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JOHN H. HODGES, Propr. DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE.
.SO a Year in Advance.
VOL. XXXT.
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1902.
NO. 28.
When, Where and How to Talk.
Perry
Pecans.
Composition ° C
Talk when you can entertain or
give information, when you can
comfort or cheer, or wffen you
can express your opinions without
wounding or autagouzing others.
Never talk on a subject on which
you are* not well-posted, never
bring up a subjeot that would
cause a useless argument. It is
very rude to talk when others are
talking, reading, etc.
Never speak when you are an
gry or excited.
Always use language simple
enough for a child to understand.
It is not good taste to use “big
words.”
Study the works of the best au
thors so that you may learn ;o
use good language. Read good
books and then talk about them,
instead of gossiping.
Always talk of the virtures and
not the faults of others, but do
not talk too much, good or bad,
about people.
Talk on subjects with which
your companions are familiar. Try
to interest those to whom you
talk.
Never speak lightly of the af
dictions or misfortunes of others.
hi ever repeat slanderous reports
even to your best friends. Nine
times out of ten they are untrue,
but even if they were true, you
would be lowered by talking of
them.
Do not say anything of the
absent that you would not be will
ing for them to hear.
Do not bore others by talking
of your troubles, but always try
to speak pleasantly.
A Comparison In Values.
A Chinese Proverb.
lega
when
high
An attache of one of the
tions in Pekiu at the time
two continents were in a
state of tension was a guest at the
Army and Navy Club in New York
a few evenings since, says Leslie’s
Weekly: “I had occasion,” he
said, “to meet Li Hung Chang
who, despite the heavy suspense
overhanging his country, seemed
to be to us painfully cheerful. One
of the party present, a man in au
tfrority, referred to Li’s merri
rnent. The interpreter mentioned
it to his master, who requested
him to make the most beautiful
reply I ever heard. ‘Tell him,
said the interpreter, quoting his
master, ‘that the Chinese have
proverb which I commend to all
in all conditions: You cannot
prevent birds of sorrow flying
over your head; but you can keep
them from stopping and building
in your hair.’ I immediate-
nests
ly wrote "it down, so I know the
quotation is correct.”
Old Soldier’s Experience.
M. M. Austin, a civil war veter
en, of Winchester, Ind., writes
“My wife was sick a long time in
spite of good doctor’s treatment
but was wholy cured by Dr.King’
New Life Pills, which worked
wonders for her health.” They
always do. Try them. Only 25c
at Holtzclaw’s drugstore.
Comparatively speaking, noth
ing at the Charleston Exposition
has attracted more attention—
from which results may be ex
pected—than has the display of
pecan nuts by various growers.
The pecan of to-day resembles the
pecan of twenty years ago about
as much as does a choice Elberta
correspond to the old field peach.
They used to be a small hard nut,
filled partly with a corky sub
stance, and partly a strong oily
meat. The new order of pecans
is large, one is equivalent to two
or three of the old—thin shelled—
they can be crushed between the
finger and thumb and full of del
icate meat. These nuts are worth
from $3 to $5 per bushel, and are
not plentiful by any means. The
average farmer is deterred from
planting pecans by the faot that
the trees must grow for nine or
ten years before it comes into
bearing, whereas the peach only
requires three to four years before
it begins to be profitable. This
difference, however, is more than
balanced Icy the long life of the
pecan and the short duration of
usefulness shown by the peach.
The man who plants an orchard
of pecans, plants not only for
himself, but for several genera
tions of his posterity. A story is
told of a couple, newly married
some twenty years ago, who in
lieu of life insurance as a provis-
for their old age or their children,
devoted the annual premium that
would, have been required by the
insurance comany to planting and
cultivation of pecans. They are
now in middle age enjoying a
handsome competency from their
orchard and will do so as long as
they live, leaving it undiminished
to their children. Lands now
worth from two to ten dollars per
acre, if planted in pecan trees,
will in ten years be worth easily,
$100 per acre.
Augusta Herald.
This is the season of the year
when the war between the practi
cal farmer who has an eye to the
success of his crops and the . o-
mantic lover of the beautiful iu
nature is more fiercely waged than
at any other time. Especially
fierce are the controversies regard
ing the lovely wild flowers native
to our various states, and the dai
sy in particular, has been made
the subject of legislation. So far,
the graceful, ox-eyed snow-white
child of the sun is permitted to
flourish in undisturbed freedom
in Georgia, but in some of the
states the fiat has been issued that
the daisy must go. A bill introduc
ed into the New York State Assem
bly provides that the daisy be
classed as a detrimental along
with the wild carrot, the Canada
thistle and wild lettuce, and all
farmers be required to destroy the
plants or suffer the penalty of the
law. This bill has, as might 1
ndignation in some quarters,
while it has won the hearty j
proval of those wfio understa
the capabilities of the daisy as
destructive force. Arguments i
and con have been innumerable,
but perhaps none have pr<
more interesting than that report
ed by the New York Tribi
where the discussion of the a
daisy bill led to the airing
bill
The New Orleans Picayune
(Dem.) says: “The Congress
that is charged with fathering the
Pood Trust is a Republican Con
gress. It can give immediate re
lief to the people, if it will, by
admitting foreign meats and but
ter free of duty. If it will not do
this plain duty and give this ne
cessary relief, the American peo
ple will know that it is the Re
publican party that is assisting to
starve them, and those same peo
ple should go the poll3 and kill
the party of starvation and
pression. That is all of it.”
ics and necessities.
“Do you think that suoh a
is a good bill?” asked the
member of the New York S
Assembly. “The daisy is one
the most beautiful flowers I
we have, exquisite in its, simplici
ty.”
“That may be replied the coun
try member, “It is beautiful to
look at, but it ruins a crop of
hay.”
“But if you dig up our daisies,
what will our poets do?”
“Raise hay, if they are wise.
What kind of a show does a poet
stand anyway? At the present
time a bale of hay brings a good
deal higher price than the same
amount of verses.”
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Now
The Governor of Arkansas, who
has pardoned a negro criminal on
the condition that he become a
citizen of Massachusetts, _ ought
to be kept in mind two impor
tant facts. One is that the con
stitution forbids “cruel and unu
sual puhishment,” and the other
is-that the Governor of Massachu
setts might take it into his head
to retaliate by sending to Arkan
sas white criminals .from his
Btate. —Ex.
All Eyes On Texas.
Great is Texas. Her vast
ton crops and marvelous oil
coveries amaze the world,
follows the startling statement of
the wonderful work at Cisco, Tex.,
of Dr, Kings New Discovery for
consumption. “My wife contract-
a severe lung trouble,” writes edi
tor J. Jf Eager, “which caused a
most obstinate cough and finally
resulted in profuse hemorrhages
but she has been completely cured
hy Dr. King’s New Discovery.”
It’s positively guaranteed for
Coughs, Colds" and all Throat and
Lung troubles. 50c and $1.00
Trial bottles free at Holtzolaw’
drugstore. *
act
the
Sound Kidneys—Perfect Health.
The use of Smith’s Sure Kidney Cure
will produce both. Try a bottle and
be convinced. 50 cents at Cater’s
Drugstore.
Subscribe for the Home Journal.
Gen. Miles was invited to
as an honorary pall bearer to
late Rear Admiral Sampson, but
declined. It has not been a great
while since Gen. Miles was rep
primauded by the President for
having spoken disparagingly
Admiral Sampson. The General
did not feel, therefore, that he
could consistently serve as one of
the pall bearers.
To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Brorno Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund the
money if it fails to cure. E. W
Grove’s signature on each box.25c
Some days ago it was reported
in a dispatch from Beaumont,
Tex., that since the eruption of a'
volcano in Central America re
cently some of the oil wells there
had ceased spouting. This report
is now vigorously denied in other
dispatches from Beaumont and by
the Houston and Galveston news
papers. These dispatches and pa
pers assert that the flow of oil, was
just as large and vigorous as ever
not only after the Central Amerl
can eruption, but after the erup
tions in the Caribbean islands.
Sciatic Rheumatism Cured After.
Fourteen Years Of Suffering.
“I have beed afflicted with sci
atic rheumatism for fourteen
years,” says Josh Edgar, of Ger
mantown, Cal. “I was able to be
around.but constantly suffered. I
tried everything I could hear of
and at last was told to try Cham
berlain’s Pain Balm, which I did
and was immediately relieved and
in a short time cured, and I am
happy to say it has not since re
turned.” Why not use this lini
ment and get well? It is for sale
by all dealers in Perry, Warren &
Lowe, Byron.
In order that a rainbow may
be produced, the sun must not be
more than 42 degrees above the
horizon.
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Hays Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
For HOLIDAYS and aM other days. Mail or
ders promp’ly filled,
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED.
T. A. COLEMAN,
Bookseller and Stationer,
80S Second Street, MACON, GA
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Child’s Sandals,
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Infants’ Sandals,
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and we can please you.
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