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JaO.H. HODGES, Editor and Publisher
Perry, Thursday, Novembbb 29.
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respondent, E. G. Siegers, 918 F. Street,
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Praise with thanksgiving.
The Paramount Issue.
There was much said about the
paramount issue in the late presi
dential campaign, but there were
disagreements, and though . the peo
ple have rendered their verdict,
there are differences of opinion as
to what was the paramount-issue.
When another political campaign
comes there will be" another para-
j inount issue, perhaps, and again the
people will decide.
Now, however, and always, there
is a paramount issue that asserts it
self against all contrary argument.
That is, each man must exert him
self to the utmost in his chosen av
ocation to bring profit to. himself
and his household, without in any
The Georgia legislators were the
guests of honor last Friday night at' degree doing violence to the rights
the governor’s mansion.
England and the United States
will be together when the settle
ment crisis is reached in China.
It has often been demonstrated
that Georgia farmers can profitably
raise cattle for the general market.
With the old year, an old century
will be completed, and the people
should earnestly and cheerfully keep
pace with the progress of time.
If Georgia farmers would raise all
the cattle, horses and mules needed
in Georgia, at least one million dol
lars would be kept in the state that
annually goes to other states.
Eastern capitalists have recently
purchased 50,000 acres of land in
north Georgia, and will develop the
mineral resources of Fannin, Gilmer,
Lumpkin, Murray and Pickens coun
ties.
It is said the representatives of
the powers in Pekin have agreed
concerning the demands to be made
of China in the peace settlement
that seems so desirable, yet so elu
sive.
It is not complimentary r to the
farmers of Georgia that thousands
of dollars worth of Tennessee chick
ens and eggs are annually sold in
this state. There’s good business in
poultry raising.
It is reported from New York
city that the Tammany organization
is leading a crusade against the offi
cial protection and encouragement
of vice. This crusade will surely be
effective if it is sincere.
It is said fully one-half of the tur
keys used to grace Thanksgiving and
Christmas dinners in Georgia were
raised in Tennessee. Turkeys to
supply the demand should hereafter
be raised on Georgia farms.
Whatever the true cause of the
late democratic defeat may be, it
does not mean the personal repudia
tion of Hon. W. J. Bryan as a great
and true patriot, a good and strong
man with the courage of his convic
tions.
Increased attention is being prop
erly devoted to the dairy business
in several sections of Georgia. At
and around Atlanta, Rome, Mariet
ta ,Griffin and Macon the business
has been systematized by organiza
tion, and fair profit is realized.
Bids for the work of removing the
wreck of the Maine from the harbor
at Havana will be opened at Ha
vana on the 15th of December next.
The use of explosives will be prohib
ited, and the person or company to
whom the contract is awarded will
be required to give a bond ofi» $10,-
000 for faithful compliance with the
terms of the contract;
of other people. Be the avocation,
business, calling or profession what
it may, the underlying principles of
this paramount issue are the same,
though there may be some differ
ence of expression in the applica
tion.
The same right of opinion, speech
and action that each claims for him
self, each is in justice bound to ac
cord to all others. Each claims for
himself honesty of purpose, and to
others each should grant the same
character of purpose until otherwise
proven
In the section of country in which
the Home Journal circulates most
freely, and where our interest is
greatest, the paramount issue is to
practice such methods as will afford
the greatest measure of agricultural
progress and prosperity. Every man,
woman and child has an interest in
agriculture, **and are affected for
good or ill by the. general success or
failure of those engaged in that bus
iness. When the farmers of Houston
and of Georgia’make good crops,
sell more than they buy, and have
money to invest in- property, or in
increasing their comforts of life, all
who come in contact with them
share in the prosperity attained
through beneficent farming.
There are details that each man
must manage for -himself, but the
great foundation sill of agricultural
upbuilding is known to the farmers,
and we are glad to know that a ma
jority of them in this section are us
ing it effectively for good. They
know that success will not abide
with that farmer who buys each
year needed farm supplies that can
be produced on the farm in reason
able quantity and of fine quality.
Cotton is undoubtedly the best
money crop in this, section of Geor
gia, but many of our farmers have
learned by sad experience that the
money from a cotton crop wiil not
pay for all the supplies needed on
the farm.
Making the application general,
diversified industry is the paramount
issue with the people of Georgia and
the south.
Ex-President Kruger of the South
African Republic was accorded cor
dial reception in France last week in
his travels from Marseilles to Paris.
He was given a most friendly ova
tion at each town and city visited.
He expressed much pleasure con
cerning his reception, and it is said
he will go from Paris direct to Hol
land. From his expressions, he and
his Boer colleagues expect European
aid in changing the conditions in
South Africa.
The Central of Georgia Railway
officials have just issued an agricul
tural bulletin concerning saving su
gar cane for seed, poultry, wheat
culture and tobacco. This bulletin
says that the top third of the cane
stalk is the best for seed, and should
not be banked, but planted at once
without stripping, the ground hav
ing been, thoroughly prepared. This
bulletin will be furnished farmers
free on application.
Whether free coinage of silver,
imperialism and other democratic is
sues of the late campaign, shall ever
be prominent in politics again need
not concern our people just now.
They were repudiated by a fair ma
jority of the people, but that fact
does not necessarily demonstrate
their unsoundness.. All great truths,
inventions, business propositions and
even divine institutions have been at
times rejected.
I-r is announced that the repub
lics of South and Central America,
with the exception of Chili, have ap
proved the plan of compulsory arbi
tration in disputes between such -re
publics, as adopted by the recent
Latin-American congress. ,
Congressional Anticipation.
The concluding session of the 56th
congress will begin next Monday,
and expire by limitation on the 4th
of March next. The 57th congress,
elected November 6 th, 1900, 'will
not convene until December, 1901,
unless called to meet In extraordina
ry session. The republican majority
in this congress is large enough to
absolutely control legislation, and of
the near session our Washington cor
respondent says:
“Speed ,will be the ruling idea in
the House of Representatives this
winter, and the right of 'the minori
ty to discuss the measures on which
the House is to pass will be sharply
curtailed in the process. Not that it
makes much difference, however, for
the House, as organized by the re
publicans, is about as perfect a ma
chine for registering the ideas of
half a dozen leaders as could well
be devised. Hence, there is every
promise that in the three weeks be
fore the holidays the House will dis
pose of a vast amount of legislation.
All the chairmen of important com
mit teefe arriving in town announce
their plans to have the notable meas
ures of the session prepared either
as soon as congress meets or within
a few days thereafter, and in all
probability as soon as the presi
dent’s message has been read, .the
House will settle to hard and con
tinuous work Last year the repub
licans were proud of passing the
gold standard bill and one or two
appropriations bills before the hol
iday recess. This year the bill for
the reduction of the war revenues
taxes, the bill for the reorganization
of the army, the river and harbor
appropriation bill, the oleomargarine
biU, the Indian appropriation bill
and some of the other appropriation
bills will' probably be before the
House not later than the beginning
of the second 'week of the session.
It need not be surprising if most of
these measures have been sent to
the Senate before the holidays.
With the cloture rules in force it
will be entirely feasible for the
House to dispose of all these bills in
two or three weeks, and thus clear
the decks for the eight or ten large
appropriation bills that would re
main to be disposed of in January
and the first half of February.’’
News from Claud.
Mr. Alex Tucker and Miss Dora
Pender were united in marriage at
the home of the bride’s * parents on
the evening of November 15 th. The
young couple have the congratula
tions and best wishes of their many
friends.
The farmers of this neighborhood
have about finished gathering crops,
the gins are silent and the people
spending the few days left of the
old year in improving their homes.
Though the cane crop generally
was cut short by the drouth, the
majority,we believe,will make syrup
enough for home use.
We are glad to note that quite a
lot* of wheat and oats have been
planted this season.
Well, thankingiving day is close
at hand. Let us be thankful in deed
and in truth. c Delphina.
-Mr. Lon Bryant, depot agent
at Unadilla, is with his parents
for a few days, and we are glad to
note that the rheumatism, with
which he has been afflicted far sev
eral years is now giving him less
troiible than usual. He will go
soon to Chattanooga,, and thcene
to Glenwood, Colorado,' for treat
ment. » ,
STr:/Va c on, Ca .
<6
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Clothier,
Hatter and
Furnisher.
Mr. T. A. JACOBS) who has been with
Bads, Bee! Jfc Co. for the past ten years,
hat associated himself
our force,
and will welcome his many friends who
call.upon him, giving them his personal"
Spread Like Wildfire.
When things are “the best 1
they become “the best selling.”
Abraham Hare, a leading druggist,
of Belleville, O., writes: “ Elec
tric Bitters are the best selling
bitters I have handled in 20years.
You know why? Most diseases
begin in disorders of stomach, li
ver, kidneys, bowels, blood and
nerves. Electric Bitters tones up
the stomach, regulates liver, kid
neys and bowels, purifies the blood,
strengthens the nerves, hence cures
multitudes of maladies. It builds
up the entire system. Puts new
life and vigor into any weak, sick
ly, run-down man or woman:
Price 50 cents. Sold by H. M
Holtzclaw, Druggist.
Early in January next there will
be a poultry and pet stock exhibi
tion at Macon.
All sizes and prices of Smyrna
Rugs for sale at L. M. Paul’s
A TEXAS WOOER.
Hall’s Great Discovery,
One small bottle of Hall’s Great
Discovery cures all kidney and
bladder troubles, removes gravel,
cures diabeStes, seminal emissions,
weak and lame backs, rheumatism
afid all;irregularities of the kid
neys and in both poen and
wemen/regulates bladdur troubles
in children. If not sold by your
druggist; will be sent by mail on
receipt of $1. -One small bottle is
two months’ treatment, and'will
cure any case above- mentioned.
Dr. E. W. Hall, sole manufacturer,
P. O.Bpx 629, St. Louis, Md. Send
for testimonials. “Sold by all drug
gists, afidH/J. Lamhr.& Sous, Ma
con, Ga., and H. M. Hqltzclaw,
Perry, Ga.
' ' tr I' - ' BEAD THIS. ‘
Cuthbert, Ga., April 2,1900.
This is to certify that I was af
fected with gravel and that I took
sixty drops of HplTs Great Discov..
fery and it completely cured me. It.
is worth $1 per bottle to any one
heeding it. J. T. Stevens,
Considered the Situation.
A number of citizens of Houston
county, having met at the court
housejthis November 27th to consult
in reference to the best means to
adopt in order to manage the small
pox now said to be prevalent in the
county, E. L. Dennard was called to
preside as chairman, and E. S. Wel
kins to act as secretary.
On motion of J. P. Duncan, Or
dinary Hurst was requested to se
cure the services of a small-pox ex
pert to pronounce upon the disease,
as to whether it is really small-pox
or. not,- there , being in the county-
great diversity of opinion off the
subject.
A general discussion was then en
tered into, as to the advisability of
establishing a pest house, in the
event of iis being prone traced small
pox, in order to manage the disease
better, and save expense. The Or
dinary reported that the county had
incurred -up to date an expense of
about $600, for guards, provisions
and physician.
Upon motion of Gapt W. C, Davis
it was resolved: That the citizens of
Houston county are hereby request
ed to use what precaution they can'
to prevent the spread of the disease
now prevalent, whatever it may be;
that they report at once to the Ordi-
nary'suspected cases in their respect
ive neighborhoods, and that they
avoid contact, with such as far as
they can; that the people also be re
quested to vaccinate againsi it, in
the abundance of c&ution, and in
every way possible endeavor to
stamp it out
Mr. Jno. H. Hodges was request
ed to publish these proceedings in
the Home Journal.
E. L. Dennard, E. S. Wellons,
Ch’m’n. Sec’t’y.
^ Elko Etchings.
ifr BILL SHOOKS.
Grain sowing in this sectiou does
not evidence “all cotton” for 1901,
though some few say they will not
sow any grain.
Mr. W. H. Buff is the champion
cotton grower tn this section. He
■lacked but little getting 14 bales to
the plow. He had 14 plows for
wages, too.
Elkoites enjoyed cane grinding
this season. Mr.. W. E. Means con
verted his wagons inte 16 to 1 (that
is, sixteen passengers to one wagon)
and took them to cane mashing.
Mr. J. H. Clarke is erecting him
self a nice cottage on Evergreen
street. Mr. G. D. Fitzgerald is mak
ing an addition of two rooms to his
dwelling. Mr. F. says that this suite
of rooms is for “Dewey,” his son,
who is an expansionist, and must
have more territory.
Mr. W. E. Till’s many friends are
glad to see him improved sufficient
ly to be at his post. Mr. Till has
been quite ill.
Miss Yirginia Means and her aunt,
Mrs. Jane Elliot c of Barnesville,
have returned from Vienna and
Unadilla, where they visited rela
th es last week.
Mrs! R. L. Marshall has returned
from Savannah, where she spent
some time with her sister, Mrs.
Winn,
Mr. J. J. Houser attended the
fair in Savannah, and reports a good
fair and an excellent time.
Mrs. W. L. Means and family are
here now, the Vineville school being
suspended on account of scarlet fe
ver. Mr. R. B. Means is quite sick
at his mother’s, Mrs. C. B. Poole.
Scores of turkeys will soon sing
their “gobbling” song for the last
time, Thanksgiving being only a few
days from them.
Rev. G. P. Reviere has invited the
stewards, on his charge to take tur
key, &c., with him Wednesday.
The school here holds up full in
attendance, and good work is being
done. Below is honor roll for last
month, which should have been fur
nished last week:
Laidler Dennard, Eddie -Peed,
Lynwood Houser, Beatrice Felder.
Julian Buff, Oscar Bragg, Onie Mar
shall, Walter McDowell, Mary Lse
Marshall, Annie Edwards, Robert
Brown, Jay Houser.
IP YOU
WAIT
ANYTHING
Every cotton planter should
write id*o::rva!uable illustrated
“Co-leu Culture.”
S, I! .C u:u! !rv.«s to
• " r.aZffk,. S:.. N. Y.
in.
“That's Eczema that mates your arm so red
and itchy. This Watt's Eczema Ointment will
care It. It cares Tetter, Blngwosa and all
sorts of skin diseases, and only oos™25 cents a
box. All the drag stores sail it, and lots of
people use It. The Taylor and Peek Drag Co.,
In Macon, make it."
Sow by K. L. CATER, Druggist, Perry. Ca:
O. 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
wards, where security is first-class.
W,
C. DAVIS
’ ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
PERRY, GEORGIA.
Having retired from military service
the practice of law is resumed.
Office in Masonic Building: up stairs
C.
M. DuPREE.
Attorney - at - Law,
Byron, Ga.
Money to loan on Farm Lands.
Dr. H. W. WALKER,
DENTIST.
Office, Union Dry Goods Co., Cherry st.
MACON GEORGIA.
J. R. SIMS,
OPERATIVE DENTIST.
Crown and Bridge Work.
Office Near Perry Hotel, Main Street,
PERRY, GA.
- Our line of Flour can’t be beat, 1
for it beats the band.
Feed M. Houser.
O. z. McARTHUR,
DENTIST,
PORT VALLEY, GEORGIA.
Office over SJappey’s Drugstore.
W. H. HARRIS,^
DENTIST.
Successor to Dr. W. A. Blassengame.
OFFICE OVER DOW LAW BANE,
PORT VALLEY. : GEORGIA.
W. B. Fitzgerald. J. G. Fitzgerald.
Big Creek Poultry Farm,
ELKO, GA.
Breeders of- S. C. Brown Leghorns,
Black Langshans, Black Minorcas and
Pekin Ducks. Eggs at $1.50 for 15.
w. s.
CARSTAPtPHEN
ft GO.,
Wholesale
Grocers,
45G Poplar Street,
MACON, GA.
Dry 13-oods,
Millinery,
Clothing,'
Furnishings,
Shoes,
Come to see us and we will treat
you right.
We will tell you something
specific in our ad next week.
SliSLIK BIO
414-416 Third Street,
Macon, Georgia.
PAT HARTLEY AND OL1YER HANCOCK
OF OLD HOUSTON,
Are with us and will be srlad to see their friends.
The pen sufficiently nimble to cell all the
good points of our
Fall and
Winter..
han not been found. Glance among' the va
rious priced suits.. The cheapest
sorts are excellent and the styles
just right. It seems insulting to link TEX
DOLLARS with these clever plain and mix
ed cheviots, nobby eassiraers. And the
$10
All Wool Serge
Suits at
It simply shows that the meager purse is am
ply able to get clothing of excellence for a small outlay.
Single or double breasted coats. We will keep you dressed
right up to date, if you buy your clothing here.
Benson & House*,
. The Up-To-Date Clothiers,
MACON, GEORG fA.
R. L. Ezell, formerly of Byron,
Chilled Plows, also for White
Hickory Wagons. W. D. Day.
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The Best Prescription for Malaria
Chills and Fever is a bottle of • , . , .-
Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic. 1 18 wlth ^ and . wl11 be P leased to
It is simply iron and quinine in a see aQ d serve his friends,
tasteless form. No cure—no.pay.
Price 50c.
Subscribers of the Atlanta Consti
tution can now get $11.50 in period
icals for $8.00, to-wit: Daily and
Sunday Constitution, Review of Re
views, Success—one daily newspa
per and two monthly magazines one
year.
When you. want prompt acting
little pills-that never gripe use De-
Witt’s Little Early Risers. Holts?-
claw’s Drugstore.
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For Infants and‘Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
WANTED—ACTIVE-MAX op good character
to deliver and collect in Georgia for old estab
lished manufastaring wholesale house; $900 a
year soie pay. Honesty more than, experience
required. -'Ourreference,any.bank.in any city, 1
faemrers, 3rd Floor, 334 Dearborn st?, 1 Chicago-
MONEY.
Loans negotiated' on improved
farms, at lowest market rates, and on
most liberal terms. <
Business of fifteeuyears standing.
More than three million dollars in
loans negotiated. Facilities unsur
passed. HOWARD M SMITH,
No. S14 Second St.. Macon. Ga.
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HOUSTON SHERIFF’S SALES-
Will be sold before the court house
loor in the town of Perry, Houston
county, Ga., between the legal hours of
sale, on the first Tuesdayin December,
1900, the following property, to-wit:
One faim, lying in a'body, consisting
of 10 actes’in southeast corner of lot No.
Cl, 79% acresoff the east side of lot No.
62, 79% acres off the east side of lot No.
63,125 acres off lot No. 64 lying east of
Big Indian creek, and 52% acres off the
west side of lot No. 33, aggregating 346
acres, more or less. Levied on and to be
solp as the property of R. R. Hurst to
satisfy ;a fi fa from the Superior court of
Houston county, Ga , in favor of S. P.
Hall vs R. R. Horst. TeRant in posses
sion notiffed.
Also at same time and place, one bnild-
ing situated on the public road leading
from Henderson, Houston county, Ga.,
to Montezima, Ga„ and about % mile
from Henderson,'and on the lands sold
by plaintiff id fi fa to defendants for
church purposes, Said building being
ia Houston county ana now used as a
church or meeting house by the A. M.E.
church. Levied on and sold as the prop
erty of and in' possession of defendants,
Sam L-acas, Levi Kendrick, Raleigh Mc-
Gebee and Cornelius'MeGehee, to satisfy
a’fi fa from Justice court 926th district,
G. M., of said county, in favor of A.--B.
Bell vs said defendants.
Also at the same time and place, One
16 horse power Boiler—“Watertown”
make. Levied on and sold as tlie prop
erty of defendants, A. R. Davis and B. S-
Davis, to satisfy a fi fa from Houston
County court, returnable to the January
quarterly term thereof, in favor of Z. T.‘
Aultman vs A. R Davis and B. S. Davis.
■ Also at the same time and place, -that
tract dr parcel of land, being, one farm,,
lying' in the. 11th district of Honston
county, slate 'of Georgia, and being lot
No. 40, said farm containing 202% acres,
more or less, and being the property de
scribed in the fi fa.' Levied on and sold
as the property of James Lewis, to satis
fy a fi fa from Honston Superior court,
Co. Limited, vs'James Lewis.
M. L. COOPER, Sheriff.
Nov. 5th, 1900.
Executor’s Sale.
Georgia, Honston County.
Under and by the authority vested by
the last will and testament of B. F.
Tharp, late of said county, deceased, we
will sell before the court house door in
Perry, during the legal houss of sale, on
the first Tuesday in December next, the
following-described real estate, to-wit:
25 acres in the northeast corner of lot
No. 107, all of lot No. 118 of 202% acres,
more or less, all of lot No. 139 except
39% acres in the northeast comer, which
is covered hy the factory pond, 13 acres
in southwest comer of lot No. 138, aud
all of lot No. 140 except 8 acres in south
east eorper. Said lands being in the
10th district of said connty, containing
in the aggregate 593 acres, more or less,
and known as the Tharp mill place. Al
so 150 acres, more or less, of lot No. 112,
and 170 acres, more or less, of lot No.
143 in the 11th district of said connty,
containing 320 acres in the aggregate,
and known as the Raines place. Also,
two town lots in the town of Perry, said
county. One of said lots being bounded
as follows: On north by Jobson lands,
on east by C. F. Cooper and Line White
lots, on south by Giles lots, and on east
by Railroad street, containing 4 acres
more or less. Other lot bounded on
north by Swift street, east by Salhe
Marshall lot, south by alley, and west l>y
Mrs. Stafford’s lot, containingone acreb,
more or less. Said sale being madejby
the executors of B. F. Tharp, deceased,
for the purpose of paying debts and for
distribution among his heirs. Terms of
sale cash. Nov. 5th, 1900.
A. H. Tharp,
, E. L. Densaku,
Executora of will.
Administrator's Sale.
By virtue of an order from the Court
of Ordinary of Honston 'county, Ga..
granted at the November term, 1900, o£
said court, I will sell in the town of Elko,
Houston county, Ga., on tho 1st Tuesday
I in’ December, 1900, within the leg 3 *
hours of sale, the following real estate
belonging to the estate of Leanna Lane,
dec’d., to-wit: Town lots Nos. 99 and
100, with the improvements t.-ereon.
Said lots, lying and being in said town
of Elko, Ga. Terms cash.
Nov. 5, 1900 W. L. MEANS, Adm.r. ,