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SJS3T-. , 1 ■ T T /k Sr JOHN 11 * HODGES > Fropr. DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROCRESS AND 6uLTORE 0 #1 •SO a Year in Advance. you. xxxL PETfcRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1902. Voices Which Cheer Us. Not Merited. Pacific Methodist Advocate. “The world is not the same since Jesus left it.” Everything since His coming and going is instinct with life, giving message to a lost and dead world; henoe all things are de signed by the hand of God, for en-1 ments, a policy of nobling, refining and making man though of low plane, perfect and happy here and hereaf- “ the Scriptures say: “All Education That Educates^ ter, as the scriptures say things work together for good to them that love God.” The constitutional forces entering into a man’s life have, as their ulti mate end, the drawing of the man skyward, homeward, Godward. Friendship may be defined as an unseen force made possible by the congenial, unselfish devotion to an other’s interest most generously re ciprocated. Through the exchange of wares that are perishable, man thus is enabled to grasp an unseen force which sweeps him outward and onward to the hand of the friendship of Him who is “a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.” The sacred precincts of home en circled with celestial visitants afford such a wonderful place for repose and reflection, Shut in from the world, nestled within the fond em brace of sincere affection, a supreme ly, earthly happiness somehow in vests the soul, while .1 he zephyrs from other worlds in sweetest strains regale the social, intellectual and moral sense. From such a well reg ulated home, how easy the transi tion and., the transcendent thought, “When this earthly house of our tabernacle be dissolved we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens." Then, too, amid the hallowed scenes of home life in unfolding and developing character, are the potent influences of 'music and flowers which stir all the depths of a hu man spirit, operating through the avenues of sense lead, by their holy associations, the soul outward and onward to a destiny rich in beauty, sublime id conception and glorious in the divinest imagery which the Infinite God can create. Verily, man cannot close the scenes of his existence in the grave, when everything about him is clothed with a tongue to tell him and in spire him for another world as far Southern Farm Magaziue. One of a string of flourishing dai ly newspapers published under the same ownership in different parts of the country, and adapting their ed itorial utterances to local environ- great profit thinks it is time that the people of the southern states had outgrown their peculiar sensitiveness about the south. It adds: “Why must they continually as sume that their section is something distinct from the rest of the United States, anct that any allusion to it is a cause for resentment. When Penn sylvania is criticised we do not com plain that ‘the north’ is attacked. Comments upon the condnct of peo ple in Kansas are not resented by the west,’ It is only ‘the south’ that may not be mentioned without dan ger of affront.” The spirit directing the string of which the paper is « part hardly warrants the giving of serious atten tion to any utterances from that quarter. But a reply to its question is so easy that it may be given. In the first place, its assumption that southerners regard their section as distinct from the rest of the United States has no foundation in fact. The south is to-day the home of the broadest Americanism. That is why southerners resent, and justly re sent, criticisms of the south as if it is something distinct. Criticism of Pennsylvania gives no cause for complaint that the north is attacked simply because the north is not at tacked, and comments upon the con duct of the people in Kansas are not resented by the west because the comment is not upon the west, but upon Kansas. ' Let anything, how- W. A. DAVIS. BEN. T. BAY. over, happen in any southern state justifying comment or criticism, and immediately the south as a whole is criticised, and not the particular state deserving it. This phenome non is not the fault of the south, but of individuals outside the south who live and move and have their being in wilful disregard of the obvious facts that conditions which once gave the south an unenviable dis tinction in one particular have long since passed away, and that the bit terness of sectionalism engendered Southern Education Notes. The improvement of our country schools is the foundation of agricul tural progress, and other foundation no man can lay. This is not theory, but a fact proved by statistics. Wherever the percentage of illitera cy is highest, there are the prefits of farming smallest. And for a rea son not far to seek—there has least progress been made in the intro duction of improved and scientific methods. We may live out our lives dream ing dreams about the good work that might be done by our agricul tural colleges, experiment stations and farm papers, says the Progress ive Farmer, but all this dreaming is a snare and a delusion unless we re alize that before the college or paper will be appreciated, must come the public sohool, teaching the people to read and understand, just as surely as the foundation stone must be laid before the rest of the structure is worth considering. We have lately made progress in the matter of public education, but much work yet remains to be done. And since such a large per cent of these pupils of the country sohools are to take up farming as a life work, it is not unreasonable to de mand that in them the principles of agriculture be taught. We do teach boys much about banking, selling and buying bonds, discounting, for eign exchange, etc., things with which not one in ten has anything to do in after life. Why then should it be thoupht strange when one dares suggest that it would be better to teach them something of plant growth, animal life, plant and animal feeding, etc., subjeots that would be equally useful in training the mind and would be of continual benefit to the larger part of them in their life work? Let the farm boy learn a little less of foreign exchange and Greek hi3 tory, if need be, but teach him at the outset that farming is “not drudgery, but an intellectual pur suit” that, like other callings, pays handsome returns for intelligent, scientific care and management. W. A. DAVIS & COTTON FACTORS. 405-407 Poplar St. MACON, GEORGIA BEST SALESMEN IN THE OITY. m They are active, and courteous. accommodating Serfd them your cotton; they are honest in thdr dealings and wise in their judgement. m "Wi cSs CO MACON, GEORGIA. T. .A._ GOH.E3Vn^L3<T 808 Second Street, MACON, ©A. -DEALICK IN- m BOOKS, STATIONERY, OFFICE UNO SCHOOL SUPPLIES, M m BIBLES, BLANK BOOKS, MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS, FOUNTAIN PENS.... FINE STATIONERY AND ENGRAVING. Southern Agent for Whiting’s Fine Correspondence Paper- H above this world as the heavens are by such conditions is cherished and above the earth and as more glori ous as the celestial exceeds the glo ry of the terrestrial. Birds, in their merriment, tell of a melodious joy beyond the stars. Rock, symbolyzing truth and consti tuting the foundations of earth, in dicates principles of moral integrity more enduring than the foundations of granite. The sun, lighting the world into beauty and loveliness, tells man that the splendors of his empire which spread like seas of glory from pole to pole are - but the gateway to the limitless fields of celestial grandeur to the pure and the good. Flowers with their upturned forces of purity inspire zeal to press on to ward the fields of Paradise where the flower of the human spirit blooms in immortal youth. While music bears .the soul on its wings, wafting it from world to world in its outward sweep, gather ing, as it goes, the songs of nature the symphonies of the spheres and the anthems of the universe—all lifting outward, upward, homeward Godward, t"l the soul settles down within the battlemented walls of the city of God as heir of all the ages to an inheritance with God. Christ in man enables him to read nurtured only by the massbackism and bourbonism expressed in the petty fling of the northern critic. Don’t Fail To Try This. Whenever an honest trial is giv en to Electrict Bitters for any trouble it is recommended for a permanent cure will surely be ef fected. It never fails to tone the stomach, regulate the kidneys and bowels, stimulate the liver, invig orate the nerves and purify the blood. It’s a wonderful tonic for run-down systems. Electric Bit ters positively cures Kidney and Liver Troubles, Stomach Disor ders, Nervousness, Sleeplesness, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, and ex pels Malaria. Satisfaction guar anteed. Holtzclaw’s drugstore. Only 50 cents. Cigarette smokers may resume the collection of pictures of actresses and others from their cigarette packages which was suspended some time ago by a paragraph in the Dingley tariff law prohibiting por traits, pictures, coupons, etc., in packages of cigarettes and tobacco. That paragraph was repealed by a law enacted on the final day of the recent session of congress. The new m all nature, and Providence, the L how6Ver> prohibits indecent pic- loving hand and loving heart of j tureg Qjj writing or anything savor ing of a lottery scheme. The man with a well trained mind is dressed in armor for defense, but he has no offensive weapon in his grasp. The man who has only a skilled arm has a powerful lance, but no armer for self-defense. The man with a trained mind and also a train ed arm and hand, all acting in uni son, is armed cap-a-pie to attack and to resist. The boy or girl who has received a brain education alone is but half prepared for life. But the boy or girl with the fitting which a modern manual' training high school can and does give has two chances in this world.—Hous ton Chronicle. The Best Liniment For Strains, F. H. Wells, the merchant Mr. at Deer Park, Long Island, N. Y., says: “I always recommend Chamberlain’s Pain Balm as the best liniment for strains. I used it last winter for severe lameness the side, resulting from a m strain, and greatly pleased with the quick relief and cure it effect ed.” For sale by all dealers in Perry, Warren & Lowe, Byron. God the Father. Cut this out and take it to your drugstore and get a bdx of Cham' berlain’s stomach & Liver Tab lets. The best physic. They also correct disorders of the stomach. Price 25 cents. For sale by all dealers in Perry, Warren & Lowe, Byron. Healthy Kidneys 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. The twelfth census has cost, to date, $22,000,000 and still grinding. The Louisiana legislature has de creed that no history which does not give full credit to Admiral Schley can be taught in the schools of that state. The fighting Marylander is firmly fixed in the hearts of the peo ple, despite the efforts of a prejudic ed and envious administration. OXFORDS SIR Men’s Oxfords, Ladies’ Oxfords, Boys’ Oxfords, Misses Sandals, Child’s Sandals, Infants’ Sandals, |2.00 to $5.50 1.00 1.25 1.00 80c. 50c. K 3.50 2.00 2.00 1.25 1.00 We have these Oxfords in all leathers and we can please you. MAOON SHOTS CO. 408 3rd Street. 1 Hen’s Spring and Summer Suits. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. > The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of Our Suits are garments of surpassing excellence,, well worthy of a place in any man’s wardrobe. They are made of the most fashionable fabrics by skilled tailors, producing stylish suits which fit and look welL at prices from...... $7.50 to $20.00. R. L,. -THE: M0NEY-SMTM ST8RE, 410 Third Street. MACON, .. - 7 GEORGIA