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JOH.IS H. HODGES, Proprietor. DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROCRESS AND CULTURE, #1.50 A YEAR INADVANCE. VOL. XXIX. PESKY. HOUSTON COUNTY. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1900. NO. 45. I “9® COTTON FACTOR, MACON, GA. Money to loan to responsible farmers at a low rate of interest. My connection with the cotton mills o: Macon gives me advantages unsurpassec in handling cotton consigned to me, and solicit your shipments. C B. WILLINGHAM. Georgia’s Population. IF YOU WANT ANYTHING in . Dry Goods, Millinery, Clothing, Furnishings, Shoes, ; Come to see ns and we will treat you right We will tell you something specific in our ad next week. 414-4X6 Third Macon, Georgia PAT HARTLEY and OLIVER HANCOCK OP OLD HOUSTONi Are with us and, will be glad:tp see their^tends. BROWN & JOHNSON WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCERllS AND PLANTERS’ SUPPLIES. GET OUR PRICES BEFORE PLACING . YOUR ORDER ELSEWHERE. 116 Poplar Street, v -. MACON, OEORGIA. (L. S. WORSHAM’S OLD STAND,) -1 ■ GET OUR PRICES button GiuS, Cotton P I'esses, Seed Cstteij Sle\ r ators, Engiucfe Boilers, Officials census figures from Washington show that the pres ent population of Georgia is 2,- 216,829, an increase of 878,976 since 1890. Commenting with re ference to congressional represen tation, the Atlanta Constitution says: ' “If the basis of representation in congress under the newly com pleted census is placed at 184,000, which ..would be an increase of 10,000 ovfer the present apportion ment, Georgia:will he entitle to a new congressional district, giving the state twelve members in the house of representatives and four teen votes, in the electoral col lege. This fact was made clear yesterday morning on the an nouncement of the census bureau that the population of Georgia has gone to 2,216,329. The exist ing popular basis is one congress man -to a fraction over 174,000 persons. To the Georgia public which has confidently looked-forward to twelve congressmen under the 1900 census the question of inter est is, will Georgia increase the ratio of people over 184,000? If not, thep Georgia is certain of twelve representatives, and there- apportionment committees to be appointed in the state legislature will find plenty of work to engage their attention in defining the limits of the new congressional district. A majority of the Georgia mem bers in congress have expressed the opinion during the last few months that the new basis of rep resentation, provided of course the old one is changed, will not be fixed at more than 190,000 Representative- Bartlett, of the Sixth, who has made a close study, of the census situation and at tempted to ascertain the senti ment of several leaders in con gress, stated recently in Atlanta that he did not believe. the ratio of people to every congressman would go over 190,000. The fact has fihaly come light that , with an increase of not more than-10,000 in the reappor tionment Georgia will he present ed with a hew representative This, is regarded as good news in political circles, for serious doubts have from time to time been ex prssed that the census would per mit an increase of representation It is highly probable that noth- will ,be done by the re-apportion ment committees of the general assembly of Georgia at this ses sion. The .basis of represetation must be fixed by congress, and that body does not meet until December and until the basis fixed there is no certainty that a re-apportionment will be necessa ry- With the announcement of the census, and the understanding that Georgia’s chances are excel lent for another district, the po liticans are discussing the claims of different sections of the state for the twelfth district. It is cer tain that one of the strongest claims will be put forward by the people of Muscogee. county. The -understanding is that Columbus has had only one congressman in the last 1 forty years, and one the ory is to make tha.t city the cen ter of the new district. The idea in-this connectionis to form a district between the pres ent fifth and fourth districts, let ting Columbus remain the center of the fourth, and placing the counties to the north in the fourth district in the new district. The increase in population in the state has been in the south ern portion, and this is consider ed an argument why the new dis trict should: go to that section. Whether a new basis of repre sentation is fixed "by congress or hot, the committees on re-appor- tionment: to bo appointed in the Georgia legislature will find work to do and a good-deal of it, as re arrangement bf the state’s dis tricts is no w under contemplation Senator Roland Ellis, of the twen ty-second, will be chairman of the senate apportionm'ent committee, ahd? : Represenative T. W: Hard- Svick, bf Washington, will be chair man of the house committee. The committees will hardly have much to-engage their attention at tne -present session.' Saw Gri&t c r ANYTHING in MACHINERY or MILL SUPPLY LINE. We Operate Machine Shops and Foundr\. MALLARY BHOSi MACHINERY CO., 1011 thi3 paper. MACON, "euti: "A Backwoods Evolution. Millions Given Away. It is certainly gratifying to. the public to- know of one concern which is not afraid to be gener ous. The proprietors of Dr. King’s New Discovery for consumption, coughs and colds have given away over ten million trial bottles and have the satisfaction of knowing it has cured thousands of hopeless cases. Asthma, brochitis, lagrippe and all throat, chest and r lnng dis eases arb surely cured by it. Call at Holtzclaw’s” Drugstore and get free trial bottle. Regular size 50c and $1. Every bottle guaranteed. Subscribe for The Home Journal. Incident at a campmeetitfg in a Tennesee Town. »g - A small town in the Tennessee mountains was the scene of a great revival of religion when a New Or leans drummer chanced to pass that way. He spent ah evening at the campmeeting, ?&nd reports one incident to the Times-Demo crats. “Just as I arrived,” says, “an itinerant evangelist was administreing a terrific rebuke to scientific skeptics. “ ‘And there’s a fellow by the name of Darwin,’ he shouted,’ that allows we all come down from monkeys, and Adam wasn’t noth in’ but a big gorilla! I’d like to know if ther’s any person in the sound of my voice that’s fool enough to believe such stuff as that? Tf there is, let him stand up I” “To my surprise, a tall lantern- jawed man bn the' bench adjoin- ihg mine promptly rose to his feet. I saw at a glance that he was one of those rustic walking encyclopedias who always lead off in debates 7 at cross-roads stores and I looked to see some fun. “He was perfectly self-possess ed and was evidently loadedf or the parson. For a moment there was silence then the evangelist leaned forward and shaded his eyes with his hand. ,Will the brother move a lee tie nearer the light?” he said in a gentle voice. The - evolutionist folded his arms defiantly and step ped under a fllaring pine torch. Thanky,’ said .the preacher blandly. ‘Now, do I understand yer’ to say that you really believe you’re'kin to monkeys?” “ ‘I do, replied the skeptic. $£• “There was another moment of silence. “ ‘Well, brethren an<J sisters, said the evangelist, slowly, ‘since I come to size the brother up, I’m kinder inclined to , believe he keerect. - We will now sing hymn number ’leven.’ “That settled Mr. Darwin and squelched Mb rash disciple. He tried to say something, but was drowned out. When I last saw him he was sneaking quitely home through the big pines.”—New Or leans Times-Democrats. The official announcement of the total population of the United States for 1900 is 76,295,220, of which 74,627,907 are contained in .the forty-five states representing Approximately the population to he used for apportionment purpo ses. There is a total of 134,158 Indians not tdxed. ; The total population "in 1890, with which the aggregate population of- the present census should be compar ed, was 63,069,756.' Taking the 1890 population as a basis there •has been a gain in population of 13,225,464; during the past ten years, representing an increase of nearly 21 per cent. State oir Ohio, City of Toledo I Luoas County. j ss Frank: J. Cheney makes oath that.he is senior partner of F.-J. Cheney & 06'., doing "business in the city of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of One Hundred Dollars for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Frank J. Cheney. Sworn to before hie an! sub scribed in -my presence, This 6th day of December, A. D.. 1886. A. W. Gleason, Notary Public. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken in-, ternally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free.' F: J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Hall’s Family Pills are thebest seal | A jury at Harrisburg,Pa., found a verdict of murder in the first de gree against-Elmer E. Barner ,who killed, his'brother-in-law, Isaac Miller. Before taking a vote on the prisoner’s "guilt or innocence one of. the jury- offered prayer, after which a hymn was sung Then, having worked themselves into a pionsYrame-of mind, .they -nnahimously voted the accused guilty. Woman and the Ballot. The falling off of woman suff rage is one of the curious/igns of the times. Some years ago the women of Boston made a wild run upon the polls in a school election there. Gradually the interest has died out, until now the vote is incon siderable. The same indifference has been developed in England. In a focal election to be held in London this week women entitled to vote could exercise a deciding influence, but the canvassers find them, with rare exdeptions, entirely apathetic. This" has been the unvarying ex perience with woman franchise, in England. Only 22 per cent of the qualified women voters exercise the franchise at county council elections. Men must do the voting and the fighting a little longer. w. A. DAVIS. BEN T. RAY. EDWIN S. DAVIS. To Keep Syrup Sweet and Pure. As many of our farmers are now getting ready to boil their syrup it would be well for them to try Prof. H. E. Stockbridge’ smethod for keeping syrup sweet and pure He guarantees that his method is absolutely unfailing. He never lost, he says, a gallon of syrup by this method, though he uses only barrels to store it. The following is his plan: Take a quanity of dead gray moss, or if the moss is alive kill it by burying it, and pack an ordi nary barrel three-fourths full. Then let the cane juice strain through the barrel before cooking. This is so very simple that any one can understand it and its effi cacy is guaranteedby Prof. Stock- bridge, who this year has planted fifty acres of cane. Georgia has outstripped Ken tucky in growth, and now stands third in the list of Sothern states. Missouri and Texas, in the order named, alone are ahead of her in population. Missouri, with 10,- 000 square miles more territory, and Texas with over 200,000 miles more, ard each less than 1,000,000 inhabitants in the lead of Georgia Considering area, Georgia is the most populous of the trio, as she is the best.—Savannah News. Neodesha, Kan:, has a popula tion of about 1,500, which in cludes more thin people than any place twice its size in America. Many men weigh less than 100 pounds, though in good health. Physicians say that the petroleum or natural gas wells there are re sponsible for making the people look like whitened refugees from a famine district of India? If the dustings from the car pets in the halls of the Georgia Legislature are equal in fertiliz ing properties to 117 loads of ma nure, as would appear from a re cent official report, some revenue the state might be derived from, letting out the carpet clean ing privilege to the highest: bidder after each sitting of the Legisla ture.—Savannah News. Mr. Croker tells an-old tale of Roosevelt. He says that the Rough Rider only consented to become the vice presidential nom inee/after he, had been assued that McKinley was a very, sick man,' add Could not last his term out. Mr: Croker asserts that this infor mation came to him through Republican “who is on the inside” W. A. DAVIS & CO., COTTON FACTORS, 405 & 407 Poplar St., MACON, GEORGIA. We are headquarters for high pfiees and full weights. We charge only 50 cents per hale for handling cotton. We make liberal advances to our customers at-lowest possible rates, whether they have cotton in store or not. Our first duty is to our customers, and we give them absolutely loy al service. We respectfully solicit your cotton. Beagfit, Said and Exchanged, Full Line Houston County Books, Book and Stationery Co. 572 CHERRY ST., MACON, GEORGIA. SAM MAYER. W. B. WATTS. JSJkTWt & "WATT! COTTON FACTORS, MACON, GA. Advances made to farmers at low rates of interest. WE DO A STRICT COMMISSION B USINESS. Shipments Solicited. Mayer & Watts, Macon, Ga. CALDER B, WILLINGHAM, JR., Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Crockery, Stoves, Lamps |§ Houser Furnishing Goods. A COMPLETE LINE OF HOLIDAY GOODS. TRIANGULAR BLOCK, MACON, GA. EESTJMEE -s B’CTSSHSTESS. Great I<ncl£ Of An Editor.. ‘For two years all efforts to cure" Eczema in the palms of my hands failed,” writes Editor H.N Lester, of Syracuse, Kan., “then was wholy cured by Bucklen’s Arnica Salve:” It’s the world’s best naive for Eruptions, Soresand all skin diseases. Only 25 cents at H. M. Holtzclaw’s President Eliot of Harvard star ted his list of names for the pro posed hall of fame by giving pref erence tp those of John Adams, Samuel Adams and John Quincy Adams. A sarcastic Princeton man suggest the addition of the old Adam, Adam’s apple, Adam’s fall, Charles Francis Adams and Adams ale.' To Core l Cold.In One Day- Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Aildruggiscsrefnnd the nioney if it fails.to Cure. -,-E. "W. Grove’s signature is on each box. 25/." . Stow Are Tour Kidney, f Dr. Hobbt' Sparatras Pills core all kidney Bis. Sam ple free.-Add. Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or N.Y. According to Gen. Baden-Pow- ell, there is a .future for girls in South Africa. The situation is realized by practical Germans 1 , who have already started a regu lar emigration bureau for young women, most of whom are engaged or married almost as soon as they land. •This. is. the season when mothers are alarmed on account of croup. It is quickly cured :by One Minute Cough Cure, which children like to take. Holtzclaw’s Drugstore. Ait Peckforton, Cheshire, Eng land, is to be seen a very queer beehive. It is in the shape of a castle .on an elephant’s, "back and is carved in stone. No other pills can equal DeWitt’s Little Early Risers for promptness, certainty and efficiency. Holtzclaw’s Drugstore. Don’t Tobieeo Spit and Smok* lour Life Att»t. To. quit tobacco-easily and forever, be mag netic. fnllof life, nerve, and vigor, take No-T» Bac, the wonder-worker, that makes weak men strong. AU'druggists, *r II. Cure guaran teed. : Booklet' and sample free. Address Sterling Remedy CO., Chicago or Hew York. H3. Xj. ZBTTIRIDiaiK:, -DEALER IN— Groceries and Planters’ Supplies. 452 POPLAR STREET. MACON, GA. After more than a year, resumed business at the same stand. I solicit the patronage of former customers, and all others who desire beskgoods at lowest prices. We have the accommodations at our tt|m : -We supply aU the Best Brands of WHISKIES, BE ANDIES AND WINES. HOME MADE CORN WHISKEY a Specialty. JUG ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION. MEALS 25 cents. BEDS 25 cents. YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED. THE HJ, 508gPopIar. Street. MACON, Ga. ■-■-I. -j its and Truck Growers VJ,U - SA '%£Z§r u B y‘§ UYIM j RUMMER PALL JANTINGi r-'fii-JZ Genuine Beehtoa Onion Seed and Sets, Valentine and Refugee Beans, Matchless akd Honey-Makbe Tomato, Etc, Bic. ■EVERYTHING FOR THE SUMMER AND FALX. GARDEN. ONLY HIGH GRADE TESTED SEED OFFERED. 1 i^Largest Combined Seed ud Nursery-House 1» ttj Sooth. f m} C.ta 1 ^^ THEGR,FF,N J °JSSf v - |1 S l ?-^aJ HMB m flfi&i Ii mm