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.joke-JS- H. HODGES,Propr. DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROCRESS AND CULTURE. $1.50 a, Year in Advance. VOL. XXX. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1901. NO. 27. WASHINGTON LETTER. Onr Regular Correspondence. Senator Jones of Arkansas has given out an interview in which he outlines what he believes will be the issues of the next congress and their bearing on the next elec tion. He thinks the chief issue w ill be the Philippine question, which, he says, the Supreme court has by no means settled. “The Supreme court,” ho says, “simply declared that congress will have to deal with the Philippines. As soon as congress meets it must take up the whole problem, and therein will be the opening skir mish of the campaign. Until the Supreme court acted, the question was, ‘Does the constitution follow the flag?’ The question now is, ‘Ought the constitution to follow the flag?’ If the republican ma jority in congress, which will be responsible for all that is done, shall by its action declare that the constitution- ought not to follow the flag, I think there will be a day of reckoning at the polls that will surprise the republican lead ers. I cannot assume to speak for the democratic party, but for my self, I do not believe we have the right to hold any people as vassals or subjects. I believe that any people coming under the control of the United States have the pro tection of the constitution and can enjoy all the rights and privi leges which that document af fords. Unless they have these rights and privileges, we have no right to bring them under our sub jection. I think, therefore, we ought to give the Filipinos our earnest, sympathetic and material support in their effort to establish a government of their own, and should then set them free and stand up for them against the whole world.” Are the people of the United States more imperial as a whole than they used to be? It would seem so from the calm acceptance of things that a few years ago cre ated great excitement. It will be remembered when Cleveland took a trip down the Potomac on a gov ernment vessel, how he was sav agely criticised - by the republican press, which denounced him for such flagrant use of government property for his personal pleasure. A few weeks ago President McKin ley traveled across the continent and back at the expense of the transcontinental railways, which spent some $40,000 in order to give the President proper facili ties and entertainment. Without a penny of expense to himself,the President and his party were tak en across the continent and back in regal style. Yet no one has of fered any criticism. ; — It Dazzles The World. No discovery in medicine has ev er created one quarter of the ex citement that has been caused by Dr. King’s New Discovery for Con- sumdtion. Its severest tests have been on hopeless victims of Com- sumption, Hemorrhage, Pneumo- usa, Pleurisy, and Bronchitis, thousands of whom it has restored to perfect health. For Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Croup,Hay Fever, Hoarseness and Whooping Cough it is the quickest, surest cure in the world. It is sold by H. M. Holtzclaw, druggist, Perry, Ga., jrho guarantees satisfaction or re. hinds the money. Large bottles bOc and $1. Trial bottles free. Alfred Austin, poet laureate, has a garden planted with flowers Mentioned by .Shakespeare, and ^uth those associeted with places ^kere he has visited. ;hose famous little pills, DeWitt’s The Declaration of Independence. The Richest American on Success. husjgiving you pure,rich blood to ^uperate your body. Are easy to a ke. Never gripe.—Holtzclaw’s mgstore. * By Moses Coit Tyler. Had the Declaration of Inde- pendece been, what many a revo lutionary state paper is, a clumsy, verbose, vaporing production, not even the robust literary taste and the all-forgiving patriotism of she American people could have en dured the wearinsss, the nausea of hearing its repetition in ten thou sand different places, at least once a year for so long a period. Noth ing which has not supreme literary merit has ever triumphantly en dured such an ordeal, or ever been Subjected to it. No man can adequately explain the persistent fascination which this state paper has had, and still has, for the American people, or its undiminished power over them, without taking into account its extraordinary literary merits: its possession of the witchery of true substance wedded to perfect form; its massiveness and incissiveness of thought; its art in the marshal ing of topics with which it deals; its symmetry, its energy, the def initeness and limpidity of its statements; its exquisite diction— at once terse, musical and elec trical, and as an essential part of this literary outfit, many of those spiritual notes which can attract and enthrall onr hearts—venera tion for. God, veneration for man, veneration for principle, respect for public opinion, moral earnest ness, moral courage, optimism, a stately and noble pathos—final ly, self-sacrificing devotion to a cause so great as to be herein iden tified with the happiness, not of one people only, but of human nature itself. Upon the whole, this is the most commanding and the most pathetic utterance, in any age, in any language, of national griev ances and of national purposes; having a Demosthenic momentum of thought, and a fervor of emo tional appeal such as Tyrtaeous might have put into his war-songs. Indeed,.the Declaration of Inde pendence is a kind of war-song: it is a stately and a passion ate ehant of human freedom; it is a prose lyric of civil and mil itary heroism. We may be alto gether sure that no genuine devel opment of literary taste among the American geople in any peri od of our future history can re sult in serious misfortune to this particular specimin of American literature. ; There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together, and until the last few yeras was sup posed to be incurable. For a great many years doctors pronounced it a local disease,and prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treat ment, pronounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease, and therefore requires a constitution al treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the mar ket. It is taken internally m dos es from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars tor any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. Address, F. J. Cheney & Co. Sold by druggists, 75c. Toledo, O. Hall’3 Family Pills are the best. are employed in making the van- oua objects which the Saltan gives away as presents. He usually ex amines the designs and sometimes ^ > JSn • if- Stop the Cough »»d Work off the told. Laxitive. Bromo-Quinme Tablets cure a cold in one day. ho Core, No Pay. Price 25 cents. Atlanta Daily News. John D. Rockefeller, the richest American, said some very,.inter esting and profitable things in Chicago this week. The oil million- aire, who is nearly a billionaire, attended decennial commence ment exercises of the University of Chicago, which he founded. In an unexpected after-dinner speech he surprised everbody preeeut by calling for three cheers and a ti ger for Andrew Carnegie, in these words:. “Mr. Carnegie has done more for the cause of education thau any man in the world. At present he is many miles away, and I pro pose to honor him with cheers.” Codtinueing,Mr. Rockefeller said; “Turn gratefully to your fami lies and friends who have stood by you in your struggle for an edu cation. “The vital thing in life is to find, as soon as„possible, the place where you can best serve the world. Whatever position this is, it is the highest position in the sight of good men and the economy of God. “The chancess for succes are bet ter to-day than ever before. Suc cess is attained by industry, per- severenee and pluck, coupled with any amount of hard work, and you need not expect to achieve it any other way.” These are valuable words to ev ery young man in the world—not because John D. Rockefeller utter ed them, but because they are the result of experience, and because they are universally recognized as true. Success is not easily or light ly bought. Stories of gambling in Wall street as told by men who gain temporary wealth by this de cidedly questionable route, are apt to lead the young man whose ambitions and hopes are set upon a career of profits and honor. But success gained in these quicksands is not lasting, and is not calculat ed to fit a man for its proper in vestment or enjoyment. Rockefeller strikes the keynote when he advises industry, perse- vereuce and pluck, coupled with any amount of hard work. ■ Hard work will do more for a young man than any other one at tribute. There are so few persons in this world who are willing, or nave the health and strength that will permit them to work hard that a man, particularly a young man, who can work hard and who will work hard is a treasure that no employer will willingly let es cape him. A Poor Millionaire Lately starved in London because he could not digest his food. Early use of Dr. King’s New Life Pills would have saved him. They strengthen the stomach, aid diges tion, promote assimilation, im prove appetite. Price 25c. Money back if not satisfied'. Sold by H. M. Hultzclaw, druggist, Perry,Ga. President Schurmau of Cornell laments the interlectual weakness of the United States. But Cornell at its recent commencement con ferred upon forty-four men the the very high degree of LL. D., which is in theory only given to men of exceptional attainments and .services. Dr. Schurman is either unduly pessimistic about the national intellect or regreta- bly careless in distributing high degrees.—N. Y. World. — “I am indebted to One Min ute Cough Cure for my present good health and my life. I was treated in vain by doctors for lung trouble following la grippe. I took One Minute Cough r Cure and recovered my health.” Mr. E. H. Wise, Madison, Ga. At Holtzclaw’s drug store. There are 2,507.90 miles of streets in New York City. * EXPANDING BUSINESS. To Our Friends ia Houston County: We have just finished and thrown open to the pub lic one of the nicest and most commodious Wagon, Buggy and Carriage Repositories in Middle Georgia, and have on hand a large up-to-date stock. We are prepared to save you from 10 to 20 per cent on anything you may need in our line. We sell the celebrated “Old Hickory” and “Tennessee” Wagons and the famous Jackson G. Smith Buggies and Carriages, and many other grades, and have marked them down in price to suit the times. Call and see us whether you want to buy or not. Respectfully, HEARD BROTHERS, 350-352 Poplar St., MACON, GA. July 1st, 1901. B BftO 414 & 416 Third St., MACON, GA. MACON’S GREATEST BARGAIN STORE. 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. We sell more Shoes f;|j an most any reg^- ular shoe boose in Macon. Why do we do this? Simply because we SELL NONE BUT THE BEST, and guarantee every pair that leaves our house to give satisfac tory wear or ref and your money. Men’s Shoes from 98c. to $5.00. Ladies’ Shoes from 65e. to $8.50. Children’s Shoes, 25c, to $1.50. Ladies* Slippers, 25e. to $2.00. Children’s Slippers, 35c. to $1.50. Why not give us your Shoe trade and save 25 to 50 per cent on every pair of Shoes needed in your fam- ily? Clothing. EXCEL any clothing store in Ma- j con. Oar Clothing is well made, it fits, it is durable, it holds its color, and is 25 to 50 per cent cheaper thau most clothing stores can af ford to sell you the same quality, of goods. Mens Suits, $8.00 to $12.50 Youths Suits, $2.00 to $ 8.00 Childrens Suits, 65c. to $ 4.00 Boys Knee Pants, 15c to 85c 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 aod please aDy man in Houston county. Dry Goods. Yes, we sell everything in the Dry Goods Line—-Dress Goods, Percales, Lawns, Dimities, Calicoes, Sheetings, ShirUngs, 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. 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. Millinery. “IS half. We do not want regular Millinery prices. Here yon 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 $1.00. O 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. KESSLER