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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.