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The Fot*t Valley Leaden
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Official Organ of
Houston County
Leader Publishing Co., Lessees.
R. M. Reynolds, Editor and Manager.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.
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Entered oh He(ioi!d-< - lftK“ mutter Avi({, 29,1906, ut
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later than Tuesday noon.
TELEPHONE 111
Fort Valley, Ga.,OOT. 23, 1908.
It is understood, however,
neither party will object to re¬
ceiving Standard Oil votes
Senator Brice’s son was picked
up drunk with £100,000 on his
person. No letters were found.
One great objection to the
publication of campaign contri¬
butions may be the fact
there are none worth mentioning.
You see you can never tell.
A little while ago botti Uncle
Cannon and Fire Alarm
Foraker wore regarded as Presi¬ i
dential timber.
„„ The Inn both sides are .
figuring out how they are going
to carry the election once more
shows that while there’s dope
there’s hope.
One thing the Young Turks
forgot before putting Abdul
Hamid out of politics was to
charge him with having dealings
with Standard Oil.
A man has brought suit against
the city of Atlanta for only $ i)t). oo r* i — i
because ho had to remain there
one day. Most any other
would think himself damaged
great deal more than $33.77
Rumor
Groundless little
with or without a
(( wink” or “nod.” Wing-less, leg¬
less, wire less, yet it ascends
the hlgest peaks and descends
lowest depths, Heard and i
peated by boys and girls “
home” and at School n by
negro cook in the kitchen,,
mistress in the parlor, the work
man at his bench, the banker
his counting room. It il.ys
day and by night, in all kinds
weather, and has no
t * except do best
y o u r
to speed” and do your
when you get there.”
It breaks down business
prises, closes up banks,
blights the lives of useful
and women—aye and forty
after they have been called
their \ reward, Madam
smiles, and grieves, and
the finger of scorn at their
children.
The affects of Spring
and Winter Blasts, will
away but the sting of Madam
rumor, will haunt the life of
living, and will tarnish the
of the dead, long after their good
deeds have been forgotten.
LOST
Lust about 2 weeks ago, on or
near OhUrch Street a folding
brass key. Return to Leader
Office.
Mr Bass Nichols of Griffin was
the gue|t of Mr and Mrs A B
Greene and family Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs B,T Marshall and Helen
spent last Saturday morning in
Macon shopping.
S.B.BROWN&S0N
Take Notice,
Traders!
Good Solid Values
| - y y, m you to-. j
we oner
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 will many goods
as your money buy in
any market.
Your Shoe Busi=
ness is what we
are after, and
Dry Goods and
Winter Clothes,
we want you to
| } 00 Jj at before yOU
'
buy.
Our Specials x are:
.... fhe _ Irving . Drew TA M1 Shoes,
j Half j
Holeproof Hose and
\ Hose with a six months 1
I guarantee, and
Mattings and
Rugs
5. B. Brown
j & Son,
Dry Goods,
Shoes and
Notions.
TAX NOTICE
By order of the Mayor and
City Council the tax books will
.
i:)enon ^ ie Nineteenth 19th of
! 0ctobe1, 1908 for the purpose of
j eo:meting i tie last installment <>.
j City, School. Water and Electric
Light Taxes. Books will remain
| open 10 days.
W. M.'Blewster, Clerk,
News on Route 4
I I Oxnally Tr«,nlile WSien Head th«
Firm 'Fakes It Easy.
Conducting a business is like rolling
| a ^ bowlder to push up a it, hm. the The moment moment
you cease yon
; take your shoulder from it and think
you will rest and take it easy, the
bowlder begins to crowd Mek upon
you, and if you are not careful it will
either run over and crush you or get
away fn$m you altogether and go to
the bottom with a crash. It is neces*
sary to be everlastingly pushing, fol¬
lowing up the bowlder, keeping it go
lug, in order to get it Co the tep of the
hill.
One of the greatest dangws of early
prosperity in any llna» is a tendency to
relax effort Many a man ceases to :
grow when his salary is raised or when
he is advanced to a higher position.
Many a business man, after he ha®
built tip a large business, ceases to
exert himself, and the moment he
pauses in his campaign of pushing and |
struggling, the moment ha begins to
relax in giving his close personal at¬
tention, his business ceases to advance,
and fatal dry rot sets in—one of the
worst diseases that can seize on any j
individual or concern.
The man who attempts ’to run a bust- I
ness, large or small, must keep his fin
ger constantly on its pulse in order to I
detect any rise or fall of temperature,
any irregularity or any jar in the ma¬
chinery. When the head of a firm is
trying to take it easy, there is usually
trouble somewhere.—Orison Svrett M4r>
tei In Success Magazine.
Nowjs the time to subscribe.
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«Lafcii t^afc ugsj >/ jfo ft TE ist" -Million
* e j Voices
/ #.ft
ms
i\ v_ 4 »Vi>! ar
MJ A PERFECT understanding by the public of the
WP man
v f Kill If* agement can have and but full one effect, scope and of the that Bell a most Telephone desirable System one
—a marked betterment of the service.
while Do you know what makes the telephone indispensable worth The object of this and several succeeding maga¬
to you—just about the most zine advertisements' is not to get more subscribers. It is
thing- in modern life ? to make each one of yon a better link in the chain.
It isn’t the circuit of wire that connects your in¬ First, give "Central” the number clearly and be
strument with the exchange. sure she hears it. Give her full and clear informa¬
it s the Twenty Million Voices at the other end of tion in cases of doubt. She is there to do her
the wire on every Celt Telephone ! utmost to accommodate you.
We have, to keep them there, on hair trigger, Next, don’t grow fretful because you think she
ready for you to call them up, day or night- represents a monopoly. The postmaster does, too,
downtown, up in Maine, or out in Denver. for the same reason.
And to make the telephone system useful to The usefulness of the telephone is its univer¬
those Twenty Million other people, we have to sality, as one system. Where there are two sys¬
keep you alert and ready at this end of the wire. tems you must have two telephones—and confusion.
Then we have to keep the line in order— Remember, the value of the service lies in the
8,000,000 miles of wire—and the central girls last number of people you can reach without confu¬
properly drilled and accommodating to the sion—the promptness with which you get your
degree, and the apparatus up to the highest pitch response.
of efficiency. So respond quickly when others call you, bear¬
Quite a job, all told. ing in mind the extensive scope of the service.
Every telephone user is an, important link in the The constant endeavor of the associated Bell
system—-just as important as the ope.’a tar. With companies, harmonized by one policy and acting
a little Well meant suggestion on on: part, we as one system, is to give you the best and most
believe we can improve the service—perhaps save economical management human ingenuity can
a second on each call. devise. The end is efficient service and veur atti¬
There are about six billion connections a year over tude and that of every other subscriber may hasten
th£se lines. or hinder its accomplishment.
Saving a second each would mean a tremendous Agitation against legitimate telephone business
time saving to you and a tremendous saving of —the kind that lias become almost as national in
operating expenses, which can be applied to the its scope as the mail service—must disappear with
betterment, of the service. a realization of the necessity of universal service.
American Telephone Telegraph Company
And Its Associated Ml One Policy—One System
Bell Companies II] Universal Service
UNITING OVER 4.000.000 TELEPHONES
Including those ol The Fort Valley Telephone Company.
STOVES! STOVES! STOVES!
The largest and most complete line of cook stoves, grates,
wood and coal heaters ever shown in Fort Valley. During Octo¬
ber I. will offer these at the following extremely low prices:
$27.58 No. 8 six hole cast ranges, to go at $22.58
25.88 No. 7 six hole stoves, to go a! 19.58
20.80 No. 8 four hole large size stoves to go at IMS
15.80 No. 8 four hole 59 55 V? 55 55 5? 11.90
AIS of the above Slave fro™ 2§ to 2.4 pieces of wear and are guaranteed.
$12.1® No. 1 cook stoves to go at If jo
18.58 55 ■■ 7 55 55 55 59
The above have i® pieces of ware and are guaranteed.
$18.58 No. 8 stoves to go at $18.25
18.98 No. 7 kit few U 7.7;
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9.80 No. 7 a 1.0 to fe 7.25
These have 7 to f pieces of ware.
A large lot of wood and coal heaters ranging in price from 82 50 to $20.00, worth a great deal
more than I am asking for them. This is a rare bargain in stoves and heaters, come and see for your
self: if you can’t come write and I will send you a splendid cut of same and full 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 a complete line of hardware- Have in stock a job lot
of buggy whips, shovels, forks, tools, tiles and pocket, knives that I am selling at half price and less.
A full line of electric light supplies.
IHBLVIll, The Mandioaitc !Dan.
HE h H0 BsiyTHERS
340 to 352 Hopiar Street
MACON, G.A,
m
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 for
Buggies, Wagons or Harness.
/TL*. a„ d
Boilers, Saw R/HIBs
Side Crank and STEAM ENGINES
Center Crsnk
& si
Highest grade Engines, Ginning Shingle Machinery, Mills, 9-i Si CI
Gasoline
Corn Mills and Pumping Outfits to
be had in the entire South. Large
stock on hand, best terms, quickest mi
delivery. It will pay you to investi¬
gate our machinery and prices.
MALLARY BROS. MACHINERY CO. SSG Cherry St.
MACON, GA.
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