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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. — 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. —.—*-•-* 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. . ——- ►..#-* .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| ait 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. ' t. <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. ■ ■ - ■ -• • •: f-J . \ ,f ' . ■ - ■ J. Hi WOOLLEY, Cherryrille. N. C.