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JOHN H. HODGES, Proprietor.
DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROCRESS AND CULTH IE.
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VOL. XXIX.
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1900.
NO. 38.
e. b. mimeBM,
COTTON- FACTOR,
MACON, GA.
Money to loan to responsible farmers
at a low rate of interest.
My connection with the cotton mills of
Macon gives me advantages unsurpassed
in handling cotton consigned to me, and I
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STRONG SHOE CO.,
MACON, GJiORGTA.
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of everything that is new and good in footwpar.
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MACOJN, GEORGIA.
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MACON, GEORGIA.
Wheat Culture in Georgia.
Concerning his experience in
wheat culture, Mr. W. D. Bridges,
of Palding county, winner of the
first prize at the late wheat con
vention at Macon, said in a recent
with a Telegraph reporter;
“I have always been a believer
in corn and would- have planted
more but the condition of my bot
toms made it uncertain as to
whether it should ever be allowed
to mature. Sorghum is always
planted and I find it to be the very
best food crop for my horses and
mules that I can plant for this
season qf the year. Of course I
always plant oats and usually have
good success with them and Bhall
continue to plant largely of them.
From this on I am determined to
plant more grain than ever, and
wheat especially will be given
more attention. For several years
I planted no wheat at all and it
is only in the last four years that
I have given attention to it. I am
forced to believe that our lands
are peculiarly adapted to wheat
raising in this section and all that
is needed is for the farmer to go
at it understanding^ and with the
determination to give it some of
the attention that he has given cot
ton. It not only pays better, but
so much less trouble and worry
and* leaves your land in a better
condition instead of steadily ex
hausting its resources.
“It has -been said by some that
wheat should not be planted in
the same place two consecutive
years, or that it could not be made
to yield satisfactorily if it was
done. This I find is a mistake, as
a portion of my land this year has
been planted in wheat for three
consecutive years, and on sixteen
acres I harvested 711 bushels, or
an average of 424 bushels to the
acre.
This was done on upland, too,
as I do not approve of bottom
iand for wheat and I think I would
have made more wheat had it not
been there were several low places
in the fields that did not mature
up to the standard. Bottomlands
will do all right for oats, but they
will not do for wheat in my opin
ion.
“After harvesting my wheat I
then • begin and plant the entire
acreage in. peas, which really
amounts to the same thing as
beginning to get your ground in
condition for wheat again, as there
is no known crop, not even clover,
that under the same conditions
will do your ground the perma
nent good that peas will. From
my peas I usually get from two
to three tons of pea hay per acre,
and sometimes I expect the yield
will reach four tons. This year I
have planted about 100 acres in
peas and am confident that with
continued seasons that a large por
tion of it^ will yield fully three
tons'per acre. It cannot he beat
as a forage for both cows and hor
ses, and is one. of the easiest rais
ed.
At the election of 1896 Mr. Mc
Kinley received 603,514 more
votes than Mr. Bryan. Of the
electoral vote Mr. Bryan received
176 and Mr. McKinley 271, a ma
jority of 95. And-yet a change
of about 22,000 votes taken from
Mr. McKinley and given to Mr.
Bryan, in certain states would*
have elected the latter. It re
quires 224 electoral votes for the
election of president,, or 48 more
than Mr. Bryan received. Cali
fornia gave eight of its votes to
McKinley by a plurality of 2,797,
and one to Bryan. A change of
1,400 votes would have given all
nine to Bryan. Kentucky gave 12
votes to McKinley, by a majority
of 281 and one to Bryan. A change
of 142 votes would have added 12
electrocal votes to the Bryan col
umn. " A change of 1,740 in Del
aware, 9,242 in Indiana, 2,825 in
North Dakota, 1,050 in Oregon
and 5,744 in West Virginia, would
have given the electoral votes of
thes states, 50 in all, to Bryan
and would have elected him.
The State Fair.
Albany Herald.
If South Georgia fails to rise to
her opportunity next fall, when
the State Fair is to be held in Val
dosta, she need never again raise
her voice in indignant protest
when North and Middle Georgia
walk off with the good things that
are ever and anon being distribu
ted among the various sections of
the State. Our chance has come.
There have been many disappoint
ments in the past and many of us
had about decided that our section
was destined forever to eat only
the crumbs that fell from the ban-
But\Southwest Georgia has at last
achieved a signal triumph, and
Valdosta gets the State Fair after
b spirited competition with some
of the liveliest cities of North and
Middle Georgia. Just how she
worked it is something a good
many ambitious communities
would like to know. She evident
ly had a rabbit foot of potent
charm, but shame should over
whelm the city or town that per
mits itself to harbor envy for a
moment.
While the fair is to be held in
the busy capital of Lowndes coun
ty every community in Southern
Georgia owes it to itself and to
its section to take a hand in con
tributing to the avancement of an
enterprise the success of which
will depend largely upon that sec
tion’s liberal, unreserved support.
No one doubts that Valdosta will
do her full duty, but the co-oper
ation of every other county in that
territory commonly designated as
South Georgia is absolutely essen
tial.
We have been telling the world
for a good many years “what we
could do ifwe only had the chance’ ’
The chance has now presented it-
Belf, and it becomes incumbent
upon us to make good our oft-re-
iterated boast. No one who is fa
miliar with the agricultural and
other conditions of lower Georgia,
as compared with those of the
middle and northern sections of
the State, will question for a mo
ment our ability to present an ex
hibit that will completely eclipse
auy heretofore seen at the various
state fairs. Ours is the garden
spot, not only of Georgia, but of
the entire south, and if we will
put forth our best efforts in sup
port of the Valdosta fair the re
sult will be such as to make us
forever hereafter proud of the sec
tion in which we have been placed
by the Almighty. And as we stat
ed at the outset of this article,
failure will be paid for at a price
we will not care to give.
The Herald’s appeal is especial
ly directed to the people of Dough
erty county, who should early be
gin preparations for making a
creditable exhibit at the fair. The
matter is one of great importance
and should not be neglected.
Whatever of cash and energy we
may expend in preparing for the
creditable presentations of our re
sources will be returned to us an
hundred fold, and not to be rep
resented at all would be to the
lasting dicredit of our communi-
This is how a Chinese writer de
scribes New Zealanders in a Chi
nese paper: “They live months
without eating a mouthful of rice;
they eat bullocks and sheep in
enormous quantities, with knives
and prongs. They never enjoy
themselves by sitting quietly on
their ancestors’ graves, but jump
around and kick balls as if paid
for it, and they have no dignity,
for they may be found walking
with women.”
A Taste of Imperialism.
Savanfiah News.
Here and there evidence is crop
ping out that the people are be
coming dissatisfied because con
gress has failed to repeal the war
taxes. It is asserted by the ad
ministration that we are at peace
with all the world, and yet the war
taxes are still being collected. It
may be said that we are having
trouble in China, and that the
cost of sending an army there is
very great. The trouble in China
had not begun when congress ad
journed. Hence the republicans
cannot say their refusal to reduce
w. A. DAVIS.
BEN T. RAY.
EDWIN S. DAVIS;
quet board of State. enterprises, -the war taxes was due to expendi^
tures in China
While we are not at war with
the Filipinos we are doing a good
deal of fighting in the Philip
pines, and it costs a vast amount
of money to maintain the 600,000
soldiers there. The indications
are that even more soldiers than
are there now will have to be kept
there many years if the policy of
holding the islands as a perma
nent possession prevails
The money spent in holding the
Philippines is giving the people
taste of imperialism. To rule peo
pie without tneir consent a large
army is necessary, and a large ar
my means heavy taxes. No argu
ment that Mr. Bryan or any other
orator will make during the presi
dential campaign will have so
much influence with the people as
these war taxes which they are
now paying. They cannot see that
the Philippines will ever he of
much benefit to this country. But
they know that they‘are costing a
great deal of money and many
valuable lives
Some of the republicans are
claiming that we have the Philip
pines now and we cannot honora
bly get rid of them—that we are
under obligations to the whole
civilized world to hold on to them
and provide them with an enlight
ened, liberal and stable govern
ment. If that is the case, then
the republican party ought to be
turned out of power ior insisting
upon having them. The main rea
son why it insisted on having
them was that it thought it would
gain great glory by adding so
much territory to the republic,
and that the popularity thus ac
quired would be sufficient to give
it a long lease of qx>wer. It did
not foresee that the islands would
be a costly possession—that an
army would be necessary to hold
them, and that their commerce
would not be sufficient to offset in
the smallest degree the sacrifices
the American people would have
to make to rule them
The republicans are saying that
imperialism will not cut much of
a figure in the campaign. It is be
ginning to look as if the people
would give very little attention to
anything else.
Mention this paper.
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HOLTZCLAW’S DRUGSTORE, Perry, Ga,
Prevented A Tragedy.
Timely information given Mrs.
George Long, of New Straitsville,
Ohio, saved two lives. A fright
ful cough had long kept her awake
every night. She had tried many
remedies and doctors but steadily
grew worse until urged to try Dr
King’s New Discovery. One bot
tle wholly cured her; and she
writes, this marvelous medicine
also cured Mr. Long of a severe at
tack of Pneumonia. Such cures
are positive proof of its power to
cure all thorat,chest and lung trou
bles. Only 50c and $1.00. ‘ Guar
anteed. Trial bottles free at
Holtzclaw’s drug store.
Recent studies’of the ocean bot
tom’ near the coast line of conti
nents have shown 'that rivers, of
considerable size sometimes enter
the sea beneath the surface.
SI.w Are T»«r KUSmji ?
The wolf in the fable put on
sheep’s clothing because, if he
traveled on his own reputation he
couldn’t accomplish his purpose.
Counterfeiters of DeWitt’s Witch
Hazel Salve couldn’t sell their
worthless salves on their merits,
so they put them in boxes and
wrappers like DeWitt’s. Look out
for them. Take only DeWitt’s
Witch Hazel Salve. It cures piles
and all skin diseases. Holtzclaw’s
Drugstore.
The demand for American hon
ey, is increasing, England being
the chief buyer. Iowa produces
9,000,000, pounds annually, and
numerous other states pro
duce half as much or more. The
finest honey is gathered from hives
where white clover and basswood
are aceessable, but in quantity it
falls behind that derived from
goldenrod and buckwheat blos
soms.
To The Deaf.
A rich fady, cured of her deaf
ness and noises in the head by Dr.
Nicholson’s Artificial Ear Drums,
gave $10,000 to -his Instate, so
that deaf people unable to pro
cure the Ear Drums -may. have
them free. Address No. 1474. The
Nicolson Institute, 780 Eighth
Avenue, New York.
$100 Reward, $100.
The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at
least one dreaded disease that sci
ence has been able to cure in all
its stages and that is Catarrh.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh be
ing a constitutional disease, re
quires a constitutional treatment.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken- in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giv
ing the patient strength by build
ing up the conttitution and assist
ing nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in
its curative powers, that, they of
fer one Hundred Dollars for any
case that-it fails to cure; Send
for list of testimonials.
Address. F. J. Cheney <fc Co., To
ledo, O.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Hall’s Family Fills are the best
The pay of the Chinese soldier
indicates that he must be an even
more economical person than' the
New Zealand bushman who was
able to live on £4 10s a year (on
which he kept a horse and enter
tained) . The Chinese private, at
£2 8s-per annum, is extremely in
expensive compajed with the En
glishman at £77, the Russian at
£48 and the Italian—the cheap
est of European soidiers—at £41.
The quicker you stop a cough or
cold the less ganger there will be
of fatal lung trouble. One Min
ute Cough Cure is the only harm
less remedy that gives immediate
results. You will like it. Holtz-'
claw’s Drugstore.
-The death rate of the world is
sixty-seven and the birth rate sev
enty per minute, and this seeming
light percentage of gain is suffi
cient to give a net increase in
population^each year of 1,200,000.
Florida expects to receive $2,-
000,000 for her . present year’s
crop of oranges,.
w.
A. DAVIS &
GGTTON FACTORS,
CO,
405 & 407 Poplar St.,
MACON, GEORGIA.
"We are headquarters for high priees and full weights.
We charge only 50 cents per bale for handling cotton. We
make liberal advances to our customers ajt lowest possible
rates, whether they have cotton in store <>r not. Our first
duty is to our customers, and we give them absolutely loy
al service. We respectfully solicit your colion.
A United Party.
Pittsburg Post.
When Mr. Bryan took the field
four years ago he had on his shoul
ders the grert work of reorganizing
the party and making its strength
effective. That is what his won
derful canvass of that campaign
meant. In a large part of the
country he was deserted by the
Democratic press, and in the great
states the organization was a mere
pretense, doing nothing for the
cause of the candidate. He has
not to do over again in 1900 the
work he so nobly and splendidly,
performed in 1896. That work is
done. He now starts where he
left off in the last campaign. He
is backed by a united party, nev
er in more aggressive form and
never sp determined to achieve
victory, if victory is possible, or
can be achieved through well-di
rected and earnest effort. With
all disadvantages against him in
1896 he has now all that could be
reasonably hoped for at the out
set of the campaign in his favor.
In 1896 he polled 6,500,000 votes
and had a large majority of the
native-born white voters, coming
within 20,000 votes of an election
if there had been changes to that
extent in six states. He accom
plished this under such obstacles
and discouragements as never be
fore faced a candidate for the
presidency.' With this record
what may not be expected when
everything is favorabl? We be
lieve those -who subscribe to the
Kansas City platform and bplieve
in Bryan to-day constitute a ma
jority of the Americau elcetoratfe
The reunited democracy- should
go forth to certain victory.
Officers in Manilla write to their
friends in Washington that they
expect to come heavily in debt
owing to the high prices of practi
cally all necessaries of life. Those
officers who have their wives with
them are finding it very hard to
get along on their salaries. Beef
costs $1.50 a pound, lard nearly
55 cents a pound, mutton 75 cents
a pound, eggs $1.20 per dozen,
hens, $1.25 each, coffee 80 cents a
pound, and other articles of food
in like proportion to prices in
this country. Houses for small
families rent for from $40 to $60
per month.
It is calculated that there will
be between 3,000,000 and 3,500,-
000 young men, who will cast
their first presidential votes next
November. There will be 250,000
of these “maiden” ballots in Illi
nois, and approximately as many
in Indiana and Ohio. In these
three states especial efforts are to
be made by each party to secure
these votes. The Republicans, it
is said, will employ brass bands,
torch light processions and other
spectacular features, while the
Democrats will depend chiefly up
on to an appeal to reason.;
It Helped Win Battles.
Twenty-nine officers and men
wrote from the front to say that
for scratches, bruises, cuts,wounds,
sore feet and stiff joints Bucklen’s
Arnica Salve is the best in the'
world. Same for burns, skin erup
tions and piles. 25 cents a "box.
Cure guaranteed. Sold by H. M.
Holtzclaw, Draggist.
• Among the encouragements of
fered to silk weavers- during the
first century of the existence of
this industrry iii Lyons was ex
emption . from military service
and taxation. So rapid was its
development that in 1650 the weav
ers numbered 18,000 or 20,000
with affiliated pursuits.
The telegraph poles along the
Savannah and Statesboro Rail
way, in Georgia, are growing.
They are made of cypress, and
must have been planted with the-
roots. They are sprouting at the
top and serve a double purpose.
They are shade trees, as well as a
support foirthe - wires.
It will surprise you to experi
ence the benefit obtained by using
the dainty and famous little pills
known’ as DeWitt’s Little Early
Risers. Holtzclaw’s Drugstore.
THE FASK STORE,
008 Cherry Street.
MACON, GA.
Fine Quality of
Fine Quality of
G-la,s sTxraxe.
Largest- Dealer in
ItTOTIOIISrS
IIY MACON.
SPOONS.
Knives aud Forks,
Silverware, &c.
Prices Right. One Price.
Z3- g=g. SMITH.
“w’IiTharris,
DENTIST.
Successor to Dr. W. A. Blassengamo.
OFFICE OVEB DOW DAW BANS,
FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA.
Dr. H. W- WALER,
DENTIST.
Office, Union Dry Goods Co., Cherry st.
MACON GEORGIA.
C. z. McARTHURT
DENTIST,
FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA.
Office over Slappey’s Drugstore.
C.
M. DuPREE.
Attorney - at - Law,
Bybox, Ga.
Money to loan on. Farm Lands.
J. R. SIMS,
OPERATIVE DENTIST.
Crown and Biridge Work.
Office Near Perry Hotel, Main Street,
PERRY, GA
C. DAVIS,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
PERRY, GEORGIA.
Having retired from military servicej .
the practice of law is resumed.
Office in Masonic Building: up stairs
W.
C. C. DUNCAN. J. P. DUNCAN.
DUNCAN & DUNCAN.
PERRY, GEORGIA.
We have made asrangements to nego
tiate loans on Farming lands, at 8 per
cent, interest, in sums of §300.00 and up
wards, where security is first-class.
«ses all that bunric_.
itching, red, pimply, scaly skin, that
you Want to Ee scratching all the
time, and it's only
Watts’ Eczema
| Ointment
That will really cure it. as Veil as
•J* ringworm, tetter, barber's itch, aad
all skin diseases. Twenty-five cents
pays for a box at any drug i f ore.
•j* We make it in Macon but sell at
wholesale only.
Taylor & Peek
Drug Co.
SoldbyK. L. CATER,Druggist, Perry. Ga:
“Forslx years I was m. victim atAjtm
pepsla In Its wont form. I could eat nothin*
{jut mint toast, and at times my stomach would
no,retatn«& at eSSI
began taking CASCABETS an
have a
least March I
and since then I
until I am as well as I -
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