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JOHN 11 ■ HODGES, Propr, DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROCRESS AND CULTURE, 91.SO a Year la Advance.
VOL. XXX.
PERKY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7,1901,
NO. 6.
A MEMORY.
A Day Dream Indulged in by Dedeebe.
Written for the Home Joubnal.
‘ ‘Rat-tat-tat! ’ ’ “Rat-tat-tafc I ’ 1
I am sitting in iny study this dull
November afternoon, with never a
thought of the other days. My
labors, to day, have been rather
exciting, taken up, as they have
been, largely in visiting in the
village and bidding good-byes to
some of the boys who have inlist-
ed to “follow the flag” to Cuba, or
anywhere else, as may be directed.
“There is,” I repeat to myself,
“no military organization here,”
and yet that“rat-tat-tat” of the
drum is very distinct, and has a
very familia sound. I arise and
peer out the window. Yes, there
they are, I see them distinctly
now. I turn hastily to call
wife and children, but there are
no wife and children. Indeed, I
recognize there could be no wife
and little ones. The surroundings
are familiar, but they are’ set in
the “days of long ago.” “Rat-
tat-tat!” here he comes. How I
envy him. He steps and swings
his drum and taps the time with
the air of a born drummer. The
boys are gathering for the sharp
“fall ini” of the orderly sergeant.
Joe ceases his taps. They begin
to “line up.” No eyes have ever
looked upon prowder faces. Order
ly Sergeant Jack White, stands a
little out from the head of the
line, near the drummer, Joe King.
W. T. (“Ret”) Hulsey, tallest
and handsomest, takes his place
at the head of the line. Now they
take their places rapidly. *‘Cajah’ ’
Lominack next, John Brown, Au-
gus King, Joe Clark, John Collier,
Marion Britt, Napoleon David,
John David, George King, George
Clark, George Britt, Marcellus
White, Jim Boon, Jake Riley,
Cornelius Norwood, Miller Gor
don, John Gordon, Bob Holfcz-
claw, Ben Holtzclaw, Jahn Swift.
C. C. (“Snail”) Ingalls, color
bearer, stands a little to one side,
as they seem to wait. Here comes
another batch, John Hodges, John
Jobson, Eugene Jobson, Jack Ra-
gin, Tom Cox, Cornelius Brown,
Butler Pritchett, Leo Pritchett,—
here comes another, the least and
the youngest of the line, running,
as if afraid of being left out,—
“Mete” Bateman, and as he takes
his place at the foot of the com
pany, roll call begins. Capt. Joe
Adams, 1st Lieut. Chales 1E,
Brown, 2nd Lieut., Mulford Pep
per, 3rd Lieut., Cnas. R. Hodges,
and on through. Why, here is,
Col. Abner Burnham’s four-mule
team waiting, and here comes an
other, and here is Judge Pringle,
Joel W. Mann, D. M. Cox, H. M.
Holtzclaw, Judge Swift, and oth
ers, besides a plentiful sprinkle of
mothers and sisterB and possibly
sweethearts. Are these boys go
ing out to the front? No; they are
soldiers, but not equipped for war.
Their guns and swords were all
turned out from the large manu
facturing establishment of John
G. White, and are but wood, but
no regular of the line carried his
musket with more pride. They
are the “Houston Rangers”, just
going down to “Sandy Run,” to
show some malitia how to drill.
How well they did it, as they
“double quicked,” wheeled and
counter marched, by twos, and by
file, passed from that day into
history. Back home again, mem
ory rapidly brings them, and out
to the hospitable manson of Col.
Burnham, where a new stand of
colors was presented in honor of
the victories of the day. But
this drummer sees something be
sides the flag, as the father of
“Cajah” comes forward, followed
by Rube, the well known driver,
with a cotton basket filled with
large red June apples. How the
boys enjoyed both the flag and the
apples, is attested by the long con
tinued hurrahs.
Memory halts here, and slips by
the many drills, encampments;
etc, of this famous troop. I turn
to a home in the country, and see '
its noble captain, with his right
hand and arm torn by an acciden
tal gun shot wound. I see them
form another day. The white
tent of the officers gleams amid
the bough tents of the privates,
on the old field near the residence
ofRobt. N. Baskin. My vision is
a little indistinct, but I see a new
captain. Chas. R. (“Bote”)
Mann has returned from the Mil
itary Institute at Marietta, and
has been elected captain, and
right proudly does he wear his
honor. There is no drill contest,
but late in the night the faithful
picket gives the alarm, and the
command turns out to follow its
leaders to another victory. Some
of the boys are “home from the
war,” and they try the metal
(wooden) of the youngsters. How
they fared in the guard-tent, as
they were made to “mark time
to the tune of hickory switches-
is anothor page of unwritten his,
tory.
Scenes change so swiftly. I am
mixing again, I see the same
ground, hear the the same drum,
but I see men and boys on horses.
Real yrar is coming our way, and
boys of fifteen' have become men
in a day. They drill on, and I
dream on, but the view is dissolv
ing rapidly. Now no drum is
heard. The fathers and brothers
who do not “sleep in the soil”
are home again. The war is end
ed, the “Houston Rangers” are
no more.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(CONCLUDED NEXT WEEk.)
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The readers of this paper will
he pleased to learn that there is
at least one dreaded disease that
science has been able to cure in
all its stages, and that is Catarrh.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is the only
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case that it fails to cure. Send
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Address, F. J. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, 0, Sold by druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family PillB are the best.
Madison county, of which
Huntsville, Ala., is the capital,
claims to have the oldest man in
the Uniten States. He is old “Pa
Wesley Townsend,” who was born
one hundred and ten years ago in
Westmoreland county, Virginia.
Old “Pap ” a« he is familiarly
known, is alive to-day and resides
with one of his daughters, who is
herself in her seventies, at Hazel
Green, a small village about four
teen miles north of Huntsville.
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Working Overtime.
Eight hour laws are ignored by
those tireless, little workers—Dr.
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are always at work, night and day,
curing Indigestion, Biliousness,
Constipation, Sick Headache and
all Stomach, Liver and Bowel
troubles. Easy, pleasant, safe,
sure. Only 25c at H. M. Holtz-
claw’s drug store.
A woman always loves those who
admire her, but she dosen’t always
love those she admires.
Our Regular Correspondence.
Another session of Congress is
nearly at an end without any at
tempt even being made to correct
the outrageous ill that the coun
try is suffering from the knocking
out of the Interstate Commerce
Act by the courts some two or
three years ago. As matters stand
now, the railways can make anc
unmake rates at their own sweet
will and they do not hesitate to
exercise the privilege. Statistics
in theposession of the Interstate
Commerce Commission show that
of 1,717 changes in classification
made by carriers during the year
1,589 produced raises and only 128
reductions. In over half, the in
crease was over 40 percent, and in
less than one twenty-fifth it was
as little as 15 percent. In a num
ber of cases the rates were doub
led, while the average increase
was nearly one-third. By these
changes in classification, there
fore, rates upon a considerable
part of freight traffic in all por
tions of the United States, many
of them applying on the most
common articles of merchandise,
were very materially advanced.
These changes were admittedly
not because of any inequality in
the classifications but simply be
cause the railways had determin
ed to increase their revenues.
There was no claim of any unusu
al need of revenue. Not for years
had traffic been so heavy or gross
receipts so large, but it was insist 1
ed that the gross cost of opera
tion had been enhanced and net
revenues would therefore be de
creased. Comparison shows, how
ever, that operating expenses were
less in proportion to earnings and
net profits were greater in the fis
cal year ending June 1900, than
they have been for any year in the
last ten. Still, the Republican
Congress takes no action.
Had To Conquer Or Die.
“I was just abobt gone,” writes
Mrs. Rosa Richardson, of Laurel
Springs, N. C., “I had consump
tion so bad that the best doctors
■aid I could not live more than a
month, but I began to use Dr.
King’s New Discovery and was
wholly cured by seven bottles and
am now stout and well.” It’s an
unrivaled life-saver in Consump
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Bronchitis ; infallible for Coughs,
Colds, Asthma, Hay Fever, Croup
or . Whooping Cough. Guaranteed
bottles .50c and $1.00. Trial bot
tle* free at H. M. Holtzclaw’s drug
■tore.
Recent experiments show that
all* classes of food may be com
pletely digested by a preparation
called Kodol Dyspepsia Cure,
which absolutely digests what you
eat. As it is the only combination
of all the natural digestants ever
devised, the demand for it has be
come enormous. It has never fail
ed to cure the very worst cases of
indigestion, and it always gives
instant relief. Holtzc.aw’s Drug
store .
For the weakness and prostra
tion following grippe there is noth
ing so prompt and effective as One
Minute Cough Cure. This prepa
ration is highly endorsed as an un
failing remedy for all throat and
lung troubles and its early use
prevents consumption. It was
made to cure quickly. Holtz
claw’s Drugstore.
New hotels with accommoda
tions for thousands of guests are
building near the Pan-American
Exposition grounds at Buffalo.
To Cure A Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Stop t lie Congli and Works off the Cold Tablets. All druggists refund the
Laxitive Bromo-Quinine Tablets money if it fails to cure. E. W.
cure a cold in one day. No Cure, Grove’s signature is on each
No Pay., Price 25 cents. 25/.
box.
Our $10 and
$12 Suits.
These stylish Suits are in Fancy Worsteds,
Blue and Black Cheviots, and the elegant
Gray Oxfords. You can’t do near so well
j
to-day anywhere else.
BURNETT & GOODMAN,
New Store. 454 Third St.
MAG0N, GA.
£ KESSLER BROS., =
414 h 416 Third St. MACON, GA.
Great CLOSE-OUT Sale
—:OF:-—
Winter Clothing, Winter Shoes, Heavy-Weight Dry,
Goods, Overcoats, Mein toshes, &c.—in fact • every article
of WINTER GOODS in our store must devoid within the
next six weeks. We have to have the room. There's
320,000
worth of it. You ask how are we going to sell all these
goods in so short a time. Well, we know how |to do it.
Make the prices right—that moves ’em. From to-day every
article in our store wi 1 be sold
AT AND LESS THAN NEW YORK CO:
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until our Entire Stock of Cold-Weather Goods is sold.
And remember that this stock is one of the must staple in
the city of Macon, consisting of Dry Goods, Shoes, Cloth
ing, Hats, Millinery, Motions, &c. In fact yon can find
here everything that you need to wear. You cannot afford
to miss seeing us when you come to Macon,
a ia©:
414 and 416 Third Street,
MACOH, GA.
If. B.—We have bought the stock of Mr. M. Elkin
about 25 cents on the dollar| and from this stock you
get staple goods for almost nothing.
Now is the time
your JOB WORE done.
The Rome Journal is .
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prepared to do it in a neat and artistic manner at reasona
ble prices. Satisfaction guaranteed.
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