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Jopr E. BOSSES, Editor and Publisher.
Perry, Thursday, June
Small pox lias broken out at
Fort Davis, Texas.
As matters new stolid, it seems
that there -will aot be a State Ifair
in Georgia this fall.
,—
The acreage plant in corn in
Dooly county is ,1.08—eiglrt per
cent, above an average.
The Georgia legislature will
meet in extra session Sn next
Wednesday, the first day of July.
It is apprehended that the Ute
Indians if Colorado will go on the
war path and occasion much troub
le.
Modern Colleges.
The most popular fallacy of the
age is that colleges are practical
institutions. There is more hum
bug to the square inch within the
walls of our popular colleges than
within any other public buildings
of equal size and prominence. In
Peabody Institute for 1885.
State School Commissioner Orr
informs us that there will be only
one teaaehers’ institute held in:
Georgia this year.at Atlanta, com-!
mencing July 27th, and continu
ing four weeks. This institute is
the outcome of the Peabody ap-
GEOBGIA GLEANINGS.
saying this it is not our purpose to' ptopriatiou for the instruction of
do aught to discourage education, j Georgia schoolteachers, and Com-
On the other hand, we fully appre-! missioner Orr says he has been in-
ciate the advantages that a good, formed that the appropriation will
The Georgia legislators will
have a nice financial problem to
consider when they assemble in
July.
Hon. Henry W. Blair has
been re-9lected|to the United States
Senate, by the legislature of New
Hampshire.
Progressive farmers are dem-
strating the fact that it is cheaper
to raise a bale of cotton on one
acre than on three.
The cool, bracing air at Mount
McGregor has invigorated Gen.
Grart very much, but no hope of
his final recovery is entertained.
The twelfth annussl: session of
the Georgia State Sunday
School Association will be held at
Home on the 22d, 23d and 24th of
Jnly next.
The name of the postoffice at
Buzzard Boost, Twiggs county,
Ga., has been changed to Westlake,
and is so set down in the June
Postal Guide.
A white man named frank Py-
ers was publicly whipped in Bal
timore last Friday, the punish
ment, being for beating - his wife.
Served him right.
On the first of July next the
iron and steel mills of Pittsburg,
Pa., will begin rasing^ natural gas
as fuel, instead of coal.
Gen. P. M. B. Young, of Geor
gia has been appointed U. S. Con
sul General to St. Petersburg, and
J. H. Emden, of Georgia, has been
appointed Consul at Honduras.
Mr. B. F. Baldwin, father of,
Mr. W. Pitt Baldwin, of Macon,
and Messrs. Burke and Speight
Baldwin, of Macon county, died at
his home in Marshallville last
Monday evening.
On the Florida railroad near
Jacksonville, an express train was
derailed last- Saturday night.
Bemsdem Bodgers, a train hand,
was killed, and Chas. H. Haywood,
and Wiggins, fireman and en
gineer, were seriously hurt.
It Is said that Jack Brown,of no
torious republican proclivities and
practice in Georgia, now claims to
be a democrat, and as a resident
of Washington, he endorses Presi
dent Cleveland’s administration.
practical education carries with it.
This is eminently a practical
age, and the education given our
boys and girls should be such as
will materially aid them in their
future intercourse with practical
people. :
In saying there is much hum
bug in our colleges, we base the
assertion upon the fact that the
practical is made subordinate to
the ornamental. In most of our col
leges the greatest stress is placed
upon the dead languages, and
English made to occupy a second
ary, or auxiliary position. It is
most noticeable that ornamentation
and polish combine to fill the pride
of instructors and Students, to the
detriment of such studies as would
fit the graduate for participation
in the practical affairs of the home
and the country.
This is even noticeable in some
of the so-called training schools.
The workshop is neglected for the
higher ar.d more scientific branch
es of education, and it seems that
it is intended to inculcate the idea
that a thorough education is only
for such as will not be compelled to
word thereafter. A majority of
the people are compelled to earn
their bread by the sweat of their
brows, and education should not
be of such a character as will make
the recipients regard work as an
abasement.
We do not characterize any col
lege as a humbug, yet we. are satis
fied that nearly all of them pay
more attention to the ornate than
to the practical. It is of no prac
tical value lib the student for
him to read an excellent essay,
or deliver a splendid, speech that
was not written by himself, yet we
have reason to believe that this oc
curs at all college commencements.
We have further reason to believe
that the presidents and professors
do not care to inform themselves
in such matters. They are anx
ious that the essays and composi
tions read, and the speeches deliv
ered, should be of such a degree
of excellence as will reflect honor
upon the institution. It matters
not to them who the authors are.
Here the desire for praise towers
above the effort to properly in
struct the student. Such a stu
dent is much injured by such course
in college, instead of being bene
fited.
Yet colleges are popular, and
the ornamental polish they give is
popular. The people are pleased
—the parents and students are
flattered. The people demand the
parades that are made, hence the
people in a measure are responsi-
blefor the humbug that is engen
dered in the colleges. The people
cause the fault, and they must
furnish the remedy.
be discontinued unless more ihter-
terest than has heretofore been
manifested is -taken iii this . work.
It is hoped that the coming insti
tute will be such a success as to
attract the attention of the Geor-
gia Legislature, and thereby win a
state appropriation to supplement
the Peabody fund.
All school teachers of every
grade in Georgia are invited to at
tend, as are school officers and oth
er citizens interested in education
al matters..
This institute will be under the
charge of Commissioner Orr, who
U will give-instruction in the school
laws of Georgia. The regular in
structors will .be Superintendents
W. H. Baker, of Savannah, B. M.
Zettler, of Macon, W. F. Slater, of
Atlanta, and President J. Harris
Chappell, of the Alabama State
Normal School. , .Other distin
guished instructors have been se
cured, and the course of instruc
tion to teachers will be thorough.
Commissioner Orr insists that
all teachers in the state atend this
institute, as they will be better
qualified for their work by availing
themselves of the advantages thus
offered.
The railroads will give reduced
rates, and arrangements will be
made with hotels and boarding
houses in Atlanta to reduce their
charges.
Further information can be se
cured by ‘addressing G. J. Orr,
State School. Commissioner, At
lanta, Ga.
A Man living in Marietta has
eleven fingers-.
Prohibition was defeated in Tay*
lor county - Tuesday, by a majority
of 117. The result will probably be
contested.
Col. L W. Avery is suggested
for the position of Professor of
History in the State University in
cas8 the chair is filled
The election held at Hawldnsville
Monday of last week to determine
the question of issuing bonds to
pay off the indebtedness of the town
resulted as follows: For bonds 14,
no bonds 74.
The Macon Evening News has
of late improved greatly in several
respects. It now prints six pages
of bright, newsy matter in its Sun
day edition, and every day’s p^-
per during the week gives evi
dence jof prosperity and good
management. We congratulate
the Messrs. Pounds on their suc
cess, and trust the News will con
tinue to grow and prosper.
The town of Georgetown is with
out a marshal.
A rich mica mine in White coun
ty is soon to be developed.
Two members of the Georgia
Legislature bold positions as dep
uties under Collector Crenshaw’.
A savings bank will be
lished in Athens this fall.
estab-
Coucluded.
On the 1st day of Jnly next the
law reducing the rate of postage
will go into effect Then a letter
weighing two ounces will only re
quire a 2-cent stamp, and newspa
pers can be mailed to regular sub
scribers from office of publication
at one cent per pound,“instead of
two.
The death in .the union armies
during the late was is estimated at
359,496. This is the result of the
work of a statistician in the Ad
jutant General’s office. The deaths
in the Confederate armies cannot be
even approximately estimated, on
account of so many records having
.been lost or destroyed.
Ex-Treasurer J. W. Benerof.
desires to be postmaster at Atlan
ta, and Brown, Colquit <& Co. are
using their influence to secure bis
appointment. The democrats of
Georgia do not consider Benfroe
a fit man for any office of trust,
and his supporters know it as well
we do. We are glad to know that
Hon. N. J. Hammond is doing his
best to defeat the appointment of
Benfore, and the true democrats
of Atlanta, and all other sections -
of Georgia, will owe him another
- d ibt of gratitude if he succeeds.
It is quite evident that Brown and
Colquitt do not desire that the fed
eral offices in Georgia be filled
with genuine democrats. They
want men of the same stripe as
themselves.
The Temperance Advocate, pub
lished at Atlanta, was endorsed by
the late temperance convention,
and adopted as the organ of the
temperance cause in Georgia. The
cause is a great one, and the Ad
vocate is doing Valient service
againsf the evils of intemperance.
Every temperance man in the
state should read the Temperance
Advocate. The subscription price
is only one dollar a year.
The national council of the
bishops of the African Methodist
Episcopal church convened at Co
lumbus, Ohio, last Monday, and
the session will continue through
ibis week. The council represents
ten Episcopal districts, 400,000
communicants, 2,500 traveling
preachers, 200,000 Sabbath school
children, 4,000 Sabbath schools,
10 Colleges, 25 parochial schools,
and nearly $10,000,000 worth of
property.
The Marquis of Salisbury has
beeome Prime Minister of Eng
land, vice Mr. Gladstone, resigned,
and a new cabinet has been form
ed. The Liberals have given
place to the Conservatives, and so
far as the common people are con
cerned, it seems that the distinc
tion of these parties embodies very
little material difference.
A rushing cyclone visited por
tions of Missouri, Kansas and Da
kota last Saturday nigbt Several
towns were severely damaged,
three persons killed and several
others wounded in Leavenworth,
Kansas, and great damage to crops
~i in the three state resulted.
When a fellow is about to
shift his foot” he hesitates, and
somewhat dreads the new depart
ure. After farming in the news
papers for about twelve years,
with indifferent success, it is rath
er like quitting tobacco to aban
don the business. To declare the
purpose to abandon it altogether,'
and for all time,is out of the ques
tion. The right to dabble in this
business occasionally is distinctly
reserved. That there is no imme
diate profit in it is understood, but
there is no loss, also, and a few
men even in this fast age still like
a safe business. WhethBr to ex
press opinions freely, without
asking who will accept and who,
will reject them, is simply a ques
tion of policy in a free country.
Somebody ought to speak certain
ly, and especially when the cus
toms are out of joint. Perhaps
the expression of such opinions as
vex the dear people accomplishes
more good than is commonly be
lieved. Advice may be dispised,
and yet not be easily forgotten.
The private efforts of a man to
formulate an argument controvert
ing a demonstration will some
times convince him, and when con
vinced he will steathily circumab-
bulate to the right side of the
question, if let alone. There is a
great deal of human nature in
some people. The truth that un
covers their error and their folly
provokes resentment, but after
wards they find themselves com
pelled to admit this same truth,
and then they walk away around
and pretend to have found it all out
for themselves. Borne of them
will actually claim to have origi
nated it.
Summerdeah retires with this
communication, but an occasional
slap may be expected from the
hand that guides his pen. Not
every week, but sometimes.
Summerdean.
The Barthold Statue of Liberty
wap received in New York last Sat-
withbecoming ceremonies. The
city along the river front vas beau
tifully adorned with flags, and
large numbers of people graced,
tbe occasion with their presence:
The committee of Frenchmen ac
companying the statue were warm
ly welcomed, and the speeches
made were' replete with good
cheer and patriotic sentiments.
The work of erecting the statue
will be commenced at once.
The Southwestern Bailroad of
Georgia has declared a semi-annu
al dividend of S3,50 per share,
which will be paid on and after
June 30th insfc. In Macon the
dividens will be paid at the Cen
tral Georgia Bank, and in Savan
nah at the Central Baiiroad Bank.
The Augusts, broom factory has
been awarded the contract for fur
nishing brooms for the State Lu
natic Asylum.
Near Cedar Grove there has
been some strange things happen
ing. For the past several days
rocks have been falling from the
ceiling to the floor of the house of
one of the citizens of that commu
nity. Several of the. citizens have
been to the place and have seen the
rocks fall. At first the lady of
the house thought it was some en
emy of her’s throwing them in to
aggravate her, but upon searching
no one was found.
Mr. Simon Merritt, one of the
oldest and most highly respected
citizens of Pulaski county, died on
Sunday morning of last week at
the residence of his son-in-law,
Capt. B. W. Anderson, about two
miles from Hawkinsville.
Hawkinsville Dispatch: Messrs.
Hardy Pitts, James Perry, T. L.
Boyal, B. A. Bedgood and E. A.
P$te, of Dooly county, brought to
Hawkiusville on Tuesday evening
■last fifteen bales of wool, the whole
of which aggregated about ten
thousand pounds, This is only a
portion of their clip. They have
been offered 20 cents per pound
for it, but have not yet disposed
of it, *" ■ -
The Atlanta Constitution says:
“Our people honor true heroism
without regard to race or color.
At the fire in Brunswick some
months ago Steve Wright,a negro,
lost his life in attempting to save
the praperty of white
Becentiy the people of Brunswick
purchased and erected a monu
ment to Steve Wright, and at a
public meeting held last Saturday
a motion was adopted to purchase
a house and lot for the widow.
Sucl^ action speaks louder, than
words.
Eclectic Magazine.
The July Eclectic is embellished
with a beautiful steel engraving of
the' Neapolitan Girl, which is alone
worth the price of the number.
The table of contents is interesting
and varied. The opening paper by
Mr. Williams, Soudan correspond
ent of a great London journal,
makes a veiy serious charge against
a high military official, that Gor
don’s death was owing entirely to
his disobedience of orders. Prince
OutiskyV paper - on Prince Bis
marck is one of great interest and
acumen. “Among the other pow
erful timely articles are those cm
Egypt and the Soudan,” the
“Coming War,” and “The advance
of Bussia Toward Central Asia,”
Special attention may bewailed to
the purely literary articles, among
which are “Border Ballads,” “The
Kalewala,” “Mary Wollstoncraft
Godwin,” and “Mr. Swinburne’s
Poetry.” The miscellaneous pa
pers are all bright and readable
and the magazine in its. Entirety a
highly entertaining number. As
this number begins a new volume
it affords an excellent opportunity
for the beginning of any new sub
scriptions.
Published by E. B. Pelton, 25
Bond street, New York. Terms,
$5 a year; single numbers, 45 cents;
trial subscriptions for thre months,
$1. Eclectic and and $4 Maga
zine, $8.
Prince Frederick Charles,
nephew of Emperor William of
Germany, died on the 15th inst.
On the same day Admiral Courbet
of the French navy died. These
Were men of great prominence,
and Ultimately connected with the
army and navy of their respective
nations.
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A— — —M
A.Cotton Feeder,
A Cotton Condenser,
^. Cotton Press,
A COTTON SEED OIL MILL,
-A. SAW MILL,
PULLEYS, SHAFTING. HANGERS and MILL WORK.
Write ns for PBICES and DISCOUNTS. We can wak it TO
YOUB INTEBEST to buy direct from tis.
E. VAN W1IKLE ^ CO.,
DMt 4WCJFACTTTRSRS,
Atlanta- Georgia,
NOTICE TO THE TBADE.
Trade.
We give DISCOUNTS to the
—June 18—tOct 1.
Macon’s Fourth of July prom
ises to be a grand affair.
New Advertisements.
VSJiS QA QaTSS may befcnDd on £ eatGco.
! tl iQ r«r£n P Bowel & Co’s Newspaper
Advertising Bureau (10 Spruce St.), where adver,
tising contracts maybe made for it IN NEW YORK.
—15 YEARS ESTABLISHED;—
G. S. PALMER,
WHOLESALE
Commissioii Merchant,
FOR THE SALE OF
SOUTHERN PRODUCE.
MelopsT Peaches, Tomatoes, Sweet
Potatoes, Etc.,
154 Beade Street, New York.
Branch House: Del. Ave. and Dock St.,
Philadelphia.
Consignments solicited and returns
made promptly. SteneilB and Market
Beports furnished on application.
References :—Chatham National Bank,
Thurber, Whyland & Co., New York City;
also Principal Banks and Truckers of
the South, and leading melon shippers
at Quitman, Yaldosta, Perkins, James,eic
THE YEAR OFlUBp
All Creatien Happy, and Buying Pianos and
Organs!
tfnusrtaliy Easy Installment Terms Now offered
By Ludden & Bates’ Southern Music
House, Savaimdi, Ga.
A Square Talk with Purchasers, giving Special
Information About Our New and Easy Methods
of Selling Pianos dnd Organs. -
MACON VARIETY WORKS.
Efefidqnrters for
COTTON Gr I3nTS.;
Being a practical gin maker, with 15 years experience ia making gins, all I ask is
a trial. I make a specialty of repairing anx and all makes of gins. My prices aro
guaranteed not to exceed those of first-clese work elsewhere, and as inducement I
pay half freight on repair jobs from any point in Georgia beyond 100 miles, and all
freight both ways within 100 miles of Macon. The same inducements to parties
living out of the State. My improved Condenser fitted to old funs without txtra
charge, fn connection with my repair work, I am offering the best make of new
Gins known to the public, and will not be|underso>d, Satirfaotion guaranteed. Spe
cial bargains in second-hand gins, Old gins taken in exchange. Address
t Sept. 27. JA^ES *£. GANTT, Me sou, Georgia.
A boy twenty j Sirs olcl Was in
Toecoa tbe other day to institute
proceedings for a divorce! He says
he has been married two years. He
married in haste to repent at leis-
The Atlanta Constitution says:
“The temperance convention which
met in Atlanta was a fine
body of men, and its proceed
ings were wise and admirable in
temper.”
The Gainesville Southron is of
fered for sale. Mr.,P. F. Lawsbe,
who has edited it for ten years,
wishes to engage in other busi
ness.
Prohibition Was defeated in Up
son eonnty on Tuesday of last
week by a vote - os-SOI- to - 253.
The Young Men’s-Christian As
sociation of Atlanta have concluded
to raise $100,000 instead of $75,-
000 for their building.
Macon is agitated over the dis
appearance of a well known young
lady of that city. So’ says the
Evening News.
There are said to be about two
hundred yottag colts in .Greene
county.
The Earnestine Gold Mining
Company at Villa Bicca has sus
pended.
“It’s a Long Time Between Drinks.”
So remarked the Governor of South
Carolina to the Governor of North Caro
lina, many years ago, before the temper-
citizens. i anee ways had swept over the Soifch.
1 He p.fobably spoke his honest convictions,
and so do we when we say,
It’s a Long Time Between OboBs.
And to this the thousands of family
“bread winners” in the South who are
waiting until the next crop is garnered
before they buy Kanos or Organs will
say amen. But we say why wait, when
you can buy now on such very easy terms?
Only think of it,
PIANOS, §25 CASH AN±> $10 MONTHLY.
" ORGANS, $10 CASH AND $5 MONTHLY.
Wiry. it’s almost a sin to deprive your-
solf and family of an instrument when
one can be had so easily. And to those
who cannot meet monthly installments,
we offer these special summer terms:
PIANOS, $50 CASH AND BALANCE NOV 1.
ORGANS, $20 CASH AND BALANCE NOV. 1,
Ana if crops turn out poor, so that when
Nov. 1st comes the entire balance cannot
be paid, we will accept one-hall of it, and
wait until Nov. 1st, 1886, for the other
half.
Now,” come up, buyers. Cur instru
ments lead the world. Our Prices are
the lowest, our Terms are the Easiest,
and we offer every inducement that, can
be honestly lived up to.
See these Special Summer Bargains.
Only S210 for an elegant Rosewood Piano; larga
size; all improvements; sweet tone; guaranteed a
superior aud durable Pianor. Thousands sold.
Best Piano sold in America at tbe price.
A new Upright Piano for only $150 on very easy
terms.
Tbe Silver Tone! Matbusbeb Piano, S300, $325,
$350.
The magnificent Chickering Piano, tbe Best in
tbe World, $400, $425, $500 to $1.0007
Only S6S for 3 beautiful Parlor or C hurch Organ ;
Solid Walnut Case, with high top and of rich de
sign; 4 sets Reeds, 10 genuine Stops. Greatest
Bargain Ever Offered.
Tbe Incomparable Mason & Hamlin Organs front
$24 up to 5750. Rented until paid for. Nearly
three years given for tbe payment.
Pine SfcobL embroidered Goverjhstrnc-
tor and Book of Music, with Pianos, and
Stool, Instructor and Music Book with
Organs. All freight paid on both. - Fif
teen days’ trial, and we pay freight both
ways if Instruments don’t snit.
And Just One Last Word.
If you are thinking of buying an In
strument, write us, and we will make
terms to snit your convenience. Ask for
Summer Terms, 1885. Mention this ad
vertisement and paper.
LUDEDjV & BATES
SOUTBEBN MUSIC HOUSE,
SAVANNAH, GA.
The Great Wholesale Pianc and Organ
Depot of the South.
Best and Cheapest
FTIRU ITUHE,
OIL SLOTHS, ifiTTiiSS, WINDOW SHADES
And Miisquito Netting Frames.
My stock is complete in every particular, embracing the
latest styles and. designs.
Metallic Cases and Coffins of Every Description,
Prices ranging from $5 up for small sizes. Large sizes from $12
up—all well lined. Hearse furnished free in town when coffin is fur
nished.
Call at the brick store, opposite the court house on Ball
street, during the day; at my residence at night.
I guarantee satisfaction in goods and prices. |i||Pji}
33L
Corner of Second an
• Announces that his sfceek of =
CLOTHIBTG-
is unequalled in selection, style, workmanship and price, Special bargains in Flan
nels; best quality $10 a suit.
Special bargains in Corkscrews—$12, $15; $16.50, $18, $20.
Children’s suits $2 to $8. Boys’ suits $3 to $10. We are leaders in
JESS’ Ocds.
Our supply of Scarfs, Hosiery, Handkerchiefs, and Underwear being the largest and
finest in the city. We make all our WHS? i -j.HfftTS on the premises and
gnarantee them to be the best Sold here. The new stylo Pleated Shirts, from 3 Iff
11 pleats on each side, always In stock. The best fitting, best make, best quality
linen, hand-made buttonhole, Uulaundried Shut, $1.00/
THE EAGLE SHIRT MANUFACTORY
is in full blast and makes shirts to order on short notice. Everything first-class.-
Disconnting New York prices.
HATS!
We have in Hats everything that is new,nobby and stylish—Straw and Fur.
We offer bargains in every department, and particularly ask the ladies to look at
our Children’s Suits before purchasing elsewhere.
J, H. HERTZ, Comer Second and Cherry Sfsp Macon, Ga,
May 8—ly.
Cherry Streets, iViaccn f Georgia
CLOTHING AND HATS!
WINSHjP & CALLAWAY,
Leading Clothiers and Hatters,
126 SECOND STBEET, MACON, GA.
We tender our thanks to the good people of Houston county foi
their generous patronage, dating back over a quarter oi a century.
Our Stock this Spring is full, embracing every style suitable for Men,
Boys and Children. - Give us a call. Our 'prices are low, and out
goods are the best.
WIMSHfP k CALLAWAY
MACON,
April 10-ly.
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