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The Fot*t Valley Leaden - Official Organ of Houston County Leader Publishing Co., Lessees. R. M. Reynolds, Editor and Manager. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY. Terms of Subscription: Ssrszv :::::. Throe month# ........................2o Entered oh He(ioi!d-< - lftK“ mutter Avi({, 29,1906, ut We cannot gurantee the publi¬ cation of any article sent us 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. *». ' Vk/ wenty I «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; * 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. —rm