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-,.y; fc. 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. ALSO PBOPBIISTOBS ©F „ T ' f . - , - ■ -; _ ■ - - .-V: - TidHHli HH m