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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 11KAD DOWN SCHEDULE IN EFFECT NOV. 20 1904. HEAD UP No -to No 08 No 3H|L"ave Arrivel No ,-2. s itip 4 12p No !(7| No 97 11 10a 7 :7a ' 1 No !IS J H Ihp IH 41)11 l) .'.la 1 S>p 1 p-a 1 | S'? New Orleans.... Mobile A r 7 lt« » */>1* | 11 imp 12 15p 11 oopjLv .Pensacola \ r 4 00p b OOii | j 5 00a 4 IKtp molLv Selma \T n m-i la •»!... _ —1 _ U '* «)H 1 aop ♦l i’.Gp 'I .Via l-v Montgomery.... ............ Ar 10 .'*''11 k 2"p a i7h 0 20p 10 kSa * *J7p 7 54p ; Ar—. - Mil stead - Ar 07 a • r » ’JHp it) :«m ** TJri 7 33ft; AI ... Chchaw Ar !» 4'Ja v -.Mil. ■t Dip .(3i r - U ^•>T\ . 1A r Auburn A i i* 30a r -r,.. i IV. Kip li 23 p 121-.'.pA r Columbus Ar 1- 33p 11 .'.'Kl 3 4 tip h J- r >p K 37a ; Ar Opelika Jr *h *'i7 a 1 -I3p •1 lap 12 23 p 4 30p If Itfp li 12ajAr West Point Ar 7 33a li 4tip 1 lea II :ui|> 1. j b 1!! f. >iJ : 1 59p o C7| a :-7r. Ar.... La Grange.... Art 7 ..ha 12 31a 1 Wi> «00p lii.Ti Id 33a Ar. — N'-wnan \ r » - :(4h 3 gt'ip 12 11a 12 113 p i 2 ”7p , Ar.... kairhurn .... Ar 0 (Ha II 00| 7 u-.| Ar.... hast Point.— ‘U j H 20 f 7 30| il Jup,!! -i'-.i Jy -- Atlanta r> :;tbi •i .nip 111-1 i-jfjp !l 4fa fl l'lj j 0 4 Jn Ar.... Washington... ]j\ 11 13a 10 4311 i ilip . 10 fv.ta n ’j '»i snan Ar.... Hitltimoro. - -- h\ JTji 0 llip Id i: |» , 12 Mrl 2 fs'ipllu ILaiAr.... Philadelphia.. Lv j 3 43a <*. .v*p 0 3p| j (i 13a.12 4:ip|Ar.... New 1 ork... UlOrt 4 i!5p ! : < bilifoniia. -Meals 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«. | / The, above refer* to lVEIIRTEIi'S INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY THE GRAND PRIZE 1 Mho highest award) was given to the Interna tional at the World’s Fair, 8t. Louis. GET THE LATEST AND BEST W WSTER' KNATgJSI ^ diciion«y^ You will be lnlerr.it ml in r/ur eijcchnrsu payiH, ee.nl, free,. L PUBLISHERS, SPRINGFIELD, MASS tho wife, null li'*r. sisters u:’da'igh- tei’S nf sullie repl'iibtl t e. who llltlslt for tin- sliorieoiiiingH which In- glories ill O' is 111 se 11 H i 1,1 e to. fer by the publication of an 11 t-i i ni>- porliuil ii'-ws ilein which could b<- oiiiitl'-il wit limit doing iiuv speciut Imnu. < '<ini moii si im- nhi-i dic- tate to t lie w rit'-r in many of l In cas"- referred fo in 1 his paragraph.