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JOHN H. HODGES, Proprietor. DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE. $1.50 A. YEAR INADYANCE, VOL. XXIX. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1900. NO. 14. W. B. Fitzgerald. J. G. Fitzgerald. Big Creek Poultry Farm, ELKO, GA. Breeders of S. 0. Brown Leghorns, Black Langshans, Black Minorcas and Pekin Dueto. Eggs at $1.50 for 15. IF YOU WANT Tiptop Insurance M TMA .UPS Try a policy in Union Central The OF Cincinnati, Ohio. will be pleased to serve yon. T. K. WHITE, Agt., HATTIE, GA. w. H. HARRIS, DENTIST. Successor te l)r. IT. A. Blassengame. OFFICE OVEB DOW DAW BANK, FORT VALLEY. : GEORGIA. Dr. H. W • WALKER, DENTIST. Office, Union Dry Goods Co., Cherry st. MACON GEORGIA. cTz. McARTHUR, DENTIST, FORT VALLEY,. GEORGIA. Office over Slappey’s Drugstore. White Plymouth Rocks, AS GOOD AS THE BEST. Eggs—W. P. Bock, Pekin Ducks and Bronze Turkeys $1.00 per setting if yon call at White Kock Poultry Farm, Pebbt, Geobgia. Gurrari R. Mis, # # Architect WITH WILLIS F. DENNY. Offices: 11 & 12 Commercial Bank Bldg., Macon, Ga. Q M,. DuPBEE. Attorney - at - Law, Bxbon, Ga. Money to loan on FarmLauds^ j. ±t. ttlMS, OPERATIVE DENTIST. Crown and Bridge Work. Office Near Perry Hotel, Main Street, PERRY, GA. W O. OA V/JLS, , attorney- at-l aw, PERRY, GEORGIA. Having retired from military service the practice of law is resumed. Office in Masonic Building: up stairs J. DASHER, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Pebbt, Ga. B t^-Office inMasonic Building. C. C. DUNCAN. J- P- DUNCAN DUNCAN & DUNCAN. PERRY. GEORGIA. We have made arrangements to nego tiate loans ou Farming lands, at 8 p3r cent, interest, in sums of $300.00 and up- wards, where security is first-class. Loans on Farms AT 7 PERCENT. We are now able to negotiate loans on farmiug lands PROMPTLY at sev en per cent iutorest. Security loan anil tetrad Co 370 Second at,, Macon, Ga. J. J. Cobb, T. B. West, President. Secretary & Attorney. MONEY. Loans negotiated on improved farms, at lowest-xnarket rates, and on most liberal terms. , Business of fifteen years standing. More than three miUion dollars to loans negotiated. Facilities unsur- passed. HOWARD BL SMITH, No. 814 Second St.. Macon, G*. The Dixie ELECTRO-GALVANIC BELT will cure all your Aches and Pame > sia, Rheumatism, Neuralgia and all Ner- vous Troubles; Heart, Stomach, Liver and Kidney Disordere, and the many ;iic afflict ns. Safe ana nameless ills wnich afflict ns. pleasant to wear at all tone anyone. Can be laundned, and tnlljast for' many years. The Greatest Friend to Suffering Women, readily overcom- ing all their maladies, brightening their eves and clearing t-beir complexion Price. 31. $2 and $3, according to power. POSITIVELY. GUARANTEED. Send for circulars. Dixie Electric Belt Be., A PRISONER OF WAR. / Incidents and Reminiscences of Two Y ears of .Prison Life, by a Houston County Confederate Veteran. As I gave notice in a recent is sue of the “Home Journal that I would write the incidents and re miniscences of two years of; prison life, I will commence my narra tive a few days previous to being made a prisoner of war on the 20th of July, 1863, while at Knoxville, Tenn. I was commissioned as enroll ing officer, and granted 30 days’ furlough to canvas Houston coun ty to obtain recruits fur my regi ment I came home and bad un bounded success in everything ex cept enrolling soldiers. I received notice from my com manding officer, Gol. Alex. Per sons of Fort Valley, that he had received orders to move back to Cumberland Gap, as imformation had been received that Gen. Shack leford was advancing from the Kentucky side of the Gap. When I reached Knoxville, I. found my brigade bad gone, so with about half a dozen comrades w& com menced oar Qiarch, and on the sec ond day arrived at the Gap, where we fonnd intense excitement. Gen. Shackleford was expected to come np on the north side of the Gap at any hoar. All preparations for a big battle with the enemy had al ready been made. Artillery had been planted on top of the moan- tain parallel with the road leading into the Gap. Gen. Shackleford arrived at the month of the Gap about the 5th of September, ou the Kentacky side, and on the 6th made a demand npon Gen. Fra zier, then in command of the con federate garrison, for uncondition- surrender. Gen. Frazier paid no attention to this demand. On the 9th Gen. 3hackleford renewed the demand for surrender. Gen. Frazier replied under a flag of truce, asking the number of the force to whiah he was ordered to surrender. , GeD. Shackleford replied that it was none of his business, and ag'aiu demanded an unconditional surrender. Gen. Frazier then re fused the demand, and we under stood the fight would commence the next day at 12 o’clock. Every- fe. wa J?u n, fli4”forjhe Burnsides had crossed the moun tain, at Big Creek Gap and came np on the Tennessee side of the Gap. He immediately sent in a flag of truce, demanding the un conditonal surrender of Gen* Fra zier and his command. Gen. Fra zier held a consultation with a few officers, and directly afterward we saw one of his aid de camps com ing down the mountain. He or dered the battle' flag down, and a white flag,io be hoisted in its.stead. If you ever saw a set of mad meD, there we had them. Oar brigade had never been in a fight, and the boys were anxious to try their bands. Capt. Lester, of-company F., 55th Georgia regiment, swore be would never sariender without a fi<*ht. He appealed to the boys to go with him, and with them he would cut his way out.. He de nounced Gen. Frazier as a traitor, and accused him of selling out. Gen. Frazier ordered his arrest before he could quiet him. Capt. Lester was of the red headed type, and game as a fighting cock. I think he was from Fort Gaines. On the 9th, about 4 o’clock, our forces were surrendered to Gen Burnsides, and we marched down the mountain into the valley and put into a “bull pen,” as they call ed it,and surrounded by a regiment of yankees, there to sleep the first night as prisoners of war. The next day was spent in checking us off preparatory to our journey to a northern prison. . Capt, Lester came near being shot in the “bull pen” by a.yankee officer, with whom he engaged in a dispute about the war. He cursed the officer, drew his sword threatened to kill him. He was fi □ally quieted by a half dozen yan- kee soldiers with fixed bayonets, with orders to charge. The entire day was spent in getting us ready to march, so we slept ^the second night in the “bull pen.” Next morning about sun np we b“gau our march to the nearest railroad point, whichWashing ton, 150 miles from the Gap. As oor brigade had been all through Kentucky, I had met and made the acquaintance of a good many Ken tuckians, Ou our march to I>x ington we camped at Camp Dick Hopkins: “If you will have him back here' to-morrow morning by roll call he can go.” He gave the colonel the required promise, that he would have me at the camp in time. His home was about a mile from the camp, a beautiful suburban home near a small village. Whec we reached bis home, he called his wife and daughter, presented them to a rebel soldier,aud said to them: “I want you to entertain him to night, and give him of the best you have.” Oh! my joy was inexpressible, to find myself taken from a “bull PQo,” there to sleep npon Mother Earth with the open canopy of heaven as a covering, and now to be privileged with the pleasure of receiving the hospitality of this Kentucky family. I could but shed tears of joy. It appeared as though I were a free man among true friends, a mile from the prison camp and no guard to watch over me. A thought presented itself: “Why should I return to camp? I know I am among friends. I can make my escape, and they will take care of me.” Tet another-thought: “My friend’s honor is at stake. He promised I should be back at camp at a given time.” Next morning, after partaking of what they called a Kentucky ’shake-up,” and a sumptuous breakfast, we went hack to camp, to find the roll had been called. A comrade friend had answered to my name, and the command was given to march. As my company came along I bade my friend good bye and fell into line. Col, Coles, the officer in com mand of the prisoners, was a nice old man, good and kind to us. He marched us 25 or 30 miles per day. While a prisoner of war I met some yankee officers who were gentlemen, kind and humane. Some I met were as mean as the “Old Boy” himself. Of this I will speak later on in my narrative. TO BE CONTINUED. Died at 103 Years of Age. Bobin Jones, a colored man 103 years of age, died at home, about six miles eas't of Fort Valley, one night last week. He was a good section. Re was raised and owned by Dr. Tbweat of Monroe county. For some years he bad been feeble in body, bat he had been remarka bly bright in mind. He had lived in portions of three centuries,if the position.of half of the fin-de-seicle cranks is correct. -He had seen the country pass through five wars Hia funeral was largely attended. Bobin had a phenominally large posterity—more than the. number of the funeral congregation. He had 26 children, 126 grandchildren and 102’great grandchildren— a to tal of 254 offspring. Fifteen of his* children are alive, the eldest being now over 75 years of age.—Fort Valiev Leader, March 22. WASHINGTON LETTER. From Our Regular Correspondent. The evening Star of this city, an independent newspaper with strong republican leanings, prints an in terview with a republican member of the house, whose name is con cealed for obvious reasons, statiDg that the Porto Bican tariff bill was strictly a matter of barter and sale, a tariff on Porto Bican goods being traded for huge contributions to the republican campaigo fund this fall. The member says that when the bargain was made it was not expected that there would be such an outcry, and it is now too late to back down. The Star is not in the least sensational in its policy, and its assertions are generally accept ed as .true. Attorney General Griggs has opened the bids of ten contractors for the construction of the peniten tiary at Atlanta and has thrown out one of them—the only Atlanta firm bidding—on the ground that it was not invited to bid. None of the bids have been made public, and the Attorney General may award the contract to the highest bidder instead of the lowest, with out ibe public knowing anything about it. This disgraceful state of affairs came about through the omission by congress of the usnal words requiring public advertise ment and award of the contract in the act appropriating for the peni tentiary. How congress came to omit these words, which are inva riably included, no one seems to know—unless perhaps Mr. Griggs or some of the statesmen whose constituents fie has favored in the contracts may be able to tell. Mr. Griggs, with his wonderful facility for technicalities, at once took ad vantage of the omission aod allow ed no-contractors to bid except re publicans who could briug strong political pressure to Bear. It is an open secret that it was! intended to have no bids at all and to grant the contract to a certain :Cfiicago firm outright,, but there /was so much protest-from other republican firms that eight more were permitted to bid. As has been said, a tenth firm managed to get. hold of the care fully guarded plans ;and ^specifica tions and submitted a bid, but this has been thrown out- ^^^-l^ti^lrearned, it was by no means the lowest bid der. ITEMS OF INTEREST* Does It Pay To Buy Cheap? A cheap remedy for coughs and colds is all right, hut you want something that will relieve and cure the more severe and danger ous results of throat and lung trou bles. What shall you do? Go to a warmer and more regular cli mate? Yes, if possible; if not pos sible for you, then in either case take the only remedy that has been introduced in all civilized coun tries with success in severe throat- aud lung troubles, “Boschee’s Ger man Syrup.” It not only heals and stimulates the tissues to destroy the germ disease, but atlays iufla- mation, causes easy expectoration giv68 & good nigbtVrest, aod cures the patient. Try ONE bottle. Bee ommended many years by all druggists in the world. Sample bottles at Holtzclaw’s Drug Store , General Joe Wheeler pass'd through Atlanta several days Jgo on his wey to Washington. Hetold a representative of the Jp ir . ua that he would insist upon im mediate acceptance of his resigna tion as a general of volunfers by the president, and would t-en pre sent himself at the ba/ of the house to claim his seat iicongress. It has already become gident that General Wheeler is go?g to have trouble over hi’s seat ijcongress. Spreads Like Wildfire. When things are “the best” they become “the best selling.” Abra ham Hare, a leading druggist of Belleville, O., writes: “Electric Bitters are the best selling bitters I have bandied in 20 years. You know why? Most diseases begin in disorders of the stomach, liver, kidneys, bowels, blood and nerves. Electric Bitters tones np the stom acb, regulates liver, kidneys and bowels, parifie3 the blood, strength ens the nerves, hence cures multi tudes of maladies. It builds up the eutire system. Puts uew life aud vigor into any weak, sickly,^ run down man or womuu.” Price 50 cents. Sold by H. M. Holtzclaw, Druggist. oy»i tr lit “Of large sores ou nr little daugh let’s head develops*"* 0 > » °| sealdhead." .OASTORIA. Buna. s*WWJPH Robertson, where we had camped j Morganton, Tennant Bucklen’s tefow We stopped about 6 o’clock Arnica Salve comply cured her. that evening, and were put in the “bull pen.” v Shortly after we were encamped, Mr Sol Hopkins, whom I met while soldiering in Kentucky,came to the camp and recognized me. He invited me out to his home to spend the night. 1 told him I would willingly go if the com. minding officer woojd £ g We „en* tothw9°» », 2 case before him, It’s a guaranteedfire for Eczema, Tetter, Salt Rhf*. ggHfclhJ cers, Sores and Jl es - Only 2oc at Holtzclaw’s Drftfiore. Benntr Clean blood beauty without i tic clean your t stining up the 1 Watch your tongae lest it talk more of your neighbor’s bnaiuess thau your own; walch it le3t it may wag before youfiave a chance to think twice, T -~* u ~- you have bat you have two pyes Jast remember tongue, while md two ears. This wise arrange nsut signifies an intention on the part of nature to have us hear ^ice and see twice before jve sp ak once. Do this and you wi I have more friends and happiness.—Marietta Journal. In almost every neighborhood ,there is some one whpse life has been- saved by Chqinberlain’s Col ic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, or who has been dared of chronic diarrhoea by the nse of that medi cine. Such persons make a point of telling of it whenever opportu nity offers, hoping that it may be the means of saving other lives For sale by all dealers. Ten years ago there were in the south but 254 cotton mills, with 1,712,930 spindles arid 39,231 looms. Now, according to the Manufacturers’ B°cord, there are 542 mills with 5,774,361 spindles and 147,728 looms. South Caroli na leads in namber of spindles and looms, though North Carolina leads in namber of mille. Wm. Orr, Newark, O , says, “We never feel safe without One Min ute Cough Cate in the house, saved my. little boy’s life when he had the pneumonia. We think it is the best medicine made. 1 ’ cures coughs and all lung diseases Pleasant to take, harmless and 1 ;Sascarets,CandrCathar- gives immediate rerenlts. Holtz Jbodv. Begin to-day to! — aaSE* From Costa Rico comes the best and largest bananas that are sold in the American markets. Lands in extensive area are leas ed in Rhode Island to be overflow ed and used as oyster beds. The mineral resources of Venez uela consist of great mines of Bes- semir iron, copper and gold. Southern California-shipped last year 875 carloads of dried fruits and raisins, worth $1,640,000. Iu Michigan last year 4,759,253 barrels of salt were manufactured, an increase of $587,337 over 1898. The president of Switzerland re ceives only $2,700 per year,and the law forbids him to succeed himself. A large cotton mill is being erected in Mexico at Atotonilco, on the line of the Inter-Oceanic Bail- road. The 1 amber consumed in the United states last year is estima ted to aggregate 9,800,000,000 cu bic feet. Bussia in Europe has a forest area of about 500,000,000 acres. One-third of the country, indeed, is forest. Tbe arrests for drunkenness in Boston last year averaged sixty five per day,ur four per cant of the population. Dr. Condon, the blind chaplain of the United States' House of Bepresentatives, shaves himself. He has six razors. The 1899 production of beet su gar in Minnesota was 4,840,166 pounds, on which the state paid a bounty of $20,000. New Orleans represents more than half the valuation of Louisi ana, and consequently pays more than half-the taxes. It is estimated that greater quantities of gold and silver have been sank in the sea than are now -in circnlation on earth. Each day in the year the owners of slat machines in New York pur chase 1,000 ffis. of chocolate with which to fill machines. Up to 1752, March 25th was tbe beginning of tbe legal year, though January-1st was universally recog nized as New Year’s Day. dertaken to see that tile BainSSUlh- uor law is enforced on Sunday, It is estimated that 18,000,000 tons of coal are imported into Lon don every year, of which amount 7,288,000 tons come by sea. The raising of nuts, mainly wal nuts, is a great industry in south ern California There were shipped last year 450 carloads valued at $750,000. New York state has 120,000 more bacbelois than spinsters. Only one state in the Union has more female celibates than male, arid that is California. In Cnicago there is a woman in charge of one of the street-cleaning districts, and at Yonkers, N. Y., a woman has just been appointed sanitary inspector. — Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury, as mercary will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely de range the whole system when en teriug it through the mucous sur faces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall’s Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., contains no mercu 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 you get the genuine. It is taken internally, and made in To ledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. . Sold by Druggists; price 75c per bottle._ Hall’s Family Pills are the best l^^iot^^^blackhead^ j —Three papers a week for $175 :_j Jt’fjiywiious complexion by taking!—jj, e JJOMB JOURNAL dan the *•"“»*”**!• STRONG SHOE CO., MACON, GEORGIA. SOLE AGENTS FOR “QUEEV QUALITY,” t the famous Ladies’ $5.00 Shoes—all styles. ' “WALK OVER,” Shoes on the market. the lest value in Men’s $3.50 We carry always in stock a complete assortment of everything that is new and good in footwear. Mail orders promptly attended to. STRONG SHOE CO.. MACON, GEORGIA. CALDER B. WILLINGHAM, JR,, *— Wholesale'and Retail Dealer in Fine China, Porcelain, Glassware, Lamps, STOVES, RANGES, Triangular Block. MAC02T, GEOKFIA. Pictures, Easels, Art Goods and Art Novelties. We carry the largest stock of any firm in the state, do the best wor, and sell at living prices. Mail orders solicited, and satisfaction guaranteed. When in Macon he sure to call at our store. W. Lamar Williams, 422 Second St., Macon, G-a. Hardware, Cutlery, Gans,'Jmsm, WAG0N MATORlAii, Third St., Hear Post-Office, MACON, GEOBGIA. ...-. .•.■usa.’ *-.*•. • *■ It It Joiin B. McDonald, the contract or for New York’s great rapid transit Junnel, is said to be one of the most heavily insured men in the world. It is stated that the syndicate which is backing Mr. McDonald in thR enterprise has had his life insured for $2,000,000, tbe policy to run fivo years. Tbe annual premium is $90,000. Lewis .Ackerman, Goshen, Ind., says: “DeWitt’s Little Early Bis ers alwajS bring certain relief, care jny headache aud never gripe, They grintly cleause and invigorate the bowels and liver, Holtzclaw’s Drugstore. CASTOR! A For Infants and Children. Tbe Kind You Han Always Bought Bears the Signature of < Subscribe for The Home Journal Carriage Experts pronounce our hurries to be well built in every detail. The style, comfort and quality of our .... SIMMIES, PHAETONS AND BUGSES are such as will please you and iusurefyou good round value for your money. ... . > Oor. Second a--A»