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Fort Valley, (la.,Nov. 30, 190 8.
Is The South a
lit Political Power?
Of all the exchanges that
to our table we are only able
locate two newspapers that
to urge their readers to turn
and give William J Bryan an
whelming Democratic vote;
those ] or
ye scri l.S •
W u don’t protend to be
“T tn! 1 you so < 1 5 instead
we first favored the
of a n t whom Democracy
stomach, Failin'** in that
kept quiet, rather , than ,
the policies < . <’ North
yankci vV )SO te ambition \
to gain the free
which he could only get
the race' for President.
The staunchness of the
of this paper to
has never been
His Daddy “was a democrat ' J
His Grand Daddy was a
crat. But we darned if we
for Bryan, whether the
Reader” may call it
'cratic or not.
We are tired of voting for
thing that may be nominated
President and called a
We didn’t vote for
And we are thankful that it
be necessary for us to
as president for the next
years a man who solicited
negro vote, who sent his
to a negro school, and a man
was supported by the
and whose supporters
the Georgia delegation to
national convention, by
the band to play that tune
is damnable to every
li Marching Through Georgia.”
They Say
A branch of the They
family live in all
towns, and rural districts.
out-number the Smith, Jones
Brown families two to one,
belong in all “classes,” and
(i sets” all “herds” and
“droves-’’ You never hear
any of the They Say families
New York, Boston, nor Atlanta
for the reason that these
are too busy hustling for
k staff of life to bother with
strip,' of folks.
Representatives of, the
Say families, attend all
and religious gatherings, and
social functions, and with
and ears open, manage to
something to tell other
of the Th Say set.
,1 Said Mrs A to Mrs B
Say” M rs C takes something
her tea.” When this bit of
passes i round among the
Say folks a few days, “this
thing her tea,” will smell
corn liquor. Did you
notice how “sheepish”
B looks? well They Say his
father stole a sheep and
whole family has been
f c sheepish” ever since.
• And so it goes. The They
family has no soul to 8*re,
head to crack. They roam about
at will, and as aimless as a mad
dog, and “bite,” ant snap )> at
good and bad alike, What a pity
they cant be muzzled.
I
unrortc.
a Opposition, opposition; nothing but
opposition!”
“What’s the matter, dear?”. _
“My parents objected when I wanted
to marry him, and now he kicks be
| ! cause I want a divorce. Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Natures and Man.
Huxley was once talking to Sir Wil¬
liam Gull about the healing power of
nature. Stuff!” said Gull. u Nine
times out of ten nature does not want
to cure the mau. She wants to put
him in his coffin.”—London Telegraph.
His Explanation,
it Henry, whispered Mrs Smithers,
straightening up in bed a what’s that
noise in the library?”
“Must be history repeating Itself, »»
ftuittered Houry drowsily. “Go to
sleep! 1»>
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STEPS TO HEAVEN.
The bfRcnil of flow Mount Omi’t
Stairway Was Oat.
Mount Omi, on the border between
; western China and Tibet, has the long¬
est staircase in the world. On top of
the mountain there stands a Buddhist
j temple, around which gather some of
> the holiest traditions of that religion
l and which is made a Mecca to the Obi
QGSe
To facilitate the ascent of its slippery
Bides some 20,000 steps have been cut
the mountain, forming a single
fllght> up whlch the pH err Q toils.
Because of its inaccessibility few Eu
, ! ropeans have ever visited the spot, but
a number of travelers have ascended
j | tiie stairway and are positive that it is
I no legendary myth.
There is a legend that in earlier times
the pilgrim was forced to hseend the
mountain without artificial aids until
the monks conceived the plan of requir¬
ing every pilgrim who would gain es¬
pecial benefit of his journey to cut a
single step.
it Wi!» «_ • 3 reti’-r.
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than successful concert that awe
the best known co^oser-imwlnaas
was met in the street by a frietWL *
“Pleasant trip?” hie friend inquired.
“Blensant drip!” the musician at
sweml. “Aeh, himoie"; no! Vy, vhar,
we got down dbere t&e baritone bat
forgot Ills tress dronsers, uad vol shah
re do?
So I go at: und blay, and l run qvkt
behint tUe s< enes und chanch, und tot
go ,msJ und aing und come qviek hack
again, und I put ’em on und blay. '
“’Ach, I haf Branched ;ny dvousore
»efen time dnae von efenlngs alreutyt II
It is told or tins same musician thx
ho Is now enjoying the conjugal feJlc
of a third attempt, and upon beic#
bat-rod need to a young man at a recap
| 5Iou rooer.Uy ho sain:
I “Ah, you married? >»
"Yes,” the young man recited.
• Vot a goot vife?
“Fine. M
“Goot—goot! I haf now, too. aht
iShe make those fire und cook uud nefei
boiler at all. She is dc pest vife I efei
| bp.f, you belief me.”—London Awirer*
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Taxation Facts.
Besides water, school and electric light tax, aggregating about
$5,000, the city is collecting this year for ordinary expenses abgut
$5,250, twice as much as under Mayor Skellie’s administration, and
collections of fines and street taxes are far heavier. Those who
pay the taxes' are asking “Why this enormous increase? What
benefie dobs the town receive from -it? ' *
They tell us the water plant is making good profits, and the
electric light system more than paying expenses, and yet the regu¬
lar city tax is not onlynot reduced but actually increased to the
limit,and assessments also increased.
No matter how much profit the water wiprks makes, the water
tax of $1,885 every year for 30 years must be collected by taxation
from the people.
The at constitution provides that “at or before the issuance
of the bonds” provision must be made to collect from the people
by taxation thoy'ntire principal and interest.
Such provision was made in issuing the water bonds and the
electric light bonds, and those two taxes must be collected every
year until tin bends are paid, without regard to whether the enter¬
prises pay or not.
the city issues $10,000 of 5 per cent 80-year telephone nds
as ■ ;> ised> every cent of this $10,000 principal and - 15,000 inter
esl ’5,000 in ail—must and will be raised by taxation, and we
\\ ): 1 VO fastened upon us this additional tax for 30 years. The
lav 1 wisely said that no such tax shall be imposed upon the
people w ithout their express consent.
liven should the business pay (although no town in America
ever did make one pay), the rates would merely be lowered, thus
benefiting subscribers only, but all the people would pay the tax
for 30 years.
Are the 233 citizens of Fort Valley walling to place this addi¬
tional tax upon themselves and their children for 30 years just so a
few out of the 72 of these citizens who are telephone subscribers
can get a different kind of telephone?
It would seem so much more reasouable for the dissatisfied ones
to do without a telephone or to build a system of their own, and not
*** bother the people or the people’s money in the matter,
Tax Payer.
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V;> A PERFECT understanding by the public of the man¬
j agement and full scope of the Bell 1 cleplume System
\\mr ! call have but one effect, and that a most desirable one
—a marked betterment of the service.
Do you know what makes the telephone worth The object of this and several succeeding maga¬
while to you—just about the most indispensable zine advertisements is not to get more subscribers. It is
thing in modern life ? to make each one of you a better link in the chain.
**■ J in¬ First, give "Central” the number dearly and be
It isn’t the circuit of wire that connects your
strument with the exchange. sure she hears it. Give her full and dear 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 Bell 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 p in Maine, or out in Denver, for the same reason.
And to take 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 confusion. two sys¬
keep you alert and ready at this end of the wire. tems you must have value two telephones—and
Then we have to keep the line in order.— Remember, the of the service lies in the
6,000,000 mi of wire—and the ce *1 t piris number of people you can reacli without confu¬
props lv drilled and accommcd «.i ; last sion—the promptness with which you get your
degre d the appar; us v.d to the L response.
; ■V. it
of cffic Cv 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 ike The constant endeavor of the associated Bell
sy nportant as the opevtor. -With companies, harmonized by one policy and acting
a little wall meant suggestion on our pact, we as one system, is to give you this best and most
believC we can improve the service—perhaps save economical management human ingenuity can
a second on each calk devise. The end is efficient service and your atti¬
There are about Ax billion connections a year over tude and that of every other subscriber may hasten
these 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 has 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 realiza on of the nececsitv of universal service.
American Telephone Ǥr Telegraph Company
And Its Associated One Policy—One System
Sell Companies I, Universal Service
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\ UNITING OVER 4.030,000 TELEPHONES
Including those of The Fort Valley Telephone Company.
Words Pawed.
Judge—You say that words passed
between the accused and his wife. DM
you hear what they were? Witness^
No; I didn’t hear them, but I saw them.
Judge —Saw them? Witness — Tea.
They were in the dictionary that he
threw at her.
Experiment.
"T have been married twice, once for
fovs and once for money. ff
!• Are you satisfied?”
■
| tt Not quite. I should like to try mar¬
■ rying for a little of both, if I may.”—■
j Puck,
In the Eestenrant.
“He seems to be an experienced
waiter.
. Oh, yes. Noto the calm IndiSerenco
with which i'n treats people who are So
*■ hurry, tt
OAST 0»
B«ar3 the Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature
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) Nov. 4 1908.
, Dea Friend:
Last summer I wondered
j what they did with all
! the I know
grapes. now
they took them and dried
and made them into
raisins.
Raisins are mighty
nice to go in cake,and
raisins and nuts are
mighty nice to hand
round when you want to
spend a long time at,
the table talking.
The best seeded rais¬
ins cost 12 1-2 cts a
pack.
Jour friend,
JACOB.
P,S. You don't know what nice raisins and
nuts, Citron and Dates and things they have at.
W. K. Thweatt’s,
YOU HAVE SELECTED THE GIRL.
Now let us furnish the home.
We have a magnl icent line
1 Of Furniture and Ca and
£
can save you money
1 Let us show you.
j E. J. & P. 0. WILLINGHAM.
Macon, Ga.
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