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JOH1V H. HODGES, Proprietor. DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE &fi TOL. XXIX. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1900. NO. 36. mtussaiJi 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 solicit your shipments. C. B. WILLINGHAM. STRONG SHOE GO., MACON, GEORGIA. SOLE AQENTS FOR “QUEEN QUALITY,” the famous Ladies’ $3.00 Shoes—all styles. “WALK OVER.” Shoes on the marlei. the best value in Men’s $3.50 We carry always in slock a complete assortment of everything that is new and good in footwear. Mail orders promptly attended to. In Memoriam. STRONG SHOE CO.. MACON, GEORGIA. BROWN & JOHNSON, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCERIES AND PLANTERS’ SUPPLIES GEP OUR PRICES BEFORE PLACING TOUR ORDER ELSEWHERE. 416 Poplar Street, MACON, GEORGIA. (L. S. WORSHAM’S OLD STAND.) CALDER B. WILLINGHAM, JR., Wholesale and Retail Dealer in House- Crockery, Stoves, Lamps Furnishing' Goods. NASON’S FRUIT JARS AND TIN GANS. TRIANGULAR BLOCK, MACON, GA. Going Out of Business. CLOSING OUT ENTIRE STOCK OF Furniture, Housefurnishings, Buck’s Stoves and Ranges AT IJlill—LJL— Should'you heed anything in this line it will pay you handsomely to come to Macon while this great closing out sale continues. Think of buying $50.00 worth of goods for $37.50. It means to you a saving of 33f per cent profit. The entire stock must,be Closed ont by October 1st. So come quick and get your share. - CL T. C3r^RJD^Bn<T 7 THE FURNITURE MAH, St., 3k/£a,GorL* G-a,. GET OUR PRICES BEFOREIBUYING Cotton’ Giis, Cotton Presses, Seed Gettoii Elevators, Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills, Grist Mills, or ANYTHING in MACHINERY or MILL SUPPLY LINE. We Operate Machine Shops and Foundry. MALLARY BROS. MACHINERY CO., MACON, GEORGIA. Mention this paper. Written for the Home Joubxal. “Oh! the key to thy casket, mother, The angel-of death .hath found; A gem he hath taken- from thee To place in thy Master’s crown.” On the 4th of August the angel of death entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Wasner and bore across the dark and- mystic river the loved form of their eldest daughter, Johnnie. For four long, weary .weeks the battle for life-was fought with scarcely unabating strength. But gradually the pow ers of the earth-life gave over the fight, and the soul, stepping out from its house of clay, sailed away over the crystal sea to its home of immortality. We know that the old must die, but when the young and the beautiful, the pride and joy of the home, are cut down like the untimely flower we, with eyes blinded with teats and hearts breaking with sorrow, sit and grieve, and wonder at the inscru table ways of an Allwise Provi dence. Standing on the threshold of womanhood, the future seemed indeed a summer-land of promise sweet. Beautiful in person and fiifted with a mind ambitions for success, she allowed no obstacle to shut out from her grasp the priceless blessing of a good educa tion—and intermingled with it all was a heart at peace with its God, And the hearts of the parents love to linger with fondest recollec tions of the hours spent at the or gan as she sang softly alone: “All for Jesus, all for Josub, All my being’s ransomed powers, All my thoughts and words and doings, All my days and all my hours.” It was the prayer of the heart— “the soul in its earliest love”— singing itself away to the home above. ‘All for Jesus, all for Jesus, Besting now beneath His wings.” May God sanctify this great sor row and shadow of affliction to the souls of all her loved ones, is the wish of A Friend. Oldest Church in Georgia. The old Midway church, in Lib erty county, Ga., still L standing, had for its pastor between 1785 and 1791 Du. Abiel Holmes, the father of Oliver Wendell Holmes; and when Precident Washington paid his celebrated visit to Geor gia in 1790, Dr. Holmes was made chairman of the committee ap pointed by the congregation of the Old Midway church to greet him. “Dr. Joseph LeConte, pro fessor of chemistry in the Univer sity of California,” says a corres pondent of the Boston Transcript, “is one of the products of Old Midway church. So also is United States Senator A. O. Bacon, and many people will be surpsised to know that Governor Theodore Roosevelt, of New York, is also of this same stock, deriving his con nection with old. Midway church through his mother, who was born in Liberty county, and- whose pro genitors were p.sominent and in fluential members of the church.” Of our total exports last year, valued.at$1,894,186,375, Europe an countries, over which our flag does not fly, took more than $1,- 000,000,000 worth, while South America and our . new possessions took a fraction thereof so small as to he an almost negligible quanti ty. The statistics of our foreign commerce, taken as a whole, are the; indisputable indices of pros perity. And for that, prosperity the nation is not indebted to any political party, but to the natural growth and’ development of its own splendid resources and to the needs of foreigu peoples who have the wherewithal “to buy from us.— New York World.. The Bravery of Woman was grandly shown by Mrs. John Dowling, of Butler, Pa., in a three years’ struggle with a malignant stomach trouble that caused dis tressing attacks of nausea and in digestion. All remedies failed to relievo her until she tried Electric Bitters. After taking it two months, she wrote: “I am now whoUy cured and can eat any thing. It is truly a grand tonic for. the whole system, as I gained in weight and feel much stronger since using it.” . It aids digestion, cures dyspepsia, improves appe tite, gives new life. Only 50 cts. Guaranteed at Holtzclaw’s Drug Store. Mr. Bryan’s Great Speec h. Mr. Bryan’s speech of accept ance at Indianapolis is without doubt the political eyent'of para mount importance in the present campaign. Mr-. Bryan received at the hands of the Democratic party the nomination for th'e presidency. A partisan utterance upon this oc casion would have been pardoned, nay, more, was even expected by the country at large. Tradition and precedent exist to justify canidate in such a course. He of Canton—MarkHanna’s man—who was recetly notified of a nomina tion, took occasion to plead for the principals of a party and in the cause of an administration. In multifarious terms he told what “we” had done, and fairly reveled in the deeds of “us.” The Re publican party was defended—ev en apologizeed for. And William McKinley accepted at the hands of those who bore the Btamp of the Republican party the nomina tion for the presidency of the Uni ted States. Mr.McKihley’s speech acceptance wiU go down in history as the statement of a party fol lower. But how ^different is the tone and tenor of Mr. Bryan’s In dianapolis address. McKinley spoke to a party-—Bryan to|a na tion ; McKinley pleaded the cause of an administration—Bryan the cause of a people. McKinley de fended the principles of a party— Bryan spoke in defense of the principals that are at the founda tion of free government; McKin ley spoke as a canidate, but Bryan spoke as an American citizen. In the face of existing circum stances it is a fact of peculiar sig nificance that Mr. Bryan could re ply tp the notification committee in a speech bearing as little trace of partisan politics as the consti tution of the United States or the Declaration of Independence. This Jdoes not indicate that Mr. Bryan is not a good Democrat, but rather that the democraticjparty is contending not so much for certain theories of administration in a free government asfor free govern- hient itself. Hence it is that, fighting for the very existence of the republic, the position of the patriotic citizen who stands for free government and the position of the Democratic party become identical.—Ex Ten dent Coton. The community of Neodosha, Kan., a town of about 1,500 in habitants, claims a rather unique distinction. The majority of the people there are thin in flesh, and many of the men and women weigh less than 100 pounds each. The Neodosha Sun claims that if all the people of that community were stood up in line and dressed only in Indian attire, they would make a picture equal to the repre sentations of starving India. Phy sicians claim that the great bo dies of natural gas and oil under the town are nature’s anti-fat remedy. In spite of repeated urgings from their pastor, Bonie female mem bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Knightstown, Ind., re fused to remove their hats during services. Then he directed that those who. persisted - in wearing their headgear must occupy reserv ed pews in the “amen corner.” Now these pews have regular occu pants and there is a prospect that they will increase in numbers, for most of "the women want to wear their hats, although manyj yielded to the pastor’s wish. Blakley Reporter _ The following was penned by a nlan of good authority in the line on whioh he writes. ~ “There is no legitimate argument in favor of 7c. cotton, and the only reason why the price is being depressed is becanse the speculators antici pate the rush of our crop on the market and letting the buyers take the staple at whatever figure they deemjeonvenient. The pro ducers have the opportunity of their lives to manage the present cropjon terms satisfactory to them selves. The world is short of raw cotton, and the mills in this coun try and in Europe most depend absolutely upon the cotton now growing in the fields to keep their spindles moving. The world has consumed more than eleven mill ions hales of American cotton in the last twelve months, and there is at this time no surplus to be carried over. It is generally con ceded thar we cannot now produce but a little^over ten miUion bales from the present crop, which will reduce the supply for the next ten months a million and a halfbales The increased demand for Ameri can cotton is]at present about 250, 000 bales per annum, so that we will fall short of supplying actual demands for the coming'year. To Acquire a Good Vocabulary “A good vocabulary is aebuired by reading good books, as well as by hearingthe talk of those who express thenlselves in the speech of educated people,” writes Mar garet E. Sangster, in the Septem ber Ladies’ Home Journal. “Thought lies back of speech, and the more subjects interest us the more command of language we shall have in which to describe them. They who read scientific books will have grasp of scientific terms. They who descriminate nicely and use the very best word to say what they have in their, minds will consult a dictionary and see the similarities or the ' contrasts of certain words; will choose,as among gems, the flawless ruby or crystal; will not he satie- fied except with the exact words which can express precisely the meaning they wish to convey. The reading of good authors lifts our vocabulary from meanness and meagerness to nobility and splen dor, enriches our speech with words which are like a beautiful embroidery on the garment of dai ly life, and furnishes us with al lusions, quotations and phrases which are picturesque, apposite or convenient for illustration.” Keeps His Petrified Wife. The complete census returns of Greater New York show a popula tion of 3,437,202 people, This shows a gain of 37.9 per cent over the figures of the census of 1890. The population of the whole coun try was but little greater at the time of the Revolutionary .War. Yon can spell it cough, caugh, coff, kauf, kaff, kough, or kaugh, but the only harmless remedy that quickly cures it is One Minute Cough Cure. Holtzclaw’s drugstore Accoding to Government re ports this year’s corn crop will be the greatest ever harvested. The estimate places the yield at 2,400, 000,000 bushels. Allowing the worlds population to be*l,500,000, 000, this would allow one and three-fifths bushels to every man, woman and child on the globe, enough to furnish them- in bread for a whole month. The emergency bags sent by a church society to Kansas soldiers in the Philippines contained among the necessities a box of DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, the well known cure for piles, injuries and skin diseases. The ladies took care to obtain the original De- Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve, know ing that all the counterfeits are worthless, Holtzclaw’s Drugstore. Some Hawaiian sugar planters are in tne United States to deport negro laborers to the sugar plan tations of those islands. Their scheme may 'possibly develop in to a big movement of the blacks. The scheme is to take whole fam ilies if they can be secured. The laborers will be given a written contract to pay them $20 a. month Dost Tobacco Spit tad Smoke Tour life Imp. To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag netic. full ot life, nerve and vigor, take No-To Bac, the wonder-worker, that makes weak men strong. All druggists, in. Chre goaran- teed. Booklet -and sample .free. Address Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York. Subscribe'for The Home Journal. For several years J. H. Rickel has kept his two wives in his little carriage shop at Chanute, Kan., and the women' have never spoken to each other, yet no-jealously ex ists between them. The reason for this is that the first wife, who died in Dakota bad lands tweny-five years ago, is' pet rified, and is securely packed in'a« wooden box. The living wife is her husband’s constant companion and helps him in the shop, besides doing her housework. When. Rickel moved from Dako ta, several years ago, he exhumed the'body of wife No. 1 and fouud it to he petrified. He says it seems only natural that he should want her body as near him as possible. He adds that it is the only thor ough case of petrification of a hu man body in the United States. The form is perfect and the fea tures of the face almost life-like w. A. DAVIS. BEN T. RAY. EDWIN 8. DAVIS. w. A. DAVrS & CO. COTTON FACTORS, 405 & 407 Poplar St., MACODT, 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 onr customers at lowest possible^ rates, whether they have cotton in store or not. Our first y duty is to our customers, and we give them absolutely loy al service. We respectfully solicit your cotton. BOUGHT, SOLD AM) EXCHANGED. Full Line Houston County Books. Book and Stationery Co. 572 CHERRY ST., MACON, GEORGIA. SAM MAYER. W. B. WATTS. MAYWM & Wiffp COTTON FACTORS, MACON, .GA. Advances made to farmers at low rates of interest. WE B0 A STRICT COMMISSION BUSINESS. Shipments Solicited. Mayer & Watts, Macon, Ga. Southern Boys Abroad. Hour’s Tills? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot he cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. We,the'undersigned,have known F. J. Cheney the last 15 years,and believe him perfectly honroable in all business transactions and fi nancially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. West & Truan, Wholesale Druggists^ Toledo, O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Uruggists, Toledo, O. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken in ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials free. Price. 75c. per bottle, Sold by all drug gists. Hall’s Family Pills are the best Chairman Hanna cooly inform ed the Philadelphia magnates who have obtained toeir vast wealth and preferment through partisan favoritism, that that city would be drawn upon for $600,000 as a cotribution to the republican cam paign. This is a pretty large sum and indicates that the boss thinks that the fight will b9 a desperate one. To' Cur. Con.tIp.tion Forever. ,acarets Caul U C. C. C. fail to cure, Take Caacaiets Candy Cathartic. 10c or I iur6i froggy refuna money. Southern Farm Magazine. They have gone abroad by the hundred, and have succeeded. Their energies havfe been spent in building up other towns and cities where man stands for what is in him, no matter who his parents may have been. To be sure,the mi gration from home hasnotbeendue in all cases to lack of appreciation. Too often it is the- outcome of the restlessness born of imperfect ed ucation and the vain desire to par ticipate in the mad swirl in the hope of accumulating a fortune rapidly.* Compared with the successes in the-wild race for for tune, the failures are beyond enu meration. The safe plan is for home folios and home capital to encourage home talent where it ex ists, and for home talent to be content with the approbation of one’s. own-fellows, rather than to seek purely material gainst in com munities where the guiding prin ciple is brutal expression of the theory of the survival of the fit test. THE FAIR STORE, 008 Cherry Streets MACON, GA. Fine Quality of IDXSIEXIES. Fine Quality of The government has found a use for the island of Guam. Guam is 3,500 miles from Honolula and 1,600 miles from Manila. It is to be developed by tne United States government in a thoroughly pro tected naval base for American warships 'in. the Pacific. A com mission of army and navy piffidersi' will make a preliminary survey at once and it is expected "that ; . this work will be completed in time for practical action by congress daring itB next cession. To The: 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 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. Largest Dealer in usroTionsrs ICIN' MACON. SPOONS, Knives and Forks, Silverware, &c. Prices Bight. One Price. E. 2FV S2s "That’s Eczema that makes your arm so rs4 and itchy. This Watt’s 25c*ema Ointment vrlU cure it. It cores Tetter, Ringworm and ail forts of skin, diseases, and only oosts 25 chats • tox. All tha-feog. stores sell It, and lots of people use it. The Taylor and P*ek »rug Co., in Macon, make it.” Sold by R- L; CAtlk, Drnggist, Perry. Ga: The bachlor editor of the Dothan (Ala.) Sifting is somewhat mixed. It is a question in his mind wheth er the signs are for better or for worse times. He says: “Politics are not causing many people to ran wild, but weddings are num erous; new papers are being estab- liseed all over the' state and the baby crop is a‘howling;success.’ ” DeWitt’s Little Early Risers are prompt, palatable, pleasant, pow erful, purifying little pills TT ” claw’s Drugstore. Holtz- BESTFORTBE ■BOWELS ■ If yon haven t a regular, healthy movement of the bowels every day. you’re sick, orjrill be. Keep your and be welL Force. In the shape of c or pill poison. Is dangerous. The most perfect w;— " ~ .— 'to take Pleasant, Palatable. Potent. Taste Good. Do Good, Weaken, or Gripe. ttte. 25c, 50c. Write for free sample, and booklet-on health. Address Sfcrllar Remedy Company. Giles**, Xostresl, Inr Tsrk. 323* KEEP YOUR BLOOD GLEAN