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Amount of Sugar We Use. The Houston Home Journal. Perry, Ga. Pear Sir:—As a good deal has recently appeared in print regard ing the consumption of sugar in this country, the various sources from which it is obtained, the amount of duty paid thereon, etc., the following facts and figures will, we believe, be of interest to your readers: “The total consumption of su gar in the United States last year was 2,219, 847 tons, and based on the average increase of 6.84 per cent, during the past 19 years, the consumption should be 2,860,585 tons. Of this quantity 1,000,000 tons in round figures will come from American sources, say Lou isiana being able to produce 350,- 000 tons, United States beet fac tories 150,000, Hawaii, 350,000 aud Porto Rico 150,000, all being free of duty, leaving 1,360,585 tons to come from other sources and on which duty is paid. The average duty assessed is $36 per ton, or a total of $48,981,060. The price of all the sugar consumed, however, being enhanced to the extent of the duty of $36 per ton or a total of $84,981,060, it is evi dent that $36,000,000 additional is paid by the people in order to provide the Government with 49 millions for revenue, of which the Gevernment is not now in need. If the duty is taken off Cuba su gar, the benefit of 85 millions goes to the people. “On October 8th, the quotation for Cuba Centrifugal Sugar 96 test, free on board Cuba was 1.96/ per pound., duty on same amounts to 1.685/—equivalent to 86 per cent, advalorem.” Yours truly, Willett & Gray, (Sugar Statisticians.) She Understood. “Excuse me,” he said to the applicant for the typewriter’s po sition, but I would like to know your age?” The young woman looked aston ished. “May I ask what that has to do with my fitness for the place”? she inquired. “Nothing, ”he promptly answer ed. “You see,, it’s my wife that wants to know.” “In that case said the appli cant, who was pretty as well as young, “tell her lam forty-sev en.” And the smile that followed this ingenuous statement brought out four delightful dimples.— Cleveland Plain Dealer. Stricken. With Paralysis. Henderson Grimett, of this place, was stricken with partial paralysis and completely lost the use of one arm and side. After being treated by an eminent phy sician for quite a while without relief, my wife recommended Chamberlain’s Pain Balm, and af ter using two bottles of it he is al most entirely cured.—Geo. R.Mc Donald, Man, Logan county, W. Va. Several other very remarka ble cures of partial paralysis have been effected by the use of . this liniment. It is most widely known, however, as a cure ^ for rheumatism, sprains and bruises Sold by alTdealers in Perry, War- r en & Lowe, Byron, Ga. Ueorgia could cut down her pension list to the extent of thous ands of dollars without taking a penny from any really deserving eld hero. Revision; careful re gion, is what is needed.—Amer- lc ns Times. The New York Evening Post quotes the following as Gen. Mac- Arthur’s judicial estimate of Agui- ! naldo, “made at least oi> a semi-offi-! cial way:” “Aguinaldo as a personage and a ■ character has been quite a surprise ! to all of us since his capture. His’ conduct while in custody of the American forces has been quiet, dig nified, manly, and in every other re spect of a kind calculated to excite admiration. Aguinaldo is a man of considerable personality. His digni ty soon came to be a matter of re mark among those with whom he was brought into contact after his capture, and upon being confined he did not offer a sign or utter a word of resentment on account of his cap tivity. The Americans found him to be a great deal more of a man than they first thought he was. He no doubt has accepted American su premacy as inevitable, and I believe he now is satisfied with the manner in which we are conducting the af fairs of the archipelago. Of course, when a man is dragged down from his lair in the mountains he is not in good humor to conduct himself with any degree of equanimity and diplo macy; but Agvinaldo has done so, and as a result he has received a great deal of enconium • from his captors. He never has made an in quiry of the Americans as to what disposition they intended making of his case. "What disposition finally will be made of him is hard to tell.” This is a pleasing picture, but the description doesn’t necessarily imply either unusual ability or strength of character in the sense of integrity, and does not blot out the celebrated Filipino’s record of having sold out to Spain and then betrayed his trust. Aguinaldo is a Spanishized Filipino, trained, to the Spanish standard of decorum. Personal dig nity among Spaniards is reputed to be an almost universal characteristic. —Macon Telegraph. A Fiendish Attack. An attack was lately made on C. F. Collier of Cherokee, Iowa, that rly proved fatal. It ■ came through his kidneys. His back got so lame he could not stoop without great paiD, nor sit in a chair except propped by cushions. No remedy helped him until he tried Electric Bitters which effected such a won derful change that he writes he feels like a new man. This marvelous medicine cures backache and kidney trouble, purifies the blood and builds up your health. Only 7>0c at Holtzclaw’s Drug Store. A rose bush that has attained the age of 101- years is one of the inter esting sights at the old Salem home stead at .Middle Haddam. The bush was planted in the year 1800 by Mrs. Lucilla Hurd, and it is stated pn good authority-that it has borne roses every year for 100 years. Mrs. Hurd, who planted the rose bush, was 94 years of age when she died. ' : ►~0—* Get a free sample of Chamber lain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets at the drugstore. They are easier to take and.more pleasant in ef fect than pills. Then their use is not followed by constipation as is often the case with pills. Regu lar price 25c. per pox. A suggestion has been made to parole instead of pardon state con victs whose behavior has been good, such convicts to be subject to the orders and regulations of the prison commissioners, who would have the authority to imprison them again if they should misbehave. in 8 Lewis Oekerman, Goshen, Ind., “DeWitt’s Little Early Risers never bend me double like other I PDls, but do their work thorough ly and make me feel like a hoy.” Certain, thorough,gen tie. Holtz- c law’s drugstore The most foolish thing in the world is to lose one’s temper. Of old the wisest of men said, “Better is he that rnleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.” The person in authority who is self-con trolled can control others—children, servants, and employes generally. No one can govern subordinates who is not able to goven himself. When one loses temper in the home, and says bitter things in a hasty mood, there is sure to come an after-time of sor row and repentance, and there is a hurt in the heart which may or may not last for years. There are scars that never cease to throb, though the old wound seems to be healed. Should death suddenly snatch hence dear one, before pardon for seme injustice had been sought and granted, the regret would never pass away.—Christian Herald. It would not be surprising if there should be an exhibition of extrava gance at the approaching session of congress. The treasury is so full that it is difficult to find storage for all the government’s gold and silver. The amount now actually in the treasury, according to the latest re port, is $1,190,225,224. Of this $534,000,000. is gold and nearly $500,000,000 is silver. It is a safe statement that never before in this country, and never in any other country, was there snch an amount of money in the possession of the government.—Marietta Journal. The excitement incident to traveling and change of food and water often brings on diarrhoea, and for this reason no one should leave home without a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale by all dealers in Perry; ™ Lowe, Byron, Ga. Though President Roosevelt is the youngest chief magistrate this coun try has ever had, he is not so youth ful as the heads of some other gov ernments. The President is 48 years old, but Etnperor William was only 42 at his last birthday. The Czar of Russia is only 31. Emmanuel II. of Italy will be 33 this coming No vember. Wilhelmina of Holland was 21 years old last month, and Alfon so XIII. of Spain, the youngest of them all, was only 15 May 17 th last. American capital is being invested in sugar plantations to a very large amount in Cuba and Porto Rico. A recent statement in a New York pa per showed that tens of thousands of acres of sugar lands were being purchased in these islands by capit alists and syndicates. At the rate at which these islands are being purchased, if will be only a few years before all of the best of them in either island will be in possession of citizens of this country,—Ex. “I had long suffered from indi gestion,” writes. G. A. LeDeis, Cedar City, Mo. “Like others I tried many preparations but nev er found anything that did me good until I took Kodol Dyspep sia Cure. One bottle cured me. A friend who had suffered simi larly I put on the use of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. He is gaining fast and will soon be able to work. Before he used Kodol Dyspesia Cure indigestion had made him a total wreck. Holtzclaw’s drugstore Comptroller-General Wright has completed the work of fixing the value of all the railroad property in the state, and it has been ascertain ed that there has been a total in crease over the returns made by the railroads of nearly $6,000,000. — Do you suffer from piles? If so do not turn to surgery for relief. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve will act more quickly, surely and safe ly, saving you the expense and danger of an operation. Holtz- claw’s drugstore. C ASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind Yon Have Always Bought Warren Bears the Signature of C. B. WILLINGHAM, COTTflfj FACTOR, MA€Off, GA. Money to loan to responsible farmers at alow rate of interest. My connection with the cotton mills of Macon gives me advantages unsurpassed in handling cotton consigned to me, and I solicit your shipments. C. B. WILLINGHAM. W. A. DAVISu BEN. T. RAY. EDWIN S. DAVIS. W. A. DAVIS & CO., 405 & 407 Poplar St. MACON, GEORGIA Unsurpassed facilities for handling cotton. Money advanced at lowest rates Prompt attention to business is our motto. We charge only 50 cents per bale. The Best Sellers of cotton in the city. THE GREATEST EXPOSITION Ever Held in Georgia! State Fair under the auspices of the SAVANNAH FAIR ASSOCIATION, San. SAVANNAH, GA., Nov. 6th. to i6th, 1901. $15,000 IN PREMIUMS. $7,500 IN RACING PURSES. Extraordinary Amusement Events. Savannah's widespread reputation as an entertainer will le supplemented by amusement features of unquestiona ble merit drawn from all parts of the country. Friday, Nov. 8th, CAVALRYI TILT FOR $1,000 PRIZE, participated in by troops from all over the State. For Preminm Lists, space,, entrance, tmd. all other particulars, address A. B. MOORE, General Manager. Or, J. C. SHAW, Secretary. Room 25, Board of Trade, Savannah, Ga. . indistinct print