The Font Valley Leader*.
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Fort Valley, Ga. Dec. 4 1908.
Men complain about I
who j
cost of their wives hats this year
must at least admit there is some¬
thing to show for the money.
According to the proverb,
troubles never come singly. Now!
that the election is over there isj !
Still tho Christmas shopping to
be done. |
The President says Mr Taft’s
religion is a matter between
self and God. He probably
really meant that it was matter
(< between Mr Taft, me and God
It might bn a good idea tor
Congress to busy itself this
session figuring out a lire proof
construction for our Northern
forests before the annual lire
session begins again.
A a prudent , . tv, Pennsylvanian i, has 00
1
just off smoking ... at the
sworn
ago o m ty seven years That
is about the age at which the
ave ragt 1 smoker believes he is
going t< swear off.
A woman physician of Pllila
del phi • says that the sweet¬
heart’s kiss is the paradise of all
kinds of germs. But what’s the
difference as long as it is the
paradise of the sweethearts too.
General Castro it is said, is
going to Europe for medical treat¬
ment. It may be only a coinci¬
dence that he is crossing the At¬
lantic in one direction about the
time those inimical Dutch iron¬
clads are coining to Venezuela
from the opposite direction.
The brother of the President
elect, Mr Chas P Taft is a candi¬
date for the United States to
succeed Senator Foraker. He
contributed in all nearly a quarter
of a million of dollars to the can¬
didacy of,the President elect. It
might be embarrasing to the
President to have to discrimi¬
nate.
The value of the United States
corn crop this year will he $1,-
400,000,000. The yield has been
exceeded only three times and
the high prices which prevail now
owing ;.to the foreign demand
make it the most valuable crop in
our history. The “uplift of the
farmer” which the president has
inaugurated seems to be taking
care of itself.
ri- iternary Proftoieocsy,
“Hr t- nr- son getting on in hh»
paew 1101
-Pte.a rati .1 lowered -v Corn i
“Hi .owv mo: >ut the
> he Ail
a/u wi.
p© has o <s to convince ' ■w”—
^Wasii. n; .'Qi .A
The i. •• ' • -a# We htok at
iWhen we look at the world in a nai>
tow way, how small It seems! When
r la! look When at it in we a mean look way, at it how selfishly, mean
Jfccrw It with selfish broad, It is l But when and we look helpful at
a generous
tpirlt, what a beautiful world It is,
fr-Boston tad what wonderful poojiie w* QuA in
Chrtsthm
Application For Charier.
State of Georgia Houston County
To the Superior Court of said
County:
The petition of P. C. Houser,
W. H. Mathews and E.G. Hou.er
Shew u, to i., the 4 -u^ court,
hirst. 1 hat they desire foi
themselves, their associates and
assigns to be incorporated under
the name and style of The Prank
lin Orchard Company.
Second. That they desire to be
incorporated for and during the
term of twenty years with
piivilojjjB of renewal at the ex -
pi ration of said term.
Third. That the capital stock
Of said corporation shall be Fifty
Thousand Dollars with the said
stock divided into shares of One
Hundred Dollars each, with the
privilege, however, of increasing
said'capita,! stock to the amount
of Seventy Five Thousand Dollars
by the vote of a majority of the
stockholders oi said corporation,
Fourth. That ten per cent
said Capital stock has been actu
ally paid in to said corporation,
Fifth. That the object of said
corporation is pecuniary gain
that shall come to said incorpo¬
ration and their associates and
assigns- business
Sixth. The particular
p, b e carried on by said Company
is as follows, to-wit,
The business of growing and
marketing fruits of every de¬
scription and variety whatever,
and also to grow nursery stock,
and sell the same : to buy and sell
real estate, as shall be found
profitable, m connection with said
business: also the business of
nmg and evaporating said fruit,
or making any use of same as
ma y be found profitable: also tq
buy and sell fruit, either at
wholesale or retail for themselves,
for A profit or for a commission:
and to . . handle fruit . .. on
, com
mission;-and to make such
tracts and to exercise all of the
rights necessary and that are
unusually accorded corporations
of :i similar nature: also the.right
to manufacture fruit crates, for
their own use or for sale,
Seventh- That their principal
office and place of doing business
will be in the city of Fort Valley
Georgia, with the right to estab¬
lish branch offices elsewhere in
the state or in any other state of
the United States or its posses¬
sions.
Wherefore petitioners pray
that they may be incorporated
under the name and style as
aforesaid with all of the rights,
powers and privileges of every
nature whatever that is allowed
to be exercised, and with all of
the immunities accorded corpor
ations of a similar nature hy
virtue of the Constitution and
laws of the state of Georgia.
A. C. Riley,
Attorney for Petitioners.
Georgia Houston County:
I, J. T.'Woodard, Clerk of the
Superior Court of Houston
County, do certify that the above
and foregoing is a true and exact
copy of the petition filed in my
office, by The Franklin Orchard
Company, on the llth day
of November 1908.
I. T. Woodard,
Clerk of the Superior Court of
Houston County.
It Wore Well.
A handwriting expert said of s
manuscript error to a reporter:
“Such an error is ludicrous. A man
of intelligence oould never have
made it. It reminds me of an error
that occurred at a church meeting
in my native town. They were dis¬
cussing at this meeting the best
time for the consecration of a new
plot that had been added to th
church cemetery. There was a long
argument Some wanted the auffi
tion consecrated at once; other?
thought it oulcl bo Finally best to wait
till the uteri year. J an ol.t
man lose and saul firmiy •
<i i 1 shah vote for immediate con
sec muon, 1 have had my back varc
dene with i‘ rod it w brand. > ft
Prera riento?,
The word prevaricator is from the
Latin and originally meant a straddler
with distorted or nrsshupen legs. In
the Iiotnaa courts of law the expres¬
sion wae applied to one who in a suit
was discovered to be in collusion with
his opponent to compass some dishon¬
esty. As falsehood was tho
to X
Wak*d M tm
“FareT
The passenger Rave a* heed.
“Fare, please’*’
Still was the passenger ottf tIous.
“By the ejaculatory te«a *faDe,’ ”
said the conductor, “I Imply ao refer
eoce to llie of the w«*her, the
^piexion y° u observe In of the the contiguous admirabte »©At. blond nor
.von to th „ of ^ L . vie9 T(mdh .
.af e< i | jy this philanthropic eorpora
( t!on. I merely allude hi a manner per*
! haps lacking in delicacy, but not in
1 conciseness, to the monetary obligation
I «* "P ^ ^ presence in this car and
f>«t. without contempermg
| ^ or Yt' ‘ ! ^ e!t • ‘ * lIty vritil cunctatiun, you
.his point the passenger emerged
j f^»orn his trnnee._Columbus Dispatch.
Trea Fountain.
j ' All in extraordinary the* Swiss village curiosity of Gttnten, la to be
seen on
j Lake Thun. It-takes the form of a nat-
1 u™ 1 tree fountain, the water
continuously from a spout high up in
the tree.. About twenty Years ago
■> s conducted
! through a shaft, and the supply pipe
| WM directed through the cut trunk of
i ^ young poplar tree wfcic rear, rammed
in the ground. After a short time the
' trunk rooted, branches followed, and
now there is a splendid top growth,
i
] Friendship Is Friendship. a, vase which when
i Is flawed by heat or violence or aecl
! dent may as well be broken at once
It never can be trusted after.
more graceful and ornamental it
the more clearly do we discern
hopelessness of restoring it to
j former state. Coarse stones, if
are fractured, may be cemented
J Precious ones > ne ver.—Landor.
I
j »: aM lan'VATnre'bean SlfellS men
. ido
S regard Cervantes and Sterne as
e rs. They are smilers. They are
jolly roarers and guffawers. They
> not fat, rotund, jovial hilarities.
| are thin, lean, ironic smiles. A
Is a diluted laugh. Sterne is a
1 Rabelais.—James Douglas in M. A. P.
Like Talking Shop.
A stockbroker whose mind is
full of business was asked a few
ago how old his father was.
*• W«M»” said he abstractedly,
quoted at eighty, but there is every
prospect that he will reach par and
possibly be at a premium.
A Rebuff.
**Miss May,” began Mr. Hoaffllcy,
“would you—©r—be mad if I were
kiss you?”
<1 Not necessarily,” replied the bright
girt, “but I would certainly be mad to
let VOUL M
Castle Garden.
Castle Garden was built by the Unlt
ett State? hi 1807 from the plans
Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan ‘Williams,
C. E., and was called Fort Clinton. In
1822 it was ceded to New York city. In
1824 it became a place of
and about 1820 got the name of
Garden. In 1845 there were Ethiopian
minstrels there, in 1847.-49
| companies And played thc-re, and 1855 in
! 1 sang there. In it was
closed as a place of amusement, and
the commissioners of immigration
it as an immigrant depot. In 1870 it
suffered from fire, and on July 9, 1876,
it was burned to the ground, it
rebuilt at once, in 1892 the depot
moved to Ellis island, and Castle
den reverted to the city, which m
opened an aquarium there.
A Weil Meant Suggestion.
At an “at home” given by a York¬
shire gentleman’s wife an qutside man
Bervant had to do duty for a butler.
The man was astonished at the thin
slices of bread and butter with which
he served his mistress’ guests. As he
was serving an ancient dowager for
the fourth time, he said to her in a
voice that was meant for a whisper,
but which was audible to the whole
together, mum, maybe yer can get a
bite.”—I.ondon Telegraph.
fat-ions Mitiix Cntfoin.
On July 5 every year all tho officials
of the Isle of Map. including the cler¬
gy in their surplices, walk to the Aop
of Tynwald hill, and from the top of it
the laws made during the year are pro
mulgated in Manx and English. This
promulgation of the laws on Tynwald
hi 11 Is as necessary as the royal assent
! to the v;i!iai V of a11 la -'' s passed by
j ! J* “• M,M “ 'T’latore This ?“ is one of
I men left bemud, and it dates so far
I back that its origin is lost in the mists
0 * anaquity.—Liverpool Mercury.
.
Tht» Fault of t, o Clock.
Mrs. Hooligan looked up at the
j clock had and then slapped the back iron she
lifted from the stove on
the lid with a clatter.
“Talk about toime an’ toide wait
in' for no man,” she muttered as
she hurried h»to tlm pantry , ‘There’s
toirpes they wait Si n’ toiines they
dotfTr *tw«s Yfetherday at this very mic
»te bta tta o’clock^ ur teday
Aii (pao&* t» tvottaf
THE TELEPHONE NEXT DOOR.
Oh, a wonderful thing is a ’phone in the house,
j That is hung in the wide dining hall;
It keeps you in touch with your neighbors, you know,
For they drop in to pay you a call.
At 6 in the morning you’re roused from your sleep
In response to the door bell’s harsh tone;
i You shiver and freeze in your nightie, the while
j A neighbor makes use of your ’phone.
You sit down to breakfast and start in to eat,
I When a neighbor comes in with a smile,
j “Don’t mind me, I just want to “phone,” she declares,
I’ll be through in a very short while. ?>
| At dinner and suppei* between meals as well,
It’s seldom you’re left all alone;
For there’s always a friend dropping in for a chat—
With someone else over your ’phone.
At bight when«you’ve settled at ease with a book, )
j An in slippers are resting your feet,
Comes a ring at the ’phone, and a sweet yoice requests
i You to call someone over the street.
Though the night may be stormy and chilling and bleak—
1 Very frequently such nights are known—
In your slippers you hurry to summon a friend
To come to make use of your ’phone.
Oh, a wonderful thing is a ’phone in your house,
Night and day you’re in touch with your friends;
And you’d not be without, for on it you find.
The comfort of living depends.
For the people who ne ver before come to call,
A most friendly spirit have shown,
And they actually smile when they come to youlr house
To asi-i for the use of your ’phone.
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WONDERS
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FORT VALLEY, GA.
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; ! W Fay Rent?
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$ 1,000
We Will Buy You A $2,000 HOME
$3,000
$4,000
$5,000
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Von pay o!y $7.58 p wl n?6E on eac $1,000 with 5
F 4 ceat Interest per Ennam, payable monthly
THE STANDARD HOME COMPANY.
Incorporated Birmingham, Alabama.
( ; _ "O ’jPT A The Company issues Investment Home
j ^ ^ ] ( purchasing Contract, an the face value of
1 w hich is Si ,000. We collect on this Contract $6.00 as advance pay
i ment w hen the application is signed,.and thereafter a monthly in
stallment of $6-00, payable on the 15th day of each month. When
a home is purchased or a loan is made we charge only $7.50 per
month, with 5 per cent, interest per annum, payable monthly on
each $1,000 advanced or borrowed. All monthly instalments with
3 per cent, interest per annum on same, after the third instalment i
are credited on the purchase price of the Home or Loan.
Each Contract is eligible to a Loan of Funds to purchase a home
in the sum of $1,000 After six (6) monthly instalments^ dues have
been paid thereon.
j Each Agent representing this com any is supplied with a speci
copy of the Contracts issued by this Company; ask to seethe
Contract and read it carefully, then you may understand this Corn
pany s plan.
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District M'M M i 01 >,? ■ *
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