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■'Ws mm*- mm.g . .-i - - -.“I JOHN H. HODGES, Proprietor. ■ ' DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE, PRICE: TWO BOLLAES A Year. VOL. XXL PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER S, 1891. NO. 49- THE NEEL SHOE CO. DIH.SC>POR.a : jos. N. NEEL, of Eads, Neel & Co., John W. REID,! Jno. C. EADS, “ “ “ . “ Waltee P. HOUSER. The most popular Shoe Store in. Macon. Why? Becanse we have the Stock, the prettiest store, the most goods, the Lowest Prices.- DON’T FAIL TO SEE US ON SHOES. tan »*■& ana ft* 557 CHERRY STREET, ■t«@t ItetWti fgOTTON WAREHOUSE! GARRY YOUR COTTON TO -W. jA. IDAVIS& GO., Poplab St., - MACON, GA. Consignments on Through Bills Solicited. Being centrally located and in the very midst of the buyers, we possess advan tages not heretofore enjoyed. ggr WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION. AN OLD PRAYER. By Harriet Mabel, in Chicago Ledger- <! Now I lay me down to sleep,” Bow to- night fond memories keep, Bound my soul their wings of care, As I breathe my childhood’s prayer. Once I lisped it at her knee, Who is miles apart from me, But her lips are on my brow, And the past is with me now. Once T almost smiled to see, Words so simple learned by me; Ah! My heart has found since then They’re the mightiest words of men. ‘Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep,” Guard my feet from sin and strife, Keep me in the way of life. “If I die before I wake, May the Lord my spirit take,” Here all creeds may meet and blend Faith’s beginning and its end. • Peace my heart, and cease to weep; “Now I lay me down to sleep,” And my head is on thy breast, Father! Father! this is rest. Furniture, Best and Cheapest, FOR CASH OR ON INSTALLMENT. Parlor Suits, Climber Suits, Bedsteads, Chairs, Tables Safes, Mattresses, Bureaus, etc. of all descriptions. Complete Undertaking Department. GEORG-E FJxTTTj, PERRY, - - GEORGIA, Pure Groceries! I desire to call attention to the fact that I have in store, next to the Bank A FULL AND COMPLETE STOCK OF FANCY AND FAMILY GROCERIES, Fruits and Confectioneries, Tobacco, Cigars, etc. Fish Every Saturday. My Stock is FRESH aud PURE, and prices very LOW. Patronage solicited. Agent for the SINGER SEWING MACHINE. Full line of Fixtures and Oil on hand. J. M. NELSON, Perry, Ga. CROCKETT’S IRON WORKS, Bwitite » » » Everything sold at spot Cash Prices. No Discounts to Middle Men EVERYTHING. IN MACHINERY MADE BY GEORGIAj WORKMEN Ask fori what yon want. The price will be low; the work 1 strictly first-class. E. CROCKETT, Proprietor. CASTORlA for infants and Children. “CaatoriaJfl sowell adapted to children that I recommend itas superior to any prescription known to me.” ’ H. A. Arches, M. D., . m So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y. “The use of ‘Castoria Ms so whreraJ and Its merits so well known that it seems a work of simererogatian to endorse it. Few are the intelligent families who do net teep Castona Late Pastor Bloomiugdale Reformed camrcH. Castoria cures Colic, Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, Eructation, KiIIr Worms, gives sleep, and promotes dl- Witfoutinjurious medication. “ For several years I have recommended your i Castoria, ’ and shall always continueto ao so cs it has invariably produced beneficial results.” Edwin F. Pabdee. H. D., “The Wlnthrop,” 125th Street and 7th Ave, New York City. T he ceotaub Cokpant, 77 Murray Street, New Yobs. EADS, NEEL & C0„ THE ONLY ONE - PRICE - CLOTHIERS OF M-A-OaKT, Still in the' Lead! w , Mr. WAL TER F. HOUSER will do the rest 552 & 554 & CHERRY STREET, ChYldren Cryfor Pitcher’s Castoria. THE NEW ROAD LAW. Reported in Substance for the HOME JOURNAL. Be it enacted that the Commis sioners of Roads and Revenue, or the Ordinary, of County Judge, as the case may be, of each county in this State shall have the sole right, power and authority to lay out, open, change or discontinue public roads therein, and the sole man agement of the working of said roads; said authorities shall have the power to appoint a superin tendent of public roads when nec essary, and also to appoint any oyerseers, guards and officers that may be required to successfully carry out the provisions of this act, to pay the same such salary or wages as are proper, and prescribe the duties of said superintendent, oyerseers, guards and officers that may be appointed. Be it further enacted, That each male citizen of ea'ch county of said State, between the ages of 16 and 50 years, shall be subject to road duty, except those who are now ex empt by law, and are hereby re quired to work on the public roads of the county of residence for such length of time in each year as may be prescribed by the authorities having control of said roads, or to pay such commutation tax as may be fixed by said authorities, provided that no one shall be re quired to work for longer than 10 days in any one year, nor shall said commutation tax be fixed at a sum that will amount to more than 50c. per diem for the number of days work required. Be it further enacted, That the said Commissioners of Roads and Revenue, or Ordinary, or County Judge, as the case may be, shall fix and levy a tax additional to any now authorized by law, of not more than 2-10 of 1 per cent, an all the taxable property of the county, and the funds raised by said taxation, together with the commutition tax heretofore provided for, shall be known as the “Public Road Fund,” and shall be used and expended for the puposes of working, im proving and repairing the public roads of the county, as hereinafter provided. Be it further enacted, That said authorities are hereby authorized and empowered to work, improve and repair, and to have worxed, improved and repaired said public roads: 1. Bj using a chaingang, which said authorities are hereby empow ered to organize, said chaingang to consist of the misdemeanor con victs of the county, or of any other county in this State that may be obtained without cost, or by hire, and by the work of those who do not pay the commutation tax, pro vided that the convicts and those who do not pay the commutation tax are not to be worked together. 2. By free hired labor and those who do not pay the commutation tax. 3. By contracting with private parties, companies, or corporations for the working, improving and re pairing said roads, provided that if said work is let out by contract, said contractors must required, if necessary, to use the chaingang, if established, and the labor of those who do not pay the commutation, tax, and to pay for the labor of the same. * 4. By combining any or all.of said three methods, or by using and employing any other method or system that may be devised for accomplishing the work necessary to pat and keep the publicroads in good condition. Be it further enacted, That said authorities may purchase any and all machinery, implements, tools wagons and stock required and necessary for making the roads, and may build such houses, stock ades, and purchase any other thing or article necessary or useful iu handling and working said chaingang. Be it further enacted, That said authorities shall use said road fund in any manner they may con sider best for putting and keeping the public roads in thorough con dition and repair, and all of the roads in the county may be work ed or repaired at one time, or A MAN WITH TWIN BRAINS. I CHANGE OR RUIN. Monroe Advertiser. THE NEW TEN COMMANDMENTS. 1. Thou* shalt not go away from Pittsburg Dispatch. There is a man in Washington j A few days ago we heard a prac- • home to do thy trading; thou nor who has the distinction of having j tical farmer, of many years experi- j thy wife, nor thy sons, nor thy the biggest head in the world. His ence and observation, remark that j daughters, that they may deal with unless there was a change in the i strangers who pay no taxes' for manner and mode of conducting! thee. name is Loftus Jones Parker, and his head measures a little more than 32 inches around. A 21-inch girth is a pretty fair sized head. Mr. Parker is 48 years old, and is a respected citizen of the national Capital. He has been in business, with a place on Louisiana avenue, hear Seventh street, bnt for about those in the. worst condition may ‘twenty years he ha's been leading a be worked or repaired first, or any part of any road may be worked or repaired before the entire road; .business career, as many worthy the roads to be worked being left men do, bat upon a bonus or sub retired life. He did hot retire up on the accumulations of an active entirely to the discretion of the authorities. Be it further enacted, That this act shall not go into effect in any county in this State until it is rec ommended by the grand jury of said county, said recommendation to be made at any term of court. Be it farther enacted, That the citizens of towns and cities shall not be required to work the public roads outside of the limits of the town or city, nor to pay the com mutation tax. Be it further enacted, That any one subject to road duty who re fuses or fails to appear at the time and place appointed and to work when summoned or notified by the -proper officer, and who has not paid the commutation tax, shall be subject to a fine of $30, or to work on the chaingang for 30 dayB, or to confinement in jail for 30 days, one or both. All laws in conflict with this law arejhereby repealed. Horses’ Color and Chances of Victory Among the cherished supersti tions of sportsmen is the belief that the color of horses has much to do with their chances of victory in races and exhibitions of power. Whence came the question it is difficult to say. It has existed however, for centuries, not only among Europeans, but among Arabs, those “Kings of the Desert,” whose knowledge of the horse is proverbial. In an. ancient Arabian manu script, according to “L’Echo de Paris,” recently discovered, is a passage proving that the belief in the relations between horses’ color, power, and speed has long existed in Arabia. A great Sheik of the Sahara, so runs the tale, Ben Dyab by name, was one day pursued by Saadel Zsnatis, his most deadly enemy. In the flight Ben Dyab turned sud denly to his son. Tell me,” he commanded, “what horses are at the head of our ene mies?” “The whites, father,” replied the son. “That is well,” came Ben Dyab’s answer. “We shall allow the sun to do its work. The power of the white horse will disappear before its rays, as batter melts when they fall upon it. After a time, the - Sheik spoke again. “My son, what horses are now nearest our heels?” “The blacks, father,” came the boy’s answer. “Excellent,” cried the old man. “The stony ground will overcome the powers of the black animals. Even the Soudanese become tired at the ankles when he walks over stony ground.” On went the flight. A third time Ben Dyab turned to his com panion. “Which ones are now ahead?” “The browns and the chestnut browns, father,” came the boy’s answer. “Then,” cried the Sheik, “we must fly faster, or we are lost. There is no time to lose. These horses can overtake us.”—[Hew York Tribune. It is estimated that 200 lives were lost in Germany by the re cent heavy snow storm. ELECTRIC SITTERS. This remedy is becoming so well known and so popular as to need no special mention. All who have used Electric Bitters sing the same song of praise.—A purer medicine does not exist and it is guaranteed to do all that is claim ed. Electric Bitters will cure all diseases of the Liver and Kidneys, will remove Pimples, Boils, Salt Rheum and other affections paused by impure blood.—Will drive Ma laria from the system and prevent as well as cure all Malarial fevers. —For care of headache, Consti pation and lndiesfion try Electric Bitters—Entire satisfaction guar anteed, or money refunded.—Prii siby given by three prominent physicians of Washington, who wanted to seenre his remarkable head for an autopsy when he came to shake off the mortal coil. He was then twenty-eight, and the en terprising medicine men thought that he would not hold ont much longer. They could not see how a man with as big a head for as little a body to feed it could hang on be yond 33 years, the average human life. So the endowment was set aside for his maintenance, the con ditions being that he should not permanently leave the District of Columbia, and that they should have hiB body for scientific pur poses when he had no farther use for it. I had a talk with this great physical curiosity not long ags, He has a pretty clear head, but there is a striking peculiarity about his mental processes which has led some people to believe that he has in his prodigious head two distinct sets of brains, which sometimes work in unison and sometimes do not. It is this singular featuro of the little main’s make up that has excited the wonder of the doetors. Dime museum people have been after him for ten years, bnt family pride has led him to refuse some good offers. He remarked, with a glance of cool shrewdness, that if it was an object for me to know it, two of the doctors who put up the bonus were dead. Then, after a pause, he added: “In regard to the third, I think my lease of life about as good as his.” A good many people about Wash ington think that it is a simple case of hydrocephalus, though this is seemingly negatived by the fact that this peculiar ailment has nev er been known to allow its victim to enjoy 48 years of life, good health and good wit. Loftns Par ker is one of the characters of the capital. He is as distinctly an in dividuality as Bean Hickman, the most noted of all Washington characters, and is a figure at all out-door doings of the gay politi cal metropolis. Music is one of his passions. It is singularly like the case of Blind Tom, but, of coarse, he has greater intelligence. He is a very religions man, and is a member of the Metropolitan Methodist Church. He was even an interesting figure at Parson Newman’s fervid discourses, and helped along with the worship by Mb fine singing. He has a good tenor voice, which has some notes remarkable for sweetness and vig- the farming interests in this coun try, ruin would be the result. Af ter listening to the reasons assign ed by him, upomwhich his opinion was based, we were constrained to acknowledge that there was some force in his argument. As suggested by this farmer, the lax method of credit now obtaining among merchants and business classes can bnt work demoraliza tion among a large class of the farm workers of this country. Such methods open the door to fraud, which iB too readily availed of by many. An inspection of the mort gage records of the country is proof conclusive of this fact. The inevitable tendency of such credit methods is to render com paratively worthless many labor ers, and to ruin the labor system of the country. And when this ruin has been wrought, as is well nigh the case now, what must be the inevitable result? Every com mon sense thinker of the country can readily answer this question. If under such credit system, the land owners of the country are ruled out of all control over those who till their lands, and this is the certain outgrowth, then who is to control and direct the farming in terest,wMch is the basis of all oth er interests? If the hired laborers of the coun try, whose only capital is their la bor, can, independent of their em ployers, obtain all the necessities for their temporal comfort under a mortgage on an airy nothing, what incentive is there to make them faithful and industrious servants? Couched in such a come-and-go- easy chance at credit for the hire ling is a strong inducement or iin centive to thriftlessness, indolence, and idlenessness, but no where is it to be found an incentive to faith ful work. Nowhere in it is to be foumd anything that tends to encourage and foster the agricultural inter ests. Nowhere in it is to be discover ed aDy promise of prosperity to the people. Hence,our farmer friend was not far wrong when, in discussing this matter, he said there must be e change in this particular, or ruin would be the final out-come. The present is always the best time to make a change for the better. In all Napoleon had 19 horses killed under him from Areola to Waterloo. Marshal Blncher claim ed to have lost the same number in his campaigns, and General Eorrest, of the Gonfederata army, according to Mr. Lawley, had no less than 30 horses shot under Mm daring the civil war. Eor every variety and phase of the many diseases which attack the air passages of the head, throat and lungs. Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral will be fonnd a specific. This preparation allays inflamation, con trols the disposition to cough, and prevents consumption. Halliday, the inventor of the ca ble street-car system, says that the sight of six horses vainly endeav oring to draw a car up a steep hill in San Francisco first suggested to him the foundation for his inven tion. Do you know that one bottle of Beggs’ Blood Purifier and Blood Maker will change a dark, greasy, oily looking complexion to a clear, transparent skin? The secret of this great change is that it oper ates so successfully' on the liver and kidneys. Sold and warranted by L, A. Felder, Druggist, Perry, Ga. Texas has a Fat Man’s • Associa tion, the imtiation fee of which is d.—Price! a cent a pound. Men who weigh 50 cts. and SL00 per bottle at less than 225 pounds are ineligible Holtzclaw & Gilbert’s Drugstore, to membership. THE SOMA ) In the Aryan PI A KlT f religion the chief i ■ ^ offering to the gods was the fomented juice of the Soma or Moon plant, which, being a strong drink, gave new excite ment to those who partook of it, and was believed to impart power to the gods. It was believed, more over, that it wrought miracles, and for this reason, perhaps, it after wards became the chief god of the Hindns. In avedic hymn the wor- sMper says: “We’ve quaffed the Soma bright, Aud are immortal grown; We’ve entered into light, And all the gods have known. What mortal now can harm, Or foeman vex us more? Through thee beyond alarm, Immortal Ood! we soar.” No such power as this is attrib uted to any plant at the present time, and yet many of the cures performed by S. S. S., a purely vegetable remedy, seem almost to border on the miraculous. In con tagious blood poison, scrofula, skin diseases, some forms of cancer, etc., it is the remedy, par excel lence. Treatise on Blood and Skin Dis eases mailed free. Swift’s Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga. Lawyers will be interested in knowing that Judge Walton, of Corsicana; Texas, has just decided that they cannot be taxed for pur suing their calling. Judge Walton said that a lawyer’s occupation was an office, with its privileges and re sponsibilities, and lasted daring good behavior. It was unlike all other occupations, because an offi cer of the court and a part;of the court, and his occupation was no more taxable than that of judge, justice of the peace, sheriff, or any one else holding a judicial office. How fearful those blotches look on your face! Are yon aware that one bottle of Begg’s Blood Pnrjfier and Blood Maker will not only re move them, but cleanse your blood so that they will not appear again? 2. Thou shalt patronize thine own merchants andmannfacturers, that they may also patronize thee and bring prosperity to both. 3. Thou shalt employ thine own mechanics that they be not driven from their homes to find bread for their little ones. A Thou shalt consider him that is thy neighbor above him that dwelleth in a strange town, when thoa art in want of anytMng. 5. Thou shalt do whatever lieth in thee to encourage and promote the welfare of thine own town and thine own people. 6. Thou shalt not regard a pen ny when it standeth between thee and the duty to him that is thy neighbor. 7. Thou shalt not suffer the voice of pride to overcome thee, and if drummers entice, consent thou not. 8. Thou shalt spend thy earn ings at home, that they may return whence they came, and give nour ishment to such as come after thee. 9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against the town wherein thou dwellest, but speak well of it to all men. 10. Then shalt keep all of these commandments and teach them unto thy children to the third and fourth generation, that they be made to flourish and grow in plen ty when thou art laid to sleep with thy fathers. A WOMAN AND A WAIU. The laws of health are taught in the schools, but not in a way to be of much practical benefit, and are never illustrated by living exam ples, which in many cases might easily be done. If some scholar who had just contracted a cold,was brought before the school, so that all could hear the dry, loud cough, and know its significance; see the thin white coating on the tongue, and later, as the cold developed, see the profuse watery expectora tion and thin watery discharge from the nose, not one of them would ever forget what the first symptoms of a cold were. The scholar should then be given Cham berlain’s Cough Remedy freely, that all might see that even a se vere cold could be cured iu one or two days, or at least greatly miti gated, when properly treated as soon as the first symptoms appear. This remedy is famous for its enres of coughs, colds and croup. It is made especially for these diseases, and is the most prompt and most reliable medicine known for the purpose. 50 cent bottles, for sale by Holzclaw & Gilbert, druggists, Perry, Ga. «©-»-«*— Do you know that there are 6,711 banks in the United States, and that by the report of this year these banks have on deposit $4,460,- 160,262? Of this gseat amount, the banks of the state of New York hold more than one-third. The bank with the largest deposit in this country is the Bowery Savings Bank, of New York, which reports $47,914,754. There are thirty banks in New York City with de posits exceeding ten million dol lars. The total amount of wealth deposited in the banks of New York state is over a billion and a half of dollars, or about twenty- five dollars per capita for all the people of the United States.. These figures are from the Financier, and are perhaps correct, but it does seem, if they are, that we ought to have more money down this way. —Exchange. M. Max Leclere has published in Paris a volume of his observa tions during a tour of this country. He devotes a chapter to Brother Jonathan’s sister, whom he de scribes as a transatlantic butterfly evolved from the British chrysalis, and says of her: “The American girl, without losing the character istic marks of her ethnic family, has become more of a woman, and under a new sky expands in all the purity of the female.” It having been announced that Mrs. Potter Palmer would drive the last nail in the Woman’s build ing of the World’s Fair, the sport ing editor of the Detroit News thus flippantly calls ont: “Now what is offered on the speed with which Mrs. Palmer drives the nail? Two to one on the nail. Ten to one that Mrs. Palmer hits the building five times for once she hits the nail. One hundred to twenty-five that she hits her finger if the nail isn’t started for her. Even money that she gets the hammer tangled in the ribbons of her bonnet. Eight to ten that she shuts her eyes for the first blow. Five to four that she wrinkles her nose after the first twenty-five blows with the hammer. Even money that the world will have to take a recess for Innch before the Dail is driven,pro viding Mrs. Palmer doesn’t begin hammering at it before 10 o’clock. Even money that after Mrs. Palm er works eight hoars the nail will have to be tnmed over to a carpen ter. Ten to one that the nail is leaning to the southwest when Mrs Palmer quits.” To tMs the gay young editor of the New York Sun answers: “Bnt in all dne solemnity the enterprise would be placed in a very embar rassing position if she should merely waste her energies in waltz ing around the nail and fail to Mt it at all. An erect position is the safest one for that nail. Unless it wobbles it is in no immediate dan- . ger. Yet there is no visible good reason why the building should be all battered up in that way.” The hamlet of Fonst, situated in the lower Pyrenese, belongs nei ther to France nor Spain. It has over 100 citizens. They have no mayor or other civil official; they have not even an established church or priest of their own,but attend at a neighboring village. Oh! how I dislike to see my hair getting so gray. Say, do you know that 75 cents invested in one bottle of Beggs’ Hair Benewer will not only restore the color but give it a rich, glossy appearance? Try one Sold and warranted by L. A. Fel- bottle. Sold and warranted bvL der, Druggist, Perry, Ga. A Felder, Druggist, Perry, Ga. The discovery in California of an apparently large supply of oil less than 300 feet from the surface may, predicts the New York Snn, have a considerable effect upon a great industry. If it should torn out that the supply is sufficient to warrant the erection of pipe lines and refineries, it might greatly ex tend the markets for our petrole um products in eastern countries. That it will have any serious effect upon the price of the refined pro duction is not likely. Bat it will have a decided effect in increasing the wealth of the Pacific coast and in adding a new element of variety to the industries wMch its people already possess. What is more disgusting to a re fined person than to see a dirty, tartar-covered set of teeth, and there is no excuse for having the teeth in this condition when you can get a bottle of Sexafroo for 75 cents, which in a short space of time will change them to a pearly white. It takes the lead of all Tooth Washes, and is beneficial to the teeth, and not injurious, as are many of the cheap tooth washes now on the market Sold an<* war- Perry, Ga. • Jf« In the examination of the pois- onous machinery of insects and reptiles, it is apparent that the de* stractive principle is the same in ' all, and that the fang in all pos- sesses a hollow through which the poison flows into the wound the moment the incision is made. The sting oE the scorpion is precisely like the fang of the rattlesnake, and performs it deadly work on the same mechaMcal principles. Mr. Mu, in studying the por poise at Cape Hatteras, observed that the mothers helped their young in their efforts to breathe by bearing them up to the surface of the water on their flippers, or otherwise. The spiracle or blow hole appears to be a sensitive part of the head. When tonched with the hand the animals invariably showed signs of discomfort by vio lently lasMng the taiL A son of Mr. M. D. Passer, a merchant of Gibraltar, N. C., was so badly afflicted with rheumatism for a year or more as to be unable to work or go to school. His father concluded to. try Chamberlain’s Pain Balm on the boy. It soon cured him, and he has since walk ed one and a half miles to school and back every school day. 50 cent bottles for sale by Holtzclaw & Gilbert, Jfcsggists, Perry, Ga. It cost3'something to live and a good deal to die. Some one esti mates that getting born coats the people of the United States $250,- 000,000 annually; getting married, 8300,000,000, and getting buried $75,000,000. It might be added $900,000,000 annually. At the present time there are j the United States 859 railroad cor porations, with nearly ten th sand officials.