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Not ice.
Communication* of a political
nature favoring any man m the
coming Democratic primary, in¬
serted in the columns of this pa¬
per, will be charged for and mark¬
ed ns an advertisement.
Orduarily who race for Ordi¬
nary is not so ordinary as tt now
promises to ho.
Same old story. Demociatic
chances good; Democratic pi rty
bu Ted wid» open.*
Mr. Ilkaint kindly continues to
mild its weekly reminders that l.e
l* a candidate for president.
Every nltar is n place where
something in sacrificed, even if it
is nothing hit n mn"’s liberty.
Its much mote Cniiaitait like to
clean the lump chimney than to
cuss tho Standard Oil Company.
Graves for governor, Hearst for
president, and Mr. T. If, Coffin of
Screven county is out for sheriff.
It’s the reformed sinner vrho is
least merciful in Iti h condemna¬
tion of tho unregenerated trans¬
gressor.
New York is certutnly in sore
atraits. Hryan and Howie have
left and tho Rev. Mr. Parkhursl
is too sick to talk.
There are no swear words in the
Japanese language hut the Amer-
10 ill wlto tries To read it is thank-
{ tl that there Some in his.
Japan is eViuently determined
to thrust upon Russia thedistinc-
tion of having the largest subma¬
rine navy in the world.
John D. Rockefeller is now try¬
ing to corner tile asbestos market.
This is a wise move, for John !)•
will certainly need it by nnd by.
Years ago before we grew so
wise many diseases that now Ill'S
known by unpronounceable Latin
names wars called just plain colic.
Tho Japanese government is
buying Missouri mules to uso in
Iter wur with Russia. When the
Jap gets astraddle of an Ameri-
can male it will urnke little dtf-
ferenco whether ho butts in or
bucks into the Russians. There'll
be something doing either way.
Don’t riant tho Earth in
Cotton.
If we possessed the forensic pow¬
er of Pitt, the poctio genius of
Horner and the eloquence of Pat¬
rick Henrv we would concentrate
them all in a single appeal to (he
farmer ot to plant , tho , whole , ,
t
earth in cotton. Drunk with the
golden stream that, has flowed in-
to the South from ti e source of
a short crop, ;! he is now preparing
to destroy , his own prosperty. ll.v
land resounds v. ith the noise uf
preparation for an assault upon
thay law—supply and
which is as changeless and im-
mutable as the di cret* of Fate,
Numberless times have design-
ing politicians sought to prove
a connection between this law
and some theory of finunc* or gov
eminent, but to no avail. It
means tu ne to the cotton plantar
of the j'eutb limn all the political
phtforms and cr.-ds that were
er-r written. With a proper tin
derstandiiig of tins principal tin
far in of the South coitbt or-
gnnize a monopoly beyond
conception of any present day
aimer; with a limited crop o!
cotton the South would approach
i) mo r the voittitnsof Utopia that,
it ha* been the piivtlegoof anj
utin-'i nation to do.
Put it eetins that this is not t.
he. Tweire mb.ion bubs has
airetidy hi £* • ib.c.r c» p Jtlt I.
l.t ti.o r, ;( (’■f the eultcn■ Him
t >t tty .-1 , und lieod.vstd v ho a ti
stem the glittering t,tm that now
lions euuiitw.ird i d < J >ko Hu
golden cornucopia tf.i.1 Lai gs it
verted uvot his iuad.
Tho Board of Education
and tlit* 1 rimary.
We clip tho following from tin.*
columns of (he Madisooinn :
Hound Oak, Gn., Feb, J I.’, fit 04.
Editor Madisonian, Madison, Gu.
Dear Sir: Will you please gite
apace in your valuable paper foi
tho following in defense of the
Jones county hoard of education.
We notice the following in a te-
cent issue of your paper:
Y'The Jones county board of ed¬
ucation does not want the respon¬
sibility of elect iiig a county school
commissioner, and have referred
the matter to the popular vuto ol
the county, thus establishing a
precedent, which wo think not a
good one. ”
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The facts are these: At a pri¬
mary election held some time ago
for all county oflnnrs, the office of
county school commissioner was,
for some reason entiiely unknown
to the hoard of education, includ¬
ed in the ticket.
Thu hoard paid no attention to
the matter, and on February Gth
examined applicants for county
school commissioner, ns the law
req uirt-m Nothing could have
been m >.■<• foreign to the minds ol
the nil tubers of the Jones county
board of education than a dents
to shirk the responsibility of
electing a county school conimie-
sioncr. The board cannot, and
would not leave such uu election
to popular vote.
Very respectfully,
; J. W. Time,
Secretary Hoard of Education.
The Georgia Industrial
^ Heine.
Nothing gives ns more pleasure
than to suy u word now and then
in behalf of Georgia ’n charitable
institutions, especially t It oat
which have for their object the
car* and protection of friet dices
children. The Georgia Industrial
Home, for unfortunate children,
five miles from Macon, is such an
metitiiti m as this. It opened tins
doors of its first cottage five years
ago w ith three children. The home
had no capital stock but since
that time has managed to care for
over two hundred children, and
now has one hundred and fifty
under its protection. These child-
run came from more than forty
counties of the state, and this
hsm<ti stand* between these little
ones and destruction, /t is today
I ho most remarkable, as well ce
tho most pathetic charity in the
state. It now requires an expen¬
diture of nearly $10,000 a year to
pay Recurrent expenses. Its mir¬
aculous success is u credit to our
oominon humanity and is an elo¬
quent testimonial of the unselfish
devotion to a noble purpose of its
founder, iiev, W. E. Mumford.
Tho home is still struggling fi¬
nancially and stands m actual
need of constant help. It has been
endorsed by every church and ev¬
ery fraternity, ns well as all class¬
es of people iu the state.
Iiev. \V. E. Mumford hns issued
the billowing puthutic ttnpcal to
to the people uf the state which
should find a libelul response
tho lieurts of those who aro in
sympathy with Ins work:
lu ' of Uunmnity:
ihe miraculous success of tho
Geutgia Industrial Home, (or the
orphans of living
at once a credit to our
O'- beginning its work about five
ft’"” through a ?'\' human 0,1 hearts nnd ••• handy.
Ml , uu Ul(ldl , (1 thn lives oi
Gian two hundred children and
now has a family of more than
"tie hundred and fifty nnd with
its farm, stock and furnishings,
is in possession of a plant icpre-
settling an expenditure of mote
than thirty thousand dollars. Its
success is its highest m,tt nest XU*
commendation.
Our straggle tor financial sup-
port is iitct stoutly pathetic as we
have no state or den minattenul
aid.
, Ilia homo ia five \ ears '■id M.m-
dm, IVnn.u.y p, *-i, twin w*
; appeal tutu. ::>euo» of u>2 ‘ ti iii
tUf-ouir.-* vain. a hi ifi,
<A Georgia to lieiptm u * <>ut
of deiit, W Hi \ ott mu b<* one \\
"til follow tile beat impulse,. oS
the iiuinuu heart unit extern: a
itand of help on titto liiib bn Unlay
OI tint BWttiitml and most
otis charily in Geary in to lit,
: unoimt of five d Hut'S least:
ihe childr o w* are r.;u nine am
r r Ol, U'4 )>le ahsi 'lll'ti V Itbollt
»
I cr ope ftvin any <*‘lu.r s..ure■
j ihanking v m SUXii <*r
jyou« interv.-. U -1 h ii:‘ .CUT
^ < ur* ti i Itiian.. tl i V .
W. E. MU4LFOKI).
Macon (lets State Fair.
Tl t> Georgia Slain Fair is to he
hold ui Macon in tho full of the
present year. This was decided l>v
the executive committee of the
State Agricultural Association
which met in Macon a few (lavs
ago. Atlanta and Snvnmuth were
applicants for the fair.
We agree with the Macon Ttde-
graph in saying that “Ibis is as it
should ha. 'J lie splendid exliild-
I ion of the r< source s of the state
and the varied attractive ntmise-
ment feature* at Central City
Pink last October elicited praise
from press and people, and even
at that early date it was predicted
and generally desired (hat the
State Fair should he held'in Ma¬
con this year. i)
June* county will have no fair
this year but already there is a
movement under way to get to¬
gether an exhibit for the State
Fair, and it is generally under¬
stood that we are not after the
second premia in.
Here is a good one from a north
Georgia (xchaugo: It is said that
a teacher in the public school re-
cently received the following note
from a patron : “Dear Mis, you
writ me about whipping Sammy.
I [hereby give you leave to licet
hem up eitny time it is necesery
to learn him lessons. He is juste
like his father—yon hftf to leant
him witu n clubh. Pound nolcge
into him. I want him to git it,
and don’t pay no ntension to what
Ins father says. I’ll handle him.”
A colored minister, says an ex¬
change, said to his flock the other
day: “In dese drys h horsc-l-ss
carriages, skirt Ie, s girls and sin¬
less sinners, It Would lie better for
do, modesty oh dj>" here congrega¬
tion if dere "ere a tew mote
clticketiless chicken co< p,. ”
Tho*. Dixon lias promised to
leave the lecture platform. Tins
is good but would have been bet¬
ter had he included tho writing of
books in his promise.
ANNOUNCEMENT I.
FOR KF.l-'ltESK. T.VT1VK.
I respectfully announce myself a
candidate for the legislature, subject
to Democratic primary. If again
i Ice ed will continue to servo the
people to the best of my ability in
whatever limy be lu st for the pub! o
interest of the county.
port solicited, lain,
Your servant,
L. C. MORTON.
FOR CLERK.
I respectfully nnnouiwo myself a
candidate for clerk of the supirior
court. Sabjcqt to democratic prin.a-
vy. C. W. liliAGO.
FOR COL N1 V COURT SOLICITOR.
1 am a candidate for solicitor i f
Jones county couit, subject to Dcn.o-
cialic primary. Your support* wi.l
be appreciated.
JOHN A. HENDERSON.
A Mother’s Krconunciula-
t ion.
I have usi d Chamberlain '»
Gough Remedy fur a number of
years and have no hesitancy in
saying that it is (no best remedy
for Cuiighs, ooldsand croup I have
evt-r used in my family. I have
tint words to express myeonf-
vl, '" CR -Mrs. J-
A. Moore, North Star, Michigan.
f® W r D. Winter#, ,;V ,' V - Brml V\ ; C. Gray; \\
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Middlehrooks, Haddock',
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Birmingham, Memphis and Kansas City
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kansas city
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upon application to
W. T. SAUNDCBS, Gciri Aor. P«t«. Oeot.
OR
F.E.CLARK, Taav.Pasa.AaT.. ATVAirrn, Ga.
W. T. SAUNDERS
Gen'l Agent Passenger Department
ATLANTA, GA.
To the People of Georgia
At an Educational Conference Held in Atlanta, at Which
Governor Joseph M. Terrell Presided, the Under¬
signed Committee Was Appointed to Prepare
and Publish the Following Address
To tiif. People of Georgia :
I*r is self-evident that in a democracy the intelligence of the people is
a necessary condition of good government. For this reason the State ii n-
dertukes as a means of self-protection the work of public education. Our
forefathers accepted and acted on these principles. Immediately following
the Declaration of Independence and the institution of a Democratic
government, they provided in the first Constitution of the State, that of
1777, for the establishment of a public school system. In 1785, speaking
through their legislature, they declared that the “ prosperity and even the
existence ot The State ” can he secured only by “religion and education.”
During the 127 years that have elapsed since our first Constitution, the
record of Georgia in behalf of public education, considered in the light of
conditions that have existed, has been honorable; hut the time has now
come when a forward movement is imperatively demanded by our interest
and by our duty.
It is not more certain that in past ages Force was dominant than that in
these later times Intelligence rules. la the competition among nations, the
most intelligent will have the mastery; in the competition between sections,
the best educated will have pre-eminence; in the competition among indi¬
viduals, tiie man most highly trained will be the most sure of success and
the best equipped for usefulness. For these reasons the intelligence and
conscience of the State will be satisfied with nothing lc3.s than a perfected
system of public schools where all the children of the commonwealth, re¬
gardless of condition in life or circumstance of fortune, may have an
opportunity for the development and the training of tho capacities with
which their Creator has Endowed them.
In comparing the status of public education in Georgia with that of
other States in the South, it is pleasant to escape the humiliation of being
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at the bottom oF/he list in the matter of illiteracy, and in the inadequacy
of resources wrettave provided for what Thomas Jetferson called the “ cru¬
sade against ignorance ”; but we are too near the bottom of the list to
satisfy a ju-t and worthy State pride, and it is regrettable (to say nothing
of negro illiteracy) to know that the white illiterates in Georgia exceed
the total aggregate white population of' Atlanta, Savannah, and Augusta
combined. In contrasting the status in Georgia with the expenditures for
public education in the North and West, the partial self-congratulation of
the first comparison di-appears in the tremendous advantage which those
States maintain. Elaborate statistics are wearisome, but it is well for
Georgians to ponder the facts suggested in a single condensed statement:
In schools in Georgia taught by teachers whose average salary is ouly
$27.00 per month, we are teaching only 01 per cent, of the enrolled school
population; giviug the childreu in actual attendance less thau six cenls
worth of education per day for an average of only one hun Ired and
twelve days.in the year. [In rural schools the average lougth of the school
term for each child enrolled is about 02 days ; and for each 'child of school
ago tho average is about 42 days.] In the Hia c which gives most largely
to public education tho productive wealth for each inhabitant is $200 per
annum. In Georgia it is less than half of this sum.
IIow are these conditi >ns to he improved? We believe that the people
of Georgia are both patriotic and intelligent enough to improve them, if
they are free to do so ; but they are not free. Toe res Hire: for the better¬
ment of our iua 1 equate edu tafioual sy-tem is in local taxation supplement¬
ing the general .State fund; but the Constitution of J877 abridges and
'virtually denbs to the petple the right of Gcal taxation- So many re¬
strictions are inrowit around the procedure, so oppressive are the require¬
ments, so unequal are the terms of submission of the question to the people
that their lunds are tied Under the existing law the recommendations of
two Grand Juries must he obtained, aud in the elections it is necessary to
the success of the local measure to secure two thirds of the qualified voters
of the county. The effect,of this is to count against the m msure a'l the
absent voters, all the voters providentially hindered from voting, and even
those who may have removed from the county hut whose names appear on
the qualified list. The proposed amendment relieves tho procedure of
these oppressive requirements, but it is important to no e that the amend¬
ment is itself highly conservative in tint it requires a two thirds majority
of the persons voting in the election. This amendment will he submitted
to the people at the next genoGil election iu October, 1904. Wo believe
that the people can he trusted ; most of all, they can he trusted not to tax
themselves too heavily The amendment in effect merely restores to the
people the right of local op ion in taxation.
In view of these plain propositions mi l the momentous impo tunce o’
the public interests involved, the educational conference held iu Atlanta
as above stated makes, through the committee, the following declarations :
1. We appeal to the people to adopt the constitutional amendment,
reclaiming for themselves the right of supplementary local taxation to he
exercised in those Communities that desire it in accordance with tho demo
erotic principle of home rule.
2. We declare ourselves in favor of advancement in our educational
system ; better training and payment of teachers; expert school supervi¬
sion; longer terms; the consolidation (where practicable) of weak and scat,
tered schools mto strong aud more efficient organizations; the improvement
of schoolhoHSes and grounds.
3. Realizing thft strong devotion of the women of tho State fo the
welfare of the children, we appeal to them to organize School Improvement
Societies in every county and locality, and to aid by their influence in the
accomplishment of tho objects outlined in this address.
4. We invoke the aid of the great agencies, the pulpit and the press ;
we lecommeud that the friends of the school hold educational rallies in all
the counties of the State, and we invite the cooperation of all good citizens
in this effort for the intellectual, industrial, and moral elevation of the
citizenship of the f uture.
Walter B. Hill,
Warren A. Candler,
IIoke Smith,
W. B. Merritt,
W. J. Northex,
JI. L Duggan,
Committee.
Mrs Delia Nelms ( No 7
vs divorce •Tones Stipr. Court.
Geo. D Nelms To Oct. term 1903
To George D Nolim, Greeting.
You are hereby required and person¬
ally or by attorney to be appear
at Ihe next term of Jones Superior
court, to ie bold in and f |,r said
county of Jones on tho third Monday
in Aoril i.-xt at Clinton. Ga.. then
and ihere to answer the PlnintiiFs
complaint in an action for total dt-
v.iree.asin default thereof the court
will proceed ns to justice shall ap-
iM'-tain Witness the lion. II G Urn-
Judee of said court,
l itis F. iirvirtrv lttttr. RkH.
\V W Barron,
Clerk Jones, s. C.
KB WOBK.
The scratch of "a pin may cause
the loss of a limb or even death
when blood poison results from
the injury. All danger of this may
he avoided, however, by prompt¬
ly applying Chantbenain's Fain
Balm, tt is an antiseptic and
unequalled na « quick healing 1m-
; m0|lt f lir cut , bruises and burns
For sale bv W. K. Morgan, Gray;
IP. 1). Winters. Brad lev; C. W.
Middlebrooks A* Co.. Haddock.
ECZEMA, Old Sores, Itching Piles,
Skin Disease*,
ABSOLUTELY CURED.
HERMIT SALVE,
IS ANB SO CENTS A BOX.
Sold by *11 Dnutviat*. Taka n® cthar.
Old Family Rem*dy IS years.
mmmmmmmmmsmmcjmnmssmmammmmmmmm
(j e t Rich Quick!
We can’t exactly give you the actual cash, but if you fcilJ wear
our celebrated IIANAN SHOES, tl ey give you that appear.
mice.
V V'
h Sk Ilaiian Shoes Lead
& Them All.
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These shoes not ouly wear longer, hut they fit and feel better
than othei shoes.
Wo also carry a line cf heavy shoes suitable for the farm.
We solicit the pnlronageof our Jones county friends.
STRONG SHOE STORE,
868 Second Street, Macon, Ga.
SSSse
M.C. BALKCOM * AGT.
-DEALER IN-
Hardware Stoves, Cutlery, Guns,
Pistols, Tinware Woodenware
farming;implements, etc,
8G2 Third St, (NearjCheary Street) Macon,Ga.
As Different as Chalk
Is from Cheese
Describes the difference between Beneon, S
A'alker & Moore’s clothes and the ordi¬ *■
commonplace kind. >
nary i*
THIS LABEL:
5 Benson Walker & Moore, s
\ The Up-to-Date Clothiers.
coat hanger is of *
•m your your means
i Jentify g the finest r«ady-for-»ervic« ' f
ipptual that s produced in this country.
Suits
$10 00 to $87 50. i
Overcoats
$10.00 to $40 00.
A guarantee -with every gar¬
ment.
Benson, Walker & Mo rz 9
THE UP-TO-DATE CLOTHIERS,
420 Third Street, Macon, Ga.
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Bicycles, Buggies,
Road Carts, Carriages,
Children’s Carriages, Wagons,
Harness, Leather, Etc.
Jobbers of Bicycle Sundries.
CORNER SECOND & POPLAR STREETS, MACON, GA.
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\V\ A. DAY/S. BEN T. RAY. GEO. H. LOWE.
W. A-. Davis Co.
Cotton Factors.
SHIP YOUR COTTON TO W. A. DAVIS CO. TWENTY
FOUR YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE HANDLING OF COTTOJf
ENABLES US TO GET THE BEST PRICES THAT CAN BE HAD
Call on us next spring for MONEY and GENERAL
FA. i*. ERS Supplies, We will also sell you mules,
buggies ano quano. Satisfaction guaranteed.
\\ t u i * PHIS COMPAnY,
MdCOllg Ga.