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--- Tam ffloam £q PRICE, $1.60 A YEAR, IN ADVANCE. Published Every Thursday Horning. Jno.H. nO’DO-as, Editor and Publisher Pbury, Thursday, July 81. You must take it as it comes. . .—^ Trust magnates always oppose demo cracy. «* - Western corn and meat are never cheap to Georgia farmers. ^tt-4— In a prize fight at San Francisco last Friday night, James Jeffries de feated Robert Fitzsimmons in the eighth round. - *-~4 Western Texas was visited by dis astrous cloud-bursts last Friday and Saturday, and they are described as the worst every known, * 0.4|--—- King Edward of England is yet unahle to walk, but it is said the coronation ceremony will not be fur ther postponed. August 9th is the day selected. Two free scholarships in the Geor gia Shod of Technology will be awarded to young men of the State, through a competative examination, on August 24th. . •*-«*-* - Among others, Lieut. Hobson has been awarded a medal of honor by the war department for meritorious service during the famous Santiago naval campaign. — - —* The man who will not harmonize a political difference except in exact .accordance with his own opinions is entirely too strong to be serviceable as a loader of democracy. — .. While President Roosevelt is nom inally enjoying a family outing at Oyster Bay, it is suspected that he is arranging the preliminaries of his candidaoy for the presidency. « Recent government orders to close the parochial sohoools in France,con ducted by “sisters,” and the conse quent enforcement, caused an up rising of the peasants, and much disorder prevails. ■ - ■—* ft United States delegates to the proposed international anti-trust conference will not be appointed by this administration. Destrction of the trusts would cause the overthrow of the republican party. The August fiction number of the Woman’s Home Companion con tains five short stories by the fol lowing well-known writers: Robert Barr, Octave Thanet, Morgan Rob ertson, Onoto Watanna and Louis Pendleton. “It is a deplorable fact,” says the New Orleans State, “that the demo cratic party is unable to make Gro ver Cleveland the Grand Liama of Thibet, Bryan the Shah of Persia, and then lock Henry Watterson up in a distillery,” Nearly eleven weeks have elapsed since the beginning of the anthra- oite miners’ strike in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Notwithstand ing rumors to the contrary, advices from Wilkesbarre say there is appa rently no change in the situation. When Mr. Cleveland and his idol aters talk of the “dead issues that caused democratic defeat,” they should remember that the desertion of democrats gave victory to the re publicans. Deserters and “sulkers” should not be placed in command. The Georgia horticulturists will be in annual convention at Macon on the 6th and 7th of August. It is expected that this will be an excep tionally interesting meeting to all interested in fruit growing. A fine exhibit of Georgia fruits will be shown. Of the fourteen counties from which digests were received earliest by the comptroller general this year, eight showed an increase in their tax returns, and six disclosed a de crease. As shown by the digests, the total increase in the tax returns of the fourteen counties aggregates $302,252. If this ratio of increase continues through the entire 137 counties, the total increase in the state will be nearly three million dollars. The Georgia Cotton Ginners. The men in Georgia who own or control ginning establishments where work for the public is done, have organized the “Georgia Gin ners’ Association,” and that associa tion will be in annual convention at Macon next Thursday and Friday, August 7th and 8th. Being closely allied in business to the cotton growers of the state, the convention of these ginnerB is a matter of much interest to the far mers in Georgia. For two or three years an earnest effort has been made to change the method of baling cotton, the pro posed change involving a complete revolution from the square bale to a raund bale. PerhapB this effort on the part of the owners of the round bale presses and system may be the main cause that operated to form the ginners’ association. Be that as it may, the interests of the ginners are naturally closer to the cotton growers than to the press makers, and they should be careful not to made any combinations that could be in any degree hurtful to the interests of those without whom they could not be in the ginning business. By uniform work, regular reports of the number of bales ginned, much can be done to prevent the combi nations of syndicates and monopo lists against the interests af the pro ducers. Recognizing the importance of this meeting, the Central of Georgia has granted a passenger rate of one fare for the round trip. a u„— Preventing Cotton Black Root. For several years farmers in some sections of Houston county have suffered from the ravages of black root on their cotton. On some farms this disease has appeared in an in creasing ratio each successive year, and the farmers have beoome appre hensive of more serious inroads of the disease. With special reference to this dis ease in the sea island cotton I f , Prof. W. A. Orton has made ex, i • ments near Valdosta in behaM the federal government. The olusion reached is that the dibuune can be prevented, and as we pre sume the disease there is the same as that in Houston, the result is of speoial interest to our readers. The remedy is simply the careful “breeding” of immune Beed, which has been done as follows: “From an infeoted field of cotton a number of the healthiest and most vigorous plants were taken, and the seed from these plants were planted tho following season in soil that showed no signs of infection. This process was continued the second and third year, with the result that a practically immune cotton has been secured. The process has been on the line of “breeding,” the seed being oarried up to the highest quality of healthfulness by careful cultivation.” Quitman, and Brooks county, will receive exceptionally good advertis ing on account of the late conven tion there of the Georgia Weekly Press Association. Since that meet ing, the board of trade of Quitman has offered a premium of six hams for the best write-up of the city and county. Following this, W. A. Da vis & Co. have offered a barrel of their “Gold Medal” Brooks county syrup for the second best write-up. This editor didn’t attend the con vention, and therefore is not eligible to enter the contest, but we know nothing too good can be said con cerning Quitman, Brooks county and the syrup made there. Another dot contest is in prog ress in the Macon Telegraph, and the winners therein will be hand somely paid for their trouble. In the middle of the dots is the beauti ful face of a woman, perhaps teach ing the lesson that in everything good there’s a woman in it. How ever, the dots are worthy of atten tion, and each contestant gets the worth of the money spent in Tole- graph subscription. The ad. on the fifth page of this paper explains the contest fully. The eyes, mouth and nose of the face don’t count as dots. Senator Hoar says that the Phil ippine blunder has thus far cost us $400,000,000. That is to say, ac cording to the Norfolk Landmark, “we bought the Filipinos at $2 a head, and now we are about $60 a head behind.”—Thomasville Times. The Third District Convention. While Hon. E. B. Lewis has been selected by primary vote of the dem ocrats of the third district to serve as their representative in the next congress, his nomination has not been formally announced. Providing for that formal nomi nation, the executive committee se lected Montezuma as the place of holding the convention, named Aug ust 14th as the date, and authorized the successful candidate to choose the delegates. Mr. Lewis has named the dele gates, and “it is said” they will be his guests while they attend the convention. He will be nominated by unanimous vote, some resolutions will be adopted, a new district com mittee will be chosen, and then pleasure will be the special order. Mr. Lewis has made a most excel lent representative, serving faithful ly and well the material interests of his constituents. Being a man of extensive business, possibly the con vention of August 14th may disclose the beginning of the eud of his ser vice, but if so, it will be of his own motion. Mr. Lewis has so endeared himself to the rank and file of third district democrats that he is above all others the man they desire to represent them in congress. However, some of the prospective candidates for tho campaign of 1904 have already been mentioned, and it may be that at the conven tion something on that line will be heard. Last week tka mayor of Macon received a check for $5,302.72 from Washington,in payment for the dam age done to Central City Park by the United States soldiers while they were encamped there during the war with Spain. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh .that Contain Moronry, as morcury will suroly destroy tlie sense of smell and completely derange tho whole sys- tom when entering it through the mucous sur faces. Such articles should never bo used ex cept on proscription from reputable phystoians, as the damage they will do is ton fold to the good you'can possibly derive from them. Hall’s atarrh Curo, manufactured by F. .1 'Jlieney & Bn., I’oledp, O., contains no mMiury, und js ta rn i i itornally, acting directly upon tho blood mid mucous surfaces of the system. Id buying a V ■> atarrh Cure be sure you got tho genuine. ! I ' uVen internally, and mado in Toledo, O., by ,r. Cheney & Co. Testimonials freo. Sold by Druggists, price Toe. per bottle. Hall’s Family Pills are the best. HaHIN EltY. Prompt attention (given to repairing Engines and all Machinery. Model and Pettern Work a specialty. Full stock' o£ Pipe and Steam Fix tures always on hand. llubiber Belting. Write for what you want. Anthoine Machine Works, J. W. ANTHOINE, Proper., FORT VALLEY, GA Rheumatism and all Liver, Kidney and Blad der troubles caused by uric acid in the system. It cures by cleansing and vitalizing the blood, thus removing the cause of disease. It gives vigor and tone and builds up the health and strength of the patient while using the remedy. UR1GSOL is a luminary in the medical world. It has cured and will continue to cure more of the above diseases than all other known remedies, many of which do more harm t-han good. This great and thoroughly tested i and endorsed California Remedy I never disappoints. It cures in- | fallibly if taken as directed. .» Try it and be convinced that it is a wonder and a blessing to suffering humanity. i 4 Price $1.00 pe.r bottle, or 6 bot tles for $5. For sale by druggists. Send stamp for book of partic ulars and wonderful cures. If your druggist cannot supply you it will be sent, prepaid, upon receipt of price. Address ; URICS0L CHEMICAL CO., L*. A»fdes, Cal. LAMAR k RANKIN'DRUB CO., AlUaU.0*.- Diitrlbatiai ‘ Long service, least cost for repairs, ease of erec tion (simply stretch and staple it) high grade' steel at a low price—that's what makes it Th« Fence of Economy Made in six heights, 18- inch to 58-inch. In styles for fields, orchards, lawns, hen yards, etc. It keeps stock and small animals where they be long, and protects crops. IPs The All ’Round Fence Examine the way the Ellwood Fence is woven. The eye of a practical man will see at a glance why it stands strains- never sags, buckles, pulls ; out posts or breaks. You can see an Ellwood Fence in use in any part of the country, almost any neighborhood. There's a dealer handling them everywhere. If yours should not have them, write to Aiucrlvaii Steel and Wire Co., Chicago. Now York, 8an Francisco, Denver. Men’s Youths’ Children’s SUITS PANTS Men’s Youths’ Spri&g 8uiumei- GOODS 331 Discount But it takes the Cash. BENSON & HOUSER, The Up-to-Date Clothiers, 420 Third St. :: Macon, Ga. 25 PER CENT OFF FOR CASH. 25 per cent 25 PER CENT OFF FOR CASH. IDISQOTTINTr S-AJLIE. In order to remodel the interior of our store, we offer our entire stock of SHOES (until August 4th) for 25 per cent discount. Nothing reserved. Call NOW, while the stock is complete. Srrong Shoe Store, 25 PER CENT OFF FOR CASH.. J. R. HOLMES, PROP. MACON, GEORGIA. 25 PER CENT OFF FOR CASH. Men’s Sparing m Summer Suita. 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 las* $7.50 to $20.00, R. L. CHEEK & CO.. 410 Third Street. MACON, GEORGIA