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mw : /A •rf ■a WHS JOlffi&ftL P3ICE, 21,50 A ma, IN ADVANCE. Published Every Thursday Morning. 7io.H. HODGES, Editor and Publisher Perry, Thursday, August 29. Copies of this paper may be found on file at the office of our Washington cor- respondent, E. G, Siegers, 918 F. Street, N. W., Washington, D. 0. Rogers—tooke. A beautiful A president for Cuba is being dis cussed. Cotton picking and politics don’t mix in off years. — — Candidates, beware of newspaper controversies. They cut both ways. A newspaper controversy rarely proves beneficial to the candidate who becomes a party thereto. Gen. DeLaby has issued a procla mation declaring that the Boers will continue the struggle against the English. • It is said Admiral Schley will re tire from the active list on October 10th, as the age limit will be reach ed on that date. — Attendance upon the meetings of the Young Men’s Christian Associa tion at Macon is constantly increas ing, says the Telegraph. V • 7 The grand jury of Elmore county, Ala., last week indicted ten white men charged with lynching a negro in that county several weeks ago. • - The Georgia state tax rate this year will be 5.40, an increase of 19 mills, though the increase in tax valuation of property aggregates $20,000,000. Seems to Be Without Limit. A well-regulated pension list based i , ... upon deserved merit through honest took pi ace the residence of the service, followed by disability and ; bride’s aunt, Mrs. Emma Fisher, 724 need, is something that' any govern- East End Ave., July 14th, 1901, in ment might be proud of. But a list (which the contracting parties were so elastic that there can be no esti mate of the possible number of ben eficiaries is a “gray horse of anotner j Rogers. WH IHR color,” a delusion to the people, a! The.wedding was a most beauti- fraud against the public treasury in one, because of its simplicity, many .instances, and a snare. Of the j Miss Tooke looked charmingly be great increase after many years, bur j witching dressed in white organdie, Washington correspondent writes as. trimmed in lace and ribbon. Miss he residence 'of the Tlie Best Price For Cotton Miss Bonnie Tooke, formerly of I Houston county, Ga., and Mr. S. C; follows: “The number of pensioners from the war between the states is still increasing, although 86 years have gone by since the close of that struggle. During the fiscal year, the roll for that wnr shows a net in crease of 1,944; further, there were about 75,000 altogether new claim ants whose demands were awaiting action at the end of the year, while upwards of 225,000 now on the roll were demanding increases on vari ous pleas. The net increase in the roll during the last year from all wars was 4,206, bringing it up to the enormous total of 997,735 per sons, who draw over $138,000,000, about the same as the average for the past eight years. Since the be ginning of the government, $2,763,- 350,000 have been paid in pensions. One person in 75 of the present pop ulation of the country now draws a pension; one in 35 of the population as it existed at the time of the civil war draws a pension; and about one in 25 of the population from which the soldiers were drawn (the south being excluded) draws a pension. These figures call for no comment; their simple recital being as, appall ing as anything ever heard of.” -r9» Masonic Convention at Cordele. Tooke’s rare blonde beauty and sym metry of form never showed to bet ter advantage. Her lovely disposi tion and charming address enables her to number her friends by her ac quaintances. Mr. Rogers was a trusted employe of the Pullman Car Company of this city. He is a rising young man of sterling worth and ability, well wor thy of the fair bride he so diligently sought to win. Mr. Rogers has ac cepted a very responsible position with a big company in Gadsden, Ala,, where he has gone to begin life anew. May love, peace, prosperity and happiness be theirs, is the united wish of all who know them. A Friend. Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 24, 1901. To Cure A Cold In One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab- j lets. All druggists refund the mon ey if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove’s ] signature is on each box. 25/. Is the thing all farmers want when they are ready to sell. The Iron Warehouse, PERRY, GEORGIA, is ready to serve all comers, with best facilities and a determin ation to give the best service. BAGGING AND TIES for sale at lowest market price. High-Grade Fertilizers for Grain and Fruit Trees. Respectfully, I BUY COTTON SEED. At the Tail End of the season we always have bargains in CLOTHING- wor thy of consideration. A Call or a letter will bring YOU in touch with them. I F you own a Steam Cotton Gin send | us your name. We make you a prop- j osition that will bring you in big money | without investing a dollar. Southern Canning Co., Ill Broadway, New York City. | A. WORTHY SUCCESSOR. At Chicago last week the Nation al Negro Business League was in -conference several days. Booker T. Washington, of Tuskeegee, Ala., was -elected president. Hon. H. H. Cabiness, of the Even ing Journal, is mentioned as a can didate for mayor of Atlanta. He would make a model chief executive -of the Capital City. Vice President Roosevelt will not attend the veterans’ reunion at Ma con, in response to Mayor Smith’s • invitation. In his letter he says Oc tober “is an impossible month” for him. Just now Candidates Brown and Terrell are commending themselves to the people of Georgia by failing to push themselves into a scramble for recognition as prospective gov ernors. A determined effort is being made in New York City to unite the op position to Tammany Hall in order that the candidates of that organiza tion in the next municipal campaign may be defeated. *-•-« Prince Chin, brother of the Em peror of China, is ill atBasel, Switz erland. With a Chinese mission he is enroute to Berlin to apologize to the German government for the murder of Baron Von Kettler at Pekin. At Summerville, Ala., a suburb of Columbus, Ga., last week, three peo ple were poisoned by drinking cold tea that had been kept all day in a tin vessel. One of these people, Mrs. -J. T. Gibson, died from the effects of the poisoning. A negro man who had outraged mud then murdered the wife of a prominent white farmer near Win chester, Tenn., was burned to death by a mob of infuriated men last Sat urday. It is said 6,000 people wit nessed the burning. Recently the treasurer of Missis sippi was charged with being short in. his accounts over $100,000. Last week he made a statement vindicat ing himself* showing that the miss ing. money was deposited in state ibanks on good collateral. Last Sunday will Freeman, a ne gro porter on the G. S. & F. rail road, was shot and killed by Clar ence Meriwether, the baggage mas ter, in the baggage cat directly after he train left Valdosta for Macon The negro had attacked Meriwethe with murderous intent. At Cordele last Thursday about two hundred Masons assembled in a district convention, called by U. V. Whipple, district deputy. In the public exercises at the Methodist church, there were ad dresses of welcome and response, music, etc. The chief address was that by Grand Master Max Mayer- hardt, of Rome, which presented Masonry to the world as a most worthy institution, in purity of pur pose, exalted principles and genuine charity. The business of the convention was conducted in the elegant lodge hall ofj Cordelia Lodge, and Thurs day night the third degree was con ferred. By vote of the convention, a dis trict organization was ordered, and the next convention will be held at Americus in August, 1902. It was also requested by vote of the convention that each county in the district, which is the same as the third congressional district, hold a county convention each year. The convention, and the visiting Mgsons individually, received hos pitable entertainment at the hands of Cordelia Lodge and,citizdns of Cordele. “Something New Under the Sun.” CUT TO THE BONE. BENSON X HOUSER’S PRICES. All doctors have tried to cure Catarrh by the use of powders, acid gases, inhal ers and drugs iu paste form. Their pow ders dry up the mucous membranes, causing them to crack open and bleed. The powerful aods used in the inhalers have entirely eaten away the same mem branes that their makers have aimed to cure, while the pastes and ointments can not reach the disease. An old and expe rienced practitioner who lias for many years made a close study and specialty of the treatment of Catarrh, has at last perfected a treatment which, when faith fully used, not only relieves once, but permanently cures Catarrh, by remov ing the cause, stopping the discharges and curing all inflammation. It is the only remedy known to science that ac tually reaches the afflicted parts. This I AM T T T T T F) T""\ ITT"? wonderful remedy is known as “Stiuf- I) |\] r" 1/1 I flesthe Guaranteed Catarrh Cure 7 ’ and is sold at the extremely low price ofi p^ n j-rr T o T T T One Dollar, each package containing in- H f 1LX V. I II I V. ternal and external medicine sufficient' * wiv JrYL^L^ CU1 1 for a full month’s treatment and every thing necessary to its perfect use “Snuffles” is the only perfect Ca tarrh Cube ever made and is now rec ognized as the only safe and positive cure for that annoying and disgusting Macon, G-eoxgrlsu. That half-price sale has caused take from our shelves all but a suits at such small figures. the people to few of those “Previous” as the candidates for governor of Georgia may be, they are not near so * previous” as the daily papers are, especially those of Atlanta. If the daily papers would leave the candidates alone, the can didates wouldn’t bother the people until next spring. Nevertheless, how ever, the people are not making any pledges yet awhile. Several months later the list of candidates may have been changed somewhat and the range of choice simplified. After a long rest in South Africa, Mr. Kipling has returned to Eng land, and is busily occupied with his literary labors. One of his most re cent stories is “How the Leopard Got His Spots,” which will be pub lished soon in The Ladies’ Home Journal. Henry L. Flagler, the Florida millionaire who was divorced recent ly from his insane wife, was married at Kenansville, N. O., last Thursday to Miss Mary L. Kenan. The Flor- ide legislature passed a law especial ly to permit the divorce Mr. Flagler desired. One man was killed and seventeen persons injured by a 4 street railway collision in Atlanta last Friday. When a candidate must make ex planation, generally his prospects have been injured. —Steelyards and Balances for cotton weighing at MS ■ L. M. Paul’s. disease. It cures all inflammation quick ly and permanently, and is also wonder fully quick to relieve Hay Fever or Cold in the Head Catarrh when neglected often leads to Consumption—* *S ii u files” will save yon if yon use it at once. . 1 it is no ordinary remedy, but a complete treatment which is positively guaranteed to cure Catarrh in any form or stage if used according to the directions which accompany each package. Don’t delay, but send for it at once, and write full particulars as to your condition, and yon will receive spe cial advice from the discoverer of this wonderful remedy regarding your case without cost to von beyond the regular price of “Snaffles” the “Guaran teed Catarrh Chre.” Sent prepaid to any address in the United States or Canada on receipt of One Dollar. Address Dept. C478, Edwin B. Giles & Company, 2330 and 23 52 Mar ket Street, Philadelphie Wood’s Seeds. We Rave Issued a very interesting little circular about Crimson Clover, giving the experi ence of successful growers—telling about sowing in corn fields at the last working—value for improving poor tI _ , land—use both for Choice New Seed. sssrs'.fSS.fX Write for price and special circular tell- hints of value to , «... ... any one interested lug all about this in this crop. Mailed crop. free upon request. T. W. WOOD & SONS, (SEEDSMEN, - RICHMOND, VA. (WOOD’S FALL CATALOGUE issued in Aug, tells all about Winter Vetches, Crimson Clover, Rape, Rust Proof and Winter Oats, Seed Wheats, Grass and '■ Clover Seeds, Vegetable Seeds for Pall Planting. Hyficlnths, Tulips, etc. Catalogue mailed free. Write for It., If you failed to get what you wanted in the half-price sab, don’t worry, because w r e have made a sweeping reduction of one-third on ev erything in the ptore. AVe must have room for the new goods coming, and we are going clean off the counters. to BEHSOM \ HOUSES, The Up-to-Date Clothiers, 420 Third Street. MACON, GA. ZEE. Xj ZB.A.IRIF'IZEJILiZD GROCERIES, COUNTRY PRODUCE, Corner Second and' Poplar Streets, MACON, GA. AGENCY FOR THK AMERICAN ALL STEEL . WOVEN WIRE HELD FENCE Made of large, strong wires, heavily galvanized. Amply provides for expansion and contrac tion. Only Best Bessemer steel wires used, always of uniform quality. Never goes' wrong no matter how great a strain ,'savta KM 2E. O. Z. MCARTHUR, DENTIST, FORT VAIiUEY, GEORGIA. Office over Slappey’s Drugstore. . flK-l tm! Is put on it. Does not mutilate, but does efficiently tarn cattle, horses, hogs and pigs. EVERY ROD OF AMERICAN FENCE GUARANTEED by the manufaqtuiers, Call and see it. Can show you how it will save yon money and your fields so they will stay fenced. •••