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JOHN H. HODGES, Proprietor.
DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE,
$1.50 A YEAR INADFANCB.
vol. XXIX.
PERRY. HOUSTON COUNTY. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1900.
NO. 51.
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Washington Letter.
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.
pOR
WINTER WEAR.
High-Cut, heavy top sole Lace Shoes, good as a
boot. Eor Men, $2.50 to $3.00.
For Ladies, Peb. Grain Button, O. S. toe, $1.50.
Children’s School Shoes,
Glove Calf, Button,
$1 to $1.50.
Felt Slippers are very comfortahle.
For Men and Ladies.
CLISBY &c MoKAY,
MACON, GEORGIA.
TO PARTICULAR
DRESSERS;
We have done onr best to collect an assortment
of Suits and Furnishings tills Fall to satisfy you
in every detail. In fact, we have bought the highest
Don’t let
grade of goods that money could secure,
these facts slip your memory when you get ready to
buy your Winter outfit. We can make you look
,‘TAILOR-MADE” in every FEATURE from a
TIE to an OVERCOAT, and our prices WON’T
“JAR” your pocketbook.
519 Cherry Sti Macon, Ga.
If You Want Anything
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BEDROOM «DITES k rARMR B SDIT|S bEBoAEf) ^ oHAms
DOMESTIC SEWING MACHINES,
SHADES
BEDSTEADS, MATTRESSES, SPRINGS, WINDOW
AND POLES, BABY CARRIAGES, ETC.,
You can save money at
Paul’s Furniture Store.
A complete line of COFFINS and CASKETS always
on hand.
G-EORGE PAUL, Perry, Ga.
TH
MAGQN’S FASHION STORE,
We have the most Up-to-Date Ladies’ Outfitting
Department in Middle' Georgia; Ev^#thing
Keady-tO-Wear. Besides all high-grade. mer^ :
chandise: • If yon buy from As; |
WE GUARANTEE
eveiytliiiig- to be. satisfactory
or refund your moiiey.
SAMPLE ORDERS.;.
Will receive prompt and careful
attention. Call on us wheir in
Macon.
WE PAY THE EXPRESS
On all cash orders of $5,000
and over—except oh heavy do- 1
mestics.
McOALL’S BAZAER PATTERNS, 10c.
. .- None Belfer. '
and15c.
Everything Marked in Plain Figures, and the Same
Low Price to Everybody.
552 and 554 CHERRY STREET, MACON, GA.
Onr Eegolar Correspondence.
The President’s message submit
ted to Congress on opening day has
all the characteristic brilliancy of
a market report. It is a rehash pf
what has been published again
and again in the newspapers and
nowhere rises above the level of
hack’work. Moreover, having
been written by the President
himself and sent to Congres in
manuscript, it did not have the
benefit of revision after being in
print and in consequence is in
many respects turgid and its
meaning obscure. Most of the
message is devoted to China, but
nothing new is stated. On Fi
nances the President says the sur
plus last year was over §79,000,000
and he therefore recommends that
taxation be reduced by $30,000,-
000, with the evident expecta
tion—which is sure to be justified
by facts—that Congress will con
trive to spend the balance. He
recomends action to suppress bad
trnsts but suggests that there are.
others not so bad. He urges the
passage of a bill to encourage
shipping but even he cannot en
dorse the Hanna-Payne. monstros
ity now pending in Congress, and
therefore he avoids any specifica
tions as to the sort of bill that he
favors. He urges the adoption of
the Hay-Pauncefote 'surrender,
which,- if '.not amended, will pledge
the word of the United States to
permit free passage of the canal
to its enemies in time' of war. He
concludes with an apostrophe to
peace, which reads moBt strangely,
considering the condition of af
fairs in the Philippines. The
army bill has passed the House,
giving the President an army of
50,000, which,, in his discretion,
he may increase to 100,000. The
Democrats, made no attempt to
prevent its passage, knowing it to
be useless.
The discussion of the Hay-
Pauncefote treaty in. executive
session in the Senate has shed new
light on the subject and has shown
more plainly than before how ab
solute is tbe surrender of Secreta
ry Hay .to the wishes of Great
Britain.
What is probably tbe most out
rageous bill of its kind ever pro
posed was reported favorably by
the House Civil Service Commit
tee by snap action sometime ago
and will soon come up for consid
eration in the House. The bill is
simple enough on its face, and un
til its provisions are explained,
Would seem reasonable enough.
It provides that all veterans, for
whatever cause they left the ser
vice,. shall have priorty of ap
pointment-and. promotion'/;Jin all
graAqs pf-the .Civil Service, no
master how much more useful aud
able others may -be. The-vicibiis-
ness of the bill lies'in its disregard
of the State apportionments: in
making appointments and-propor
tions. At present, government
clerkships are apportioned-among
the States according to tli'e-if pop
ulation. That is to sayy/ eaeh
State has whatis called its- quota
of appointments. When ; Vacan
cies occur in’a State’s quota they
are filled by examinations held in
that State. This new b-ilUdisre-
gards this-plap. of apportionment.
For instance, if there is a vacancy
for apportionment or promotion
in Louisiana’s quota, and a' Union
veteran from Maine who served
for three months in the war wants
it, he-will get it without regard to
fitness.* The bill should be enti
tled an act to give all the offices
to the G. A. R. and to the north
President McKinley and Secre
tary Gage are letting it be known
that they are very much opposed
to the proposition adopted by the
House Committee on Ways and
Means to cut. down the war taxes
by .$40,000,000 per year. A re
duction of $30,000,000. was recom
mended by the 5 president .and
this would have been easily ar
ranged had- it* not - been for . the
brewers. But the cut 'Of nearly
$10,000,000 in the tax on their
product, is the; rub. However,
-this will stand, whatever else has
to be taxed to make up the differ
ence.
Engineer Was Too Faithful.
The Spirit of Giving.
This is the story of a mean man, 1 Marietta journal,
says the New York Mail and Ex-; One of the most beautiful mis
press. He may not be the mean-; toms engrafted on the Christmas-
est on record, but he carries e very j tide is the spirit of giving to
fair brand of close-fistedness. He'friends and the loved ones who
has a contract to supply a certain | are within the inner circle of our
amount of crushed- stone. The lives, says the Rome Tribune. It
A Keen Clear Brain.
Your best feelings, your social
position or business success depend
largely on the perfect action of
ybnr Stomach and Liver. Dr.
King’s New Life Pills giverincreas-
ed strength, a keen, clear brain,
high ambition. A 25 cent box
will make you feel like a new be
ing. Sold by H. M. Holtzclaw
Druggist.
It is said that Col. Teddy Roose
velt. vice-president-elect, is going
to want to sit in the cabinet. When
Teddy gets to be vice-president he
is going to be heard from all along
the line.
machine he used conld turn out all
the work he could get by running
eight hours a day.
The mean man had an engineer
who was a genius. The genius
went to his employer one day and
said he thought he could make
some improvements in that ma
chine so it would do more work in
less time. The genius was paid
by the month.
He worked on the machine for
several days, taking it apart and
putting it together again. When
reconstructed, it proved to have
greater efficiency than before, so
much so, that it did the same
amount of work in one minute
and a half what. it used to take
four and a half to do.
The mean man, however, could
get no more contracts than be
fore. He could fill all his orders
by running about three hours
day. The mean man then went
to the genius and said:
“See here, Henry, I’ve been
paying you by the month, but
there isn’t as much -work as there
used to be, not enough to keep
busy. I shall have to pay you by
the hour after_this.”
Henry demurred. He had been
too faithful, but lie didn’t think
that ought to reduce his earnings
over one-half. His employer was
firm, however, and Henry resign
ed.
Sientific Farming.
The Nashville American brings
out a timelj' truth when, it says
that farming is no more to be
carried on as it was a 100 or twen
ty-five years ago than manufactu
ring, banking insurance or ri
ning a wholesale grocery house is
to be carried on as it was twenty-
five or 100 years - ago. Conduct
any of these businesses as they
were done then, and they will go
iuto bankruptcy in six months.
Why, then, expect farming to be
carried on now as then? Every
thing else has progressed, why not
farming, too, the foundation on
which all other business rests?
Does it now show the wonderful
vitality of the calling that it has
furnished a living to thousands,
when in so many instances it has
been- conducted exactly as it was
fifty years ago? And does it not
show what great profits await
those who take it up scientifically
as a business and manage it with
the same watchfulness as success
ful commercial enterprises, t
managed?—Albany Herald.
The North pole is the suggestive
title of the ice skating palace
mjptiiltained in Paris during the
last'summer. Here the skaters
had a clear, straight a way. The
ice wasLproduced by means of a
rietwrirk containing 200,000 feet
of due-inch _ pipe, through which
the refrigerating medium, chlor
ide -of calcium, was circulated.
The pond had an iron bottom, pro-
reeded by cement and cork, to
tender it non-conducting of heat.
A Woman’s Awful Peril.
“There is only one chance to
save your life and that is through
an operation” were the startling
words heard by Mrs. I. B. Hunt
of Lime Ridge, Wis., from her
doctor after he had vainly tried to
cure her of a frightful case of
stomach trouble, and yellow jaun
dice. Gall stories had formed and
she constantly grew worse. Then
Bhe began to use Electric Bitters
which wholly cured her. It’s a
wonderful Stomach, Liver and
Kidney remedy. Cures Dyspepsia,
Loss of Appetite. Try it. " Only
50/. Guaranteed. For sale by
H. M. Holtzclaw, druggist.
“The three-inch wooden type on
the'front page of an afternoon pa
per caused consternation in the
dry goods and paper districts on
Monday afternoon, Dec. 3,”, says
the New York-Press.A .newsboy
thought ‘message’ spelled ‘massa
cre,’ and up and down Broadway,
between Duane and Worth streets,
lunged stridently: ‘Massacre o’
th’ President! President’s ‘mas
sacre ! ’ Many a man’s heart leap
ed into his throat at the* sound.”
seems singularly appropriate that
the anniversary of the Nativity
should be made a season to tender
these testimonials of affection’s
unstudied esteem.
But unhappily for humanity
and for the preservation of the
joy of this holy season, we are
drifting away from all that makes
it dear. We are letting the ex
travagancies of the age creep
into onr Christian giving t° de
stroy its tender significance.
We give beyond our means. We
are not content to remember with
some simple and inexpensive gift
“Is this costly enough?” is the
question, and no thought of the
thrill of delight the recipient may
feel to be thus in your heart.
How often now do we hear.
“Well, Christmas is nearly here
and I do dread it! I have so many
presents to make that it is a bur
den beyond my means to buy
them. Yet I cannot fail to re
member all my friends and rela
tives, for they would think me
selfish, and the gift must not
be cheap, for they would deem me
niggardly.”
It is all wrong, and a tendency
that is surely killing the sweet
ness and tenderness of the day
when heart, mind and soul should
kneel in adoration. Give with
in your means. Remember with
something useful. Do not feel
like giving is a duty, for all the
beauty of the deed is destroyed in
so doing. Give because love im
pels, and with such a motive rea
son will sway your expenditure
After all, it is the spirit m
which we give. If you are right
thinking,,you will feel the con-
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572 CHERRY ST.,
MACON, GEORGIA.
Robert McCrary.-
-John A. Reid.
scions glow of a worthy act;
the recipient is right thinking, he
or she will not stop to ask the
cost, but will remember only the
affection; which lends priceless
value to the gift.
Catarrh Cannot be Cncrd
with Local Applications, as they
cannot reach the seat of the dis
ease. Catarrh is a blood or con
stitutional disease, an'd in order
to cure it you must take internal
remedies. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is
taken internally, aud acts direct
ly on the blood and mucous sur
faces. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is not
quack medicine. It was pre
scribed by one of the best physi
cians in this country for years,
and is a regular prescription. It
is composed of the best tonics
known, combined with the best
blood purifiers, acting directly on
the mucous surfaces. The perfect
comcination of the two ingredi
ents is what produces such won
derful results in curing catarrh
Send for testimonials free.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Props.,
Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hall’s Family Pills are the best
The United States consul at
Magdeburg, Germany, describes
an electrical farm operated
Germany in which the power for
generating the electric current
was derived from a stream whose
waters were dammed to secure the
necessary fall to turn a large tur
bine wheel. Nearly all the farm
machinery, including pumps, har
vesters, feed cutters,- threshing
machines, churns and plows, were
operated by the electricity thus
generated, which was conducted
to all parts of the farm on over
head wires.
The most effective little liver
pills made are DeWitt’s Little
Early Risers. They never gripe.
Holtzclaw’s Drugstore.
When the stomach is tired out
it must have a rest, but -we can’t
lire without food. Kodol Dyspep
sia Cure “digests what you eat” so
that you can eat all the good food
you want while it is restoring the
digestive organs to health... It is
the only preparation that digests
all kind of food. H. M. Holtz
claw’s Drugstore.
Help is needed at once when
person’s life is in danger. A neg
lected cough or cold may soon be
come serious and should be stop
ped at once._ One Minute Gough
Cure quickly cures coughs and
colds and the worst cases of croup,
bronchitis, grippe and othe throat
and lung troubles. H. M. Holtz
claw’s Drugstore.
An odd instance of death from
fright occurred at Fall River,
Mass., the, other day. A woman
imagined that she had swallowed
her false teeth, and that a surgi
cal operation would be necessary.
She could not be convinced to the
contrary, and died of the shock of
fright.
To Core Constipation Forever*
Take Cascare ts Candy Cathartic. 10c or Sc.
H C. C. C. fall to core, druggists refund money.
To Core A Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund the
money if it fails to cure. E. W.
Grove’s .signature is on eaeh box.
25/.
Obw Storg.
Our stock is now complete, consisting of
a large and choice selection of
Watches,
Diamonds,
Clocks,
Cut Glass,
Statuary
and
Silver
Novelties,
and everything usually found
in a first-class Jewelry Store.
Now is the time to select your Holiday, Wedding and
Birthday Presents.
REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
MCRARY JEWELRY COMPANY,
320 Second St., MACON, GA.
-Taking Sale
—: OF s-
Shoes, Dry Goods, Clothing,
Furnishing Goods,
Millinery, Ladies’ Skirts,
Capes and Jackets.
IN FACT THIS IS THE STORE WHERE YOU CAN
Shoes, Shoes.
We sell on" y the very best that are manufactured. Ev
ery pair that leaves our store is guaranteed to give satis
faction or money refunded. They go at Factory cost dur
ing this stock-takingQsale.
Clothing 1 .
As complete a stock of Men’s, Boys’ and Children’s
Clothing as can be found in Georgia. All go at Manufac
turers’ oost during the stock-taking: sale.
Dry Goods.
This line we sell absolut ely without profit. During the
stocK-taKing sale hundreds of dollars worth of Dress
Goods, Domestics, Notions and Ladies’ Furnishing Goods
will be sold for mush less than New York cost.
Ladies’ Capes and Skirts
for one-half the first of ’he season prices.
Gapes from 85c. to $20.00 each.
We have Plush
Millinery.
We have just received two foil lines of Drummers’ Samples, and
can sell yon Millinery or Millinery Fnrnishings at half what regular
Millinery Establishments are compelled to charge.
When yon are in Macon come to see ns. We will save you money
on anything that yon have to bny.
BROS.
414 & 416 Third St. MACON, GA.
' ‘ Next Door to Roff Sims’ Old Stand.
Garden-
ESPECIALLY SELECTED
ADAPTED FOR S0UTHERN
PLANTING. ......
[ Refugee and .Valentine Beans, Genuine
I Bermuda 0nion Seed, GrifHcg’s Stzcces-
} sion Cabbage. Matchless and Money-
j Maker Tomatoes,' etc., ete.
-' s -and Field Seed
For lafrists and Children.
The Kisd You Han Always Bought
[ complete stock of Fresh Field and Garden Seed Always on Hand.
ONLY CAREFULLY TESTED SEED SENT OUT.
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