Pert Paracraplif. DonH be afraid of rebuffs. This may be your tmpolyer^s method of trying If a man is right he ean’t be too radical, end if he’s wrong h% can't be too conservative. It isn’t so much what a young girl does that fascinates a man; it’s what she won^t do. When anybody agrees with you he has opinions; when he doesn’t, de lusions. m the South. litotes of tttteVest to Planter, Fruit Grower and Stockman The General 7)emand of the Well-Informed of the World has always been for a simple, pleasant and efficient liquid laxative remedy of known value; a laxative which physicians couid sauction for family use because its com ponent parts are kno\v3J to them to be wholesome and truly beneficial in effect, acceptable to the system and gentle, yet prompt, in action. In supplying that demand with its ex cellent combination of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, the California Fig Syrup Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies on the merits of the laxative for its remark able succcss. That is one of many reasons why Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna is given the preference by the Well-Informed. To get its beneficial effects always buy the genuine—manufactured by the Cali fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for saio by all leading druggists. Price fifty cents per bottle. WHITE STEAMER WINS EVERYWHERE Makes pcrfect score in all important events; won 1907 Glidden and Hower Trophy—Quaker City run. Double victory at Harrisburg. Chosen official ma chine by United States and Brazilian Governments. Goes throu^a sand, mud and mountains. Send ua ramesof three men best able to buy a good auto. V/e ■R'iil send you (free) choice of three works on Automobile Development, rtis"r. The literary style of men of action, when these men have a style of their own, .probably oweis its excellence largely to the lack of that self-con- cciou-^ness, maintains The Dial, that painf.ul striving for effect, which mars the utterances o-f men of letters, “The mere writer,” s^ao’s the London Specta tor in u late instructive article, "“whc must, like a silkworm, spin out his precious material from Inside him, can hardly hope to rival the man ol geniiifi whose imagination has be«D quicktned and whose tongue has been loosened by what Burke calls the ‘‘or- ermasftering necessities’ of events.’- The men v/ho make writing a profes- elon are commonly the men who do not do things to write abcut, a« Walter Bagehot used to complain; and, he might have added, the men w:ho do things are us ially too uiodesi to write about them. Habits are part of our life in youth and all of life in manhood. HEALTH AND INCOME. Both Kept Up on Scientific Food. Good sturdy health helps one a lot to make money. With the loss of health one’s In- <5onie is liable to shrink, if not en tirely dwindle away. When a young lady has to make her own living, good health is her best asset. “I am alone in the world,” writes a Chicago girl, “dependent on my own efforts for my living. I am a clerk, and about two years ago through close ap plication to w-ork and a boarding bouEg diet, I became a nervous in- yaAd, and got so bad off It was almost impossible for me to stay in the office a half day at a time. “A friend suggested to m»-the idea of trying Grape-Nuts, which I did, making this food a large part of at least two meals a day. To-day I am free from brain-tire, yspepsia and all the ills of an over worked and improperly nourished brain and body. To Grape-Nuts I owe the recovery of my health, and the ability to retain my position and income.” “There’s a Reason.” Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read “The Road to '^ellville,” in pkgs. Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They genuine, true, and full of huican ^terest. . A Billion Tons of Fertility. The soil Is our chief natural re source. Yet many good citizens nev er thought of it in this light till the fact developed from the recent con ference at the White House. Had this Convention of the Governors and foremost men from every State accomplished nothing else, this turn ing of public attention to the impor tance of the soil would have had far-reaching results. The final reso lution adopted by the conference in cludes the follow'ing: “These natu ral resources include the land on which we live and which yields our food—we agree that the land should 'be so used that erosion and soil v/ash should cease.” The most casual observer know-s that in nearly all parts of the coun try there has been a steady decline in the yields of crops from the soil. It miist be equally apparent that un less this steady decrease is, in some way, stopped crop production must cease. A startling presentation of facts bearing on this vital matter w'as made to the conference by Mr. J. J. Hill, President of the ''Great North ern Railroad. He showed that the yield of wheat in Kansas had fallen to an average of fourteen bushels per acre for che past ten years. He asserted that this decrease in pro duction was not due solely to the re moval of fertility from the soil In the crops harvested, but was aug mented by the wash of fertility into running stream?. The amount of this lost fertility was asserted to be one billion of tons annually. This is the material coloring our rivers and filling up our harbors. A very large part of this enormous W’aste is due to the denuding of our forests and to our imj>rovident sys tem of farming. It is, therefore, largely preventable, and as such de serves thoughtful consideration. The Mississippi River yearly car ries to the sea 1,441,133 tons of the most fertile soil of its great valley. The short Thames River, of England, yearly carries a burden of 557,595 tons of soil. W^hen it is seen that these two streams take over two millions of tons of fertility from the soils they drain, it is apparent that the whole network of streams traversing our country may easily carry one billion tons of fertility from American soils. Fertility is crop producing power —plant food. A large part of it must necessarily consist of available food most essential in crops because most easily exhausted from the soil. It is therefore important to learn the real nature of tbe materials forming the vast quantity of fertility being yearly washed from the soils we cultivate. On the basis of the “‘average com position of American soils,” given by Srockbridge in “Rocks and Soils,” this billion tons of wasted fertility muse contain the following quantities of the three essentials*-' Tons. Phosphoric Acid 1,200,000 Nitrogen 1,600,000 Potash— 6,700,000 Here is an aggregate of 9,500,000 tons of actual plant food, worth at present prices of fertilizing materials more than three and one-half billions of dollars- We speak of our Billion Dollar Congress as an evidence of national _ extravagance. Yet more than three times this enormous ex penditure is yearly washed from our soils and wasted in the seas. These figures show one further important fact. The amount of pot ash in this enormous waste of fer tility is more than double the aggre gate of the other two plant foods combined. The actual proportion of the three different materials Is chief ly important in connection with any effort at restoring this needlessly wasted fertility. their use or improvident their waste, is hardly alarming; not so, however, with potash. Bear in mind that the exhaustion of potash is twice as fast as with the other two essentials combined; then the further fact that there is but one known source of commercial potash supply in the world—the pot ash salts of Germany. The point of this whole matter is here: There is no need for the con tinuation of the condition which now exists. Erosion of soils--must always continue so long as water falls on the earth, but the present enormous and alarming waste of fertility is needless. The grass covered virgin prairies and forest covered hills gave up com paratively little of their stored up fertility to the waters percolating through tiiem. Man’s improvidence is responsible for present conditions. Reforesting our denuded timber lands, and the practice of rational cultural methods w’ill conserve the national heritage of fertile lands.— H. E. Stockbridge. ^ A ^Golden Opportunity « oSeigiA to a few investors. The Curtte- Rind Miniog Co., • high-clasa mining ^oiMH^^MoratiDg in SoQora, U^fco, and are very rich in gold, need Id more with which to inatali machin- 0fy (already paid for) and complete devel- opmeat. Will sell enough stock at 95 cents per Hhare (par value $1.00, none sold for resB^tfaan 60 cents) to carry ont this plan. ladders that reach to heaven.—French. Li^dles Can Wear Shoes One size smaller after using Allen’s Foot- Ease, a powder. It makes ti^t or ne w shoes easy. Cures swollen, bot, sweating, aching feet, ingrowing nails, comsand bunions. At all dr agnate and s1k>3 stores, 25c. Don’t ac- capt any substitute. Trial package Fkk* by mall. Address Allen S.OimstedjLeBoyjN.I. Do what you know and you will know what to dt>.—French. FITS.St. Vitus’Dance ervons Diseaseb naanently cm'ed by Dr. Kane’s Great Nerva Restorer. 10 triu bottle and treatise free. Or. H. R. Eline, Ld.,931 Arch St., Phila., Pa. Don^t be afraid of experience, is the best teacher. He With Axe and Saw. After buying a new axe be careful to chop the sharp point off the butt of the handle before using, as shown in illustration, or j^ou will most like ly imitate the Japs and commit hap py despatch by jabbing it into your paunch or groin. Of course, if j’ou are in a lodge, this does not matter, as, if you die your heirs will get the benefit, and if you do not, you can Felling Tree. hobble round on a stick and your lodge money, and advise other chop pers to do likewise. -i It IS a curious thing that a good axe in tbe store nearly always has a bad grained handle in it. The only way to do is to use the bad handle till’it breaks and then put in a good one You can, of course, take the handle out and give it away, if extra particu lar. To do this, take a brace and small centre bit—one that just clears the wedge in the axe eye", chop the axe firmly down into a dry stump, and bore out the wedge clean, then New Handle. work the handle about a little and it will come out. In buying a handle choose the right grain, and one thin rather than thick, all one color, and that white or whitish yellow. If of fered one with dark and light colors in it by the storekeeper throw it at him, as the colors will separate when worked, taking the different parts of the handle with them. In felling a large tree cut on a few inches with an axe on the side oppo site the saw cut and well below, then by following the saw with a wedge the saw w^ll not bind and the tree will fall In an opposite direction without much splintering. Start the axe and saw lower in,the trunk than indicated by the drawing.—R. Kale- It is self evident that this enor- American Cul||nrator. mous drain on the stored up fertility of our soils must eventually exhaust the supply. This is shown in their gradually diminishing productive ness. No only must the waste be prevented if possible, but the actual loss must be restored. This is the reason for our constantly increasing dependence on fertilizers. With the Intelligent and system atic use of legumes we shall become largely independent of artificial sup plies of nitrogen, or, at any rate, there is little need for alarm, since jthe extraction of commerical nitro gen from the air has already as sumed a practical form. Vast deposits of mineral phos phates exist in many parts of the world. In our own country there are great stores of this essential plant food yet untouched. Exhaustion of the supply of these Paint the Bam. Painting the buildings, both the’ home building and barns, and the churches and schoolhouses as well— every farmer should resolve upon this as one of his tasks after crops are laid by. Consciously or uncon sciously the neatly painted home will make its every occupant happier and brighter. Paint pays in money, beau ty and in good cheer. Beal Cotton Bear. The real cotton bear is the man who ties himself up so that he has to sell his crop when somebody else says do it. Another good specimen of the genuine cotton bear is the man 'who has to sell cotton to buy something for his family and his work stock to i.'TiO materials, however extravper**"'* —Progr9'?sive Farmer. Pert Paragraphs. When a man plays for sympathy, he loses if he wins. When -you see a man advertising his virtues it’s to keep your atten tion off his real character. Don't bo afraid of failure. Keep oq, though you fail a dozen times. And some shirt-waists would be less lumpled if they were preased less often. All, Me! *^But how could you tell, darling,- that I had never proposed to any other girl?^^ ^‘Because you were not marriedv^’ she murmured rapturously and ad- iniringly.—J udge. D'BATH TO BING WORM. ‘'EverywheFO I go I speak for because it cured me of ringwonn in its worst fora. My whole chOTt from neck to was raw as beef; but TSTmiiiiiB'Oured me. It also cured a bad case of piles.” So says Mrs. M. F. Jones of 83 Tannobill St., Pittsburg, Pa- Tsttbbisk, the groat skin remedy, is sold by druggists or seat by mail for 80j. Write J. T. Shuptkiks, Dept. A, Savannah, Oa. He who thinks before he speaks frequently remains speechless. Hicks* Capadine Cures Headache, Whether from colds, heat, stomach or nerrous troubles. No Accetauilid or dan gerous dings. It’s liquid and acts imme diately. Trial, bottle 10c. Regular sizes 25c. and 50c., at all draggiats. CUnCDRA CURED FOUR, Oonthem Woman SulTered With ing. Burning Bash—Three X4ttle ' Baines Had Skin Troiifale»—eopIe and ciiildren, 50c. ^ Just Sneeze Right Ou^ **Neve;- suppress a sneeze,** said the trained nurse to the young woman who had just performed that polite act. “It is a great strain on all the nerves anci the blood vessels of the head, as it tLrows all the action, to the batk of the head instead of letting It come out of the mouth safe ly and naturally. The unusual and hard strain on a little blood vessel that may b o weak is likely to burst it and cause Instant death. A loud sneeze does not sound very nice, but. it is a safe thing to do every time.’* We offBT one hundred dollars reward for , any case of pneumonia in any family 'wheK they use Goose Grease as directed. II you ever know or hear of any such case, please inform us and we will pay them the reward. GOOSE GREASE LINIMENT OO. L Grm9tuboro, N. C. i FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE MEN with teams are filing our products to ^ FARMERS in thirty.four different States. Seventy useful articles that country people need. We furnish the goods and give agents time to turn them into money. Address, i J. R. WATKINS CO., Winona, Minn. PIEDMONT S«8 to S81 P»y* B*ar4.TaUlaK »nd Jtooa Kent ft>i* of NIbo IffoMthf at HIGH SCHOOL For 1ioy« and plrlm. Kcdoi^d l»y ea'tora. At foot of Blae N*»«n««- sccaety* aClwerd ’«*• F*rc«t«lorne-w-rlte«» W. D. BURNS. PIEDMONT COLLEGE DEMOREST, GA. IleaUhfnI moantain location. Begttlar PreparatMy and -OoUega courses; special courses in BasineMi. Domestic Science and Music. Superior adTanucea. Beasonable prices. For oatalosue and further infoiw mation addreas i HENRY C,MELL, Acting PfesMepL. tSCRAP-r - Paid for ALL GRADES OF SCRAP IRON. BOX 466 ■ - RICHMOND, YA. ^ CURE! Gives Qalofc Relief aU swelling in 8 toaa days; cffe^a a permanent cuw in 30 to 60 day*. Trial trcatnxwU viven free. Nothlngcao be fasrtf Write Or.». H. ttreen't Sonfr* D«clali«tt. Box B Atlanta. Si»' If there is any one thing that a woman dreads more than another it is a surgical operation. We can state \\dthout fear of a contradiction that there are hun dreds, yes, thousands, of operations performed upon women in our hos pitals which are entirely unneces sary and many have been avoided by LYDIA E.PINKH AM’S VEGETABLE COMPOUND For proof of this statement read the following letters. Mrs. Barbara Base, of Kingman, Kansas, WTites to Mrs. Pinkham: “ For eight years I suffered from the most severe form of female troubles and was told that an operation was my only hope of recovery. I wrote Mrs. Pinkham for advice, and took Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, and it has saved my life and made me a well woman.” Mrs. Arthur R House, of Church Road, Moorestown. N. J., writes: “I feel it is my dutj^ to let people know what Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vege table Compound has done for me. I Bnffered from female troubles, and last Marcli my physician decided that ao operation was necessary. My husband objected, and urged me to try Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, and to-day I am well and strong,” FACTS FOR SICK WOfMEN. For thirty years Lydia E. Pink ham’s Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, has been the standard remedy for female ills, and has positively cured thousands 01 women who have been troubled with displacements, inflammation, ulcera- tioi^ fibroid tumors, irreralarities, periodic i>ains, and backache. Mrs. Pinkham inTites all sick women to write her for advice. Site has raided thousands to health* Address, liynn, Mass. Life of the Woods. It is imagined that the birdp aij4 beasts of prey are to be envied, but the small shy creatures really get Just as much, if not more, joy in life. It may be that one mouse in a litter goes one night to feed an owl. That’s bad for the mouse, but he was prob ably disobedient and refused to squat at the warning from his mother. This is a kingdom v/here the laws of life are. learned and obeyed. The punishment for disobedience is death. —Badminton Magazine. So. 31-’08. TOILET ANTISEPTIC Keeps tiie breath* teetli, mouth and body”~ antiseptscally clean and free from uft*-- healthy germ*li£e and disagreeable odor*^ which water, soap and tooth preparation*" clone c;:nnot do. A germicidal, d i s i n - fbcting and deodor izing toilet requisite of exceptional ex cellence and econ omy. Invaluable for inflamed eyes, throat and nasal and uterine catarrh. At drug and toilet stores, SO cents, or by mail postpaid. Large Tilal Sample WITH “health and B£AUTY’ THEPAXTOH TOILET CO., Boston.Mass.' MrjNrt p:‘ BOOK BENT FREK GIN REPAIRS SAWS. R(BS, Bristle Twine, Babbit, Sc., for aay 1 of Gin EfSGIIMCS, BOIE-ERS and RRESSC9 and Repairs for same. ShafUns, Pulleys, BelUns, l» lectors. Pipes, Valves and nttinss. Light Saw, Shli^e, and LaUi Mills, Gasoline Cncincs Cane Miffs In stock. LOMBARD IRON WORKS AND SUF*F*1.> COMPANY. Auausta. Ga. MEN of the feet, but made natural foot you do not readily, write us for directions how to secure them. FRED. F. FIELD CO., Brockton, Mass MAK ST RnEtentl American Cotton College For tlie education of Farmers, Clerks, Merchants, Warehousc|iMn, CottoH Bayers, Manufo^turers, and all oth^s, youmi^ old, who are unablei to elmaufy and put the correct Taluation on 18 Grades of Colton. Thirty day scholarship* ill our sample rooms, or six weeks’ ccrraspoadcnee course under exj»ert cotton meef wiU CM&plete you. Bif deiaand for cotton graders and cotton buyers. Session opent Sept. 1st. CorrespoR**eikce course year rousd. Write at once for furtiierpartieularsi Railroad Malaria Makes Pale Blood ^ The Old Standard GRO TASTHI/SSS CHIl/I/ TONIC, drives out Malaria and builds up th<* system. You know what you are taking’. The formula is plainly printed on every little, showing it is simply Quinine and Iron in a tasteless, and the most effectual form. For adults and children. Here and There. Some men run into debt but don^fe even try to crawl out. ME IN Bi fit ‘15c, Id stamps ire sud a lOJ I'AOK tfuOK string the experteaoe of a praetiual i^>uUr]r Haiaer—uot an but a iiian worUu^ lor Uoii&M aud cento— you cannot spend years 1 If you isrlve tnem 'ltel& cannot do tbis EAFvN MONEY unless you understand them and know how to cater to their requirements, and srou cannot spend years and dollars learning by experience, so you must buy the knowledge required by others. We offer this to you for only X centa. Yeu want them to pay their own way. even If 5'ou merely keep them as a diversion. In order to handle Fowls iudiciously, you must know some- tning: about them. To meet this want we are seuingr a book g:iv!ng the experience of a practical poultry raiser for (Only 25c.) twenty-five years. It was written by a man who put all his mind, and tiAe, and money to making a success of Chick en raising—not as a pastime, but as a business—and if you will profit by his twen ty-five years’ work, you can save many Chiclcs annually, and make your Powto earn dollars for you. The point Is. that you must be sure to detect trouble In the Poultry Yard as soon m It appears, and know how to remedy it. This book will teach you. It tells how to detect and cure disease; to feed for eggs and also for fattening; which Fowls to save for breeding' purposes; and everything. Indeed, you sliouid know on this subject to make it profitab’*. Sent postpaid for ^wenty- av« ewita In BOOK PUBJ-iSIIING HOUSE, 134 Leonard St., NewTofkClll