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The Font Valiev X Leaden* Official Organ of Houston County Leader Publishing Co., Lessees. R. M. Reynolds, Editor and Manager. PUBLIBHKD EVERY FRIDAY. \ TV mis of Subscription: One yeftf....... ...... $ Six mouths.... Throe months. Bnton-rt as second-class matter Aug. 20,1000, the the post-office at t'ortValley , Qa., under of Coneresh of March!! 1870. We cannot gurantee the cation of any article sent later than Tuesday noon. TELEPHONE Fort Valley, Ga OCT. 16, 1908. Ex-Senator ‘Smith, of Jersey, says Bryan is sure to elected. He ought to know, he spent the whole summer Europe. Tlk power of money was demonstrated when a vania man knocked out a by striking him on the head a small bag-of change. “Evelyn Thaw has gone retirement,” says a Will the congregation rise join us in singing that old ballad entitled “I Don’t If You Never Come Back. 5 J The Vermont Legislature have two Democrats in the ate hereafter. They will have great time deciding who shall the leader of tlie minority. A Texas Man has married woman whose pie killed her husband. W e admire courage a man,but this looks like ness. Representatives remark that Taft is runing on record and that Bryan is i away from his record is epigrammatic? and accurate well deserves to “stick- >> It takes a child a couple years to learn to talk and then takes the rest of a lifetime learn to keep from talking much. Lives pi great men should us WtNtan make our saceurst If we leave our business Where they can be found Hear st. Hubbie—My dear, if I leave the office in time for tonight I will send you a note a messenger. Wife- You need not go to expense, George, for I have ready found the note in your pocket.— Philadelphia Inquire. Epitaphs—As They Might Have Written. Here lies a man who seemed think" His troubles he could in drink. (He succeeded.) 11 re lies a chap quite free from strife. Who dared to his wife. (She married again.) A hypnotist below doth lie, Who looked a tiger in the eve. (And the tiger won.) Dear friends, here lies then bones of one Who always carried a dead¬ ly gun. (The other man drew first.) Below a man quite safely lies. Who jumped a chap just twice his size. K (Take warning.) Kind friends, stop here and please take mote. Here lies the fool who rocked the boat. (Companions were rescued.) A Hair-Raising Tail They were discussing the proper way to bring up rabbits, when the young man in the white canvas hat with a light blue band threw away his cigarette and remarked dreamily; a Speaking of raising hairs, when I was up in Canidalast year I heard of a hair tonic that was so marvelous it made me some¬ what sceptical. finally I bor¬ rowed some of it to try on a tame jackrabbit that had been rather out of sorts ever since his tail got chopped off by accident. I gave him some of it, and it sure toned hinrup great—in fact, I reckon he's running yet. But he left the loose piece of his tail behind him and I says to myself: “It’s a poor hair tonic that won’t grow hair ’ Ss I tried some of it on that chunk of tail. Well, you can believe me or not, but as sure as my name is Bates that stuff was so powerful that itgrew another hair on the tail in nine and three-fifths seconds by my watch. There was silence for fort-eight seconds, and then the stout man in the pink shirt and the pale green tie with purple dots spoke: “That’s what you call a hair raising tale,” he murmured in a sudden burst of inspiration.— Judge. S.B.BROWN&SON Take Notice, Traders! J Good Solid Values | j We offer you to¬ day; Not $2.00 worth for one dollar for you well know we could not then stay in busi¬ ness long. What you want is value received and as many goods as your money will buy in any market. Your Shoe Busi¬ ness is what we •m are after, and Dry Goods and Winter Clothes, we want you to look at before you buy. Our Specials are: The Irving Drew Shoes, Holeproof Hose and Half Hose with a six months guarantee, and Mattings and Rugs 5. B. Brown & Son, I Dry Goods, Shoes and Notions. p t ’* i&Hjf -— V X A •> i . V T 418 Poplar 5t. MACON, GA. Will sell yon more goods at. LESS MONEY and better goods for the 8 A M E M O N E V SOLOmOil r H *- I ROTHERS * Head-to-F r. v T rSl m Outfitters ' TWO STORES MACON AND FORT VALLEY. / STOVES! STOVES! STOVES! The largest and most complete line of cook stoves, grates, wood and cos! heaters ever shown in Fort Valley. Daring Octo¬ ber 1 will offer these at the following extremely low prices: $27.5® No. 8 six hds cast rssges, to go at i'a cir m No. 7 six fid C f "ves, to go a: 19.50 iO U v 20.09 No. 8 four hole large size stoves to go at ’(iM 15.00 No. 8 four bole 55 J? 5? 55 5? 55 11 . 6 ® All of the above have frons 2§ to 24 pieces of wear mi are guaranteed. $12.58 No. 7 cook stoves to go at $9,5® 55 7 55 55 55 55 8.01 The above have 16 pieces of ware and are guaranteed. $18.5# No. 8 stoves to go at $10.25 10 0 @ No. 7 u u u ,7.75 . 9.80 No. 7 u u u 7.25 These have 7 to 9 pieces of ware. / A large lot of wood and coal heaters This ranging in price from $2 50 to $20.00, worth a great deal more than I arn asking for them. is a rate bargain in stoves and heaters, come and see for your¬ if can’t write and I will send splendid ' self: you come you a cut of same and lull description, and guarantee them to be as represented or money refunded. I will prepay freight on all stoves to be shipped within 25 miles of Fort Valley. I carry arid a complete line of hardware- Have in stock a job lot of buggy whips, shovels,, forks, tools, files pocket knives that I am selling at half price and less. A full line of electric light supplies. OlELVIO^ The Mai?du>ai*e Ilian. HEARD BROTHERS 346 to 352 Poplar street MACON, QA. Your money is as good as any¬ body’s. You are entitled to the best that the market affords when you spend it. That’s the reason why you should come to see us when you are in the market Buggies, Wagons or Harness. + Now is the time to subscribe. OA.STOH.XA. B*tn the The Kind You Haw Always Bought Sif Bstu* / «? j 1 Portable and Stationary BoiSers, Saw Mills Side Crank and STEAM ENGINES is Center Crank Highest grade Ginning Machinery, Gasoline Engines, Shingle Mills, '-• is . Corn Mills and Pumping Outfits to Wt be had in the entire South. Large stock on fiend, best terms, quickest delivery. It will pay you to investi¬ gate our machinery and prices. MALLARY BROS. MACHINERY €©„ 36 (V1ACO18, C Chetsy GA. St. ; a HARD CLINCH ff Trade ; m lasting Zact, key Notice Beats GEORGIA on it every the and is the the keys! guaranteed world lath. one It and WOOD It locks for never only satisfaction. holding as cracks, real securely FIBRE wood breaks and as It fibre if is lasting there or sold plaster disintegrates. PLASTER by were thousands which qualities. a Mare. lock gives and I of 11 tons all over the South. Don't consider using any other brand you write us for information, prices, etc. FORT VALLEY BER CO.