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PEKEY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1890.
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WILLIS S’. PRICE,
Not Money, but Merit.
Jefferson Davis’s Will.
A flood Day Couiiug
Smaller Bales of Cotton.
It Will Ever Be Tims.
Gremsboro Reraltl-Journal,
Ooeof the evil lessons that
seem to have been inculcated in
the minds of the people of the
present day, is that money is the
“sine qua non” to man’s happi
ness, rank and worth in the world.
Even the ten-year-old boys have
absorbed this idea, and money is
the theme of discussion among
them. Catching this inspiration
from father, mother and adults
around them, these children, these
coining fathers of the future, are
led away from aspirations to high
er, holier and grander attainments,
This money mania that' is taking
such strong hold upon latter day
Americans, when reduced to its
last analysis, means the subversion
of those grand principles which
constitute the comer stone of re
publican government, and leads
inevitably to the establishment of
a plutocracy. It is the foster pa
rent of communism, socialism and
anarchism, with their train of
evils.
This principle inculcated in the
minds of our children is wrong in
tendency, and terribly wrong in
results. We might bring- argu
ment to substantiate this assertion,
but it is needless, as observation
on every hand teaches it clearly.
Therefore it behooves the pa
rents, teachers and moulders of
thought in this country to educate
our boys, girls, and young people
generally, that there is something
higher, holier and grander than
money that is possible of attain
ment. Money, when weighed in
the balance with true merit, is as
chaff compared with the true grain.
The boy or the young man who
develops in his mind the thought
that the world is a stage on which
to contend, not merely for money,
but for the pure, the noble and the
good, has made one grand bound
toward the attainment toward that
which will be a crown of glory to
his hoary hairs when the frosts of
winter come upon him. Tea, he
has driven down a strong and safe
stake to which he may in safety
anchor the efforts of his life. The
penniless man whose crown jewels
are honor, true merit and a. stain
less life, is a higher type of the
irtib ci jjUi'm* &iiti a
grander man than he wnose ili-
goicen millions write dishonor and
shame upon his life record. Hence
we should teach our children to
set their mark of attainment, not
at the low mark of money getting,
which can only gratify-the sordid
demands of fleshly lusts, but at the
high notch of true worth, true
manhood and true merit. Let us
train them from early manhood to
be frugal; but train them in the
line of thought that there are with
in them, susceptible of develop
ment, powers other than, that of
hoarding together the almighfy
dollar.
The will of Jefferson D-mv hv-a
eth s r.g , wry.sismifi<*nnt h«p-‘ ; We are of the opinion that if the A citizen of Harl-m
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been filed for probate at Mississip- pened in a Georgia county not long
pi (Sty, Harrison county, Missis- ago. A farmer who had saved a
farmers of the south intend to approaching the railroad depoi,
adopt the use of cotton bagging asj followed by a dog, halted and
sippi. It is free from political al-■ very neat sum of money for the ’ & permanent covering for cotton picked up a stone and flung it at.
1 entirely to proverbial rainy day had the mis- j (and there is small donht that! the canine with the exclamation:
lusions, and is confined entirely to proverbial rainy day had the mis- 1 (and
the disposition of .his property. ■ fortune to berobbed of his savings, such is their intention), they will; “You good-for-nothing cur,
The full text of the instrument is ! and within a few- days afterward "find the adoption of a smaller and ■ Td like knock your head .-ft.
as foil owes: ; farmers in that county had depos- more uniform sized bale will great-, Just then a man-cat no
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POLITE ATTENTION G1YEN ALL GUESTS. COMFORTABLE
BOOMS. TABLE SUPPLIED WITH THE BEST
EDIBLES THE MARKET AIT OLDS.
Some Famous Farmer Boys.
How many presidents and other
prominent men were born on the
farm? Washington, Adams, Mon
roe, Andrew Jackson, Van Bnren,
Tyler, Polk, Taylor, Buchanan,
Lincoln and Garfield were all bom
on farms.
Jay Gould was a country boy
who came to town with a patent
moose trap. Henry Ward Beecher
was a country boy who loved farm
life all his days; William M. Evarts
came from a farm in Vermont;
Chauncey M. Depew used to run
barefoot around Peekskill till Van
derbilt took a fancy to him; White-
law Beid is from Ohio, and was
thirty years ridding his hair of
hayseed; DeWitt Talmage first
expanded his longs calling to an
ox team; Sunset Cox hoed potatoes
as a lad on his father’s farm near
Zanesville, Ohio; Abram S. Hewitt
was a country lad whose garments
were made by the village seam
stress when he first went to New
York'; Thomas C. Platt was born
on a farm; so was L. M. Bates,
who got his first commercial train-
ingin tending a cross-roads store;
Addison Cammack was raised on
a plantation; so was Tom Ochil
tree. The list might he continued
indefinitely.—Pittsburg (Pa.) Dis
patch.
“I .Jefferson Davis, of the coun
ty of Harrison, and State of Mis
sissippi, being of sound and dis
posing mind, but at such an ad
vanced age as to suggest a near
approach of death, do make this,
mylast will and testament, written
with my own hand, and signed in
the presence. of these competent
witnesses.
“L I give and bequeath to my
wife, Varina Davis, all of my per
sonal belongings, including libra
ry, furniture, correspondence, and
the Briarfield plantation (proper),
with all its appurtenances, being
and situated in the county of War
ren, and State of Mississippi, and
.being the same on which we lived
and toiled together for many
years, from the time of our mar
riage.
“2. I give and bequeath to
Mary Bouth Ellis, of Philadelphia,
Pa., all of my right, title and inter
est in and to the Elliston planta
tion, being and situated in the
parish of Tensas, State of Louisi
ana, the same being the place on
which her father resided.
“3. I give and bequeath to
Mary Bidgely Dorsey, eldest
daughter of William H. G. Dorsey,
of Howard county, State of Mary
land, all of my right title and in
terest in and to the ‘Limerick’
plantation, being and situated in
the parish of Tensas, State of
Louisiana—viz, the interest in and
to so much of said plantation as
was the properly of the late Mrs.
Sarah A. Dorsey.
“4 I give and bequeath to my
daughter, Varina Anna Davis, all
the other property—real, personal
and mixed—which was inherited
by me from Mrs. Sarah A. Dorsey,
deceased, and of which I may die
seized and possessed.~
5. To my wife, Varina Davis,
and to my daughters, M:-.rgf’’<-t
D«vis Ht-yes aed V :
LaviS, as ■.iii'.. y ..
iiud btqt;«.-a->h t ■> ; ; : . ,
r-;ai, personal and oi iw.ici.
I may die seized and possessed,
and which has not been disposed
of by 7 the preceding articles.
I appoint my tried and true
friend, Jacob U. Payne, of New
Orleans, La., and my son-in-law,
G. Addison Hayes, Jr., of Mem
phis, Tenn., executors of this my
last will and testameut, they > to
serve without bond and to have
immediate seizure and possession
of all my property, contempora
neously with .the happening of my
death, and to each I delegate the
power to select and appoint his
successor, to take effect in the
contingency of the death of either
before the affairs of the estate have
been finally settled.
“In testimony whereof this will,
written by my own hand, is signed
on the day and date below written,
and in the presence of Frank Ken
nedy, B. W. Foster and A. Evans.
Jefeebson Davis.”
The property above described is
mortgaged to the amount of §45,-
000.
ited more than §100,000 in bank.' ly augment-theaseof cotten
Like their neighbor who had been; ering.
robbed, they were keeping their
money at home. They concluded
they would seek a more secure
place for it. The. incident sugt
petite that many farmers are not as
poor as they are believed to be,
One of the chief objections
urged by factors, manufacturers,
shippers and compress men against
the use of cotton bagging has been
the fact that the new covering
would not stand the strain of haul
cov-; side street, followed by
! dog, and halted to say:
and it is doubtless a fact that if ing. Indeed, early in the season
every one of them who has money it was announced from the highest
laid up at home would deposit it
in a bank, the aggregate amount
deposited would be very large.
This is an encouraging view to
take, and it seems a pity to look
upon another side of the question/
While there are many farmers who
are in better circumstances than
they are supposed to be, there are
many others who are in worse.
The county officer whose duty it is
to record mortgages could tell
things that would surprise the
public. He could reveal the fact
that hundreds of farm mortgages
exist that were not thought to be
in existence, and that farmers who
apparently are doing quite well
are really very greatly embarrassed
by debt
Altogether, however, the farm
ers of Georgia are doing very well
indeed. Those who are in debt
are making strong efforts to better
their financial condition. In a few
years, if they continue their ef
forts, and their crops turn out
well, they will be in very comfort
able circumstances. Others who
have freed themselves from debt
are pursuing a policy to keep clear
of embarrassment, to make their
land more valuable, and to save
expense by raising as many arti
cles for home consumption as pos
sible. It will be a great day for
Georgia when all of them are able
to do this, and that day is coming.
authority that- one of the main rea
sons why a difference in t»e would
not be-allowed on cotton bagging
was because this covering was
easily torn, and possessed such
reduced strength as compared with
other coverings, that the amount
of lost cotton was more than equal
to the amount asked for in tare.
The farmers, and alliancemen
especially, should see to it that
this,ground of complaint is re
moved before another cotton crop
is thrown on the market By
adopting smaller bales we believe
that these objections could be suc
cessfully met. If 350 pounds, or
even less, say, was adopted as a
standard bale, it can be at once
seen that the breaking and tearing
of the bagging and the consequent
waste would be, to a large extent,
stopped. Even if the quality of
cotton bagging is not improved,
the present article is amply suffi
cient to stand the pressure of the
reduced bale.
There are points in this entitled
to the consideration of the farm
ers. The fact that cotton should
be the covering for cotton admits
of few opposing arguments, and as
long as they have determined to
permanently adopt it, it is the part
of wisdom for them to seek to
make that covering as profitable to
them as possible.
TwoNoted Darkies.
In Algeria every girl born of
native parents is tattooed on her
forehead between the eyebrows,
-.-iK-a- c-; > : and just on the root of the nose,
. u.-.- rk-") : Aiu- wiin a cross formed of several
- ;:••• :• "... -citizen ivy Eije : straight lines of small stars, ruu-
A. a aiwuys wears upon his j ning close together. These tattoo
brad a ni'iiim. v cap, or rather the j marks are a deep blue color. Ai-
Tlie Czar’s Iron-Clad Train.
A new imperial train has just
been built for the Emperor of
Russia. The saloons are covered
with iron outside, and then comes
eight inches of cork instead of
steel plates, with which the car
riages of the old train were pro
tected. All the saloons (which
communicate by a covered pas
sage,) are exactly the same in out
ward appearance, so that no out
sider may be able to discover in
which carriage the Czar is travel
ling. Daring the Emperor’s jour-
ney last autumn he passed the
most of his time in a carriage,
which, from the ontside, looks like
a luggage van.
Great enterprises are crowding
one upon another so rapidly in the
south that, according to the Manu-
fraginent of one, for it has worn to
a mere frazzle now.
The name of this old darkey is
not so well known to the people,
for his name is not as famous as
himself. If he were referred to
by any citizen he would be called
“the old darkey with the old Con
federate cap on.”
There is a history about this
cap, which is a credit to the old
darkey. More than twenty years
ago he came in possession of that
cap, and on the field of battle. It
was one of those bloody conflicts
which characterized the war be
tween the states. A dying officer
of the Confederate side gave the
cap to the old negro, and -he has
worn it ever since. He wore it
dtuing the war, and has had it
knocked from his head by whiz
zing grape shot more than once.
He has kept the cap ever since the
war, and has worn it until now it
it has but little shape of a cap.
He says he will wear it until
he dies, and wants it buried with
him.
There is another darkey in Ath
ens who has been through the war
and stood by his master in many a
bloody engagement. He has also
served a master in the legislative
halls of onr country, having been
the late Benjamin H Hill’s body-
servant. His life daring war
times is replete with many an in
teresting narrative, and he tells
with enthusiasm of his experiences
to almost any one who occupies
his chair in the barber shop, while
he plies the razor to -their faces.
Many a one has'sat entranced at
his soul-stirring narratives aboat
guarding his master’s money from
the Yankees, and heard the many
other tales of war times which
Gene Brydie loves to tell about
himself.-
gevian women are also considera
bly tattooed on the backs of their
hands, their forearms and chests,
as well as on iheir shoulders, their
wrists being especially adorned
with drawings representing brace
lets, and flowers strung together.
As a rule women'are the operators,
and it is principally on children
between the ages of 7 and 8 that
they have to exercise their art.
They sometimes use a needle, but
more frequently a Barbary fig tree
thorn. They employ kohl as a
coloring substance. It is a kind
of fine powder made of sulphur of
antimony, which is also in great
request by the Algerian women
for - the purposes' of face-pain t-
ing-
I’ve got another just such cur
heie. He isn’t worth his weight
in soap grease.”
“i’ll poison mine this very
night.”
“And I’m going to throw mine
under the locomotive.”
“Say,” said the second man, af
ter a moment’s thought, “call your
cur up here and let’s get ’em to
fighting.”"
“Good idea. Here Jep—Jep—
Jep! Come here, doggie!”
The dog cautiously approached,
aud as the two animals began
growling and walking aronnd each
other a sudden “Stnboy!” brought
a climax, and they began fighting.
Both men laughed, but it wasn’t a
minute before the first man, whose
dog was underneath, kicked the
dog on top.
“Hold on now. Give my dog;a
fair show!” shouted the other.
“He’s the biggest!”
“No he ain’t! Don’t yon kick
my dog again!”
“I’m a good mind to kick bis
owner!”
‘Td like to see you try it!”
“I can do it!”
“Yon are a liar!”
And with that they began whal
ing away at each other with great
vigor, ending after five minutes in
a draw. Meanwhile the dogs had
quit and disappearecL-
“I allow no one to kick mydog!”
gasped one, as he wiped at his
bloody nose.
“And no living man can call me
liar!” growled the other, as he
held his black eye.
“I’ll see you again!”
“And Til see yon!”
...
A Washington correspondent es
timates the individual wealth of
the notoriously rich memo vs of
he Senate as follows: Barbour 31,
0.000, Brown $2,500,000 0- m >-
a §3,000,000, Farweil • W
Hale §1,000,000, Hearst SiO.i'i/d,-
000, Jones (Nev.) §2,000,000,
McMillan §10,000,000, Payne 85,-
000,000, Plumb $1,000,000, Sawyer
$3,000,000, Sherman $3,000,000,
Squire 81,000,000, Stanford $30,-
000,000, Stewart $1,000,000, Stock-
bridge, $1,000,000, Washburn §1,-
000,000.
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To fit a boy throe years old. o;
sized man.
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574 and 57G .Cherry
MACON, GA
IF YOU WATT
FIRST-CLASS
GROCERIES,
Domestic Dry Goods,
Hats. Shoes,
CONFECTIONERIES,
Fruits in Season, Ci
gars, Tobacco Etc.
Examine my stock before purchasing.
Besides a full stock of '.
ST \Ni>\0T) \ OoDS,
I will always have on hand seine
Specialties,
at remarkably low figures.
IST"Lookout for changes in this ad
vertisement.
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SPEIGHT.
PERRY, CA.
H. BES5k,
% and Restaurant.
Meals at all Hours. Open
Day and Xnrf-;.
Sleeping
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How to Split Paper.
Elegant Barber Shops Attached.
Queen Victoria lately gave her
consent to the abolition of a num
ber of useless coart appointments,
including the mastership of the
bnckhoonds, but Lord Salisbury
declined to make the sweeping
changes involved because he need
ed tbe patronage to keep his party
Mends together in the House of
Lords.
Robert Browning did not think
his last illness was a serious one,
and insisted almost to the end that
he was getting better. It is stated
that just before he died he turned
to his son and asked for news from
his publisher. The son read a tel
egram saying that the edition of
his last volume of poems was al
most exhausted. The poet on
Bearing this smiled and murmur
ed, “How gratifying!” These were
his last words.
According to Popular Science
News, there are two ways of split
ting a piece of paper. One is to
lay the sheet of paper on a piece
qf glass, soak it thoroughly with
water, and then press it smoothly
over the glass. With a little care
the upper half of the sheet can be
peeled off, leaving the under half
on the glass. Let this dry and it will
come off the glass easily; of course
the glass must be perfectly clean.
The second way is a better one,
but it requires some good practice.
Paste a piece of cloth or- strong
paper on each aids of the sheet to
be split. When'it has thoroughly
dried, poll the two pieces apart
suddenly and violently. The pc»te
can then be softened with water,
and the two halves of the sheet
easily taken off the cloths.
LIQUID
REFRESH MENS,
I have just opened I lie elegant
‘SUWANNEE RIVER BAR*
Where only the best Liquors will be
solo- C° me to see me when in Maoon-
Will fill jugs promptly, and at low fig
ures for cash. My liquors are guaran
teed to be the best in the market.
Respectfully, *
WILL WAtiJiOX.
673 Forth Street,{Corner of Pine,
MACON, GA.
Superintendent Porter intends
to procure a very full body of labor
statistics in 1890.
Mr. Cleveland delivered an ad
dress before the students of Cor
nell University a few days ago,
and he. was presented as “the one
man in all the nation who needs
no introduction.” This was quite
appropriate, and contradicts the
statements of some republican or-
ins that Mr. Cleveland has been
irgotten by the public. No doubt
these , organs wish the public
would forget him; but it is an en
couraging fact that such men are
not allowed to pas3 out of the pub
lic mind. Cleveland is a name
that will be heard more and more
as the next presidential election
approaches- -
Kennesaw
Restaurant
-AjclcL Bar.
519 FOURTH ST., MACON, GA.
■ - '' '--A,.;
and Night
at All Hours.
The Beat Stock of Wines, Lienors and Cigars,
Accompanied by all the Delicacies of the
Season.
THE
Idaho and TVyotuing are kuock-
The man who is engaged in any
line of agriculture should post
himself by reading from the very
best writers on the subject. They
are generally practical men, and
give the best results of their own
experience and reflections.
factnrers’Record, no one can take ‘. ....
a general view of the whole, sitna- R intp the Union,
tion wifchont being amazed at tiie 1 ana H 28 sa2< ^
magnitude of the revolution that is: con 8^ t ®§ rill open the door to
in progress. One of the most j them; not because they are yet fit-
striking features is the heavy, iu-1 ted for statehood, but because thev
vestments pf Eastern and especial- would probably be republican
EPOCH.
The transition Horn long, linger,
ing and painful sickness to robust
.health marks an epoch in the life
of the individual. Such a remark
able event is treasured in the
memory and the agency whereby
the good health has been attained
is gratefully blessed. Hence'it is
that so much is heard in praise of
Electric Bitters. So. many feel
The republicans in Montana,
finding a constitutional provision
in the way their plan. of organiz
ing the State' Senate, disposed of
the constitution by the chair’s ru:
ing that it did not apply until af
ter the organization was efft
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RESTAURANT DEPARTMENT,
Polite Clerks and Attentive
ways on hand.
GtIVjE me a cl
J. VALENTINO, Agent.
F YOU
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ANY KIND. OF-
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m DAY.
or by the month, .jgjj
ly New England capital, which is
pouring into the South as it for
merly did into the West
X? TO ITS SACK ACHES
Or yea areaX '.Torn out, really good for nothing
i: is general i I I
BBUil.V4 IEO.V IUTTESS.
It will CUTE you, and give a good appetiK. Sold
—This is the best time of the
states. - Perhaps after .awhile^ in
self-defense, the democrats will
have to get Texas to divide herself
into four states.
year to subscribe for the Hohe - Corporal Tanner Las a postoffiee 50c. and il
JOUnXAL. nnmpj in tis llAnnr ir> . n*n
they owe their restoration to
t the use of the Great
and Tonic. If you
with any diseas of
or Stomaeb, of long or
ing yon will sn
use of T ’
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with his t
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by : John a Hunter, who
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