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. < . SPjSJW . ' v^;v::^ '.■ ' V ■ " : • -'■ • l8W#vw- •'- - • . vv.- : • . ■- 1 ■-••■. ■■■'• v - • ■ ■■-■<..' - . :c;^^ \:OTsbb > . . . . \ T A T J Jillill JOHN H. HODGES, Propr. DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS. PROGRESS AND CJM.TURB. $1.50 a, YeJr in ia-wnoe. VOL XXXT. PEREY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1902. NO. 5, 3KT LOOKOUT FOR THE POINTS. Young people when they write, no matter to whom or for what purpose,.should get in the habit of putting in the stops where they belong. If they are slovenly and careless in this particular those they write to will make mistakes in understanding their letters, Printers commit great blunders sometimes because authors do not point their manuscript at all or point them badly. The worst mistake resulting from bad pointing that we ever heard qf was something like this: A lady in Massachusetts had a husband who was about to make a sea voyage, and she wrote a note and gave it to her minister tp read the next Sunday, in which she meant to say: A member of this congre- gaiion, going to sea, his wife de- cjivoa r»vni70VB -fnr hia anfot.ir ,s "Rnf AGE LIMIT OF USEFULNESS.' sires prayers for his safety.” But instead of reading thus it read in this manner: “A member of tnis congregation, going to see his wife,desires prayer for his safe ty.” Among other blunders in puctuation the following are re- WrtJmBrl • “in Tmvii nri i l.m' cn va* corded: “An Iowa editor says “We have received a basket of grapes from our friend W., for which he will accept our thanks, some of which are nearly two inches in diameter ” A hotel thus advertised : “This house will he kept by the widow of the for mer landlord, Mr. Brown, who died last summer on a new and improved plan.” A steamboat captain advertising an excursion, says: “Tickets 25 cents; children half price,to be had at the office.” “A man was killed by a rail road car running into Boston, supposed to be deaf.” “Wanted—A saddle horse for a young lady weighing about 900 pounds.” “Board may be had at No. 4 Pearl street for two gentlemen with gas.”—Exchange Duty of Democratic Representatives. In the work of the 57th con gress, now resumed with a clear road to the end of the session, the Democratic members of the Sen ate and House have a high duty to perform, f They may not hope to materially influence . legislation, since the Republican majority in both houses makes certain the success of Republican policies as bearing upon national legislation, but they can do a vast good by educating the people to a full re alization of the significance of Re publican action. The Fifty-seventh Congress will he distinctly representative of syndicate-imperialist influences The Democratic speakers in de bate should unfailingly impress this truth upon the popular mind. Therq should be no denial of com mon rights, no adoption of un- American foreign policy, but that the American people are fully en lightened as to the significance of such action.—St. Louis Republic. The action of a life insurance company the other day in retir ing all its clerks who had reached the age of sixty years on half pay has started a very general discus sion of the question as to when age unfits a man for the active af fairs of life. It is a safe assertion that among the clerks of that in surance company who haye reach ed the age of sixty,there are some who are better fitted to serve the company than some of those who have not yet passed their fortieth year. / The age for retire ment in the army is sixty-four years and in the navy sixty-two, and yet some of the greatest battles of the world have been fought and won by gen erals and admirals who had passed the limit fixed by our army and navy regulations. Rear Admiral Schley, who was retired a few weeks ago, does not look like a worn-oiit man. In deed, there is nothing in Jiis ap pearance indicating that he is over fifty-five. It is. probable that he is as well aide to command afleet and conduct a navale ngage- meut as at any time within the last twenty years. There may be men in the navy who ought to be retired wheu they reach sixty-two, being broken down physically at that age, but because one man is unfitted for active duty at sixty-two, it does not necessarily follow that all others are. Some of the ablest of our public men are past seventy, and there are judges, lawyers, presidents of great corporations well beyond sixty-five, who are not thinking of retiring yet. In fact, tehir services are far more valuable than much younger men could render. It may be that the life insur ance company that retired its clerks at sixty years of age had satisfactory reasons for doing so, or it would not have taken such action, but it would be interest ing to know what its reason were for putting all of its clerks on the footing in the matter of retire ment. A better plan would seem to be to keep a man in harness until there were indications that his usefulness was impared.—Ex change. HAWKINSVILLE'S GREAT . GROWTH. Macon Telegraph. Several gentlemen from Hawk- insville have been in Macon I enur ing the past few days in attend ance upon the United States court. During the recesses of court, and at spare time they have been singing the praises of their home town. One of them was heard to say : “We will have five to eight thousand population in Hawkihs- ville within one or two years more. Already our railroad Hues are reaching out in all directions,dud they are tapping some of the richest and most productive coun try in Georgia. I am confident that before very much longer we will have another route to the North and West out by Fort Val ley, for the little Jink that is needed to connect Hawkinsville and Perry is graded and will very likely be built sooner or later. I think it will not be very much later. We have the finest manu facturing sites perhaps in the world, for the railroads run through fine timber country, and the river swamp above us. and be low us is a wilderness of magnifi cent hard woods. Our steamboats are doing a fine business, the cot ton'factory booms, and everybody feels that prosperity is at hand. It is now impossible to find a va cant house in fill town, and I am sure- that fifty handsome resi dences will be erected there in the summer. Mosquitoes and Rheumatism. How’s Thlsl We offer Ooo Hundred Dollars eward for any case of Catarrh at cannot be cured by Hall’s Oa rrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co , Props., Toledo. O. We, the undersigned, have known . J. Cheney for the last 15 years, id believe him perfectly bonora e in h1 I business transactions and imncially able to carry out any digations made by their firm. West & Teuax, ■’bolesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, fholeeale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken in rnally, acting directly upon the oocl and mucous surfaces of.the islem; Price 75c. p£r bottle, dd by all druggists, Testimoni 8 free. Halls Family Pills are tb s.bast. Subscribe for .the Home Journal Senator Fairbanks of Indiana, recently introduced a bill to grant Mrs. Harrison, widow of ex-presi dent liarrison, a pension of $5,- 000 a year. Opposition to the grant arose, both in Congress and out, the ground being that Mrs. Harrison was not the wife of Gen. Harrison wheu he was President. It was alleged that Gen. Harri son’s son, Col, Russel, B. Harri son, was among those opposing the bill, but he denied that it was so. However, an Indianapolis dispatch says that Mrs. Harrison has requested that the bill fce withdrawn, and the matter will probably take that course. Thousands Sent Into Exile. Every year a large number of Savannah News. The latest New Jersey scheme reported is the establishment of one or more mosquito sanitari ums ; not for the benefit of sick or disabled mosquitoes that have eome in contact with the cheek of summer visitors from New York, but for the benefit of sufferers from rheumatism. A Jersey man of the name of Righter claims to have discovered that the bite of the mosquito is a specific for that distressing ail ment. “All you have to do,” says he, “is<to get well bitten,and your rheumatism will disappear.” So eloquent is he in his plea for the preservation of the mosquito for its medicinal properties that he has secured the support of four counties ih opposition to a state appropriation for the investiga tion and extermination of the insect. Righter proposes to es tablish a place where rheumatic E ersons can go and get mosquito itfon. poor sufferers whose lungs are sore and racked with coughs are urged to go to another climate. But this is costly and hot always sure. Don’t be an exile when Dr. King’s New Discovery for Con sumption will cure you at home. It’s the most infallible medicine for Coughs, '0jfds, and all Throat and Lung diseases on earth. The first dose brings relief. Astound ing cures result from persistent use. Trial bottles free at Holtz- claw’s drugstore. Price 50c and $1.00. Every bottle guaranteed. Blown To Atoms. The oM idea that the body some times needs a powerful, drastic, purgative pill has been exploded; for Dr. King’s New Life Pills, which are perfectly harmless, gen tly stimulate liver and bowels to expel poisonous matter, cleanse the system and absolutely cure Constipation and Sick Headachee Only 25c at Holtzclaw’s drugsfcor. So great has become the de mand for. American coal in Eu rope that it has been decided to build an immense receiving sta tion for unloading, screening and grading coal, in Northern France. Rates have been made on French roads which- will drive German coal out of Central Europe.—-Ex- chahge. It is hoped that Teddy’s next big break will be the head of the Republican party.—Ex. Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin sweetens the breath. Sold by; druggists. For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears tfoo Signature of Wedding I ’resents, Holiday Presents, Goods, Watches, Clocks; Jewelry in splendid variety, Spectacles, Eye- Glasses. My line of goods is choice in style and quality, and prices are right. *• EYES TESTED WITHOUT CHARGE. Repair Work to suit all customers. You may go farther and fare worse. Give me a Tut at.. 9 X*,. PI2TCHEE, FOBT VAtLE®, GS-A.. . C. HUHN,. DEALER IN SPORTING! GOODS.: Bicycles, Baseball Goods, Fishir.g Tackle, Guns, Pistols, etc. Hand some Specialties, Pocket and Table Cutlery, Mechanics’ Tools. . Repairing of Guns.' Bicycles, Etc. 620 MULBERRY ST. - ' MACON, GEORGIA rnTTJP^r^T T X&T TT» k QTP X XjJLj INI MAN. Ne matter how exacting he may be, our new Fall Suits will come up to his expectations. Our prices range from $7.50 to $25.00 and wo feel assured that we can save you from $2.50 to $5.00 on your suit. TTZfcTZOZT CLOTHIITa CO. CLOTHING, HATS, SHOES. 40 Third Street. MACON, G Subscribe for the Home Journal. YOU ARE PLANNING To get a new suit of Clothes. 01 course you are counting how many dollars you’ll have to spend. We fully appreciate all the conditions and will meet you accordingly. Come and let us talk the matter • • ' ■ . - - ,;V'•/. over. We can- soon settle the'price question. BENSON & 420 Third STrete. The Up-to-Bate Clothiers, V" M&.CON, GA wmm us a 2 rim order