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JOHN S. HOD&BS^StS'fsaa^ibMer.
Psbby, Thubsday, Dechmbsb -9.
S. B. Price and T. G.
are the opposing candidate's
Mayor of Macoii.
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for
The second session of "3r9ih
congress convened at
•last Monday a&fctfen.
, Attorney General Garland
has expressed u desire hb 'retire
from public 1 li-fb'-wfi'ch 'tfeb fertn - of
offica forAvliich'lie whs appointed, j hy.organized ‘^penitentiary eompa-
expires.
George T. Jacks In, late presi J
dent of the Enterprise Cotton Fac
tory, convicted of embezzlenifclit,
was pardoned by Gov. Gordon last
Saturday. Ill health was the
chief cd/ise of the par&tft.
A majority of the members of
the Georgia House of Representa
tives are-farmers, yet we fall to
note that more attention than
usual is devoted to legislation con
cerning the -sgricultuifei interests
of the state.
Trie confecting interns. of the
Covington & Macon and the Geor
gia Southern. &. Florida railroads
were aTgtied fcefoi'b 'the vail road
committee of the Georgia legisla
ture last Monday. East night wa3
the appointed time for ttfe argu
ment on both sides to be-coacluded.
A eew diseahfe “bailed actinomy-
‘cosis hominis, or Tuitp ^atv, has
been discovered in 8pri»gfield,
111. It is described as 'a tungoid
growth, first attacking tFe-jaWipnd
invading the lungs, intestines %nd
general system if not interrupted.
It is said to be a proof b£ thh -germ
theory.
Probably no other question con
nected with the government -of
Georgia has been sonrjch discus--
sed within the last several -years
£s'‘thflt' c&ficerning the convict sys
tem "of . the state. Philosophers,
humanitarians,' ministers ' of the
gospel, editors of newspapers,' oBi-
c^?s of dhe state and private eiti-
izens have had something to say
on the subject, in private corrver-i
sation 'fifiii through the public
press; yet the problem is unsolved;
at l£ast4here has-beeh no material
change in the system. The‘-con
victs are still leased from the state
■The flour mill owners of Minne
apolis, Minn., are considering the
feasibility of consolidating tlfeir
business interests. The proposed
combination would bring intb dae
great company a capital of 1^0,-
000,000, and the power that tebtrld
be wielded by such an organiza
tion would exert a tremendous in
fluence over the flour trade the
'entire country. This is only an-
'other evidence that the tendency
'df the times is toward the combi
nation of wealth and thi concentra
tion of financial power.
President Cleveland’s ines^
: soge to Congress last Monday has
been characterized as one df the
'ablest documents ever prPsbfi te'd
J to congress. Necessarily it II ‘of
Considerable . length, filling nine
newspaper columns Iti Shiall type.
The affaire of government during
the past year are fully reviewed,
and suggestions of improvements
in several departments are ihade.
Much is said concerning fhe tariff,
and a revision for the purpose of
reducing the revenues id emphati
cally recommence A The docu
ment is comprehensive in every
part, characterizing its autlidr as a
man of great practical Business
ability and self-reliance. We re
gret our inability at this time to
give even a brief synopsis^ of the
President CidvelaM
message, president Uievelattd ev
idently appreciates' the position he
occupies, rind il eSrhestly endeav
oring to petfprin hid duties hon
estly for the best ifltbredfs df the
entire country.
i m
Op tlie Covington & Macdii rail
road the Macon Telejpdph reports
that the work on the line ffom
Macon to Athens is progressing
Satisfactorily; that the road is com?
pleted thirty miles froth Macon,
and that it is exceptionally well
built; that every debt of the com
pany has been paid at maturity;
that $600,ti00 have been expte'fided
in building the' road, withotffc bald
ing for one dollar of subscription,-
and that the Company is amply
able to complete aH the -ftorlr pro
posed to be dtone.' An English
syndicate has purchased: boUdw hf
- the company to thfe amounf fif
million dollars, Iff regard tor the -
southern extension- fhe‘ Telegraph-
reports, on- the authority of Cbh
Macheu, that satisfactory arrafige-/
meats have been made to use the’
lbad-bed of the'Soithwcldein 1 rail
road for forty miles froni' Macon 0 -
It is confidently expected tliat the
injunction against the road Will be
dissolved on the 11th inst.,- fi-hen'
work on the Florida extension? will
be com menced again; and- ppshe'd
forward rapidly. In contrachcfknv'
to this, President' Sparks, of fhb‘
Georgia Southern &' Florida^-—the'
4 T.-Ir^rv o r-ciovf c fKbf. f hhToiV^i r-.Tor-
mes," and the Georgia penitentia
ry is a-iplural affair of Uncertain
location, and beyond the compre
hension. of the people “generally.
Legislatures have investigated
the subject in all its bearings The
cddvicts have'been declared' to be
well-cared for, and the lessees re
ported, as complying with the law
requiring comfortable quarters
nnd clothing, wholesome food and
hiimane treatment. These reports
have been believed by many and
disbelieved* by some; - and the cry
agrfinst ® “miserable Georgia
penitentiary system” is not abated
one particle.
In accordancehvith a resolution
intrdd-aced in the House of Rep
resentatives, legislative investiga
tion has again been ordered, and
the governor has been called upon
to furnish the legislature ' all the
information in his possession con
cerning the system, as it was orig
inated‘and operated, as 'it now'is,
and the relation of the lessees to
the state -and to the convicts. It
seems that a thorough investiga
tion is to .be had, and that die leg
islature proposes to correct the
evrls that exist.
In advance of the information
asked for, Governor Gordon has
-addressed amfissage to the legis
lature on this subject. The con
tract with the state gives the les
sees the right to the convicts at a
nomiual price each for a stated
number of years, and that time
has not yet expired. Gov. Gordon,
in his 'message on this subject,
says there seems to be a serious
defebt in the law authorizing the
leasing of the convicts, - if the
present system is ever to be modi
fied or abandoned. He thinks the
system should be changed now, if
it can be done legally, and with
out a violation of good faith; pro
vided, of course, a better system
could be inaugurated. He gives
the objections to the system, as
follows:
“It glades pecuniary interests in
conflict with humanity.
“It makes possible the infliction
of greater punishment than the
law and the courts have imposed.
“It renders impracticable the
proper bare by the state of the
health of its prisoners, or their re
quisite separation according to
classes, sexes-and conditions.
“It reduces to the minimum the
chances for reformation.
Tit plkceg convict labor in many
instances in direct competition,
with the honest labor of the state.”
The defect in the law alluded to
is the lack of provision for the re
tention by the state of such con
victs as may be forfeited by les
sees. Gen. Gordbli recommends
that such convicts as may be re
covered from lessees be retained
by the state, and put to work under
the control of thU state. His plan,
briefly staled, is to work such con
victs on farms, leased or owned by
the state. This: is recommended
as'an experiment, with the end in
view of changing finally and com
pletely the existing conviet system.
At first only a few convicts are to
be put to work on., a state farm,
anA if the scheme proves practica
ble; the number thus used to lie
increased,; ff p<T other farms estab
lished Finally the farms to be
used as eXperimental'farms in the'
interest of progressive agrictfltare.
While we are ftic&ned to favor
the plan proposed, we are not pre
pared to advocate it unreservedly.
WdKave not Studied the subject
suffifflefftly to justify us iff giving'
There is nothing that has done
-more to beautify, adorn and make
pleasant the-tkings of this world
-than paint and puffy. -Like charity,
they cover “a multitude ' of sins.”
.The are used alike in the hut and.
the palace, only'by different * ma
nipulators. The ^atne coioiVqan
be used upon the canvass /by rich
and poor alike. In the 'Finds . 6f
an artilt’-they will make a homily
man handsome,' or when liseS fly a
dauber they will make a handsome
man homely. Putty fills up the
defective places in lumber and
smooths over the poor work of car
penters, while the paint afterwards
applied covers tfieih uj5. This is
the way a million dollars, placed
to the credit of a man in a good
bank, will'in the eyes of tie world
make him look almost like ah
angel, _ and cover up all his bad
deeds, his wizzened looks and bis
grinding of the poor... People will
look-up to liiirk and worgfep the
millionaire—he has been painted.
Paint is attractive to the eye, and
my heart goes out in sympathy to
the man who is “color blind?
Painting is an art, and is older
than man. It ante-dates money,
and therefore Should be given the
front seat. It was used by nature
to paint thb foliage in the gai;den
oPEdeh before man was created.
It was used by nature upon the
rosy cheeks of Mother Eye, mak
ing her the most beautifiil woman
Adam ever saw. Nature points
the cheeks of health to-day, but
there is a 'great rivalry between
nature %hd art. Nature painted
the lily of the field, which was
more beautiful than Solomon in
all his glory, when arrayed in his
best suit ready to take his wives
to an evening party. Nature paint
ed the rainbow and the myriad of
colors in the 1 sky at close of day,
and the beautiful sun-set. Man
has tried to imitate the works of
nature by painting landscapes, the
beautiful sun-set and many other
scenes upon canvas, but thus far
it has proved a grand mistake.
Nothing fean ia^tole nature.
There is as much beauty in the sil
ver Jocks and wrinkled face of the
loving mother as in the rosy cheeks
of her youth. There is one thing,
however, that nature don’t do; it
ThefiNofih Georgia GeuferenCs
of the M. E. Church South, which
had been in Session at Aug list a
since Wednesday of last'week, aa-
qourned Monday. , Bishop Me?
Tyere presided, a he. Rev. Sain
Jones preached several impressive
sermons during the conference.
‘Rev, Sam Small submitted hiis ap
plication-for membership in
body. . " .• ,
Forest fires were raging in the
woods and fields below . Sgya'H-aah
last week, and on Friday the '-gity
was enveloped in a dense smoke,
and showers .of ashes and cinders
were freefiffafc.
The snowstorm of lkst SnifQay
extended to nearly every section df
the state.
o. t. willinqeax
’HENDRIX A '
MAMHEACTTjBEBS AND DEALERS IN
m OOOflS; BUNDS, MOULDING, lnilfELS,
Milledgeyille is soon to halve a
foundry and machine shop.
Bears are plentiful in the swdmps
a few miles beloV Darieh.
A new passenger and freight de-
j pot will soon be built at McRae,
in place'of the one destroyed by
fire several months ago.
An estate of $20,§()& which has
.fleea in litigation in Madison for
thirty years, will now net the three,
surviving heirs $200.
In the election in Dougherty
county last Wednesday on the
question of issuing bonds to build
a free, bridge across Flint river
near'Alba.ny, the piop&sition was
carried by a majority of 585.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of Central Railroad
wilLbeheldin Savannah on the
22d of December. Stockholders
and their families will be passed
to and from Savannah free from
the 19th to the 25tff s inclusive.
Mr. Jehu Williams, of Meri
wether county, has sold the Geor
gia ‘Midland' railroad over $6,000
worth of timber for cross-ties.
The Young Men’s Christian As
sociation of Rome will build a
large hall at an early date iu next
year.
■Eleven female
canvassers were
together one day last
in Rome
week.
The citiiehs of Dalton arose in
their might one night last week
doh’t build houses, - stores and and destroyed a wine doggery that
fences and paiiit them. Nature
furnishes the material, and man
must do the work. That is what
God said when he drove Adam out
of the best garden in. the world.
Everything was builded and paint
ed by nature before that time, but
since, man has been obliged to
do the work.
Well, we are glad to see that
something' !rag moved upon the
hearts of some of the good people'
of Perry to paints. Nature won’t
do it for you. The brusli must be
whisked by human bauds, and we
say let it whisk. It is wonderful
how catching painting is. If your
neighbor has the itch, you don’t
want it; but if lie paints his store
or house you.-want to paint bad,
and you wiH if you can. We hope
you Gan. Yes, we ho^e {'he paint
brash will not stop perambulating
until every stofe, house, barn,shed
and fence within the corporate
limits bf Perry, shall have been
painted. _ Go on with the paint
and putty, and let it beautify the
city, as nature does witli her ev
ergreen trees: Rip Rap.
Probably.
Prabably every acre of land in
Georgia that has been rented for-
g, term of years is so damaged that
good management for the same
number of years, and the-expendi
ture of the entire rental, would
not restore it. If this is really
true, then rent means ruin.
Probably in the person of slrffost
every tenant a good laborer Ifas
been demoralized as seriqtfely as
tlie land.
Probably, every wage-worker has
been even more seriously cfeuforal-
izfedthan "any 'tenant..
Probably the laziness cf mffny
landlords has become actual inertia.
If men will . soberiy Consider'
had been established outside the
city limits.
The Citizens of Dublin think
they need a bank, and are taking
steps in that direction.
Every dwelling house in Hart
well is occupied, and a few old
storehouses have recently Beeii
converted into dwellings'.
The town council of Blakeiy has
fixed the liquor license for 1887
at $500. This is an advance of
$400.
The thirty-fifth annual report
of the Georgia A'Sadlmy for the
Blind has been issued. President
Powers reports receipts $16,091.20,
and disbursements $13,254.18, leav
ing a balance on hand $2,837.02.
Ehiriiig the year nineteen white
and five colored pupils -have - been
admitted, and the present roll
numbers ninety-one pupils.
The annual municipal election
of Macon will take" place next Sat
urday, 11th inst. A full board of
aldermen -has blen nominated by
the voters in the different wards;’
but no nomination for mayor has
been-made, and considerable ex-
Absokitely Ptire 0
- TEis powder never varies. A marvel of pnJriy
strength and wholcstmeneas --Merc economic?
thah'the ordinary kinds, and cannCt be'sold fn
competition the multitude of low test, short
.weight, aiiiin and phosphate powders. Rold only
in cans. Eoyal Bakiko Powbeb Co , 106 Wall
street, N. Y.
A- ۥ
Attorney a% Law>
FORT YALLEY, GA.
(Office over Dow Law.
Practice in. tlie counties of the Maeoa
Ciicvii: 3L Ac cob and Talor counties
i rein (Id Pccei el Courts*
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fPorCi'erlxjof ByroriJ
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LYONS &: 'OLINE,
'&XCON,-Gi.
The Leading. DRY GOODS
, Souse of Georgia,, ^
WouJ/lbe glad to, ,.pnd serve, his
Houston friends when m Macohi.
Oct. ^21—#,
HtW£LS, ROUGH AND DRESSED LUMBER, SHINGLES,
ATT, Knaps. OF BDILDIXG MATEElii,
IIIBe, PLASTI®, CEMENT, HAffe, LATHS,
PAINTS, OILS AND GLASS,
AND BUILDERS’ HARD WARE. * r
(PINIE WORKS.) Foot of Cherry Street, McON, GA.
Dec.9—4m.
i^IANGdLAR BLOCK, MACdN,
? seadquarteiIs f6r fe
. 'Crockery, Glassware, pkaiMelierg,
DalmJjs, Tinware, Wd^dpn^olire.
Ta^le^nd Pocket Cutlerv. Stoves and Grates
HOFlIftiAl l5iMEN^‘STOCK,^
MACOIN'CHINA STORE.
CAMPBELL, VAS SYCEEL S CO.. Friipnetors. .
WELL PAID EMPLOYMENT
REPAtit WOBEi
Watches, s Clocks,. Jewelry, SAiyihg 5^-
chines, Gun^Kstols; Locks, and Furni
ture of all kinds repaired in best style and
promptly. .Gold Eings made .to,.order.
Price and quality of work guaranteed to
give satisfaction. Tiespectmlly,
P. A. Jobson,;
Sent. 30—tf. . . Perry, Ga.
MONKY TO LEND.
. Loans.on improved farms in .Houston
county, procured without delay and at a
low rate AY interest aiidb-tpense. Apply
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W hich has always had the highest analysis of /any. acid phos'ph&t* for
composting, ever sold in Georgia,
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incln4e:a. steel portjjaiiof ths^uthcr; his.
old church’ and, adjoining residence. m
Mobile; “Enh T s Plagf” and the “Goh-
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that office.
The directors of £h
Central
railroad'have 1 declared a, dividend
on re< eipt of price, $2.00..
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WORSHIP k MlLAfAV,
126 SECOND STREET, MACON, : GA;
of 4per cent, on the net beings iSSTbfififfil
of the' road for the past six , to the funds for the erection of a Monu-
months.
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Wanted, men and-women in, every
dompany. ■■■ ■ . ,|B
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A young; gentleman at Albany for the sale of the booE laffefal pay wffi-
i- 1 g - -X-lf?- V»cs miroTi for ■, acrptn/ioc' ronrlofnrf - Sbd3 •
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low opening a fall line of CLOTHUiG AtiD HATS
. . . — . these ' things, and learn 1 their ut-
advic’e, and we daresay it matters ^ significancej then this article
1 i-fT»flio Qiiflmnvioc _
is lbhg enohgK'
BobWhite:
little to the authorities'.
We do know, however, that the
convict system of Georgia is by fio
means perfect, and' that the lessees
axe-growiug rich through the use' - ui'er of theUnited States was'rtfade
c-f the’ convicts, while the state : pnfciic last Saturday. It shows a
does 1 not re'eeire hi hire tlie cost of hahuics of $72,913,141 in the tfeas-
ibuviction, - ; Lirei-y and available. During the
Air Line—assorts that the tb-ving- . We doubt if a system could- be 1 year ending June 30th, 1836, the
ton & Macon has lio chares:-" revised, and euporstd by the leg- net receipts were boob,Toy, Cfii, and
i • l Y n JL 'A-Tr-*' * .. 4-1.I- ^ 4-Krv AVnQn.-lif.nV02 1
Recently Sfiot himself while' walk- be mven for smvices /rendered.
T ; .- : . , for descriptive circulars;,
mg in ms sleep.
Free Trade.
The reduction- of internal
nu‘e and the taking off of refentte
reve-
no doubthas largely benefited the
consumers/ as^ well as relieving' the
—Our snbsqribeis are remind
ed that a reduction ifi -price will
be made.to thbse who pay for IP”"
You can findat this., housfi- all. gra.3s& of
finest made, fy.feo s-irina of manev io buy gopd
make special efforts /to give* the'hqys fee
r, fr6m the i
iing ? .v-TYin
bests goods ati
to thy
CBilsv-af-
priaf^
hefb^e Christmas,. Tfiole -&hb oi?e 1 tfST’-Pitt BalfiwinAu.Ma^iMl'tfflft.and.Wm. J*. Rushmfe of Byron/are with tb»
for 188o are hordi Al” ir.wifKd E6use, arid wfil he pleased to have a caU from their friends;
burden of' Iffime ndarftifycturere/j tritshfol about it.
Especially is 5 this . th 5 e : ease with |
Green’s A'ugust Flower and Bofi- i
cheVs German Syrup, as the re-
— fL j duct-ion of thirty-sis cents, per
The annual report of the dozen, has bhec added to increase ’
the size of the bottles containing
giving one/ ;
aye cordially invited to
pav now. There’s no need olbein^'
& CALLAWAY,
GEORGIA.
SfiSre^andlseL & s, ri .
cents size.-
^—.... | , 1t □ Journal Of the South,
dyspepsia and.liver complaint, and • = 1^
the'German Syrup.for cough and ONE YEAR hOR S2.75,
i.... ^ inmALv * It *i tiov! t n t i-i tho CA^-E1 1 ''' ' ’ '*~ -’- • 1
build the extension, and’ /diat his/ islatvAe, that would not be more the net expenditures
injunction is based mb
will be made permianen
pule can be settled
though we sine
inaction against the
on* ldV?.- WWilit-iteficial to to the state'and the It is said the entire public
.uij. The bis- than the iiresent svs-! will be retired by 1908 if the
settldd/'-oii]
incerely hi)
lung- troubles/ have perhaps, the
largest sale of any medicines, in f je
fipt world/ The'advantage of increased
I size of the bottles-'wil' _ /
pjes- j qt ,®. a dnfarThv titH Kif-.k and' afflict
i copies of.the Sonfeefn. Culti-!
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