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Ga., as second-class mail matter. j
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T. It. TIMIN'KU, Proprietor. j
T. R. TURNER....... ) Editors
J. A. HENDEItdOX, . . . (
It’s a knowing young man who |
can keep that little quarrel with
his girl going until after the 25tli.
When Hobson goes out vve ■•I he
should also prove that a big navy
is necessary for the extermination
of the boll weevil
When n woman weeps briny r
tears it is a pretty safe bet that
tlie old coming man liasi him. some salty re- j u
marks to
ChOetmaYmighT*be properly
called the great national swap- i
ping day, when everybody expects 1
to get the best ot everybody else. Y
Governor Vardanian of NIipsie-;
sippi knows nearly us many ways '
of cussing leddyastiie average
girl has of making afoul of a
mail.
iFhen the good book said there
nrn no marriages in heaven it j
proved to the minds of some men
that such i place as lioavon is pos I
A New York physician cures his
patients by putting them to sleep,
is precisely the method
preachers adopt of curing
, It is surprising that neither Ja-
nor Itussia by? AMvdo over-
to Mrs. Clntdwick for her aw
in Hooting their war
Suppose we change ends with
Wnshington-Roosevelt dinner
a while and just say we
because we want to keej
out of had company.
One way to get even with the
old thing is to give her such
costly Christmas present that ii
bo utterly beyond her means
to give you one ns valuable.
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Nan Patterson says she believes
Chadwick is guilty of all
of things. Nan is evidently
because Mrs. Chadtvicli push¬
her out of tho lime light for a
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Funny, isn’t it, that a man who
drinks anything strong'r
branch wgter during the year
get up before day Christina 1
and get as drunk us a
before breakfast.
Miss Gladys Vanderbilt who of
l- ity
$80,000,000 in lmr own s
made her debut the other of
She ought to bo able to buy
title with at least five hyphens
it with all that dough.
Our pressmen had a little enter¬
on Thursday. The color
did not develop until after
festivities when it was discov¬
to be black and blue. The
r was lavishly decorated with s
of liiridtiegs.
Mr. Bryan seems to be engaged
effort to persuade Toni Wat¬ or
an
to be good, and says, “Tum¬
won't you come back home?”
Tom seems to ho put out at
and won’t budg nn
Hu 's probably mail with
because he let Bryan S
first.
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Wo did not know Hobson ,, , is - a! ,
, i but .i lie ,, H;> preached , , to
is. , ,
Macon .. bunnny, e i frriday c , •,
‘ evening ,iii
his , •
sermon on universal 1
be , lectured , . i.i,., at \leslevan v,
the ,
. said •, ought , , to . have i big .
we a
os well ,, as a , mg ■ stick , , !
so we | I
snoot salvation and , Amen- ,
progress into the heathen Chi- ~. | j
et . al. i i
One of the candidates of a cit_v j the
who is good at telling stun- no
hud a staunch Pr isbvterian i ■
. b’’ 1
s»\s the Tbemnsville Times,
himself has never yet ‘'.y
around to that denomii.a- rilf> <
'*>, but yrstcrdny he was telling it
few of his I est friends of a s«d-
bargain lie hml made with
1’resbyte-rain la'tter half. Sev- j
nights ago he was sitting over i
fire trying to f.gure out his nice
w hen his wife nsked if j
rfully thought lie would that
“Well, if 1 m not
this time, 1 'm going to join tli« 1 tain
s by lor* u y n u , \vlicit
nil the time*'" i law
Christinas.
W.i wonder if the time is not i
at hand when we shall for -1
that the twenty-fill) day of
menus anything jnore j
nn occnsion f.,r exploding
and contributing to the
revenue fund. Things are j
ae they once were. Time was 1
the lesson of the occnsion
religiously observed and the
of celebration nppropri-
for the birthday of a man like I
Christ. Time was when
eyed childrtd gathered !
the fireside on the eve of 1
Hay and listened in wonder-
nwo to the story of the child
f Bethlehem, and of good St. ,
who comes once i nch
«H Commemoration event. Not tho of least this j
tho jo.vs of Christmas then j
to llio faith n of the child- j
see
1( j n t j in K t,, r y „f (| J0 Bubo and
g nhta (>| ftUH< j„ t | ie course of
f cw y f . nra (|, 0 latter is put aside,!
did course, not but who good will purpose? say that j
serve a ;
thero been a day since that |
period ofjcliildbood when |
faith believed injill things, those around when you?j you j
was f tho life, most and beautiful can-! j
0 your you !
p deny that the mtin who tries
hurry the child through the j
that are made happy by
trust and faith is sordid
the last extreme.
Nowadays tho average young j
will wink his eye and
on the quiet that he isn’t i
Missouri and ho does not 1
himself to sleep with one j
open any more, Christmas j
no more ton boy of this
than does the fourth of July
lime to get into devilment
scrapes unnumbered, for
at any other time be would
soundly thrashed.
stranger things than these
noted in a modern Christmas
Men who would
you down were you to offer
a drink of w liiskev on the
of July or Thanksgiving
think nothing of celebrating
«9 if ho were a baccha¬
and celebrating tho birth of
the feverish hurry cf modern
and action there is being
behind and almost forgotten
impressive simplicity and
of ti e aforetime Christ¬
Hut granting that there is
little of the ideal in present
there is yet no doubt »
amount of silent and rev¬ be
rejoicing on this day than of
average churchman evn - im¬
possible. It seems to be of
of the ironies of life that the
who stands the farthest from
very should sometimes feel
the voiceless thanksgiving
unwashed foi the possibil¬
i f an ideal man reaches the
heights us the does the voice ty
tho elect. I’erhnps so; who
In any case there will al¬
ho to nil men an uietTabli
and simple cha.'in ii
tho meaning ol
No rush of events oi ed
of conditions will evei
that consciousness in tin
of the universe that there is
better beyond, whenri
him whose birth we cele¬ >d.
ami whose life at one tinn
has raised every man
enough to create a desire f :r
tilings.
(lamhlrrs AH.
we all gamblers by nature?
a sweeping proposition imu to
(lie optimistic moralist who
human nature’s instincts
naturally ..... high and , to
pure, '
up Ins luuuls in horror; ’ but no
will study , ourselves , careful- ,
will inevitably . . compel
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confession . that, , the .
average e
dearlv loves the excile-
Unit attaches to the game ” of
and seek with lbuno Kor¬
lie
Jo not to ignore ) J
presume
of the man or worn-!
whoso conscience is so nici¬
,__. *'*’ ” , * b 1 e
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mptation to gamble, or the „flfj
rarely encountered, in w horn rt "- v
impossible to arouse in OIY j one
a sluggish interest m any- to
laws of the land draw sartlv • |
distinctions between
constitutes gambling and
which tioes not. A man may
tiiousai u c!others that a cor*
hofoo^will win a cri lain race,,
1 i«*r he win or lose, the j
suffered no iudignity. Bui i
niul Another man mny shnke
out of a pnslobourd I ox and
ten cents on the number of
turned up, and the law de-
payment of a fine er tIje
of u term on thechaio-
We may win or logs ten
dollars speculating in
future*, but if we take a
in a little game or poker
a one cent ante and a five
limit we are taking chances
iheBhetifT and grand jury,
The former sends Ins cotton to
luit is informed that the
is off a few points." lie
to wait a week or two be-
selling “to sorter see if tilings
get a little more peart.’’ It
occurs to him that he is
Ho takes the chance—|
possible loss fur the sake of
gain,
The small boy is an inveterate
Marbles, pushpin, crack
and other games of chance
develop tho juvenile pro-j
to gamble, and he will bot|
nnytliing—tho number of seed j
nn apple, the fighting qualities
a cur dog, or bis ability to yell 1
than any other boy. And
he grows up ho is reminded
the boyish passion still lives.
though he mny fight shy or
poker table and the race track
is apt to find the temptation to
with chance ever present and
ton strong to be successful-
resisted,
To want to gamble seems to be
rooted and p radii
ineradicable. Some do not
to resist this natural pro-
Many fight it in asem -
sort of a way, and
it may be, fii a'lv cri sh it
altogether; but in practically
of us it “crops out” soon or
and in more or less malig¬
form. What gamblers we
be if it v.ere not wrong—
to law and the code of
ethics—to gamble.
Retiring' Comity Ofli-
cers.
Use whirlagig of polities brings
c-hanges that are not always
hut tin's in nowise de¬
from the pleasure The News
in speak ing of the faithful
service of the men whose
of oltice expire on January
Mr. W. W. Barron, who has
clerk of the Superior court
twelve years, retires from Im¬
with a record of public
of which any man would
proud. Not in the entire term
his office holding has anything
to mar the perfect record
his official business,
G, T. Souther, tax receiver
the past two years, leaves his
with the knowledge (hat lie
>ts duties to the bestol
skill and knowledge.
Mr. L. 0. Morton the coun¬
has had a representative who
at all times during his term ol
acted with scrupulous re
for the county’s best inter
His efforts to servo the in
of the whole people elicit¬
praise from all and
absolute hunt sty of his every
net m behalf of his con¬
has never been queslion-
J. II. C. Ethridge, county
for two years, lnm
one of tho best public serv¬
the county has ever had. A
business man in hi-
affairs lie carried the satin
principles into tho coun¬
affairs, and the resulting gund
people in the saving of use
expenditures of money ha.-1
consideiable. IP* and hi-
have given lh.6 county
of the most economical ad¬
in its history. Mr. j v
ridge lias served the people l a
a singleness of purpose not
witnessed in a public offi- j J
He has numbers of friends j g ;
wish him success in w hatever 1 m
undertake. y |
solicitor Mr. H. i E
county F. I
lias made the state a! I
n 1
officer. He goes out of |
having many f'iends S
as “ h maL > as |
n,a " •' ,,,u ‘ s onunty and each
of these friends would testify
foot that Holmes Johnson’* r*
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ns a public official and a-
j s ai , eUY nble one. '
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BUGGIES, BUGGIES.
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330 Third St Macan Ga
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Makes m Cures AH.
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Baby Ease saves babies’ lives by relieving pain,
curing stomach and bowel troubles, soothing the
nerves and putting the entire system in perfect
order. It contains no opiate or dangerous drug
and is absolutely without danger to even the
most delicate baby. -
Baby Ease is sold by all good druggists, 25c. bottle *
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Round Trip Itate to
and One-third Fare. en
Dates of Sale: December28,24,
and 81. 1904. ami January I, d
Final Limit January 4,
is the time to inspect the
farming lands located on
lines cf the Georgia Southern
Florida Railway’.
fur particulars to
B. Rhodes,
of
Passenger Agent, ed,
Llacon, Ga.
on
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M.’IS. CECELIA STOWE, port
Orator, Entro Nous Club.
III., Oct. 22,1902. m
nearly four years I suffered
ovarian troubles. The doc- M
on aa operation ae the (
way to get well. 1, however,
objected to disheartened an operation.
felt as
as I, for home with a sick
is a disconsolate plc.ee at
A friendly bottle druggist advised o
to get a of Wine cf •-!
for me to try, and he did so.
to improve in a rapid. few days and
was very Witli-
weeks I was another
Stowe's letter shows every
how a home is saddened by
weaknes and how completely
of Cardui cures that sick-
brings Do health and happi- Bj B
not go on suffer- fl
Do to your druggist today
a $1.00 bottle of Wine E
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FOR NEW
ROAD.
Jones County.
F. Stripling, II Lee Smith,
et al. having applied foi
opening and establishment o!
pubPc mad commencing at r
and Tie in the 304t.li dis¬
of said county and nimiin;
in a southwesterly dime
through lands qf Mrs. Moiii
14 Lee Smith, I! F Strip
James Sin it h, Annie I>e!!<
J Davis Huberts, Miss Lib
and Lou Rmifroe, strik
the public mac! from Ores,
to the Laura Lutpbsdei
the total proposed b-ngtl
about five miles and widtl
20 feet, notice is hereby giv
that said appljeatiqt: will be fi¬
granted on the first Tues-
111 January, 1905, if no sniff
cause is shown to the con
J. T. Glover
J. II. C. Ethridge,
L. Silas,
Com missioners.
CITATION.
Jones County.
is hereby given that R H
Sr., administrator d'
non cum testnmento annexe
estate of P T Pitts, deceas-
has applied to me f@r leave to
certain lands belonging to
estate for the purpose of dis
said application will be
at the regular term of the
of ordinary of said county
first Monday in Jan. 1905
my hand officially this
5, 1904.
I! H Bonxi'k. Ordinary.
CITATION.
Jones Count v.
James having made ap¬
for twelve months sup¬
out of the estate of Ben
for herself and minor chi
and appraisers duly ap¬
to set aside the same hav¬
their returns, all persons
are hereby notified that
application will lie heard be¬
the court of ordinary for the
nn the first Monday in
1905. Witness my hand
this Dec. (5, iP04.
K II Bosxkr.
Ordinary, j
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Sack Suits
The success of (lie season. Some New
Drowns in Cheviots and Wei'.-teuds
SO DO tf )o
Everybody who lias seen these stjh's
verdict is identical, These are Ilia
artistic clothes of the century. You
see them, Prices not low but
& Moore J
up to cate clothiers,
430 Third St.
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And if we have never sold you, it’s your loss, not ours.
lar»<st and choicest assorte ent of Furniture, Carpets.
Etc., ever shown any win re in the state and at prices
please (he buyer.
No p e>;. I uck-togother, knotty cord-wood kind of Fur¬
but artistic designs at the price other dealers have
charging yon for the inferior kind.
Give us a look and you will be convinced.
Wood-Pea'vy Furnitura Co,
Cherry St, Macon, Ga. ov -
S. J. TAYLOR BEN T. BAY WALTER V. CLARK
SHOE
COMPANY
We have just re¬
a complete as¬
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Children’s and
winter shoes, jftyr
styles, goods, which all sizes, will Rfr -r
you value receiv f ..... ^ J'
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for your money, or
money will be refunded*
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