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TEE KEuS i
Entered at the Post Office at Gray
Os., as second-class mail matter.
. Official Organ of the County.
Punt.isnKi) Every Thursday.
SuiisoRimoN Price. $1.
Every man makes mistakes,
but that man is leaking in
strength of character who makes
1 lie same mistake more than
It is said that everything comes
to him who waits, but he who
bustles while be is waiting will
have things como bis way
sooner.
Mr Roosevelt is making the sol¬
id south even more solid by his
negro appointments, and at. the
same time doing his pets a down¬
right injury.
In this day of competition the
successful merchant must keep
his name always before the pub¬
lic. 'The best medium to do this
is the county paper.
The grand jury of Ballwin
•county tins asked her representa¬
tive to have enneted a local bill
creating of hoard -if tax assessors
for that county. In our judgment
this should become a general
• stale law.
Aii sxchnngs says that more
steel has been used in Ibe inniin-
factin^ of pens during the past
. ten years tlint: nil the sword \nd
gun factories of the world. Verily
the “pen is mightier than the
sword. ”
Character is the best security
that rny man c in offer in the
time of need, It is better collat¬
ors) than bonds, notes or mort-
gages. These may be lost or de¬
stroyed, but sound character will
endure as long as life lasts.
Baldwin's grand jury reports
their poor Iioiibo and farm in sat¬
isfactory condition. From pre¬
vious reports the information is
gathered that their paupers are
actually of no expense. Jones’
pauper list calls for over $1200,00
per annum. A poor house and
,
farm would not only be humane
but a saving to the tax payers.
Mr Commissioner, how long?
“Peg.I,eg” VViUitltus shipped
, two carloads of negroes from the
neighbor hood of Huntsville, Ala.,
recently nnd then linn to ship
himself without, the formalities in
order to escape the pitchforks of
outraged farmers. “Which, ) i
says the Macon Telegraph, “ex-
plains in great part why the col¬
onization of the hlacks is consid¬
ered impracticable.
The decision of Judge Hart, tho
attorney general, that the county
hoards of education could borrow
money with which to pay the
school teachers is an important
decision, especially since it re-
vVcrscH a decision of the former
attorney-general, Mr Boykin
Wright. A op-ns a wav for tho
school teacher* to get their money
. promptly and most of the coun¬
ties will avail themselves of it.
The Memphis Morning News
says that -Mr Roosevelt has done
everything hut offer each negro
forty acres of. land and a mule.
The President may continue to
, designingly use lus appointing
power, but we imagine that he
would draw the lino when it camo
to disposing of personal property
for vote*. The brother in black
will discover ere long that Roose¬
velt’s pret- tiding interest in them
is hut a hollow, mockery.
The importance of exacting
laws for the protection of the
children grows’grealer. The day
of toy pistols should mid. So far
twenty seven deaths have resulted
from Christinas fun with toy pis¬
tols and many others are suffer-
, ingfrom loskjuw. Thorn is a law
to protect adults from dueling,
why not protect thechildreu from
what in their inimoeiioo and ig¬
norance they look on as harm-
The name Tillman has been fur-
(her dishonored. The killing of
Editor Gonzales by Lifut.-Gov.
, ernor Tillman of South Carolina,
l„t .„k . .. coward), act and
.5old blooded murder as has been
chronicled in inanv years. An
officer presiding i* ovr the .. state
senate with murder in his heart'
and two deadly weapons conceal¬
ed on his person is sufficient to
make .South Carolina blush with
thaoio.
iicy of Comity »n?l
Lucitl Tuxutiou and laivd
of State* Tuxatlon for
Public Schools.
In some Southern States most
of the school fun is raised by a
stato tax and is distributed to the
counties in proportion to their
scolastic population; raised in entirely others
tlm fund is almost
by county tnxntion, a minimum
limit being required by law. Tbit
Inst method is used in North Car-
olinn, Tennessee nnd some other
states. As involves it approaches aright oval
taxation it prin-
but its inefficiency and raised the
need of a good large fund
by state taxation counties and apportioned of
to the several the
state or basis of school popula¬
and regardless of wealth is
shown by the following statement
in regard to certain counties' in
Tennessee.
Of the. 9(5 counties of Tennessee,
24 possess less than $800 of taxa¬
ble property of all kinds per capi¬
ta of school population. In these
counties none mill tux would pro¬
duce less than BO cents per capita
of school $119 population. lliincockf The range
is from in $148 in
Union, $160 in Unicoi, $170 in
Overton, and $189 in Sevier and
Pickett, in which counties a one-
mill tax would raise $0,119, $0,-
148, 0,-160. 0,170 and 0,186 re¬
spectively, to850 in -Maury, 851
in Knox, 995 and'1,207 in Shelby. 1,107 in
Hamilton, in Davidson
in which counties a one-mill tax
would raise 0,750, ,0,851, 0,995,
1,107, and ; 1,207 respectively.
From this it is readily seen that
u ten-mill in Hancock county
would raise u smallor amount nor
capita of school population than
would be raised by a ont-mill tax
in Davidson- 7n many counties
in Tennessee u tax levy to the
lull limit now permitted by law
would not raise sufficient funds
to run the schools properly for
four months. In others a seven
months school term .can be had
with a little more than the ro-
vui-ed levy of 1 1 2 mills and $1
on polls. But rich counties
are more able to pay a high tax
levy than the poor counties are to
pay a lower levy. Railroads, tele¬
graph companies, and similar
corporations pay taxes on about
$60,000,000 of the $400,000,000
of taxable property in the state,
and nearly all these pay taxes in
the richer counties. A smaller
per cent of-the pfoprtpy in the
poor Counties is non-taxable per¬
sonal property than in the rich
counties.
Another reason why the poorer
counties need help is found in the
fact that in these oouiities t hep-
are larger families of children
than in the richer counties. In
Claiborne county 40,6 percent of
the population are of school age;
in Barter, 80.8; in Sexier, 40.9;
in Hancock 40.8;in union 40.6 ;
in Ilowkms, 49.7; in Haywood.
42; in Fayette 48,5; while in Da¬
vidson only 85.2 per ccftt, of the
populotion Shelby only are 81.4; cf school in age; 88.7 in
knox
in Hamilton 88.5; in Maury 82.1
A levy of a one-mill .tax on nil
the property of the state would
raiso a sum sufficient, if distribu¬
ted to the counties on the basis
of. school population, to give
about 52 cents to each child of
school age. Of course the relative
aid this would give to the schools
in the sovoral counties would de¬
pend on ho proportion the fund
thus received would bear to the
presont fund. In some counties
it would bo about oue-tbird the
present fund, in others not more
than one-tenth.
But should to*help the richer counties
be nskod educate the chil¬
dren of the poorer counties?
Does the oducation of the chil¬
dren of these poorer counties con-
com the welfare of tho stato as a
whole? Tho answer to both
questions mlist be the same.
Given*Away Free.
Tho Singer ’Sewing Machine
Co'line remvoed to new quarter*
in Macon, nnd aro now located at
503 Cherry street.
They will give away a $60,00
now Improved Drop Head Sewing
Miicliiiio Feb 15.
Every one purchasing 5 cents
worth of noodles, oils, belts or at¬
tachments is entitled to a ohanc*
onjit. They keep needles nnd
nttachoments for ALL machines.
Hou-Chus 1* MoBORjrepresonta* will in¬
five from Coweta county,
troduce a bill to sell the Western
& Atlantic railroad, which be¬
longs to tho stato.
For Sale.
Tvveuty head goats, fat, one
pair calculating soaks cost $65,00
will sell for $40,00, used one year,
50 Minorca liens, $1,50 each.
W F White, Round Oak, Ga.
, CITATION.
Georgia, Jones county.
iNoticc is hereby given that t 5 Vi
Greene lots made application for let-
ters of administration upon the es-
8sl id application will he heard at the
regular term of the court of Ordinary
8jiid county February to Lmu Ii6kl on the first
iu 1903. Witness
lnv hand officially ’ this 6th day of
Jauuary 1903. • R H Bonnkr,
Ordinary,
iJeWtU'a Little Early KUen,
th* tow -uat
InMirito ,-t*
A good policy is a good policy.
Seeing the end from the begin-
niii( 4 —buying on endowment.
Life Insurance is a first-class
substitute for a second husband,
That young man's dollars go
farthest who sends them ahead of
age 60.
The acting of relf-tepronch sink
deepest on the death-bed of the
uninsured.
The experience of others is tho
mo#t ru ] ia ble guideboard for the
uninsured.
broadcloth .
From corduroys to
and back to corduroys again,
very common financial biography,
Not a few men, dying which
ed, theretiy make a will of
the Sheriff becomes Executor.
Many a comfortless old age is
to-day almost cursing the
thrift habits of his
youth.
“All ho left her was a bit of
land ”
“Would you like to know where
it is?”
“Up in the cemetery; six feet
by two.”
Wo talk about “widow’s weeds”
How about the thorns and this¬
tles of worry and want, planted
by the band of the uninsured?
Is it insured, tlint most indis¬
pensable article of household fur¬
niture, yourself? Or do von
think less of it than of your car¬
pets, tables, chairs, etc.
If the Northwestern’s dividends
ami m t cost ditiered not one cent
from those of otlu-r companies,
its better, brouder and more flexi¬
ble. Cotract would be worth by
far the most money.
“Shrouds have no pockets > I
says someone, meaning “you can
carry nothing with you,” We
don't believe it; many a pool
widow’s supply of groceries, luel,
Ac. fins been pocketed pocketless bv one of
these supposed-tobe gar
meiits.
Who can look ten or twenty
years ahead and foretell the fu¬
ture wants, wishes or needs of fiia
widow? No one can. But the
broad, flexible policy of thlVorth
western Mutual provides MMhem
all ; if so be you have a sufficient¬
ly sizable one.
Two Races Livo on (lie
Soil of tho South—Both
Must bo Edueatetl
Two races live and work side
by aide on the soil of these states.
In industrial and civil life they
arc insuperably united; in a-’cial
life influencing each other at every
point, but forever divided, “In
all things purely social seperaii- littixi
as the fingers, yet one as the
in all things essential to mutual
progress.” Roth these tases must
be fully and freely educated,
each race and each individual nc-
uording to native ability and de¬
ni a nils of life. The only solution
of what we cull “tho race prob¬
lem” is in the right education of
all individuals of both races.
One third of the people nre black".'
I'll its' tli i rtl must do one third of
the work and p r oduce one-third
of the wealth, or it must lie a bur
den to tlie other two-thirds,
bringing down by so much the to¬
tal production and the totaj
wealth. It must represent one-
third of the moral virtue and
civic strength, or it must be a
menace ai:d constant source of
weakness. We must also remem¬
ber that light is Bwoet to the
black child as well as to the white
child, and that
“Without light all life is sad , •
Doubtless tho schools of the
white children are not ("or quite the
best, kind of schools tho color¬
ed children at the present, stage
of the race’s development. But
this does not relieve the responsi¬
bility it only makes it necessary
that we study the problem more
closely. In solving it we shall
doubtless learn something for
the good of the schools of our own
race.
Tlie Cost of Educat ion.
“Rut to establish and mnintian
schools for the fullest and be«t ed
uaatioti of ali our chid Iren will
cost money; we aro poor nnd
and for that very reason wo must
afford it. It is only permanent
curb for the. disease of poverty,'
Ronds anil bridges and water¬
works and factories cost money.
The law is univeasal; wo must
sow if wo would reap; and spare
sowing never makes abundant
reaping. Capital must ho invest¬
ed before dividends can he de¬
clared. It has been shown be-
yond doubt that the productive .
p iwer of a people is in direct ratio
to the quantity and quality of its in
educatioii. It cost ns much
eauioiuent, time, and talent to
educate the children of a poor . 1
people as it di*es to educate the
children of a rich people, and the
difference in money cost cannot
b 3 very great. Whatever else we
save in, we must economize here
by being liberal. There is a with
hodi.i*urn ii™. not i-aj
wealth or after*all, auv kind of prosperity*
Ami. cannot a bravo
and noble people, industrious and
economical, make from the intel-
ligent use of the fertile
mighty forest, inexhaustible
mines, and the power of the
thousands of singing waterfalls
u i this vast empire, won for us by
mir fut I ho few mi!' i«»n^ n»*c-
uttroiry to til •Mir children tor all
that in bust in life? Wm must do
^ It is our first duty to our
children.for whom alone we live,
in and through whom we
must live after we are dead. Tin-
wealth wo have is theirs—beyond
what we must consume in tin
economic relief of the daily needs
of our lif>*. Sooner or later wi
must leave it to them ; we are on¬
ly their stewards and guardians
Shall we invest their money for
them in bonds or bruins? in
lands or life? Shall wo leave
money or skill to prodneo money, wealth
(1|)d ft j itt | 0 0 f t i iat higher
vcliich can never be measured in
tt , rmg 0 f n ,i n |ed coin?-
When we have done our full du-
ty in providing * facilities for the
I,.-s*. education of all our children,
developing the full capacity of
when the ‘forgotten man
has been remembered, the "last
waif” housed and redeemed, and
fvery bidden talent brought to
light and invested in the com¬
merce of life, then shall we enter
into our rightful heritage, and
the wealth and power, the glory
and honor of n rich and abundant
life shall be ours, or ourchildren’s
beyond what we can now compre*
liand.
Audio this «nd the teachers
above all must give their lives
and persuade the people to giv*
their wraith, They are tho salt,
which must not lose its savor.
Their duty o-lewr lfot end witlV
hearing the lessons of their class¬
es or the preparation subjecta. of lectures
on their particular
A Letter of Interest.
The following fpftei which was
sent out a few days since to each
county school superintendent in
the state will be of interest -to ev¬
ery teacher:
“To th* C unity Fnpf rinteiur’ent:
The school fund for payment in
full of amount due your county
for 1902 will be available about
15th inst. If you have not al¬
ready sent your itemized state¬
ments, please have them approver;
and sent to this department no'
later than January 12th.
“For the assurance of the hear¬
ty co.operation of county school
commissioners, members of coun¬
ty boards and others I wish t<
express my grateful thanks. I
desire to in close touch with
you and your educational inter-
--sttt, and to aid von as much a-
possible in a vigorous administra¬
tion and careful supervision ol
the school work of your cot u' v.
“It is fortunate tor the school
interests of our state that Dr G
R Glean will assist Dr Curry
agent for trust-; s of the Pea bod'
fund. Both personally and ofii
daily I desire to Glenn, express to you
as I have t«» Dr my appr-
ciation of his kind words in hr.-
receot annual report to the gener¬
al nsseiu hi y from which I quot
us follows:
“As my successor takes up th
work of saving the children ->f tin
commonwealth let > v ry tru
friend of the schools rally earn
-■sfly and gratefully to his sup
port. J t
“I trust that your work during
this year- may accomplish great
good for tho children of your
county. Yotirs'Very truly.
\V B Merritt. ”
State School Commissioner.
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
Georgia, Jones county.
By virtue of an order granted !>.<
tin; court of Ordinary of said count j
at the regular January .term, 1903,!
will sell before die court house door
in Clinton, said c unty, dtirhig tin
legai hours of sale, on the 1st Tues¬
day in belonging February.next-, the following
land to the estate of Annie
L McCarty, late of said county, de¬
ceased. 202 1-2, acres of land, mort
or less, lying, situate ajld being in tin
3t» 1st district, G M of said county,
and bounded’, on the north-west i>>
die public rontf leading to Macon,
south by land of C 8 of McCarty, on
east by land of estate A H S Mc¬
Kay, ami north by lands of \V L and
J D McKay. Terms cash.
C S McCarty,
Jnnv. 6th, 1903. A dm r.
CITATION.
Georgia, Jones county.
Notice i-J hereby given that Mattie
T Ethridge lias applied for letters of
administration upon the estate of .1 N
Ethridge, deceased, and that said ap¬
plication will be heard before the
court of Ordinary of said county on
the 1st Monday in February 1903.
Witness my hand officially this
Jan 6th, 1903. R II Bonn Kit,
Ordinary.
CITATION.
Georgia, Jones county.
Yiney E Baker, administratrix up-
on the estate of Chas E Baker, de-
coast’d, having made application for
letters of dismission from said estate
notice is hereby given that said appli-
cation will be heard before the court
of Ordinary of said county to be held
1,11 the first Moiuhiv in Fcbrv- 1903.
Jun ........ , RHBoxnkr,
V
- Ordinary.
CITATION.
Georgia, Jones county.
Mattie T Ethridge, having made
application for twelvemonth's sup-
kthndjg© htrsolfand .<*»■ four minor
cliiMren, ami appraisers duly eppoint-
^ hi ‘ vin 8 h re, urn - aI1 ?’ er :
l ' omvr,UH «* h ,f el . ’- v ^*”^1
dinary of said county on the first Mon-
in February 1903, why said appli-
cation should not be granted. This
6th Jan 1903. K H Bonnkr,
Ordinary.
bllis Hestanrant
W L Wright,Pop.
401 Poplar St Macou,Ga
Our purpose is to supply ft long
felt want—u Clean, Neat,. Well
kept. Up-to-date Restaurant ill
the City of Mucoii.
Everything that the market af¬
fords will be found upoj our to
hies.
Special provision made for La-
dies.
W* serve Regular Dinner at
25 cts.
J-H- BRADLEY.
Physician and Surgeon,
Cor. 2nd. and Poplar Sts.', Macon
EXECUTOR’S SALE.
Georgia, Jones county.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned bus applied to the ordi¬
nary of said county for leave to sell
certificate “A 47,”. pyntaiuing six-
shares of tire'first Preferred Ciipitifl
Stock of the Macon Gas Light and
Water Company for the purpose of
distribution. Said gift anpbcatit>ii-will of the be
heard at the re nr fenn court
of Ordinary for said county to be field
on the first Monday in February; 1903
Tfiis-5tli day January, 1903.
R H Kr.vo.WAM,
Executor Mrs M B Pitts.
jprj iwrnw
JiY.GO.
PERFECT PASSENGER
AND SUPERB
SLEEPING-CAR SERVICE
BETWEEN
ALL PRINCIPAL POINTS .
IN TMt
Southeast
Connect! ng at
SAVANNAH with
STEAMSHIP LINES
PLYINC1 BETWEEN
Savannah and
New York,
Boston, t
Philadelphia, “
Baltimore
AND ALL POINTS
NORTH AND EAST
Complete information, rates,
schedules of trains end
sailing dates of steamers
cheerfully famished by
Way agent of the company.
YWCO. D. KUM*. W. A. WtNBUmg
OmmtX Supl, TnOWo
4. O. MAILS, 0 —» mt hMVr Afoot,
Aol SononM Mr
ttVAIMMt, OA,
A FREE PATTERN
Acfthw, trMir own Only MlMtlM) U to twy ye»ri ml « '
etnts a ■
MS CALLS, . 50 :
MAGAZINE- YEAR
A LADIES’ MAGAZINE.
fatlioa*; A |«mi beautlfoi colored plate* t latest !
houMheid d*®**m»klng hiiMt ecoactblc* icucK, | *
work; to-day, sand i latest eta.
•erfbe or, to. for eopf
I tkdf af cnt» wanted send for torrai.
Stj-llth Economical Reliable, Simple. ITp-to-
date. Paper an4 Abeoluiel;-
Per/ect-FIttlOfr Pauerne.
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BAZAR* - A 3« NO .
r 41 S*m< M w R aid mt r«rf»rttto« iS»* 4
I tfte SntlN 5«*fe* Uses.
Ail. Otlf tor »« 1*4 tbcsi H S«M c«m« rack—.one »c»rtr S)gh*r dtf
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**4 few*, or bf *ai: from
1 THE McCALL CO..
HS-HMI7 »mi 3i«t st. sew row.
•awn -*ln o B.n and Uktii OtatraM
Is imopmHed for Eciema, Tetter, 8»!:
tb*uni,- Scatil Head, Rose Nipples, Chappr-
[aniti, itching Piles, Burns, Frost iiite*.
bronicSore Eye* and GnneUtcd Eye Lid
•'or sale by druggii t* at ’z5 cents per bcx.
TO nomv. 0WNKH8.
For puttings !ior.. :»»>» fine beelthr cot-
litfon try Dr. Ctdy's Condition Powder*
fV T fsppetite, tone «o theoTun, relieve aid digo-Uon, cui»
ok’-’ const ipntim, correct
r«.** per package. Formate by dru£zf^Ut
f?A,!T _____ore. r .O AN
fe'.'.Tv’x’- 4*
vtto<-4>«o
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Oric Miaate Cough Cure, cure:
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TO THE
OF JONES COUNTY
In addition to our general line of Merchandise and
Heavy Groceries, Farmer’s Supplies and High Grade Gu¬
ano, we carry in stock at all times the famous
BARNESVILLE BUGGIES,
built by Jackson G. Smith & Son, and a handsome line of
<?^~~COFFINS and CASKETS.
We invite your inspection-,.of our goods and prices 03 s
.
compared with other places.
We also carry at all times BRICK and SHINGLES
GIVE US A SHIRE OF YOUR PATRONAGE.
BARRON & HENDERSON,
Round Oak, Ga.
Everybody who has been tc
see our New Phoe Stor3
A '* says it is the
t ^ ' Best Ever.”
They say we have the best stosk of Ladies' Dress oboes at $8
$2,50,.$2, and $1,50 ever seen anywhere, and that our stock of Mis¬
ses, Boys’-and Children’s School and Dress Shoes is matchless, and
tfie prices so moderate too.
The exprfession^of approval of the gontleroen on our disp 1«y
ilresB shoes and shoes for general wear for all the people is highly
gratifying.
They all declare onr several lines of Gent’s Shoes at $2.00, $2
$3,00.aod $3.50 are far ahead of any thing ever sold at those prices.
LESTER-WHITNEY SHOE CO.
516 Cherry Street. lb
Mr. S. A. C. Everett is with us.
Thirty Years Experience If!
Selling COtton.
*
I refer to the best people 1 1 jL1 § V 4
Jones countY
m
yjiip m your cotton
C. B. Willingham,
MACON, GEORGIA.
K)
k Pleasure to Press well i !
y
WHEN Clothes of the right sort are obtainaW
at the right figures. They must fit, be VvV.
tailored and wear well.
OUR CL.OTHING will meet with your ap¬
proval. Made in a variety of fabrics to select
from.
RLCheek & Co!*
410 3 rd. St., Macon.
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# # #
M.C.BALKC0M,A g t
In addition to my HARDWARE I am Belling
PAINTS,
OIL and
GLASS.
I appreciate tlie Jones county trade and would be pleased to have
you call and get my prices.
Jk t l.brw spa *.< >wn rrar U» An*.
*..reTiroor