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PBICE, $1.50 A YEAS, I» AD7AKOE.
IJublished Every Thursday Morning.
Jno.H.HODGES, Editor and Publisher
Perry, Thursday, August 31.
Democratic hope is brightening.
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Hogs in Florida are fattening on
palmetto berries.
The com crop of the west is said
to be exceptionally great.
Speaker Eeed has resigned his
seat in congress, to take effect next
Monday.
The price of cotton has not fallen,
as it was thought Neill’s estimate of
the crop would cause it to do.
Is it not possible that worry
about anticipated trouble is more
hurtful than the trouble ever proves
to be?
Last week the failures in the
United- States aggregated 175,
against 172 in the corresponding
week of last year.
Though the agricultural situation
in Georgia is far from satisfactory,
it might be worse, and the farmers
can make it better.
Macon is proud of the fact that
three new cotton mills have been
erected in that city this year. An
other is in prospect.
In 1896 Georgia was credited
with 378,769 sheep, but it is be
lieved that number has been greatly
reduced by the largely increased
number of useless dogs.
Of all the industries spoken of,
none would serve the agricultural
interests of Georgia greater than an
extensive meat packing establisment
some where near the center of the
state—say at Macon.
The anti-trust conference to be
held in Chicago September 18th to
16th will be attended by delegates
from twenty-one states. These del
egates have been appointed by the
governors of the states.
Two. court ushers were killed by
lightning within a few feet of the
Sultan of Morocco during a recent
thunder storm. The sultan was re
ceiving tribal gifts in the quadran
gle of the palace at Morocco,
Another regiment of negroes is
being recruited for service in the
Philippines. It might be well for
all the soldiers for service in those
islands to be of that complexion. It
might help to solve “the problem.”
Hon. W. J. Bryan is credited with
saying that the rapacity of trusts
can be checked by federal legislation
requiring license to engage in busi
ness in any state other than that
where the charter was obtained and
the organization perfected.
Throughout the United States
there is a growing conviction in fa
vor of restricted suffrage. There
should at least be a limited educa
tional qualification.. Ignorance and
vice should not be allowed voice in
choosing the makers and executors
of law.
The Perry Public School*
The fall term of this school will
begin next Monday, September 4th,
and continue months. The en
trance fee is less than 75 cents per
month for each pupil.
This is one of the very best
graded schools in the state. . The
grades are excellently arranged, with
a higher reach than is usually found
in such schools.
The teachers are experienced in
their vocation, and know how to im
part the knowledge they possess.
To young people desiring excel
lent preparation for college, we
heartily commend the Perry Public
School. For those who must board
there is no better place in the state
than Perry; board with private fam
ilies can be secured at a low rate,
the social environments are the best,
religious services in three churches,
Baptist, Methodist and Presbyteri
an, the healthfulness of the town is
unsurpassed in the state, and the
temptations that so easily beset
young folks, have been reduced to
the minimum.
The conditions necessary to satis
factory progress in learning have
been provided so far as the power of
the management and the teachers
can be exerted. The co-operation of
pupils and parents must supply the
balance. The first prime duty of
these is attendance of the pupil on
opening day, and prompt attend
ance on each other day of the entire
term. Then, the pupil must conform
strictly and cheerfully to the rules
of the school and the requirements
of the teachers.
Parents should not factiously an
tagonize the disciplinary rales adopt
ed by the teachers.
Complaints against the enforce
ment of discipline, the grading, or
any other rules of the school, should
be made to the board of education,
whose duty it is to impartially in
vestigate.
Certificates for attendance can be
secured Saturday, or any day there
after desired, of the secretary, Mr.
B. C. Holtzclaw, at the store of Mr.
J. G. Holtzclaw.
It is true that failure rarely comes' " i
to a Perry merchant. Thosa now in haudskfiled 35 rattlesnakes, and it
business are conservative, worthy of
complete business confidence, and
successfnL
Gen. Otis has applied the Chi
nese exclusion law of the United
States to the Philippine Islands un
der his control. It is reported from
"Washington that Gen. Otis did not
have special instructions from the
. government here to apply this law
at Manila.
Soldiers were sent to Darien last
week to suppress a riot, the basis of
which was the resistance of negroes
to the enforcement of law. One offi--
cer of the law was killed and anoth
er seriously wounded. Such occur
rences may soon precipitate a solu
tion by force of the race problem.
It is reported that President Mc
Kinley recently instructed Gen. Otis,
by cable, to “Get Aguinaldo.” That
■would be right, but Gen. Otis has
demonstrated his inability to per
form that service. A more, aggres
sively active man is needed in com
mand of the United States forces in
the Philippines.
It is reported from Atlanta that
a full regiment of Georgia militia
may go with a large number of oth
er prominent citizens to New York
city to witness and participate in
the exercises welcoming Admiral
Dewey and other heroes of the fa
mous battle of Manila. The time
will be about the last of September.
The warehousemen of Columbus,
Ga., are protesting against the pur
chase of cotton by the mills direct
from the farmers. Such sales give
to the farmers the fees that go to
the factors when the cotton is sold
in the warehouses. There is no just
reason why the producer should not
have the full privilege of selling
where the best price can be secured.
Hon. W. J. Bryan anticipates new
political issues, but his faith in the
democratic platform of 1896 is firm
ever. In a recent speech he said:
*-The Chicago platform, like the in
augural address of Thomas Jeffer
son,, was built for all time. We need
not repudiate a syllable or idea of
it. But when new and important
issues arise, we can take them into
the family and make the campaign
upon them without apologizing for
any past fight”
Guesses and markets.
There is some disposition to" fret
because a man guesses that the cot
ton crop will be large. Perhaps it
is suspected that the guess was pro
cured, and the guesser himself has
no faith in it. This signifies very
little, but it is worth while to con
sider that the cotton men of New
York do actually know more about
the condition of crops than anybody
else in the country. They employ
intelligent men to travel all over the
south from the chopping season till
the crop fails. These men not only
interview factors and brokers in the
principal towns, but go out to the
fields and see for themselves what
the conditions are. Their reports
are thoroughly reliable, and New
York cotton men, year after year,
have the best and broadest informa
tion that is obtainable. But what
they know is one thing, and what
appears in the newspapers is anoth-
It ought to be borne in mind
that the daily newspapers of the
present are works of fiction; and
even the advertisements that appear
in them are sometimes almost ro
mantic. What a man predicts for
publication may be offset by anoth
er prediction, but in the main mar
kets are determined for a time by
operations and influences that are
not published beforehand. A guess
may be prepared with much care for
the purpose of disturbing the mar
ket, and a letter may be written
from Twiggs county to the Atlanta
Constitution for the same purpose,
and the one is as fair as the other.
The guess is resented because it
comes from the other side, and gets
into all the newspapers. The fact
remains that New York has definite
knowledge of the condition of crops,
and scribblers shoot in the air when
they undertake to change the mar
kets. -It may be worth while to say
that the bears have interested mo
tives, just as the bulls have, and it
is a foolish mistake to suppose that
they aim to injure the planters and
have no other purpose. If the plan
ters furnish the club and get in the
way just where the stroke falls,
suppose the bears care very little
about the soreness ef heads. What
results to themselves however
more interesting. Bull.
The celebrated Carter case may
become a political factor in the next
presidential campaign. He is a cap
tain of U. S. Engineers, and had
charge of the improvements of the
Savannah" harbor several years ago,
He was charged with misappropri
ating $1,600,000 of government
funds in collusion with contractors,
He was court-martialed, declared
guilty, and sentenced to pay a fine
of $10,000, to be imprisoned three
years, and his guilt published in the
local papers at his home in Ohio,
Now President McKinley, sustained
by Attorney General Griggs, pro
poses to commute the sentence to
dismissal from the service, and the
possible payment of the fine. Car
ter has been proven a thief, and his
protection will be a crime aga"
the nation.
Henderson Echoes,
Cotton picking is now in session,
and the hum of the gin continues.
The third baseball teams of Elko
Are We Satisfied!
There should be a manufacturing
enterprise of some sort in Perry,—
anything that will command ready
sale. Other towns in Georgia no
larger, no richer in natural on the
tages than Perry, have manufacter- of |g Egm laafc Satarda y
ing plante that yield profit ito their with || Brantley Pate
stockholders and increase the mer- - f Uliadma M The result
can tile business. was a victory for Henderson, the
Is the business situation satisfac-I score b - to 12 ^ ext ,
tory to our merchants? • f- '
Is their trade as large and as
profitable as they could make it?
I was informed by Squire W. B.
Fitzgerald the other day that on
Wednesday, August 23, He and his
But with the proper concentrated
effort they can do-better. The en
vironments of the town have divert
ed trade that, formerly came here.
With manufacturing much of this
could be brought back, and new
customers secured.
Not only would manufacturing in
crease the population of the town,
and the mercantile business to the
extent pf the living expenses of tee
operatives and their families, but
there would be an increased demand
for farm products, and it is a prov
en fact that farmers will buy most
where they can profitably sell most.
There can be no better time than
now to start a movement toward the
establishment of a manufacturing
enterprise at Perry.
Mossy Hill Notes.
BY SOCKS.
Dr. J. D. Coleman and Miss Mag
gie Marr, J. Warren Hodge and
Miss Evelyn Peacock, E. Howard
Man- and Miss Margaret Barfield,
Joel Branham Means and Miss An
nie Coleman, Edgar B. and Miss
Minnie Peacock, Houser Edwards,
B. Dill Gilbert, E. Bertram Davis
and S. Boy Speight, chaperoned by
Mr. and Mrs. Manning Davis, con
stituted a happy party that picnick
ed at Norwood Springs last Thurs
day. At a very early hour the entire
party were speeding their way be
hind fast teams to the most popular
picnic grounds, and with the sun
shine hidden behind the clouds, the
delightful breeze made an ideal day
for their outing. The young people
paired off, passing away the time as
best suited their taste, beneath the
shady foliage of the grand old beech
trees. So many pretty word pictures
have been drawn of the surround
ings at Norwood Springs that we
will not attempt one now, but will
testify to the merits of the water.
What an apetizer it is! Long before
the dinner hour the boys began to
ran up their watches, but the girls
were equally smart, and had set
back theirs. However, in good time
dinner was served, and such a din
ner in true picnic style. The home
ward march was timed to reach Flat
Creek mill at twilight, where the
baskets were again brought out and
cooling refreshments served. Then
a delightful drive home, everyone
declaring it- the happiest day of the
many spent together.
Quarterly meeting will be held at
the Henderson Methodist church
next Saturday and Sunday; preach
ing also Friday night by the pastor.
Judge W. B. Fitzgerald reports
that one negro on his farm killed 32
rattlesnakes recently. No need for
that coon to go to Africa with Bish
op Turner.
Mrs. J. H. Coleman and children
have returned to their home at
Hawldnsville, after a pleasant visit
to relatives here.
Judge Chester Pearce is visiting
Atlanta this week.
Mr. H. Clay Brown of Griffin is
visiting Hon. J. W. Wimberly. Mr.
Brown has many friends here who
are always delighted "to see him.
Cotton picking is now on in full
blast, and mullet fish and the coons
are sure to get there soon.
Our fellow-townsman, Hon. J. W.
Hodge, is preparing to go into the
stock business on a large scale. The
wire to fence 1200 acres is on the
ground. He will Inake beef cattle
his specialty.
wasn’t a good day for snakes, ei-
their. He said 33 pf them averaged
18 inches in length, the other two
being 11 and 12 years of age, re
spectively. Who can beat that?
Quite a number of young people
picnicked at Norwood Springs last
Wednesday, among whom were:
Miss Maggie Marr, Dr. J. D. Cole=-
man, Messrs. Ed H. Marr and Boy
Speight of Henderson, Misses Min
nie and Evelyn Peacock, Maggie
Barfield and Mr. Ed Peacock of
Emerich; also Mr.' B. M. Davis and
family. All reported a pleasant time.
Mrs. Julia B. King has returned
home, after spending several dayB
with her sister, Mrs. Mary Hall, near
Vienna.
We are having some rain at last,
and crops are looking better. If the
showers continue to come, we will
gather a top crop yet.
Aug. 28, ’99.
A Mother Tells How She Saved Her d t adams.
Little Daughter’s Life,
l am the mother of eight chi!
dren and have had a grpat deal of
experience with medicines. Last
summer my little daughter had thp
dysentery iii its worst form. We
thought she would die. I tried ev
erythiug I could think of,but noth
ing seemed to do her any good. I
saw by an advertisement in our
paper that Chamberlain’s Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
was highly recommended, and seDt
and got a bottle at once. It proved
to be one of the very best medi
cines we ever had in he house. It
saved my little daughter’s life. 1
am anxious for every mother to
know what an excelhnt medicine it
is. Had I known at first it would
have saved me a great deal of anxiety
and my little daughter much suffering.
Yours truly, Mrs. Geo. F. Burdick, Lib
erty, B. I. For sale by all dealers.
Good Residence For Sale*
The dwelling house and lot in
Perry on Swift strpet, former resi
dence of Jndge W. T. Swift. Six
rooms and kitchen, out houses,
good water.
Apply for price and terms to
C C. Duncan, Perry, Ga.
or W. D. Nottingham, Macon, Ga.
FOR SALE.
A very desirable farm, with large
dwelling, three miles from Perry;
known as the Jas. A. Hill place.
Apply for terms to
Miss Mattie Hill,
769 Mulberry st., Macon, Ga.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cures i When in Macon don’t fail to gb to
dyspepsia because its ingredients j Isaacs’ Cape.
are such that it can’t help doing so. The only first class Restaurant for
The public can rely upon it as
master remedy for all disorders
arising from imperfect digestion ”
—James M. Thiimas, M. D., in
American Journal of Heal'h, N Y.
Holtzclaw’s Drug Store.
Loans on Farms
AT 7 PER CENT.
We are now able to negotiate loans
od farming lauds Promptly at sev
en per cent interest.
Security Loan and Aastract Co„
370 Second st, Macon, Ga.
J. J. Cobb, T. B. West,
President- Secretary & Attorney.
Ladies and Gentiempn.
Regular meals, 25c.
THE I.-ATEST STYLE
►PHOTOGRAPHS^
MADEAT
KEllxY’S * STOB10,
FORT VALLEY, GA.
Frames on hand and made to order.
Pictures Enlarged at greatly ]
DUCED PRICES.
VIEW WORK MY SPECIAL! Y.
Gallery on Main st. over Dow Law Bank.
OASTORXA
Bears the _ /) Ttw Kind You Hare Always Bought
Signature
of
B. T. ADAMS & CO.,
COTTON WAREHOUSE
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
(CAMPBELL & JONES’ OLD STAND )
552 & 558 Poplar Street, MACON, CA.
Facilities for handling cotton unsurpassed.
Send ns yonr cotton and we will use every effnrt to give
satisfaction.
To the Farmers of Hous
ton. County
I have to say that my old Brick Warehouse is
now open for the purpose of handling your cot
ton. I solicit your business under the promise of
prompt attention and fair dealing with all who
bring me their cotton. I am no new man in the
cotton business, and for this reason am in position
to give my patrons the benefit of my
Thirty Years’ Experience in Class
ing and Selling Cotton.
I will handle your cotton and insure it for 50 cents per
hale for the first month. Liberal terms will
be made for storing cotton.
Bagging and Ties a Specialty.
BRING ME YOUR COT TOM. Respectfully,
TFT. JD. HD-A-ir,
The governor of Iiwa is de
Hounced by tee National Federal
Veterans’ Union for appointing last
year an ex-confederate to serve as
brigadier general in the volunteer
service. This appointment is de
clared to be an insult to eveiy vet
eran of the federal army, and tee
Iowa veterans insist that no com
rade of their order should support
for office any man who will give his
support and influence to-a confeder
ate. This direct denunciation of-the
Iowa governor is an indirect denun
ciation of President McKinley, as
ha appointed several ex-confederates
to generalships, and conferred spe
cial favors upon two who are prime
favorites in tee south.
—The cotton mill to bo estab
lished at Fort Valley will manu
facture sateens finished as brown
goods, a finer grade of goods than
usually made in the South. It is
expected thp mill will be inopera-
tioh by the 1st of February next,
and arrangements have already
been made for contracts for at least
6 months out put of the mill. The
oat-put of the mill-will be 750,000
poauds of cloth per annum.
Macon, Ga.. June 17,1898.
Messrs. H. J. Lamar & Sons,
City: Gentlemen-^Permit me to
add my voluntary testimonial to
the efficacy of your preparation,
(L L. L ) Lamar’s Lemon Lax
ative.
After a careful trial, both oi
myself and members of my family,
I am, free to say that it is all yon
claim for it. More especially have
I noticed its pleasant as also its
beneficial effect upon the children
of my household.
Very truly yoars,
G. M. Davis, Chairman
Bibb Co/Commissioners.
For sale by druggists everywhere.
—Extra Coats for men, youths
and boys for sale at L. M. Paul’s
FRANK C. HOUSER
Pays the Freight
OUST , . OOTTOIISr
SHIPPED TO HIM BY RAIL FROM
PERRY,
PERRY BRANCH,
POWERSVILLE,
BYRON,
WALDEN
TO FORT "V-A-LiLIET.
Houser Pays the Freight,
Exports Cotton,
—Makes the highest Interior Market in Georgia,
Sells cotton higher than all competitors,
MACON AND ATLANTA NOT EXCEPTED.
Pays Buyers Profits * to Planters and. Protects Customers’
Interests from start to finish.
Commission 50 Cents Per Bale.
With 20 yeais’ experience in the Cotton Trade, and with
the aid of Mr Raif M Houser, Cotton Expert, to look
after shipping, delivering aDd other details connected
with the cotton business, he is sure to give satisfaction
and retain your business. •
F. S. HARDEMAN & CO.,
COTTON" FACTORS.
DEALERS IN
Groceries and Planters’ Supplies.
409, 413 and 415 Poplar St., MACON, GA.
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0H0SK % WRKZHW,
SUCCESSORS TO
P. -0. TODD S GO.,
MACON, GA.
Our friends and the public generally will please
take note of the fact that we have purchased the inter
est of Mr. Todd. Our aim is to conduct a Clothing
and Furnishing Store that will be worthy of the best
people in Macon and the surrounding conntiy. Our
stock is brand new and our styles are up to date. IVe
shall strive to please, ank ask a share of the public’s
patronage.
CHEEK & WRIGHT,
Exporter of Gotten.
FRANK C. HOUSER
Exporter of Cotton.
Clothiers
and
Furnishers.
Houser Pays the Freight!!!
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WHITE P. ROOKS
Are unexcelled. Raise 21b. chicks at 10
weeks old by using a thorough-bred
White Plymouth Rock cockerel. $1.00
each until Sept. 1st. Eggs $1.00 per 13.
Mbs. W. Hemingway,
Perry, Ga.
W. M. MELVIN,
General Repair
Pipe Fittings, Engine Trimmings, Steam
Fittings, Elbows, Tees, Unions, Nipples,
Globe and Angle Valves, Steam Guages,
Water Guages, Taillow Cups, Lubrica
tors, Inspirators, etc., Belting, Hose and
Packing, Lubricating Oils.
I manufacture a Belt Dressing that
•will positively prevent Belts from
slipping:
Bicycle Repairing
A SPECIALTY.
I am thoroughly equipped for all
kinds of Bicycle Repairing. All kinds
of Bicycle Material on hand.
The BEST HOUSE PAINT on the
market.
W. ’ll. MELVIN, Fort Valley, «a.
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ABSOLUTE SECURITY TO
HOLDERS OF LIFE OR ENDOWMENT POLICIES,
Whereby Loss or Failure is Rendered Impossible.
The Iowa State Deposit Law gives this assurance to all who
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entities of their full value. The law of Iowa requires of every
regular Life Insurance Company organized in that State a de
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ing to the net cash vhlue of all the policies which they have is
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it Iowa life Ins, to,,
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