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WILL COMPLETE ROAD BY JANUARY New Year Will See Trains Run- ning Over Extension From Columbus. Columbus. September 17.—It is now thought that it will lx* Janu ary before trains am running 1h»- tween < 'olmnbii" ami Atlanta over the Central <il Oi-orgia tracks via Newnan The Central lias been busily engaged in building it.s ex tension from Oieenville to the vicinity of Newnaii, but has en countered considerable trouble in nett ing t he necessary labor. There is already considerable railroad building in that \ iriuity, the con st met ion gangs of the A llanlic and Birmingham railway being busily engaged not faraway, and this has made the competition Ibr labor keen. Then, again, the farmers in that section have been short of help, ami all in all the supply of help has been considerably short. Notwithstanding these conditions, steady progress has been made building tIn* Central extension, al though with plenty of labor the road would doubtless be completed now. Growth of Free Mail Delivery. evident.v correct, as the figures were taken from a recent article of Postmaster-General Cortelyou in the Independent. The article was not written for the primary purpose of showing ■ he rap’d growth of the R F D. since its establishment, but the principal object of the writer was ;o •:'ustrate the fact that in thees- i .bii-h'uent of Rural F ree Dc^jv- erics no States are discriminated against. It occasionally happens that a route is granted in a section that is not sell sustaining, but this is an infrequent occurrence, Sometimes the prospective carrier in his eager ness to secuic a route,resorts to misleading statements and suc ceeds in deceiving the inspector who recommends the route in good laith. Since the beginning of the world trickery has been practiced in all trades and in the R 1*'. D. service the carrier may be safely designated as the trickster. It occasionally happens that the petitioners are indifferent regard ing the route and sign the petition without investigating the requisite conditions of the route. Some of them will sign a remonstrance on the same lay. In such a case as this the route is usually relegated to a tri-week ly service and in some instances abandoned. BRYAN DEFINED RAILROAD VIEWS In Louisville Speech Nebraskan Clearly Defined His Position on Government Ownership of Railroads. The first experiment with the rural mail delivery service was m ule in 1897 In 1898 t e expen diture on the servue was only $50,000; in 1905 the expendi ture had advanced t o nearly $21,000,000. The appropri ation tor the current fiscal year is $28,360,000. Die routes number 35,768. There is a daily service on all routes except 253, anti on these there is a seivico every other day. The benefits of the service extend to 3,228,660 families or 13,669,<>34 persons. This brief story of the amazing growth of the rural free delivery is The News is sorry to learn that Dr. W S. Zellars, of Palmetto is in very feeble health. He once rep csented this county in the G. orgia Legislature, has long been one of the best and most highly- esteemed men in the county and his many friends hope he will yet be spared many years to bless his town and county by bis faultless daily walk before his fellow-men. lie is now 75 years old.—Last Week’s Kairburn News. We know stenographers who beat President Roosevelt to this matter of “spelling reform." HMMHIMmSWWSMI—MMSIWIMMMMMmrWW Special Offerings for Saturday and MONDAY, Sept. 22d and 24th 1 case of bleaching worth 10c to 12Jc, for only lie 5,000 yds. of yard-wide sheet ing, worth 7c, for only 5 cents 3,000 yards 3-4 percale and shirting, worth 7c and 8c, for 5 cents DON’T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY New YorK Bargain I "I have been brought to regard public ownership as the ultimate remedy by railroad h:story, which is as familiar to you as to me. I have been slow in reaching this position, and 1 can therefore be patient with those who now stand where I stood for years, urging strict regulation and hoping that would be found feasible. I still ad vocate strict regulation and shall rejoice if experience proves that regulation can be made effective. “I expect that those Democrats who oppose government owner ship will accompany their declara tion against it with the assertion that they will favor government ownership whenever they are con vinced that the country must choose between government ownership of the railroad and rail road ownership of the government. “I have tried to make it clear that I expressed my own opinion, and have never sought to compel the acceptance of my opinion by anyone else. Reserving the right to do my own thinking, I respect the right of everyone else to do ius thinking • If the Democrats believe that the next platform should contain a plank in favor of government ownership, then that' plank ought to be included. If the Democrats think it ought not to contain such a piank, then such a plank ought not to be included. 1 have spoken tor myself, and for myself only, and I did not know how the sug gestion would be received. I am now prepared to confess to you it lias been received more favorably than I expected. “I have contended always that platforms should be made by the voters I have in my speeches and through my paper insisted that the platform should be the ex pression of the wishes of the vot ers of the party and not to be the arbitrary production <>! one man or a tew leaders. “I think I may also reasonably expect the Democrats who oppose government ownership will say, that if government ownership must come, they prefer a system whereby the State may be preserv ed and the centralizing influence be reduced to a minimum. Such a plan 1 have proposed, and I have proposed it because I want the people to consider it and not be driven to the Federal ownership of | all railroads as the only alterna- i tive to private ownership." i Lost Platform Plank Found. Store A delayed plank in the platform | of the Democratic party, as adopt-; ed by the recent state convention ; held in Macon, and aimed at the ! jug trade in dry counties, was made public yesterday by H. H. Cabaniss, who was one of the sec 1 retaries of the convention. This plank, which is announced as a part of the platform, and will so stand, is as follows; "We recommend the passage of such laws by the legislature as, will effectually protect the prohi- : bition counties of Georgia from the importation of intoxicating liquors within their borders." Secretary Cabaniss explains that the reason this plank was left out of the platform, as published, is that it was written on a separate piece of paper, detached from the typewritten copy. It was, howev er, he states, adopted as a part of the report by the platform com mittee, was read to the conven tion by Chairman Gray of that committee and was adopted by the convention along with the rest ot the platform. Owing to the fact that it was on a separate piece of paper, detached from the rest of the document, it was overlooked by the newspaper reporters in making copies of the platform for publication. There is only One Genuine- Syrup of Figs, The Genuine is Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. The Tull name of the company, California Fig Syrup Co.. (a printed on the front of every package of the genuine. The Genuine- Syrup of Figs- Is for Sale, in Original Packages Only, by Reliable Druggists Everywhere Knowing the above will enable one to avoid the fraudulent imita tions made by piratical concerns and sometimes offered by unreliable dealers. The imitations are known to act injuriously and should therefore be declined. Buy the genuine always if you wish to get its beneficial effects. It cleanses the system gently yet effectually, dispels colds and headaches when bilious or constipated, prevents fevers and acts best on the kidneys, liver, stomach and bowels, when a laxative remedy is needed by men, women or children. Many millions know of its beneficial effects from actual use and of their own personal knowledge. It is the laxative remedy of the well-informed. Always buy the Genuine- Syrup of Figs MANUFACTURED BY THE * Vv Louisville, Kjc SaiyI :o # CaI. nua Ftrrr cents mt bottle /lewYork, . AW $11,800.00 IN PRIZES Free to Lucky Winners THE FIRST PRIZE A BEAUTIFUL $375 KIMBALL PIANO Absolutely Free to Somebody. IT MAY BE YOU. CRAND FREE WORD CONTEST Open to everybody (with exception noted below), (let busy. Fse your brain and Webster’s International Dietionary and see how many correct words you can form from the letters used in ^polling the three wolds: “Wester Music Company” FIRST PRIZE-A fine $375.00 Kimball Piano. SECOND PRIZE—A beautiful $300.00 Kimball Piano. THIRD PRIZE—$150.00 Certificate of Credit. Other prizes ranging in value from $ 125 down to $.">0. These prizes are in the form of Certifi cates of Credit and will be accepted at our store at face value toward the purchase of any new Kimball piano at the regular retail price. This is by special arrangement with the W. W. Kimball Company, manufacturers of the “Kimball” piano, and is for a short time only. We will also give $10 credit on organs. RULES AND CONDITIONS OF CONTEST Lists must reach our office or bear post date not later than Oct. 2, 1900. Webster’s Interna tional Dictionary to be authority for all words. Do not use proper names, foreign words, names of persons, towns or places. Do not use a letter more times in forming a word than it appears in the three words “Wester Music Company.” Words spelled the same but having different meanings can be used but once. No one connected with the music business can com pete. In the event of a tie prizes of equal value will be given. Decision of the judges of awards must be final. Not more than one certificate can Iw* applied on the same piano. Words in list should be numbered consecutively. Contestants must fill oiit, sign and attach coupon to list. Lists not numbered or made alphabetically or unaccompanied by signed coupon will be rejected. The winners of the prizes will be determined by three judges, two of them promi nent citizens of Atlanta, the other the representative of the W. W. Kimball Co. See the Prize Pianos in our Show Windows CUT. FILL OUT AND ATTACH THIS COUPON TO YOUR LIST OF WORDS WESTER MUSIC CO., Atlanta, Ga.: words, subject to rules and con- I herewith submit list contaiuin ditions governing contest. Name Town State Street Have von a Piano! Organ! WESTER MUSIC COMPANY 64 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Ga. Nevertheless, this plank, which explains itself, is a most important one and the fact that it is a part of the party platform in Georgia, will be received with no little interest. —Atlanta Constitution. A great many of life’s tragedie would be comedies if we looked ,z them from another viewpoint.