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EJS, Froipr. DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROCRESS AND CULTURE. $1.50 a Year ik Advance.
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HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1901,
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NO. 10.
^ i0U ise Hemingway, Perry School, 6th Grade.
Georgia was founded in 1782 by
falnes Edward Oglethorpe, an En-
lishman, who with 126 persons
LV:d Oil
St.
the
wild with 126
land-& 1 P resent sight of
g aVf .irah. Georgia was. one of
the thirteen states and
man" notable battles were fought
on OfVoi|ia soilpuring the Revolu-
^°She also took a prominent part
inth : Civil war and gave not less
than 80,000 meq to the Conf’edra-
C y and a good part of the powder
used hf the South was made in
Augusta. \ . .
The Savannah river separates
Georgia from South Carolina on
the east, the Chattahoochee river
from Florida and Alabama on the
west as far up as West Point; the
85 parallel seperates it from Ten
nessee and North Carolina on the
north and a line drawn from the
junction of the Flint to the
Mary’s from Florida on
south.
Georgia, sometimes called
Empire State of the South, is
ger than any state east of the Mis-,
sissippi river. It is nearly as
large as New England and larger
than England and Wales combin
ed.
Its direct coast line is about
100 miles, but numerous inlets
make it about 400 or 500 miles.
The state is divided into three
distinct sections called Northern,
Middle and Southern Georgia.
Southern Georgia occupies about
one half of the state; Middle
Georgia occupies about one-third
and Northern Geoigiathe remain
der.
It has all kinds of temperture and
products. South Goorgia has
mostly pine trees, which yield the
well-known spirits of turpentine
and rosin; Middle Georgia, has.
wood for furniture, and all kinds
of fruit :-peaches, plums and
the
lar-
pears,“ also, cotton, sugar cane-
ed in farming. Georgia and Mis
sissippi are close rivals for second
place in cotton raising.
Savannah is the oldest city in '
Georgia and the commercial me
tropolis. Atlanta is the capital and
largest city of Georgia., The pres
ent constitutson of Georgia, Was
adopted in the year 1877, and pro
vides for three departments of
government, the Legislative the
Judicial and. Executive. The
Legislative Department consists
of a Senate of 44 members, a
House of Representatives having
175 members; these form the gen
eral assembly of the state.
The Judical Department con
sists of a Supreme Court, Supe
rior in every county and Courts
of Ordinary.
The present public school sys
tem was established in 1870, and
provides for instruction in the el
ementary branches, at the expence
of the public for all children be
tween the ages of 6 and 18 years.
The schools of the white and col
ored races are separate.
The schools are controlled by
the State Board of Education,
consisting of the Governor, the
Secaetary of State, the Attorney
General, the Comptroller General
and the State School Commission
er. The last officer is the chief
Executive.
corn and some wheat; North Geor
gia abounds in beautiful scenery
and some gold; iron and coal are
found here; granite is also found
here.
In north Georgia is found the
principle scenery,you find Toccoa,
and Tallulah falls; the former de-
cends in an unbroken ribbon and
is very lovely.
The name Tallulah is Indian
and means terrible; it is most apt
ly applied to this beautiful piece
of natural scenery. There are al
so other beautiful sceneries in the
monntainous parts of North Geor
gia.
Georgia enjoys a healthful and
pleasant climate, it varies from
sub-tropical in the South to tem
perate in the North. The mean
annual temperature Is about 64
degrees and the rain fall 50 in.
Owing to the modifysng effect of
the warm waters of the Atlantic
ocean and Gulf of Mexico, Geor
gia is not subject - to such extremes
of heat and cold as some of the
other states. .
In the counties of White, Lump
kin, Hall, McDuffie and Lincoln
gold is found in considerable
quanities; coal is mined to some
extent in some of the counties,
and it is very fine.
Stone Mountain, near Atlanta,
is a solid mass of Gneiss, or Gran
ite.
With the increas of population
the wild animals of Georgia have
gradually decreased; a few deer,
bears, and other wild animals are
to he found in North Georgia, but
not very many sqirrels and opos
sums; rabitsvand quail are plenti
ful andithe streams abound in fish,
the principle'fishTor food is mul
let, bass, sheep’s head and trout.
Stock raising was not a leading
industry, but now more attention
is, paid to at . . - - -
The white people are generally
English and Scotch-Irish. Geoiv
gia'is really an agricultural state
and most of her people are engag-
The advantage of having for
the Census of southern topics, a
southern man familiar with the
facts concerning the production of
the articles ofwbich he has charge
has been strikingly shown in the
case of D. C. Roper, of South Car
olina, who-has been compiling the
cotton statistics.of the south. No
previous census has gone at all
deeply into this question, all hav
ing been particularly deficient in
regard to the by-products of cot
ton manufacture, such as cotton
seed oil, cake, and hundreds of
others, of which the public has
never even heard. Mr. Roper, who
was thoroughly familiar with all
uses of cotton, has shown that
such an enormous and altogether
uususpected wealth accrues to the
south through the plant, that Di
rector Merriam has decided to
take the cotton census all over
again on an extension of the lines
that have proved so excellent.
It is generally thought that any
person has a right to make for
his own use a patented article,
provided he does not sell the same
after it is made, to others. This
is a serious error, yet a very com-
imnn one. As a matter of fact,
the patent laws grant to the pat
entee the exclusive right to make,
use or sell the patented invention,
and the maker, seller and user of
the infringing article are each se
verally and jointly liable for in
fringement.—From an opinion
submitted by E. G. Siggers, Pat
ent Lawyer, Washington, D. G.
—
Prof. Ivison, of ‘ Lonaconing,
Md., suffered terribly from neu
ralgia of the stomach and indi
gestion for thirteen years and af
ter the doctors failed to cure him
they fed him on morphine.. A
friend advised the use of Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure and after taking a
few bottles of it he says, “It has
cured me entirely. I can’t say,
too much foT Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure.” It digests what yon eat.
H. M. Holtzclaw-
Over 8,000,000 of our popula
tion are in annual need and ac
tually receive some kind of char
itable assistance. In New York
city there'are on an average more
than 100,000 unemployed per
sons.
In Memoriam— Mrs. McBride.
Written for the Home Jotokal.
To Cure 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 each box.
25/. :
On the morning of Feb. 22nd,
1901, our dear friend Mrs. Martha
McBride heard the voice of an in-
visable Being from the Celestial
World, saying in tenderest, sweet
est accents, thy Father calls thee.
Come home. Then the angels
toushed her evelids with balm;
the weary life stood still, and she,
severing every mortal tie, forsak
ing every temporal endearment,
yielded to the affectionate invita
tion of Heavenly hospitality, and
hastened along the unseen mysti
cal road "that leads to the beauti
ful City, whose maker and build
er is God.
Looking backward through the
mystic maze of vanishing years,
our thoughts gather about the
beautiful life she lived, and mem
ory delights to linger there. She
was inteligent, amiable, dignified
and beautiful. She reigned a
lovely queen with her dear chil
dren, and devoted friends, as only
a true mother can. With all the
tender solitude of maternal love
she watched after the physical,
moral and spiritual welfare and
developement of her children,
four of whom survive her. Du
ring her last afflictions she, ex
pressed a desire to remain just a
little while longer with these dear
children, whom she loved so devot
edly, at the same*tlme saying that
she was not afraid to die, and was
willing to submit to the will of
Him who doeth all things for the
best. “Do unto others as 3 r ou
would them do unto you,” was
her golden rule, and to an em
inent degree she possessed all the
traits which constitute a lovable
Christian character. She had her
share of bereavement, but her
mournings were subdued by the
precious promise of God. Joy
ously she surrendered her heart to
God, gladly she manifested her
faith inChrist,patiently she enter-
ednpon the duties of a Christian.
In her life of shining virtures
was found the constraint for oth
ers to glorify our Heavenly Fa
ther. From childhood through the
varying changes of life, even down
to old age, she was exemplary in
every . sphere, brightening the
world by her presence, making it
better by her example. When we
think of the pure, beautiful life of
our dear friend, of her influence
for good, we lift our hearts in
gratitude to onr. benevolent Fa
ther for his hallowed gifts.
Mingling, our tears with the be
reaved children and frirnds in our
common loss, we join them in the
hope of a happy reunion with her
who has gone before.
“Where the saints of all ages in harmony
meet,
Transplanted their kindred and brethern
to greet.
Where the anthems of rapture unceasing
ly roll, •
And the smile of the Lord is the feast of
the soul.”
Friend.
A Horrible Outbreak
“Of large sores] on my little
doughter’s head developed into a
case of scald head,” writet C. D.
Isbill of Morgantown, Tenn., but
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve complete
ly cured her. It’s a guaranteed
cure for Eczema, Tetter, Salt
Rheum, Pimples, Sores, Ulcers
and Piles. Only 25 cents at H.
M. Holtzclaw’s drugstore.
Owners of department stores in
New York say that shoplifting is
on the increase and has assumed
serious proportions. The* manager
of one large store says that last
year his firm lost $50,000, which
had tn be- charged off to profit
and loss.
When yon are billions, use those
famous little pills known as • De-
Witt’s Little Early .Risers to
cleans the liver and bowels. They
never gripe. H. M. Holtzclaw’s
Drugstore.
Come and see
THE BEST
$7.50
SUIT
in* Macon.
Burnett & Goodman,
454 THIRD STREET.
KESSLER BROS.,
4 14 & 416 Third St. MACON, GA.
OUT Sale
: OF
Winter Clothing, Winter Shoes, Heavy-Weight Dry
Goods, Overcoats, Mclntoshes, &c.—in fact every article
of WINTER GOODS in our store must be sold within tft?
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 GOST
until our Entire Stock of Cold-Weather Goods is sold.
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, NTotions, Sec. 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,
MACOj^, GA.
U. 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 have
your JQB WORK done*
The Rome Journal u
prepared to do it in a neat and artistic manner at reasona
ble prices. Satisfaction guaranteed.
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