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are such as will please you and insurejyou good round value for your money. , JOHN H. HODGES, Proprietor. DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROCRESS AND CULTURE VOL. XXIX. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, 12, 1900. NO. 15. W. B. Fitzgerald. J. G. Fitzgerald. Big Creek Poultry Farm, ELKO, GA. Breeders of 8. C. Brown Leghorns, Black Langshans, Black Minorcas and Pekin Ducks. Eggs at $1.60 for 16. IF YOU WANT Tiptop Insurance M TO1B UPS Try a policy in The Union Central OF Cincinnati, Ohio. will be pleased to serve yon. T. N. WHITE, Agt., HATTIE, GA. w. H. HARRIS, DENTIST. Successor to Dr. W. A. Blassengamc. OFFICE OVER DOW LAW BANK, PORT VALLEY. : GEORGIA. Dr. H. "W* WALKER, DENTIST. Office, Union Dry Goods Co., Cherry st. MACON GEORGIA. c.z. mcarthur, DENTIST, PORT VALLEY, GEORGIA. Office over Slappey’s Drugstore, White Plymouth Rocks, AS GOOD AS THE BEST. Eggs—W. P. Rock, Pekin Ducks and Bronze Turkeys $1.00 per setting if you call at White Rock Poultry Farm, Perry, Georgia. Garraij R. Ellis, m m Arctiitect. WITH WILLIS F. DEHXY. Offices : 11 & 12 Commercial Bank Bldg., Macon, Ga. Q M. DuPREE. Attorney - at - Law, Bybon, Ga. —MorfeytcPloan on Farm-Lands. - J. R. SIMS, OPERATIVE DENTIST. Crown and Bridge Work. Office Near Perry Hotel, Main Street, PERRY, GA. C. DAVIS, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, PERRY, GEORGIA. Having retired from military service the practice of law is resumed. Office in Masonic Building: up stairs J. DASHER, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Perry, Ga. tS“Office inMasonic Building. C. C. DUNCAN. J. P. DUNCAN. DUNCAN & DUNCAN, PERRY, GEORGIA. We have made arrangements to nego tiate loans on Farming lands, at 8 par cent, interest, in sums of $800.00 and up wards, where security is first-class. Loans on Farms AT 7 PER CEST. We are now able to negotiate loans on farming lands Promptly at sev en per cent interest. Security Loan and tetrad Co., B70 Second st, Macon, Ga. J. J. Cobb, T. B. West, President. Secretary & Attorney. MONEY? Loans negotiated’ on improved farms, at lowest market rates, and on most liberal term's. Business of fifteen years standing. More than three million dollars in loans negotiated. Faculties unsur passed. HOWARD M. SMITH, No. 814 Second St.. Macon, Ga. The Dixie ELECTRO - GALVANIC BELT will' cure all your Aches and Pains; Dyspep sia, Rheumatism, Neuralgia and all Ner vous Troubles; Heart, Stomach, Liver and Kidney Disorders, and the-many nameless ills winch afflict us. Safe and pleasaut to wear at all times, and by anyone. Gan be laundried, and will last for many years. TJie. Greatest Friend to buffering Women, readily overcom ing all their maladies, brightening their eyes and clearing tboir complexions. Price, $1. $2 and $8. according to power. POSITIVE.LS GUARANTEED. Send for circulars. *- - Dixie Electric Belt Ge., OASTORIA. Bun the » Ths Kind You Hava Always Bought Bigastme of Grand Jury’Presentments. We, the Grand jury chosen and sworn for the April term of Hoas- ton County Superior court, respect fully submit the following present ments: Being unable to examine the books of the county officers in snch a manner as we deemed proper, in the limited time allowed us, we have appointed a committee con sisting of J. H. Wimberly and B. C. Holtzclaw to make a thorough investigation of all records, papers and fnnds in the hands of the offi cials, and report to next Grand Jury, their labors to extend not over ten days. This committee shall receive for their services reg-- alar jury per diem. We find the county poor house well and neatly kepi, and contain ing seven inmates, one white and six negroes. They appear to be comfortably clothed and well fed. We recommend the repairing of the houses at once, the superinten dents as well as others, A small amount of money expended now would save money in the end. Our committee appointed'to in vestigate the chain gang report everything connected with it in first class order. They find there twen ty-three convicts, twelve males, and six wagons, and other necessary tools, all in good condition. We commend the superintendent, Mr. J. H. Coffee. The Court House we find in fair ly good condition. There should be some repairs on the ceiliDg and matting and top of chimneys, also to the flooring at the north door of the hall. The jail seems to be in as good condition as possible under the circumstances, with no better drain age system than we have. We find confined in same eleven prisoners, who appear to be well cared for. The books of the various J. Ps. and N. Ps. of the county have been examined and reported correctly kept. Mr. E.S. Wellous, county school commissioner, reports the past year as being the most successful in the history of the Public schools of the county, the average attend ance of pupils having increased about 12 per cent. Amount of money paid to the teachers of the dnblic scSIaolB pf the ..county for *1899 was $10,582.50,'to Perry Pub lic school $936.46 and to Fort Val ley $1,841.98. Total, $13,360.94, Considering the amount of mon ey expended, we find our roads in bad condition. We call special at tention to the condition of the cul vert near Hayneville on the road betweeu Hayneville and Mr. W. F. BraggVto the bridge at Tay lor’s mill; also to the road between Big Indian creek and the Norwood place, parts of which are reported well nigh impassable. We alsocall attention to the road near the cul vert at C. J. Duprees near the wa ter tank, and the bridge between the Hale Orchard Company and Fort Valley. We recommend that the county commissioners change the number of working days, in lieaof the com ma tation tax, so as to be more com mensurate with the commutation tax. We have elected the following Notaries Pablic and ex officio J. Pe F. C. Henderson, 542nd district; S. S. Taylor, 492nd district; E. G. WatsoD, 970th district; S. H. Mal one, 926th district; J. M. Heard, 527th district. We have also elected a3 members of the county board of education, Mr. J, W. Rushing and Mr. G. M. T. Feagin. We recommend that the act of the General Assembly of Georgia approved Dec., 8th, 1899 and enti tled “An act to levy a tax on dogs; to provide for the collection of said tax, the killing of dogs in default of the payment of the same, and for other purposes” shall become oper ative in Houston County, Ga. We render onr thanks to Judge W. H, Felton and Solicitor Eobt. Hodges for their courtesies and kindness to us, and ask that these presentments be published m the. Home Journal and Fort Valley Leader, *and that they be paid ten dollars each for same. . S. S- Taylor, Foreman, j M McKenzie W B Sims _ T J Sanders . W D Tharp J T Lisenby W H Shine J IS McDonald L A- Stubbs J E Cheek LB Braddy : J D Cherry J L Brown J H Wimberly B H Wright E H Wimberly Jr. J M Howard J O Wardlaw W G Edwards M B Pitts BC Holtzclaw H T Gilbert. Ordered by the court that the foregoing presentments of the grand jury be published aBTeqaes.tr ed. In open court thiB April 5,1900. W. H. Felton, Jb. J.S. C. M.O. Thereby certify the foregoing to be a true extract fromthe minutes of Hous ton Superior court, April term, 1900. M. A. Edwards, Clerk. In XEemoriam, Jessie Lou, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs— J; W. Gatlin, was born in Honston county, near Perry, Geor gia December 30th, 1892, and died March 8 tb, 1900, at the home of her parents in Biltmore, N. C. A short bat beautiful life she lived. Seven years and a few weeks she bad brightened the home of her loved ones, and bound her self closely to their hearts by her lovely disposition. To know her was to love her. She began saying her prayers before she coujd speak plainly, and going ta Sabbath school before she could walk very far. Jessie Lou was indeed a lit tle christain. Just before she died she told her papa she waB going, and said, look, mamma look, don’t you see? I gness she saw the an gels beckoning to h8r to coma. Brother Crntchfield, the Methodist pastor, preached her funeral from Rom. 8 : 28. Grieve not dear broth er and sister, thy beautifal child, thy darling Jessie Lon, is safe in the arms of Jesus. The Father saw a spirit too pure To dwell in mortal clay; And took her to Himself above, To live in heaven alway. A flower too pure and fair, To live in a world of vice; Transplanted to the garden of God, To bloom in paradise. Think not,dear parents, He came in wrath When He took thy precious one; He only lent her to thee for awhile, Oan’st thou say His will be done? God is love, and in love he sends These trials to make thee pure; If in thy grief thou wil’st look to Him, He’ll send His blessings sure Don’t think of her as dead. Nor as a star that’s set to rise no more;' But as an angel with replendent form, Shining brighter on the eternal shore. Auntie. About Pensions. The following concerning pen sions for confederate veterans ex plains itself. Atlanta, March 24, 1900. Judge S. T. Hurst, Perry, Dear Sir: Your inquiry is be fore me. You can say to all ask ing about application for pensions on file in this office that I will not be in a position.to take np the ex amination and passing upon this application before May 1st. I am paying off the rolls prepared by Mr. Johnson last year. When I have done thiB and accounted for all the money (it has all been paid out) but I am checking up my ac counts and arranging and filing all vouchers and warrants connected therewith, and it will take until May 1st to complete this work Then 1 will begin the preparation of roll for 1901, and I will then take up in this connection and dis pose of every application in office, of which there are about 4,000. So you can gain some idea of the mag nitude of my work. I want all or dinaries to have made up all appli cations that they may have and send to this office by September 1, because by Oct. 11 will close my rolls for 1901 and submit to the general assembly that they may know how much money it. will take to pay them. There is no chance for any of these new- applications to get paid this payment for the roll is made one year for the next J. W. Lindsey, Com’r. Pensions, Dewey’s Mind Has Changed. A special to The World from Washington dated April 3, says that Admiral Dewey authorizes The World to announce,- to the American people that after mature reflection, and in response to the earnest entreaties from All-parts of the country, his former decision not under any circamstances to run for the presidency isrescinded. A World correspondent eaw the Admiral at. his home at 6 o’clock last evening. Admiral Dewey said: “I realize that the time has ar rived when I mast definitely define my position. * “When I arrived in this country last September, I said then that nothing would induce me to be a candidate for the presidency. “Since then, however, I have had the leisure and inclination to study the matter, and have reach ed a different conclusion^ inasmuch as so many, assurances have come to me from my countrymen that I would be acceptable as a .caDdidate for this great office. If the Amer ican people want me fqr this high office I shall be only too willing to serve them. “It is the highest honor in the gift pf this nation; what citizeu would refuse it? “Since studying -this subject, I am convinced that the office of pres ident is not such a very difficult one to fill, his dnties being mainly to execute the laws of Congress, “Should I be chosen for this ex alted position, I wonld-execnte the laws of congress as faithfully as 1 have always executed the orders of my superiors.” Admiral Dewey did not state which party’s nomination h^would accept. The reporter asked: “On what platform will you stand?” and the admiral replied: “1 think I have said enough at this time, and possibly too much-” missionaries andXAquor. .. The Bishop of Caledonia, in a recent sermon at Manchester, Eng land, said it was true England sent out missionaries to preach the gos pel, but it also sent out, as a rale by the same ship, large quantities of liquor, and the result sometimes was that the strong drink worked far more, evil than the. miafuDnary was able to cope with. In'his own vast diocese he had seen fine native tribps wiped out entirely by drink and impurity, and the effort of missionaires to raise the standard of native life was checked’and him dered very often by the lives which Englishmen themselves lived and by ths sale of drink which wield ed a profit that could only be call ed blood money. Substitute Amer ica for England and Americans for Englishmen and you have a true story applicable to ourselves.’ — National Advocate. Spreads Like Wildlire. When things are “the best” they becomej’the' best selling.” Abra ham Hare, a leading druggist of Belleville, O., writes: “Electric Bitters are the best selling bitters I have handled in 20 years. Yon know whyi* Most diseases begin in disorders of the stomach, liver, kidneys; bowels, blood and nerves. Electric Bitters tones' np the stom acb, regulates liver, kidneyB and bowels, purifies the blood, strength ens the nerves, hence cares multi tudes of maladies. It builds up' the entire system. Puts new life and vigor into any weak, sickly,_ run down man or womaD.” Price 50 cents. Sold by H. M. Holtzclaw, Druggist. • Wonderful gold beetless are found in. Central America. The head and wing cases have a bril liant luster like that of burnished gold, and to sight and touch they have the resemblance of that met al. It iB a strange fact that another species «f beetle in the same region has the appearance of being of sol id silver, freshly burnished. These go'd and silver beetles have a mar-* ket value; they are worth f\om $25 to $0 each.—Exchange. “No family can afford to be with out One Minute C-mgh Cure. It will stop a cough aud cure a cold quicker than any otser medicine,” writes 0. W. Williams, Sterling Run, Pa. It cures croup, bronchi tis and all 7 throat .and lutfg troub. JPUBMPL n Ies and prevents consumption. Pleasant aid harmless. claw's-Drugstore. ' Does It Pay To Buy Cheap? A cheap remedy for coughs and colds is all right, but yoa want something that will relieve and care the more severe and danger ous results of throat and lung trou bles. What shall you do? Go to a warmer and more regalar 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 allays infla- mation, causes easy expectoration, gives a good night’s test, aud cures the patient. Try ONE bottle. Rec ommended many years by. all druggists iu the world. Sample bottles at Holtzclaw’s Drug Store There are eighty-seven, members of the United States senate. If all the seats were filled there would be ninety members. In order to provide for the clerical work and personal comfort of this small num ber of great men there are 300 em ployes of the senate who draw sal aries and perquisites amounting to more than half a million of dollars per year. In other words there are more than three servants to each senator, all paid out of the. pablic funds. How generous onr law-, makers are to themselves. —Ex. Colored School Holiday. On the 30th"day of March, the Mt, Zion and the Jernsalem schools spent holiday -together, Jerusalem school met as - usual, and- getting ready, formed line in double file, marched by Tharpe P. O. and'met Mt. Zion at the cross road, and, af ter a uniting of the two schools, which was about 140 children in line about a furlong in length, marched by trustee Hughes house to the school house. After reach ing Jerusalem school house Prof. E. Holden. was introdneed and made an excellent address School days, which was well enjoy, ed. While singing, Prof. E. S. Wei Ions, 0- S. C., showed his welcome appearance, which added a pleas a ring touch to the occasion. He gave one of his usual talks which the school enjoyed. Onr teacher made a few impres sive romarks, and then the -school showed its desire as to a county school commissioner for the next ierm. The whole school voted for Prof. E.S. Weljo.DS. Our school desires the pending “contest” to result in favor of him. That vote bronght the 0. S. G. to the floor the second time. Prof. R. G, P. Con vers then introduced Rev. S. GanD, who gave a talk containing so much truth that Prof. Wellons was raised to the floor the third time. He also complimented us for sweet singing. Beiug obliged to leave he bade us goodby, and took his leave. About 1 : 30 p. M. the patrons came, and a ten minute spelling ex ercise took place, one class in his tory read, a few practical problems were solved nnd the schools passed for dinner. A very nice table of edibles was spread. A fear of onr pupils gave the principal cake to carry home. Miss Dora Holden and Miss Mattie Cain led singing. After a short game of base ball the schools were called in. Miss Mattie Wilson read a very excellent piece, “School Government,” after which Mt. Zion pupils said speeches and were dis missed by their teacher, while all Jerusalem held on till all things were finished. Mr. J. M. Heard, when are you coming? We sorejy -missed Rev. G. W. Dawson. Come aronDd Mr. Daw son, we had a pleasant time, and wish to learn well and become cit izens true. April 2nd, 1900. ** Tlie Best iu the World. We believe Chamberlain’s Corigb Remedy is the best in the world. A few weeks ago we suffered with a severe cold and a troublesome cougb, and having read their ad vertisements in onr own and other papers, wc /purchased a bottle to see if it would effect ns. It cured us before the bottle was more, than half used. It is the best medicine ont for colds and coughs.—The Herald, Andersonville, Ind.* For sale by all dealers. Beauty I« Blood Beep. Clean blood means a clean -skin. No How Are T«ar Kidneys S r-r -r " I Dr. Hobbs' Sparatrns Pills cure all kidney ills. Sara- Casearets,—beauty for ten cents. Subscribe for the Home JOURNAL iflefree..iad.BteriW:BemedyCc>.,Chicagoorir.Y. -i and that sickly bilious _ Casearets,—beauty for ten’eents. All drng^ gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 26c, 50c. Beware of Ointments for Catarrli > that Contain Mercury, as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely de range the whole system when en teriDg it through the mucous sur faces. Such articles should Dever 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 Care, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Go., Toledo, O, contains no mercu ry, and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mu cous surfaces of the system. In baying Hall’s Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internallv, 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 If northern concerns can buy southern raw materials to mannfac tare articles for the southern trade and pay freight both ways, it does appear-that the sonthern people onght to be able to mannfactnre all snch articles for home'consumption and defy all northern competition, and at the same time make a better profit than theirjnorthern compet itors.—Marietta Journal. Otto Korb, Grand Chancellor, K. P., Boonville, Ind , says, “DeWitt’s WitchHazel Salve soothes the most delicate skin and heals the most stubborn nicer with certain and good results.” Cures piles and skin diseases. Don’t buy an imita tion. Holtzclaw’s Drugstore. Sweedisb, Norwegian, Russian, Belgian, Tnrkisb, Italian and GreSk diplomatic representatives all employ French, while ^those of China and Japan use English. In a large measare English is sup planting French both as a social and commercial language. Cleanse the liver, purify the blood, i n vignrate the body by .using DeWitt’s Little Early Risers. These famous little pills always act promptly. Holtzclaw’s Drugstore. SHOE CO. MACON, GEORGIA. SOLE AGENTS FOR » “QUEEN QUALITY,famous Ladies’ $3.00, Shoes—all styles. “WALK OYER,” the best value in Men’s $3.50 Shoes on the majlcet. 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 Fine Ofiina, Porcelain, Glassware, Lamps, STOVES, RANGES, AM NW8EF0MI)3M)M m®m, Triangular Block. MACOJNT, GEORFIA. Picture Frames, Pictures, Easels, Art Goods and Art Novelties. We carry the largest stock of any firm in the state, do the best work, and sell at living prices. Mail coders solicited, and satisfaction guaranteed. When in Macon be sure to call at onr store. W. 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