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PBICE, $1.50 A YEAS, IN ADVANCE.
Published Every Thursday Homing.
Jao. H. HODGES, Editor and Publisher
Perry, Thursday, December 3.
Congress convened last Monday.
The Georgia legistature will ad
journ within two weeks.
Geobbgia tax dodgers will proba
bly be immune another year.
Can it be that guano is stench to
the nostrils of agricultural prosperi
ty? #
Critically Georgia constituents
are watching the legislative votes of
their representatives.
Bigots, only, are unable to see
honesty in any act or opinin that is
contrary to their views.
A blinding snow storm caused the
wreck of a passenger train near
Scranton, Pa., last Sunday.
More U. S. troops have gone to
Cuba, but the Third Georgia regi
ment is yet in camp at Savannah.
Over $1,000,000 worth of busi
ness property was destroyed by fire
in New York city last Sunday night.
Beginning last Monday the Geor
gia legislature will hold two sessions
daily during the remainder of the
session.
The people of Georgia don ( t want
to pay one cent of tax for appearance.
It isn’t our appearance that bothers
us now.
Eight hundred houses were un
roofed in Baltimore last Sunday by
the storm, which was the most se
vere known in many years.
The man wo produces an article
for sale at a cost greater than the
selling price cannot claim wisdom to
be his dominating attribute.
k-O-4
Miss Berta Mae Crisp, daughter
of the late Hon. C. F. Crisp, will be
married on December 14th to Mr.
Carr S. Glover, both of Americus.
Hon. E. B. Lewis went to Wash
ington last Saturday, resuming his
duties in congress, on Monday, as
representative ‘of the third district
of Georgia.
There be some who say govern
mental extravagance is responsible
for heavy taxation in a greater de
gree that all the taz dodgers. Cut
the extravagance.
Pulaski and Whitfield were added
to the list of phohibition counties
last Thursday, while the vote in
Bibb was in favor of c-ontinueing
the sale of liquor.
There are republicans as well as
democrats in these United States
who do not want the Philippine Is
lands as a colony attachment, or in
any other shape as a part of their
government.
It may be that Georgia pensions
will hereafter be paid only to veter
ans and widows who own less than
$1,600 of property. Such a bill has
received the favorable consideration
of the Senate.
The late political troubles in the
Carolinas will' be the foundation for
an effort by New England senators,
led by Lodge of Massachusetts, to
place another political force law up
on the south.
The annual municipal election of
Macon will take place on December
13th, at which time four aldermen
will be elected. The candidates are,
J. C. VanSyckle, T. F. Sheridan,
Mallory H. Taylor, John Moore.
The appropriations committee of
the Georgia House of Representa
tives proposes to -reduce the ex
penses of the state by cutting the
several appropriations to public in
stitutions, salaries, etc., to the
amount of about $500,000.
Last week “The Judge” of Den-
nard sdoke of the Home Journal in
very complimentary terms, and for
this he has our sincere thanks. We
appreciate such commendation from
men of good judgment, and to that
class "lie Judge” undoubtedly be
longs. While the editor oj the Home
Journal is old enough to know that
he must merit the approval of the
people before he can command their
patronage, he is yet young enough
to appreciate gratefully words of
cordial approval.
While every man should exert
himself to the full performance of
duty as a matter of right ^purely,
merited approval properly expressed
ever, exerts a beneficial influence.
The man who does right because it
is right so to do, should receive ex
pressed approval in order that he
may be encouraged to extend and
continue his efforts in that direction.
The man, young or old, who is
careless concerning the character of
his doings, will be encouraged to do
right when he sees that right doing
meets the unqualified approval of
the good people.
The man without positive opin
ions is not of much force. The man
with such opinions who hesitates to
express disapproval of wrong is a
rarity. If it is right to condemn
wrong, it is certainly right to com
mend that which is right.
Expressed approval of right con
duct and correct deportment in so
cial, religious or business life never
comes amiss. It is truly an incen
tive at least to continue on that line,
if not an inducement to greater ef
fort in the right way.
There are too many who content
themselves with the conviction that
the knowledge of right doing is suf
ficient commendation. That the pat
ronage that upholds the correct bus
iness man is sufficient human re
ward. This is not correct. The heart
of man craves more than this. The
word of honest praise is often
greater incentive to correct business
than many dollars of pecuniary gain.
The man in business, or in any
public position, is subject to criti
cism, and we all know that adverse
criticism is never slow of speech.
We regret to note that the reverse is
true where commendation is due.
We do not think there should ever
be flattery. That is hypocritical, sel
fish in purpose and most hurtful in
effect.
Correct praise will never prove
hurtful to its recipient, but quite of
ten will prove to be sweet balm to a
bruised or weary heart and a strong
incentive to greater effort toward
correct action.
The hub of the Atlanta Peace Jubi
lee will be the banquet at which Pres.
McKinley, Commodore Schley,'Gens.
Shafter, Lee, "Wheeler, Col. Bryan,
Lieut. Hobson and other notables
will be guests of honor and speakers.
Three hundred people will be per
mitted to sit and enjoy this banquet
for the consideration of ten dollars
each, cash in advance.
Though the appropriations com
mittee reported to the House favor
ably a proposed cut of $400,000 in
the public schools appropriation, it
is not sure that the proposed reduc
tion will prevail. It is claimed that
the necessary economy can -be a<£
complished without reducing the
school fund to that extent. The pro
posed reduction would place the
fund where it was in 1897.
Commissioner Glenn and other
friends of the public schools earn
estly contend that the school fund
should not be reduced, and that
there is no public necessity for such
reduction. A strong contest on this
line will be made in the legislature,
and it is probable that if there be a
cut in the school fund, it will be less
than suggested by the committee.
Certainly last of all should the
school fund be lessened in order
that expenses of the state be held
within the limits of the income.
Grovania News.
BY JuE BEDG2.
Hog killing, cane grinding, candy
pulling, wheat planting and chronic
grumbling are the order of the day.
But the world will move on all the
same and everything is lovely, and
we thank God we live.
Numbers of preachers congrega
ted here to-day, enroute to Hawk-
insville to attend conference. All
were nice and pleasant looking men.
They were cordially entertained at
the Ellis House for dinner, and then
sent to Hawkinsvilla.
Rev. Wesley Lane preached his
farewell sermon to his peeple yester
day, to the regret of his many ad
mirers.
I have bsen notified and request
ed by several of our best citizens to
say that we, the people of Grovania
and community, are shut off from
Perry by bad roads—almost impass
able, and if we do not have the
chaingang in our community to
work the roads we will not and can
not support Perry, and would be
glad if the county commissioners
would ride over said roads.
Our schools are progressing nice
ly, and we have the most attractive
teachers in the county, Misses Min
nie Robertson and Mattie Miller.
We will close by saying that Mr.
Rutherford Brown says he has gain
ed 17 pounds in weight since he
married. Some others had better try
the prescription.
THE KEY. IRL R. HICKS’
Annual Almanac and mohtlily paper,
“Word and Works,” are now known
from sea to sea. We are pleased to
call the attention of our readers to
the Almanac for 1899, now ready. It
is a splendidly printed and illustra
ted book of 116 pages, and the
storm forecasts and diagrams and
astronomical and scientific matter
are superior to antyhing that has
ever been seen before in a 25 cent
book. His monthly journal, “Word
and Works,” is one of the best liter
ary, home and scientific magazines
in the country, besides containing
his monthly storm forecasts with ex
planations. The subscription price
of “Word and Works” is $1.00 per
year, and a copy of the Hicks Alma
nac is sent as a premium to every
yearly subscriber. Single copies of
“Word and Works” 10 cents. Price
of Almanac alone 25 cents'. Send
your order to Word and Works Pub.
Co., 2201 Locust Street, St. Louis,
Mo.
The Filipinos say they will not be
come subjects of the United States,
but that they have fought for inde
pendence and will attain it. Agni-
naldo professes loyalty to this coun
try, but reports say there are rival
chiefs who have as much, or more,
control over the natives than he. It
seems also that new trouble for the
United States is brewing in Cuba.
It may be that the peace treaty with
Spain to be signed at Paris this
week will not insure peaceful posses
sion of Cuba and the Philippines.
BY SOCKS.
As we have not had an opportu
nity to tell about it lately, will now
let you have it a-goin’ and a-comin’.
The latest curiosity on the Hill i
a tailless calf. It is the property of
Evans Latson, a colored farmer, who
says it’s of the rumpless variety.
The little fellow is as frisky as the
average winter calf, but we imagine
he will be mighty lonesome in fly
time.
There was quite a flurry of excite
ment among the colored gentry
short time since over the romantic
marriage of Bill Cater, who led his
timid bride to the altar last Sunday
night, and paid Dave his entire gar
den of collard greens to tie the knot
hard and fast. Their “early” mar
riage was quite a surprise to their
friends.
Thanksgiving was properly ob
served on the Hill. We spent the
day making syrup, and was very
thankful to be in the land of sop.
Syrup making has been going, on for
several weeks, and a spin through
the community at any time from
early mom to a late hour at night
would show the blazing furnaces go
ing on full time, rapidly turning the
sweet juice of the cane into the fa
mous Georgia syrup.
The late cold snap caused many a
fat pig to bite the dust. So now -we
have sausage, syrup and ’taters, but
God only knows what we will do for
smoking tobacco or anything to
make eggnog out of for Christmas,
Mr. Editor, we remember when
you were a country boy and would
plow a blind mule all day in your
shut tail, and no doubt some of
those pleasant country scenes, such
as picnics, red bugs, cane grindings
and hog killings occasionally vividly
flash across your mind. Well, sir,
while 4-cent cotton and hard credit
ors have played the devil with the
happiness of the country, still many
of those pleasant scenes are again
being enacted. The farmers are alive
to the necessity of mading' their
farms self-sustaining in every par
ticular, and while the farmers are
being harshly pressed on one side
and unkindly criticised for them
mistakes, I have faith in their man
hood, energy and perseverance, and
believe they will again make the old
land blossom with happiness and
prosperity.
Will some one tell us what was
the matter with the lightning Sat
urday night? It’s peculiar gleam
somewhat alarmed a few of the
good people on the Hill, and it is
said that some sat up to watch
while others went down on their
knees to pray. _
Rev. T. W. Darley preached his
farewell sermon here last Sunday.
Mr. Darley is very much loved here,
and I am sure that I express the
wish of his entire flock and the com
munity at large that he will again be
with us as pastor.
Mr. Fred Houser, of Perry, spent
Sunday with friends at Henderson.
Messrs. D. B. Wimberly and John
Hurdle went to Macon last week to
watch the election scuffle.
A Narrow Escape.
Thankful words written by Mrs.
Ada E. Hart, of Groton, S. D.
“WaB taken with a bad cold which
settled on my lungs, cough set in
and finally terminated inconsump
tion. Four doctors gave me up,
saying I could live but a short
time I gave myself up to my Sa
vior, determined if 1 could not stay
with my friends on earth, I would
meet my absent oues above,
husband was ndvised to get Dr.
King’s New Discovery for Con
sumption, Coughs and Colds. 11
gave it a trial—took in all eight
bottles. It ha6 cured me, aud thank
God L am saved and now a well
and healthy woman. Trial bottles
free at the drugstore of Kollzclaw
& Gilbert.
Regular size 50c and $1.00, guar
anteed or price refunded.
Atlanta Peace Jubilee.
On account of the Peace Jubilee
at Atlanta, Ga., December 14th to
16th, 1898, the Central of Georgia
Railway will sell round trip tickets
at very low rates from all its agent
stations. Apply to nearest ticket
agent for full information as to the
rates, selling dates, limits of tickets,
and schedules of trains, or write to
J. C. Haile, General Passenger Ag’t,
Savannah, Ga.
A dieference of opoinion need not
cause enmity.
The sooner a cough or cold is
cured without harm to the sufferer
the better. Lingering colds' are
dangerous. Hackingcm^h is dia
tressing. One Minute Cough Cure
quickly cures it. Why suffer when
such a cough cure is withiu reach?
It is pleasant to tin taste Coop
er’s Drugstore.
—A lot of Vases all sizes and
prices, at L. M. Paul’s.
Alexander McDonald, the Cin
cinnati millionaire, has given the
Young Men’s Christian Association
of his city $20,000 in addition to
$5,000 presented a short time ago.
This is to free the local, association
from debt.
Damaged by Smoke.
The remainder of our dam
aged stock is offeerd at half
-price to make quick sale of
the entire lot. Come quick.
The Wood-Peavy Fur. Co.
. Macon, Ga.
properly combined with Phos
phoric Acid and Nitrogen, and
liberally applied, will improve
every soil and increase yield
and quality of any crop.
THE TENTED FIELD,’
or,
Reminiscences of the Late War”
From 1861 to 1865.
Written by an ei-Cimfeilerate Soldier.
chaptee XXXV. I ^ P 1 Produced by Potash.
To our left was Haygood’s South,
Carolina brigade, and the left of this
brigade rested on the bank or high
bluff of the "Appomattox river, and
confronted the extreme right of the
beseigers’ line in front of Peters
burg. Early in August Beauregard
conceived the bold project of send
ing the “Palmetto” 27 th South Car
olina regiment, one of Haygood’s
regiments, down the Appomattox;
keeping in line close to the water’s
edge they would be obscured from
the enemy till they reached a certain
point, then ascend the bluff and as
sail the beseigers’ rear right flank,
then the troops in the trenches all
along the line rush out simultane
ously and storm the enemy’s works;
this done, and the siege would be
raised. Accordingly, on a certain
morning (date not recollected) ev
erybody, with clenched teeth and
quivering lips, was stripped for bat
tle and in readiness for the bloody
work so fearfully mapped out before
us. At daylight, according to pro
gram, the attacking regiment, in
obedience to orders, moved down
the Appomattox in single file, keep
ing close to the bluff, till they reach
ed the designated point,and attempt
ed to ascend the bluff and attack the
enemy’s rear flank, but fortunately
failed. I say fortunately, because
had they succeeded in ascending the
bluff and attacking the enemy’s rear,
as the 6th, 19th or 27th Georgia
regiments would have done, and as
Beauregard probably knew the Car
olinians would not do, it would have
been the bloodiest day of the war,
and would have resulted in nothing,
perhaps, but the butchery of thous-.
ands of brave men on each side,
What Beauregard meant by
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GERITAN KALI WORKS,
93 Nassau St., New York.
Parlor Car and Sleeping Car Service
Between Atlanta and Albany, Ga.
The Central of Georgia Railway Compa
ny has inaugurated Parlor Car and
Sleeping Car service between Atlanta
and Albany, Ga., on train leaving Alba
ny 4:15 a. m., arrriving at Macon 7:40 a.
m., Atlanta 11:20 a. m., and on tram
leaving Atlanta 4:05 p. m., arriving at
Macon 7:20 p. m., Albany 11:05 p.
Passengers from Albany, Ga., bolding
berth tickets can take sleeper at 8p. m.,
thus allowing them to remain in sleeper
over night. Passengers arriving Albany
11:05 p. m. may remain in sleeper until
7:00 a. m. Rate for double berth in
sleeper, 150 miles and under, $1.50; over
150 miles, $2.00.
Charges for seats as follows; 50 miles
and under, 25 cents; 51 miles to 125
miles, 50 cents; 126 miles to 200 miles,
75 cents; 201 miles to 300 miles $1.00,
Cash for Hides and Skins.
I will pay in cash Macon prices
for all kinds of merchantable bides
and skins, green or dry.
Max Zarks, Perry, Ga.
Shingles and Lumber.
I am now prepared to deliver
strictly first class shiEgles cut from
__ this original forest timber that has pot
bold demonstration has never fully . beeu turpentined. Lumber as or-
appeared,excepkthat it was meant to ; dered. Mill at Kathleen. Phone 6
appease the general clamor at that; J- H. DAVIS,
time for some means by which the ■ « v mry—^
seige might be forcibly raised, when j IY i. J4 I o
| *£ jm n \ mea f at hand - i Loans negotiated on improved
Had lie liad faith, m his demonstra- j farms, at lowest market rates, and on
tion, and been in earnest, he would; most liberal terms,
not have selected the regiment hei Business of fifteen years standing,
did to lead the assault. Meantime
Grant, with detached forces, was in
cessantly trying to flank Petersburg,
and to meet and repel these, our
brigade, Haygood’s brigade and
some other troops were relieved of
siege duty, other troops taking our
places, and put on detached service
and sent around to act in conjunc
tion with Hampton’s cavalry, which
was holding Grant’s flankers in abey
ance as best they could. Some ma
neuvering between these detached
forces finally resulted in a clash of
arms near the Weldon railroad, from
which the battle takes its name. In
the midst of the battle the armies
lost their bearing and whereabouts,
and in their bewilderment, half
friendly and half bewildered, each
seemed ready to ask the other the
question: “Where am I at?”
There was quite a taking and re
taking of prisoners. When one an
tagonist would capture a squad of
prisoners, being lost, he wovdd not
know how to escape with them, and
they would be recaptured by the
antagonist from which they had
been captured. Gen. Colquitt was
cut off from his command, and came
very near being captured, but final
ly made his escape. Gen Haygood
was captured by two or three men,
but an opportunity presented itself
and he shot his captors and made
his escape. His entire brigade was
captured by a small squad of feder
al, but seeing the mistake they had
made in surrendering, they resisted
and escaped. The captain Of our
company, with a few men, captured
a regiment of federals,but they soon
saw their mistake in surrendering
and resisted and made their escape,
but the captain brought off three
stands of colors as a trophy. A ser
geant of our company, now a distin
guished lawyer in the Pataula cir
cuit, captured Brig. Gen. R. B.
Hayes of the federal army and
brought him off a prisoner. The
sergeant took the precaution to dis
mount and disarm the General in
the beginning, and require him to
walk out in front of him. He deliv
ered him to Gen. Colquitt, and the
two generals had a hearty laugh
over the lost and bewildered condi
tion of the two armies.
RO BE CONTINUED,
loans negotiated. Facilities unsur
passed. HOWARD M. SMITH,
No. 314 Second St., Macon, Ga.
Notice To Debtors aud Creditors.
GEORGIA—Houston County.
All creditors of the estate of HarmoD
H. Lisenby, late of said county deceased,
are hereby given notice to render their
demands to the undersigned in terms of
the law, and all parties indebted to said
estate are requested to make immediate
payment to me.
•T. T. Lisenby, Administrator.
Powersville, Ga., Nov. 23d, 1898.
ENGLISH MONEY
Seeking investment. Loans
on Georgia Farm property at
Lowest Hates.
Security Loan and Abstract Co.,
THOS. B. WEST,
Secretary and Attorney,
370 Second St., Macon, Ga.
Thomas Furniture Company,
420 POPLAR STREET, MACON, GA,
99c.
Suit of
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The New Clothiers.
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For Neckwear
Selling every
where for 75c.
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The old Reliable, Reunited Clothiers.
Better prepared than ever to
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our Houston County friends. We
want yonr trade and confidence. At
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funded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale bv Holtzclaw & Gilbert.
Administratrix’ Sale of Bank Stock.
Under and by virtue of an order is
sued by the Hon. S. T. Hurst, Ordinary
of Houston county, Georgia, I will offer
for sale in front of the court house door
in the town of Perry, Ga., to the highest
bidder, for cash, on the first Tuesday,
the 3rd day of January, 1899, within the
legal hours of sale, the following per
sonal property, belonging to the estate
of J. H. Crawford, late of said county,
deceased, to-wit :
Five Shares of One Hundred Dollars
each in the capital stock of the Ex
change Bank of Fort Valley, Ga. Said
property to be sold as part of the assets
of said estate.
Dec. 7, 1898. S. F. Cbawfobd,
Adw’x. Est. of J. H. Crawford, Dec’d.
JOB WGH.B:
NEATLYEXECUTED
AT THIS OFFICE
SILVER OR SILVER PLATED
ware of high quality is always a good in
vestment. It seldom deteriorates in val
ue, and an article of unique shape may
become worth much more than the cost.
We invite inspection of the new prod
ucts in Sterling Silver, Silver plated
ware. Elegance of design and the hign-
est standard of workmanship are attain
ed in these.
A pleasing Wedding Gift can be se
lected from the Table Ware. Toilet Arti
cles and miscellaneous goods.
J..L. FINCHER,
FORT VALLEY, GA.
Successor of the “ UvabritiyedF
The One Grvat Standard Authority, 1
So writes Hot:. 1». .1. lirewer.
Justice i . jinpnsmc Court.
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Fall
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They have wbat is lacking in ordinary ready-made Clothing. The
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MACON, GEORGIA.
L OANS negotiated on farming lands
in Houston and adjoining counties
on most favorable terms.
W. D. Nottingham, Macon, Ga.
Invaluable
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PERRY, GEORGIA.
We have made arrangements to nego
tiate loans on Farming lands, at 8 per
cent, interest, in sums of $300.00 and up
wards, where security is first-class.
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Attobhey-at-daw,
Fort Valley, Ga.
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inal law a specialty. Office with H. A.
Alatews. Refer by permission to Ex
change Bank.
Money Loaned on Real Estate.
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PEBEY, GEORGIA.
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511 & 513 Mulberry St., HACO.f, GA.
Store 'Phone 425. Residence 'Phone 426.
pa- Prompt personal attention given.
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DENTIST,
506 Mulberry Street, Office First Floor,
MACON, GEORGIA.