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Doea a College Education Pay?
Georga’s Convict Farm* -
Augusta Herald. i “Benjamin F. Blackburn, who
There are many arguments for; was already thoroughly familiar
and against a college' ^
Leading Lumber Men may Combine.
a college education,
some of them reasonable, some of
them decidedly the other thing.
Situe assert that a career of useful
ness in the common-place events, oi !
life ts frequently marred by the high
er education, others think the four
years of college life detrimental to
iuanners and morals, and consider
<C absurd for a university eduoation
to be given a boy, as is so frequent
ly the case, whc? has not previously
mastered the elementary branches.
There is reason for this last. It is
reported that only twenty out of
sixty students in an English class at
Northwestern University were able
to pass a simple examination in
spelling. It has also become almost
e,u axiom that "“college men are bad
ifjotimen.” If the chirography or
orthography are so Conspicuous for
their absence it is reasonable to sup
.pose that other of the English
branches that should be preparatory
to the higher studies are also badly
neglected andjthat the folly of build
iug a structure upon sand is made
evident when the sDress and strain
comes and the necessity arises for a
rock-bottom foundation.
Conditions being favorable for a
‘‘finished education,” however, there
are more arguments in favor of the
college traiuing than there are
against it, and theqo are most fofoi
bty summed up by President Hyde,
•of the Bowdoln College, who speaks
with the voice of experience and
whose deductions carry with them
their own best oorament.
In reply to the question, Does a
college education pay? President
Hyde is reported as saying:
“To bo at homo in all lands and
all ages; to count nature a familiar
acquaintance aud art- an intimate
.friend; to gain a standard for the
^appreciation of other men’s work
und the criticism of one’s own; to
•carry the keys of the world’s library
<*u one’s pooket and feel its resources
behind one in every task, he under
takes; to make hosts of friends
among the men of one’s own age
who are to be leaders in all walks of
life; to lose one’s self in generous
enthusiasms and oo-operate with
others for oommou ends; to learn
manners from students who are gen
tlemen and form, character under
professors who are Christians—-t
are, the returns of a college for the
best four years of one’s life.”
Millions Owned by Americans.
According to an estimate recently
published by the New York Herald
there are 3,828 millionaires in the
United States, owning real and per
sonal property to the aggregate val
ue of not loss than $16,000,000,000.
If this colossal sum of money
■could be parceled out among the
people of this country every man,
woman and ohild wpuld reoeive $210,
or if divided out among the people
of this state the per oapita would be
$8,000. The Vanderbilt family'alone
is credited with possessions amount
ing to $800,000,000. John D. Rock
ofeller is probably the riohest.indi
vidual property owner in the United
States.
All of the real and personal prop
erty in this country is valued at
$81,000,000,000, and one-fifth of
this amount is owned by individuals
worth more than a million each.
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A grain of sand in the eye can
■cause exoruoiating agony. A grain
of pepper in place of the grain of
eaud intensifies the torment. The
pain is not confined to the organs
affected. The whole body feels the
shock of that little irritating parti
cle. It is so when there is any de
rangement or disorder of the deli
cate womanly organs. The disor
der may seem trivial but the whole
body feels it. The nervous system
is disordered. There are fretful
ness, irritability, sullenness and de
pression of spirits. The general
health of woman depends on the
local health of the organs peculiarly
feminine. . Remove the drains, ulcer
ations, bearing down pains, and
other afflictions of woman, and the
whole body feels the benefit. Dr.
Pierce’s Favorite Prescription is a
specific for the diseases that under
mine the strength of women. It is
free from opium; cocaine, and other
narcotics poisons which enter into
many other preparations for woman’s
use. It makes weak women strong
and sick wqmen well. '
Subscribe for the Home, Journal
with the subject, recently made an
extended tour through Georgia to
ascertain the present-conditions of
the convict system in this state, and
the results so far attained. In an
article called ‘Farming Out Con
victs’in the April number of Frank
Leslie’s Popular Monthly, he has set
forth the results of his investigation,
and in speaking, of the state farm,
ht> sayB: “Both in sanitary environ
ment and regulation and moral cus
todianship, the farm is a splendid
improvement on the old system, or
any system in the world, for that
matter. The inmates have an abun
dance of air, room and medical care,
whereas their food is more varied
than in the camps of the able-bod
ied. In addition, the work required
of them is no more severe than that
which they followed prior to impris
onment.
“The farm is not operated under
lease contract, but directly by the
state, for the reason that it had been
demonstrated that the lessee did
not always show the care in nursing
the diseased and disabled that con
ditions demanded and could not bo
expected to look after their medical
care with the same consideration as
would the state. The lessee was
hot a promoter of sanitariums. He
paid his money, for the labor of the
individual, per head, and naturally
enough wanted its value in toil.
The hospital rat had no welcome in
his camp. Under the existing law
the camp physician is, expected to
guard against possible wrong by .de
porting the afflicted to state farms
as soon as it shall appear that infir
mities have set in.
“There are under the manage
ment of the Btate farm at present
167 aged and infirm ?nen, 85 wom
en and 19 boys and girls under 16
years of age.- Among this number
there’ are only four white women.”
Making It Pay.
1 Atlanta Constitution -
A report is current in Atlanta th&t
a gigantic combine of representa
tive southern wholesale dealers and
manufacturers of sash, doors, blinds
and other building material has been
formed to maintain- a certain price
list. An additional report has been
pent ofctfc from Chicago to the effect
that forty-five wholesale dealers and
manufacturers of building material,
representing the principal cities from
Philadelphia to the Rocky moun
tains, are about to enter into a com
bination to establish a list of prices
on the product of the factories.
Coupled with the l'eport is the
statement that two Atlanta concerns
are in the first named deal, but this
is denied by managers of both. The
Woodward Lumber Company arid
the Colcord-Williams Lumber Com
pany are the firms mentioned, and
D. Woodward, of the former, and
A. R. Golcord, of the latter, declare
the report to be entirely erroneous.
Mr. Golcord states that such a move
ment was agitated about four
months ago but that it failed of ma
terialization.
The Atlanta dealers disclaim any
knowledge whatever of the Chicago
story, and state that they have
heard nothing of any such proposed
combine. It is reported from Chi
cago that a meeting in the interest
of the movement is to beheld Thurs
day at the Auditorium hotel in thut
city.
According to the story prevalent
, here, the trust of southern dealers
has already been formed and officers
elected. The principal cities in the
states of Georgia, Alabama, Florida,
South Carolina and a portion of
North Carolina and Virginia are said
to be represented. Among the Geoi>
gia cities are mentioned Atlanta, Sa
vannah, Augusta and Macon.
What agriculture needs is not
more land, but larger crops on tuo
land we have. No farther known
the limits of possible productively,
of his land, for no matter how heavy
the orops may have been, it is possi
ble to increase the yield a little, or a
little more. Average farming does
not pay. The average farmer may
continue to maintain the integrity of
soul and body by smothering one
and working the other beyond rea
son; but this 4s not even making a
living. It is continuing to exist
without adequate reason.^glt is easy
enough to calculate the cost of and
returns from any given crop, aud it
will be found in all cases that there
is no profit unless the yield of the
crops is above average. To have
larger JcropB, we must have better
farming. Better farming does not
mean more work, but better work,
and better work means that the in
tellect with all its acquired knowl
edge must be employed,—-Farm and
Ranch.
BETTER THAN PILLS.
The question has been asked,
“In what way are Chamberlain’s
Stomach & Liver Tablets superior
to pills?’? The answer is: They
are easier and more pleasant to
take, more mild and gentle in efi
foot and more reliable,as they can
always be depended upon. Then
they cleanse and invigorate the
stomaoh and leave the bowels in a
natural condition, while pills are
more harsh in effect pnd. their use
is often followed by constipation.
For sale by all dealers in Perry,
Warren & Lowe, Byron.
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A habit of constantly looking upon
the dark side of things, of thinking
something terrible is going to hap
pen, that we ’ are unfortunate, that
fate is against us, that we were born
under an unlucky star, and that our
lives are comparative failures; a hab
it of thinking that we perhaps, are
not so smart as others who have suc
ceeded, and that we have overesti
mated our ability; in other words, a
habit of worrying or o ! f self-depre
ciation will, after a while, dwarf the
highest ideals,—April Success. 1
Stops the Cough and Works off
» Hue cold.
V'Laxative iBrbrno Quinine Tablets
cures a cold in one day. No cure,
No pay. Price, 25 cents.
A great hardware trust, repre
senting,a capital of $120;OQO,OQO;
has been * formed by the leading
jobbers of the cauntry.
The man who kicks and growls
because the newspapers don’t pub
lish everything they know about
everybody, is referred to this truth
ful exposition of the case from the
editor of,an exchange: “A man told
pi the other day that we did not
publish all the things that happen
ed. We should say we don’t. In the
first place we have others who de
pend on us for a living. If we pub
lished all that happened we would
soon be with the angels. In order
to please the people we must print
only the nice things about them and
leave the rest to the gossip. Yet, it
is a fact, we don’t print all the news.
If we did, wouldn’t it make spicy
reading? But this would be for one
week only, The next week you
would read our obituary, and there
would be another editor in heaven.”
Tis Easy To Feel Good.
Countless thousands have found
a blessing to the body in Dr.
King’s New Life Pills which posi
tively pure Constipation, Sick
Headache, Dizziness, Jaundice,
Malaria, Fever and Ague aud all
Liver and Stomach troubles.
Purely vegetable; never gripe or
weaken. Only 25o at Holtzclaw’s
drug store. .
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.Of the 110,000 American soldiers
who participated in the Mexican
war only about 5,000 are living. At
ia reunion held in Independence, Mo.,
hot long ago, 47 of these veterans
were present and their average age
was 79 years.
A GOOD PLACE.
Notice is hereby given to ladies and
gentlemen who visit Macon that Mrs.
W. H. Houser is now running a, first-
olass Boarding House at 755 Cherry St.
which is very near the business center
of the city, and she will be pleased to
serve them meals at 25c. each.
GEORGIA—Houston County.
L. L. Barker, administrator of estate
of W. M. Barker, deoeased, has applied
for dismission from said trust.
This i s therefore to cite all persons con
cerned to appear at the May term,
1902, of the court of Ordinary of said
county, aud show cause,if any they have,
who said application should not be
granted.
Witness mv official signature tliis
February 8,1902. .
SAM. T. HURST, Ordinary.
GEORGIA—Houston County.
O. O. Duncan, Executor estate of Mrs.
A. A. Havis, deceased, has applied for
dismission from said trust.
This is therefore to cite all persons con
cerned to appear at the May term,
1902, of the court of Ordinary of said
county and show .cause, if any they
have, why said, application should not
be granted.
Witness, my official signature this
SEE, ZD*.
-GBOOEKIES AND COUNTRY PRODUCE,
Cor. Second and Poplar Sts., MACON, CA.
AGENCY FOR TB|
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STEEL
WDVEHWIIE
Made of large, strong wires, heavily galvanized. ’ 58,HC *'
Amply provides for expansion and contrac- '*
tion. Only Best Bessemer steel wires ^
used, always of uniform quality. ^
Hovo# goes wrong no matter
Show great a strain
Is put on it. Does
not mutilate, but
does efSckntly turn
cattle, horses,
hvt$$ pigs.
<&VERY BOD m AMERICAN FENGK GUARANTEED*
by the manufacturers.
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<5all and wee it. Can show you how it willj save you money and fence
your fields so they will stay fenced.
All TO
"WITH TO?
WE SELL
Harvesting Machinery,
Disc Plows,
Harrows,
Hay Presses,
Buggies,
Wagons,
Harness,
Laprobes, pc.
We can quote you some
.mighty low prices now.
A big lot Second-Hand Buggies
at your own price.
THE WILLIAMS BUGGY COMPANY,
MACON, GEORGIA.
C. H U H N,
DEALER IN
SPORTING GOODS.;
April 7,1902. \
SAM. T. HURST, Ordinary.
Bicycles, Baseball Goods, Fishir.g Tackle, Guns, Bistols, etc. Hand
some Specialties, Pocket and Table Cutlery, Mechanics’ Tools. ,
Repairing of Guns, Bicycles, Etc.
520 MULBERRY ST. ■ - MACON, GEORGE
Ittli liisfet ©«ii Witeiw^
At $1.50, $1.75 $2 and $8 £er Gallon,
DIRECT TO CONSUMER, SAVING MIDDLEMENS’ PROFITS.
All Express Charges paid by me on all -packages o
TWO GALLONS or more; Terms, cash with order
Send yomr order and write for Descriptive Circul ar of Wane
arad Brandies, t References, the Comsnecia! Agencies; or an
Merchant Here.
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J. Hi WOOLLEY, Cherryrille. N. C.