Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

— fair —— mm, Sl.50 A YEAR, IN ADVANCE. mWn Published Every Thursday Morning. Jno.lt. ItODGHJS, Editor and Publisher Perry, Thursday, May 61. Apply the measure of merit, and vote accordingly. Political favors may influence the Houston vote for some of the state candidates, but we don’t believe it. Test "circumstances alter cases” is., an allegation that "comes in handy” to political heelers occasion ally. A fire Masonic temple will soon be completed in Columbus, Ga., and the fraternity expect a great occa sion at itB dedication. tSsNOR Estrada Palma, president of Cuba, speaks in the highest termB of the treatment accorded the island by the government of the United States. Rev. M. A. Jerkins of Dublin, pastor of the Perry Baptist church several years ago, is now assisting in a revival at the Central Baptist church of Atlanta. Next Tuesday the government of Cuba will pass from the control of the United States, and with the in auguration of President Palma, the Ropublio of Cuba will be established. At the recent annual meeting of the Federation of Women’s Clubs at San Francisoo, the proposition to admit a Massachusetts club of oolor- ed women was defeated by a large majority. that If ftie <$clbration frequently made at "Terrell is a clean man” is in tended as a reflection upon either of hie opponents, those who use it must be exceedingly "hard up” for cam paign argument. Hon, W. J. Bryan passed through Macon last Sunday enroute to Flor ida and Cuba. While on the trip, and before, he said practically that be is not a candidate for the presi dency, and that he has no political •aspirations for the future. Campaign Misfits. Thursday of this week there will be a meeting of Georgia fruit grow ers in Macon, when speoifio agree ments concerning the selection cf commission men, and other matters concerning the shipment and sale of -fruit will be entered into; Last Thursday the democrats of Gumter county nominated their lo cal oandidateB. James A. Hixon and W. T. Lane were nominated for the legislature. Tax Collector Dunn, who had ocoupied the office twelve years, was defeated by 2G votes. About 800 citizens of Valdosta and vicinity attended the exposition at Charleston, S. C., last Friday, and it is said that besides enjoying the exposition, they d^d good work ad vertising the Georgia state fair to \be held at Valdosta next October. A university at Atlanta, establish ed and maintained by the Presbyte rian Synod of Georgia, is said to be a probability of the near future. The proposition has been made, and the Journal urges Atlanta people to ..see that the requirements are met. ' The seventh distriot Masonic con vention has just held an annual meeting at Rome, Ga., the best in its history. A number of grand mas ters from different states were pres ent. The fine new Masonic temple was dedicated,and work in the third degree was performed. Admiral W. T. Sampson died in "Washington City last Thursday, his health having been gradually giving way for a year or more, involving tfhe loss of his mind, The burial was with publio naval honors. He was 62 years old when retired from, active service last February. Bf& Jr Both in the United States and Cuba forces are at work for the an nexation of the island to the United states. Of course nothing definite is-expected in the very near future, ■but it is anticipated that persuasion •-and commercial arguments w ill bring About a formal request for annexa tion within a few years. That Georgia is surely democratic in politics cannot be other than a condition of which the good and thoughtful people should be justly proud, but it cannot be denied that the absence of a ay contradictory po litical force of reputable strength has given opportunity for campaign methods that are neither necessary nor cammondable. In the presofit campaign for the governorship of Georgia, three able, upright and worthy gentlemen ask for the suffrage of the democratic voters, Either would well serve the state, There is no excuse for any thing other than straight-forward, upright personal preference, yet there have appeared not a few vaga ries, evasions and contortions in the campaign. Last week the Home Journal con tained an editorial article entitled Spice iu the Campaign.” The last paragraph of that article was repro duced by the Atlanta Journal with out comment. Separate from the main portion of the article, the par agraph gave warrant to an interpre tation entirely contrary to the pur pose of its author. That was a con tortion by the Atlanta Journal, a misleading quotation. In his speeches Mr. Guerry has declared that the men directly in terested in the sale of liquor ia Georgia, the railroads and other corporations and the men who con spire to control the politics of the state almost unanimously favored the candidacy of Mr. Terrell. He also declared that the railroads and other corporations escaped just tax ation, that lobbyism at the state ioapitol had become outrageously bold and successful, that free passes in the hands of state officials was absolutely wrong, eto. The declara tions have not beeu denied, though Mr. Guerry has been called a politi cal soold, and accused of being abu sive and offensively personal. No denial of fact has been presented, though there has been some vioious personalities directed against Mr. Guerry. On this line campaign va garies appear. In a recent open letter to the oth er candidates Mr. Guerry decimal that in 1899 state oonviots had been leased to a certain person, or com pany, at a certain price, and then sub-leased at double that price. In vestigation was suggested. The prison commissioners indignantly denounced as false any insinuation of improper conduct in their admin istration of convict affairs, but there was no denial of the statement of faot. This might be termed an eva sion. One day last week Chancellor falter Hill at Athens received a po litical le,ttor that was evidently in tended for Warner Hill, campaign manager for Ool. Terrell, candidate for governor. The letter was sent to the manager of the Guerry clubs at Atlanta, and by him published. The letter asked for “reduced” rail- rood fare to Atlanta that the writer might oonfer with the Terrell man agers with the hope of "fixing things” in a county then considered safe for Mr. Guerry. Friends of Mr. Terrell condemned Chancellor Hill for his disposition of the letter, but said nothing about the "shady” purpose of the author of the letter. Here is another political vagary. These are but a few samples. It may appear strange, but it is a faot, that there has been no charge nor insinuation against Editor Estill or his methods in the gubernatorial campaign. Tbe above is not written in a spir it of partisanship, but because it seems to us that Mr. Guerry iB be ing unjustly censured. He deserves commendation, und because of his well-defined attitude this writer pro poses to vote for him. Terrible Destruction of Life. It seeniB strange that a man who gained great official station by acci dent should attempt to "hold down” men who gained similar station by work and merit, but recent reports from Washington say just that of President Roosevelt. Soon the gov ernment of France will, dedicate a monument at Washington to one of the greatest statesmen of that coun try. On that occasion it was pro posed to bestow decorations of hon or upon several worthy citizens of the tjnited States. On the list were the names of Gen. Milos and Admi ral Dewey, but those names were erased by Rooseft elt, tfie story says. A man of small calibre may be great by accident, but never in fact. Last Thursday, following earth quake shocks, there was a volcanic eruption of Mt. Pelee, on the island of Martinique, French West Indies, The chief city of that island was St. Pierre, with 25,000 inhabitants. That city was totally destroyed, and very few of the inhabitants escaped with their lives. The first eruption was on Monday of last week, followed by others more devastating. Ships in the harbor were ocer- whelmed and their crews killed, and, in another town of the island de-; struction was almost as great, cora-j paratively. Neighboring islands also suffered terribly, and the death list is esti mated at 40,000. The aggregate damage is said to exceed that when Pompeii was de stroyed. Concerning the awful catastrophe, a dispatch on May 11th says: St. Pierre was destroyed in the twink- liug of an eye, and that not forty of the inhabitants escaped; Outlying districts were inundated, and the whole northern portion of the island was burning at that time, denuded 'of vegetation, a rocky wilderness. Our congress has voted $200,000 as a relief fund, and at least one U. S. cruiser has been sent to Martin ique to afford relief. The calamity has elicited prompt offers of assist ance from many nations. A series of earthquakes in Gaute- mala did considerable damage last week. In several cities and villages much property was destroyed and a few people killed. There have also been reports of earthquakes in Alas ka, as well as in many islands other thau the awful catastrophes on Mar tinique and St. Vincent Islands in French ann British West Indies. Recuntly Gov. Davis of Arkansas, in answer to a petition, agreed to pardon a negro convict provided he would spend the balance of his life in Massachusetts. The negro was allowed 80 days within which to acl <*||| t.iio pardon with its conditions. 11 ip* Li i fc clear that the governor is entirely- merciful, as the conditions might be unjust to the negro, or to Massachusetts, From the Georgia department of agriculture it is reported that 475,- 000 tonB of commercial fertilizers have been sold iu the state this yeaF, against 478,000 tons sold last year. The general impression is that the- acreage of the cotton crop in Georgia is practically the same as last year, with the indications in fa vor of a slight increase. The Farmers’ National Congress to be held at Macon next falji will be attended by 1600 delegates, and there may be a comprehensive dis play of Georgia farm products. Laxative Chocolates cure chronic constipation and liver trouble. Pleas ant to take. Purely vegetable. Guar anteed, at Cater’s Drugstore. Low Rates via Central of Georgia Railway. State Convention Grand Lodge K. of P., Valdosta, Ga., May 20-21, 1902. Tickets will be sold at rate of one fare for the round trip (mini mum rate 50 cents) from all ticket stations in Georgia, May 19-20, with final return limit May 23,1902. Grand Lodge I. O. O. F., Atlanta, Ga., May 27-29, 1902. One fare for the round trip (minimum rate 50cts) from all ticket stations in Georgia. Tickets on sale for afternoon trains May 26, all trains May 27, and for trains scheduled to arrive at Atlanta during forenoon of May 28, with fi nal return limit May 30, 1902. Georgia State Educational Asso ciation, Tybee, Ga., June 19-21, 1902. Tickets one fare for round trip (minimum rate 50 cents) from all ticket stations in Georgia. Tick ets on sale June 17, 18, 19, with fi nal return limit June 23, 1902. For further information ask the ticket agent. $100 Reward, $100. The readers of this i paper will he pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitu tional disease, requires a constitutional treat 1 ment. Hall’s catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur faces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the pa tient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. • Address. F. J. CHENY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, T5. Hall’B Family Fills are the best. TO MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES Fatf Mmmb Tmts Maeame* The best on the market. I also sell Reapers, Binders, Mowers, Rakes; in fact all of D. M. Osborne’s Harvesting Machinery, and Harrows of every description. I make the best Flour and Meal on the market. If you warn anything' I sell, write me and I’ll come to see you. A. J. HOUSER, Eva, Ga. Houston People jn® Need Shoes 'are hereby notified that Mr. J. Henry King 1 is again with the> STRONG SHOE CO„ 368 Second Street, MACON, GA., where he will be glad to see and serve his friends. Mmm &MBEBB will receive prompt and careful attention. WE PROPOSE TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR Good and Stylish Shoos. In style, quality and price we propose to give satisfaction in Shoes for Men, Women and Children. If the kind or size you want is not in our stock, we’ll take your order and have it promptly and satisfactorily filled. KNOX HYGIENIC SHOES EOR MEN, The Shoes for Comfort, furnished to order. Unequaled for comfort, as they are made to fit the feet. If you want SOLID COMFORT in Shoes, get a pair at the SEIFERT SHOE STORE, FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA. We Are With our Spring lin i of CLOTHING. Everything New, Send its your orders or call to see us. MACON, GEORGIA. mr:. ■ mm