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JOHKmg HODGES, Propr. DEVOTED TO HOWIE INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE. &X.SO a Year in Adrance.
VOL. XXXII.
PERRY, HOUSTOH COUNTY, GA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1903.
NO. 2,
Cuba’s “Back-Bone” Railroad.
Immigration to the Southwest.
Atlanta Constitution.
The infant republic of Cuba
seems to be earnestly proceeding
on the maxim that God helps
those who help, themselves. Thus
far the Cubans, as/& new nation
ality, have put to shame the con
fident predictions of a few months
ago that they would make a sorry
out of paddling their own govern
mental canoe. Not only have
our swart brethren of the summer
seas exhibited sagacious and self-
confident qualities of local self-
government, as American diplo
macy is beginning t6 perceive,
but the material progress of the
long-ravaged isle has been most
gratifying, and even remarkable.
Of course, outside capital is large
ly instrumental in exploiting the
praotically undeveloped resources
of Cuba, but the Cubans have in
spired the confidence that was
necessary to put capital to work.
One of Cuba’s greatest commer
cial needs was an east and west
railway connecting Havana with
Santiago. For centuries the two
cities have been almost as com
pletely separated for purposes of
trade as if an ocean divided them.
The intervening distance is not
so great, but obstacles in the way
of mountains, forests and the tin
speakable Cuban.roads, were nev
er overcome under Spanish rule.
Perhaps if the governor-goneral at
Havana had been able to send the
re-enforcements at his command
to Santiago at the time the latter
city was ihVested bv the American
army and navy, there would have
been a different story to tell, so
far, as Spanish resistance was con
cerned. There being no railroad,
and an overland march out of the
question, General Toral could not
be' re-enforced. The inaccessible
condition of the eastern half of
the island was also probably res
ponsible for Cuban independence
in that for fifty years it afforded
a safe field of operation for the
successive liberators down to Go
The Ten Years’ war of i
conducted
The Future of Georgia Dane Syrup. I
Macon' Telegraph Albany Herald
The New Orleans Times-Demo- No South Georgia farm prod-
crat expects to see in the course uct is coining to the fore more
of the winter the largest immigra- rapidly than cane syrup. No more
tion movement ever known in the careful attention is being paid by
Southwest/ It says the Southern some of the'section’s most intelli-
Pacific railroad has 686 land and gent and progressive farmers to
immigration agents working in any crop than to sugar cane,
the North .and West, “nearly all, while improved processes for the
whom report progress made, \ manufacture of syrup are being
the conditions 'excelleut and the generally introduced
prospects promising.’^ This rail- j There is a wide and increasing
road is extending its immigration demand for the best grade of syrup
operations daily and expect to For years pdst the maple product
have 1,600 agents at work before ! has practically enjoyed a monop-
January 1904! j oly in this field, being pronounc-
In regard to the work already \ ed by epicures the most palatable
done, we are told that the agents ■ syrup manufactured, and as such
559
Cherry.
Macon,
Ga.
mez.
generation ago was
from the fastnesses of eastern
Cuba.
The recent opening of the so-
cilled “Back-bone’’ Railway
which traverses the island for a
distance of 800 miles from east to
west, gives the chief cities of Cuba
direct railroad communication
with each other, and there can be
little doubt that the enterprise
will exhibit a strong influence in
developing the splendid dormant
resources of the whole island, par
ticularly the mineral and timber
resources of the east side. New
plantations will be opened and
towns built, and new life will be
infused in the lethargic land
Truly, Cuba’s Niobe face is turn
ed hopefully to the smiling sun
of progress.
For the first time in five years
the great tunnel of the Niagara
Is power company was emp
in
tied during the past summer
order that it might be thoroughly
inspected. The managers wished
to know its condition after 82,400
000 cubic feet of water had rushed
through it every hour for five
years. Accordingly the tunnel
was inspected for signs of wear
Every one of its 19,000,000 bricks
was in place and perfect. No
signs of wear were found, although
one-thirtieth part of the stream
of Niagara/is constantly in use
Cordially invites the
inspect the
people of Houston County to call and
ienoitiful and complete line of
of the Southern Pacific have sold j unquesbioningly accepted by the
during the past year 1,800,000 j public. The supply of, maple
acres of land in Louisiana and syrup of the highest quality' has
Texas and caused the investment been less than the demand, and
of twelve million^ dollars in irri- there have been rank impostures
gation canals, rice mills and oth- on the market in the shape of
er manufacturing enterprises. It cheap adulterations,
is stated that immigrants have The greatest stumbling block
been moving into the’ Southwest which our syrup has found in its
at the rate of from two to three pathway to popularity is lack of
thousand each week and that the j enterprise on the part of our fannr
number is likely to increase to ers and others who prepare the
five thousand a week in the course j product for market. This trouble
Comprising Dress Goods of every description. Ladies Tail
ored Suits. Separate Skirts, Cloaks, Capes, Furs, Silk and
Flannel Waists, Petticoats, Winter Underwear for Ladies,
Men and Children, Zephyr Goods, such as Shawls, Capes
and Fascinators, Good Black Hose, and special values in
Bed Spreads/Table Linen, Napidns ^nd Towels, Corsets,
Gloves, HandKerchiefs, Chiffon Buffs and Domestics.
MR. FRANK M. HOUSER,
formerly of Houston County, will taKe great pleasure in
of the winter. Jjetthis movement
go on, Increasing every year, and
it will not be long before the
waste.places of the Southwest will
be ssttled and the whole region
will be populous and prosperous
beyond all expectation. j
The same effort is not being
made to indues immigration intol
the Southeast, although the South
ern and other roads have done j
and are doing much. Attracting,
desirable immigration is one of
the most imporant means of ma
terial upbuilding and should re
ceive more attention in this sec
tion than it Has hitherto. Those
who rejoice in the development of
our material resources without
thought of personal benefit should
be as much interested in immi
gration as in the building of fac
tories.
An Educational Catechism.
has frequently been pointed out
by the Herald. The average man
ufacturer persistently puts up his
syrup in old kegs and Darrels that
have previously contained vine
gar, cider or spirituous liquors,
placing it on the market in that
unattractive shape. By .degrees,
however, the more enterprising
farmers have tried sealing their
syrup in fresh tins or bottles, and
have in every case found the ex
periment unexpectedly successful.
Now, for the first time in the
history of the South, we ''find
“Georgia cane syrup, in tins,”
quoted in the regular lists of brok
erage firms and whole sale provis
ion dealers. And it is gratifying
to note that, while the annual
supply is insreasing, the price
holds| up. A really good article
is worth more today than it was
several years ago.
Georgia cane syrup seems to be
Every Bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough
Remedy Warranted.
We guarantee every bottle
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and
will refund the money to anyone
who is not satisfied after using
two thirds of the contents. This
is the best remedy in the world
for la grippe, coughs, colds, croup
and whooping cough and is pleas-
*Snt and safe to take. It prevents
any tendency of a cold to result
in pneumonia. All druggists.
Souteern Education Board.
Is the child the supreme inter
est of the State?
Is the education of the clild
the greatest investmenet of the
State?
Can there be any better test of
true citizenship than activity for
public education?
Should the payment of taxes
for schools be considered more of
a priviledge than a duty?
Is it a wrong to the child to
keep him in a poor school nearby
when he might attend a good con
solidated school a mile or two
away?
Can the problem of education
in the South be solved without
direct taxation?
Should we expect an efficient
system of public schools if we do
not have non partisan specialists
as school officials?
Can we employ suitable teach
ers on poor saleries? _ /■
Is manual training in the
schools a necessity or a luxury?
Is the influence of attractive
school houses and grounds of de
cided educative value?
Should we emphasize only those
studies that contribute most to
the usefulness of the pupil in af
ter life?
Can the South rise to industrial
prominence without industrial ed-
ucatiou?
Would agricultural courses in
the public schools greatly increase
the product of Southern farms?
forging to the front. It is “all
right.” and therp is bound to be a
place for it in the commercial
world. The writer has seen green
cane syrup, manufactured and
bottled in an adjoihing county
last month that will hold its own
with the best article ever made
from Canadian or Nev/ England
maple sap. South Georgians will
find nothing remarkable in this
statement; and the rest of the
country is finding out the value
of the genuine Georgia article.
Heads Should Never Ache,
"Never endure this trouble. "Use at
once the remedy that stopped it for
Mrs. N. A. Webster, of Winnie, Ya.
She writes, “Dr. King’s New Life
Pills wholly cured me of sick head
aches I had suffered from for two
years.” Cure headache, constipation,
biliousness. 25 cents at Holtzclaw’s
Drugstore.
The Secret of Long Life
Consists in keeping all the main
organs of the body in healthy,
regular action, and in quickly de
stroying disease germs. Electric
Bitters regulate Stomach, Liver
and Kidneys, purify the blood,
and give a splendid appetite.
They work wonders, in curing Kid
ney Troubles, Female Complaints
Nervous Diseases, Constipation,
Dyspepsia, and Malaria. Viger
ous health and
follow their use.
anteed, H. M .
gist.
strength always
Only 50c, guar-
Holtzclaw drug
The Japanese induce sleep
through lessening the blood sent
to the brain by pressing upon the
carotid artery on either side be
low the angle 'of the jaw. Surgi
cal operations are performed on
subjects rendered unconscious in
this way; and it is suggested that
the method might be introduced
in this country.
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You
serving liis friends, either by mail or in person, if they will
call while in the city.
Satisfaction guaranteed, or money refunded.
Express paid on all cash orders of $5.00, or more, except Domestics.
LESSER’S,
659 CHERRY STREET.
MACON, GEORGIA
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Write for new .List of Books and farther particulars.
I also handle a Complete line of BOOKS AND STATIONARY, and give
special attention to Mail Orders,
My Houston County Friends are Invited to Call When In MacoN.
TV A. COLEMAN,-
308 Second Street! MACON, GA.
either need a Stove or a Range? If
so, I can fill your order and guaran
tee to do it satisfactorily. I carry a complete line of
National Steel Ranges (uDilastto,
Excelsior Stoves and Ranges,
New Enterprise Stoves,
Grand Oak Stoves ( 7 ~ 15 iuoh oveu with fuU
list of furniture, $8.50.
My fall stock of Crockery aud Housefurnisnings is even
moie complete than it has been heretofore.
CALDER 8. WILLINGHAM. JR
Triangular Block.
9 ■* l|1, 9
MACOls', GEORG- -
The Best Price For Cotton
Is the thing all farmers want when
they are ready to sell.
The Iron Warehouse
Near Depot. PERRY, GA.
is ready to serve all comers, with best facilities andfa deter
mination to give the best service.
BAGGING AND |TIES
for sale at lowest market priced
High-Grade Fertilizers For Grain and Fruit Treeei
Respectfully,
Bears the
Signature of
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BUY COTTON1SEBD
LIVERY STABLE ON MAIN STREET.aa
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