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" ’ ‘ ~ ROCRESS AND CULTURE. 81.60 a Year In Adrance. = JOH2V H. HODGES, Propr. DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE. Jfcl.450 a Year in ’ J ' ’ — • * ' " ’ VOL. XXX. . HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1901. NO. 24. The Value cff the Elberta. Cincinnati, May 11.—“If the pub lic only knew the value of the Geor gia peach for preserving, the house wife would not wait for the later crop from the north, but would buy early,” said D. Martin, the Cleveland wholesaler. “It was a surprise to me, for I have handled peaches all m y life, but last year I took some home and had my wife put them up. They were choice Elbertas, and the results are far beyond any expecta tion I had. “Later on I took home other vari eties from Michigan; and told my wife I wanted her to do her best. I was more than pleased with the Georgia Elberta, and it is certainly far superior to any peach I ever saw for preserving. It comes out of the jar as sound and firm as the day it went in, whereas, the Michigan peaches are soft and mushy. I ad vise all my trade to buy early peaches, and I am glad to learn that we can expect a good crop this vear.” Commenting upon this subject, Mr. John Fugazzi, whose firm is a hea\y receiver of the Georgia peach, states that he is urging all his ship pers to adopt the same methods of advertising the merits of their peaches as the California Prune Growers’ Association has done to increase the sale of California prunes. At a meeting of the prune growers, a large sum of money was voted to be used to advertise the merits of prunes when properly cooked, and "fine literature and dem onstrators are now employed in a systematic manner to educate the public. Mr. Fugazzi is urging all growers to place a small printed slip in each basket, telling of the good qualities of the Elbertas. The Georgia peach is new to the people at large, and from long habit the housewife has waited until the northern peaches were on the mar ket before buying. There is no question about the Elberta peach being much superior to any of the Michigan Btock, either in size, eplor or taste. Mr. Fugazzi’s suggestion is a good one, and would enhance the value of the Georgia peach very much. It only requires one trial to convince any housekeeper of its su periority,but in order to break down old customs a system of education is necessary. The commission houses are fast learning, but the calls upon a commission man’s time are so many that very little time is left for him to try to educate the grocer. If this suggestion was followed out ev ery grocer would have a very strong argument in his hands whenever he offered a basket to a purchaser. The growers that inaugurated this movement will very soon realize the value and judgment from the benefits already coming to the prune growers by judicious advertising; a system of this character would bring much more money to the shipper.— Cincinnati Packer. ‘‘The Doctors told me my c6i ^as incurable, One Minute Cough Cure made me a well man.” Nor ris Silver, North Stafford, N. H. , —Because you’ve not found relief from a stubborn cough, don’t des pair. One Minute Cough Cure has cured thousands and it will cure you. Safe and sure. Holtz- claw’s drugstore. President McKinley at the Ohio’s launching spoke emphatically of the contentment of labor in this coun- Six thousand employes of the Union Iron Works, which had built the vessel, heard him. Two days 4,000 of them struck for more Wa ges and shorter hours. ^ if 4 . ■■ \ v The Prophecy Fulfilled. Valdosta Times. In an old copy of the South Geor gia Times, dated May 28th, 1873, and sent to this office yesterday, we find the following under the caption "An English Estimate of Lee.” “An able article on Robert E. Lee, in the Edinburg Review, contains the following: *The day will come when the evil passions of the great civil strife will sleep in oblivion, and north and south will do justice to each other’s motives and forget each other’s wrongs. Then history will speak with clear voice of the deeds done on either side, and the citizens of the whole Union do justice to the memory of the dead,and place above all others the name of the great chief of whom we have written. In strategy mighty; in battle terrible; in adversity, as in prosperity, a hero indeed, with the simple devotion to duty and the rare purity of the ideal Christian knight, he joined all the kingly qualities of a leader of men. It is a wondrous future, indeed, that lies before America, but in her an nals of years to come, as in those of the. past, there will be found few names that can rival in unsullied lustre that of the heroie defender of his native Virginia, Robert Edward Lee.’ ” This article was printed just after the death of the souths great chief tain, but at a time when the passions of war were still burning in the hearts of the people on both sides of the Mason and Dixon line. The pro phetic vision of the writer, however, has long since been vindicated and the day has come “when the evil passions of the great civil .strife sleep in oblivion.” And as that day has come, the sober judgment of the best thinkers, north and south, agree that few names rival in “unsullied lustre that of fhe heroic defender of Virginia, Robert Edward Lee.” Our Trade With Europe. It is a growing feeling among both newspaper readers and thoughtful editors that it has become an in creasing practice to give too broad a place to that which is trivial if not immoral. A liveryman’s girl elopes with a stable boy; and .the ,incident is telegraphed around the world and given a column not alone in each of the “yellow” journals, but in the best and most conservative papers, while a thousand things that con cern hundreds of people and. that are entertaining, instructive and helpful are crowded out.—National Printer- Journalist. Saves Two From Death. “Our little daughter had an al most fatal attack of whooping cough; and bronchitis,” writes Mrs. W. K. Havilahd, of Armbnk, N. Y.’ “but, when all other reme dies failed, we saved her life with Dr. King’s New Discovery. 0ur niece who had Consumption in an advanced stage, also used this wonderful medicine and t she is perfectly well.” Desperate throat and lung diseases yield to Dr. King’s New Discovery as to no other medicine on earth. In fallible for Coughs and Colds. 50c and $1.00 bottles guaranteed at Holtzclaw’s drugstore. A day laborer at Hazleton, Pa., read in a paper a few days ago of the immense salary paid to Presi dent Charles M. Schwab by the United States Steel Corporation. The laborer’s pay was $1.05 per day. With a pencil he figured out how long it would take him to earn what Mr. Schwab received per yew, and iced to some friends that it just 3,052 years, Id require To Cure A Cold In One Day *ake Laxative Bromo Qjuiiine Tab* let ?. All druggists refund the mon- e y if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove’s 8l Rnature is on each box.-.25/. Subscribe for the Home Journal. months and 5 hours. Then he went off and committed suicide. -— '* “ ‘ The bilious, tired, nervous man Ms healthy rival. DeWitt e Lit- "tie Early Risers, the famous pills for constipation, will remove, tte eauee of your troubles. Holts- claw’s drugstore. Netr York World. In strong contrast with the al most stationary condition of our, commerce with the Central and! South American states for the past\ ten years is the great growth of our commerce with Europe during the same period. Within that decade our total ex ports of merchandise to all Europe an countries increased from $704,- 798,047 to $1,040,167,763. The to tal of our imports from all European countries is another story. It actu ally diminished from $459,305,372 in 1891 to $440,569,314 in 1900. It is our export , trade only with Eu rope that has increased. The exact net increase, including both imports and exports, of our European com merce was $316,631,658 during the same ten years in which our trade with all the states of Central and Soutb America has remained at a standstill. Mexico alone of all the American countries to the south of us shows an increase in her com merce with the United States in the same period, amounting in round figures to $21,500,000. Recognized at Washington. The only instance on record of a post office being named after a pat ent medicine was last year, when, in Wetzel county, W. Va., a new post office was established and named Kodol, after the famous Kodol Dys pepsia Cure, manufactured by E. C. DeWitt & Co,, of Chicago. It had given such satisfactory results that the name was unanimously selected by the people for the new office and adopted by the department at Wash ington, D. C. This action was en tirely voluntary on the part of the people of the community, without any solicitation whatever from the manufacturers of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. In fact the first knowledge they obtained regarding the matter was when they received a letter bearing the post mark “Kodol, W. Va.,” and the contents fully explain ed the circumstances. For a verifi cation of this statement the reader is referred to the latest Post Office Guide. A preparation so highly prized by a community must be worthy of the greatest confidence. As soon as it is perfectly conven ient to them, the Cramps of Phila delphia are going to start on that cruiser for the Sultan of Turkey. A representative of the firm said a day or two ago that there was no time limit to the contract, and the con struction would proceed at leisure. The first payment has been made on the contract—the payment possibly embodying the sum to be turned over to this government in settle ment of its indemnity claim. the great est line of Straw Hats to be found in Macon for Men, Boys and Chil dren—10c. to $1.00 each. If you want a Straw Hat come to us. Didn’t Marry for Money. The Boston man, who lately married a sickly rich woman, is happy now, for he got Dr. King’s New Life Pills, which restored her to perfect health. Infallible for Jaundice, Billiousness, Malaria, Fever and Ague and all Liver and Stomach troubles. Gentle but effective. Only 25c at Holtz- claw’s drugstore. A Philadelphia woman who was annoyed by the piano clatter in the house next door to her home has paid $60,000 for the privilege of : giving her ears a rest. She bought the house, turned the piano-tortur ing tenants ont of doors and shut the place up; nor will she rent the house to any person who will not enter into an iron-clad contract to keep pianos and other musical in struments out of it The Best Prescription for Malaria, Chills and Fever is a bottle of ZZ7 Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic. It is simply iron and quinine in a 1 ule prices. Sa, tasteless form: No cure—no pay.! Price 50c i V' W . ' Awi& nr.v?- 1 k - ■ Jolm Cooner, ‘ _ - v-j , Formerly with The Dannenberg Co., has accepted a position with us, and will be glad to show his friends the new stock of goods recently purchased by us, and ... . ’ i •. 5 : - ' invites them to call on him. 414 & 416 Third St., MACON, GA. MACON’S GREATEST BARGAIN The Place Where You Can Buy Everything that You Need to Wear at Prices from 25 to 50 Per Cent Cheap er Than Others Will Sell it to You- Shoes. We sell more,Shoes! In this line we than most any reg-i ClotlllIl|y8 CAN and DO ular shoe bouse in Macon. Why do we do this? Simply because wje SELL NONE BUT THE BEST, and guarantee every pair that leaves oar house to give satisfac tory wear or refand your money. Men’s Shoes from 98c. to $5.00. Ladies’ Shoes from 65c. to $3.50. Children’s Shoes, 25c. to $1.50. Ladies’ Slippers, 25c. to $2.00. Children’s Slippers, 353. to $1 50. Why not give ns your Shoe trade and save 25 to 50 per cent on every pair of Shoes needed in yonr fam- ily? EXCEL any clothing store in Ma con. Our Clothing is well made, it fits, it is durable, it holds its color, and is 25 to 5G per cent cheaper thau most clothing stores can af ford to sell you the same quality of goods. Mens Suits, $3.00 to $12.50 Youths Suits, $2.00 to $ 8 00 Childrens Saits, 65c. to $ 4.00 Boys Knee Pants, 15c to 85e The largest and most complete line of Extra Pants for men in the state, 49c to $5 00 the pair. Extra Coats and Extra Vests to fit and please any man in Houston county. Dry Goods. Yes, we sell everything in the Dry Goods Line—Dress, Goods, .Perpales, Lawns, Dimities, Calicoes, Sheetings^ Shirtings, Checks, Cottonades, Tickings, Bleachings, No tions of every description, and our prices are right; this you will acknowledge after you have seen us, ; Straw Hats. i Millinery. Thi8i8where - yon save jasfc half. We do not want regular Millinery- prices, Here you can select your Hat and trimmings and have it trimmed while you wait. This department is upstairs, and you can be suited. Sailors 10c. to 81.00, URS is the most complete store in Macon, and the only one where you can buy everything that you need to wear. Come and see us. ±i±<-OS. MSB fi ■ . m