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JOH3V H. HODGES, Pr °pr. DEVOTED TO'HOtilE INTERESTS. PROGRESS AND CULTURE. #1.50 a Year in Advance. YOL. XXXJ. PERRY, HOUSTOX COUXTY, GA., THURSDAY, JUXE 12, 1902. XO. 24. In Memory of An Infant. Written for The Homb Journal, On Friday evening May 80th, 1902, at half past five the hands of our Lord reached down and grasped in his arms the little and only jewel we had. Our darling little Gladys was sick only one week to the day; she was five months and three days old, and a brighter darling was never here for that . length of time; we do not say it alone, but all who know or saw her cast some affections toward her. It is very, very hard to have a loved one who is so near and dear to you, snatched from you with so little warning, but, “Thy will must be done.” We are left broken heart ed and with flowing tears, but we also have two thoughts to console us: All was done that loving hands and kindness could do, by mama, papa, and loved ones, and without tire, but all in vain; and we know now that she is enjoying peaceful rest in that beautiful City where no need or pain is known, and where all is peace and love. If she had been spared with us until she grew to an older age, we know not what was in store for her but as she was in sweet infancy we know she is at rest. We know she was not ours, God loaned her to us for only a short while and even though we thought we loved her better than'any one else, He plainly showed us . she was His, and loved her better'. She was the sweetest of sweet flowers to us and only budded here, but blossomed above. We do not feel in our hearts that God has treated us unjustly, nor do we say that we wish He had taken some one else’s babe, but Oh 1 how we wish. our little love could have been spared to bless our* 1 home, for, most truly, she was the sunshine of our hearts, for with her in our arms, with her sweet little laugh and “coo ing voice,” our clouds were far apart; but alas I she was taken to leave our home dark and cheer less, but to make another ' place brighter, and to better prepare place for us. Oh! if we can but meet her, how sweet ’twill be. . Her little plaee is vacant here in our home and hearts and can never be filled. A bud the Gardener gave us, A pure and beautiful child; He gave it to our keeping, To cherish undefllled. * But just as it was opening, To cheer us every day, Down fcame the Heavenly Gardener, And took our bud away. Mama and Papa. The St. Louis World’s Pair. In order that y6u may have a general idea of the magnitude of the Louisiana Purchace Exposi tion, I beg leave to place before you a few tersely stated facts. "The St. Louis World’s Fair will oe approximately twice as big as any former international exposi tion The Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia covered 286 acres,the Paris Exposition of 1899-1900, 886 acres, the Columbian Exposition at Chicago 688 acres, the Pan- American- at Buffalo 860 acres. The St. Louis World’s Fair will cover 1200 acres. The construction cost of the Paris Exposition was $9,000,000, that of the Columbian Exposition $18,822,000, and the total cost of the Pan-American Exposition was $10,000,000. The estimated oost of the St. Louis World’s Fair will be $80,- 000,000. This, as a man of prac tical affairs, you kuow will mean $40,000,000 by the time the work is completed. Before the Exposition gates are open, the city of St. Louis will have expended the enormous sum of $20,000,000. Of this amount $5,000,000 was appropriated for the Fair through . the Municipal Assembly, her citizens raised $6,000,000 additional by ’ private subscription; and by popular vote at a special eleotion October 22nd, the Charter Amendments were carried, which will enable the Ctty to expend $10,000,000 for street paving and other public improvements. Yours truly, Chas. M. Reeves, Secretary. Two Afflictions. A worthy man, who was very sessitiveand retiring, having lost his wife, privately requested that he might be remembered in the minister’s morning prayer from the pulpit, but asked that his name might not be mentioned, says Spare Moments. On Sunday morning the good minister prayed most eloquently for “our aged brother, upon whom the heavy hand of sore affliction has so lately fallen.” At this point an elderly man, whom the minister had married to a very young wife during the week, rose with a bounce, and stamped down the aisle, mutter ing loud enough to be beard all over the chapel. “It may be an affliction, but I’m blest if I want to be prayed for in that fashion.” Anti-Swering Socities. A Pennsylvanian tells of a prac tical reform in his state that good enough to be put in opera tion everywhere. He said: “All •over Pennsylvania anti-swearing societies are being formed, and the people are joining them by the hundreds. The object of the societies is to bring about a ces sation of profanity in ordinary conversation. I believe that vast deal of good will come of this movement, and hope to see it spread to other parts of the Union. The fact is that a large per cent, of the men use profane speech to an extent that they scarcely realize. A gentleman ought not to mar his talk with coarse and meaning less expletives, and I believe the day is coming when frequent oaths will not be tolerated by de cent society.” What God Gives To The Boy. Healthy Sidneys Mean Long Life. If you want to restore your kidneys to their former healthy state, take Smith’s Sure Kidney Cure,. 50 cents at Cater’s Drugstore. Subscribe for the Home Journal A body to keep clean and healthly, as a dwelling for his mind and a temple for his soul. A pair of hands to use for him self and others, but never against others for himself. A pair of feet to do errands of love and kindness and charity aud business, but not to loiter in places of mischief or temptation or sin. A pair of lips to speak true kind, brave words. A pair of ears to hear music of bird, tree and human voices, but not to give heed to what the ser pent says or to what dishonors God or his mother. How To Avoid Trouble. Now, is the time to provide your self and family with a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It is almost certain to be needed before the summer is over, and if procured now may save you a trip to town in the night or in your busiest season. It is everywhere admit ted to be the most successful med icine in use for bowel complaints both for children and adults. No family can afford to be without it. For sale by all dealers in Per ry, Warren & Lowe, Byron. In Memoriam. Written tor the Home Journal. Lucy Antoinette Revierre was born No 12th, 1842, in Upson county. Her father afterward moved to Pike county, near Barnsesville, and there she spent her childhood and youth. She was married thdre on Feb. 22nd, 1870, at the age of 28 to Mr. Jim Hickson, and short ly after, they moved to Houston county and settled in a comforta ble little home about 6 miles from Perry, where she spent the remaining years of her life. She became the mother of two children, a son and daughter, the son died at four years old, the daughter still survives her. and with patient submission strives to be resigned under her sad afflic tion . She was converted and jo ined the church when a child and her life was a beautiful illustration of her religion.She loved the churoh, always attended when possible. It was one of her greatest pleasures to join in singing the sweet songs of Zion, and hear others sing. She enjoyed the church literature, loved to entertain the preachers and help on the cause every way she could. ■ Her last illness was only for a week, taken one Thursday and died the next. She became the prey of La Grippe, which soon ran into pneumonia, and caused her death.She did not seem to suf fer much as she was unconscious most of the time; She said very little, but her last words on earth were “I’m so glad I 01 I am so glad!” She leaves a deeply sorrowing husband and daughter, whose de votion to her were marked. She leaves two half-sisters,Mrs. Lamp- den of Barnesville and Mrs. Thompson of Lumpkin; two own brothers, Messrs. John and Jim Revierre; 8 half-brothers, one Rev. George R. Revierre, is one of our South Georgia preachers, and a host of relatives and friends to mourn her loss. She was well known in Houston county and the personal friend of very many, The sick and sorrow ing found in her a faithful friend. She was specially gifted in nurs ing the sick, and many a death bed scene has been brightened by that rare smile of her’s and her gentle, loving ministrations,Many rise up to call her blessed. Sleep sweetly, gentle sister, rest from the trials of eartll until we meet thee in the bright Heavenly Home. A Friend. BOOKS AND STATIONEOY Of what does a bad taste in your mouth remind you? It in dicates that your stomach is in bad condition aud will remind you that there is nothing so good for such a disorder as Chamber lain’s Stomach & Liver Tablets after having once used them,They cleanse and invigorate the stom ach and regulate the bowels. For sale at 25 cents per box by all dealers in Perry, Warren & Lowe, Byron. Forty-two more bills had been introduced into the current ses sion of Congress up to last Tues day night than had been intro duced into the previous Congress during both sessions. A great many of these were private- pen sion bills, Only a few of the num ber were bills of any general im portance. -*•-«- The tongue is a pump used to induce a flow of conversation. For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Baaght Bears the Signature of For HOLIDAYS and all other days, lyiail or ders promptly filled, CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED T. A. COLEMAN, Bookseller and Stationer, 808 .Second Street, MACON, GA 7 ' £ Men’s Oxfords, Ladies’ Oxfords, Boys’ Oxfords, Misses Sandals, Child’s Sandals, Infants’ Sandals, 1.00 “ 2.00 80c. “ 1.25 50c. “ 1.00 We have these Oxfords In all leathers and we can please you. MACON SHOE CO. 408 3rd Street. Men’s Spiring and Summer Our Suits are garments of surpassing excellence, well worthy of a place in any man’s wardrobe. TlWy are made of the most fashionable fabrics by skilled tailors, producing stylish suits which fit and look well, prices from R. 410 Third Street, Weber, Brown, Russell and Thornhill Wagons cheaper than you ever bought them before, to niake room and re-> duce storage and. insurance. MACON, GA. J. W. SHINHOLSER, MACON, GA"