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1§E'- Price : $2.00 Per An> 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. r:-x 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- €• 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* S. A- _ s _ l . fPorCi'erlxjof ByroriJ —wirfe— 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 to . .< - », A. S...GILES, Dec. llthi, 8S4—tf Perrv G Tti i iii crkAm Of all Bogxs CondeDE'eS Into Cfee Volume. PiOM LJrjli | and I FARING lifyROES I 1 .Iii]E15S. Thp 'tisrlliina'B'iyprturiM of !»il Ihc hero explo rers end I'runtiur Sghtrrs wih Ind aus, out.ana and wild beitsts, over’ our vrttolec ill I try, from the ea UcsttUmea io the prihei’t. Lives and exploits of HcSoto. Lai-aP,e, Slaudish, llooue. Kenton, ilra- av, Crokett, Boif'iei ’ Houston, Caoeon, Cm tar, Cal ifornia Joe, Wild Bill, Buffalo lull, Generals Miles and Oroo ii great Indian chiefs aurl seores df oth ers. Splendidly illustrated with 175- engravings. AttEK'fffi WAKTBD. Low-priced, and beats: stiytiing to-sell- 3u days' time given intents without capital. 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In the principal cities, with History, of his Life; and Sermons of Sam Small, his Co-laborer. . Onlv Illustrated Edition. Most remarkable and Intensely interesting and amusing engravings evpr seen in a book. Only Full and luthentic Kditlon. The fl-st complete reports ever printed. Great est book sensation of the day. Tremend us de rn^nd. Xo book ever before like it. AfccfcNTS WASITUlk. PoDUla- low-down prites. Write foisstemis; or. to seenre agency quick, send 75 ct«. in stamps for full outfit STANi'AUD BOOK CO., 205 Pine st., St. Louis, Mo. 144 THIRD STREET, Oct 7,1886—6m/ & C0i| MACON; GEORGIA. 'W'E'ICHSELB-^LtTM A WONDSBFDIi BOOHXI^SONG. TIi SO POEMS -OF FATHEK EYAN, - ' . -—THE FAB-FAMED— POET PRIEST OP THE SOUTH! The- Amended and Enriched Edition. Ringing Lyrics of the War, Battle Songs which fired the South and compelled . the admiration of fee Poe. , Oamplefe in, one volume* 433 pages, , beautifnllyiilhisi^ated. The-engravings-. incln4e:a. steel portjjaiiof ths^uthcr; his. old church’ and, adjoining residence. m Mobile; “Enh T s Plagf” and the “Goh- citement exists in the edn'test fo£ simt l-d- any address that office. The directors of £h Central railroad'have 1 declared a, dividend on re< eipt of price, $2.00.. THE PIB. co„ 174 West BajtMore St./ Baltimore, M4, N.:B.—c/ne-haif St the profits accruing from the’-sale of thi3 volume of- No. §3 GHERRY STREET, MACON, GA. -DEALER IN- Fm Whiskies, iinei, Tohacce, OigiarSs ——I MAKE A SAECIALTY OP THESE BRANDS. BLUE GRASS RYE,.KENTUCKY HUME BOURBON, FINCH’^ GOLDEN WEEDING, GEORGIA MADE PEACH AND r APPLE BRANDY. NORTH CAROLINA CORN IVHISKil' a Specialty. ESTADISHED 1 HOT. CLdTHlSG- AND. HATS 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. i^alton wants- id ofgamzb a gas‘ apd^wgl^the fundhy purcha^hg a copy Wanted, men and-women in, every dompany. ■■■ ■ . ,|B ' ' 1 ... : - • * . ... , ! town, village and parish to.a^fc as agents 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 • ylilillRS, 55 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-! iis your JOUlfOfiK. We Guarantee Satisfaction^ aM dupli Pay now what you or r g -JDoBN.' X- The' Tices. -x ;xr m tt 3 rry-Tf? ~jT 2% Tj O ®