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Published Every Thursday Morning.
Jno.lt. ItODGHJS, Editor and Publisher
Perry, Thursday, May 61.
Apply the measure of merit, and
vote accordingly.
Political favors may influence the
Houston vote for some of the state
candidates, but we don’t believe it.
Test "circumstances alter cases”
is., an allegation that "comes in
handy” to political heelers occasion
ally.
A fire Masonic temple will soon
be completed in Columbus, Ga., and
the fraternity expect a great occa
sion at itB dedication.
tSsNOR Estrada Palma, president
of Cuba, speaks in the highest termB
of the treatment accorded the island
by the government of the United
States.
Rev. M. A. Jerkins of Dublin,
pastor of the Perry Baptist church
several years ago, is now assisting in
a revival at the Central Baptist
church of Atlanta.
Next Tuesday the government of
Cuba will pass from the control of
the United States, and with the in
auguration of President Palma, the
Ropublio of Cuba will be established.
At the recent annual meeting of
the Federation of Women’s Clubs at
San Francisoo, the proposition to
admit a Massachusetts club of oolor-
ed women was defeated by a large
majority.
that
If ftie <$clbration frequently made
at "Terrell is a clean man” is in
tended as a reflection upon either of
hie opponents, those who use it must
be exceedingly "hard up” for cam
paign argument.
Hon, W. J. Bryan passed through
Macon last Sunday enroute to Flor
ida and Cuba. While on the trip,
and before, he said practically that
be is not a candidate for the presi
dency, and that he has no political
•aspirations for the future.
Campaign Misfits.
Thursday of this week there will
be a meeting of Georgia fruit grow
ers in Macon, when speoifio agree
ments concerning the selection cf
commission men, and other matters
concerning the shipment and sale of
-fruit will be entered into;
Last Thursday the democrats of
Gumter county nominated their lo
cal oandidateB. James A. Hixon and
W. T. Lane were nominated for the
legislature. Tax Collector Dunn,
who had ocoupied the office twelve
years, was defeated by 2G votes.
About 800 citizens of Valdosta
and vicinity attended the exposition
at Charleston, S. C., last Friday, and
it is said that besides enjoying the
exposition, they d^d good work ad
vertising the Georgia state fair to
\be held at Valdosta next October.
A university at Atlanta, establish
ed and maintained by the Presbyte
rian Synod of Georgia, is said to be
a probability of the near future.
The proposition has been made, and
the Journal urges Atlanta people to
..see that the requirements are met.
' The seventh distriot Masonic con
vention has just held an annual
meeting at Rome, Ga., the best in
its history. A number of grand mas
ters from different states were pres
ent. The fine new Masonic temple
was dedicated,and work in the third
degree was performed.
Admiral W. T. Sampson died in
"Washington City last Thursday, his
health having been gradually giving
way for a year or more, involving
tfhe loss of his mind, The burial
was with publio naval honors. He
was 62 years old when retired from,
active service last February.
Bf&
Jr Both in the United States and
Cuba forces are at work for the an
nexation of the island to the United
states. Of course nothing definite
is-expected in the very near future,
■but it is anticipated that persuasion
•-and commercial arguments w ill bring
About a formal request for annexa
tion within a few years.
That Georgia is surely democratic
in politics cannot be other than a
condition of which the good and
thoughtful people should be justly
proud, but it cannot be denied that
the absence of a ay contradictory po
litical force of reputable strength
has given opportunity for campaign
methods that are neither necessary
nor cammondable.
In the presofit campaign for the
governorship of Georgia, three able,
upright and worthy gentlemen ask
for the suffrage of the democratic
voters, Either would well serve the
state, There is no excuse for any
thing other than straight-forward,
upright personal preference, yet
there have appeared not a few vaga
ries, evasions and contortions in the
campaign.
Last week the Home Journal con
tained an editorial article entitled
Spice iu the Campaign.” The last
paragraph of that article was repro
duced by the Atlanta Journal with
out comment. Separate from the
main portion of the article, the par
agraph gave warrant to an interpre
tation entirely contrary to the pur
pose of its author. That was a con
tortion by the Atlanta Journal, a
misleading quotation.
In his speeches Mr. Guerry has
declared that the men directly in
terested in the sale of liquor ia
Georgia, the railroads and other
corporations and the men who con
spire to control the politics of the
state almost unanimously favored
the candidacy of Mr. Terrell. He
also declared that the railroads and
other corporations escaped just tax
ation, that lobbyism at the state
ioapitol had become outrageously
bold and successful, that free passes
in the hands of state officials was
absolutely wrong, eto. The declara
tions have not beeu denied, though
Mr. Guerry has been called a politi
cal soold, and accused of being abu
sive and offensively personal. No
denial of fact has been presented,
though there has been some vioious
personalities directed against Mr.
Guerry. On this line campaign va
garies appear.
In a recent open letter to the oth
er candidates Mr. Guerry decimal
that in 1899 state oonviots had been
leased to a certain person, or com
pany, at a certain price, and then
sub-leased at double that price. In
vestigation was suggested. The
prison commissioners indignantly
denounced as false any insinuation
of improper conduct in their admin
istration of convict affairs, but there
was no denial of the statement of
faot. This might be termed an eva
sion.
One day last week Chancellor
falter Hill at Athens received a po
litical le,ttor that was evidently in
tended for Warner Hill, campaign
manager for Ool. Terrell, candidate
for governor. The letter was sent
to the manager of the Guerry clubs
at Atlanta, and by him published.
The letter asked for “reduced” rail-
rood fare to Atlanta that the writer
might oonfer with the Terrell man
agers with the hope of "fixing
things” in a county then considered
safe for Mr. Guerry. Friends of
Mr. Terrell condemned Chancellor
Hill for his disposition of the letter,
but said nothing about the "shady”
purpose of the author of the letter.
Here is another political vagary.
These are but a few samples.
It may appear strange, but it is a
faot, that there has been no charge
nor insinuation against Editor Estill
or his methods in the gubernatorial
campaign.
Tbe above is not written in a spir
it of partisanship, but because it
seems to us that Mr. Guerry iB be
ing unjustly censured. He deserves
commendation, und because of his
well-defined attitude this writer pro
poses to vote for him.
Terrible Destruction of Life.
It seeniB strange that a man who
gained great official station by acci
dent should attempt to "hold down”
men who gained similar station by
work and merit, but recent reports
from Washington say just that of
President Roosevelt. Soon the gov
ernment of France will, dedicate a
monument at Washington to one of
the greatest statesmen of that coun
try. On that occasion it was pro
posed to bestow decorations of hon
or upon several worthy citizens of
the tjnited States. On the list were
the names of Gen. Milos and Admi
ral Dewey, but those names were
erased by Rooseft elt, tfie story says.
A man of small calibre may be great
by accident, but never in fact.
Last Thursday, following earth
quake shocks, there was a volcanic
eruption of Mt. Pelee, on the island
of Martinique, French West Indies,
The chief city of that island was
St. Pierre, with 25,000 inhabitants.
That city was totally destroyed, and
very few of the inhabitants escaped
with their lives.
The first eruption was on Monday
of last week, followed by others
more devastating.
Ships in the harbor were ocer-
whelmed and their crews killed, and,
in another town of the island de-;
struction was almost as great, cora-j
paratively.
Neighboring islands also suffered
terribly, and the death list is esti
mated at 40,000.
The aggregate damage is said to
exceed that when Pompeii was de
stroyed.
Concerning the awful catastrophe,
a dispatch on May 11th says: St.
Pierre was destroyed in the twink-
liug of an eye, and that not forty of
the inhabitants escaped; Outlying
districts were inundated, and the
whole northern portion of the island
was burning at that time, denuded
'of vegetation, a rocky wilderness.
Our congress has voted $200,000
as a relief fund, and at least one U.
S. cruiser has been sent to Martin
ique to afford relief. The calamity
has elicited prompt offers of assist
ance from many nations.
A series of earthquakes in Gaute-
mala did considerable damage last
week. In several cities and villages
much property was destroyed and a
few people killed. There have also
been reports of earthquakes in Alas
ka, as well as in many islands other
thau the awful catastrophes on Mar
tinique and St. Vincent Islands in
French ann British West Indies.
Recuntly Gov. Davis of Arkansas,
in answer to a petition, agreed to
pardon a negro convict provided he
would spend the balance of his life
in Massachusetts. The negro was
allowed 80 days within which to acl
<*||| t.iio pardon with its conditions.
11 ip* Li i fc clear that the governor is
entirely- merciful, as the conditions
might be unjust to the negro, or to
Massachusetts,
From the Georgia department of
agriculture it is reported that 475,-
000 tonB of commercial fertilizers
have been sold iu the state this
yeaF, against 478,000 tons sold last
year. The general impression is that
the- acreage of the cotton crop in
Georgia is practically the same as
last year, with the indications in fa
vor of a slight increase.
The Farmers’ National Congress
to be held at Macon next falji will be
attended by 1600 delegates, and
there may be a comprehensive dis
play of Georgia farm products.
Laxative Chocolates cure chronic
constipation and liver trouble. Pleas
ant to take. Purely vegetable. Guar
anteed, at Cater’s Drugstore.
Low Rates via Central of Georgia
Railway.
State Convention Grand Lodge
K. of P., Valdosta, Ga., May 20-21,
1902. Tickets will be sold at rate
of one fare for the round trip (mini
mum rate 50 cents) from all ticket
stations in Georgia, May 19-20,
with final return limit May 23,1902.
Grand Lodge I. O. O. F., Atlanta,
Ga., May 27-29, 1902. One fare for
the round trip (minimum rate 50cts)
from all ticket stations in Georgia.
Tickets on sale for afternoon trains
May 26, all trains May 27, and for
trains scheduled to arrive at Atlanta
during forenoon of May 28, with fi
nal return limit May 30, 1902.
Georgia State Educational Asso
ciation, Tybee, Ga., June 19-21,
1902. Tickets one fare for round
trip (minimum rate 50 cents) from
all ticket stations in Georgia. Tick
ets on sale June 17, 18, 19, with fi
nal return limit June 23, 1902.
For further information ask the
ticket agent.
$100 Reward, $100.
The readers of this i
paper will he pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall’s Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitu
tional disease, requires a constitutional treat 1
ment. Hall’s catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving the pa
tient strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its curative
powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars for
any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of
testimonials. •
Address. F. J. CHENY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, T5.
Hall’B Family Fills are the best.
TO MAKE HAY
WHILE THE SUN SHINES
Fatf Mmmb Tmts Maeame*
The best on the market. I also sell Reapers, Binders,
Mowers, Rakes; in fact all of D. M. Osborne’s Harvesting
Machinery, and Harrows of every description.
I make the best Flour and Meal on the market. If you
warn anything' I sell, write me and I’ll come to see you.
A. J. HOUSER, Eva, Ga.
Houston People jn® Need Shoes
'are hereby notified that
Mr. J. Henry King 1
is again with the>
STRONG SHOE CO„
368 Second Street, MACON, GA.,
where he will be glad to see and serve his friends.
Mmm &MBEBB
will receive prompt and careful attention.
WE PROPOSE
TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR
Good and Stylish Shoos.
In style, quality and price we propose to give satisfaction in
Shoes for Men, Women and Children. If the kind or size
you want is not in our stock, we’ll take your order and have
it promptly and satisfactorily filled.
KNOX HYGIENIC SHOES EOR MEN,
The Shoes for Comfort,
furnished to order. Unequaled for comfort, as they are
made to fit the feet. If you want SOLID COMFORT in
Shoes, get a pair at the
SEIFERT SHOE STORE,
FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA.
We Are
With our Spring lin i of
CLOTHING.
Everything New,
Send its your orders or
call to see us.
MACON, GEORGIA.
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