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VMM CE, $1.50 A YEAS, IN ADVANCE. Published Every Thursday Morning. Jno.3. HODGES, Editor and Publisher Thursday, April 18. Copies of this paper may be found on file at theoffice of our Washington cor respondent, E. Cl. Siggers, 918 F Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Demonstration by coercion is not worth the expression. —.— Georgia peaches should fill many more cans than usual this summer. Decreased Exports. Gov. Candler says he will retire ’ from political life when his present term expires. ' *-0-4 A dispatch from Washington says Aguinaldo will be treated, as an or dinary prisoner of war. * "T.** — ■ — A large cotton factory will be built at Waycross as soon as all the preliminaries can be arranged. Irish emigration during 1900 ag gregated 47,107, more than 10 per thousand of the estimated popula tion. It may be that a decrease in the exports of cotton goods may have something to do with the decreased price of cotton. At any rate there has been a decrease within the last year, and the fact is not pleasing. Concerning this fact, as the gov ernment officials treat it, our Wash ington correspondent says: “The Treasury Bureau of Statis tics is trying to gloss over the fall ing off in United States exports of manufactured goods that has taken place in the fiscal year that will end July i, by sending out a bulletin stating that this is due to the fact that the exporters engaged in com merce with the Hawaiian Jlslands are now refusing to the Bureau of Statistics the statements of their ex ports as in former years, holding that their exports are no longer “foreign commerce;” that the exports to Por to Bico are now separately classified and no longer included in the gen eral-statement of foreign commerce; and that the exports to China have temporarily fallen off one-half by reason of the unsettled conditions in that country. The wilderness of fig ures that follows serve to so confuse the reader that he is apt to miss the fact that exports to other countries have also fallen off. This confusion, however, is probably exactly what the Bureau desired to cause.” The man who beeomes an active candidate for a state office this year will be seriously handicapped. He will most likely talk too much. A commodious auditorium will be erected in time for the Georgia state reunion of Confederate veter ans to be field in Macon next Oc tober. A Filipino junta in London has declared that Aguinaldo was threat ened with torture before he consent ed to sign the oath of allegiance to the United States government. It is reported that the government of England has prohibited the use' of other than home-raised beef for ar my-purposes. This, if true, is a se vere blow to the meat packers of the United States. _____ <-«>-. 0 QSince 1880 Georgia has paid in pensions $6,458,857 to Confederate veterans and their widows; much more than any other state. In‘1880 the appropriation was $51,075,while in 1901 it is $805,000. By a vote of 18 to 10 the Cuban constitutional convention rejected, last ]&iday, the demands of the United States concerning the rela tions between the two governments, as set forth by congress. It is not unlikely that W. S. Tay lor, acting governor of Kentucky when Goebel was killed, will be tried for complicity in that murder. Wit nesses testified at Frankfort last week in a way to implicate Taylor. —o—O— A company to manufacture flour from sweet potatoes has. been organ ized in Nnw Jersey, When the prod uct of that factory, and others like it, becomes a commercial commodi ty throughout the Union, the south will be “strictly in it,” with Georgia farmers careless about the size of the cotton crop. It is reported from Philadelphia that the U. S. government will re fund to importers of millinery gocds $4,000,000 collected in excess of le gal tariff duties. The original claim was for about $20,000,000, and has been pending since 1884. The set tlement is reported to be a compro mise. AOife ' State control of education was condemned last week in the Nation al Catholic Conference at Washing ton, D. C. Seventy Catholic colleges were, represented in the | conference, and the resolutions adopted protest, against much of the educations^ leg- islatioii as unjust in its discrimina tion against the system of education maintained by the Catholics. Evidence of Increase. On May 1st, it is announced by the Atlanta Constitution, the Geor gia Home for indigent Confederate veterans will be opened,, though the election of superintendent has not been announced. Tlie repairs have been completed, and the building is being painted. There will be sleep ing room for 200, with comfortable appointments throughout. Seventy- five veterans have made application to become inmates. Mr. Editor: Much has been said abont an ex pected increase in the cotton crop, and with many farmers the declara tion causes irritation. This irrita tion is due. to the belief that a big crop will bring a small price, and that the repeated assertion that the c.iop will be larger will begin at once to cause a decrease in the price. Whatever may be the truth of the matter, I am not prepared to say, but I feel certain the crop will not be increased at all in Houston; not because the farmers are unwilling to plant for a larger crop, but because there is not enough labor in the county to cultivate even as much as was planted last year. Around about Wellston the farm ers will plant about as usual, though the neighbors say one extensive and successful farmer will considerably increase his cotton crop. They say Mr. Jim Smith has cut down fifty acres of fruit trees, and that he has" also ploughed up a for mer public road. All this, it is said, will be ah increase of the cotton crop, with more land added, per haps.* He is a good cotton grower, and with the big amount of guano used, his increase in cotton bales will be considerable. Lower Fieth Farmer. The late grand jury of Cobb Su perior court has created a consider able stir in that county. Based up on the report of expert accountants appointed to examine the books of the county officials, it is claimed that the aggregate of $10,850.58 is due the county by an ex-treasurer, an ex-ordinary and former sheriffs. An order was issued to collect, and already fi fas have been issued and property levied on. Incorrect fees charged and collected constitute the basis of the alleged indebtedness to the county of these ex-officers. —Hail fell thick and fast and large for a short while Saturday afternoon. With the hail there was much rain. Some of the hail stones were as large as pigeon eggs, but comparatively, little damage was done to fruit or other vegatables. Two miles west of Perry, on the Fort Valley road there was no hail, and very little rain, nor did it extend far from Perry in any other direction, ex east, E u 1 Editor Bryan has admitted a few advertisements to the .. columns of The Commoner, and the subscrip tion: list is growing; : No matter what critics may .say, the content^ of The Commoner are worthy of careful perusal; and we dare say ex ceedingly few readers will fail to ac quire valuable information. In his contention against - trusts and impe rialism, Editor Bryan is eminently correct. -r j fVT ; The bodies of sixty Georgia Con federate soldiers, buried at Wash ington about forty years ago, will be brought to Atlanta and there re- inteired in Oakland cemetery. Subscribe for the Home Journal. ■ Special Occasions. The Central of Georgia Railway Company will carry passengers at very low rates to . the meetings of interest mentioned below, furnish ing excellent accommodations: Georgia Chautauqua, Albany, Ga., April 21st to 28th, 1901. One fare for the round trip, plus 25 cents ad mission to the Chautauqua, for indi viduals. One cent per mile in each direction for military in uniform, 20 or more on one ticket. Tickets on sale April 20 th to 27th, inclusive; final return limit April 27th, 1901. Merry Makers Celebration, Augus ta, Ga., April 22nd to 27th, 1901. One fare for the round trip for indi viduals. One cent per mile traveled for military in uniform, 20 or more on one ticket. Tickets on sale from points in Georgia, on east of Main line, Atlanta to Savannah, inclusive, April 20th to 26 th, inclusive, and for trains scheduled to arrive at Augus ta prior to noon of April 27th, inclu sive Train No. 1, arriving Augusta 1:15 p. m. General Missionary Conference M. E. Church South, New Orleans, La., April 24th to 30th, 1901. One fare for the round trip. Tickets on sale April 22nd, 23rd and 24th, good re turning May 2nd, 1901. Southern Baptist Convention, New Orleans, La,, May 9th to 16th, 1901. One fare for the round trip. Tickets on sale May 7th, 8th and 9th, 1901, good returning May 16th, 1901. with privilege of extension to June 5 th upon payment of fifty cents. Annual Conference Georgia Ep- worfch League, Savannah, Ga., May 9th to 12th, 1901. One and one- third fare for the round trip. Tick ets on sale May 8th and 9th, 1901; final return limit May 14th, 1901. ’Tis Easy To Feel ood. Countless thousands have found a blessing to the body in Dr. King’s New Life Pills, which pos itively euro Constipatiofl, Sick Headache, Dizziness, Jaundice, Malaria, Fever and Ague and all Liver and Stomach troubles. Purely vegetable; never gripe or weaken. Only 25c at Holtzclaw’s drugstore. Farm Loans at 6 Per Cent interest. We can negotiate Farm Loans anywhere in Georgia in sums of §1,000 and upward at 6 per cent interest and a very small commission. Large loans especial ly desired We invite correspondence with farmers direct, or with lawyers, bankers and merchants whose clients or customers desire such loans. Loans made oil five years’ time, with privilege to repay in full or in part at end of any year. Barker & Holleman, Atlanta, Ga. McKay, TAILOR, of MACON, GA., MAKES ALL THE ZEFa,sl2.IorLSiTole Tailor-Made Clothes Worn by the -3D:ress3r ^fcvdlen... of Central and Southern Ga. Artistic and High-Grade Work. Fashionable and Seasonable Fabrics. Tailor., 360 Second St. NX A COIN, GrA. —Scovil’s Hoes, genuine. Han dled Hoes. A cut price on the latter at L. M. Paul’s. Sale of Chain-Gang Properly, Will-be sold before the court house door in Perry, Ga., on the first Tuesday in May, 1901, at public outcry^ to the highest bidder for cash, certain ellain- gaug property, consisting cf mules, wag ons, harness, wheel scrapes, picks, shov els and other tools and fixtures. Sealed bids will also be received for eleven able bodied convicts, more or less, and such other misdemeanor convicts as may hereafter be at the disposal of the authorities of'Houston county. Right reserved to reject bids. Address, O. E. Brunson, Clerk Board Commissioners Houston County. TAX RECEIVER’S APPOINTMENTS. SECOND ROUND. For the purpose of receiving state and county tax returns for 1901,1 will be at the following places on the days and dates named. Claud, Monday, April 22, from 9 to 11 am Hollinshead, Monday, April 22, from 2 to 4 pm. Myrtle, Tuesday, April 28, am Barrow’s Mill,'Tuesday, April 23, pm. Haslam’s, Wednesday, April 24. am. Marshallville, “ “ ‘ pm. Fort Valley, Thursday, u 25, all day. Mathews’ Store, Friday, “ 26, am. Powersville, “ t: “ pm. Byron, Saturday, “ 27, pm. Perry, Monday, ' “ 29, all day. Taylor’s, Tuesday, “ 30, pm. Henderson, Wednesday, May 1, am. Fitzgerald’s, “ “ pm. Elko, Thursday, “ 2, am. Grovania, “ “ *• pm. ' Hayneville, Friday, “ 3, am. Kathleen, Saturday, “ 4, am. Dennard, “ “ “ pm. Toy, Monday, “ 6, am. Corder’s. “ ff “ pm. . Wellston, Tuesday, “ 7, am. Bonaire, “ “ “ pm. Heard, Wednesday, “ 8 am. Tharp, “ , “ i“ pmi B. T. STAFFORD. T. R. H. €. Administrator’s Sale. By authority of an order of the Court of Ordinary Of Houston'county, Ga,*> and also, of a judgement of Hohsfon Snjper rior court, rendered at April term, 1901, of said county, I \ytll sell, on the first Tuesday in May, 1901, before the Court house door in Perry, Ga,, during the le; gal hours of sale, the following' real es tate beloijgingfto the estate of Mrs. G. Ci Haddock dec,d. to wit: One house and lot in. the town of Fort beS’hfs^tforn part otlot of block A, and bounded on the South, by New Street: -West by lot of S. C. Floyd: North, by Mrs. Annie Weeks Houser,and east by S.- T. Neil, and containing one- half acre, more or less. Sale made to pay debts of said deceas ed and for distribution. Terms cash. April 5th, 1901. M. A. EDWARDS, Adm’r. of‘Mrs . G. G. Haddock,-dec’d. Spring Beauties' Is the correct name for our new styles of Men’s Suits. Bring your critical eye here and tell us what you think of the suits we are offering at $10.00, $12.50, $15.00. Just a little better, just a little newer, just a little some thing that makes them more desirable than those yon gkt elsewhere. A becoming suit is our best advertisement. When we fit you correct^, uiit your taste and sell you a suit that be- • . 1 comes you, you certainly will advertise our establishment. HUNDREDS OF OUR BEST CITIZENS are adver tising our store by wearing our Clothing. It’s just the time of the year now, to see all the new Ideas. Coming iii, aren’t you? BENSON & HOUSER, The Up-to-Date Clothiers, MACOJST, GA. 420 Third St. SPRING is HERE So are we with the finest line of CLOTHING AND Gents’ Furnishing Goods ever shown in Macon. All fresh goods, no old stock. Just received, a carload of Hath, of all the latest styles, shapes and shades. fG VAJi. - 454 THIRD STREET. GEORGIA—Houston County. W..B, Fitzgerald, executor of the es tate Of Green Fitzgerald, deceased, has applied for dismission from said trust. This is therefore to cia all persons con cerned to appear at the July term, 1901, of the court of Ordinary of said county and show cause, if any they have, why said application should not be granted. iif.y-i . - ; Witness my official signatnre this April 1,1901. SAM. T. HURST, Ordinary. . GEORGIA. Houston County. W. L. Means, administrator of the e s * iate of Leanna Lane, deceased, has ap plied for dismission from his trust. This is therefore to cite all persons con cerned to appear at the July tenn, 1901, of the court of Ordinary of said county, and show cause, if any they have, why said application should hot ha granted. . Witness my official signature this April 1, 1901. SAM T. HURST, Ordinal r. ’>K- mm nm