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F31GE, $1.50 A 7EAE, IN ADVANCE.
PubliEhed Every Thursday Morning.
EOD8-BS, Editor and Publisher
Perry, Thursday, November 28
The 57 fch congress
next Monday.
will convene
Citizens of the United States have
abundant cause for thanksgiving.
A negro murderer was lynched by
negroes eight miles below Shreve
port, La., last Saturday.
The present session of the Geor
gia legislature will expire by lega'
limitation on the 14th of December.
It is estimated that the death
rate of veterans and widows on the
pension rolls of Georgia is 4per cent.
The recent municipal election m
New York cost that city $670,000,
or $1.08 for each registered voter.
The South Georgia Conference of
the M. E. Church, South, will meet
in annual session at Macon nex
Wednesday.
Mr. Harry C. Tindall, who was
committed to jail in Macon for con
tempt of court several months ago,
was released last Saturday.
Mr. Basil A. Wjse, recently nom
inated for alderman of Macon, died
last Saturday from pneumonia con
tracted during that campaign.
The new federal soldiers’ home at
Johnson City, Tenn., will be open to
indigent confederates who fought in
the Mexican, Indian and Spanish-
American wars.
The presidential campaign in Cu
ba is open. There are two candi
dates for the presidency, Senor
Tomas Estrada Palma and General
Bartolome Maso.
United States marines were land
ed at Colon one day last week for
the protection of American interests,
when that, city was captured by the
Columbian insurgents.
The Georgia Woman's Suffrage
Association convened in Atlanta last
Monday morning. The principal
speaker will be Mrs. Catt, president
of the National American Associa
tion.
Proposed Amendments.
Early in the present session of the ! Arrangements have been made for
Georgia legislature a joint commit- a short winter course of instruction
tee of representatives and senators fat the State College of Agriculture
was appointed to consider all propo-; and Mechanical Arts at Athens for
sitions to amend the state constitu- *■
tion, and make a report embracing
those deemed worthy of adoption.
That report was made' last week
Free Agricultural Instruction
and embraces the, following pro
posed amendments to the constitu
tion of ihe state:
That no veteran owning property
worth $1,000, or having an income
of $300, shall hereafter receive i
pension from the state.
That a court of appeals be estab
lished.
That the term of office of the gov
ernor be four years, and that he be
ineligible for re-election for four
years after the end of his term.
That the term of all county offi
cers be four years.
That the entire educational fund
of- the state be divided between the
negroes and whites for educational
purposes in the exact proportion to
the amount of taxes paid by each.
That sessions of the legislature
shall be biennial, embracing 60 days
That there shall be change of ve-
nu in criminal cases where there is
danger of lynching.
That justices of the peace shall
have jurisdiction in all cases for the
recovery, of personal property where
the amount is not more than $100.
That the general appropriation bill
shall be submitted to the governor at
least 10 days prior to final adjourn
ment of the legislature..
That the governor be authorized
to veto a part of an appropriation,
instead of the whole, if his judgment
so dictates.
The commissioner of Indian af
fairs says that the condition of the
Indians throughout the United
States would be very much improv
ed if they were required to work for
» living.
Hon. W. J. Northen has declared
that he will not be a candidate for
state school commissioner, but it can
be accepted as an assured fact that
there v ill be an opponent to Com
missioner Glenn.
The Georgia solons having charge
of the congressional districts have re
considered their doubling-up scheme.
None of the congressmen will be leg
islated out of office. Local option
will continue in vogue.
The growing tendency of some
newspapers in sensational illustra
tions and word-painting merits un
stinted condemnation. They create
and foster tastes that are not in line
with true refinement, and in this
connection we cordially endorse and
gladly reproduce the following pro*
test recently adopted at Athens by
ladies directly interested in newspa
per and literary work: “Resolved,
That the members of the Georgia
Federation of Women’s Clubs, in
convention assembled, do hereby re
quest the newspapers of our state to
take all possible measures to lessen
the evils of the glaring headlines,
and illustrated advertisements, as
well as all unnecessary exploiting of
the social and domestic affairs of our
women, and that copies of this reso
lution be sent to all the prominent
journals.”
farmers 1 sons.
The course begins January 6 th,
1902, and concludes on March 29th.
There is no tuition fee, ?and the
course is open to all over 15 years of
age. The cost of food and lodging
will not exceed $12.50 per month.
Examination for admission is not
necessary, and any young man of av
erage ability can take the course
with-profit. The course is divided
into two terms of six weeks each,
either or both of which may be ta
ken.
The studies embraced are: Eng
lish, mathematics, agricultural chem
is try, practical agriculture in the
field, barn and dairy, first term.
English, mathematics,bookkeeping
and farm accounting, dairying and
veterinary science, second term.
As few text books as possible will
be used, and these will be provided
at low prices.
This is undoubtedly an excellent
apportunity for very profitable in
struction on practical lines, and it is
expected many farmers’sons through
out the state will take advantage of
it.
Catalogues and specific informa
tion will be furnished free -on appli-
tation to Walter B. Hill, Chancellor
of the University of Georgia, Ath
ens, Ga.
Dry Goods,
Notions,
Shoes, Hats,
[Clothing,
Etc.,
is complete in every detail.
MY PRICES ARE RIGHT.
CALL AND!INSPECT.
W. B. DAY, Perry, Ga.
C. T. BAILEY.
G. P. P08TELL.
BAILEY & POSTELL,
An Oyster Supper.
-DEALERS IN-
The Sigma Epsilon Society of the
Bonaire school will give an oyster
supper next Friday night, November
29 th, at the schoJhouse, for the
benefit of the school library. All are
cordially invited to attend.
GROCERIES, BAGGING, TIES, ETC.
458 POPLAR STREET. MACON, CEORCIA.
Farmers’ Trade a Specialty.
We carry a full line of all staple articles, and we are in
Life mT! I * Position W. ke- very close prices. Try us l >.
Tiiciicioniifl nf anffprArH Tiavp r»mv-1 ^ inccci. but isicictioii giitii tintccu..
Consignments of Farm Products Solicited.
That Throbbing Headache
Would quickly leave you. if
30 a-
, Senator A. O. Bacon has returned
home from a visit to the Philippine
Islands, China and Japan. He is far
from’being optimistic concerning af
fairs in the Philippines. The Filipi
nos, Senator Bacon says, desire above
all things independence, or at least
nationality, and are not friendly to
the America^ government in any
degree, though policy has induced
some of them to so appear. In mon
ey and blood he says the cost has
already been much more than the
islands will afford in many years.
The bill providing for the estab
lishment of dispensaries in county
towns and others of 700 population
and over, by local option only,passed
the senate last Thursday by a vote
of 26 to 14. On Monday the Hous,e
agreed to the senate amendmente.
At Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the
widow of a man who committed sui
cide while drunk has secured a court
verdict for $1,800 damages against
the saloon keeper who sold her hus
band the liquor that caused intoxi
cation.
A Cuban business commissioner
now in the United j States for the
purpose of securing improvement in
the trade relations with this coun
try, says that 90 per c.ent of the Cu
ban property owners and business
men desire annexation to the United
States.
A diamond was recently found in a
. field within five miles of Columbus,
Ga. The gem weighed 2 carats in
the rough, and was sold for $80 to a
I New #Yorfc jeweler., The. owner^of
the fieldhas a collection of stones
similar in appearance, and believes
there are diamonds air ong them.
The annual report, of Pension
Commissioner Lindsay shows that
11,864 pensioners were paid from
the treasury of Georgia this year,
the amount paid being $695,385,
The increase in the number of pen
sioners over the list of last year is
276, and the increase in the amount
paid is $18,285. Since the payment
of pensions in 1900, there were 183
dqaths of widows on the pension
roll, and 498 veterans. The amount
required for the pensions of 1902 is
$830,500.
In accord with the census of 1900
the Georgia legislature has enacted
a law re-apportioning the represen
tation of the several counties of the
state. The following counties gain
one representative each: Bullock, El
bert, Emanuel, Laurens, Lowndes,
Tatnall and Thomas. The counties
losing one representative each are:
Burke, Greene, Hancock, Harris,
Jefferson, Oglethorpe and Pulaski.
In the re-apportionment bill it is
proposed to take Stewart and Web
ster counties from the third con
gressional district, and add to it
Laurens and Dodge. The popula
tion of the district as it now stands
is 186,346, while that of the pro
posed district will be 19j),523.
•—•-«- —
. Atlanta newspaper reporters; have
ah attack of hysteria every .time they
go near the union .passenger - depot -
in that city.
Thousands of sufferers have prov
ed their matchless merit for Sick
and and Nervous Headaches. They
make pure blood and build up
your health. Only 25 cents. Mon
ey back if not.cured. Sold by H.
M. Holtzclaw,druggist.
Club Shells, 5, 6, 7, and 8 shot,
40c box. -
10 b^ore Gun shells 50 cts box.
Kennedy’s Oysteretts 5c pkg.
Try a piece of R. J. R. 9 oz. to
bacco. - - J. D. Martin, Jr.
THE BARGAIN STORE 6F
MARX ZARKS,
454 Mulberry St., MACON, GA.
Cornish Indian Games.
. I have a number of nice Cock-|
erels for sale at from $2 to 3
each. . ,
Eggs after Christmas.
No better Strain.
E. L. Dennard, Perry, Ga.
Dry Goods, Shoes, Clothing, Millinery,
TRUNKS, VALISES, NOTIONS, ETC.
—Full line of Wagons, at
F. M. Houser’s.
A WORTHY SUCCESSOR.
I take pleasure in announcing to my>friends and former
customers of Houston County that I am-now in the large
store, No. 454 Mulberry, Street, Macon, Ga., where I
ah doctors have trio d to cure catarrh I have just opened a large and complete stock of Dry Goods,
by the use of powder/, acid gases, inhal- ... TT . * m , -i-r t -vt e
Clothing,- bhoes, Mats, Trunks, V alises, JN otions, &c.
•‘Something New Under
i he Sun.”
ers and drugs iii pasre form. Their pow
ders dry up the mucous membranes,
causing them to crack open and bleed.
The powerful ae ds used in the inhalers
have efitirely eaten away the wane mem
branes that their makers have aimed to
cure, while the pastes and oiutaiients can
not reach the disease. An eld 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 | Alld I
permanently cures Catarrh, by remov
ing the cause, stopping the discharges
and curing all inflanimatiou. It is the
Everything Fresh and New.
No Old Stock.
price*
am prepared to sell to my friends at rock bottom
When visiting Macon come and see me, and I will
Your old friend,
only remedy known to science that ac- save you money on anything: in my line,
tually reaches the afflicted parts. This ° J
wonderful remedy is known as “Snuf
fles* the Guaranteed Catarrh Cure”
and is sold at the extremely low price of
One Dollar, each package containing in-
ternal and external medicine sufficient . If I HlA Z/dlJib*
for a full mouth’s treatment and every-1
thing necessary to its perfect use. L „ , , , , „
“Snuffles” is the only perfect Ca- P- S.—I have large back yard and stable in the rear of my store where my
tabrh Cure ever made and is now rec- country friends can place their teams free of charge when in Macon,
ognized as the only safe and positive „ , IM | M - ■
cure for that annoying and disgusting
disease. It cures all inflammation quick
ly and permanently, and is also wonder
fully quick to relieve. Hay Fevei? or
Cold in the Head.
Catarrh when neglected often leads to
CoNSUMPTioN-^Snuffles” will Save you
if you use it at once. It is no ordinary
remedy , but a complete treatment which
is positively guaranteed to cure Catarrh
in any form er , 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, aud youLwfipreceiye spe
cial advice from the: discoVerer qf this
wonderful remedy regarding 'your case
without cost ,f6 you -beyohd the. regular
price of ‘‘Snaffles’? the ^‘Guaran
teed Catarrh Cure.”
Sent prepaid to vany -nddress; in the
United. "Btatea or .Canada on" receipt uf
One IJoIlar. fAddress^Dept. C47&JEdwxn
Giles & Company, 2330 and-2332 Mar
ket Str'eet^P.hiladelp'hifl. - •>_. if :
W. N. FLEETWOOD
klopper.
WHOLESALE LIQUOR DEALERS,
418 POPLAR STREET! MACON. CA.
JUG FILLING A
PRICE LIST P-EIt. GAI.LOUY
Old Crow, §2.35,
Caeitol' Rye §2.00,
Monogram, 2.50,
Robertson; Countf Sour Mastc^/nV
Mill'Creek Cabinet Rye §3.00/ "•
Kentucky Sour Mark §3.00,
Green Briar Sous - Mash §3.50,
<OLD Taylor Sour Mash §4.00,
North Carolina Com• §2.90, .
Ole Georgia Corn §2.00.
Holland Gin $2100, ~ - : 1
Double Stamp Uupiper Gin, $2.50*
NeWimgland Rum $2.00.. v- .
VI ' 5.-
Jamaica "Stun $2.50.
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