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— PRICE, SI.60 A TEAR, IS ADVANCE. Published. Every Thursday Morning. Jk# H. HODG18, Editor and Publisher Perry, Thursday, January 80. Thb cold werve scheduled for Mon day nigUt was a day late. The Macon business men are con> tending for a new federal building to cost $100,000, with strong liopeB of success. Twenty-one men were killed and ■eight severely injured by a mine ex plosion at Lost Greek, Iowa, last Friday afternoon. In Macon last Saturday morning, «s late as eight o'clock, the fog was so dense that one person, could not recognize another across a street. - — Ex-President Cleveland and a. party of friends are hunting and fishing in South Carolina, the guests of Geu. .E. P. Alexander at George town. It is reported from Nebraska that a scheme is in progress to combine the advocates of free silver coinage and the workingmen in a new politi cal party. The democrats in congress have declared in canons that the territo ries of Arizona, Oklahoma and New Mexico are entitled to admission in to the union as states. 1 - ■ ».i ■■ ''■»*■"■»' ■** Fifty-five breeders of thorough bred poultry in Georgia are repre sented in the advertising columns of the Georgia Poultry Herald, pub lished at Perry by W. Hemingway. Seven men armed with Winches ter rifles robbed the express oar of a passenger train on the Southern Railway, between Charleston, S. G., and Augusta, Ga., last Monday night. Six men were killed and one hun dred wounded by a dynamite explo sion last Monday in a railroad tun nel in course of construction in New York city. Several near-by build- togs were severely damaged, *-0-» j The United States army rifle is said to be superior to any of the other army rifles in the force and .velocity of its bullets, strength and comparative light weight. It is the improved Springfield magazine rifle. •♦*-«> *■** One life insurance company in New York paid out last year on death claims and endowments the enormous' sum of $21,722,105.22. This is the largest aggregate amount ever paid by any insurance company in one year. . — Con. J. M. Terrell has resigned his position as attorney-general, and announced himself a candidate for governor of Georgia. Gov. Candler has appointed Hon. Boykin Wright, of Augusta, to fill the vacancy caused by Terrell’s resignation. Atlanta wants at least a share of everything in sight that is worth having, and not infrequently strives to secure attractions that are not in sight. Efforts are now being made to induce Prince Henry to visit At lanta when he comes to the United States. A new trust., combining the Glu" cose Sugar Refining Go., the Na' tional Starch Company and othe r concerns of Chicago, is in process of formation. The capital stock of the trust will be $70,000,000. The com bination of glucose and starch is not suggestive of pure sugar. TIie democrats in congress have wisely concluded that it is not their province to make a new democratic platform. /«They correctly declare that the platform of the last nation al convention must continue to be binding upon the party until another «r convention adopts a platform. ■ . _—L — Producers of raw sugar in the United States contend that recipro- ' cal duties should not be allowed Cu ban producers of raw sugar, while the sugar refiners say the raw sugar made in Cuba should be admitted :lree of duty, Neither care a straw 'about the Cuban sugar makers, but it is their own interests they are ; ©ohtending for. They want such protective duties as will prohibit : Cuban, competition. 1 Georgia’s Next Governor. A governor of Georgia must be elected this year. Four prominent oitizens of the state, worthy and well qualified, have announced them selves candidates for the position. They are, J. Pope Brown of Pulaski county, J. H. Estill of Savannah, Chatham ccfunty, DuPont Guefry of Macon, Bibb county, J. M. Terrell of Greenville, Meriwether county. Brown is a farmer, Estlil- is an edit or and publisher, Guerry and Terrell are lawyers, each in the front rank of his profession, or avocation. Ei ther would serve the people as gov ernor with honor to himself and credit to the state. While it is not absolutely necessa ry that either of these gentlemen should be choBeri governor, it is cus tomary to select an announced can didate, and it is unlikely that there will be any other candidate for the office. It being accepted as a faot be yond dispute that either of the can didates would make a worthy and acceptable governor, the peogle can make the selection without the aid or advice of professional politicians. So far as proclaimed, there is no very great difference in the plat forms of the candidates, except on one question, that concerning the sale of spirituous liquors. There has been some disposition on the part of several writers to make the seleotion on sectional lines, the claim being presented that jus tice demands that the next governor should be a south Georgia man. Be this as it may, sectionalism should not control in politics, as a rule. In this instance, however, there is no danger that merit would be dis placed by partisanship on this line. One candidate has expressed the desire for joint debates, but it is certainly to be hoped that his desire will not be gratified. No good can result to the state, the people or democracy from tho war of words that would surely ensue. While the Home Journal editor has already made choice, he does not expect to become a partisan, and does not intend to use his paper ed itorially to advance the cause of ei ther candidate. This declaration is not made as a pledge, and may be changed by circumstances. As the campaign progresses the capability of the candidates will be more dearly demonstrated, and the people will be competent to choose correctly. —:■■ ■“ .v...' .. Last year the tests of cotton at the Goorgia experiment station in cluded 20 distinct varieties of pro lific cotton. Peterlrin stands at the head of the list in the amount of lint per 100 pounds of seed cotton, in weight of lint per acre and in the total value of lint and seed. In the total yield per acre, the Wise, Schley, Culpepper, Jones, Russell and sever al others were ahead of the Peterkin. The Jones stands head in total yield, with 1,574 pounds per acre, but its lint was 34 pounds less than the Pe terkin, and total value $1.11 less. The bulletin, No. 66, will be fur nished farmers on application to R. J. Redding, experiment, Ga. © ■ At a banquet in Chicago last Sat urday Admiral Schley declared in his speech that he did not desire any civil-office. He said: “I desire to say most emphatically that I have no desire to be other than a sailor I have no aspiration for any qjvil of fice, however high it may be.” In conversation with a reporter he said: “I am not in politics, and do not ex pect to be.” A treaty between Denmark and the United States, providing for the sale of the Danish West Indies to this country, has been signed. It is said the price agreed upon for the islands is $5,000,000, and the senate must ratify the treaty to make it valid. To one at this distance, it seems that the United States now own more islands of the sea than they need. -—r ;■ The Semi-Weekly Journal, Atlan ta, Ga., has inaugurated an agents’ contest for the months of January and February, 1902. They am go ing to divide among their agents $160 in cash to be paid on the first of March, $50 being the first prize. In December they gave $100 to fif teen agents^ For terms and infor mation address The Semi-Weekly Journal, Atlanta, Ga. —|— St. Louis and other points in Mis souri were disturbed by earthquake shocks last Friday morning. The Editor’s Attitude. Before the county political cam paign becomes active, we deem it proper toe define the attitude the Home Journal editor proposes to assume and maintain toward the candidates for county offices. In a future campaign it is the purpose of the editor to be a candi date, and for that reason, and oth ers, he proposes to be entirely neu- ^ tral as between the candidates in the j campaign this year. Of course he will vote, as it is the duty of every citizen to do, but further than that he will not attempt to exercise any influence. In the columns of the Home Jour- nal every announced candidate will be equal. The editor will not give special complimentary notice to any, and every commendatory notice pub lished must be paid for. Having made this announcement, we propose to adhere to it strictly. Therefore we express the hope that no candidate will attempt to per suade the editor to depart from this decision. Any effort in that direc tion will be fruitless. Now, let the announcements come in. The price will be as heretofore, five dollars each, early or late, cash with tho order. —» Hobson, the Merrimac hero, asked to be retired from the naval service, on account of the condition of his eyes, but the request was denied. It is saidtHobsou is anxiou3 to enter politico, his specific desire being to represent in congress his home dis trict in Alabama. Excursion Rates to Charleston, S. C., via Central of Georgia Railway. The Central of Georgia Railway will Bell low rate excursion tickets to the South Carolina Interstate and West Indian Exposition at Charleston, S. G., and return from all coupon tick et stations on its lines from Decem ber 1st, 1901, to May 31st, 1902. Superior schedules, sleeping and parlor car service are offered via Sa vannah and Plant System. For Jull particulars apply to your nearest agent or representative of this company. ft -4 ■ A Deep Mystery. It is a mystery why women en dure backache, headache, nervous ness, sleeplessness, melancholy, faint ing and dizzy spells when thousands have proved that Electric Bitters will quickly cure such troubles. “I suf fered for years with kidney trouble,” writes Mrs. Phebo Cherley, of Peter son, la., “and a lame back pained me so I could not dress myself, but Elec tric Bitters wholly cured me, and, al though 73 years old, I am now able to do all my housework.” It over comes constipation, improves.appe tite, gives perfect health. Only 50c at Holtzolaw’s Drugstore. A WORTHY SUCCESSOR.^ “Something Now Under the Sun. 1 ' ’’ All doctors have tried to cure Catarrh by the use of powders, aVifd gases, inhal ers and drugs in paste form. 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This wonderful remedy is known as “Snuf- flesthe GutiraiitiTdCiiilarrli Cwre” and is sold at the extremely low price of One Dollar, eaoh package containing in ternal and external medioiue sufficient for a full month’s treatment and every thing necessary to its perfect use. “Smiffles” is the only perfect Ca tarrh Cure ever, made and is now rec ognized as the ohiy safe and positive cure for that annoying and disgusting disease. It cures all inflammation quick ly and permanently, and is also wonder fully quick to relieve Hay Fever or Gold in the Head. Catarrh tvlien neglected often leads to CoNsuan?TioN-“§miffles” 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 iu any form or stage if used according to the directions which accompany each package. 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