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VOL. XXVII
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PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 7.1898.
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NO. 14‘
A HISTORIC HOTEL
ON THE DEATH OF REV. H R. FELDER.
The Favorite Hostelry In Ante-Bellum Days—Often Patronized by
Abraham Lincoln—From its Veranda Stephen JL Douglas Deliv
ered a Great Speech—Again the Scene of an Important Event.
From the Tri-County Scribe, Plymouth, IU,
BY A LADY FIUESD.
Once more the pearly gates doth swing ajar,
To welcome home a “Soldier of the Cross.”
’Twas not a common soldier, this,
Bnt one of God’s “commissioned officers
With helmet bright, and shield of gold,
He walked erect to meet the enemy of souls.
And while beneath the“plate of righteousness,”
he bore
Full many a scar from battles fought,
The sword of Spirit did always shine resplendent
Mr. and Mrs. Campbell Thompson run the I she could not stand straight One of the doe- rnr ,
historic Cuyler House at Plymouth, 111., a hos- tors said if she became well she would be ■ W tebes
telry where Abraham Lincoln often slept, Gri^n, of Auguste, was the first
doctor who had her case. He doctored her
through two serious times of tee disease, a^d
where “ Dick" Yates, Lyman Trumbell and
Bichard Oglesby bought refreshments for the
inner man in ante-bellum days, and from the
veranda of which Stephen A. Douglas de
livered one of his great speeches.
This article has not so much to do, how
ever, with this historic hotel, as it has with
the landlord’s thirteen-year-old laughing,
bright-eyed, rosy-cheeked daughter Ollie.
As one sees her to-day, the picture of per
fect health, it is hard to believe that nearly
nine of the thirteen years of her life were spent
on the bed of invalidism, that for months she
never walked, and for years suffered the pain,
misery «id distress of inflammatory rheuma
tism in its worst form.
Able physicians were employed but no
permanent benefit resulted.
Mrs. Thompson heard of a wonderful cure
which had been effected by Dr. Williams’
Pink Pills for Pale People, and was influ
enced by it to purchase some of the pills for
her daughter.
Before, she had taken half a box,'there was
marked improvement in her condition; when
she had taken two boxes she was completely
restored to health. To-day, there is not a
healthier child than Ollie Thompson.
The case came to the attention of the editor
of the Tri-County Scribe, and a reporter was
detailed to learn tile' story of this remarkable
cure from Mrs. Thompson’s own lips. She
said: <
“Ollie was a hearty, well-developed child
from the time she. was bom until she was
three years old. In 1887 she was taken down
with inflammatory rheumatism. For nine
years she was never entirely free from the dis
ease, and much of the time was in an alarm
ing^ oondition. At times, she could not walk,
l her spine was drawn out of shr ( e so that
finally told ns he conld not core her.
And when with supplications rare and sweet
this soldier prayed,
The voice made soft and low by love divine,
Like incense “sweet it filled the circuit wide,”
doctored her most all the time, but when she All others knew from “whence.his treasures
was ten years old she had an unnsnally severe were supplied.”
attack, and we called in Dr. Kreider, of Prai
rie City, where we were then living. He Oh, Soldier of the Cross!
tried hard to cure her but finally gave it up. One week ago to-day you heard the “welcome
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He said, ‘ I can do nothing further, the easel
' leased.’
the worst I have witnei
home,”
And “death was swallowed up in victory.”
^ gave up hope then, but called While the angel convoy bore the spirit far away,
Dr. McDaniel who doctored her after we came >rj, e echoing of the glad refrain, “The cross!
to Plymouth, but no benefit was derived.
len I heard how Uncle Wesley Walton
The cross!”
for Pale People. Knowing the condition he
had been in, I thought if the pills cured him, ™ otller ’ ^ other ’ “« nd
they might help Ollie. Consequently Iboughl Didst help to swell the shout of welcoming,
a box for her, and before she had finished it What joy was yours!
she was much better. She continued taking No earthly tongue can tell
them, and when the second box had been used What heights of bliss wherein your soul doth
she was well, and has never had rheumatism dwell,
since. j
“ I cannot say too much for the Dr. Wil-' I sometimes wonder if these “commissioned of-
liams’ Pink Pilis for I believe Ollie would fleers,”
have been dead long^ago^fjdie had^nottakeu These heralds Q f the cross,
. -- i Are not the ministering spirits of “the Word,”
Sent hack to guard and guide the souls,
them." VlCTOBIA THOMPSOH.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th
day of September, 1897.
W. S. RomicK, Notary Public,
I hereby state that I have examined Miss
Ollie Thompson, and find no outward ap>
pearance of rheumatism.
W. D. WADE, M. D.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
17th day of September, 1897.
S. Romick, 1Votary Public.
All dealers sell Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills
for Pale People, or they will be sent post
aid on receipt of price, 50 cents a box or six
uoxes for $2.50 (they are never sold in bulk,
or by the 100), by addressing Dr. Williams 1
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
For whom they fought and prayed.
Ah, yes! and you for whom he prayed
At early morn, at dewy .eve,
And sometimes at midnight’s lonely hour,
He wrestled mightily!
Be still beneath this chastening rod,
And know thy father’s God.
In Memory of Sergt. W.E. Bunn,
THE DIXIE SHOE AND CLOTHING CO'S
OUR
SHOES
are the best that
can be had for
the moiiey. Re
member that ev
ery SHOE that
leaves our house
is guaranteed to
give satisfaction,
orjnoney refund
ed:
SPRING ATTRACTIONS
will interest prudent and
economical buyers.
0(ir $5.00 & $5.00 Saits
Still lead them all.
Boys’ and Children’s Cloth
ing at aboutfhalf what yon
willfjhave to pay elsewhere.
MILLI
NERY
Every lady vis
iting Macon
should see our
Millinebv Db-
pabtment. Eve-
rything new,styl
ish and cheap—
in fact not more
than half that
others charge.
Hats trimmed to or
der while you wait.
Dry Goods of Every Description.
Dress Goods, "White Goods, Domestics, Cottonades, Etc.
There’s no honse in Georgia that
will attempt to match our prices.
THE DIXIE SHOE AND CLOTHING CO.,
g&. . a. ©„ MMHPpta.
Cor. Cherry & Third Sts., - - MACON, GA.
BEN B. WILLINGHAM.
ALLEN B. MATTHEWS.
.. GROCERS.,
Corner Third and PoplaruSts., MACON, GEORGIA.
A FULL LINE OF GROCERIES.
Hams, Meat, Flour, Corn, Hay, Oats,
Meal, Cow Feed, Etc.
Cotton planters,
PLOW-; STOCKS AND;FIXTURES,
GUANO DISTRIBUTORS.
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN to PLANTERS’ TRADE.
Give us a, trial; we’ll please you.
At Lowest Prices
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My stock is new,, and I propose to merit patronage.
Knowing the needs of the people I in this line, l am pre
pared to sell tQ the advantage of my customers.
I sell directly to planters in
UNBROKEN PACKAGES
at WHOLESALE PRICES-
; : : : Call [and see me, or write. : : :
IR,_ XL ITETHEBTOH,
456 Poplar Street, MACON, GA.
ANDY CATHARTIC
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And you with whom his life-blood mingled
closest,
While pressed with many cares,
You’ll feel beneath your arms
The help of unseen hands,
As over rock and river bed,
And through life’s burning sands,
You are called to go, He’ll be your guide.
And sometimes, too, when tossed with weari
ness and pain
And balmy sleep refuses to give the rest you
crave,
You feel the soothing touch
And scent the perfumed breath
Of one you cannot see.
While stealing o’er you softly
Will come the thrill of kiss of love,
And you will sleep
The sleep of perfect peace.
Down on the Colored Business.
Frank Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution.
“Dey’s one thing gwine ter be
bad on de cullnd race, ef dey has
war,” said an old darky.
“And what’s that?”
“Well, suh, I ’fraid dey’ll pro
mote some er dem.”
“Why,—Yon should rejoice over
that.”
“No, suh—not me! I done see
too much er dat. W’y, I once
knowed ez peaceabul en sociable a
nigger ez you’d fin’ in a fo’tnight;
but he jined a military comp’ny, en
dey made him a kunnel, en dat wuz
de ruination er him! He des quit
workin’, en strut, en strut, ter beat
delan’l De town wuz too Bmall ter
hoi’ him, cd he move ter a bigger
one; but be swelled oat too big fer
dat, en he keep a swellin’ en a
swelling night en day.
“He mos’ kill his sixteen chil
Inn, kase dey wouldn’t call him
‘kunnel,’ en his wife hoi’ her head
so high dat she knock de shingles
off de shed!
“No, suh! I wants mighty few
kunnels in my race—few, en wid a
party long stretch er country be
tween ’em 1”
Soon Helped Her.
“My daughter had at first wbat
seemed like a severe cold. She
grew gradually worse, became pale
and emaciated aod was troubled
with pains in her side. I.began
giving her Hood’s Sarsaparilla and
it helped her in a very short time,
and now she is well.” Mrs. Louisa
Shout, Orlando, Florido.
Hood’s Pills cure ajl liver dlls.
Mailed for 25c by 0.1. Hood & Co.,
Loweli, Mass.
A delinquent subscriber writes
the following to the Smithville
News: “I want to pay-my sob
scriptfon, and I am a littleshort of
money, so I send you a half dozen
eggs. If you pnt tham under a set-
tin’ hen they’ll hatch out enough
chickens to pay for a year’s. sub
scription.”
The following memorial of the
late Dr. W. E. Bonn is the official
expression of the Perry Rifles, of
which company he was an honored
member and officer:
Deatb, for the second time in
the history of this organization,
has invaded oar ranks and claimed
for its victim one of oar bravest
and best.
First Sergeant William E. Bunn
bad been identified with this com
pany from the first day of its exist
ence until the boar of bis untimely
death.
Joining the ranks as a private,
except tr a short period daring
which he was preparing himself
for his profession, he bad for more
than ten years been a most active
and zealous member, sharing in a
most creditable manner in all its
labors and triumphs- His devotion
to duty and his intelligent concep
tion of military tacMcs early in his
career marked him for promotion,
and as soon as the first vacancy oc
curred, he was appointed to the
rank of 1st Sergeant. This respon
sible position he filled with the
greatest tact|and ability, winning
from hia comrades in the ranks
their respect and love, and from
his officers their entire confidence.
As an evidence of the esteem in
which he was held by the company,
and as a token of respect, we offer
Farmers and Factories.
The value of cotton mills to the
communities m which they are
built, and especially the farmers
who own lauds adjacent to such
enterprises, is folly set forth in a
number of letters published in the
Baltimore Manufacturers’ Record
in response to inquiries sent oat
by that journal.
Mr. Frank Hammond, President
of the people’s Bank, Greenville,
S. C., writes:
“The bnilding up of these mill
villages has made a home market
for the diversified products of the
farm, such as vegetables, poultry,
etc., which heretofore have not
been profitable on account of the
limited demand.
“As a result, contiguous farm
lands have doubled and trebled in
value. I know of some instances
iu the vicinity of these mills where
lands which were formerly worth
from §5 to $6 per acre, are now
worth from §35 to §100 per acre.
Another improvement, which has
come with the cotton mills, has
been a tendency to do business on
a cash basis, which was impossible
under the old conditions ”
The First National -Bank, of
Romp, Ga., says:
“The effect of the large distri
bution of money by the mills to
the operatives and for material is
felt in almost every direction, in
A Result of War.
Macon Telagraph.
If this country gets into a war
with Spain and cannon begin to
boom, the chances are that it may
be the beginning of an era of wars
and rumors of,'wars. These things
come by turn, as it were. The
world has been at peace a long
time. People are restive and there
seems to be an appetite for a little
blood letting. There is no telliog
when it will end.
Meanwhile what istfip prudent
thing for Southern farmers to do?
The history of all such conflicts
shows that in sneb times food sup
plies are ia demand and cotton goes
low. Would it not be well and pru
dent then to curtail the cotton
crop, and increase the food crop?
Look a little more carefully after
the pigs and the cows and the
sheep. Make -enough of these
things for home consumption and
a little over to sell. The cotton
crop should be the surplus crop.
The wise mariner consults the
barotneter and scads the horizon
before he sets sail.
The wise farmer will look to all
these things before he pitches his
crop.
Bay
Comim
the following as a slight tribute to that the nsaal summer dull trade,
his memory:
Whereas, It having pleased the
Great Commander of the universe
to strike from onr roll the name of
our comrade, Sergt. W. E. Bnun,
and whereas, onr comrade having
left an untarnished record of true
nobility of character and a noble
example of true manhood, there
fore,
Resolved, That in the death of
Sergt. Bnan this command has lost
an able and efficient officer and a
brave and generous soldier; and
each member of the company a
true and loyal friend.
Resolved 2nd, That the memory
of his steadfast devotion to duty,
his honorable conduct in all the af
fairs of life, hislgenerous and un
selfish consideration of others, and
his sublime fortitude in the hour
of suffering and death will serve
as an inspiration and an encour
agement to those of ns who are
left.
Resolved 3rd, That we extend
onr heartfelt sympathy to his be
reaved and heart-broken mother
and other relatives.
Resolved 4th, That these reso
lutions be spread upon a separate
page of our minute book, and the
secretary instructed to send a copy
to his mother.
Respectfully submitted,
C. E. Gilbebt, 1
A. C. Riley, > Com.
G. A. Hilleb, )
Ordered by company that the
secretary furnish the editor of the
Home Journal with a copy of
these resolution and request him
to publish them.
Sam S. Tounsley, Sec.
A little boy asked for a bottle
of “get up in the morning as fast
as you can,” the druggist recog
nized a household name for “De
Witt,s Little Early Risers,” and
gave him a bottle of those famons
little pills for constipation, sick
headache, liver and stomsclr trou
bles. . Cooper’s Drugstore.
The Spartans had an iron coin
age, no other being allowed.
Don’t Neglect Your Liver.
Liver troubles quickly result in serious
pomyliwirinn, flnD the rnon Ytho neglects hts
liver has little regard for health. A bottle
i Bitters '
of BrownsHron- I
trill keep the liver in perfect order. If the
disease has developed, Browns’ Iron Bitters
will cure it permanently. Strength and
vitality trill always, follow" ita use.'
Browns’ -
’ Iron Bitters is sold by all dealers.
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury,
as mercary will sorely destroy the
sense of smell and completely de
range the whole system when en
tering it through the macons sur
faces. Snch articles should never
be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to
the good yon can possibly derive
from them. Hall’s Catarrh Core,
manufactured by F. J. Cheney &
Co., Toledo, O., contains no merca
ry, and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mu
cous surfaces of the system. In
buying Hall’s Catarrh Cure be sure
yon get the genuine. It is taken
internally, and made in Toledo, O.,
by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimoni
als free. Sold by druggists, price
75c. per bottle.
Hall’s Family Pills are the best.
which is the natural condition of
all cotton planting countries, is
hardly felt at all.”
Mr. C. N. Evans, cashier, of the
Bunk of Reidsville, Rsidsville,
N. C, says:
“The general effect upon onr
community by the introduction of
cotton mannfacturing has been
most beneficial. We find our mer
cantile interests increased; trade
is more stable, and every encour
agement is given for the protection
of such business. The mill has
employed largely, a class of people
who were unemployed before.
Now they have steady employment
and seem satisfied.”
Mr. J. H. McAden, President of
the Merchants’ & Farmers’ Nation
al Bank, Charlotte, who is also a
cotton manufacturer, says:
“The cotton mills in onr sectiun
of the south are doing, well now.
The general business of the coun
try has been greatly benefited by
bnilding cotton mills and giving
employment to labor. Onr labor
is content and happy, earning suffi
cient wages to live more comfort
ably than before they were em
ployed iu the mills. The develop
ing of cotton manufacturing has
greatly increased the mercantile
bnsiness and has enhanced the val
ne of farming lands within a radi
us of many miles aronnd each
plant. It also has a tendency to
diversify farm products.”
I was reading an advertisement
of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy in the Wor
cester Enterprise recently, which
leads me to write this. I can truth
fully say I never used any remedy
equal to it for colic and diarrhoea
I never had to use more than one
or two. doses to enre the worst
case with myself or children.
—W. A. Stboud, Popomoke City,
Md. For sale by Holtzclaw &
Gilbert.
Means pain, danger and
possible death for some
wives. For others it
Means practically no
liscomfortat all. There
B no reason why child
birth should he a period
»f pain and dread. Sev
eral months before a
woman becomes a
mother she should
prepare herself for
(he critical ordeaL
rhere is a prepara
tion made which is
Intended for thin
purpose alone.
The m
name of
this wonderful
preparation is
Friend.
It is a
liniment
to be ap
plied ex
ternally.
It relaxes
the mus
cles and re
lieves the
distension,
giveselastici-
ty to every
organ con
cerned In
childbirth, «n8
takes away all
danger and
nearly all suffer
ing. Best i
results
follow if the
remedy is used
during the whole
period of preg
nancy. It is the
only remedy of the
kind in the world
that is endorsed by
physicians.
$1 per bottle at .all
drag stores, or sent
by mail on receipt
of price.
Free Books con-
taining invaluable in
formation for all women,
will be sent to any ad
dress upon application to
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We would take much pride and pleasure to show these
Suits; also our exquisite line of Fashionable Spring Head-
wear in correct shapes and at proper prices.
Prompt Attention given to Mail Orders.
Beats tjie Klondike.
Mr. A. C. Thomas, of Marysville,
Tex., has fonnd a more valuable
discovery than has yet been made
in the Klondike, for years he suf
fered untold agony from consump
tion accompanied by hemorrhages,
y Dr.
and was absolutely cured by
King’s New Discovery for Con
sumption, Coughs and Colds, be
declares that gold is of little value
in comparison to this marvelous
enre, wonld have it even if it cost a
hundred dollars a bottle.. Asthma,
Bronchites and all throat and long
affections are positively enred by
Dr. King’s New Discovery for
Consumption. Trial bottles free
at Holtzclaw & Gilbert’s Drug
Store.
There is no more powerful writer
upon the beauties of domestic felic
ity, and the happiness which dwells
in the home of the devoted husband
and wife, than Mrs. Frances Hodg
son Barnett; still the lady is suing
Mr.Frances Hodgson Barnett for a
divorce.
Thirty-five years make a genera
tion. That is how long Adolph
Fisher, of Zanesville, O., suffered
m ^ uuiuo from piles. He was cared by ns-
takeanawandpien in'g three boxes of DeWitt’s Witch
Hazel Salve. Cooper’s Drugstore.
To Cure Constipation Forever.
_ Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25c.
It C. C.C. fail to cure, druggists refund money.
About 4,000,000 false teeth are
manufactured annnally in the Uni
ted States, while one tonof gold
and three tons of silver and plati
nnm, to the valne of $100,000, are
used in filling teeth.
A torpid liver robs yon of ambi
tion and rniDs yonr health. De
Witt’s Little Early Risers cleanse
the liver, care constipation and all
stomach and liver troubles. Coop
er’s Drngstore.
. It is estimated that a greater
number of persons than the total
population' of Nevada will go to
the Klondike country this spring.
For Infanta and. Children.
S/5 CHERRY -5r. Ha con,Ca
If You Want Anything
in
BEDROOM SUITES, PARLOR SUITES,
DINING TABLES, SIDEBOARDS,
Chairs of any kind,
Tables of all sorts,
BEDSTEADS, MATTRESSES, SPRINGS, WINDOW SHADES
AND POLES, BABY CARRIAGES, ETC.,
Yon can save money at
Paul’s Furniture Store.
A complete line of COFFIISTS and CASKETS always
on hand.
GEORGE PAUL, Perry, Ga.
M. C. BALKCOM,
308Third st. (nearpostoffice), MACOH, GA.,
-DEALER IN-
Hardware, Stoves, Tinware, Woodenware
Farming Implements, Plow and Wagon Gear, &e.
I am better prepared every way to|supply thejwants of my
customers. . Thanking the public for their patronage
in the past, andj promising my best efforts to
please in the future, I am, respectfully,
Q.
BALZC01£,
MACON, GEORGIA.
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