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JOHN H. HODGES, Proprietor.
DEVOTSD TO HORAE INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE.
§1.50 A YEAR ITS, ADVANCE.
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VOL. XXIX.
PERRY. HOUSTON COUNTY. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1900.
NO. 21.
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W. B. Fitzgerald.
Big Creek Poultry Farm,
ELKO, GA.
Breoders ot S. C. Brown Leghorns,
Black Langslians, Black Minorcas and
fekiu Ducks. Eggs at $1.50 for 15.
EGGS FOR SALE.
pit Gamas SI.50 per 15.
Cornish Indian Games §1.50 and §5.00
per 15.
Mammoth Bronze Turkeys §2.00 per 9.
EBLDENVALE POULTRY YARDS,
mcii22-2iii E. L. Den’n.vrd, Dennard, Ga.
White Plymouth Rocks,
AS GOOD AS THE BEST.
Eggs—'W. P. Bock, Pekin Ducks and
Bronze Turkeys §1.00 per setting if you
call at
White Rocli Poultry Farm,
Peeey, Geoegia.
w&ifi mm.
CLEAN TOWELS.
SHAKP EAZOB8.
WHITE BAKBER.
Will appreciate a call from you.
JESSE DOLES,
Foiit Valley, Ga.
Basement of Harris House.
w. H. HARRISi
DENTIST.
Successor to Dr. W. A. Blasscngame.
OFFICE OVKK DOW DAW BANK,
I.’OItT VALLEY. : GEORGIA.
Dr. H. vV. WALKER,
DENTIST.
Office, Union Dry Goods Co-, Cherry st.
MACON GEORGIA.
c. z. mcarthur,
DENTIST,
FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA.
Office over Slappey’s Drugstore.
durrafi R. Mite,
# # Architect
WITH
WILLIS F. DENNY.
Offices : 11 & 12 Commercial Bauly-lililg.
Macon, Ga. '
Q M. DuPREE.
Attobney - at - Law,
Bykon, Ga,
Money to loan, on Farm Lauds.
J., R. SIMS,
OPERATIVE DENTIST.
Crown and Bridge Wort.
Office Near Perry Hotel, Main Street,
PERRY, GA.
W O. DAVIS,
. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
PERRY, GEORGIA.
Having retired from military service
the practice of law i| resumed.
Office iu Masouic Building: up stairs
B.
J. DASHER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Pekby, Ga.
tifOffice in Masonic 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 §300.00 and up-
warde, whore security is first-class.
Loans on Farms
AT 7 PEH CENT.
We are now able to negotiate loans
on farming lands PROMPTLY at sev
en per cent interest.
Silly Loan and Aastraet Co.,
370 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 terms.
Business of fifteen years standing.
More tli aw three million dollars is
loans negotiated. Facilities unsur
passed. HOWARD M. SMITH,
No. 814 Second St.. ' Macon, Ga.
In memory of Annie Lon,
A PRISONER OF WAR.
Written for the Home Journal.
One year ago, dear one, at dawn
When light over the eastern hills was
breaking,
Thou dids’t hear thy Savior calling,
Weary child of earth, come home.
In beautiful Evergreen thy body is lying
Beside thy darling little babe, [placed
And on thy grave by loving hands are
The choicest of the beautiful flowers.
Incidents and Reminiscences of Two
Years of Prison Life, by a Houston
County Confederate Veteran.
Although weeks and months have fled,
We miss thee, yes, we miss thee;
The other children come and go,
But in our heart is still.a place reserved
for thee.
It is thy heavenly birthday,
But no voice of thine has coma
To tell of the happiness thou dost enjoy
In the beautiful home of the soul.
But we believe that thou art happy,
For thou dids’t say thy peace with God
was made.
Now, free from sin and suffering, [hold.
Tho King in His beauty thou dost be-
We love to think of thee
In the heavenly mansion fair,
Whose walls are built of jasper
And Whose streets are built of gold.
In that beautifu city
The inhabitants never say, “I am sick;”
No night is there, no need of sun,
For the Lamb is the light thereof.
When the trials of earth are past,
Some sweet day we hope to meet thee,
And join with thee in ascribing praise
to Him [blood.
Who washed ns in His own precious
M.R.
Better Times Ahead.
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cure all your Aches and Pains; Dyspep?
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ing all their maladies, brightening their
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Fries, SI, §2 and §8, according to power.
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<xar circulars.
Dixie Electric Belt (J0.,
Millctlgev ille Union-Recorder.
The pessimist may continue to
preach and sing his woeful predic
tions along the hedges and byways
of the public thoroughfares of life,
and doubting Thomases go on ftith
a shake of the head and a heavy
sigh, but nevertheless a tidal wave
of prosperity is beginning to make
itself felt along the borders of our
southern territory. It will gather
in size aud strength from the rapid
multiplication of events in the near
future until with a-mighty rush th;
hills and valleys of our fair south
land wiil be completely inundated
with its welcome presence. The
farmer is one of the. first to feel
the influences of financial depres
sion caused by panics in the busi
ness w;oild from any cause, and he
is likewise the last to enjoy the re
turning effects of prosperity along
the varied avenues of trade. For.
many years commercial and indus
trial enterprises have enjoyed the
influences and felt the magic touch
of. better times. In the field of ag
riculture ?he goddeBS of fortune
has been seen but seldom, and she
has shown a fickleness in her deal
ings with the farmer which has
rendered the avocation of the farm
one of general hardship and dis
content.
Bat the trend of human events,
guided under the master hand of
intelligent civilization, ever tends
to a higher development by pro
gressive" advancement, let it be
slow or fast, so that oppression,
from whatever source or however
well prepared and aimed at the
business of the farmer, must ulti
mately fail or be largely checked.
Tortured A Witness.
Intense suffering was endured
by witness T. L. Martin, of Dixie,
Ely,, before he gave this evidence:
“I conghed every night until my
throat was nearly raw; then tried
Dr. King’s New Discovery which
gave instant relief. I have used it
in my family for four years and
recommeud if as the greatest rem
edy for Coughs, Colds and all
Throat, Chest aud Lang troubles.
It will stop the worst cough aod
not only prevents but absolutely
cures Consumption. Price 50c and
$3 00. Every bottle guaranteed.
•Trial bottles free at Holtzelaw’s
Drug Store.
The United States Christian par
ty met last week somewhere in Il
linois and nominated Dr. Swailow
of Pennsylvania for president and
Mr. Woolley or Illinois for his
running mate. They are not like
ly to cast a very large vote, bnt it
is just as well to keep their names
in mind when we read of the “scat
tering”the day after election.—Ex.
W. S. Mussel", Millheim, Pa.,
saved the life of his little girl by
giviug her Ou0 Minute Cough
Care when she was dying from
croup. It is the only harmless rem
edy that gives immediate results.
It quiekly cures coughs, colds,
bronchitis, grippe, asthma and all
throat and lung troubles Holtz-
ciaVs Drugstore.
Chilian papers hint that instead
of maintaining their luxurious le
gations in European capitals the
country would do better to utilize
them as emigration agencies aod
distribute information that will re
move the Europem idea ihat Chil
ians wear skins in winter and feath
ers in summer.—Savannah Press.
Malaria cannot find a lodgment
in the system while the Liver i^iu
perfect order. Dr. -M. A. Sim
mons Liver Medicine is the best
Regulator. - i ,
How .Are Year Kidneys 3
Dr. Hobbs’ gparagus Pills core all kMneyUls.
pic free* Add. Sterl
Remedy Co., Chicago or N. Y.
From January to July, 1864, I
remained inside of the prison walls;
our grub was cut down to two-
! thirds of a loaf of baker bread per
day, a small piece of beef for
breakfast, and a plate of Navy
bean soup for dinner, aDd water
for supper, la May, 1864, small
pox broke out in camp; and alarge
number of prisoners fell victims to
that dreadful disease. We had a
smallpox hospital. Whenever a
prisoner had symptoms of small
pox he was at once taken to the
hospital. >Ve were all vaccinated,
but a great many died from the
disease. A young friend of mine
fell a victim, and was carried to
the hospital. He told us all be
never would see us any more; his
name was Jimmie Wood of Cnth-
bert, Ga.; he bad a very bad case,
but he became convalescent, and
got np and .sat by a hot stove
which inflamed the sores on his
face .which caused deep holes in
his face and uose. He was so bad
ly disfigured that ha didn’t look at
all like himself. He was laying
on his cot one day, and asked a
nurse to let him have a glass to
look at himself, at the time he had
a small pen knife trimming his
finger Dails. Ha looked at him
self. When the nurse went-nway,
he stuck the little knife in his
throat three times, saying “he had
rather be dead than to go back
home in the fix he was.” His fath
er was a very wealthy and influen
tial man of Randolph county. His
death caused mneb sorrow in camp.
Oh bow cruel is., the baud of war!
Many a good and honest man was
taken from his humble home, ta
ken from his loved ones, never to
return to them any more. I saw
many a poor prisoner die from
despair; give up; never to return
home any more. A good neighbor
boy of mine was brought to camp
Douglas; when he was brought in
I met him. He told me “I will
die here; I will never see my
dear wife and baby any more”. He
had not been married long, he had
a good wife and a sweet little babe.
I talked to him and tried to en
courage him; I went to see'him of
ten and talked to him, but I could
never get him to rally; he died a
broken-hearted soldier; his name
was William Rigby, brother of our
neighbors, Mr. Miles and Arga
Rigby.
Jim Green, of Dawson, Ga., a
wealthy planter and a high Mason,
was taken sick in my barracks, and
was too sick to be carried to the
hospital; he gave up to de§tb. We
did everything we could for him.
The third day of his sickness, he
died. He had some brother Ma
sons with him who appealed to
the Masons of Chicago, who came
in camp and brought a nice cofim
and took him and buried him iu
Masonic order. I think his body
was taken up after the war and
brought home.
In the summer of 1864, I made
application for work. I wanted to
get out of the prison square into
the Yankee square, bnt could get
no place. I tried to get sick so as
to go out to the hospital, but
couldn’t get sick. About that time
the Bcurvey broke out in camp;
great many of the prisoners had it,
and many died. A fellow prison
er and myself were wr slliog one
day, and he threw me against a
bunk and bruised my leg. I de
vised a fliw to deceive the doctor;
I rubbed and irritated „my leg to
make it. look a3 bad as possible;
the doctor came around every
morning. I had my case reported
to the doctor; he came around and
called for me; aud examined my
leg and replied: “You have a very
light case, I can’t send yon to the
hospital, you will be all right iu a
few days;” bail didn’t give it up.
The next morning when the doctor
came around i was ready for him.
I had gotten before a hot fire and
baked my leg until if was red as a
piece of red flannel, When he
came to me 1 put on all I- could.
He looked at my teg and exclaim
ed: “My God fellow! you hava a
bad case of Scurvey.” He gave me
Does It Pay To Buy Cheap?
A cheap remedy for coughs and
colds is all right, bat yoa want
something that will relieve and
cuje the more severe and danger
ous results of throat and lung trou
bles. What shall yop do? Goto
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
and lung troubles, “Boschee’s Ger
man Syrup.” It not only heals and
stimulates the tissues to destroy
the germ disease, bnt a!laj3 iufla-
mation, causes easy expectoration,
gives a good night’s lest, and cures
The patient. Try one bottle. Rec
ommended many years by all
a ticket to the hospital. The am
bulance came aronnd, I jumped
in and bade the boys farewell, for
I was determined never to retorn
into prison square any more. 3o
I didn’t. That was in August,
1864. I was as well as I ever was
in mv life. I was assigned to ward
No. 4. Soon after 1 arrived, I told
the ward master I wanted a job.
He was. a Kentuckian. He had
applied for the oath of ■ Allegiance
to the United States bfver to take
np arms against the United States
more. He bad given fils bond at
Washington; a twenty-thousand
dollar bond. He told kne be was
looking for his papers. Now he
says: “If yon will go around with
me and learn the business of a
ward master, I will recommend
you for the year.” His papers came
in about a week. He tasked the
steward to appoint me, Knd he did
so. The steward asked me if I had
any particular friends in camp I
wonld like to have as nurses, and I
could send in and get' them: I
sent in aud got Seabei Mims of
Houston county, and Acthur Red
ding of Alabama, bojth warm
friends of mine. I was put upon
parole of honor, and was allowed
to go’anywhere I wished to in the
Yankee camp?. I could go among
the stores and bakery shops.. Good
many citizens lived in the camps.
I had from 30 to 40 sick patients
under my charge, I will just say
here the Yankees gave every at
tention to the sick that was neces
sary. They provided good' beds
for them aud plenty of wholesome
diet and good medical attention. I
remained there until the war end
ed which was about t?n months.
As 8oen as peace was declared
Uncle Sam commenced sending
the prisoners to their respective
bomes ; They were called alphas
beticalfy. ily name was called the
second day after we commenced
taking the oath, but they refused
to let me off, aud I had charge of
the sick in ward No. 4 I was kept
there until June 19th, being my
birthday, 22 years old. About 10
o’clock 1 walked out of camp Doug
lass a free mao, ? walked down
town and soon met up with some
copper-heads, who took me around
to a saloon and. gave me a nice
dinner and 50cts in silv.er; I left
Chicago at LLomloekY and made
good time until I reached Nash
ville, Tenn., save two hours at Mil
waukee. I went to see the famous
Milwaukee brewery at Nashville.
I was walkiog down the streets
when some oue slapped me on the
shoulder and said “Vat in de deb
ell is you doing here?” I soon
saw it was Mr. Elkins, the Jew
who did business in Fort Valley
before the war. Ho seemed glad
to see me, and asked me to take
dinner with him. I found that I
would have to lay over night, and
fell in with a very nice family.
Through their kindness and per
suasion I speut 8 days with them.
They were kind to me; when I
left they prepared a nice lunch to
last me home, for which I sent after
ranching home to their daughter
a fine hundred dollar bill.
TO BE CONTINUED.
Confirmatory.
The ancients believed that rhea
raatism was the work of a demon
within a man. Any oue who has
had an attack of sciatic or inflam
matory rheumatism will agree that
the infliction,is demoniac enough
to warrant the belief. It has never
been claimed that Chamberlain’s
Pain Balm would cast out demons,
but it will cure rheumatism, and
hundreds beat testimony to the
truth of this statement. One appli
cation relieves the pain, and .this
quick relief, which it affords is
alone worth many times its cost.
For sale by all dealers.
Macon Telegraph.
We published recently a letter
from a northern man living at Cox,
Ga., vho expressed the opinion
that the industrial education of the
negroes would not bring about the
results desired “for the simple rea
son that a negro educated, enough
to be a good mechanic will turn
preacher, politician, or,a fool;
This sounds harsh, aod many
will think it unjost; but it is con
firmed in the main by figures from
the report of the Bureau of Edu
cation for 1889-90, cited by Dr.
Paul P. Barringer, of the Univer
sity of Virginia, in the course of a
remarkable paper read at the
Montgomery race conference. Ac
cording to Dr. Ballinger, these fig
ures show that “of 1,243 graduates
of seventeen colored industrial
schools, three only pursued the
trade for which educated, twelve
were farming, 693 teaching acad
emic schools, and the rest had all
joined the non producing profes
sions and pursuits.”
The figures oiled by Dr. Ballin
ger also confirm the position we
took, or were disposed to take,
when, in the coarse of an editorial
discussion of industrial training
for the blacks a few weeks since,
the following statement was made:
“As regards the Tuskeegee Insti
tute, though its aim is good and
the efforts of Booker Washington
are highly .commendable, we are
not so sure that the results will be
equally satisfactory. We hear
much about its plans and methods,
but little about the after history of
the men it is turning out. We
think it altogether likely that its
stadents are more interested in
and more affected by its literary
instruction than by its industrial
training, and that as large a per
centage emerges from .its doors as
is produced by any other negro
college of those useless prigs who
refuse to soil their hands with
work and join the ‘ great army of
those whose ambition it is to be
come teachers, preachers, doctors,
lawyers, bankers, senators and
presidents, without the wit to per
ceive that success in these lines
requires not merely book learning,
but that /barmn'g intellect of the
brain,’ with— which the younger
generation of negroes^ on account
of their possession of a little
knowledge, are too readv to be
lieve themselves endowed.”
STRONG SHOE CO.,
■
H5
President McKinley made a
speech in Minneapolis last Octo
ber, in_the*course of which he said:
“They, our colonies aud dependen
cies, will not be governed as vas
sals or serfs Or slaves—they will
be given a government of liberty,
regulated by law, honestly admin
istered, with no opprestive exac
tioDs,” etc. When the Cubans
read over that speech, and then
reflect upon Neely aod the post-
office gang, it is no wonder that
they laugh derisively.—Savannah
News.
J. G. Kennedy, Roanoke, Tenn.,
says, “I cannot say too much for
DeWitt’B Witch Hazel Salve. Oue
box of it cured what the doctors
called an incurable nicer on my
jaw.” Cures piles and all skin dis
eases. Lookout for worthless imi
tations. Holtzclnw’a Drugstore.
The journey of the Boer peace
envoy a to the United States is so
strongly reminiscent oE the simi
lar mission to France and other
countries that Benjamin Franklin
executed daring the American Rev
olution that American hearts take
on a decided glow.
When yon ask for Dr. M. A.
Siminous Liver Medicine, see that
druggists in —-g-.g . .
bottles at Holtzclaw’s Drug Store ' imitation
How’s This!
We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catariffi
that can not be cured by Hall’s
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Prop’s.,
Toledo, O. .
We the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years,
and believe him perfectly honora
ble in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out
any obligations made by their
firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Drug
gists, T -ledo O., Walding’ Kiuniu
& Mamin, Wholesale Druggists
Toledo, Ohio.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Price 75c. per bottle.
Sold.by all Druggists. Testimon
ials free.
Hall’s Family Pills are the best
MACON, GEORGIA.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
“QUEEN QUALITY,” the famous Ladies’ $3.00
Shoes—all styles.
“WALK OYER.” the best value in Men’s $3.50
Shoes on the marlcez.
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, GEOEGIA.
New
New Goods!
PRICES TO SUIT EVERYBODY!
I have just opened a ~nice line of DRY GOODS
and GROCERIES in the Eeagin Building at. . .
With Mr. W. 3L Stafford as manager, and will
sell goods at Macon prices. I solicit the patron
age of the community. Respectfully,
JOSIAH BASS.
Spring’s Swift Steps
Are on the heels of the tardy
Winter, and all men’s thoughts
Now turn to the shedding of
Heavy clothes for lighter ones—
We o^eiv the season with the biggest
boast we have ever made, and that is
in regard to our
■ IV
This is our hobby, and you’ll find them
fight. Would you! examine; the, workman-
snip? You’ll find ic first-class.; The style?
Right up-to-date. The patterns will snit the
hardfto suit, and sizes to fit all shapes. Give
them a look.
ft HOUSER
The Up-to-Date Clothiers,
MACOK,
408 Third Street.
GEORGIA.
Primarily, Georgia is a conserv
ative state. She recognizes the
right of each commanity for itself
to settle its own questions of po
lice concern. There are some peo
ple who would break this safe rale,
but against them there is Bet the
conservatism of the state which
wjli use force against do communi
ty, bnt allows each one to proceed
in its way about housekeeping.
This is the competitive method—
called local oplioD—to which the
democratic party of the state is
committed —Atlanta Constitution.
pronounce our Surries to be well
built iu every detail. The style,
comfort and quality of our ....
SKIES, PHAETONS AND BUGGIES
A Fast Bicycle Rider
Will often receive painful cats,
sprains or braises from accidents.
Backleu’s Arnica Salve will kill
the pain and hepl the injury. It’s
the cyclist’s friend. Cures Chaf
ing, Chapped Hands, Sore Lips,
Burns, Ulcers and Piles. Care
guaranteed. Only 25c. Try it. Sold
by H. M. Holtzclaw, Drnggist.
Some men by p.atient plodding
accomplish a great deal of good,
while more gifted men, by idieness
and wastefulness, set an example
full of barm to thecommon welfare.
Used daring Expectancy, Sim
mons Squaw Vine Wine or Tablets
cheer and Strengthen Mother,
Shorten. Labor and Rob Confine
ment of its Terrors.
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
the world. Sample' J«a ge.t it and not some worthless signafnre of
are such as will please you and
insure you good round value for
your money.
Cor. Second and Poplar Streets,
.