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t ■ UBUSHSO EVERY SATURDAY MoaXlXU AT OKAY, GEORGIA, —BY T. R. PENN..— Subscription Rates--|n Advance. .Oi\e Year. . 1 fiiX Months.' - T ... ‘fliroe - t - Entered at the Poshoftiee at Gray <3 a *s second class mail emitter. Potetoifice orders, drafts, .etc., should be (nude payable to T. It. I'sstf. Itates for advertising made known on application. 1 Communications for individual benefit, or ftf a personal character, charged for the same as advertisements. Marriage and obituary notice?, not ex tending one square, inserted without charge —over one square will be ciuirged for same as advertisements. Correspondents alone are responsible for opinions expressed by them through thes I). D. Holfenbeck wag attracted to wards tho Central City this week. Mr. M. D. Seaborn, of Atlanta, is on a visit to bis parents at this place. Mr. J. II. Bazenioreis now occu pying the hous6 owned by Mr. Win ters. Mr. J. P.Hightower is progressing very nicely with work at his stone quarry near here. Mr. E. Skmner, of Milledgcville, is on a visit to the famiiy of Mrs. Gallic Glawsoa this week. Col, It. V. Hardeman has eom p'eted his mill at this place and ie now ready to/grind for the public. Mrs. Green Roberts died at her home at Roberts Station Monday night. She leaves a host of chil dren to mourn her loss. There was a fine load of melons in town last Saturday. They were purchased by D. D, Holsenbeck, and being the first of the season met w ith ready sale. Hr. Henry Bonner brought a very fine melon to to ten last \Vednesday which he sold to a certain young man and it is said it disappeared very mysteriously. No one remem bers seeing him eat it. Misses Jackie, Essie and Sallie Stewart, who have been visiting their sister, Mrs. J. W, Jones, hava re turned to their home in Putnam county. We were pleased to have them call at onr office while here. We have been requested-to say that there will be a picnic at Gray on the 2Gth of July, and all aie in vited who will bring a basket or contribute something. Heretofore we have been crowded .with people who contributed nothing and con sequently there was not enough to eat, And as all Want to have a good time, every one who attends is earnestly requested to contribute something. T1IE PRIDE OF WOMAN. A clear pearly and transparent skin is always a sign of pure blood, and all persons troubled with dark, greasy, yellow or blotched skin eau rest assured that their blood is out of order. A few doses of BEGGS BLOOD PURIFIER & BLOOD M AKER will remove the cause and the skin will become clear and trails parent. Try it, and if satisfaction is not given it will cost you nothing. J t is fully HOLSENBECK warranted. For sale by D. D. GONE TO BEST One by one our good citizens are passing away. After a lingering ill ness Dr. T. U. Broddus died at his residence in this place on the morn ing of the I2tli inst. His remains were interred at the Methodist Com ctery the following day, Lev. O. C. Simmons conducting the fuuerai services. Although his death was not unexpected, yet, another home hold is made desolate by the monster trvant. Death. May the weening ie!.tivfs and friends find console! ion ia the thought that he is not dead Imt eleepeth, and has only gone before to await thru coming, —Ja.pcr Uonnty News, YOU GANNOT AFFORD At this season of the year to be jv'ithotit haisam in a the good house, reliable as cramps, diarrhoea col ic, diarrhoea and^ll inflammation the stomach and bowels are exceed ingly dangerous if not attended to. at one. One bottle of BEGG3 DIARRJ-HE A BALSAM will more good m vases of lhi« kind tlial S n y otlur medicine Ou earth. We. guarantee it. For sale by D. D Ci.fN SOX LOCALS. Mr. E. T. Ross visited Roms this week. Mr. Jim Turk was in town Suo day. Little Miss Leila Kingman is vis iting Mrs. Pope, Holmes Johnson spent several days m Macon this week. Miss Lois Johnson was sick for several days this week. Frank Hardeman has been at home sick for past ten days. A five year old “pet” in town dubs his play horses “Bids and Pills.” Judgo Richard Johnson returned to lus seat u* tho Hail of Legislation Sunday. Clinton is devoid of excitement, Marbles and croquet furnisuiug the pastime. Misses Mary Grier and niece spent Friday and Saturday with Mis. llufdeman, Mi-s Lois Johnson leaves next Monday to visit Miss Irene Bowen of llomieeilo. Mr. Mott Wrig’oy, viih Cobb, Cab intss & Cobb of Macon, was m the village Thursday. Rev. Ellison Cook has returned from Oxford and reports Ids boy slowly improving. Mrs. F. S. Johnson, Sr., and Mrs. R. F. Reynolds and children, of New Orleans, are m Clinton, Misses Bailie L.c Stewart and Leone Bonner returned home Mon day after a weeks stay in town. What a charm hath the watermelon as it groweth for the small boy! llow slowly it seemetli to ripen!! Mrs. S. II. Griswold lias returned to her home in Macon af.er several days visit to relatives and friends Jin her old home Clinton. Masters Jimmie Ross and Ross Ilolsenbeck have returned home af ter a pleasant visit to their uncle, Mr. Wash Ross, in the country, Mrs. F. S Johnson Jr. of Macon is spending some time with her sis ter, Mrs. S. L. (.'Idles, while her husband is traveling in the far West. The little Hervcy boys, who have been spending some time with Masters Gordon and Clarke Harde man have returned to their home in Macon. Dr, Ik B. Barren was greeted by his many friends la t Saturday on his return to his native health but returned to Jefferson County ou Wednesday. Mr. Willie Juban, of Macon, who has been sick fir several days (with his wife and children) is trying the heath giving air of Clinton and with the efficient care of Mrs. Greaves will we opino soon be entirely well. The Postmaster General, desiring to change the color of the green postage stamp, has decided to paint her red. A man in Texas hag invented a machine which will husk 12 acres of corn per day. Seventeen persons were killed by the running off a train near Thaxton, Y’a. The cars took fire and the en gineer, fireman, and two or threo train hands were bruised up. Glanders in its worst form, has broken out among the stock in some portions of Southwest Georgia, and llie Commissioners reccommend that the Btock be killed to prevent its spread. It is said that Sullivan wid not be allowed to take the diamond belt offered by the Police Gazette until he has deposited $1,000 with Fox as guarantee that he will defend it against all comers, The first . ba , e-f „ net. cotton wu marketed in A Itany, on July 3d, H Prinra. Jones of Baker *»"""• H «“ ela-sed middhog, «»' J «• ; t oned off at ta conta Thin new bale was brought in t wo days ear lier than last year. - - tvtiv * U11 13 it 11 Tnat , . people . .. linger , aluays , a.ong conipjanjing about tHat continual tired feeling? One-bottle of BLOOD PUBIFlKf* & BLOOD -MAKEli w;!l entirely remove ilns give them digestion a good appatiet sale an i regulate For The following D copied from tha Jasper County Nows. M other-H ubba i\l weat her is it/ not? Can't you bring us a few frying sue chic kens ? Miss Emmie Greer .of Wayside, is visiting her Sister. Mrs. Dr. Jones. Dr. Jones left last Monday to visit IJillsboro and Gray on professional business. Miss Kay to Morgan, of Clinton, is spending some time with relatives m Monhcello. Master Henry Bradley, of Jonoa county, is spending the week with Mrs. Dr. Jones. Mr. Williams, of Emory College, is actively engaged in canvassing for the '-Child’s Bible,” and has been very successful in securing subserib ers. Mr. Frank Webb is spending a portion ot his vacation traveling in the interest of The “Home Library Association.” lie leit last Monday to canvass tlm territory allotted t*> situated along the Western and Atlantic R, IJ. r A Nevy Jersey lady, who is now in Philadelphia on her wedding tour, was admiring the monkeys at the Philadelphia Zoo last Saturday when she got too close to the cage, ami an avaricious ape muted out his right baud and filched a two-caral solitaire diamond from her ear, and retreating to his perch swallowed the ear ring, stone, gold and all. The pithecoid’s price was $10 before, but it has risen now to $100, and threatens to increase s'.iil further unless the bridegroom hasten to lmy the beast for anatomical use. La dies should give the ancestral paw a wide berth when their natural charms are hidden behind a gor goous outfit of barbaric g°wgawa. “If you will pay me 50 cents apiece l will eat as many flies us you set before me,” proposed a drummer ui Athena, Monday. Several gen tlemau who were present accepted the banter, made up a purse of 50 cents, and capturing a big green flv that had just been gorging itself In a pile of filth passed it over to the epicure, while the third man held the stakes. Without a word the drummer passed the filthy insect in to his mouth, reduced it to a pulp between his teeth, and then swallow ing the nauseating dose, took m the money. The crowd was equally di vided between surprise and disgust and refused to pay f*>r a repetition of the show,although the fellow was anxious to swallow many more Hies at the price, lie slated that flies had no off* ct whatever on bis stom ach and lie rather relished them, having acquired his disgusting habit by stopping at cheap boarding houses.—Athens Banner, SEVEllE CskSES OF BLOOD BOISON. Thousands suffer from blood poison, who would \>e cured if they gave B. B. IL, (Botanic Blood Balm) a trial. Scud to the Blood Balm Go.. Atlanta. Ga., for book ol wonderful cures, that convince the most skeptical. It is sent free. J. 0. Gibgon. Miss., writes: “For a number of years I stiflerd untold agonies from blood poison, Several prominent physicians did me little if nnd g r od. I began to use TL B. Tb with very little faith, but, to my utter surprise it has made me a well and' hearty person .» Z. TtHlallerton,'Macon, Ca, writes “I contracted blood poison. I first tried physicians, and then wentfto Hot r Springs. . I returned home a ruined man physically. Nothing seemed to dome any good. m»H»r fontuM mo to try B. li. B. To my utter astonishment every nicer quickly healed. Denj. Morris, Atlanta, Ga.. writes: * I suffered years from syphillitic blood poison poison whioh refused to te cured by all treatment Physicians pronoimcei it a hopeless case. I had no appetite, I had i .a pains in h.p rmdjouat* and ,i my kidenys were diseased. My throat wa« ulcerated and my Veast a mess of running sores. In this condition b r coinmt.reed “ V J a iiae of lb ’ B. j 1 ‘ T “ , --.,.y-..- . « 11 » ‘ aUs * cured me completely With.n $1,000 A P PKOPlt IATE 0. FIFTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS WILL ALSO BE GIVEN, The Worthy Schemes Which Will Be of Great Benefit To All Con cerned/—Important Ileid Meeting Yesterday After noon. The News on yesterday made mention of tjio proposed visit, in a few days of Mr. Mitchell Dodgers of the firm of Rodgers, Worshaui & Co. to To-day Washington City, a News reporter met Mr Rodgers and ashed him what prompts liis firm to interest them selves in the into seed business. •Paid ho: “Last season wc sold to the county alliances of Bibb, Houston, Jasper, Taylor Crawford, and parts of the comities of Jones, Dooly, Twiggs :l^d Macon. These alliances wore entire ly ignored by all other Merchants. The alliance has succeeded so well m all their efforts that to-day all mer chants are endeavoring to got, their trade. You see the world thought the alliance would succeed no belter than the old ‘State “Well, these alliances have appre ciated our efforts so much that we have come to tho conclusion t<> sj end a portion of our profits each year in their behalf, “I have here a letter of intro duction from lion. J. 11. Blount to Hpn. Jeremiah Rusk, secret try of agriculture at Washington, 1). C. through whom we expect to obtain a large lot of jute seed to bo distrib uted among tho most reliable plan ters in Georgia. “Do you tlnnk jute can be success fully grown in Georgia,” asked the reporter. “Most assuredly I do. You no doubt are aware of the fact that cot ton is supposed to have originated in India ami that India is also the home of jute. There is no reason why jsuo cannot be raised here, It is raised in Florida, Mississippi and Kentucky to a small extent. I have mentioned the matter to several well informed planters who me anxious to experiment—one of these, .Mr. 15. T. Ray, of Bibb Gouuty, says, “you give me the jute seed and I will show you t he jute next year.” “When will you go to Washing ton?” ‘1 sha’l go to Washington in a few days and obtain ail the infor mation possible as to the cultivation of jute, time of planting, etc. We arc perfectly willing to invest $1,000 in' this enterprise mid to that extent, il nece8saiy, we shall go. “Do you know the cheapest kind of machinery is used in making jute bagging? Well, such is the’ case, and I hope in u very few years to see factories all through the State, owned by planters anti merchants of this state, turning out first class jute bagging. As certain as the sun shines we can .succeed, and if our planting friends will display energy at once in the mattqr success will surely crown our efforts. Wc will then settle forever the lagging “trust,” “Have you any other plans in “My concern wifi also invest Ilf* toon hundred dollars to help tho al liance fight another “trust,” of which I will tell you more in a few days. This latter “trust” have their plans made to completely kill en terprises similar to theirs building in the smaller towns of this Slate and l-uilt by planters mostly. “In this latter case, however, the farmers have the “key,” and our greatest efforts shall be to help the planters to hold that key and keep said “Lust” locked out. C. >S. Oil Mi Is. “We think it is the duty of overy merchant in tho State io aid tho alliance as far as po.-.siblo. We make our money out of them an l surely they are our best friends, if the merchants will aid the alliance, lin n 1 say many millions of dollaig now going North und West will be kepu Where here. there is the most money there is the best chance to make it Bo lets ah pitch m and encourage the alliance and they will succeed in making tteali ncti—Macon Even News. V. uham Knble, the first ha-etn in jf th, Joi.nst.jwn (Pa.) huseiuil fe . ur , v,-aj about to marry -Miss Abler on the evening of ti e fatal disaster, lie and his fiancee were waiting for the clergyman wuen the flood rushed down and Henti rated them. Hoi h escaped drotvnii g md their “ wedding was ce ebrateu last M. M. SOLOM0.\\ GEO. JLb K1LEV JEFF BUTLBtt Slim, II If & Hr. Healers In GROCERIES --AND— PLANTERS SUPPLIES OPENED BUSINESS JULY 1ST. Third Street, Macon G ■ '---as a. YOUR PATRONAGE IS SOLICITED. IHDUROTED FIBRE WARE. ABSOLUTELY ONE PIECE! HAS NO HQ0PSI NEITHER PAINTED OR VARN ISHED I gJgPl HAS NOT APPEARANCE AFFECTED OF POLISHED BY HOT MAHOGANY. WATER! mi PAILS, TUBS, BASINS, PANS, KEELERS, SPITTOONS, SLOP-JARS, WATER COOLERS, REFRIGERATORS, 4c., &c. LARGE VARIETY OF GOODS. •V C0RDLEY & HAYES, Now York, Solo Agent*. Factories: Portland. Me., Peterboro, N. H , Watertown, Maas., Oswnjo, N. Y., Lookport, N. Y., Cleveland, Ohio, Winona, Minn. fCR SALE BY ALL HOUSE FURNISHING, HARDWARE, GROCERY AMD CROCKERY SEALERS. FULL PfllCC LIST AMD CATALOGUE FREE ON APPLICATION. l MM THE EXCELSIOR % m KK m 5E hi r • *11101 FEEDERS fcL’ itCr ‘ AXD t-U JiyOIBEMS A . m t j ",. -mi Uuumnloil !• l-e JRipinl to y L m Ihu lint. I'lrln the Kr**it l liaii, lilin l-’o.i ami MuUmt K a. i-'iuo Stuplo. t-UH Tl’o Circular Roll Box lr> • 5r Zy *»?- Patented, and no other niu l»j ..nufacturer Send cun Circular, use it. No m 8® lor id fi trouble to ronummicato with % 9 ll chines.' parties wanting those mu Old (tins Repaired at short raft noticp nnd cheap. iit&M Massey Cotton Bin Worki^ MACON, r>a. W-l PEKHTHM UiiiKffiS, QSOKIIB i- *: and ROASTING. -Bh -IH AYTAINKIJ I)Y THK USK OF TIIK C’EUCBBATED- NEW SUNSHINE RANGE, Which wo gii lto In foo r ilto» with f ir wit hout oWATER-BICX; RESERVOIR m 5 9 you I Can ly, NOM1CALLY HEALTHFULLY heat your with house the and thorough- ECO- »v * 1 & i TORRID STEEL DRUM FURNACE. I Those who use the TORRtD always praise it. ing Send capacity for FURNACE and prices. BOOK giving heat- ^ wg nm > — ORB PAINTER & GQ., READING, T M.’ « u A TUBE TONIC. Wlien you don’t, feel well and hardly know what ails you, give B li. Jb (Botanic Blond Balm) atrial It is a fine tonic. T. O. Callahan, Charlotte, N, C.. writes.' “B. B. B. is a fine tonic, and has done me great good,” L. \Y. Thompson, Damascus, Ga., writes: “I believe B. li. B. is tbe best blood purifier mala, It has greatly improved my general health.’ Art old gentlemen writes: “B. lb lb gives me new life arul now strength. Ifthore is anything Unit will make an old man young, it i-i a. b. b.” p. A. Shepherd, Na'fo’k, ' Va August 10th, 1S 48, writes: “I depend on li. li lb for the preset' - vutiou of my health, I have had it in my family now nearly two years, and in all that time have n t had to nave a doctor.” TUob. Paulk, Adapahiv, Ga., writej “I suif wed t*rrih'y from dyap-jpua The use of of B. B. B. lias made me fool like a new man. I would not lake a thousand dollars for the good ii lias done me,” W. M. Cheshire, Atlanta, Ga., writes; “I had a long spoil of typhoid fever, which at last seemed to settle in my right leg, which swelled up enormously. An ulcer also appeared whioh discharged a cun full of nutter a day. 1 then gyve B. B. B. u trial and it cured me.” Mrs. S. M. Wilson, Round Moan tain, 'l’i x;is, writes: “A Ia<Iy friend of inino was troubled with humps apd pimplf s on her face and neck; She took three bottles oi B. If, 1J. and her skin got soft and smooth, pimples disappeared, and L^V. lijaHh improved greatly,”