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The Whiskey Traffic and Our drink bill, *1.823,204,064—that is,
Duty. we mvi st oqe dollar and get back
cents.
It s not necessary in tins day
and time to discuss the evils in
cident to the use and traffic in
in revenue not quite seven
Hut this does not represent the
THK LOGIC OF MORALS.
If a man proves himself an im
becile, who tries to convince the
public that it is profitable.he shows
a badly misguided judgment, if
money loss by any means-there nQt , he 8pjrjt of a dcmon ; when he
the destruction ofrlabor, the re- attempts to defend the traffic on
strong drink. That conscience duction of the wage-earning ca- the grounds that it contributes to
must be seared indeed which does i Racily, and the neglect and sus- the social betterment and moral
not keenly ftcl and bodily con-! I” 'ision of business, to say nothin*, improvement of the community,
dimn the sm of intemperance, n * ,he immense cost of additional Arson and assassination, beggary
while with a tenderness akin to P 0, ' ce ‘"rce and court expenses and beastliness, death and degra-
and the chaingang c harges, these f j a ^j on> divorce and disgrace,shame
simply stagger the imagination and sorroWi theft and treachery,
with the magnitude, the inesti- rjot and rape arc passed over the
mable loss of money to the indi- C()Lm ters, where the miserable stuff
appre-1 vjdual, the family and the nation.
To bring it home to us, see how
common farm hands and unskilled
labor are unfitted for service and
lose time, how factory operatives
bungle their work and arc dismiss-
s?gt,
Ct
divine pity it commiserates the 1111-
fort u n.i t e victim. A man must
h’ve a low estimate of bis fellow-
man, if he does not sadly
ci.ite the great loss in manhood
brought about by this sinful in
dulgence. A neighbor must have
a poor regard lor his neighbor,who
does not deplore the blasted hopes,
the broken hearts and blighted
lives and dcse rated Homes and
the ruined souls that mark the sale
and consumption of strong drink.
He indeed has a very perverted
idia of individual, community,
state and national economy, who
does not s< e the immense waste of
money and the untold destruction
of properly and the fearful par
alysis of productive power, which
come upon the individual, com
munity, state and nation that pat
ronizes or encourages or allows or
legalizes the traffic in the destruc
tive beverage. The few days’ riot
in the city of Atlanta—the natural
offspring of the incestuous dive on
Decatur street as mother, and of
the lecherous, lustful barroom 01
I’eachtree and Whitehall as father
—cost the city and the state more
than they can recover from tin
licenses of these places in five
years.
TIIK LOGIC OF MONKV,
If figures have any meaning, 11
money is any consideration, if tn
financial feature can attract any
attention and add to the argumeu,
ci nsidcr this iact: The four year-
of bloody war left the nation will
a debt of *2,800,000,000, while tin
liquor bill in the United States foi
four years is $7,293,816,296 Th«
revenue from the liquor traffic i
$111,901,093 annually, while the
is sold. It comes at the same fear
ful cost and does the same deadly j
work whether it be sold in the
glittering bar or in the dirty dive,
in the open saloon or in the char
tered dispensary, whether it be
ed, how dissipated clerks lose their owned and manipulated in the
positions, how mechanics are turn pa | at ial hotel and mammoth store,
ed away from their jobs, how law- or mixed and so ld by the lone
yers who drink are abandoned by dea | er ’j n his dirty hole in the wall
their clients and physicians arc re- „ n the dar k a i| ey „f the crowded
jeeted by their patient#, and how cjty _j t j s a || the same. To con-
teachers are turned away from the done the one and to condemn the
school room, and how business other js to make a distinction with- j
bankruptcies, financial ()Ut
m
W A ;
'ri
v:>
M
failures,
disasters
multiply,
cent drink causes a 550,000 wreck
and damage suits to the amount of
*200,000. Why, the loss from the
cost of the drink is not a bagatelle
compared to the loss that is en
tailed by the failure of the laborer
who is made incompetent by the
use of the beverage. A man
would argue himself fit for the
lunatic asylum who would trv to
difference and to differen-
and railroad wrecks j t j ate between etuis that are identi-
Oftentimes a fifteen ca | t
THE DUTY OF THE HOUR.
Such being the evil, the sup-1
pression of the traffic is the main
and only problem. To its solution 1
the best thought of every man and
woman, of every scientist and
statesman, of every economist and
moralist, of *every sinner and
Christian should be given. Every
To sweeten,
To refresh,
To cleanse the
system,
Effectually
and Gently;
There is only
one Genuine
Syrup of Figs;
to get its bene
ficial effects
Dispels colds and
headaches when
bilious or con
stipated;
For men, women
and children;
Acts best. on
the kidneys
and liver,
stomach and
bowels;
Always buy the genuine — Manufactured by the
iFsi
CLouisville, Ky.
S&r\ Francisco, Cal.
flewYork./l.Y.
prove that the traffic is profitable man w * 10 feels an interest in his
to the individual who drinks, or to fellowmaii, every laborer and capi-
the city that licenses it, or to a
pccple tint allows it, or to a gov
ern iient that legalizes it.
Compared to this evil, any other
evil is as an evening zephyr com
pared to a desolating gulf-storm
on the coasts, as a harmless livulet
meandering through the meadow
talist who has any desire for in
dividual or general prosperity,
every citizen who loves his coun
try and hopes for a good govern
ment, and every Christian who
serves his Lord and 51 istcr and
would have ilris world become the
kingdom
The genuine Syrup of Figs is for sale by all first-class
druggists. The full name of the company—California
Fig Syrup Co. — is always printed on the front
of every package. Price Fifty Cents per bottle.
A Lay Sermon to Fathers.
valley of
maugh, or as a vanishing spark
from a boy’s C'lmstiiias cracker
'onipared to the outburst of the
Vesuvius volcano.
FARMERS’
WAREHOUSE
COMPANY
NEWNAN, GA.
Beg to announce to the farmers of Coweta
and surrounding counties that they are now
prepared to weigh and store cotton.
Owing to the fact that we have equipped
the warehouse with Improved Automatic
Sprinklers, have made the walls fire-proof, and
the building modern in every respect, we are
able to secure the lowest possible rates of in
surance, and are therefore prepared to offer
Vacation has taught fathers and
of our God, should con- sons 11 S 00 ' 1 ,n!ll, .V lessons,but none I
compared to the wild flood rushing | s P ir8 and concentrate and combine ™ 0Vi ' Hta, ' tlln « th “ n t,U! ,act tlia J\
lown the valley ol the Conne-U nd co-operate in all movements boys grow up. Some day he will ,
that look to the suppression of the * K> a ,nai, i some day lie will be:
traffic It seems useless to appeal " here you are, and life will have
1 to political parties or to seek the pushed oil on him the responsi-1
influence and power of political as bilities you bear today,
piiants, who from time immemor- ^ ,od forgive us too
lal and on various occasions, have n,an 5 ol ns fathers are trusting
refused 1 or declined, have confused schools and clubs and haphazard
or compromised, have misled or circumstances to fit our boys fori
betrayed, the forces that were en- this inevitable usurpation. 5\ e are 1
gaged in a prohibitory effort. As too busy to give them the com-j
Christians, as followers of the l ,a, ' io,, sl)ip we owe them; too tired j
Lord Jesus Chris; and as lovers of 1 a,,( * irritable to read the promisej
our fellowmaii, we must place this 0 * strength in their rest less 11 ess; too
issue above any vitiated appetite,! indifferent to their'unspoken hopes
aboVe any personal interests and shim* in ami shape their ambi-
far above all political affiliations tions. Lite and work close in upon
and by example and 'entreaty, by ,,s an< * *"’ e lorget that they and
work and watchfulness, and by not "e ourselves are to be our suc-
voicc and vote, refuse all compro- cessors.
mise with the evil. He not satis- " 0 have not yet reached the
lied with the high-licensed saloon, blear-eyed l tupia in which par-
nor with the well-guarded and so- cuts breed children and society
called decent bar, nor with the brings tliuni up. Despite the
thwarted and defeated local option, polygamy aa< * polyandry ol the
nor with the deceitful and destruc- 'Hvorce courts, we are still a nation
tive dispensary, but demand un- °* l'®rents and children. And just
ceasmgly and unflinchingly, every
where and by all honoiable means,
its utter and complete and ever
lasting prohibition. As Christians,
we cannot do less and be helpful
and beneficent to our neighbor as
the good Samaritan that we pro-
1 less to be, and be true to our mis-
$5 GOLD WATCH
Free Insurance
on all cotton from the time
the wagon, and
it is taken from
') sum as adherents to the simple
» truth of the Hible which we claim
!< to be the Word of God, and faith-
!• tul and loyal toour 51 ister, “whose
we are and whom we seive,” and
!< who loved us and who, by prayer
and patience, by poverty and peril,
Extra Storage Charge ol 15 cents Per Bale.
Mr. J. A. Stephens will be in charge of the
weighing and is prepared to give you prompt
and efficient service.
We shall be pleased to have your patronage.
Farmers’
Warehouse Co.,
Newnan, Ca.
because we are thus settled in lam i
ilics, fathers and mothers ought to
befriends of their children. The
more complicated our social life
becomes, the more imperative does
this duty and—as all sermons say
—this privilege, become. It is not
merely that such friendships make
parents better parents and chil
dren better men and women; they
will make more gentle that ap
proaching usurpation which for a
nicnient startled us when we saw
our boys could run almost as fast
as we, and could plan almost as
by shame and sorrow, by life and "' se *> a,H * as 'igorouslj as "e.
death, proved that he loved us and For we shall surrender to friends,
to seal that love, “gave himself for Schools aml seho01 ^achers are
us” in the sufferings of Calvarv "° substitutes for fathers ami |
ami in the blood of the cross.— 1 mothers. The winter has its op-
L)r. G. A. Nunnally in The Golden portunities just as truly as has the
•‘^K e - : summer. Ami the home cun have
~ its friends for father ami boy just
Polo Scroggins, Practical Painter: as truly as have the trail and the
'Painting is practical work; skill wins. ( . a mp ami the farm. Happy is the
boy who knows this. And hap-
Ipior still is the father.—Editorial
in The World Today, for October.
Given away with
every suit of cloth
es, priced at $10
or more, purchas
ed on Saturday,
Oct. 20th or 27th.
It’s the same with paint muking.
You know 4 gallons L. & M. mixed
with il gallons Linseed Oil makes enough
paint for a moderate sized house—th •
best jaunt money can buy—because the
L. & M. Zinc hardens the L. & M.
White Lead and makes the L. & M.
Paint wear like iron.
Buy L. & M. and don’t ';>ay #1.60 a
THE NEW YORK BARGAIN STORE
51 r. H. E. Burdett, of Newnan, Th ®* Make You Feel Cood ’
has bought an interest in the The pleasant purgative effect expert-
„ , .. ° .. ... . . . enced by all who use Chamberlains
Franklin Bottling Works, and is Stcniacl ; and Liver Tabletg . and the
gallon for Linseed Oil, as yon do in moving his family to the former healthy condition of the body and mind
ready-for-use jraiut, but buy oil fresh : hame of 5Jr. P. T. 5IcCutchen on which they create, makes one fee’, joy-
from the barrel at 60 cents, and mix Q 0 |j e g e hjp. \y e extend a wa rm fnl - Price 26c; samples free at Peuis-
‘ welcome to Mr. Burdett and fam- tou * Lee’s drugstore.
ily.—Last week’s Heard County
Citizen.
with the L. & M
Aotual cost L. & M. about (1.20 per
gallon. Sold by
ALEXANDER POPE, Newnan, Qa
Money to loan on real estate st 7 per
oent. Apply to L. M. Farmer.
Magnetic Hair Tonic
The most effective hair restorer
on the market. Prevents baldness
by imparting vigor to the scalp—
cleanses it ami eradicates dandruff.
Restores life and beauty to the
hair. Every bottle guaranteed.
Price 50c per bottle, at the J. T.
Reese Drug Store, Newnan, Ga.