and many people laily contract serious maladies simply through disregard or abuse of the stomach. We urge every one in Newnan who is sulfering from any stomach derange ment, indigestion or dyspepsia, wheth er acute or chronic, to try Rexall Dys pepsia Tablets, with the distinct un- lerstanding that we will refund the money without question or formality, if, after reasonable use of this medi cine, they are nqt perfectly satisfied with the results. We recommend them to our customers every day, and have yet to hear of anyone who has not been benefited by them. We honestly believe them to be without equal. They are made from the prescription of a physi cian who devoted all his time to the study and treatment of stomach trou bles. They give very prompt relief, neutralize the gastric juices, strength en the digestive organs, create good digestion' and assimilation, naturally regulate the bowels, promote perfect nutrition, and create a permanent cure of all unhealthy symptoms. We urge you to try a 25c. box of Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets, which give 15 days’ treatment. At the end of that time, your money will be returned to you if you are not satisfied. Of course, in chronic cases length of treat ment varies. For such cases, we have two larger sizes, which sell for 45c. and 89c. Holt & Cates Co., Newnan, Ga. The lad had returned from college, having completed his first year. "What study do you like best, son,” asked the proud father. ”1 hardly know, father,” said the lad, "1 like them all so nearly alike. I suspect 1 take more delight in algebra, though, than any other. While at school I learned to prove some very as tounding problems.” "Tell us one of them,” asked the mother. “Well, ” answered the lad, ”1 learned to prove that a cat has seven tails.” The fond parents were amused, but were curious to know his reasoning, so they asked for an explanation. "Well, it’s this way,” the lad pro ceeded : “One eat has one tail; no cat has six tails. But one cat has one tail more than no eat. Therefore, one cat has seven tails. ’’ The “seven ages:” Friendship, love, courtship, marriage, honeymoon, “troubles,” death. of the Colorado roads. They gave him ! has been written and passed—until the a good time, and when he went away made him a present of a mountain goat. "Evidently our hrakeman was at a loss to get the animal home with him, thorns along the way have done their deadly work and ail consciousness ceased, and they bring in flowers with joyous faces to mock the dead past. Bring flowers while their perfume and as the express charges were very heavy I gladdening beauty can awake the at that time. Finally, however, hitting heart’s emotions, brighten the eye and upon a happy expedient, he made out a I fill the soul with joy. Scatter flowers shipping tag and tied it to the horns of all along the way through life, and at the goat.. Then he presented the beast j death, whether )there be flowers or to the office of the stock-car line. “Well, that tag created no end of amusement, hut it served to accomplish the end of the hrakeman. It was in scribed as follows: “ ‘Please Pass the Butter. “Thomas J. Meechin, “Brakeman S. S. & T. Ry.’ ” What a Man Can Do. By a simple word of endearment, spoken without sham or effect, a man may make a woman’s heart glad all day. His little word will set the joy bells ringing in her heart, and put a song upon her lips that will fill the hours with music. A real sensible, level-headed woman does not desire a soulless, meaningless string of vapid love words howled at her every time the one man of all the world comes along, but she does re quire and need his constant, sympa thetic response in a calm, sustained sort of way—a way that makes his “little girl” and “dear” seem genuine and inspiring. A woman, even the most astute, and apparently forbidding looking, needs love and sheltering, and no one can provide them as the man she learns to love. But it is the real, true, protect ing love and sheltering he must give, else she soon knows, and then unhap piness is hers forever. That was a beautiful expression from Ingersoll, who, in answer to the ques tion: “Is Death the End?” said: “Over the grave bends Love sobbing, and by her side stands Hope and whis pers: ‘We shall meet again.’ Before all life is death, and after all death is life. The falling leaf touched with hectic flush, that testifies of autumn’s death, is in a subtler sense a prophecy of spring. The idea of immortality, that like a sea has ebbed and flowed in the human heart, with its countless waves of hope and fear beating against the shores and rocks of time and fate, was not born of any book, nor of any creed, nor of any religion. It was born of human affection, and will continue to ebb and flow beneath the mists and clouds of doubt and darkness as long as love kisses the lips of death. It is the rainbow of hope shining upon the tears of grief.” An Alabamian, meeting an old darkey formerly in his service, put to him the usual question: “Well, Ned. how are you to-day?” “Tol’able, sah, tol’able!” cautious ly replied Ned. "I’d be all right, sah, if it want for de rheumatism in mah right laig.” “Ah. well, Ned, we mustn’t com plain,” said the questioner. “We’re all getting old, and old age does not come alone.” “Old age, sah!” was the indignant protestation of Ned. “Old age ain’t got nothin’ to do wid it, sah. Here’s mah other laig jest as old, an’ dat’s as sound an’ soople as kin be.” The poultry editor of a country pa per received this letter from a poetical summer cottager: “Dear Editor: What shall I do? Each morn when I visit my hen house I find two or three fowls on their backs, their feet sticking straight up and their souls wandering through the fields Elysian. What’s the matter?” The prosaic editor replied by return mail: “Dear Friend: The principal trouble with your hens seems to be that they are dead. There isn’t much that you J can do, as they will probably be that way for some time. Yours respect fully, etc.” No Need of Veterinary. "We run a livery, feed and sales sta ble. have a city transfer, and handle hard and soft coal, and consequently we need a good many horses.” say Be dell Bros., of Mount Carmel, HI. "We have used Sloan’s Liniment and Veter inary Remedies for years and find they give perfect satisfaction. As long as Sloan’s remedies are in our barn we do not need a veterinary surgeon. We are j never without them and eonscientious- I ly recommend them to all horsemen.” Colby Bros., of the Mineral City Liv ery. Fort Dodge. Ia.. write: “I have used Sloan’s Colic Cure. Liniment and Fever and Distemper Remedy for the past ten years, and since I have been using them I have never had a veteri nary in my barn, and have not lost a horse from either colic or distemper, and will say that any man with a horse or horses who keeps Sloan’s Liniment and Veterinary Remedies in his barn will never have occasion to call a vet erinary.” Sloan’s Treatise on the Horse sent free to any horseman. Address Dr. Earl S. Sloan, Boston, Mass. faded stalks of grain, the loves that were garnered in life will beautify and gladden the end with a halo of remem brance nothing can pale. There will then remain no “aching void” wherein remorse may lodge to fester and breed sorrow, but all will be peace and joy and gladness. Margie is six years old, and her fam ily are Presbyterians. Some of Mar gie’s little friends are Episcopalians, and Margie was much impressed with the idea of their sacrifices. This year on Ash Wednesday she announced that she would eat no candy for forty days. A few hours later someone saw Margie with a large peppermint stick in one hand. “Why, Margie,” said her friend, “I thought you,had given up candy for Lent.” “I did mean to,” admitted Margie, "but I’ve changed my mind. I’m giv ing up profane language instead.” How Do You Feel? Do you experience a sense of weari ness in excess of the natural tiredness justified by your labor? Do you lack natural ambition, and have spells of despondency, with dark forebodings of the future? Do you worry about really unimportant matters, and feel cross and fretful at times? St. Joseph’s Liv er Regulator is what you need, either liquid or powders, as you prefer. It will better your condition. The liquid sells at 50 cents a bottle, powders at 25 cents a box, by druggists and general merchants. MALARIA Malaria is due to impurities and poisons in the blood. Instead of being' rich, strong and healthy, the circulation has become infected with germs of disease which destroy the rich, red corpuscles that furnish nourishment and strength to the body, and reduced this vital fluid to such a. weak, watery condition that it is no longer able to keep the system in health, or ward off the countless diseases and disorders that assail it. The loss of these red corpuscles takes the color and glow of health from the cheek, and we see pale, sallow faces and washed out, chalky complexions among the first symptoms of Malaria. But Malaria is a general Systemic disease, and as the blood becomes more heavily loaded wit’A its germs we have more serious and complicated symptoms; the impure blood having its effect on alt parts of the body. The appetite fails, digestion is weakened, chills and slight fever are frequent, and the sufferer loses energy and ambition because of a constant tired-out and “ no account ” feeling. The lack of necessary nour ishment and healthful qualities in the blood causes boils and abscesses, skin affections, and in some cases sores and ulcers to break out, and sometimes the patient is prostrated with a spell of malarial fever which may leave his health permanently impaired. To cure Malaria both a blood purifier and tonic are necessary, in order to remove the cause and at the same time build up the system from its weakened and run-down condition. S. S. S. is the medicine best fitted for this work. It is the most perfect of all blood purifiers, and the purely vegetable ingredients of which it is composed make it the greatest and safest of all tonics. S. S. S. goes down into the circulation and removes every trace of impurity or poison, and at the same time gives to the blood the health-sustaining qual ities it needs. It cures Malaria thoroughly t ud permanently because it removes the germs and poisons which produce the disease, and while doing this tones up and strengthens every part of the system. When S. S. S. has cleansed the blood the symptoms pass away, the healthy color returns to the complexion, the old tired, depressed feeling is gone, and the entire health is renewed. Book with information about Malaria and any medical advice free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA. During 1900 I was running a farm on the Mississippi river and became soimpreg- nated with Malaria that for a year I was almost a physical wreck. I tried a number of medicines recommended as blood purifi ers, chill cures, and Malaria eradicators, but nothing did me any good until I began to use S. S. S. The result was that after taking it for awhile I was as well and strong as I ever was. I have never had a chill since nor the slightest symptom of Malaria. I hope others will be benefited by my experience, and with that end in view I give this testimonial, knowing that S. S. S. is the best remedy for Malaria. Amory, Miss. S. R. COWLEY. A correspondent sends the following to a remote rural organ of the people: ‘‘Our esteemed fellow-citizen, Mr. William B. Puckleton, has had several new ‘No Trespassing’ signs erected on his place. We have had the pleasure of perusing the one facing the Hedge- viLie Pike. It reads: “ ‘NOTIS “ ‘Trespasers will be persekuted to the full exten of 2 mean mungrel dogs wich ain’t never ben overly soshibil with strangers an 1 dubbel barl shot gun wich ain’t loaded with no sofy pi 1- lers clam if I ain’t getin tired of this helraisin on my property. ‘Yurs respeeful, Bill Puckleton.’ ” The chap who climbs the ladder of success sometimes kicks out the rounds behind him. w >, ^iateSt. CHICAGO.ILL. Read What He Says About Gray Hair Cray hair is simply faded hair. Hair "turns” gray simply because the blood o( the scalp (ails to supply the roots of the hair with the natural secretions that give it color. If your hair is gray—don’t dye it! Colors obtained by the use of dyes are but tempo rary and are immediately detected. 1 bey don’t look natural. My preparation labeled: E. Burnham’s Gray Hair Restorer (NOT A DYE) Ry its nourishing properties restores the hair to its youihful condition and stimulates the deposit of matter that gives it nature s color. The dealer, named below, sells E. Burn ham's preparations. Call there and ask for a FREE Sample Bottle of Gray Hair Restorer, Hair and Scalp Tonic or Cucum ber Cream and a copy of the Gift Booklet, entitled "How to Be Beautiful” which con tains valuable secrets every woman should know. If you cannot call, send ten cents (lo cover mailing expenses) direct to E. Burnham, 70-72 State Street, Chicago, 111. JOHN R. CATES DRUG CO., Successor to Huffaker Drug Co. Your Cotton Crop Can Be Increased It costs no more to cultivate an acre that produces two bales of cotton than an acre which produces only one-quarter of a bale. Why not see what you can do with Virginia-Carolina Fertilizers Other men have been able to double and more than double their yield per acre with a liberal application of Virginia-Carolina Fertilizers. Messrs. Lucas & Jackson of Kelsey County, Tenn., used Vir ginia-Carolina Fertilizer on about 55 acres planted with cotton, and say: “We have the finest crop of cotton we ever saw, and all the people around here think the same. We actually counted 447 bolls on one stalk. Another stalk had by actual count 409 bolls, forms, squares and blossoms. On about 8 acres we expect to make about 2 bales to the acre, and an estimate of adjoining farms not so fer tilized and under other cultural methods, will yield only 1 bale to five acres.” An interesting picture of the cotton plants referred to will be found in the new 1909 Virginia-Carolina Farmers’ Year Book, copy of which may be had from your fertilizer dealer, or will be sent free, if you write our nearest sales office. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. Sales Offices Richmond, Va. Norfolk, Va. Columbia, S. C. Atlanta, Ga. Savannah, Ga. Memphis, Tenn. Sales Offces Durham, N. C. Charleston, S. C. Baltimore, Md. Columbus, Ga. Montgomery, Ala. Shreveport, La. RED TOP and DR. M. S. ARCHER, Luthersville, Ga. All calls promptly filled, day or night. Diseases of children a specialty. DR. F. I. WELCH, Physician. Office No. 9 Temple avenue, opposite public school building. ’Phone 234. DR. T. B. DAVIS, Physician and Surgeon. Office—Sanatorium building:. Office ’phone 5 call; residence ’phone 5—2 calls. W. A. TURNER, Physician and Surgeon. Special attention given to surgery and diseases of women. Office 19Vi Spring street. ’Phone 230 K. W. STARR, Dentist. All kinds of dental work. Patronage of the pub lic solicited. Office over Newnan Banking Co. WE HAVE RECEIVED LARGE SHIP MENTS OF EACH VARIETY. NICE, RECLEANED, WITHOUT TRASH. SEE US BEFORE BUYING. WE’LL SAVE YOU MONEY. M. C. FARHER & Company A Wheel Off , V ■ ' ■' '£pt . > ■ 7 x ■ 1 tv,-. r Or any of the numberless mis haps that occur to the best of vehicles in consequence, of bad roads, or careless driving can be repaired in the best manner, durably and efficient at E. R. Dent’s repair shops. Our work always gives thorough satisfaction, as the testimony of our former pat rons shows. We also make the best buggy sold in Newnan, E. R. DENT