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Young Men.. Send for our catalog. It tells about a trade you can learn in a few months and which will pay you from $40 to $50 a month to start on. Southern School of Telegraphy, Newnan, - Georgia. Box 214. ROAD IMPROVEMENT. COLONEL POPE ON GOOD HIGHWAYS IN AMERICA. AdvocHte* Slntf nnri Fetleriil AI<1 In Bond IlnUdluic—SpeclHl Bond* For HaUIng KiiimIm—Wlm< th* Knrniem liH>e Hent Tiiuitlit. ATTRACTING THE TOURIST. N i raJ | 1 I Personally 1 believe Iu an extensive development of both state and federal roads, writes Colonel Albert A. Pope lu Hnrper's Weekly. For many years we bare expended liberal sums of money for the betterment of rivers and har bors, and the results accomplished are commendable, but we must not lose sight of the fact that a great majority of the people live away from the coasts and waterways, in regions where the necessity for good highways is im perative. In many cases these people need the appropriations and national aid a great deal more than those dwelling nearer the seaboard or on streams that teem with Industry. The highways are the natural feeders to railways, and im provements on them materially in crease both Interstate and international commerce. If our government lias seen til to la- liberal in river and har bor work, it is reasonable to expect that the building and mninleuance of public highways must demand the sauie attention. There is an Interde pendency here which cannot he over looked by those who analyze this ques- lion aright. It has long been a mooted tpiestlou as to what is the best method of raising funds for the construction of public highways, but I know of no better way than for state and federal government to issue special bonds for the purpose. Three per ceid fifty year bonds of this kind would find an Immediate market, and they could be paid by a sinking O* \ fund °f 2 per cent per annum, which KJrUg St0r6 f would mean that there would be ohiirg- 1 cd against this Indebtedness 5 per cent I per iinuum to be provided for by taxn- I tlon. Knob bonds could be Issued from j time to time as the work progressed, so i that funds would always be available ; up to the limit of the bonded I ml el) ted - , ness agreed upon. ! There Is ii trait In American chnrac- | ter which makes us ultra conservative i on some Issues, especially where long ; established custom causes ns to travel i 111 ruts so deep that It Is difficult to i leave them. I For years the inhabitants of the rural | districts of our country deceived them* i selves In believing that flu* best, and by j that Is meant the cheapest, way to pay ! a road tax was to work It out by a delln]te ipiotn of day's labor on the highways, ll took a far reaching and aggressive educational campaign to : persuade them that the old method of ■ road building nml repair was umiecos- ' snrlly costly and thoroughly Ineffcc- I lual. Nor was (bis reformation well | started until some communities bad ; made a practical demons! nil Ion of the . actual value of good highways to those who depend on the soil for a living. ! In working onl liis road lax the farm er clung to the idea that a dollar saved was as good as a dollar earned, and al | Hie same lime lie lost sight of Hie tru- 1 Ism 11 in I il is good business policy to Invest a dollar which will bring back 1 two. Once the farmer was shown by t object lessons Hint good highways, passable the year round were essential to a profitable bundling of farm prod I nets la* freely expressed astonishment at having been fooled by the methods Inherited from bis ancestors, j This educational work, which In Its inception called for great energy and i the liberal expenditure of time and ! money, was later on helped by both j state and federal government. An np- White Barber Shop propriation was made by congress for , ■ the purpose of collecting and dissemi nating information on road building j and repair, rood materials and other kindred topics. As a result the farm ers learned Unit to build roads prnper- j |y, though apparently expensive, was in reality an economic measure. They were led to see that the highways were natural feeders of railways and that It was as much of a detriment to have produce snowbound or mud bound on the farm as to have freight congested ! on the railroad. They comprehended the difference in cost between hauling a ton a mile on good and bad roads Tlit* 8ct*i»fry of Uuroite Math* AimthnL hie l»y Bond llond«. With the summer season begins the usual exodus of American tourists to Switzerland and ether countries fa nious for their mountain scenery, t'us- tom. no doubt. Is largely responsible for the popularity of this •koiIus. but there Is also another reason for It. The beautiful scenery is made accessible by good roads, thus making touring a pleasure rather than a hardship. So much value is attached to aecurlng the patronage of tourists from this and other countries that foreign govern ments spend vast sums of money In improving their roads as an attraction, says (food Hoads Magazine. It is keen business acumen on their part, and few people probably realize the great amount of money that travelers leave annually in such countries. In Switzerland it is estimated that there are 8,000,000 visitors anuunlly who spend a sum aggregating $30,00(1,- ooo. Italy. Bavaria and Spain, it is said, receive $00,000,000 from their vis itors. (Trent sums are received from visitors by all the large capital cities. CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY COMPANY J. T. JOHNSON, Supt. , GA., April 2*”) 1905. • • At ■ • m Peniston’s Store Crane's Spring Medicine. Crane's Kidney |nii(l Backache Cure. Crane’s Congh Cure. Crane’s Headache Relief. Crane’s Cholern und^Diarrhoea Mixture. Crane’s Family Liniment. Crane's Eczema (Jure. Crane’s Liver Powders. Crane's Pile Salve. Crane’s Liver Pills. .Crane's Female Relief. These are Standard Prepara tions and are Sold and Ret urn- mended at Im* IOC 111 NO IM AM Kill l'A. Including Purls, London. Vienna, etc., while the seaside and lake resorts re- eelve upward of $10,000,000 from their visitors. Every point Is easily reached, even to Ihe small villages and forest countries, by good roads. It Is granted that some of the tlneat scenery In the world Is to he found rigid here In America, but the fact that we have not yet built roads to make it accessible to tourists results In a great loss each year to this country. We are glud to note, however, that there are indications that leading men in some of the states are becoming alive to the possibility of keeping the tourlal in this country and attracting others from for eign countries. The opportunities are truly great in those stales where touring can be made popular simply by opening up and building good roads. Mr. W. A. Malone, Agent, Savannah, Ga. Dear Sir:—Policy 184,0015 was written for the undersigned hy your Oompanv in 1890, under the 20 pay, 5 year plan. Distribution first and second dividends exceeded the estimate by the agent. I have just received notice of the third dividend amonntinu to $722.50, which is left optional to lie either withdrawn or allowed to remain with tl'm Company. 1 was informed when the policy was first written that if the dividends ac cruing on this policy were left over with the Company that there would probahls enough surplus to the credit of this policy to issue a paid-up policy at the end of the iThe Company notified nie promptly at the end of the 141h year that 1 could «vt a paid-up policy andjdiseontinue payments if I desired to do so. I do not hesitate rec ommending ihe /Etna Company to any person who may desire this kind of insurance, as 1 have always, and still believe it to he one of the most economical Insuntneo Companies now doing business. The results of several policies which 1 hold in your Company have been entirely satisfactory. Hoping you success in your new’undertaking, l beg to remain, Yours truly. |Signed| .1, T. .JOHNSON, 5 vear. Peniston’s Drug Store. Get a Shave AT f^ailey’s S^°P mid you’ll continue to get* shaved there, The same is true of hair-cuts, sliamjHios, etc., Throe white bar bers are employed, and tin* service is first-class. Drop into Bailey's Opera House Building, Newnan, - - - Georgia T, M. MARTIN Mil I ii I en nnrt* «if I'lni'tti HoixIm. Townships which feel eompiTled for the presonl lo use oiirili nmils only, bemuse ol I lie absence of u local sup ply of gravel or stone, should nol think that the more primitive menus ol' muk lug ihose roads ami the old time sys tem« id' mail management are still suitable for them. If Ibis class of ru.iil is lo lie imi 1 ntii 11u*iI. there Is all tin* more reason llml they should In* kepi in gii.nl repall' nml dial the most efficient ami economical system of do ing ibis In* nilnplod. To lids end road n.Mm.'./cmenl sli.oilil lie plnccd In the hands of from one to four commission ors, who should have charge of all rood machinery ami who should semi the graders ami pinners over tin* roads us often ns necessary to keep them sin * db, lo keep the nils nml wheel tracks tilled up anil boles from form ing. In all respects the model system of road management being adopted iu nuineroiis townships is fully ns well adapted to common earth *roa(ls as to the more permanent gravel uuil stone roads. Ili'lntr Trixie to n Town. Every farmer, every business i.$m. It mailers not in wind pari of die rolled Slides be resides, should lake a lively Inleresl iu the good roads movement. There are few matters of such vital In terest: lo Ibe farmers, and the merchants of each and every town arc* jus! us much interested. Hood, well kept loads lending lo n town arc* sure lo bring trade llial would otherwise go to some other place. Then good roads menu economy; cost less for F. M. BRYANT, District Manager, Aetna Life insurance Company Newnan, Georgia. Chamberlain’s COLIC, CHOLERA AND Diarrhea Remedy A few doses of this remedy will invariably cure an ordinary id tuck of dinrrbeu. It, has been used in nine epi demics of dysentery with perfect success. It, cun always be depended upon, even in the more severe attacks of cramp colic and chol era morbus. It io equally successful for summer diarrhea and cholera infantum in children, and is the means of savingthe lives of many children each year. When reduced with water and sweetened it is pleasant to take. Every man of a family should keep this remedy in his home. Huy it now. It may save life. Price, 25c. Large Size, 50c. Does all kinds of repairs, consequently lower taxation; and they realized, too. that with pass-, mean dial teams can bind loads from Tin Work, Roofing Plumbing and Repairing. Expert work and low prices win. Shop op posite Pinson Hotel. able roads the year round the binding to station and other shipping points could l»* done to advantage out of sea son when ilrufl animals were not need ed for plowing or harvesting. These few paragraphs will indieate in outline the manner In which this great reform was startl'd by agitation and fostered by education until die question Is not, "Shall we have good roads?” but. "How can we best secure and maintain them?” Experience bits taught us die valua ble lesson that highways must be con- r.u to 200 per cenl greater. anil meHii less wear and tear on horses and wagons. If there are poor roads lu your section slnrl a movement to im prove them anil you are doing Ibe com munity a service worthy of highest, comioeiiila I Ion. /. Greenr, I). D. 8., ( mice on Second Floor of Black Jims. flo.’s Bui Id in" Excursion Rales via Central of Georgia Railway Hummer excursion lic.keis al greatly redmtdd mleojarc now on sale al all coupon ticket ofl'ioes, Id Mountain and seashore resorts in llr* North, Kasl and South, via all-rail routes and via Su- vannuh and steamship lines. Huf iiiles, schedules, routes, descriptive inal.lcr etc , apply to yopr nearest ticket agent,. L. M. Farmer, LAWYER. J. C. HAILE. Genera! Passenger Agent. Savannah, Ca. j. T. HOLMES, strueted and cared for under skilled su- pervlaion. This point is emphasized by the fact that, the demand for trained road engineers is constantly Increasing, and to meet it our educational Institu tions and colleges are offering a regu lar course of study to fit students for this important work. A number of states have appointed highway com missions. whose duty is to suitably provide for the expenditure of money appropriated for state highways. Though the methods of procedure in various states differ, it Is generally ad mitted that one of the best plans Is to complete sections of state roads in each of the counties, so that they may serve as object lessons and In tbeir building supervisors and laborers may be train ed to the work. These sections are parts of a carefully studied plan to 1 connect large cities and towns through out the state and also to unite with and form a continuation of highways In neighboring states, so as to facilitate both local and through traffic. To Protect the illirli » ■■ > *. To prevent destruction of roads Commissioner Hunter of l’ennsyIvania recommends that It be made a misde meanor. punishable with a heavy fine or imprisonment, for drivers to injure roads b.v tin* use of rough. Ice or drug docks or by plowing a glitter along side the macadam with a heavily load ed wagon or otherwise. He recom mends dial narrow tires on heavy wagons shall lie abolished. on Second Floor of Ihe Arnnll Merchandise Co.’s Building FOR SALE Real Estate and Renting Agent., If yon desire to rent, buy o: sell a home, vacant lot or farm or any other kind of real estate, call or write. Office in the store of J. W. Stripling & Son. Rural Delivery Notes ❖ — Each of the rural routes In operation means a monthly deficit of $25, that be ing (be average loss to the government bottle of it in my room as I have on fhe operation i>f a single route Just What Everyone Should Do. Mr. ,1. T. Briber, of Irwinville, Ca , always keeps a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at band ready for instant use. Attacks of colic, cholera morbus and diarrhoea come on so suddenly that there is no time to limit a doctor or go to the store for medicine. Mr. Barber says: ‘‘I have tried Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy which is one of die best medicines I ever saw. 1 keep a bad This several attacks of colic and it lias proved causes a total annual deficit of about $7,000,000 on account of rural service. There sre pending 4.042 petitions for additional routes. Since the service was established there have been filed 44.1iM petitions for rural routes, of which 10,153 have been rejected on adverse reports. On March 1 there were 20,908 rural free delivery routes In operation. to be the best medicine I ever nse.d.” Sold by Holt & Cates, druggists, New- an, Ga. A few fonts of ad. and job type, in good condition, also some other material for sale cheap. Address Head the Nows nod lie in swim, first, lust and all lime. I lie , I lie k'-al piety is never j erfunctcry* THE NEWS, Newnan, Ga.