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aae ■ |t»M FflioE: $2.00 Per Annum in Advance. 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. o —- IF YOU'WANT TO PURCHASE 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. 3 GEOBGIA. The wcr2£. is . rate aociety. It la new, i3 the most popular and comprehensive cooic medical, social, and P rovsn b7 tie sale of llair a Million K eaciable Jbeeanae,. toitten - & .jarpaage ^ g ^ verjone wfco " wauls to know, you know,- wiH find it i“ a . 4 Parcs, 35 Clihpters, 03G Pages, 206 nferphjSolcgicaJ book, ond renaering it z&xn the most {nit jlr. uhbhhi Edition, SHft&lY BILL PCS. ' J - 4V