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THE BANNER-MESSENGER.
Hie Official Organ of Haralson County.
ANAN, GEORGIA, AUG. 87, 1891.
A. E. NIX, Editor and Manager.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
-One Year - 81.00
Nix Month* • 50
Three Months .25
Wo guess many things took place last
Monday that were never looked for. Be¬
cause it was “a cold day in August.”
“Keeping everlastingly at it ail the
time brings success, is the motto of oue
of the oldest and most successful adver
tising agencies iu the world.
Is Livingston in favor of the railroad
monopoly? If he is, the boys say thoy
must differ with him one time. You
need not give the boys out. We believe
thoy are right. Keep your eyes open,
boys.
It is much better to ask, “Is it right?”
than to ask, “Will it pay?” The men of
the earth are controlled by the principle
involved in the one question or the other.
They only are wise who ask the former
question, all matters affecting moral ac¬
countability.—Ishmaelite.
He had been out very late, and as he
rolled into bed, his wife began to give
him a curtain lecture. He turned his
back, and, in the lull which followed,
managed to £et a word in. “Mary!”
“What?” “It’s a mighty mean woman
who would talk behind a man’s back.”
John scored a point and slept peacefully
the rest of the night.—Ex.
“We are a friend to the Alliance in its
legitimate operations” is tbe way a great
many newspapers express themselves;
but upon close examination you will find
that they are opposed to about three
thirds of the operations of the Alliance,
saying nothing about the Alliance lead
ers. Yes; great and grand self coustitu
ted friends of tbe Alliance indeed.
Col. L. F. Livingston was re-elected
president of the Stato Alliance of Geor¬
gia without a dissenting vote. So you
.see what effect the Atlanta Journal, Rome
Tribune and a few other papers have in
denouncing an Alliauceman. What they
have to say against an Alliauceman has
no more effect upon the Alliance than
does the barking of a dog in filling up
space.
Uncle Shade Barnett, oue of the best
old men in the county, has our thanks
for a nice treat.—Carroll County Times.
We are well acquainted with “Uncle
Shade” and must say this puts him in a
had light. But the editor is so used to
treats that he never thought, you know.
When good men like “Uncle Shade” foci
disposed to treat the editor he should
mention of what the treat consisted.
The Atlanta Journal says it knows
nothing about the charges against Mr.
Livingston, but in its judgement if they
had been put to a test, then it would have
been a victory for Sir. Livingston, and
could not have failed to strengthen his
influence. What was it but a victory for
Mr. Livingston anyway, and what does
he care for any more infiueuco, if, as
the Journal states, Mr. Livingston
has the Alliance “under his thumb.”.
The Mobile Register puts jt very neatly
thus, and it would be well for those con
cerned to heed the same,
Those people who take their pen in
hand and write to the editor should not
close their epistle without imparting,
privately, of course, their name, so that
the editor may know to whom to return
the epistle in case the editor takes a no¬
tion to return it. People who forget to
disclose their names,need never expect to
see in print what they write. It is against
the principles of a printing office to print
anonymous communications.
FARMERS, LOOK WELL TO THE OATH
KRING OF YOUR COTTON.
While itis the opinion generally that cot¬
ton will not be in any great demand this
fall, yet it is thought that good cotton
will be of ready sale, and will doubtless
bring a pretty fair price. Hence, the im¬
portance in gathering the crop as it
opens, with as little rain and dew on it as
possible, and by all means it sbonld be
kept clear of trash and not used for the
dogs to sleep on and the boys to turn
summersets on all day every Sunday.
Let every farmer begin to pick his cotton
as it opens—not waiting for tbo patch to
get "white,” aud be careful not to put it
up in a manner to cause it to “blue.”
Blued cotton is going to be hard sale
this fall. We notice where one firm has
already said they would buy no “sorry”
cotton this fall. They have on baud a
large amount of bad cotton and for that
reason they will not buy any more, but
iu order to get good cotton to work up
with the bad cotton they have already on
baud, they will likely pay a pretty fair
price. They aro in need of good cotton,
for it is said that last year’s crop was
marketed in bad shape.
Keep these things in mind, farmers,
and see if what we tell you does not prove
to bo true.
It’* The Truth.
The most successful and progressive
towns are thoso which most liborally
support their homo papers. A news¬
paper well filled with homo advertise¬
ments is one of the best advertisements iu
the world of the place whore the paper
is published.—Wyandotte Union.
How about Buchanan, the county seat
of Haralson county? How many of her
merchants do you see advertising in
the Banner-Messenger? J ust turn
and look for yourself, please. Oue I Only
one.
It has been our purpose to say and do
all we could towards the upbuild¬
ing of Buchauan, but the truth of the
matter is, if it was not for the legal adver¬
tising, a paper could not live in Buchau¬
an. Just think 1 a paper published at the
county seat of a grand and prosperous
county and not but one merchant adver¬
tising in it! We venture to say there is
not another town in the United States
that has a paper published in it that does
not advertise for more than one mer¬
chant
How do the merchants and business
men generally of any town ever expect to
build up their town unless thoy hold out
inducements and publish them to the
world through their newspapers? Turn
to Tallapoosa’s papers, turn to Cedar
town’s paper, turn to Carrollton’s papers,
and what do you find. You find every
merchant andeyery professional man do¬
ing more or less advertising, and these
advertisements speak volumes for their
towns. Through them they draw trade
and through trade they aro enabled to
build up their towns. Take these adver¬
tisements from their papers and
what could the papers do?
Take these papers from their
towns and what could the town do?
What would the city of Atlanta been to¬
day had it not been for her newspapers?
What would she be in the near future if
her newspapers were taken from her? If
it were possible to have no more newspa¬
pers published iu Atlanta, wo ven¬
ture the assertion that in less than two
years time ajl the sensible business men
would be packing up to leave there.
Yes; they would follow the Constitution,
and through her build another Atlanta.
La Grippe Again
During the epidemic of La Grippe last
season Dr. King’s New Discovery for
Cousuption, Coughs and Colds, proved
to be the best remedy. Reports from the
many who used it confirm this state¬
ment. They were not only quickly re¬
lieved, but the disease left no bad after
results. We ask you to give this remedy
a trial and we guarantee that you will be
satisfied with results, or the purchase
price will be refunded. It bas no equal
in La Grippe, or any Throat, Chest or
Lung Trouble. Trial bottles free at
Neill & Almon’s drugstore. Large bot¬
tles, 50c. and $1.00.
Abbot’s East Indian Corn Paint re
moves quickly all corns, bunions aud
wartr without pain.
TO THE BUSINESS KEN OF BUCHANAN.
We wish to state to tbe business men of
Buchanan that if you want a good news¬
paper published m the interest of your
town and county, you must give it a lib¬
eral support. We can’t afford to pay a
good printer twouty-flvo or thirty dollais
per month another yoar in order to get
out a weekly equal to any weoly publish¬
ed in the State of Georgia, when only one
merchant in the place feels disposed to
give ub an advertisement It’s folly to
try to run an eight page paper in a two
page town.
Now, unless the business men of this
town show a disposition to sustain a good
paper, we will be compelled to reduce
the size of our paper in order that we may
handle it without going to the expense
of hiring a printer. We would disiike
very much to have this to do, but, as it
is, it's like a merchant trying to carry a
ten thousand dollar stock of goods while
he is only doing a five thousand dollar
trade. Wonldn’t a merchant be a simple¬
ton for trying to do any such a business
os that? How long could ho hold up
at it?
Not boasting at all, but the Banner
Messenger has been complimented as
being odo among the best weekly papers
published in Georgia, aud our desire is
to keep it as such, but wo stand badly in
need of better encouragement than we
have beon meeting with. As faithfully
ns we have labored for the Alliance of
this county, not a liuo of advertising
have they given us, although they have a
co-operative store right hero in our town,
and we venture to say there are Allianco
men reading the Banner-Messenger to¬
day who hardly ever thiuk of the Alli¬
ance store. Why? Becanse they do not
advertise, and the same might be said of
other stores. Some time ago a stranger
to our town who reads the Banner
Messenger wanted to know about Love¬
less & Son. Why was this question ask¬
ed? Because their advertisement had
beeusoen aud read, aud it is human na¬
ture to want to know about that which
wo read, and when a merchant adver¬
tises his goods the people are goiug there
to see them. If you don’t believe it, just
watch Loveless & Son’s stove.
We expect to keep talking for Buchan¬
an, for we feel that to bo our duty, and
when we ask the business men for a more
liberal support, we do not feel that we
are asking for any donations, but will do
all in our power to return value received.
Let us work together for the upbuilding
os our town aud county, and iu the moau
time let’s be willing “to live and let live.”
The editor of The Pickens County Her¬
ald makes this candid announcement to
his subscribers:
“When a man takes a cigar out of his
month to tell an editor to stop his paper
because he ‘can’t afford it,’ the editor
may Bay nothing, but he thinks a great
deai. And when he orders his paper
stopped because he ‘hasn’t time to read
it,’ and then goes down and whittles a
dry goods box for two hours, the editor
may not say anything, but he thinks a
great deal. And when he stops his paper
because a two-line item did not suit him,
and pesters his neighbor by borrowing
the paper, the editor may say nothing,
but he thinks a great deal.”
Happy Hoosiers.
Wm. Timmons, Postmaster of Idavillo,
Ind., writes: “Electric Bitters has done
more for me than all other medicines
combined, for that bad feeling arising
from Kidney and Liver trouble.” John
Leslie, farmer and stockman, of same
place, says: “Find Electric Bitters to be
the best Kidney and Liver medicine,
made me feel like a new man.” J. W.
Gardner, hardware merchant, same place,
says: “Electric'Bitters is just tho thing
for a man who is all run down and don’t
care whether he lives or dies; he found
Dew strength, good appetite and felt just
like he had a new lease on life. Only 50c.
a bottle at Neill & A’mon’s drugstore.
Catarrh originates in scrofulous taint.
P. P. P. purifies the blood, and thus per¬
manently cures Catarrh,
TO THE FARMERS
-» 80 F 8 <~
Haralson Sc Adjoining
COUNTIES.
Having made ar¬
To Buy
Cotton this Fall
want to say that
Will buy your
COTTON AND PAY AS
Much as you can get any¬
where. A trial will convince
you of the fact.
W. A. McCalman.
BUCHANAN, m GEORGIA.