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J. C. STEPHENSON
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
ADVICE TO CORRESPOND!MTS.
DEPARTMENT STORE
1
carry everything in ladies'fand
gents’ furnishings, dress goods, an dal!
small articles which are wanted by
the people.
Ladies’ shoes, hosiery, laces, rib
bons, jewelry. Gents’ shoes, clothing,
hats, caps, umbrellas.
Groceries for table use of evey de
scription. Flour, meat, lard, hams,
canned goods, sugar, coffee, syrups,
tobacco, corn, oats, hay, garden seeds,
and in fact everything in the grocery
line.
Remember we pay the highest
price for country produce,butter s chick-
ens, eggs and cured meats.
dealer ik HIGH GRADE FERTILIZERS
AND ACIDS
JOHN G. STEPHENSON
STANDARD PHONE 375.
GEORGIA.
A mufiber of tli>“ New- corres-
, pendents havrequested tli** (.alitor
to give t lit'in some advice and dil’ee-
; t-ions in reference to the perform-
! anee of their duties; and in com
plying with thi-s request, tin* News
l prints the appended list of rules.
Each correspondent is requested
to read these rules carefully and
! to lie guided by them in 1 liis or
i her work. It is also suggested
| that these rules be clipped from
I the paper'and preserved by the
•correspondents for future refer*
Ience.
HULKS FOR CORRRSPONIIKNTH.
Give.all the real news that is fit
to print.
Strive always for accuracy
scorn a fake.
Do not write Mr. Richard Roe.
Leave the-“Mr.-” oil.
Keep your personal • likes and
dislikes out of your copy.
Got your letters mailed to reach
the office not later than Thursday,
Do not write it John Doe and
wife. Say Mr. and Mrs. John
1 )oe.
J Do not write a thing that must
I be read twice before it can be
and
164 PETER8 8TREET,
ATLANTA.
Atlanta & West Point Railroad Co.
The Western Railway of Alabama.
Direct Lines Between North, East, South and Southwest. U. S. Fast
Mail Route. Through Palace Sleeping Cars. Dining
Cars. Tourist Sleepers to California.
understood.
Write each separate item in a
paragraph, as each of these rules
is printed.
Use short sentences and the
simplest word that will express
your meaning.
Do not say Rev. Smith or Dr.
Jones, but say Rev. John Smith
or Dr. J. 0. Jones.
A good news item is frequently
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1904.
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Above train- daily. < 'onm-cfioHs at New Orleans for Texas, iloxic
ror Tutskegec. Milstead for Tallahassee.
LaGrange accommodation loaves Atlanta dally, except Sunday at f, :ao
leaves L,v;ranee at 3 :. r >o a. in. artive« Atlanta stin a. in.
Trains .15 and ::r. Pullman sleepers New York and New Orleans. Through
on and New Orleans. -
Tini.it 37 and as Washington and Southwestern l.inilted, Pullman de. -m-rv.
ar h. observation and dining ears. Complete servb.'e New York and New <>; lean
Train 07 Unit :d Stale- fast mail. 'I brough day e.iaohcs Atlanta and New Orje, :
Write for maps, schedules and information.
J.B HEYWARD, .1. P. BILLUPS,
D. P. A., Atlanta, lia. 0. P. A., Atlanta Oh
CHA8. A. W1CKKRSHAM,
Pies, and Gen. Mgr., Atlanta, Ga
NO
EXPERT NEEDED TO A88I8T
GRAND JURY.
It is hard for us to believe that
a grand jury of Coweta county
would pass over a county official’s
Cram as much moaning as possi
ble into the fewest words compat
ible with clearness.
Anything which is of general in
terest in the community from
which you "rite i* news.
Ml m ws is not <*f the sum" rel-
ative importance and should be ac
corded space accordingly.
The high points in a news arti
cle, long or short, are usually
these; Wluit or who, when, where
and how.
Pacts, not words, are wanted.
People rend newspapers not to pass
uwav the time, but to learn what
is going on in 1 he world.
Do not crowd your writing.
Do not use a leud pencil, unless
i il is a good one. I se pen and ink,
or pencil wlijcli makes plain dis
cernible lines.
Write across the short way of
the paper, not across the long way,
and on but one side of the paper.
THE DI8PEN8ARY. • Read the letter over utter writ
ing it. You are almost sure to
“The biggest pile of bottles that f lll( | Hon ,„ W ord you would prefer
have ever been under one roof in : t.o change or some error 1 hut ;rept
AtOhebuw
*. m. ft« a fiirnlnr
caches Washing
comf>#rfmon
is now stacked at the dis
pensary. Over 10,00c bottles have Birthday parties, wedding aimi-
books and pronounce them in good i been bought from the people of i vei'Harie-K and social gatherings
order and kept in a business-like the town, hive thousand bottles generally are always worth more
manner unless they had investi- were bought by retail trom the or less space, according to tlu-ir
gated them. The fact is, we are people in and around town, on the importance.
glad to say, Coweta has a compe- j first day of the month. j)o not abbreviate. Make your
tent set of county officials and. “The dispensary is doing a copy just as you wish it to be print-
when 'an intelligent committee splendid business under its present e( j. Do not write “Mo” for Mon-
from the grand jury goes iu in- management. The sales for Jan- ( ]ay. The printer may think you
vestigate their books it is easy to ' uary and February were the best mean Missouri,
see that they are neatly and cor-! in its history. The sales for these i Do not crack jokes which every
rectly kept. We are opposed to two months were $730 more than j reader of the paper from Maine to
any extra expense of employing an for the same period last year.” California cannot, understand.
1 he above is from one of the News with hidden or double mean-
Georgia weeklies, whose name we, |j n g should never be used,
for the sake of the good people in i An account of phenomenal crops
that community who do not glory j or stock or notable sales of eit her,
in the shame of the community, the sales of property and the erec-
their books so they can be easily ! withhold. The town is not a large [tion of new buildings are always
examined, and the county has one, but in the light of the above good and too often overlooked,
enough expense without tacking ; figures, who can doubt the demor-. State the day things happened.
„„ anything tha. is unnecessary. , J^hoalts Do noi wriu.-.od.y,- ^
—Senoia Enterprise-Gazette. paper of “ten thousand empty hot- i or “tomorrow. Readers cannot
ties bought from the people of the know what day you write and will
Keep your bowels regular by the use town” as one of the evidences of ) not know what time you refer to.
of Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver its prosperity, it is time for weak When anyone is visiting in the
Tablets. There is nothing better. For kneed, avaricious dispensary ad* j ^ tell who they are vis-
sale hy Holt & Cates, Druggists, New- ; vocates to see to what_degradation ; ^ ^ hfcr
nan. Ga.
expert to assist in examining the
county’s books, as suggested by
the Herald and Advertiser last
week. Good, competent, honest
officials like we have, always keep
andrso is ivipiting relatives or
friends in’t hi'-cominunit v.
Write plainly, especially when
giving names. Make vour letters
sound right. When poorly writ
ten or poorly worded they have to
be rewritten before given to the
printer. Punctuate so as to ex
press the meaning intented.
Cards 1thanks in 'tvhieh those
wlro have done only their plain
duty in eup< s of sieknews or death
are juiblidy thanked are in poor
tirste. Those who owe thanks
should pay byword' of nloutb or
by personal letter, not through
the jinediuin of public print.
Do not be worked for freq udver
lining, 'but accord to those who
would bn benblitted by publicity
such notice as the importance of
the news justifies. Deal liberally:
wit|i church announcements, with,
secret, societies; and make mention
of entertainments given bv both.
Help worthy eunses.
Avoid throwing bnquets when
there is no occasion for them, for
unadulterated and iiidiseriniinati*
“tally'' is abominable and disgust -
ing, but at the same time there
are many pleasant tilings which
can be properly and well said and
which ought to bd said.
Do not mention your own fami
ly or relatives oftener than you do
other people under the same cir
cumstances. Such things are not
considered in good taste and use
sometimes the subject ol comment
iu your community. This does not
mean not to use all news that is
legitimate and in good taste.
Avoid trivial items, sueh ns
near neighborhood visiting or
trips to town to trude, unless t here
is something special in connect ion.
Remember that tlie question with
the News is not what shall b*
printed, but what shall lie Lit out
on account, of crowded column
Do not put in anything merely to
(111 up.
In case of deal hs 1 el I name, age,
time and cause of (loath, time
and place of funeral service and
burial, with name of officiating
minister in all eases, In ease of
children give name of parents. In
case of persons grown or nearly
grown additional facts should be
given, depending upon the import
ance of tjie person or fam
ily in 1 h o c o m m unit y.
Additional fuels, such 11s plac* of
bin 11, name of parents, w hen,
Where and to whom married, how
many surviving relatives and how
long residing in ih<- community,
am usually in order. ObiDiury
poetry iH not wanted. If good, il
usually is not original; if original,
is usually not good.
In telling of marriages give
names of the cent radii ng parlies,
their parents (if they reside in the
community or in the county) tire
time and place of the wedding,
name of the officiating minister,
where the honeymoon will he
Hpent if a trip is taken, where the
happy couple will live and other
interesting tet.ails if known.
As a rule, news which does not
justify t he use of mimes, especial
ly if it be of a disgraceful charac
ter, is better left alone. This
newspaper’s rule is not to publish
news like fights and minor infrac
tions of law unless there arc ar
rests and the matter becomes pub
lic property through the courts.
It is not the province of a news
paper to la* a sewer for the trans
mission of vile and unclean things
to t he people. And there are cases
where news ''Should fie tempered
with chariiv. ’It is not always
Thodford'p Hlnck-Dranrrht comes
nearer regulating the entire system
and keijpiug the body in health than
any other medicine made. It is
always ready in any emergency to
treat ailments that, are tiwuent in
any family, such as indigestion,
biliousness, colds, diarrhoea, and
stomach aches.
Thcdtord's fllnek-Praupht is the
standard, never-tailing remedy for
Stomach, bowel, liver and kidney
troubles. It is a cure for tbe domes
tic ills which so frequently summon
the doctor. It is as good for children
as it iB for grown persons. A doso of
this medicine every day will soon
cur»* the most obstinate ease of dys
pepsia or constipation, and whey
taken as directed brings quick relief.
imnvh.ii, u.t., t»«o. M, iwn.
TbedfonVn lllaak-Draught hint bnon nnr
family doctor fur tire year* aud we want
no other. When any of uh feel bmlW we
take a dose and eie ell riglil. In twelve
bouts. Wo have apent Iota of money for
ikH'lot Idli*. lint tut eloue ,1u«l ns well
with BMuk-UrauBUt. uiA jj, ha Id' ll.
Ask your dealer, for a park air® ot
, Tlndford'e Black-Draught and If ho
ilov*- not keep it send V.'ic. to The Chattn-
nooga Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenu.
ami u package will he mailed to you.
f> The Publisher’s ;
Claims Sustained
United States Court of Claims
It nonary allege 1 mu, 11 ih, ill l hot, I lie pupil -
r Unabridged thoroughly re-edlted In every
Mall, and vastly onrlelied inovoryjmrt, wltli
11; purpose of adapting It to meet the larger
right to publish faults, (million,
mistakes and missteps concerning
minor affairs. The young iitini
who gets drunk for 1 ho first lime
and is fino«l may Go so uslntmod ho
a bar-room backed by pu'Sirsenti* I ‘ting and whom they are from, if will never do so again unless it bo
. ment will throw a people.—Wes-1 possible. The story is but half j pubished to the world and he
Rea ’ The News and keep posted. 1 leyan Christian Advocate. told when it is recorded that Ho- (loses his self respect. And often
The Publishers ol' Webster's International
Dictionary allege I hat it" Ik, Iii fuel ,1 he popu
Jur ' '
detail
the
and severer requirement® of another gi-ueru
tlon.”
Wo aits of the opinion tlmtthlH allegation
most clearly and accurately doscrils-s the
work that lias been aeconipIlHhed and the
result that has lieeu reaehed. 'J'ho Diet lunar),
as It now KlandM, has lieen thoroughly re-
edited in every detail, has lieen corrected In
every part, ami Ik admirably adapted to meet,
the larger mid Hcvorcr requirements of a
generation which demuridH more of popular
philological knowledge than any generation
that toe world lias ever contained.
Jt is pcrhupH needless to Hdd that we refer
to the dictionary iu our Judicial work as of
the highest authority In accuracy of defini
tion: and thut In the future us III the past It
will be the source of constant reference.
CHARLES C. NOTT, Cbl»f Juntit., I
LAWRENCE WELDON, I
JOHN DAVIS.
STANTON J. PKELLK. j
j CHARLES II. HOWRY, 1
^ J("tg«. |
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