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FT" ’ ■ i « ! • iu« iluJadJ.a If i*lfd M a Wit All this week's news in Tin Niws slid when you sec it Ir. The News you know It's so. That means reliability, Best advert! ing medium ir tins sewtiom oi Georgia, largest circulation in Baldvcin county o( any pope ! II M Afun-'F, Ivlitr ■AULIFFE, Arm ■in t r ADVEA USING RATE?: -Display 25 rents -i t ir*-|i. special discounts for time an 1 space. Reading notices five centa per lino brevier, each insertion. Subscription $1.0') I’cr Year. Friday, Oct. i5, 1909 Loyalty Tn Thu Third Parly. — 1 Did you ever stop to think what, vas‘ importance duty assumes when stretch ed to the limit? In every phase of life duty presents itself with more or less vividness, but even the b''st of usofton fail to follow its dictation when the third party ih absent. How magnifi cent it is then to know that we can lind somebody always ready and willing to stand the test of duty. The most rare things we find in life come to the surface under strange circum stances and some of the deepest thoughts are evolved in momenta of frivolous gaiety. Prose ted an id suel. Hur.windings impressed with equal forcibleness, the cn I of du'y presents a higher, nobler aspect than we ever fancied. Suppose you didn’t 1 veil know the third .party, had never had occasion to give one single thought to them, is it likely you would pause at the thres hold over which most of your com panions had crossed? Would you stop to tliir k that off yonder, In some dis tant town, or some rural community, tin re dwelt n third party, unllnown to yo", but to whom you owed a solemn obligation by divine injunction? How few of as do these things, how nigh to pro ml i ur do (hose rise who do them. And yet here in our midst wo find them from time to time. They are the oases in the defeit of existence, they are revivifying in every way and cause us to 1 oa’ize that all the saints didn't live hack yonder in the past, but that today, Ajtrimd, shout us we lind people just as goid us ever lived, tile deuceudants of - “Thf lir.lgl.tV.cnt of tho knUrhtly race, Who mho# the «h >k of tiUl. 1 iw\ 1* kepi the lumpNof chivalry, / liuh. .11 the iNirUafrold." ft Word nl Appreciation 1 tu the fact that The News, eimi under its present management, which it bus been row nearly one year, lias received a very liberal support und the good will of the people of tho City of Milledgeviilo and Baldwin county, we feel th.it it is our special duty to on leaver to express our most sincere appreciation for the many kind deeds an I favors shown us during this period. Wlnlo wo realism, as all others do, it 1. impossible for us’or any one else to please or succeed in getting everybody t' agree with us on ail points, we must say ' >t is our intention to bring out ti igh ido of every question, and in id wait, so that we may be oeghly convinced that it is a nee- oes-itv fir the general public good, before wo make any step for any change contrary to the wishes of any particular person. it is our intention to work for the welfare of the people in this city ami territory in general and we feel that 1 e can do a ;r. at deal towards this if < e can only wea ve the support of the ood peo th .t we have heretofore recci/ed. th A Conception of God By EDMUND VANCE COOKE How glibly, how greasily man says ‘‘God,” Yet the wisest savant is the merest clod Whose mind cannot compass this handful of sod From his own little earth. Here it is, newly-grassed; Every grain of its sand is molecular-massed; Every blade is an epic, serene, unsurpassed; Every cell of its life holds a secret so vast That tiie mind staggers hack at the riddle aghast. As a grain ol this sand to its planet, so, too. Is our earth to the tangle of suns in our view. And beyond? And beyond! Man must ever despond To pronounce anv word save another "Beyond!” Aye, we scan anil we seaich, we dispute and discuss. But Infinity still is Beyond, with a plus’ Our star, in the streak of the sky, merely floats As a speck in the sumbeam, a mote among motes. Swarming round on this mote is the infinitesimal Insect too small to express by a decimal, Myriad-ciphered. Its place in the plan We can can only conjecture; we call it a man. Yet this germ of humanity crinkles its knees And with orotund voice and a nominal “Please,” He cajoh s the Omnipotent, salving his views With some second-hand praise and some gossipv n>ws, And flattered Infinity then is requested To alter His Plan thus and so, as suggested! About That Registration Law There used to he an obi adage concerning a certain class of men in which it was stated that when they (ell out it was time for honest men to get oge’her, or words to that effect. The Macon Telegraph and the Augusta .(ironic 10 vc been together so tnci h hi re during the past two years till 1 sectns sttange that they should disagree, But they have and the regis- .ration law it toe cause of all the difficulty. We give some of the conten- 10ns Itetewith, not to take sides with either, but to present some facts to the public: The Telegraph contends— (1) If a busy man calls and pays his taxes and forgets to ask fur the voters’book for the purpose of registering himself, or -Signing," the collector may or rr.ay not call his attention to it. There is no specific provision for the taxpayer to return later and register. Therefore it is safest to register when one paps his taxes. (2) A poor men 60 years old, or more, who has been unfor- « tunatc, who has no property on which to pay taxes, now at an advanced ago, is relieved of poll tax There is no provision in this law for his ‘automati;," or other way cf registering. (3) Then the poor white man who only pays a poll. Most of that class have the idea that the payment of that tax is simply a fee paid for the right to vote, and they are not apt to care or think about it until they begin to read in the newspapers about the coming election, and »o hear the public speakers discuss it. 'Then they learn about the issues, take sides and when to vote; but they learn loo late that they have been ‘‘automatically” disfranchised. (4) There is no provision in this law for the registration of young men wh 1 come of age between the time of the closing of the books and the election, (5) There is another class to whom the Nashville (Oa ) Herald calls attention—those who do not read the newspapers at all, and many of whom cannot read. These and many of this class in the mountain regions and in the wtregrass- The Chronicle replies.- (1) This ‘‘busy man" has the months of October, Novem ber, December. January, February and March within which *o wake up and remember that he is a voter and can quality as such by registering. (2) The same reply appears to dispose of No. 2. A person who lias no taxes to pay and yet who is a qualified voter simply takes the oath and registers, and this he may do at any time before April 1st. (3) The same reply also applies, in part, to objection No. 3. A person owing no taxes, except his poll, surely ought not to require more than six months to learn that it is his consitution- al duty to pay that poll, and that he cannot legally register un til lie does so. The Telegraph Seetns to think that he should be permitted to continue to sleep over this duty until his slum- bets are awakened by the rude noise of the election heeler. f 4) The Telegraph is simply in error in thinking that no provision is made for registering a young man not yet twenty- one where he will become of age before the election. The act of 190S does not repeal the old registration law. It is “An Act to provide additional regulations for the registration of votA in this state.” When it says nothing on a subject the old law, as it is written in the Code, stands. What renders The Telegraph's position even more weak is its persistent harping over the fact that A man must he registered “six months before the gennciat election." Why not b>f fair and simply say “four months before the primary?” The Telegraph knows that the “general election” has noth ing to do with the choice of public officials in this state, and that the real voting is done in the nrini’rie«, which takes p'ace in duly or August. I Ite Chronicle has already shown that the purpose ot the new registra tion law is to purify the ballot in Georgia; mainly by putting an end to the payment of a voter's taxes bv candidates and campaign committees—in short, the purchasing ot votes If the time between registering and voting were cut down to four weeks, in stead of tour months, this padding of the registration list and purchasing of votes would go on as it has in tbe past — to the everlasting disgrace ol the state. WASTE. It is a Wori That Does Not Applv t” Good Advert/sins". ”No one ever reads advertisements,” says she scoffer. “I never do.” Manv peoole do not read adverties- raen’s. That is a fact beyon I dispute, and the advertiser, whethe'- he uses newspaper or magazine, inevitably nays for many insertions of his an nouncement whore his argument can not possibly affect the reader. And this is waste. But is waste of this character con fined to advertising? By no meansj It cost the average advertiser onetenth of a cent per copy to insert his announce ment in a publican. It costs the same advertiser from 50 cents to $1 to send a salesman to make a call. But can a salesman be sent out to canvass without waste? The answer is, No. Some of those on whom he calls are out; some refuse to see him; others re fuse to listen. The man who says ro one reads advertisement would stretch the truth no further if he said no one listens to salesmen. A man in buying space in the news paper occupies a position in many re spects similar to a man who rents a I store. PcrhatM the rental of the store is $5,000 per year. Is the store always full of customers? By no means. In many stores at this time of the years you will find no one but the clerks. This, of course, represents waste- waste of rent. They S ay that in a battle it takes a man’s weight in lead to kill him, so many shots m'ss the mark. The man who comlemns advertising because he does not read it might be called a consummate ass. but we would not think of using language so violent We merely state that he is suffering from an anaemic condition qf the brain cells. —Athens (O.) Messenger. REFLECTION 01 A BACHELOR. | From the New York Press. A girl proposes to a man by making 1 him do it to her. TOMORROW.' A dizzy. glowing waste of ruddy sand Horixoned Hke» yellow tropic aea: A stream's dry tsef. wftfc cottonwoods that stand ... , , Far-scattered, droopinr. Here the land ia free When we d"n t knew how to appre’..... ... . . . . f ' ( 3ut thla poor hut whose window-hotee nenmand ciate a thing We BHeer at it. I Two hundred miles of desert, seems to ms A man tries to control his children Its owner’s prison, exile, living tomb. And he? before he has learned to control him- And he? Two hundred mites of smiling plain. self. A complimeut to a woman is a prom issory note to pay her ten more or she’ll think you cheated her. A Reckless Moment. One of the soldiers at fort Washing ton, on the Potomac, was recently given leave of absence the morning atter payday, says Life. When his leave expired ho didn't appear. The papers recorded, however, that he had been very busy, the range of his ac tivities being comprehended under the title of “Plain Drunks.” He was brought at last before the commandant for sentence, and tho fol lowing dialogue is recorded: "Well, Murphy, you look as it you had had a severe engagement.” “\es, sur.” “Hava you any money left?” "No, sur.” “You had $35 when you left the fort, didn’t you?” "Yes, sur.” "What did you do with it?” “Well, sur, I was walking along and I met a friend, and we went iuto a place and spent $8. Thin we come out and I met another friend and we. spint $8 more, and then I come out and we met another friend and we spent $8 more, and then we come out and we met another bunch ot friends, and 1 spinx $8 more—and then I comes home.” “But, Murphy’ that makes only $32. Wnat did you do with the other $3?” Murphy thought. Then he shook his Dead slowly and said: “I dunno, Colonel. I reckon I must have squandered that money foolishly.” The hoard of county commissioners . ham been petitioned to construct a r.e-v roMd from the Garrison road to I the Dave Hill place and connect near 1 the mill. They will act upon it at their neat meeting. Mr. Hearst has got to run for Mayor of New York again, whether he wants to or not. An interesting circum stances in connection with New York politics is how that man Hearst has grown on the town during the past few years. It hasn't been so very long since a great many safe and sane New Yorkers looked upon the exotic from California as a mort undesirable citizen and dangerous person. They used to frighten their children when they were naughty by threats that A well known Baldwin county farmer 1 Every official in Milledgeville is ' Heat st would cath them it they didn’t w rites to an Atlanta papei asking how ' willing to do everything possible, but | wa tch out. To their minds there was We resent this there is a limit to human accomplish ment. Co-operation does more. If the Infinite Microscope sees him the while, Let u» hope that Infinity knows how to smile. —American Magazine. Down in Columbia county, Georgia, Steiner Branch shipped 6,500 pounds of watermelon seed at one time. It txk 42,000 melons to make ’em. to cure peavine hav going uwav from home for we can tell you about it. Cut it when it is ready if the weather is fair and the sun shines and you can keep it alright. Devil’s Tall A Good Thing. From the Independence (Kans.) Re porter. “Papa,” said a youngster, “has the devil got a tail?” “Some folk say; so,” answered the father. “That must be nice.” “Nice? And why?” “Be cause he can tie it to his little boy’s cart and pull him along. ’ Of orchard, meadbw; wood, carana tria cya The noble high-road... pa.-i.inir held* of grain*. Converge in nobla avenues: and hfsffe Above him chimney* riae, and ateeplea. fatp To win him bread and irodlineaa. And why Embrace today and lit the bleat tomorrow Ite? — Roy Tempt* House. The man who controls a store’s ad vertising controls its volume of basin ass, its growth, its "chance” in the -store- race; A Great Jollier. Hope is a jollier. Perhaps Has fooled you some. It gets the boys expecting joy* That never come. — Philadelphia Bulletin. A Columbus man claims to have the smallest store in Georgia. It goes without saying that he doesn’t adver tise, for no man who advertises could continue to have a very small store.— Augusta Herald. “It isn’t every woman that can wear a Mary Jane,” says the Rome Triimne- It wouldn t have required much more 1 Herald. That probably explains why persuasion in your ad. to have brought some 0 f them are so strongly opposed fifty more buyers to your store today. to it ._Augusta Herald The telephone system has the reputa tion of being the worst in Georgia, but sooner or later we are going to have an improvement, just watch. The world needs sunshine and show er*, but Milledgeville needs progressive- If you are one of th« two people necessary to a real estate transaction, let a want ad. intrcJuce you to the other one. \ 1 If things don’t work out rigw tin e nesaon the part of the pe- pie and it’s will change all, perhaps new and'better coming fast. Are you for it? j things will come. Whatever yotj. do, don't whine about things. Every good store should be a busy ! V store and is, if there's not something! v.,„. n r> wrong with it’s advertising. These are simple lines, but we hope j they’ll touch the spot and make some 1 New stc'_of wall paper at- RdTH. Culver & Kidd’s. Wqolten’s,^ Fish frod at It. II. Wootten will guarantee fi n white enamel steelware against all tests body think about what they can do and a „ d he h'.ndl^s th* kind by al! institu- what they should do for the city. tion In this line of business. omplstely equipped with ample apital and long established onnecticns in leading cities of the U. S. T D6 Miiiedoeviiie BanKino GoniDanu OF MILLEDGEVILLE, GA. Continues to solicit the business of re sponsible people, promising all the courtesies, that are usually extended by an obliging and carefully con ducted banking house. Capital $50,000.00 Surplus and Profit $85,000.00 D. B. SANFORD, MILLER S. BELL President. Vice Pres’t. and Cashier. only one other evil influence beyond Hearst—the chap that Lewis Morrisor. made famous. Now some ox these same staid old conservative New York- J This is the busy season and Milled- * re 8 > uin R at Hearst’s feet ard geville and Baldwin county is in better eating crumbs of political wisdom out Those who are said to know declare j condition, when viewed from the indi- of his hands. It’s a droll world, gen- cotton will take a tumble after today I vidual standpoint, than ever before. tlemen!— Savannah News D. W. Brown— DEAlLEFI 11ST COFFINS AND V £ASKETS Well Equipped in this DepiTrtm~ent and Carry a Full and Complete Line • Phones: Nos. 65 and 25/1