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WASHINGTON LETTER. Our Regular Correspondence. The views of the whoesale deal ers in tobacco and cigars on the effect of free trade with Porto Ri co upon their business are ex tremely varied. Some believe that the competition of cheap la bor of Porto Rico'with the better paid cigar-makers of the Suited States will lead to the removal of American manufactories to the is land and the reduction of wages of cigar-makers in the United States. The popularity of Porto Rico tobacco is not regarded as a sure result of its general sale in the United States. Many dealers think it does not meet the re quirements of American taste in tobacco and will never do so Others believe that a few months will see established in Porto Rico factories where American-grown tobacco will be made up into ci gars and sold as Porto Rico stock on its return to the United States. As a matter of fact, the condi tions existing in the trade with regardto Portorican tobacco prod ucts are so new that all is sur mise and no postive predictions are made. All the country can do is to wait and see wha b will hap pen . / Recent consular reports to the State Department,which are being held in the secret files of the Gov ernment until the close of the South Afaican war, show that in creasing bitterness is marking the course of the struggle, the chief causes being: The hanging of “Cape reqels” by the British: The burning of Boer houses and the gathering of Boer women and children into the concentration camps: The use of Kaffirs by the British: The charges of killing wounded men in cold blood. Thus a conflict which at its be ginning was marked by exception al humanity is taking on some of the bitter and cruel aspects of prolonged partisan warfare. The use of Kaffirs as scouts by the British, as staed in Lord Kitchen er’s latest dispatches,is full of dire possibilities. Heretofore both the Boers and the British have used the Kaffirs as camp servants, hostlers and in a few other menial capacities. There was a tacit agreement on both sides that they should not be employed in mili tary duties. If this is to be vio lated and the tens of thousaands of natives are to be drawn into the struggle, murder is likely to replace the less barbarous code of recognized warfare. The reports giving descriptions of the recon- centrado camps in South Airica are so plain spoken that the ad ministration does uot dare to al low them to become known. $100 Reward, $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one ffreaded disease that science has been able to cure in ail stages, and that is catarrh. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is the only positive ciire now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the sys tem, thereby destroying the foun dation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address F. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo, O Sold by Druggists, 75c. Hall’s Family Pills are the best. “A young woman of Parsons accidentally dropped a dime down the back of a strange young man when she sought to put it into the contribution box in church last Sunday,” says the Kansas City Journals “She blushed and apol ogised, an acquaintance was form ed, and in two weeks the pair were married. And this proves exactly what we have always said—that a woman will go to any length in order to recover lost money.” To Cure A Cold In One Day Oervera’s Estimate of Schley. Admiral Cevera, who was in charge of the Spanish fleet which was destroyed by the squadron under command of Admiral Schley at Santiago,has been inter viewed in regard to the Sampson- Schley controversy, and gives his estimate of Schley as follows: “Actions speak. The good old proverb is: ‘ Actions speak loud er than words.’ Why not apply it to Admiral Schley? Under stand that what I._sav is in the light of this distinction. As a Spaniard I look upon that war as being as unjust as the war which is waging against the Boer republics. Personally, I shall never forget the generous and cour teous treatment that was accord ed to me by the Americans, and particularly by Admiral Schley. He impressed me as a gallant offi cer and a high-minded gentleman to the fullest sense of the phrase. I should say that a man of noble principles and generous impulses cannot be a coward. To such men I would look rather for Cas- tillian bravery. “The naval bat tle of Santiago was short and de cisive—so short that there was no time for any exchauge of compli- pliments; so decisive that I can hardly believe that cowardice was thinkable. The fighs was over in about three hours and three- quarters. Had I been captured in the days of ancient Rome my back might have been used as a stepping place for the conquerer mounting his horse. Admiral Schley treated me on terms of ab solute equality. His flagship, the ' Brooklyn, was west in the blockad ing line, and was therefore the most exposed. She was engaged in a running fight with the Vis caya and the Colon. When the Brooklyn and the Oregon got within range of | the Colon they opened fire, and later was com pelled to run ashore. The Colon .also struck her colors to the Brooklyn and the Oregon. The Brooklyn, holding the westwarc. blockading position, was within range of our ships and batteries all the time, though out ships lacked certain things neepesary for full effectiveness. Admiral Schley showed ability and thor oughness. I don’t know Admiral Sampson. I have no comment to make on him.” Let Tanners Raise Hay. Reports from the great grain growing regon of the West indi cate that the drought and hot weather have destroyed 800,000,- 000 bushels of corn in the fields and that the scarcity of corn thi3 fall will send the price to at least a dollar a bushel. The price has already reached eighty cents' and there is a slim chance.of a decline until another crop is made. The corn crop in this section is good, but it will not be large enough to supply the demand. It is too-late to plant corn now, but it is not too late to raise hay, peas, etc., which take the place of corn 1 to a large extent as a food for stock. Let the farmers of Lowndes county and south Georgia make the most of the hay crop. Let them plant more peas now and set their plans for gathering every blade of hay they can. It will be money to them. To be forewarn ed is to be forearmed. With dollar corn, hay will be a splendid crop this year. Let farmers heed this warning.—Val dosta Times. Wants a Georgia Woman. on the Head Is what you do every time you buy your Lumber, Sash, Doors, Mouldings, Blinds, Trimmings and all kinds of mill work and builders supples from superior stock, iGuilders and contractors will find they get a superior, grade of lumber and workmanship their line at lower prices than they can get elsewhere. HI. Hj_ T31JL.TITIT& <Sc CO. ’Phone 187. FORT VALLEY, GA. oiu that 11 THIRD AND POPLAR. SHINHOLSE third AND POPLAR. lets. All druggists refund the mon ey if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove’s signature is on each box. 25/. A man talks about owning his business. But, as a matter of fact his business owns him. His whole life is regulated by the de mands of the business. The time at which he rises, his breakfast hour, the time given to meals, are all determined by business obli gations. He rushes through lunch because he “can’t spare the time from business” to eat leisurely. He won’t take a rest because he is needed at the store or office. He is in fact an absolute slave to bus mess. The results which follow this slavery are to be seen on ev ery hand. Meu dyspeptic, irrita ble, nervous, with drawn faces, and hollow eyes, sit at the desk or stand behind the counter until they collapse into a fit of sick ness, or are taken away by heart failure. Those who cannot es cape the exactions of business will find a friend in Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery. It strengthens the stomach, increas es the action of the blood-making glands, increasing the vitality and phisical vigor. It makes men strong and prevents those busi ness break downs which so often terminate fatally. Sampson’s indorsment of the pitiful and slanderous rot, writ ten under the guise of “history,” about Schley, by a ..partisan henchman, named Maclay, stamps him as a contemptable fellow. He is the sorriest fellow developed by the late riot with Spain, with Secretary Long as a close second. They are going to get their true places in real history, and they needn’t doubt it.—Sparta Ish- maelite. James White, Brvantsville, Ind. says DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve healed running sores on both legs. He had sufiered 6 years. Doctors failed to help him. Get DeWitt’s. Accept no imitations. Holtzclaw’s drugstore. — There has been a considerable advance in the price of cotton ties on account of the steel strike. The Valdosta Times has receiv ed a communication from Frank Johnson, of Norwalk, Fla., who an nouncss that he is in search of a wife and wants a Georgia wo man. Johnson says that his first wife, who died four years ago, was a Georgia woman and he wants another from the same state Johnson says he is an orange grower and has a good home. His “ad,” which the Times publishes is as follows: “Wanted—If there is any good woman,about 40 years of age, who reads the Valdosta Times and would like to go in co partnership with me in the poul try business, I would be glad to hear from her. Matrimony is my object. Frank John son,^Norwalk Fla.” What A Tiilo It Tel is. If that mirror of yours shows wretched, sallow complexion, jaundiced look, moth patches and blotches on the skin, it’s liver trouble ; but Dr. King’s New Life Pills regulate the liver, purify the blood, give clear skin, rosy cheeks, rich complexion. Only 25/ at Holtzclaw’s irng store. We Are Not ' ni,y the Cheapest, but AL-o the Most Reliable Whiskey House Ju Ueorijia. Our line of pnsiness -is largely one of confi dence and therefore you want to deal withpeo- pe who will not make misrepresentations. We guarantee ever thing we .'ell j:.sr, as represent ed, or will cheerfully refund your money. For .§3.25 we will deliver n’.yfi! i-ullqoaris of our FAMOUS Anywhere in Georgia, express prepaid. Packed in plain box: money refunded if not satisfacto ry. Another good thing we offer is a pure Kentucky Sour Mash—the Daniel Booke—at §2.40 per gallon, also delivered, express pre paid, anywhere in they,tate. We are sole agents ::or the famous Kennesaw Mountain Corn- Whiskey, best in ireorgia, only §2.00 per gallon, and are the only people in the south selling a pure, seven-year-old Mount Vernon It ye at §1.00 :’or a full quart, or §3.50 pe gallon. Everything else just as cheap: we have goods from §1.25 per gallon un. ■ omplete stock of everything. Semi us a trial order. \o charge for jugs SAM & ED. WiU' HaELlSAUM. Wholesale Liquor Dealers & Distillers 7 Agents. 451 Cherry Stre t, Macon, Ga. Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat This preparation contains all of the digestants and digests all kinds of food. It gives instant relief and never fails to cure. It allows you to eat all the food you want. The most sensitive stomachs can take it. By its use many thousands of dyspeptics have been cured after everything else failed. It prevents formation of gas on the stom ach, relieving all distress after eating. Dieting unnecessary. Pleasant to take. It can’t help but do you good „ by E.O. DeWitt & Co., Chicago The §1. home contains 2V» times the 50$, size. When you come to Macon call at my repository and see the most complete line of Vehicles ever shown in Macon, including every size in FARM WAGONS from one to aix-hor-e. In pleasure vehicles everything from a Road Caut at $17 50 to the most handsome Rudder-Tided Victoria at $750 00. Sn Automobiles: “Locomobiles” for two and four passengers; kettes”,fur one passenger. Our teed to run from ten to fifteen miles per hour on country roads,regardless of hills or sand,at a cost ofl cent per mile. When yon need anything on wheels write or call. “Auto- Locomobiles are guaran- THIRD AND POPLAR. THIRD AND POPLAR. Agt. I am better prepared than ever to supply your wants in Hardware Cutlery, Tinware, W00DENWARE, FARMING IMPLEMENTS, mm* mjMfeMriML im buy goods'lor spot cash, anybody ip Macon. and therefore I sell as low as 308 THIRD STREET. NEAR POSTOFFICE. {- YOUR MAMS AND ADDRESS ON I '••/CARD MAILED TO W.M.TAYLOR, /GA.AND 1 WILL DRIVE AROUND ANDJ -YOU A SAMPLE COPY OF 6E0M POULTRY EvoTeo to poultry, pigeons aprrsTo^- .AND THE BRIGHTEST, BEST, UP-TO-DATE* Aout-on-tjme- poultry paper iN-nesotgny & Special Oiler:—To all who pay us &l.u0 strictly in advance Home Journal we will send the Georgia Poultry Herald one year Free* advance for hi 0 :