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- . ' JOHIV H. HODGES, Proprietor. DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROCRESS AND CULT? 4 RE. $1.50 A YEAR INADVA3NCE. V r OL. XXIX. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 26. 1900. NO. 30. W. B. Fitzgerald. J. G. Fitzgerald. Big Creek Poultry Farm, ELKO, GA. Breeders o£ S. G. Brown Leghorns, Black Langshans, Black Minorcas and Pekin Ducks. Eggs at $1.60 for 15. EGGS FOR SALE. Pit Games $1.50 per 15. Cornish Indian Games $1.60 and $6.00 per 15. Mammoth Bronze Turkeys $2.00 per 9. EBLDENVALE POULTBY YAEDS, mdi22-2m E. L. Dennabd, Dennard, Ga. White Plymouth Rocks, AS GOOD AS THE BEST. Eggs—W. P. Eock, Pekin Ducks and Bronze Turkeys $1.00 per setting if you call at White Rock Poultry Farm, Pebet, Geobgia. WMOTI i - • CLEAN TOWELS. SHARP KAZORS. WHITE BARBER. Will appreciate a call from yon. JESSE DOLES, Fort Valley, Ga. Basement of Harris House. w. hTharrisT DENTIST. Successor to Dr. W. A. Rlassengame. OFFICE OYEB DOW DAW BANK, PORT VALLEY. : GEORGIA. Dr. H. W. WiL ER. DENTIST. Olllce, Union Dry Goods Co., Cherry st. MACON GEORGIA. o7z. MoARTHURT DENTIST, FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA. Office over Slappey’I Drugstore. damn R. Mil # # Architect. WITH WILLIS F. DENNY. Offices : 11 & 12’Commercial Bank Bldg . Macon, Ga. m M. DuPREB. Attorney - at - Law, Bybon, Ga. Money to loan on Farm Lands. J. R. SIMS, OPERATIVE |. DENTIST. Crown and Bridge Work. Office Near Perry Hotel, Main Street, PERRY, GA. W O. DAYIS, . ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, TERRY, GEORGIA. Having retired from military service the practice of law is resumed. Office in Masonic Building: up stairs J) J. OASHEK, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Pkbby, Ga. SSTOffico inMasonic Building. C. C. DUNCAN\ J. P. DUNOAN. DUNCAN & DUNCAN, PEMRY, GEORGIA. We have made awangements to nego tiate loans on Farming lands, at 8 par cent, interest,in sums of $309.00 and up wards, where security is first-class. To l“ud on mortgage at 8 per cent. No Commissions Charged. If yon borrow $1,000 you receive SI 000 You furnish abstract, pay for recording, inspecting fees aD<3 stampp. Apply to - L. S. T0UNSLEY, Attorney-at-Law, Perry, Ga. "money. “ Loans negotiated on improved farms, at lowest market rates, and on most liberal terms. Business of fifteen years standing. Sore than three million dollars in loans negotiated. Facilities unsur passed. HOWARD M. SMITH, No. 814 Second St.. Macon." Ga. The Country Breeds Success. W. P, Reed In Atlanta Constitution. Fifty years ago Lord Macaulay said that he would expect to see a valuabe work on political econo my from a young student in a country town, instead of from a brilliant politician who bad been m the bouse of . commons from the age of twenty-one. Macaulay was right. Our lead ers do not come from the big cit ies. Atlanta, for instance, is a typical American town and every successful man here made bis start in the country. Every lawyer, merchant and bro ker here who has made bis way in life started in a country village or on a farm. There is not a single exception. Take the Adairs, the Kisera, the Dodds, Junius* G. Oglesby, Henry Y. McCord, J. M. High, Ben Crew, Douglas and Davison, and the last one of them, and they all made thier starts in small towns. Almost every successful man in Atlanta got his training out in the country. When they finish in that hard and rough school they come here and easily go ahead of their competitors. I was thinking of this matter, the other day in connection with some of our great statesmen and lawyers,but one of my friends remarked that it was true of all of our leading men. Undoubtedly, he was right. And yet it is a strange thing that the men reared here inacenter of culure with big libraries around them, cannot hold their own youngsters who come here from the farms. I could name a dozen great men in Georgia, and in other states, who have -made a brilliant success In many lines of human endeavor, and yet they had' to start on the farm, without any of the so-called advantages of city culture. Every great lawyer, capitalist and merchant in Atlanta today made his start on a farm or in a country town. The same is true of our great men in the past. Was there ever a very famous American lawyer or statesman who was horn and ed ucated in a large city? I cannot recall one at present. It may be different, in Europe, but, according to Macaulay, I feel satisfied that the conditions are about the same. So far as I am able to remem ber, the men who achieved most in European literature and poli tics were mexi who passed thei youth in the country. There is a good reason for this. In the country people have time to study and reflect, but the busy current of life in our cities hur ries people onward. The average city man reads nothing. He has no time to think, and even when he talks the exigencies of the.hour prevent anything like profitable conversation. Election Result as Told by Stars. Ex-President Harrison is quot ed by the Helena (Mont.) Post as expressing the opinion that the Democratic party has a better chance for carrying {he election this year than it had in 1896. He said, according,to the foregoing authority, that« the , Repubican party had not pursued the right course with respect to trusts, and that h'e‘would not he .'surprised to see Indiana go Democratic in Nov. The Republican administration he said, had made a number of aerious mistakes in its hand ling of the reins of government. The kind of study that .can be best pursued by children in sum mer time is precisely the kind that develops understanding and the ability to see a thing when it is looked at. No better prepara tion for ihe winter’s work in math ematics or in Latin can, be had than summer work with Nature. No worse preparation could be in vented than idleness or undireted activity of a long vacation—July Ladies’ Home Journal. Frof. John B. Sullivan, of Yon kers, New York/ says that four years ago he read the stars and decided that McKinly was sure to be elected. On the strength of this previous success the professor has again consulted the planets and the lesser lights of the heav ens for an election forecast, only to find at present the stars are against McKinley and, presuma bly, favor Bryan. It is observed, however, that this time that the astrologer is not, as he denominates it, “cock sure.” Indeed, Professor Sullivan declares that his prediction that McKinley will not be elected is not published as sure to come true. It is merely a review of testimony, according to the Ara bian system of astrology, and the professor will esteem it a favor to hear from students who may dif fer from him. According to this Yonkers read ing, the trouble is that the nomi nation of McKinley was delayed for one day. If it had been in tended that he was to be president again he would have been named upon June 20, as tbe people ex pected it. Instead be was not nominated until afternoon June 21. Unfortunately, at the time Me Kinley was declared the unani mous choice of thq convention Venus was the ruler of the eighth house, the “house of death,’ which, Professor Sullivan con eludes, looks very had for McKin ly. This is not all, for the moon was in the seventh house. The moon indicates the people and the seventh house is the abode of one’s enemies. The sun and Sat urn in opposition to each other from cadent houses indicates the end of the matter, referring, the reader of the stars concludes, to McKinley’s term of office. Then, too, the position of Jupi ter in the second house shows that the wealthy classes will bring money into the campaign to no purpose, except as is proved by the position of Mars in the second and seventh houses, to bolster up the democrats. Venus destroys the last hope, for she is on her way to the eleventh* house, the* “house of sorrow. ” A Large Party of One. A Coney Island excursion steam er was leaving New York with but few passengers aboard, says Col lier’s Weekly. The boat had just cast off when , a stout gentleman with a very red face rushed down the pier and, flourishing his stick, shouted: “Hey, captain! Put back—back her quick. Here’s large party wants to go.” • The captain was at first deri sive, but finally shouted from the pilothouse! “How large is the party?” For an instant the fat man hes itated. Then he } r elled back “Between sixty and seventy.*’ As soon as , the captain heard this number he instantly ordered the steamer back and made fast again. The fat man waddled across the gang plank., and, pick? ing out a nice deck seat, fanned himself with his straw hat. Mean while the captain and his crew waited for the party to arrive After waiting for five minutes and more, the captain turned impa tiently toward the stout gentle man and said: “Where’s your party of between sixty and seven ty? This boat can’t wait all day for them.” Oh, that’s all right,” replied the fat passenger, with a bland smile. “I’m the party; 65 to-day sir.” The captain’s face grew redder even than the passenger’s as he furiously rang the bell to steam ahead, but the fat passenger: at once became the hero of the boat A Short Story in Figures. New- York World. The ordinary annual expendi tures of the government averaged in President Harrison’s term $861,291,828. They averaged in President Cleveland’s term $360,418,546. They have averaged in Presi dent McKinley’s term $514,490,- 254. The cost of running the govern ment is thus seen to have been increased by $154,000,000 a year ever -’since McKinley was inaugu rated. And this is not accounted for by the extraordinary disburse ments of the war, which are not included in these“ordhiary expen-/ ditures.” V j ’ The outlay, for the war is a sep arate matter, and it accounts for the increase of the public debt by $200,000,000 since Mr. McKinley’s inauguration. The financial record of tbe ad ministration may therefore be summed up in a sentence. It has added nearly $13,000,000 a month to the regular running expenses of the government and added $1.78 per capita to the national burden of debt. ; ELEOTRO - GALVANIC BELT will cure all your Aches and Pains; Dyspep sia, E'asnraatisui, Neuralgia and all Ner vous Troubles: Heart,. Stomach,* Liyer and Kidney Disorders, and. the many nameless ills wnich afflict ns. Safe and pleasant to wear at all times, and by' anyone. Can bo laundried, and will last far many years. The Greatest Friend v; uffenn£ Women, readily overcom- ,n " all their maladies, brightening their ‘* v e3 ao.l oieumjg their complexions. I nee. $i. §2 and $3, according to power. POUTTViSLI GUARANTEED. Send or tar -.id.irs. ffixis EclectriG Belt de., msBi df. BRINS US YOUS JOB WORK. SATIS FACTION GUARANEETD. To Tbe Deaf. A rich lady, cured of her deaf ness and noises in the head by Dr. Nicholson’s Artificial Ear Drums, gave $10,000 to his Institute, so that deaf people unable to procure the Ear Drums may have them free. Address No. 1474. The Nic- olson Institute, 780 Eighth Ave nue, New York. - The: Coat of the railways of the United States up to 1897 was $11-, 775,000,000. That of the world was- $35,520,000,000. This coun try stood at the z head of the list, then came Great Britain, then France. Fpr burns, injuries, .piles and Whin diseases use DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. It is th^: original. Counterfeits may be offered. Use only DeWitt’s. Holtzclaw’s Drug store. -- flow Are Tonr JLldney* t Dp. Hobbs’ Sparagus Piila cure all kidney 111*, pie free* Add. Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or 2T. T White Man Turned- Yellow. ^ Great consternation was felt by 1 the friends of M: A. Hogarty of Lexington, Ky., -whenthey say/he was turning * yellow. His, skim slowly changed coior/also-his eyes*, and he suffered terribly. His malady was Yellow Jaundice. He was treated by the best doctors, but without benefit. Then he was advised to try Electric Bitters, the wonderful Stomach and Liver remedy, and he -writes : “After taking two bottles I was wholly cured.’’ A trial proves its match less merit for all Stomach, Liver and Kidney troubles. Only 50c. Sold by H. M. Holtzclaw, druggist. . The tail feathers of the feriwah, a rare member of the family of Paradiseidae, or birds of paradise, are the most expensive known. Indeed, their price may.be called prohibitive, for the only tuft ex isting in England—prohafily in nny civilized land-—was? procured with, such difficulty that it is con- sidered to be worth.7$5Q,000. It now adorns the apex off the; coro net worn on state occasions by the Prince of Wales. It has been demonstrated by ex perience that consumption can be prevented by the-early use of One Minute Cough Cure. This is the favorite remedy for coughs, colds, croup, asthma, grippe and ali throat and lung troubles. Cures Holtzclaw’s Drugstore. Where Thousands of Papers are Bead There is, perhaps, but a single place in this pountry where al most all the newspapers of the United States are read. To the Exchange Bureau of the Ladies Home Journal practically every paper in this country comes—an aggregate of nearly 9,000. It is the rule to read each one within a day after it is received, so a large staff of trained readers is kept employed constantly. By this plan it is possible for the editors to keep in close touch with- the reading public, and accurately in formed as to the topics that are uppermost ih the public mind in every section of the country. In this reading ,such selections are made as may be of special imme diate interest, as well as matter for future reference and notes that may serve as memoranda or suggest articles. Moreover, every thing relating to tbe Journal is clipped and filed. Thousands of dollars a year are spent in this work alone, but Editor Bok re gards it as a very profitable in vestment, as invaluable informa tion is thus supplied that could be obtained in no other way. Negroes for Hawaii. I A dispatch from Honolulu says: It is to the colored people of the southern | states that the planta tion owdots ’of the Hawaiian.Is lands will ’turn for* relief in the matter’of the vexed labor ques tion, John Hind and J. B. Collins of Hohala plantation have left for the southern states in quest of ne gro laborers. They have the as surance that three. or four hun dred can be recruited at New Or- Fl'eansri .Thei-planters pay their expenses, to, the .country and givethem .$30 per month.. If enough negro labor can be 'seeiired the sendees of the - Japanese* will be dispensed with altogether. There is' more Catarrh in .this section. qf: ..the country than all other diseases put together, and until the.last few years was sup posed to be incurable. _ For a great many years doctors pror nounced it a local' disease, and prescribed local remedies, and'by constantly failing to cure with lo cal treatment, pronounced it in curable. Science has proven Ca tarrh to be a constitutional dis ease, and therefore requires con stitutional treatment. Hall’s Ca tarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney <fc Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the market. It is taken internal ly in doses from 10 drops to a tea spoonful, It acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system.: They offer one hundred dollafs for any case it fails to cure. •Sgiffi foxdjirbulars and testimoni als. i Address; F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0. * . Half s'F&iaily Pills are the best The Cotton Crop aavannahNewa. It sems to be admitted that the j cotton crop will be a short one, notwithstanding the fact that an increased acreage was planted and an unusually large amount of commercial fertilizers was used- There has been very little favora ble weather since cotton was plant ed, and in large areas of the cot ton section the weather has been so unfavorable that the cotton has been damaged beyond complete recovery. It seems to be the opin ion- that in this state the crop will not ho nearly so large as that of last year. The fact that there is a steady rise in the price of cot- tou indicates pretty, clearly what the opinion of the crop’s prospects is in cotton circles.. If it should turn out that permahent damage to the crop is as great as it‘is now believed it is, the price of cotton is going to be a great deal higher than it is at present. The mills which have been selling cotton because the price enabled them to get a better return for it than they could by manufacturing it -will,: in all probability, 1 regret hay ing done so. The last crop was a short one and the world’s visible supply at the present time is only about, one- half what it is .usually at this se a son of * the year. Europe is buy ing cotton eagerly at present pric es. Her spinners are afraid that they will not have a chance again in months to get it as low as it can be purchased now. If the. damage to the crop is very great* a-good price will be necessary to: reliable farmers to come out anywhere near even A couple of months ago the fann ers .thought . that if they got/8 cents a pound for their cotton they would be fortunate It looks now as if they , were certain of 10 cents and there is a possibility that they will get 11 or 12 cents. Accepted Long Credit, r . ; 1; \= * •; A-- discharged soldier recently returned from * the Philippines tells a tale of a shirt-which is too good to be lost, says the New* York Tribune— His company was returning from a long and tire some scoutipg trip, in which most of the men had lost the greater part of their wearing apparel, when he saw on a clothes line in the grounds of a residence adjoin ing a big stone * church two very good shirts hung out to dry. As he had at the time only half a shirt to his back, he proceeded to help himself to a whole one whereupon a woman came out of the house and said to him, in pass able English, “You will pay for that on the Judgment Day.” ‘Madam,” he replied, “If you give such long credit I will take both shirts,” which he proceeded to do. STRONG SHOE CO., MACON/ GEORGIA. SOLE AGENTS FOR “QUEEN QUALITY,’ Shoes—all styles. the famous Ladies 3 $3.00 “WALE OYER.” the best value in Men’s $3.50 Shoes on the market. * . We carry always in stock a complete ■•sv nrtment of everything that is new and good h loiiuvear. Mai! orders promptly attended to. STRONG SHOE CO.. MACOjN, GEORGIA- The Appetite of a Goat Is envied by all whose Stomach and Liver are out of order. But such should know'that Dr. King’s New Life Pills give a splendid ap petite, sound digestion and a reg ular bodily habit that insures per fect health and great energy. Only 25/ at Holtzclaw’s Drugstore. The white of a raw egg turned over a burn or scald is most sooth ing and cooling. It can be ap plied quickly, and will prevent inflamation, besides relieving the stinging pain. One Minute Cough Cure is the only harmless remedy that pro duces immediate results. Try it-. Holtzclaw’s Drugstore. R. R. H0LSENBECK & CO., -DEALERS IN— Ladies’ Misses’ 2v£a,con., 561 CHERRY STREET, Gents’ Boys’ <3-eorgria,. MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. PRICES TO SUIT EVERYBODY! I hate jusi opened a nice line of DRY GOODS and GROCERIES ih the Eeagin Building at:.;;. . ■w^z-.LS'ron^r, With MA. W. B. Stafford as manager, and will sell goods at Macon prices. - I solicit the patron- age of the cohimnnity. Respectfully, MANKIND MUST EAT DRINK: and SLEEP. We have the accommodations at our We supply all the Best Brands of WHISKIES, BRANDIES AND WINES. HOME MADE CORN WHISKEY a Specialty, JUG ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION. MEALS 25 cents. BEDS 25 cents. YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED. THE H. 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