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Official Organ of thic County. ;
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T. It. TP It N Kit....... I { Editors.
J. A. HENDERSON, . . .
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When in doubt about what you
should write just butt into the
race problem, There’s room for
all.
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We know some men who would
carry a lighted torch into a pnw-
der magazine and then charge tin*
result to tho Almighty.
If von don’t, believe the aerial ,
navigation problem has been
solved, just, read our correspon¬
dents’accounts of “flying visits.”
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Twenty thousand negroes are to
be employed in digging the Islli-
ininn canal, If tho natives only
kn iw the game of craps wbat a pic¬
nic they would have.
A western editor refuses to pub¬
lish eulogies gratis, but adds, “We
will publish the simple announce¬
ment <>f the death of any of our
friends with pleasure.”
“Tho modern sleeping’garnvnt
for men,” says tho Tenmllo Tri¬
bune, “iscalled pajamas nnd bv
the same token we judge that the
feminine edition is called ninja
mas. ”
Some surprise is expressed that
Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, is
still hanging around Washington
although congress adjourned more
than a month ago. Easy. That
man has two wives at, home.
A Spalding county man sent the
following testimonial to u patent
nudicinc concern : “Dear Sir: My
wife took olio botlio of your medi¬
cine nnd died. J am married again,
please send me another bottle.”
A Kansas correspondent to a
country weekly varied the monot¬
ony of “spent,” and “visited” b\
writing, “Miss Fallio Jones and
Jim Goodman Saturdaynighted
with their cousin, Miss Matilda
Dennis. 1 )
“With us legislators study the
will of the multitude, just as nat-
tural philosophers study a volca¬
no, not with any expectation of
doing aught to the volcano, but to
see what the volcano is about to
do to them."—Horace man.
Macon is coining to the front at
n good hard trot. Her two papers,
the Telegraph and Evening News
are engaged in a tug of war over
tho convict question with Mayor
(Smith as the connecting link. At
this distance it looks as if the
mayor is about to come out third
best.
■If those long haired city chaps
who visit the country at this sea¬
son of tho year to woo the Muse
of song and poetry could be cor¬
ralled and given a day or two be¬
hind a Georgia mule in an oak
nnd bichory nowground they
would ho effectually cured of that
hazv-dazy feeling. Remarks in¬
duced by a harked shin would
hardly come in iambic petameter
or heroic couplets either.
Tom Smith and Cynthia
Brown.
The following extract is from
an address delivered before a re¬
cent meeting of the Arkansas
Tress Association:
“Some people think a when newspa¬
per is more valuable it is
filled with the small gossip of the
neighborhood, stteh as tho infor
mation that Tom Smith has a
hunc’.e on the buck of his neck,
nnd Billy Riley is limping around
us the result of an ingrowing toe
nail. Some chronicle the comings
and goings of Miss Cynthia Brown
until the renders begin to wish
that Miss Brown would either stay
“coino” or stay “gone” for
sterility so that the tired corres-
pondent’s wornout pencil could
Lave a chance to chronicle some
«.f tho really important
ings ot tho place. This MissCyn-
tliia Brown business gets to such
a pass that the readers expect
next issue to announce that Miss
Cynthia Brown got up this
ing, saw that the weather was
stormy, waUcd around a
threa times fet luck, looked m
the mirror to see if her hair was
6 ill fastened on and than went
lack to bed to take another
Bettor Conditions.
Homo and Farm.
Koran.rly Bermuda grass was
considered a curse, hut now the |
first question asked is: How i
much Bermuda have you? • Io,111
80 n gras is no longer u dreaded j
plant.
Hog and hominy, nay and com, and j
is the cry that is echoing far ,
wide in Georgia, and while some
of us will fail in the husines stili
“in our full wo will triumph,
for the good that We do in attract-
ing attention to the business will
live after us.
The day of the old,, wornoul
field is well-nigh ruin J he n
venation has begun, Tho march
of progress will not be stayed. Im-
proved implements of all kinds
are coming rapidly into favor
with the general line of farmers.
Labor-saving plans aro being used.
The greatest possible production
on a given area is being worked
for. Sugar cane, rice, wheat, oats,
com, cotton, peas, peanuts, pota¬
toes, peaches, watermelons, and
in facta generul diversification is
in order. A hundred kinds of for-
age crops are la*ing tried. Surely
tho day of even the dormant fit Id
is limited. Our possibilities are
looming up in n remarkably plain,
new character and the hour of ac-
tion is here.
There is no longer a common
plain sort of Georgia. It is n
“Greater Georgia,” if you please.
I think even the “Georgia cruck-
er will become extinct with the
passing of my generation—the
olio to which I belong, I njean.
The greater Georgia movement is
cutting lots of ice now. The rush
of commerce and industry is find#
mg its way into the inmost recess¬
es of the country, nod activity is
displayed on every side. The time
once was when tho aid-time pro¬
verbial Georgia Cracker could loll
in clover and live at ease m a lux¬
urious way. He could dream of
mansions in a distant land, and
in fancy ho could plan model
farms for some one else to till.
He could imagine tho “gossemer
threads” were real telephone lines
spanning the rural districts.
However the time is past now
and the Georgia Cracker’s philo¬
sophic ease is at an end. He finds
himself engulfed in the mass that
is really fashioning into solid ma¬
terial the flimsy stuff of his
dreams of long ago. Tho good
work should be pushed along, and
while a gradual rise is a sure sign
of it good foundation still many
A colossal enterprise has been en¬
gineered with such skill till its
growth seemed miraculous.
The farmer of today never gets
behind with his work. Let it be
cold dr hot, any way but dry, and
ho will go regardless of tho weath¬
er. The rain kept farmers from
plow ing for three or four weeks,
but some of them nro now plant¬
ing on unbroken land in order to
get seed in the ground earlier.
I’his method needs much more
than is in sight to make it com¬
mendable. It entails a large
amount of work after the crops
are up and growing, nnd often re¬
sults are anything but satisfacto-
tory. But the farmer seems deter¬
mined either to make things come
to him or else go after them, and
if the weather gives us half a show
wo’ll grow a bumper crop in Geor¬
gia this year.
Bradley Locals-
Mrs Callie Glnwson returned
homo Sunday from a month’s vis¬
it to Vlacon.
Mrs. II C Ross of Macon is on
n visit to the family of Mr. M 11
M ullignn.
Mrs. G W Gordon has been very
ill for the past week. She is very
much improved at this time.
Dr. B I O’Kelly "ill leave on
Ma >’ lst for New York where
" ill take some special courses. He
will tie gone several months,
Misses Fannie and Ollio Nowell
the guests . of ... Mrs L , F „ Brad- „ ,
v ■Sunday.
Mrs McCarty of Round Oak
spent Saturday with Mrs J M Mer-
cer.
Miss Minnie Gresham of Macon
spent Iasi week with Mrs John
Harris,
Miss Annie Bragg has returned
jroni Toomhsb oro.
Mr James Stew art of Tranquil-
la was with friends at Bradley
Monday
M r i; cu Winters spent Monday
in Macon.
Mr and Mrs M II MuMigan spent
Sunday with the family of Mr W
Bragg.
Itaj M From (.‘urdiiville*
A heavy rain foil in this section
night. It soeius that rain
oontinue to fall until it will
ho too lato (or tho farmers to
fl tch up with their work. But
ljulo c<ltto|I ,, a8 bf>cn planted as!
yet. Wo can only look forward j
ft||d hop „ f( , r helt( , r weut her.
MUb „ h Mattie Jarrell and Min-
1)i(J Mltcht ,|| yi^itod in Monroe re-!
cently.
Prof. Vunzundt’s school closed I
p r j ( ] n y i lie will finish tho term j
ftfUr cropB nre lni ,i (jV .
W A Greene is with his parents j |
j ie un ut)lo work- We
j )Op0 j 10 w ,|| HHOt , |, e R e || ugain.
Messrs. Hightow er and Fogg ]
visited Jones Sunday.
Mr Carson of Forsyth is on a
visit to hie wife tor, Mrs Jno. Glov-
er.
Mr Lewis of Macon was the
guest of Mr W 11 Greene Sunday.
Prof. and Mrs Vanznndt spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr and
Mrs Hiram Vanzandt.
Mr J R Roberts of Clinton spent
Sunday night with W II Greene.
Mr and Mrs C M Tyner, accom¬
panied by Mrs Alice Hedge, visit¬
ed the fumily of Mr W (I Gresh¬
am Thursday.
Misses Lilia and Mattie Hodge
were in our village Monday.
Tho young people are antici¬
pating u good time oil the 26th at
a fish fry on tho Ocnuilgeee at
tho old Dames Ferry place. AH
are cordially.invited to come and
bring plenty of bread. If no fish
are caught the bread can ho eaten
and there will bo plenty of water.
Tho afternoon will bo spent at the
home of Mr C M Tyner where a
dance will bo given.
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From Ethridge.
After an illness of two months
Mr G '1' Dismukedied at his home
in Baldwin County lust Friday.
Ha has many friends und relatives
who mourn his loss.
Mrs M C Jewett was quite sick
last week. Wo are glad to know
that she is better.
Misses Mary E Williams and
Jim Miller were the guests of
Misses Susie and Leona Jewett
last week.
Mr John Little was the guest of
his brother, Mr E W Little, last
week.
Mr. BT Smith nnd Miss Lillie
Smith wi-ro tho guesls of Mrs C M
Farrar Sunday.
Air. M C Jewett is attending
court in Clinton ti.is week.
Miss Carrie Brooks has been on
the sick list this week. We hopi
soon to hear of her recovery.
Mrs Stewart and daughter,Align
Snllie, visited the family of Mr J
S Williams Sunday.
Ethridge school closed Friday
afternoon. A large crowd atten
did the closing exercises.
Miss Barclay, our charming nnd
efficient teacher, has returned t<
her home in Augusta.
Mr Walton Williams is now n
student of tho Round Oak school
A crowd of youg people hav<
planned to meet at, tho homo ol
Mr P B Brooks Saturday and gi
fishing. They are anticipating a
good time.
Can any one give us theemblen
of the sweet shrub? We are ver\
anxious to know.
Tho Toucher’s Reward.
A school-teacher m a nortl ern
city recently received this letter:
“My Dear Teacher: When I lefi
you I wont West and have travel
ed over the Rookies. I was in tin
mines several years, two yean-
prospecting in Smoky Gulch until
I discovered tho Alice Brown mine
Enclosed is a check for five bund
red dollars, the first gold taker
from the mine. Take it. It i-
yours. You earned it, getting the
bad out of me. I have been offer¬
ed fifty thousand dollars for tin
mine. When it is sold lam com
ing to see the woman who mad’e n
man out of a bad boy. I remain,
as over, Yours,
“Jack Rugglks. ’
The cheapest and most up-to-
date Millinery at THE BAZAAR,
517 Cherry Street., Macon.
A (’aril.
I Will bo glad to have my
friends nnd acquaintances call to
set j me at J. W. Shioholser’s new
carriage store . on Third .
Macon, Ga . before buying a
gy, wagon or ha: nsm I can please
you in style, quality and price
When in the city make our store
heudq uar 11 is. Respa‘ffully. T. Huxt,
jl.
T. E. Merritt.
Wholesale and Ketail Grocer,
When in need of groceries lot me give you my prices.
T. E. MERRITT,
Macon, Ga.
Rigrlit Education.
“Every son, whatever may be
his expectations as to fortune,
ought to be so educated that he
can superintend some part of the
complicated machinery of life;
and eveiy daughter ought to be so
educated that that she can answer
the claimsof humanity, whether
those claims require the labor of
the head or the labor of the
hand."—Horace Mann,
“Nowadays the thoroughfares
open to men anxious to carve
themselves out a career are all so
thronged^wilh aspirants that the
only way to achieve success in
life,” says a discouraged young
man, “is to invade tho ranks of
the opposite sex. I heard a wom¬
an answer recently, when asked
how her children were getting on,
‘Why, they are as successful as
they can bo. My daughter is
studying at the School of Mines
and mv son is in Paris learning
dressmaking.’ Girls,” continued
this young philosopher, “should
be pushed into men’s professions;
if possessed of personal attractions
they aie suretowinn success in
any career where they compete
with tho opposite sex; while if a
boy evinces any talent for u wom¬
an’s calling, it may devtlop into
genius.’’
CITATION.
Georgia, Jones county.
Whereas, M. W. Smith, administra¬
tor of F M Smith,deceased,represents
to tho court in his petition duly sign¬
ed that he lias fully administered the
estate of the said F. M. Smith. This
is therefore to cite all persons con¬
cerned, kindred and creditors, to show
cause if any they have, why said ad
ininistrator should not tic discharged
from his administration and reccivi
letters of dismissif.il on the first Mon¬
day in May, 1903 before the court of
ordinary of said county. This April 7.
1903. It. II. Boxxer, Ordinary.
MONEY.
Loans negotiated on improve*,
Firms, at lowest market rates, and or
most liberal te.-ms.
Busineia of Atioen years standing
JTcre than three million dollars ir
bans negotiated- Facilities uneur
passed. HO WARD K. SMIVB,
*5a. 314 fla ianrl St., Mafiiua. *=*
OwWitt’s Witch llbZel rsaivt-
Cuitm 4>Hiea, jt-c W uiwm.
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EORGIA
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PERFECT PASSENGER
AND SUPERB
SLEEPING-CAR SERVICE
BETWEEN
ALL PRINCIPAL POINTS
IN THE
Southeast
Connecting at
SAVANNAH with
STEAMSHIP LINES
PLYING BETWEEN
Savannah and
New York,
Boston,
Philadelphia,
Baltimore
AND ALL
NORTH AND EAST
Complete information, rates,
schedules of trains and
sailing dates of steamers
Cheerfully furnished by
any agent of the company.
THEO. D, KUNE, W. A.WINBURN,
General Sup’t, Traffic Managor,
J. C. HAILE, General Pasa’r Agant,
r. J. ROBINSON, An t General Pur r Agaot,
8 AVANNAH. GA.
.t i bn.us» roar LU» Away,
to juit tobacco using east,
aiwi re U, strong, A'o-To-Brc, aiagneuw
itfor. talcc
r. that, makes weak rr.oe
j tea per,.,fs ia ten dayw
.v.'-r.'-aaoetyod*
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* wei * iieitetu grNeor VocIb
Ellis Restaurant
W L Wright, Pop.
Poplar St Macon,Gu
Our purpose is to supply a long
felt want—a Clean, Neat, Well
kept. Up-to-date Restaurant in
the City of Macon.
Everything that the market af¬
fords will be found upon our ta
bles.
Special provision made for La-
dies.
We serve Regular Dinner at
25 CENTS.
SOUTHERN BAPTIST CON¬
VENTION.
Savannah, Ga., Ifay 7-14, 1903.
Reduced rates via Central of
Georgia Railway.
Excursion tickets will be on
sale at all ticket stations on Cen¬
tral of Georgia Railway to Savan¬
nah and return, on May 5, 6, and
7, at rate of one fare for round
trip plus tickets 25 cents; minimum rate
whole 50cents, half tick¬
ets 25 cents, tickets limi'ed May
20, for return passuge w i t h
the privilege of extension of final
limit to June 1, 1903.
The Central of Georgia Rail¬
way is the direct line and offers
perfect within passenger service from
points ami Alabama the states Savannah, of Geor¬
gia to
Ga. Palace sleeping cars on night
trains and elegant pHrlor curs on
.lay trains. For prompt and re¬
liable service see that your tickets
read via this line. Full informa¬
tion cheerfully and promptly fur¬
nished on application to any rep¬
resentative of this company.
CITATION.
To all whom i* may concern.
Georgia, Jones county.
J. L. Haddock having applied for
guardianship of the person and prop¬
erly of Mary Jai e Haddock, ,mi:ur
child of J. C and J. M. Haddock, late
<f said county, deceased, notice is
hereby given that said application
.vill be heard a; my office at 10 o’clock
V. AI. on the first Monday in Slav
next, This April 6,1903.
R. H. Runner. Ordinary.
L 1 TATiO.N.
!e rgm, Jones county.
Notice is hereby given that W. I.
Spikes, administrator of Elizabeth
Spikes, late of said county, deceased,
lias applied to the permission court of ordinary of
said county for to sell the
land belonging to said estate for the
purpose of paying debts and for dis¬
tribution. Said application will be
heard at the regular term of the court
if ordinary for said county to be held
m the first Monday in Atay, 1903.
This April 7,1903.
K. H. Bonner, Ordinary.
EXCURSION RATES VIA CEN¬
TRAL OF GEORGIA R’Y.
Low rate excursion ticki-ts will
be on snlo at all ticket stations
on Central of Georgia Railway to
points named and on account of
occasions specified below. Rates,
schedules, etc., cheerfully furnish
ed on application to any agent or
representative of the company.
Summer School, 'Knoxville,
Tenn., June 23 to July 81, 1903.
Tickets on sale June 21-22-23-28-
29, July 5-6-13 and 20, final limit
15 days from date of sale with the
privilege of extension of final lim¬
it to September 80, 1908.
Summer school for colored teach
ere, Tuskegee, Ala., June 26 to
August 7, 1903 Tickets on sale
June 23-24 and 25. Final limit
August 10, 1908.
Summer School, Athens, Ga.,
July 1 to August 9, 1903. Tickets
on sale June 26 29-30 nnd July 1-
2-4-11-18-25, 1903. Foal limit 15
days from date of sale, with priv¬
ilege of extension of final limit to
September 80, 1903.
Sugar Cane Growers’ Conven¬
tion, Macon, Ga., May 6-8, 1903.
Tickets on sale May 5th, and for
trains scheduled to arrive in Ma-
2 Maj l ’l^J•m , 0lb -
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‘ CONFEDERATE VETERANS’
REUNION.
New Orleans, Ln., May 19-22,
1908. Reduced rates via Ceutral
of Georgia Railway.
Tickets will be on sale at all
ticket stations on Central of Geor¬
gia Railway to New Orleans, La.,
and return, at rate, one cent per
mile in each direction, May 16-17
18-19-20 and 21. final limit May
24, 1903, with the privilege of ex-
tention of final limit to June 15,
erated 1903. Through without trains change, will be opl
For
promt and reliable service, see
that your ticket reads via Central
of Georgia Railway. Rates, sched¬
ules and other information cheer-
fuliv lurmsbed upon application
(o any Agent or repr-septative of
the Company.
REPUTATION.
II 6
“Reputation."—It fits clothes soiling
s Be ■ *5 li is close as it does anything made or sold.
m m And in the clothes sell you have the
wo
mrn ■ reputation of manufacturers won from
thousands and thousands of satisfied wear¬
1 combined with reputation
m ers,- our own
m won in the clothing trade here.
We are sole agents here of the clothes
bearing this—-
mm “Alfred Benjamin & Company.”
■y'O
'hat means the newest fabrics!
Thu latest (*U; s !
and the most up-to-date clothing made.
A. wa**xmi 1 „t the
Ctrr.tt Ci.th,: f,r lit. prices to please purse.
Benson, Walker & Moore,
THE UP-TO-DATE CLOTHIERS,
MACON GA
m ill i
MACON, GA,
HEADQUARTERS FOR
AMERICAN FIELD AND HOG FENCE
58 INCFt. S5 INCH.
49 I IK. 47 J2L
Sol!fl, 41 |IN. 3*» 39 &
32 IN. K
m 26 IN. * £
S* *0 J& S'*
81 r? 3s
& *4
s!1 D 3
&
Regular Style Special Hog, Horse and Cattle Stylo
Stays 12 in, or 6 in, opart Stays la la. or 6 in. apart
Made of large, strong, high-grade steel wires, heavily galvanized.
Amply provides for expansion and contraction. Is practically ever¬
lasting. Never goes wrong, no matter how great a strain is put on it.
Does not mutilate, but does, efficiently, turn cattle, horses, bogs
and pigs.
EVERY ROD OF AMERICAN FENCE GUARANTEED
by the manufacturers and by us. Call and see it. Can show you how
jt will save you money and fence your fields so they will stay fenced.
THE MAP HARDWARE COMjpAM
DEALERS IN
Iron King Stoves, Ice Cream
Freezers, The Celebrated
Lynchburg Chilled Plows
With terracing Attachment,
Gantt’s Planters, and Dis¬
tributors. Terrel Cultivators
and Little Joe Harrows, &c.
Get our prices before you buy.
TO THE
CITIZENS OF (ONES 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
BARNES VILL E BUGGIES,
built by Jackson G. Smith & Son, and a handsome line of
COFFINS and CASKETS.
We invite your inspection of our goods and prices as
compared with other places.
We also carry at all times BRICK and SHINGLES
jfST“GIVE US A SHARE OF YOUR PATRONAGE.
BARRON & HENDERSON J
Round Oak, Ga.
M.C. BALK COM, Agt
Hardware Guns Pistols stoves
Wagon Material.,
Plows and Farm tools of all
kinds. 0)
Third Street, Near Poet Office, MACON, ga;