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Official Quga.n or tse County,
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Published Every Thursday.
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T. R. TURNER, Propriety.
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H'uivm-L.v' .....' ' ' ' { Editors.
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School (Conditions in duties
County.
7.n discussing tho educational
aifnirs of tins .county i have no
.apology to make to any unolurth-
pr than to lmve it understood that
1 mean to reflect no discredit on
the present educational manage¬
ment. On the contrary, I think
they deserve much ciedit for the
ble manner in,which tlwy have
managed the educational interests
of the county under opiating ctr-
.cumstnnces.
Although we jiavo ipod# consul-
.arable advancement in the last
few years, we should not be satis¬
fied with past achievements, hut
should he on the alert for better
things and to attain to the highest
degree of perfeeffou possible.
Linder the stioitihms pf ouv
Comity fairs the material interests
of tho county have been greatly
enhanced. In order that, this ad¬
vancement may be of tho most
good it is necessary that wo de¬
velop along other linns as well.
Ono of the great grobletns of to-
day i* the egress of our" citizen¬
ship from the,rural districts to
the villages and towns. Ono of
the principal causes of this is n
lack of proper school fy.ciijff'ofc.
Nearly every community in seek¬
ing to acquire fet ter educational
advantages has clamored for a
School before every man’s door, so
to speak, and by so doing has so
depleted the school means that
the interests of all aro depleted.
Experience and observation have
[taught us that better school facil¬
ities cnn be brought about by con-
ptititration only and not by furth¬
er subdividing a fund that is nl-
roady too small. Build up better
b- bools in our rural districts,
fpod roads, etc., unci we will stop
tho decrease in our county’s pop¬
ulation. But I do not Hgrco with
D.'r county commissioners that
the best interests of the people
p in lie conserved h B - building good
reads at the expense of the
eeho.ds. Permanent advance¬
ment must be made nlong intelfi c-
tual as well as material lines. To
develop one at the expense of the
pthor is suicidal. We want a well
roupded progress, not a one sided
pue, neither on tho side of schools
ppr roads.
Progress like many other things
>s relative. That is, we are pro¬
gressive by a copqmrison of our
resource* and and advancement
with ether counties, and 3 U 0 by
observing the relation of our pos¬
sibilities and p’iiat wo are doing.
Let us compare our progress
with thaf of our sister county,
Putnam, and also take a look ut
pur possibilities.
The figures that I give njp pot
exactly accurate, bvit tlp-y 4 re so
nearly so that they answer for all
practical purposes. Putnam comi¬
ty has one white sfliool for every
twenty or twhenty-foiir square
miles. We have pue for ev^ry ten
or twelve square miles. Wo have
one echcol for every , { ,> white cliil
Bren, while Putm.iu >i«t about
twice as many pupils to each
school. Our average
lust joar was about twenty fo the
school, 1 utnuin about twice
many. ’
Concentration has been the
watohwi.rd in Putnam and is Urn
keynote of that county*. .qcce«*.;
33 ith twenty schools in the j
pouuty we would haw one for ev-
Ary ninete»n square notes, «n av-J
erage of about 01 pqpiU to t|ie
school, Where we now have a little,
pvur 35, an average of $;k>0 to #400.
to the school for five
where we now have a little
$200. We could then employ
teachers to the school, give Hmm
» little better salaries and
much better results, since each
teacher would have fewer classes
to teach.
We are facing the snm» cornli
tions thatotners have faced; they
Jiave found n successful r- inody in
coiicentration, Y~ j 11 we profit lj*
thejr experience and use the same
remedy?
This quest ion must be settled
hy the people; those who have
charge of the educational affair.
cannot do it alone. There must
be.createu a sentiment nmo^g the
people in favor «f such a change
before it will ho pnsaiblo.
us think on these tilings.
C. C. Childs.
(Jordon.
To that nation w/infio woman
are noble and tender and true,
nothing is impossible. All things
brave and and pure and
righteous, Jiuye their source and
origin in tho heurt of woman.
Herein is theA’ery core of chivul-
ry-
Tho knighthood of the south
was but n r> flection of IJye wo¬
manhood of the eoiith, The one
siiono high, illumining the camps
of armies; the other, purer and
not iefs brilliant, brightened
30UII tless homes and cast a halo
around the pages of history and
romance.
The grief of the southern people
and of the whole nation oyer the
passing of General Gordon, the
Tnncred of this knighthood, brings
clearly to view tho figure of the
peerless woman who was his wife.
Through iff* horrors of war and
the pain of eickneso, summer and
winter, year in and year out, she
was at Ins side; cheering him in
darkness, comforting him in day¬
light, binding up his njunay griev¬
ous wounds.
At Sliarpshnrg General Gordon
was wounded live times, Jfia wife,
then less than 18 years of age,
awaited bin; at. the rear of the
army,and in themidstof the roar
of ImtUe, while Hip raltl i of pjus-
ketry and muttering of distant
guns mingled with thoabrj!l noise
of the fifes, this fearless woman
nursed her hero hack to the world
again, even after ho had measur¬
’d with his spirit tho depths of
the great nhyse.
Then back to the front she sent
him,
"Her light glove on his casque of
steel,
Her love-knpt on his spear."
and again and ggtffn he led the
gray columns fo victory along the
sheer rim of death.
Mrs. John If, Gordon jsthn type
pre-emi eut of southern woman¬
hood.—Atlanta Journal.
Teachoi’N t<» Jjfp Paid.
Chocks for $000,000 will bo sent
out to tho teachers of the state
this week. All tiio warrnpts have
been prepared anq are uoft’ being
signed by Govornor i’ervell, The
checks will be tout to tho various
county commissioners, who will
immediately pay the toiler,evs.
This money will bo for the last
month’s work in )9Q»}.
Another payment will likely be
made to the teachers some time
in February, provided, of course,
that ttio money is in tho treasury
then. All the tap collectors have
not yet made their settlements,
and some of them wjll not ipnkp
payments until Ajt*ib
Every effort will be made to
pay (ho teachers in February,
however, for the work djpip ip
Jaiiuury. '|'hn stuto is generally
late in paying the teachers, but
within tho n»xt year it is hoped
to pay them at the end °f oac l>
month.
A 1‘roflnniHtioq,
GEORGIA
By J. 3{ Terrsll, governor of
gM j t | g , ft , p
Whereas, ofiRial information
lias been received at this
me „t ih,it on tho night of)Decern
,, er v 0> 100 8 , the ooguly of
Jp llt)8t srmo qnkuqwq person Bet
^ Ie | 0 Rm j bqrneff the barn of ! *?
Brundage, and escaped and is
„ ow a fngitj*o frqm justice, l
bayo tliquglit propir, therefore,
to issue this n)y proclamation
| u . ro(iy 0 q> rinft a r ,. W(tr d of one
hlmdrRd dollar, for the appfe-
honsiun and delivery of said qn-
known person with evideirje |
sufficient to convict, to tho sher,
iff >>f Jones cmiipy, Georgia. 4*d
I t| u moreover charge anff require
all officers in this stiffs, civil and
military, to be vigilpnt in einleav* !
oring to apprehend the s.iduti;
known person jn yrder that
may be brought to trial for the
with whjul* ho at»nt!«
charged. Givutt under Jtty h|nU
and tire g^ u ! of the .tale, thi. the
fifteenth day of January, 1 S 04 .
J. M, Tpurum..
Governor,
By the governor.
Pat UP Cook,
Eocfetary of stutf,
TO Til;-: WHITE VOTERS OF
j JONES iCOfJvTY.
I hereby announce# 0 self for the
" mon " ,, ' , " rk °! ^ wrior co,ut ' S,,b '
i' lt ,IJ
A }... $AR$Q.V. B . Ui , „
FOR ItKI’RESEN’TATIVE.
f respectfully unium..... . myself a
candidate (or ijir legislature, subject
to Dentqcfntic primary. If again
cIpc'amI will continue V/ serve lt,i‘
people to the best of my ability in
whatever may be heat for the public
j intiyctit of lUte i enyiify. } our sup-
l«ort solicited, am,
Your servant,
J„ C. MORTON.
Boarders Wauted.
I pr«p#rod^to furnisbjboard
and lodging fora limited number.
Cnn accommodate any pupils who
wish to attend tho Gray School.
C. W. BRAGS,
Gray, Ga.
Itisre|orted that Mr. Bryan
wants to .serve as secretary of stuto
under the next democratic admin-
Utraiion. Many distingtijshed
statesmen have filled the position
after being candidate* for presi¬
dent. Among the number have
been JelFerson, Madison, Monroe,
John tinmey Adams. Van uup«n
Clay, Webster, Buchanan, Cuss,
Reward, Blaine, Bayard ml Sher-
man. If Mr. Bryan really wants
Ilia .office he should . his . fool-
t quit
ncsB and help elect a genuine Deni-
ocrut.— Columbus Enquirer.
Do not forget that your life mfty
he the only bihlu your neighbor
over reads. Your word*, your ac-
uons, are ever spread before him
like so many pages tube read. lie
is forever scanning’joit carefully,
looking for a blot here, a blemish
there, or some absolute mistake.
You may think lightly of some
inconsistent action ; he does not,
and is quick to take advantage of
such to defend Iris own shortcom¬
ings. “The one argument I could
never answer,” said an infidel,
“w^s the consistent lift, of my
christiun mother.”—Ex.
IfOTICE.
Georgia, JonesCofinty.
Notice is hoyfiby giyen that in
conformity to bur, on the (5th day
of February 1904 the County
board of Education will examine
applicants for tho offigo of Coun¬
ty School Commissioner of said
oou»ty fur » term of four years,
beginning the 7th day of May
1904. taiH-h examination will be
on .questions furnished by the
state school commissioner, and
the determination thereof will be
under the provisions of the Code,
section 180Q, Yul. I. The person
so elected will be required to give
bond w ith good security for the
faithful performance of his duty
in tho sum of $ 10 , 000 .
By tho board.
)S. A. HopUE,
Pres. Pro Tern.
H()W TO PREVENT CROUP.
It will be gooff news to the
inothore of small childre 1 to
iearn that cropp can be prevent¬
ed. The first sign of croup i«
hoarseness. A day or two before
the attack tho child becomes
hoarse. This is soon followed by
n peculnr rough cough. Give
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy
freely as soon ns the child be¬
comes hoarse, or even after the
rough cough appears, and it will
dispgl i)l| symptoms pf cough, In
this way all danger and anxiety
may bp avoided. Tiffs remedy is
used by mnny thousands of ipot|ir
ers and has never known to fail.
It is, in fupt, tho only repmdy
to bo depended upon pafe apd that
is pleasapt and to take,
The Twice-a-week Telegraph
and Junes-County flews
line \ lear $1.50 I
r«>| 4-D® • \\T t! CCK1J 1^1 T tIOlirilcIl T » t |
nil J »J()])(YS News
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SrU
Tourist Sleeper To CTali-
foraia.
CommencingpecomberOth, and
Tuesdays thereafter, the Frisco
System wi*l pl.co in service be¬
tween Birmingham, Ala., and
San Francisco, Gul,. a thoroughly
equipped Tourist Sleeping Cur.
Quite naturally these cars will
be placed in the popular South-
] eastern limited leaving
^ ftt J0;30 p . Tuesdays .,
Memphis 9:1b a. nr. Wednesdays,
Returning loavo Kansas City on
Mondays, C:80 p. m.; arrive »Mero
phis, S :O 0 a. m.; Rirmiwgbam,
8:55 p. n\. Tuesdays;
Ate stations, time iii proportion,
Tho combination of
over which these cars a re opera ted
offers the tourist or invalid li
grand diversity of scenery, plain
and mountain, through Kansas
and the Rockies, to the “J,an4 of
Sunshine and Klowess.
These cars gre in charge of a
thoroughly pompotent attendant.
Cull on nearest representative
of Frisco System for berths and
further information, or add res .£ 1 ,
Hilton, General Passenger Agent,
St. Lou it, 31 o.
A TIMELY SUGGESTION,
This is the season of tke year
when the prudent end careful
j k
1 7t is certain to be nernled before
( ^) |( , u j n [ ( , r ; s oyer, and results, a re
j much more prompt and satisfac-
j given tory when it is k>pt (lie at cold hand is and
| as soon as con-
traded and beforn it has become
I settled in the system. In a'most
I | eveyy inetamiw « severe cold may
j j bo warded off by t - ik tho m g ibis first rem- in¬
| e(]y , rfle ) y as S()(Jjl !16
dication of ilio cold appears
\ There is no danger in giving it to
ehi'drun for ii contains no harm¬
ful substance. It is pleasant to
take---both adults and children
like it. Buy it and you will get
the best. It always cures.
IT TAKES
Less Time To Nfilk Cows
WITH
SMITH’S POUT ABLE
*E AT
Than it dots the old way of
dragging an old hox or stool
from one cow to another.
Can he used in a dozmi wavs,
especially op tlig farm.
Wvijo
FOR SALE BY
W. H. TINKER, Gen. Agt.
Maced- Ga.
BO YEARS*
EXPERIENCE
•A
^rwK Trade Marks
' r "rn* wwBsP 1 Copyrights OesioMS Ac.
Anyone»endiner a nketch «»n(3 desorlptlon m&y
quickly uncertain our opinion froo whether an
invonUon tlon*strictlycontideutlal. is probnbly pAtent«hV& HANDBOOK onval tentff HlCftr
scut free. Oldest tiKenoy throash i<k Muitn aeOurlug parents.
Patehts taken Sc Co. recei*
tpeciul notice, without clmrao, In tho
Scktttiltc BmericaH.
A handsomely llluetmted weekly. I.nrsreat dr.
dilation of any eeientlflc IminiaJ. T'erme, S3 a
year: four months, *1. Sold byall rowsdealera.
MUNN&Co.^'^'^New Oilico, York
Brunch B» K St., WaahlDdon, D. C. '
Cliejij) Settlers Tickets-
On the first and third Tuesday
of each month till April 1904 the
Frisco System (Saint -Louis and
San Francisco Railroad) will sell
reduced , and . round-trip , •
, one-way .
tickets from Birtpuigbam, Meni.-
phis and Saint Louis to points, in
~
Arkansas, . , Eansas, X4 Missouri, . U
-
laliotua, Indian Territory tind
Texas. Write W, T. Suqnders,
Geneva! Agent,. Passenger fqlj Depart¬
ment, Atlanta, Ga., for lufof
lputiun,
Don’t Worry.
Tin's is ensier said tlian clone,
yet it may bo of some help to con¬
sider the mutter. If tlie cause is
something over which you have
no control it is obvious that wor-
rying will not help tho matter in
I (J, e least. On the oHwr hand, if
within yocnr control, you have oti-
ly to ad- When you have a cold
‘ and fear an attack of pneumonia,
1 buy a bottle of CliamheriainY
jciously Cough Remedy and use it Judi,
and all cause for worry ns
to the onteomo will quickly dU-
: appear. There is no danger of
oneumonia when it is need,
Taia remedy is for by W.
E- Morgan, Cray; W. D Win-
) ' r8 > ' 5 la ^ ie v .’ 0. W. Middle-
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j brooks it ( . Co., / Haddock. I
^ CITATION.
Georgia, Jones Cauntv,
By virtue uf .jan order of the
conftot Ordinary of said county
will bo sold at public .outcry, on
the first Tuesday in February,
1904, at the court house in said
icounty, between the usual hours
of sals, the following real estate
situated in said county and state,
to-wit: One hundred and fifty
acres of land, more or less, situat¬
ed in Wallace district of said
county and bounded as follows:
On the west by hinds of 31 rs. De¬
lia Ethridge, on the north by
lands of F T. and W. ’J’. I’itts,
minors, on the east by lands f
Mrs. 31. C. Pitts and on the south
by lands of R. II. Kingman, Sr.,
and the Tigner place.. This Jan.
4, 1.804. lb T. Pitts,
A dm ’r of Ida M. Hilts.
3Q YEARS I1N :;3IC
BUMM g>IS-
The Old Reliable Irvine’s
Georgia. Music House,
Macon. Ga-
Knhws what n good piano is, for we
have been pleasing the people for
THIRTY YF,\!«—a prett - good r,**
cord. We will sell you an U rig! ' ’i-
uno, full size,7 1-2 octaves, ie ul
Maliogony Fioisli, with >QO id
stool free, direct from ^ 7* / , / *!
factory for..........
BeautiflU Orga n, walnut ease, v-
nd Reed Cells, xvliieh
mouse proof, direct
from the factorv for
iP’29EE
We have arranged with Hie Great
Columbus l’)iono;ira|sh Company to
sell their Famous Talking Machines,
and have made a deal which will en¬
able its to sell » 3fos! Excellent Ma¬
chine .for ONLY $3.50. This has nev¬
er been done before to Any House in
the South. This Machine, though sold
at a jots- price, is (dear' and powerful.
It Singe, Flays and Talks with almost
the Power and Perfection of the $35.
machines.
An endless amount of amusement
and pleasure can be afforded the pur¬
chaser of one of these Talking 3fa
chines at a trifling Cost—think of it.
World’s of Songs, Bhik} Pieces and
Comic Speeches can be played on this
Wonderful machine.
POI’UIjAK We clot DOMESTIC ing SrtVINa Machine MACHINE. Pe-
sue up ouv
partfnent, and oiler our stock of Fa¬
mous Domestic 31aeliines at- less than
wholesale prices—r$l»i>. 00 mfichines at.
$32.50 ■ $55.00 machines at $25.00, etc.
Will give you until cotton comes in
to pay.
SHKET MUSIC sold at Half-Piicc.
Our immenee stock for only 5 cents
per piece. 3f;ui(lolins, Guitars, Y 10 -
| in 8 i i, a , lll?iCtc . Mandolins from $2.00
up. Guitars from $2.50 up. Sole nacn-
oy for the. World-Famous Rteinway,
Knahe,Cnn;kernu!: iwva richer rianof?>
mrms of paymcius. Call on or
address—
Irvine’s Ga. Music House,
?JG4 Tb ji’fl St, Macon, Ga.
THE
OPERATES
Double Daily Trains
Carrying Pullman Sleepers, Cafe Cars
{a la ca^fe) anti CJiair Cars (seats free).
Electric Lighted Throughout
BETWEEN I
Birwicgtiam, I
Memphis and Kansas City
ANO TO ACL POINTS IN
feras, Oklahoma and Indian Territories
ANP THE
Far West and Northwest
JHE ONLY THROUGH SLEEPING CAR LINS
BETWEEN THE SOUTHEASr ANB
KANSAS CITV
Descriptive literature, tickets ar¬
ranged and through reservations made
upon application to
VV. T. SAUNDCBS, Grn-i Ast. Pass. Derr.
OR
T.R^xaiik, Tsav.P***. Aot., Atlsists, Ga.
W. T. SAUNDERS
t^en'l Agent P»s*anger Department
ATLANTA, GA,
Our County Friends
Like to feel when tl.ey are buying things in live city drat they at'
getting the eame'returns for their money as thejr city coiisius.
THIS IS RIGHT AND PROPER.
They should have tho
Style, the Fit
and the Quality.
Tlptii Is What We f>iye Yojj in t)nr Hhe^s.
We keei> the best thajt money pan buy, and our prices aw alike
all, and wo,are tho cheapest,
j Strong Shoe Co,
36§ Second Street, Macon, Ga.
M C. BALKCOM > AGT.
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-PEAf.RR IN-
Hardware Stoves, Cutlery,
Pistols, Tinware Woodenwaoe
FARMING IMPLEMENTS,1ETC,
o|J?d Third St, (Near Cheavy Street) Mtteojj,'(|a- •
As Different as Chalk
Is from Cheese
Describes tlie difference betwi,en Benson,
Walker & Moore’s clothes and the ordi¬
nary commonplace kind, s
THIS LABEL:
Bensoiiy Walker & Moore,
The Up-to-Dato Clotliisrs.
Fa
.ii your coat hanger is your means of
ippnral dentifying that s the produced finest in ready-for-service this country. $
Suits
$10 00 to $3?.D0 A
Overcoats
$10 00 to $40.00.
A guarantee with every gar¬
ment.
Benson, Walker & Moore,
Tffg UP-TO-DATE CLOTHIERS,
: .
420 Third Street, Macon, Cn.
■ J.rMJigLJL.
S. S. PARMELEE,
-PEALER IX--
Bicycles, Buggies,
Road Cffi-ts, Carriages,
Children’s Carriages, Wagens.
Harness, Leather, Etc.
Jobbers of Bicycle Sundries.
CORNER SECOND & POPLAR STREETS, MACON, GA.
L'lftO
W. A: DA VIS. BEN T, RAV, GEO, H.
W.A, Davis Co.
Cotton Factors.
SHIP YOUR COTTON TO W. A, DAVIS CO. TWENTY
FOUR YEARS EXPER/ENCE IN THE HANDLING OF CGTT0Y
ENABLED VS TO GET THE BEST PRICES THAT CAN BE HAD
C2all on us next spring fqr MQNBY and GENERA^
FARMERS’ Supplies, Wo Thrill also sell you jnules,
buggies anq guauq 3 Uvisfactipn guaranteed,
W. L Mil- ' iillMisl.
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