Newspaper Page Text
Idl. xxx.
Y» HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1901,
NO. 9.
mystery.
Tfrifctan for the Ho jib J ootxii.
Before we met ,
^ epoch in my life drew near,
No^aof it did then appear.
The praise of her
In all the higher notes was sung;
Which praise to hear
Impressed me, for my heart was young.
I thought to meet
An altogether peerless girl,
Whose charms replete
Would make the senses seethe and swirl.
But at the first
Tome she seemed unseemly plain,
And no sunburst
Of beauty did startle me then.
These eyes, in part,
See many things, and some that please,
But from the heart
All that is beautiful the blind god sees.
’Tis told to me,
That where the Nile deposits spume,
Egyptians see
Ditine afflatus in a lotus bloom,
And only he
Who worships at the anoient stream
Osn ever see
The visions that appear to him.
It came to pass,
—And who shall solve the mystery?—
Thou darling lass;
Thou wert transfigured unto me.
KRIS.
A §CHOOJL COMPOSITION.
The Spanise-American War.
By,Mias Mary Corder, Crisp School, 7th Grade,
The cause of Jthefwar was the de
struction of the. battleship Maine
in the harbor of Havana, on the
night of February 15th, 1898,
causing not only the loss of the
ship, but the instant death of two
hundred and sixty-six of onr brave
sailors and mariners. It ardused
the indignation of all American
citizens and awakened a spirit of
resentment that could not be sup
pressed. Not only our govern
ment at Washington, but the peo
ple throughout the land, shared in
this feeling and lond denuncia
tions of Spanish treachery were
heard on every side.
The President strove to main
tain feiendly relations with Spain,
but at the same time our govern
ment showed a resolute determin
ation to end the war in Cuba and
secure to the people of the island
the independance for which they
were making heroic sacrifices.
They had struck a responsive
chord in the Ame.ican heart and.
aroused a strong sympathy lor the
gallant subjects of Spain, who
were fighting to throw off the
Spanish yoke.
The war began April 21, 1898.
There was a call for 125,000 voir
unteees, and Sampson’s fleet sail
ed from Key West to Cuba.
On May 28, the American war
ships blockaded Santiago. There
was an entrance to the harbor in
which all ships had to pass.
Hobson, one of our bravest men,
with seven others, sunk the Mer-
riniac in the entrance. They were
captured by the Spaniards, but
were afterwards exchanged.
The Americans invaded Cuba,
and won several victories near
Santiago.
On July 16 Santiago surrendered,
a ^d the stars and stripes were
hoisted over it.
After that Spain accepted the
terms proposed by the United
States as a basis for negotiating
the treaty of peace,and the block-
a ueof Cuba and Manile was rais
ed. In a short time afterwards
Manila surrendered to Merritt and
Dewey.
The treaty of peace was signed
a t Paris, and the long-suffering
Cubans were free.
Working Overtime.
Eight hour laws are ignored by
those tireless, little workers—Dr.
King’s New Life Pills. Millions
a *e always at work j night and day,
curing Indigestion, Biliousness,
Constipation, Sick Headache and
|K Stomach, Liver and Bowel
troubles. Easy,' * pleasant', safe,
s hre. Only 25c at H. MYHoltz-
c Uw’s drug store.
A Bill of Health.
Subscribe for The Home Journal.
By Rev. C. K. Henderson, Cedarfcown,Ga.
Sometimes one flatters himself
that he is of sufficient importance
to be inquired about.
^Well, to all my inquiring friends
say that I am well. After four
long years, I am not only well,but
strong. Again I have assumed
athletic vigor. I can jump, and I
can run, and count that day lost
whose low descending sun views
not some noble action done.
g^It is needless to say thatfl owe
all this to the Great Father and
the friends that He has given me.
It is a blessed thing to live. To
he alive is a joy. To fill one’s
hands in service is more blessed
still. I love to look into the faces
of my fellows. My life is bound
up inthe bundle of life of all f-hose
about me.
I wish that I could look into the
faces of the friends in Houston. I
had a good" time there, and met
many sensible people, whose kind
ness I love to recount. I am al
most tempted to electioneer to get
back there.
We are getting to put on city
airs in Cedartown. The people
are pouring in and we are crowded
for room. So crowded that the
canines have to wag their caudal
appendages up and down.There is
no room to shake them sideways.
We invite you all te come up.
We have room for you all.
I send my love to all. Tell
Sheriff Cooper to get on top of the
court house and tell it.
Tell the young people to get
married, if they can. And then
be loving.
A wife complained that she
could not get along with her hua-
!'«•»•> *4 TBo noafrir ooiA • “SisteT,
band. The pastor said:
do as the Scripture says; heap
coals of fire on his head, and melt
him down.”
“Ah,” she replied, “I don’t
think that will do.I have tried hot
water on him, and that failed.”
Let’s all try kindness this twen
tieth century.
Jubilate. Farewell.
, C. K. Henderson.
New York society will have a
new thrill when Mrs. Pierre Lo-
rillard, Jr., gets back from Eu
rope. Mrs. Lorillard- is now in
Nice, where she is studying social
ism under Mme. Severine, a noted
agitator and writer on socialistic
topics. The New York woman de
clares that she has become heart
and soul a Socialist, and that she
will devote her time and millions
to propagating the doctrine among
society women of her own coun
try.
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.
The recent great consolidations
of railroads and steel interests
mean many thousands of men out
of employment, and tens of thou
sands of mouths to go hungry. It
has been roughly estimated thau
80 000 men will be discharged and
the' trusts will save in wages hith
erto paid them many millions of
dollars per year.
The Best Prescription for Malaria,
Chills and Fpver is a bottle jff
Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic.
It is simply iron and quinine in a
tasteless form. No cure-no pay.
50c.
Not To Share In The.Prosperity.
The Young Man’s Chances To-Day.
The man-who keeps his prom
ises ic the man who keepss his
friends.
“A youny man of caiiacity, in
dustry and integrity has a field
for individual efforts such as has
never before existed in this coun
try,” writes Edward Bok of “The
Times and the Young Man,” in
the March Ladies’ Home Journal.
“And success is neither harder
nor easier than it ever was. Suc
cess never yet came to the lag-
ard, and never will. Let a young
inan be capable: have enterprise,
be willing to work, and carry him
self like a man, and go where he
will. His success depends upon
himself. No times, no conditsons,
no combinations of capital can
stop a young man who has a de
termination to honorably sncceed,
and who is willing to work accord
ing to the very utmost of his ca
pacity and sinews of strength.
The real trouble is.. that the aver
age young man won’t work. He
has gotten the insane notion in
his head that success comes by
luck; that men are made by op
portunities that either come to
them or are thrust upon them.
And he waits for luck or a chance
to come along and find him. In
stead of taking a sane view of the
conditions and seeing with a clear
mind that as trade widens oppor
tunities increase,he takes the mis
taken view that the rich are get-
tinfi richer and the poor poorer.
Theses are the conditions of mind
and life which are keeping thou
sands of young men down, and
will keep them down. The times
are all right. It is the young man
who finds fault with them who is
not.”
Persons who cannot take ordinary
pills find it a pleasure to take De-
Witt’s Little Early Risers. They
are the beat little liver pills ever
made. H. M. Holtzclaw’s Drug
store.
According to the New York |
Mail and Express the great rail-!
way systems which have recently j
been consolidated, or between:
which a community of interest I
has been established, have agreed!
upon an elaborate scheme for re-!
ducing expenses. Thousands of !
employes are to be discharged be- j
cause there is no need for their
services. As there will he no com
petition, there wall no need for so
licitors, and at most points there
will be but one agent for all the
roads. The scheme also includes
the taking off all useless trains
and the operating of the roads ac-
dording to the “per ton” method.
This will make it possible to do
without thousands of men whose
services are now absolutely neces
sary.
The saving that is to be effected
by the economical methods which
have been agreed upon will, it is
claimed, amount to many millions
of dollars annually. But what is
to become of the men who will be
dismissed? It is expected ef course
that they will find place elswhere.
But if the new methods are adopt
ed generally, there will be no
places for them. It looks, there
fore, as if there would soon be
thousands of men without employ
ment, scattered throughout the
country, through no fault of their
own. Naturally they will begin
to wonder why it is,if the country
is so prosperous, the opportunities
for earning bread are less than
when the cry of hard times was
heard on every hand.
The Colorado Legislature has
voted to restore the death penalty,
and providing that capital pun
ishment shall be inflicted by
means of electricity.
- - - -— : — mm -W w
Stop the Cough andWorisoff the Cold
Laxitive Bromo-Quinine Tablets
> oure a cold in one day. No Cure,
No Pay. Price 25 cents.
Come and see
THE BEST ■
$7.50
SUIT
in* Macon.
Burnett & Goodman,
454 THIRD STREET.
KESSLER BROS., =
414 & 416 Third St. MACON, GA.
UT Sale
—:OF:-
Winter Clothing, Winter Shoes, Heavy-Weight Dry
Goods, Overcoats, Mclntoshes, &g.—in fact every article
of WINTER GOOES in our store must be sold within thi
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
THAN NEW YORK GOST
until our Entire Stock of Cold-Weather Goods is said.
And remember that this stock is one of the most staple in
the city of Macon, consisting of Dry Goods, Shoes, Cloth
ing, Hats, Millinery, Motions, Jcc. In fact you can find
here everything that you need to wear. You cannot afford
to miss seeing us when you come to Macon.
414 and 416 Third Street,
MACON, GA.
N. B.—We have bought the stock of Mr. M. Elkin at
about 25 cents on the dollar, and from this stock you can
get staple goods for almost nothing.
Now is the time to ham
your JOB WORK done
The Rome Journal u
prepared to do it in a neat and artistic manner at reasona
ble prices. Satisfaction guaranteed.